Thursday, December 31, 2015


I am sad to report the loss of another of our Classmates,  Joyce Billotte Difelice passed away on December 29, 2015.

Here is a copy of her Obituary as appeared in the Gant News.

Obituary Notice: Joyce M. Difelice

Obituary Notice: Joyce M. Difelice (Provided photo)
Obituary Notice: Joyce M. Difelice (Provided photo)
Joyce M. Difelice, 74, of Clearfield died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015 at the Penn Highlands DuBois Hospital.
She was born Nov. 5, 1941, a daughter of the late Raymond and Edna L. ‘Maymie’ (Picard) Billotte.
Mrs. Difelice was a homemaker. She was a member of the St. Francis Catholic Church, Clearfield.
Being an avid bowler, she was a member of the Professional Women’s Bowlers Association from 1961 – 1966. She was also a member of the Women’s Bowling Hall of Fame.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph A. Difelice, to whom she was wed May 28, 1960 in Clearfield.
She is survived by a daughter, Jodi Harzinski and her husband, Steve of Clearfield and two grandsons, Broc Harzinski of Boston, Mass., and Joseph ‘Joey’ Harzinski of Clearfield.
She is also survived by two sisters, Laura Hollenbaugh and her husband, Thomas of Boardman and June Rosselli of Clearfield; two brothers, William Billotte and his wife, Rose of Pensacola, Fla., and Donald Billotte and his wife, Jean of Clearfield; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Shirley Dugan and Betty Milligan and two brothers, Gerald ‘Bud’ Billotte and Bernard A. ‘Bernie’ Billotte.
In accordance of the wishes of Mrs. Difelice, there will be no services.
The Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield, is in charge of arrangements.

Monday, December 28, 2015


December 28th - Happy Birthday Lowell Kline!!
December 28th - Happy Birthday Wilbur Shirey!!
  

Friday, December 25, 2015


To all my Classmates and Friends ...............................................



Thursday, December 24, 2015


December 24th - Happy Birthday Mary Lee Valimont Fulesday!!
  

Monday, December 21, 2015


December 21st - Happy Birthday Rosemary Mollura (wife of Dennis Mollura)!!
  

Saturday, December 5, 2015


December 5th - Happy Birthday Carol Evans Peterson!!
  

Friday, December 4, 2015


December 4th - Happy Birthday Bonnie Wilson Hartsock!!
  

Wednesday, December 2, 2015


December 2nd - Happy Birthday Penny Hile McCracken!!
   

Wednesday, November 25, 2015


November 25th - Happy Birthday Sandra Merrifield Milligan!!
  

Wednesday, November 18, 2015


November 18th - Happy Birthday Norman Kyler!!
November 18th - Happy Birthday Karen Shirey (wife of Wilbur Shirey)!!
 

Monday, November 16, 2015


November 16th - Happy Birthday Orvis Kline!! (kinda funny wishing happy birthday to myself!!)
 
  

Friday, November 13, 2015


November 13th - Happy Birthday James McKenrick!!
  

Sunday, November 8, 2015


November 8th - Happy Birthday Sandra Unch Williams!!
  

Thursday, November 5, 2015



November 5th - Happy Birthday Joyce Billotte DiFelice!!
  

Saturday, October 31, 2015


From Judi Rolley White through Wilbur Shirey.

From Wilbur:

I heard from Judy yesterday that Pauline Maloni had a heart valve replacement and is doing very well. Here’s her address for a card:

Pauline Maloni
110 Draper Lane, #2ES
 Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery Pauline!!
  

October 31st - Happy Birthday Beverly Caldwell Law!!
  

Tuesday, October 27, 2015


October 27th - Happy Birthday J. Edward Carns!!
  

Saturday, October 17, 2015

 
October 17th - Happy Birthday J. Paul Clarke!!
  

Friday, October 16, 2015

 
October 16th - Happy Birthday Barbara Fullerton Read!! 
October 16th - Happy Birthday Constance Vokes (St. Francis) !!
  

