The Indiana Gazette
Page 4 — Friday, June 3, 2016
OBITUARIES Stephanie Bash Stephanie Marie Bash, 63, of Shelocta, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at her home. She was born in 1953 in Indiana to Steve Plavi and Helen Boucher. Stephanie attended the West Lebanon Community Church. She enjoyed cooking, canning, flower and vegetable gardening and animals, especially her dog Buffy. She loved spending time with family. Stephanie is survived by her husband, Richard Bash, of Shelocta; three daughters: Rebecca Markitell and fiance Ken, of Shelocta; Vicky Hughes and husband Lonn, of Indiana; and Heather Bash, of Shelocta; four grandchildren: Jonathan Hughes and wife Ashley, and Troy Keller, of Indiana; Cassandra Anderson and husband Chris, of Virginia; and Madison Hughes, of Indiana; one
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great-grandson, Liam Anderson, of Virginia; her mother, Helen Boucher, of Indiana; her stepfather, Jim Boucher, of Elderton; and siblings Debbie Niemeier and husband Larry, of North Carolina; Mary Ann Lynn and husband Dave, of Indiana; Steve Plavi and wife Carol, of Indiana; and Dave Plavi and girlfriend Lorrie, of Elderton; brothers-in-law Bill Bash and wife Patty, of Strongstown; and Ken Bash, of Shelocta; sister-in-law Jackie Dinger and husband Gary, of Dayton; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, mother- and father-in-law Walter and Alta Bash; and sisterin-law Elma Bash. Private funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana. www.bowserminich.com
Rodney Cramer Rodney L. Cramer, age 60, of Penn Run, died Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. Son of the late Raymond Cramer and the late Mildred Graham Cramer, he was born January 22, 1956, in Indiana, Pennsylvania. Mr. Cramer was a graduate of Penns Manor High School and was employed by Growmark FS, LLC, in Adrian, Pa. He was of the protestant faith. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding his Harley and training the family dogs. Many in the family thought of him as the Dog Whisperer. He was a loving husband, brother, uncle, brother-in-law and loyal friend. He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Corinne S. Cramer, and his special canine companion, Cobbie; two brothers, David Cramer of Slickville and Donald Cramer (Judy) of Penn Run; his father-in-law, Dale C. Fyock of Penn Run; brothers-in-law, D. Tracy Fyock
(Darlene) of Clymer and John Fyock (Jean) of Penn Run; sisters-in law Rebecca Widdowson (Fred) of Roanoke, Va., and Peggy Ankeny (Aaron) of Jacksonville, Fla.; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister-in-law Patsy Cramer; his mother-in-law, Nellie Fyock; and his canine kids, Paco and Gage. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. at RobinsonLytle Inc., Indiana, where services will be held on Saturday at 10:00 am with Rev. Aaron Ankeny officiating. Memorial contributions can be made in Mr. Cramer’s name to the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research, 1820 W. Webster Ave., Suite 304, Chicago, IL 60614, or American Cancer Society, Indiana Unit, 320 Bilmar Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15205 www.robinsonlytleinc. com
Best backyard contest set The Indiana Borough Bicentennial Committee is sponsoring a contest for the “Best Backyard in the Borough.” The public is invited to a free, self-guided tour of the four participating gardens on Saturday, June 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. The Indiana Garden Club will be awarding the grand prize for the competition. Details are available on the bicentennial website. An informational brochure listing the garden locations will be available at the Indiana County Tourist Bureau and at The Artists Hand Gallery. The grand prizewinner will be announced June 12.
