Obituaries in Ligonier, PA

Sharon L. Goelz passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on October 24th 2025. Sharon was born in Pittsburgh PA and was a graduate of Penn Hills High School. She went on to graduate with a degree in Education from Thiel College and was an elementary school teacher until her retirement from th...

David A. Murphy 85 of Fairfield Twp. died Wednesday October 15 2025 at his home. He was born November 13 1939 to George Albert Pat and Jean Galbraith Murphy on a farm in Fairfield Twp. New Florence PA. After high school he completed the higher Accounting and Administration course at Cambria Rowe Bus...

David Byron Palmer Pap age 89 passed away onSaturday January 24 2026 atLigonier Gardens in Ligonier Pennsylvania. He was born onJanuary 11 1937 inNew Florence Pennsylvania the son of lateCharles and Annie Wisner Palmer. He was preceded in death by his brothersHenry Charles and Arnold Palmer and his ...

Violet M. Knupp 99 of Ligonier died Friday January 16 2026 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 27 1926 in Jones Mills a daughter of the late Freeman G. and Gladys Reese McLean. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husbands John R. Luther Ralph T. Gra...

Marguerite "Margot" Mann Reed of Ligonier Pennsylvania died on January 4 2026. Born on Easter Sunday April 16 1933 in Birmingham Alabama Margot was the daughter of Kathleen Clarke Mann and Kenneth Dudley Mann. She and her late brother Kenneth "Tod" D. Mann Jr. grew up in Birmingham Youngstown Ohio W...

Karen L. Hendricks 70 of Ruffsdale passed away peacefully Saturday November 22 2025. She was born September 20 1955 in Latrobe A daughter of the late William and Bernice Friend Hall. Karen is survived by her children Scott Hendricks of Ruffsdale and Kristy Hendricks Scott Hamm of Youngwood her grand...

Frederick Fred Lee Haberlen 83 of Ligonier PA died on October 29 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Fred was the son of the late Roy C. Haberlen and Helen Youmans Haberlen. He was born June 1 1942 in Latrobe. He is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years Brenda. Fred has promised to keep an eye ...

Harold Grant Newell 95 of Ligonier died Friday December 19 2025 at the James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center Altoona. He was born May 5 1930 in Stahlstown a son of the late Ernest and Phyllis Hood Newell. Harold was a proud US Air Force Veteran having served during the Korean Conflict from 19501953. ...

Beth Ann Fabian 59 of Derry passed away Friday January 23 2026 after a sudden illness at AGH Forbes Hospital. She was born March 28 1966 in Latrobe a daughter of the late Robert "Ben" and Geraldine Rice Hall. Bethann worked at Latrobe Hospital for over twentyeight years most recently as a phlebotomi...

Betty Leah Highberger 81 of Leesburg FL died Tuesday November 18 2025 at Advent Health Waterman Hospital. She was born June 30th 1944 in Latrobe P.A. a daughter of the late Merle and Sarah Roadman Weimer. She grew up in Ligonier as a Pastors daughter with her siblings John Tom and Nancy. She was mar...

Patricia K. Plude 76 of Ligonier passed away November 5 2025. She was born April 17 1949 in Ligonier a daughter of the late Robert and Mary Woomer Nicely. Patricia was a member of the Ligonier VFW Ladies Auxiliary and enjoyed being with her family. She is survived by her children Charles Plude Trace...

Maureen Joyce Steed Kane Age 89 of Ligonier Pennsylvania peacefully on October 30 2025 after a multiyear battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. Maureen was born in 1935 in Minster Kent England. She was raised during World War II in the nearby village of BirchingtononSea Minnis Bay. She met her ...