Sunday, October 11, 2015


October 11th  - Happy Birthday to Edwin Kitchen!!
  

Friday, October 2, 2015



 October 2nd - Happy Birthday Shelia Learish Shaw!!
  

Monday, September 21, 2015



September 21st - Happy Birthday Sandra Shaw DeCasper!!
 

Friday, September 18, 2015



September 18th - Happy Birthday C. Lee Lanager!!
  

Wednesday, September 16, 2015


September 16th - Happy Birthday Mary Eggers Ford!!
  

Friday, September 4, 2015


September 4th - Happy Birthday Judy Eckley Freeland!
  

Wednesday, September 2, 2015


September 2nd - Happy Birthday JoAnn Moore Maney - wife of "Herb" Maney!!
September 2nd - Happy Birthday Joyce Amon Michaels!!

Editor's Note:  Happy Birthday to BOTH my cousins!!

Thursday, August 27, 2015


August 27th  - Happy Birthday Sarah Lyons Poole!! 
 

Sunday, August 23, 2015


August 23rd  - Happy Birthday Margaret Borst Bloom!! 
August 23rd  - Happy Birthday May Neeper Powers!!  
  

Saturday, August 22, 2015


August 21st  - Happy Birthday James McBride!! 

Sorry Jim - didn't get back in time to post!  Hope your day was a good one!!
  

Tuesday, August 18, 2015


August 18th  - Happy Birthday Linda Smith Dale!!
August 18th  - Happy Birthday Bonnie Henchbarger Powell!!
  

Sunday, August 16, 2015


August 16th  - Happy Birthday Barbara Martell Learish!!
  

Saturday, August 15, 2015


August 15th  - Happy Birthday Alice McGonigal Freeberg!!
  

Friday, August 14, 2015


August 14th  - Happy Birthday Fred Williams (Hubby of Sandra Unch Williams)!!
  

Saturday, August 8, 2015


August 8th  - Happy Birthday Donald Schnars!!
  

Monday, August 3, 2015


August 3rd  - Happy Birthday Ronald Potter!!
  

Friday, July 31, 2015


July 31st  - Happy Birthday Lois Wisor Buck!!
July 31st  - Happy Birthday Wilda Homman Williams!!
  

Saturday, July 25, 2015


July 18th  - Happy Birthday George Aughenbaugh (hubby of Anne Bartley Aughenbaugh)!!
July 18th  - Happy Birthday Sandra Wisor Pry!!
   

Saturday, July 18, 2015


July 18th  - Happy Birthday George Aughenbaugh (hubby of Anne Bartley Aughenbaugh)!!
July 18th  - Happy Birthday Sandra Wisor Pry!!
  

Tuesday, July 14, 2015


July 14th  - Happy Birthday Patricia McCoy Livelsberger!!
  

Sunday, July 12, 2015


July 12th  - Happy Birthday Robert Thompson (hubby of Peggy Jo Knepp Thompson)!!
  

Friday, July 10, 2015


July 10th  - Happy Birthday Thomas O'Day!!
  

Tuesday, July 7, 2015


July 7th  - Happy Birthday Diana Schnars (wife of Donald Schnars)!!
  

Wednesday, July 1, 2015


July 1st  - Happy Birthday Susan Weisshaus Speicher!!

July 1st  - Happy Birthday Judith McKinn Turner!!
 

Some sad news to report.  Jim and Judy Freeland have lost their youngest son, Todd.  He was a young man, 43 years old and married, with 3 sons and 1 daughter.  
  
Funeral arrangements have not been announced.
   
Sympathy cards can be mailed to:
  
                James and Judy Freeland
                3 Rocky Bend Drive
                Clearfield, PA  16830
  
Please pray for the families.  
  

Tuesday, June 30, 2015


June 30th  - Happy Birthday Rebecca Kline Gill!!
  

Monday, June 29, 2015


June 29th  - Happy Birthday Helen Adam Badger!!
   

Friday, June 26, 2015


June 26th  - Happy Birthday Robert Bloom!!