Crystal Diane Hartzell, 61, of Sagamore, passed away on June 1, 2016, at Beacon Ridge, Indiana. She was born on April 19, 1955, to Archie J. and Flora Belle (Lamison) Boarts, in Erie. She enjoyed playing bingo and scratch off tickets. Crystal is survived by her husband, Dennis, whom she married June 10, 2000; son Shawn Boarts, of Sagamore; two daughters, April (fiance Scott Wonderling) Richard, of Plumville; and Shelly Richard, of Sagamore; three brothers: Larry (Gloria) Boarts, of Texas; Thomas Boarts, of Erie; and Archie (Frankie) Boarts, of Whitesburg; two sisters, Kathy (James) Williams, of Kittanning;
and Lisa (James) Leavens, of Rossiter; four grandchildren: Shane Goodman, Shawn Boarts Jr., Shiane Richard and Chase Richard; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister Linda Goodenow; and two brothers, Ricky Boarts and Ronnie Boarts Sr. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Carson/Boyer Funeral Home Inc., 724 W. Main St., Rural Valley. Funeral services will directly follow at 8 p.m. with Pastor Justin Lamison officiating. Burial will take place in the North Point Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the funeral home. www.carsonboyer.com
Harry Jones Harry Donald Jones, 93, of Indiana, left the blue marble of spaceship earth on Saturday, May 7, 2016. He was born Feb. 25, 1923, in Punxsutawney. Until his son Stephen was old enough to read, Stephen thought the sign coming into Punxsutawney said “birthplace of Harry Jones.” Harry graduated from Indiana High School in 1941. He was an ensign in the Navy during World War II. After the war, he attended Bucknell University and graduated with a chemical engineering degree. Harry married Zureta Timberlake “Timmi” Jones on June 29, 1957. He was the owner of Jones Furniture Company located at 1019 Philadelphia St., Indiana, and later worked for R&P Coal Company until he retired. He was a lifelong member of the Indiana Fire Association and past secretary of the Indiana Borough Parking Authority. Harry was also a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and was a Mason. He loved to travel, and he and Timmi crisscrossed the country in a camper many times. In later life he enjoyed traveling to see his family. He also enjoyed restoring antique furniture in his spare time. He was a formidable Scrabble and bridge player and took no prisoners as anyone who played against him can attest. Anything chocolate ... that was his!
We bid him a fond farewell. He is survived by his children, Michal Jones-Stewart, of Shelocta; Stephen Jones and wife Laura, of Tucson, Ariz.; Jenny Jones-Moats and husband John, of Phoenix; and Jeffrey Jones and husband Mark Secord, of Lisbon, N.H. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Diane (Brad) Neal, of Seneca Falls N.Y.; Colleen (Jason) Epstein, of South Plainfield, N.J.; and Russell and Andrew Stewart, of Fredericksburg, Va.; and great-grandchildren Noah and Hunter Epstein, of South Plainfield N.J.; Kady (Zac) Dewald, of Midland, Mich.; and Steven Neal, of Seneca Falls, N.Y. Harry was preceded in death by his wife, Timmi, who died in 2010. He was also preceded in death by his parents, Alice Shields Jones and M. Rae Jones; and brothers Elias “Kiyi,” Jack and Rae and his sister, Rachel. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Unitarian Church, 285 Twolick Drive, Indiana.
Indiana County Technology Center
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY Gregory John Boyer, Bradley R. Clawson, Dean Haight, Adam Jashinski, Daniel Joseph, Eric Kranik, Bradley Leasure, Hunter McCloskey, Daniel Blake McGee, Zachary McQuiston, Dylan McRoberts, Jarred Orner, Jeffrey Paul, Jacob Richardson, Michael Whedbee
CARPENTRY Tonia Bruner, Shane Hines, Kolt Jarvis, Mickey Juart, Justin Lee Ludwig, Brandon Lydic, Johnathan Maderer, Shawn Pearce, Shawn Smith, Charles R. Weaver, Joseph Weaver, Kyle Weston
COLLISION REPAIR TECHNOLOGY Aaron Adam Ankney, Richard Todd Ankney, Stephanie Michelle Bozo, Aaron Tyler Bruner, David Lute, Tyler Maher, Ryan Michaels, Bradley C. Mowery, Tyler Peiffer, Austin Piper, Michael A. Ritchie, Benjamin Rudd, Justin A. Saunders, Samantha Shank, Cody Weaver
