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Bobbi Ann Harpster, 57, of Glass City, rural Philipsburg, passed away Thursday at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in Hatfield, she was a daughter of the late Harry F. and Norma J. (Shimmel) Simmons.
Bobbi Ann was a 1985 graduate of Philipsburg Osceola High School and was the matriarch of her family. Above all else in her life, she loved and adored John, Taylor, Macy, Johnny and Rippy.
Bobbi Ann enjoyed watching "soaps," Lifetime and Hallmark with her beloved Rippy, playing Phase 10 with John, playing Candy Crush and testing her luck with rip-off tickets. She was Donald Trump's number one fan.
On March 28, 1991, in Winchester, Va., she married John W. Harpster Jr., who survives at home. Also surviving is her daughter, Macy Harpster of Philipsburg; her son, Johnny Harpster III of Philipsburg; her sister, Carrie Lyn Hutton of Gearhartville; an aunt, Helen (Bill) Granville; and cousins, Tommy Granville and Billy Granville.
In addition to her parents, Bobbi Ann was preceded in death by her daughter, Taylor Ann, on Dec. 26, 2018.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at First Church of Christ, 1437 Tyrone Pike, Philipsburg, with Pastor Anthony Caiola officiating. Bobbi Ann will be laid to rest next to her daughter, Taylor, in the Philipsburg Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in Bobbi Ann's memory may be made to the Taylor Harpster T-Harp Memorial Scholarship Fund. Contributions by check are made payable to Clearfield County Charitable Foundation with T-Harp Scholarship Fund noted on the memo line and sent to: CCCF, P.O. Box 1442, Clearfield, PA 16830. Online donations may be made at www.clearfieldcharitable
foundation.org then click on "Make a Donation to a Scholarship Fund," then scroll down and click the blue button "Donate to Taylor Harpster T-Harp Memorial Scholarship Fund."
Arrangements are by Dahlgren-Spewock Funeral Home Inc., 228 N. Centre St., Philipsburg.
Online condolences to the family may be shared at www.dahlgren-spewock.com.