June 26th  - Happy Birthday Connie Selfridge Coons!!
   

Thursday, June 25, 2015


June 25th  - Happy Birthday Sandra Price Lansberry (wife of Sam Lansberry)!!
  

Sunday, June 21, 2015


June 21st  - Happy Birthday Anne Bartley Aughenbaugh!!

June 21st  - Happy Birthday Bonnell (Bonnie) Robbins Witherow!!
   

Friday, June 19, 2015


It is with sorrow that I must report the loss of another Classmate.  Eugene H. Smith.

Thanks to Joyce Moody and Judi White for letting me know and Linda Smith Dale for this excerpt from his obituary.

Eugene H. Smith, 74, of Frenchville, passed away on Monday, June 15, 2015, at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College after his heroic battle with cancer.

Eugene was born on August 9, 1940 in Colver, PA, the son of Eugene and Virginia (Aughenbaugh) Smith and was raised by his adoptive parents, James and Frances Rougeux.

He was a member of Riverview Bible Church of Clearfield.

He was employed for many years as an insurance agent with Baltimore Life.  He had a passion for his family, camping, fishing and woodworking.

Mr. Smith is survived by his wife of 55 years, Charlotte (Wilson) Smith whom he married May 28,1960, and four children.

Funeral services will be held at Bennett and Houser Funeral Home Inc., Clearfield, on Friday, June 19, 2015 at 11:00 AM, with Rev. Mark Eveleth officiating.  Interment will be at Eden Cemetery, Shawville.

 

Monday, June 15, 2015


June 15th  - Happy Birthday Karl Nagle!!
  

Sunday, June 14, 2015


June 14th  - Happy Birthday Thomas Hartsock (hubby of Bonnie Wilson Hartsock)!!
  

Saturday, June 6, 2015


June 5th  - Happy Birthday Ronald Kennedy!!
  
Sorry I didn't get home in time to get this posted on the 5th!!  Hope your Birthday was a happy one!
  
 

Sunday, May 31, 2015


May 31st  - Happy Birthday LaRee Luzier Shirey!!
   
 

Thursday, May 28, 2015


May 28th  - Happy Birthday Peggy Jo Knepp Thompson!!
  
 

Saturday, May 16, 2015


May 16th  - Happy Birthday Kathryn Hahn Caldwell!!
  

Thursday, May 14, 2015



May 14th  - Happy Birthday Trina Snoke Evans!!
  

Wednesday, May 13, 2015


May 13th  - Happy Birthday Joyce Shugarts Undercofler!!
  

Monday, May 11, 2015


May 10th  - Happy Birthday Louise Kennedy (wife of Ron Kennedy)!!
  

Saturday, May 9, 2015


It is with regret that I must report the loss of another classmate, Marvin M. Johnston.

Thanks to Linda (Smith) Dale for sending me (via Joyce Moody) Marvin's obituary.
 
MARVIN M. JOHNSTON, 73, of Spirit Hill Rd., Corry, PA, died on Thursday, May 7, 2015, at his residence, after a very brief illness.
 
He was born on Nov. 12, 1941, in Clearfield, PA., a son of the late Murray and Dorothy (Luzier) Johnston.  Marvin was raised and educated in Clearfield and graduated from Clearfield High School in 1959.  He then enlisted in the U. S. Army where he was a Military Police Officer.  In 1965, Marv returned to Clearfield and then joined the Pennsylvania State Police Academy.  After graduating, he served in Warren briefly before being statioined in the Corry barracks.  Marv retired from there in 1993.  He then began working summers at North Hills Golf Course on the grounds crew, working there until the fall of 2013.  He was an avid golfer and wood worker.  He enjoyed the outdoors and hunting.
 
Marv loved being a "Pop" to his two grand-children.  
 
