All Obituaries

DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME   James Ray Smallwood age 31of Uniontown, Pa passed away on Tuesday March 13, 2019 in Shady Side Hospital with his family by his side. He is the son of James A. Smallwood and Melissa A. Hileman Mankovich. In addition to his parents he is survived by his step father Robert Mankovich, two sisters Rochele Bittinger, Shannon Mankovich and one brother Amos Lewis all of Uniontown, Pa. He is also survived by nieces and nephews and many aunts, uncles and...

DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME     Nicholas David Lehning age 53 of Uniontown died Tuesday March 12 at his residence of complications of diabetes. He was born May 30, 1965 in Uniontown, Pa. He is the son of Mary Rosetta Lehning of Hopwood, Pa and the late Henry Leroy Lehning.               He is survived by his daughter Nicole Lehning of Grindstone, two sisters Pamela and her husband Michael, Reseter of Dear Born...

DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME Debra Gail (Girard) Yowler age 62 of Hopwood passed away on Monday March 11, 2019 with her family by her side, after a short- term battle with cancer. Debra was born April 18, 1956 in Uniontown, Pa. She is the daughter of Ross Girard Jr. of Hopwood and the late Betty (Savage) Girard. In addition to her father she is survived by her loving husband Bruce W. Yowler of Hopwood, Pa, a daughter Angela M. Yowler of Orlando, Florida, a special aunt Kathryn Girard of...

 SISTER MARTHA ELIZABETH MOYTA CALLED HOME TO THE LORD Swiftly and unexpectedly, Sister Martha Elizabeth Moyta (formerly Sister Jerome) was taken to her heavenly home in the early evening of Monday, March 11, 2019. She had just attended the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts, but did not show up for supper. Someone went to check on her, and it was evident that the Lord called her to Himself. How blessed for her to appear at the heavenly gates fortified by the Eucharist and the Holy...

Donald R. Crawford Funeral Home   Bessie W. (Welsh) Kubitsky age 89 of Hopwood formally of New Jersey passed away March 9, 2019 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born December 26, 1929 in Uniontown, Pa. She is the daughter of the late James and Rose Mae Welsh.              In addition to her parents she is predeceased by her husband Stephen J. Kubitsky her son Stephen Kubitsky Jr. and daughter in law...

DONALD R. CRAWFORD FUNERAL HOME Shawn Tyler Coleman age 17 of Lemont Furnace died suddenly Sunday March 3, 2019. He was born April 19, 2001. He is the son of Aaron and Tabatha Dennis Coleman and beloved brother of Connor.             He is preceded in death by his great grandparents John and Cora Belle Dennis and Kathryn Coleman and Mary Lou Seese and cousin Kaylee Shaffer. In addition to his parents and brother he is survived by his...

Donald R. Crawford Funeral Home             Margaret Ellen (Nicola) Moody, age 95 of Hopwood, Pa, passed away Sunday January 27, 2019 in the Okeechobee Florida Hospice, the Hamrick Home of Okeechobee. She was born in Markleysburg, Pa, on Friday June 1, 1923. The daughter of the late Jerimiah Judson Nicola and Jessie Ellen (Harshburger) Nicola.             She is preceded in death...

Donald R. Crawford Funeral Home   Susan Catherine Berish, 98 of Uniontown, Pa. returned to her heavenly home On February 27, 2019.  She was born September 18, 1920 in Uniontown, Pa the daughter of the late John and Mary Fecek.    Surviving are her daughter Susan and her husband Skip Black of Jefferson, a son-in-law Carl Paroda of Uniontown, a daughter-in-law Connie Berish of New Mexico.  Eleven grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.  In addition to...

Donald R. Crawford Funeral Home Stephen A. Burd age 65 of Connellsville, Pa passed away February 23, 2019 in Latrobe Hospital. He was born May 6, 1953 in Connellsville, Pa. The son of Wilma M. (Sproul) Burd of Uniontown and the late Glenn E. Burd. Stephen was a loving, hard working and devoted husband and father to his wife Beth Anne (Smith) Burd and children Daniel Burd and Kaitlyn Anne Burd all of Connellsville. Also surviving are two brothers Tim Burd (Jan) of Elizabethtown, Pa and...

James P. "Jim" Murtha Sr.  age 64 of Uniontown, Pa. has left this earth on February 21, 2019 and is now with Jesus after a full, faithful and righteous life.    Son of the late Thomas and Helen Murtha and son-in-law of the late Donald and Marcella Hogan. James was born in Uniontown Pa on December 31, 1954.   He graduated from St John’s High School in 1972 and attended Lock Haven University.  Following in his father’s footsteps, James went...