Administrators Pompeii Posted December 26, 2022 Administrators Share Posted December 26, 2022 Carmen A. Pape, age 92 of DuBois, PA died Saturday, December 24, 2022 at his home. Born on December 9, 1930 in Punxsutawney, PA, he was the son of the late Louis M. & Anna Galletta Pape. On May 12, 1956 in Punxsutawney, PA he married his wife of 66 years, Patricia A. (Burley) Pape. She preceded him in death on September 8, 2022. Carmen was a veteran of the United States Army having served in the Korean War. In 1988, Carmen retired after 28 yeas of service from Ward Trucking as a driver. He was a member of St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church and was a life member of the DuBois Volunteer Fire Department’s J.E. DuBois Hose Company # 3 and the Disabled American Veterans. He was also a member of the James J. Patterson Post 813 Veterans of Foreign Wars for over 65 years. Carmen was an avid fisherman, enjoyed taking cruises with his wife and spending the winter months in Florida. Carmen is survived by his children (Debra Jiamachello and her husband Joseph of Broadview Heights, OH, Diane Zack and her husband James of Greensburg, PA, Darlene McFate and her husband Okie of St. Augustine, FL, Karen Haky and her husband Michael of Cranberry Township, PA and Rick Pape and his wife JoEllen of DuBois, PA), eleven grandchildren (Shannon, Matthew, Kacie, Lyndi, Isaac, Megan, Sarah, Ryan, Anthony, Corinne and Ashlynn), eight great grandchildren and a brother (Peter Pape and his wife Elaine of Punxsutawney, PA). He was preceded in death by a brother (Rocco Pape) and two sisters (Frances Stojek & Concetta Pape) Visitation will be held on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at 10 a.m. from St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church with Msgr. Richard Siefer as celebrant. Full military honors will be accorded by the members of the DuBois Area Honor Guard from the church. Burial will follow in St. Catherine Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the J.E. DuBois Hose Company #3, 301 First St., and/or St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church, 116 South State St., and/or Penn Highlands Hospice, 100 Hospital Avenue, all of DuBois, PA 15801. Online condolences may be made to http://baronickfuneralhome.com/condolence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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