Joseph Patrick Leyo, 91, Irvona, died Saturday at his residence. He was born in Rosebud, son of the late Joseph E. and Agnes (Kruise) Leyo. On Oct. 8, 1955, in Madera, he married Margaret L. Durica, who survives; along with sons: Joseph (Susan) Leyo of Irvona, Mark E. (Beth) Leyo of Atwater, ...
Debra Jean Ricker passed away peacefully Sunday, March 1, 2026, surrounded by her family. She was born in Newton Falls, Ohio, daughter of the late Eileen Hawk and William Marshall. She was the beloved wife of James Ricker; and a devoted mother to her children: James Ricker Jr.; Jayme Bates ...
Michael K. “Mike” Riling, 64, Hollidaysburg, died Tuesday. He was born in Silver Spring, Md., son of Ronald and Audrey (Jones) Riling. Surviving are his two sisters, Kelly Weiss and Jennifer Wilberger; five nephews; and a niece. Cremation was provided by Sorge Funeral Home & Crematory Inc.
Actor James Tolkan, known for his roles as a cigar-chomping naval commander in “Top Gun” and a gruff high school administrator in “Back to the Future,” has died. He was 94. Tolkan died Thursday in Lake Placid, New York, where he lived, his booking agent, John Alcantar, said Saturday. A brief obituary published on the “Back to the Future” website said Tolkan died “peacefully,” but no cause of death was given. In “Back to the Future,” Tolkan portrayed the bow tie-wearing vice principal Gerald Strickland, who eyeballed students for trouble in the halls of the ...
What is so hard about a balanced budget? The math is supposed to be simple. Know how much money is coming in. Don’t spend more than that. But let’s be honest. That can be a challenge for a family of four. It doesn’t get easier when you are talking about a government responsible for thousands — or millions — of people. In reality, it is never that clean. We see it everywhere, every year. The federal government is constantly coming to blows over budgets and fiscal cliffs. Just ask Transportation Security Administration employees who just missed another paycheck Friday. ...
Patricia Louise “Pat” Oakes Allen, 93, died Wednesday. She was born on her grandparents’ farm in Jack’s Corner, Pa. Pat was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. She had seven children: Laurel and Lisa Whitaker, Tricia Allen, Jennifer Ballin (deceased), Shawn Whitaker (deceased) and Shane and Tracey Allen; and several grandchildren. We will miss our Mom, our Granpatty: a smart, courageous, determined and funny woman who could be a “bit curmudgeonly” but was the rock on which we could stand. Arrangements by Fink & Stone Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Woodbury.