COSMETOLOGY Mckenzie Dawn Boord, Glenda Elliott, Hailey Ellis, Trina Lingenfelter, Rosemarie Mack, Kylee Martin, Alexa Rager, Kayla Sprankle, Samantha Tucker
COMPUTER SYSTEMS Brendan Chesebrough, Benjamin Crawford, Brandon Dickert, Alison Feight, Amber Gray, Roman Reschini, James Rudnik, Darren Weber
CULINARY ARTS Amber Chew, Richard Fennell, Heather Ferringer, Zoe G. Kirkwood, Tiffany Pearce, Justin Weaver, Morgan Wells
DIGITAL MEDIA TECHNOLOGY Macey Bates, Hanna Chero, Juliet Davis, Kevin Goss, Sydney Hutchison, Kaitlynn McKendrick, Alec Russell, Christopher Schmidt, Victoria Thomas
ELECTRICAL OCCUPATIONS Joshua P. Blystone, Kevin Condrick, Chanler Polisky, Noah Shannon
GRAPHICS & ELECTRONIC MEDIA Stephanie Marie Bernd, Shane William Bogle, Emily R. Butler, Benjamin Diamond, Zachery Edwards, Caitlynne Everett, Joshua J. Felton, Kelly Hoover, Kylie Lingenfelter, Marisa McCleary, Justin Nau, Joshua
Michael Phillips, Skylynn Pizer, Kyler Renninger, Jessica Simms, Jessica Stanford, Lindsey Weaver, Matthew Scott Weston
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS TECHNOLOGY Halie Nicole Breznai, Bo Brunner, Madison Doolin, Samantha Fulmer, Ashley Jacobsky, Melody Kalu, Shandal Mack, Mitchel Meagher
HVAC Joseph M. Brendle, Charles Findley, Gage Leightley, Timothy Loguercio, Alex Politoske, David Robinson, Levi Yeomans
MASONRY Michael Keith Cochran, Dakota Coffman, Christopher Myers, Eric Tudor
MACHINING TECHNOLOGY Gregory Allen Boring, Justin R. Clark, Tyler George, Kenneth Haight, Benjamin Katz, Christopher Olp, Stephen Prasko II
WELDING TECHNOLOGY Roland Rockvall Braun, Savanah A. Embry, Matthew Ferringer, Tyler Howell, Kevin Karp, Harold Kirsch, Chase Kromer, Dakota Livengood, Dakota McCunn, Benjamin Ooten, Zachary Patterson, Jacob Riva, Travis Ruffner, Ryan Senick, Jordan Stear
Ex-hospice head pleads guilty to fraud PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former head of a suburban hospice who was accused of using patients who weren’t terminally ill to collect millions of dollars in false Medicare and Medicaid billings pleaded guilty on Thursday to a health care fraud charge. Former Horizons Hospice chief operating officer Mary Ann Stewart was indicted last year on one count of health care fraud and four counts of lying to a federal grand jury. One of the grand jury counts was
dismissed last year after a judge agreed with Stewart’s attorney that questions about whether her estranged husband stayed in hotels on the company’s dime weren’t specific enough. Stewart initially pleaded not guilty to the charges but on Thursday pleaded guilty to the fraud charge. Stewart’s sentencing was scheduled for Sept. 9, when she will face 10 years in prison, a fine of $500,000 or both.
Reafa Gale (McClune) McGraw, 93, of Latrobe, formerly of Blairsville, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at Barnes Place, Latrobe. The daughter of Arthur J. and Anna G. (Foust) McClune, she was born March 4, 1923, in Robinson. Mrs. McGraw was a member of the Grace Bible Church, Bradenville, for more than 50 years and a member of the Pink Hat Society at Barnes Place. She survived by a son, Jesse E. McGraw Jr. and his wife, Dolores, of Blairsville; two daughters: Margaret Ann McGuire and her husband, Patrick, of Torrance; and Virginia Libengood and her husband, Edgar, of Lake Worth, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her parents; her husband, Jesse E. McGraw Sr. on June 3, 2014; an infant son, John A. McGraw; and a granddaughter, Melissa Jean McGuire. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Shoemaker Funeral Home Inc., 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home with Pastor Jason Losier officiating. Interment will be in the Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville. The family extends a special thank-you to Excela Health Hospice, especially Renee and Jennie, and to Barnes Place for the care they gave their mother. To view the online obituary, sign the guest registry or send condolences, visit www.shoemakerfh-monu ments.com.