In addition to his parents, Marv was preceded in death by a sister, Betty Dixon. 
Marvin is survived by his wife, Bonnie M. (Lanager) Johnston, whom he married on Sept. 3, 1966 in Willow Grove, PA.; a daughter, Marci Smith of Erie, PA.; a son, Craig Johnston of Corry, PA.; and a brother, David Johnston and his wife, Sandy, of Shiloh, PA.  He is also survived by two grandchildren, Landon and Alexandra Smith, and several nieces and nephews.
 
In honoring Marv's wishes, there will be no services.
Memorials may be made to Barber National Institute, 100 Barber Place, 136 East Avenue, Erie, PA.  16507
 
Arrangements are under the care of the Bracken Funeral Home, Inc., 315 N. Center St., Corry, PA  16407
 
To sign the guest book or send condolences, please visit    www.brackenfh.com
  
 

Thursday, May 7, 2015


May 4th  - Happy Belated Birthday Sandra Howland Archer!!

My apologies to Sandra!!  I was in Phoenix for a week and left my computer at home!  I hope your birthday was a happy one Sandra - and again - my apologies!! 
 

Thursday, April 30, 2015


April 30th  - Happy Birthday Earl McCracken!! 
 

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

April 22nd  - Happy Birthday Joel Hoffman!! 
  

Tuesday, April 21, 2015


April 21st  - Happy Birthday Ed Powell!!  (hubby of Bonnie Henchbarger Powell)
  

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Happy Birthday to our perennial host!!

April 18th - Happy Birthday Samuel Lansberry!!
  

Friday, April 17, 2015


April 17th - Happy Birthday Gloria Heitsenrether Lanager  (St. Francis)!!
April 17th - Happy Birthday William Magnuson (hubby of Joanne Shimel Magnuson!!)
   

Tuesday, April 14, 2015


April 14th - Happy Birthday Joanne Shimel Magnuson!!
  

Sunday, April 12, 2015


April 12th - Happy Birthday Sandra Brown Everist!!
  
  

Saturday, April 11, 2015


I am sorry to report that our classmate, Mary Kay Garmen, passed away Thursday night.  No further details at this time.

  

April 11th - Happy Birthday David Maurer!!
April 11th - Happy Birthday James Walther!!
  

Wednesday, April 8, 2015


April 8th - Happy Birthday Merlyn "Herb" Maney!!
  

Tuesday, March 31, 2015


Happy Birthday to our trio of March 31st babies!!

   - Gary Bolton
   - Pauline Maloni
   - Judy Bell Starr
 

Monday, March 30, 2015


March 30th  - Happy Birthday J. Rudolph Schrot (St. Francis Graduate)!!
  

Sunday, March 29, 2015


March 30th  - Happy Birthday Dottie Fontenoy (wife of Donald Fontenoy)!!
  

Thursday, March 26, 2015


March 26th  - Happy Birthday Ronald Turner!!
  

Tuesday, March 24, 2015


March 24th  - Happy Birthday Betsy Kephart Kruckenberg!!
   

Monday, March 23, 2015


March 23rd  - Happy Birthday Nancy Godin Ordonez!!
  

Friday, March 20, 2015


March 20th  - Happy Birthday Mary Newman Montano!!
  

Wednesday, March 18, 2015


March 18th  - Happy Birthday Willa Leggs Scoggins!!
  

Monday, March 16, 2015


March 16th  - Happy Birthday James Freeland!!  (hubby of Judy Eckley Freeland)
  

Saturday, March 14, 2015


March 14th  - Happy Birthday Sonia Borst Anderson!!
March 14th  - Happy Birthday David Michaels!!  (hubby of Joyce Amon Michaels)
 

Friday, March 6, 2015


This is a little awkward, but if I had received something like this from a classmate - I would be pleased  and happy to share it with you!!  I hope you don't think I'm patting myself on the back, but I am very proud to share this with you - my classmates!

