Archive - Feb 18, 2011 - Obituary
George Edwin Jordan, 85, State College, died Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
He was born Dec. 14, 1925, in Cloe, a son of the late C. Jenks and Bertha Mae (Jacobs) Jordan.
He was the youngest of seven children and was the last of his immediate family.
Mr. Jordan attended Punxsutawney High School and married Esther Almeda Bowers June 1, 1947, with whom he celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in 2010.
Dorothy Irene Manley, 91, formerly of New Bethlehem, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at the Otterbein Retirement Home in Lebanon, Ohio.
She was born Feb. 1, 1920, in Timblin, Armstrong County, a daughter of the late Osmer and Twila Brocious.
Aug. 14, 1959, she married Jack A. Manley, who preceded her in death Sept. 13, 2004.
Mrs. Manley was a graduate of Brookville High School and Clarion State Teachers’ College. She taught for 34 years in the Bradford and Punxsutawney schools, retiring in 1980.
John R. "Dick" Phillips Sr., 84, Punxsutawney, passed away Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, at UPMC-Shadyside, Pittsburgh.
He was born Feb. 12, 1927, in Punxsutawney, a son of the late Nicholas and Elizabeth (Williams) Phillips.
Aug. 22, 1953, he married Irene (Gresock) Phillips of Punxsutawney, who survives.