George J. Mihoerck
GRADUATION
The Indiana County Technology Center held a senior ceremony May 26 at Indiana Area Junior High School. ICTC, which is comprised of seven member school districts in Indiana County, awarded certifications to 138 students in 14 courses of study. Members of the Class of 2016 at the technology center, in alphabetical order, by department:
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An indictment contended the fraud cost the government millions of dollars from January 2008 through August 2012 at the facility in Monroeville, 15 miles east of Pittsburgh. Stewart had her staff admit patients who weren’t terminally ill to the hospice so she could bill the government insurance programs for end-of-life medical services, the indictment said. Such treatment often includes pain medications and management.
George J. Mihoerck, 65, of Indiana, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at the family farm in Northern Cambria. He was born 1950 in Spangler to Vincent G. and Marie Conway Mihoerck. George attended St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, Indiana. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served in the U.S. Navy. George was employed by Barnes and Tucker Coal Co. and the Rox Coal Co. for 20 years. He then was employed as an electrician for Sheesley Electric. Most recently, he was a facility manager at St. Bernard for the past three years. George is survived by his wife of 42 years, Maria P. Milner Mihoerck, of Indiana; two sons and one daughter: Brian Mihoerck and wife Lena, of Pittsburgh; Matthew Mihoerck and Katie Griffith, of Pittsburgh; Kara Prato and hus-
band Thomas, of Clear Brook, Va.; three grandchildren: Maximilian Mihoerck, Roderick Mihoerck and Tenley Grace Prato; his mother, Marie, of Northern Cambria; seven brothers: Vernon and wife Linda, of California; and Vincent and wife Kathy, Edward, Paul and wife Grace, Dan and wife Michele, Don and wife Joan, and one sister, Carolyn Berzansky, all of Northern Cambria. He is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and loving in-laws. He was preceded in death by his father and his sisterin-law Debbie Mihoerck. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman Catholic Church, Indiana. Interment will be made in the St. Bernard Cemetery. www.bowserminich.com
Freda Powers Freda B. Powers, 85, of Rural Valley, formerly of Dayton, passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at ACMH Hospital. She was born on July 1, 1930, to Henry Grier and M. LaRue (Carson) Buchanan, in Wayne Township. She was a 1948 graduate of Dayton High School. Freda worked as a teller for Armstrong Trust, Kittanning; was bank manager of Punxsutawney National Bank, Dayton branch; and was a funeral attendant at Carson/Boyer Funeral Home Inc., Rural Valley. She was a member of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Dayton. Freda is survived by her
daughter, Gail Powers, of Dayton; and granddaughter Briana Rice, of Bedford. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother and sister-in-law John G. and Eleanor Buchanan; and an infant son, Michael Frank Powers. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday at Carson/Boyer Funeral Home Inc., 724 W. Main St., Rural Valley. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church with Father Arthur Dilg officiating. Burial will take place in the St. Michael’s Cemetery. www.carsonboyer.com
Marion Simon Marion Rose Simon, 78, of Charles, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Memorial Medical Center surrounded by her family. Friends will be received from 2 to 8 p.m. today at the Richard C. Stuart Funeral Home, 392 E. Philadelphia St., Armagh. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church, 425 Bridge St., Seward, with the Rev. Robert Washko as celebrant. Interment will be in
Armagh Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please consider making a donation to Four Footed Friends, 220 Beck Road, Indiana, PA 15701. It was Marion’s life mission to provide love and care for abandoned and neglected animals, especially her stray cats. In honor of Marion please consider adopting a shelter pet. Online condolences may be left at www.thestuart funeralhomes.com.
TOMORROW’S FUNERALS CRAMER, Rodney L., 10 a.m., Robinson-Lytle Inc., Indiana HILL, Virginia A., 11 a.m., James F. Ferguson Funeral Home Inc., Blairsville JONES, Harry D., 2 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Church, Indiana MARSHALL, Sally J., 10 a.m., Living Hope Church, Brookville (Peterson Funeral Home, Brookville) MIHOERCK, George J., 11 a.m., St. Bernard of Clairvaux Roman
Catholic Church, Indiana (Bowser-Minich Funeral Home, Indiana) SIMON, Marion R., 11 a.m., Holy Family Catholic Church, Seward (Richard C. Stuart Funeral Home, Armagh) SLICK, Ruth E., 11 a.m., Kenneth A. Stuart Funeral Home, New Florence TAYLOR, Sally Jo and Irvin, 11 a.m., Wilgus Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Church, Wilgus (Rairigh Funeral Home Ltd., Hillsdale)
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