Last Saturday at the PIAA Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Wrestling Tournament, I had the honor of being inducted into the Southeast Pennsylvania Wrestling Hall of Fame.  This was a most unusual and humbling event in my 47 years as a PIAA Wrestling Official.  Usually we just get booed when on the mat - not receive accolades!!  It was especially poignant for me because I was working my first State Tournament in Hershey in 1998 when Coach Art Weiss was inducted into the Pennsylvania State Wrestling Hall of Fame!!  How proud and happy I was to be officiating the state finals in front of my Coach, about 12 Clearfield State Champions and 300 fans from Clearfield that had made the trip to watch (and cheer) when our beloved coach was honored.  Coach Weiss retired from coaching in 1959 - our senior year.  I would like to lay old rumors to rest - it was NOT my team that drove him into retirement!!  He just simply decided to go out on top!!

Following are some pictures of that night.  My son, Paul (a very good local high school wrestler), presented me with my plaque, as Ralph Wetzel (Assistant Coach at Clearfield after we graduated) read the "accolades".

My son Paul, after giving me the plaque




My friend and Co-Inductee, Eddie


My fellow officials who were working the tournament


March 6th  - Happy Birthday Dennis White!!  (hubby of Judi Rolley White)
  

Thursday, March 5, 2015


March 5th  - Happy Birthday Gloria Wrigley Badger!! 
  

Wednesday, March 4, 2015


March 4th  - Happy Birthday Melvin Lingle!! 
  

Monday, March 2, 2015


March 2nd  - Happy Birthday Donald Fontenoy!!
  

Friday, February 27, 2015


February 27th  - Happy Birthday Sandra Ogden Black!!
 

Thursday, February 26, 2015


February 26th  - Happy Birthday Peggy Godin Amon!!
  

Tuesday, February 24, 2015


February 24th  - Happy Birthday Judith Rolley White!!  My Cuz!!
 

Saturday, February 21, 2015


February 21st  - Happy Birthday Jerriann Jury Nielsen!!
  

Friday, February 20, 2015


My apologies to Virginia and Jeanine - the end of the wrestling season here got in the way!!

February 17th  - Happy Birthday Virginia (Mabie) Daub!!
February 18th  - Happy Birthday Jeanine (Moon) Duke!!
   

Friday, February 6, 2015


February 6th  - Happy Birthday Barbara (Read) Carns!!
  

Thursday, February 5, 2015


Apology

I must apologize to my fellow blog members for not keeping up to date lately!!  I have had several good classmate "stories" submitted lately that I have not been able to get posted!!  As I think most of you know - I have been involved for 47 years as a PIAA Wrestling Referee and this time of year has always been hectic for me.  In addition to "reffing", I have been my PIAA Chapter's Rules Interpreter for the past 26 years and assignor for 17 years.  It's that assignor job that got hectic this year with all the snow cancellations and rescheduling (schools down here seem to close at ANY hint of snow in the next TWO years!!) and reassignment of officials.  Top all that off with a case of the coughing your lungs out for the past week - and I will be VERY happy to see the 2014-2015 PIAA Wrestling season come to an end shortly!!  I promise - I will get caught up!!

By the way - now would be a good time for YOU to bring us up to date on what's going on in YOUR life!!  Drop me a note and I'll post it for you!

Orvis
 


Class of '59 Loses Another Member

I am sad to report that we have lost another classmate, J. Keith Knepp.  Sam Lansberry reported that Keith, who lived in Austin, Texas, passed away on January 26th, 2015.
Very few details are available and services will be private.

I will post further details as they become available.










 

Saturday, January 31, 2015


January 31st  - Happy Birthday Joyce Moody-Fletcher!!
   

Wednesday, January 28, 2015


January 28th  - Happy Birthday Irvin Curley!!
  

Tuesday, January 27, 2015


January 27th  - Happy Birthday Margaret Powell Coder!!
  

Sunday, January 25, 2015


January 25th  - Happy Birthday Lonnie Kovalick!!
  

Thursday, January 1, 2015


January 1st  - Happy Birthday Rose McCracken Billotte!!
January 1st  - Happy Birthday Dan Mollura!!
  


Wishing everyone a very
  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
  
May 2015 be a very healthy and prosperous year for everyone!!!