Administrators Pompeii Posted May 19, 2023 Administrators Share Posted May 19, 2023 James W. “Jim” Wilbert, age 82 of DuBois, PA died Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Christ the King Manor. Born on May 25, 1940 in Cabot, PA, he was the son of the late Earl J. and Catherine (McGee) Wilbert. On November 5, 1994 he married Barbara J. Tubbs Hanes Wilbert. She survives. Jim retired in 1981 from Pullman Standard in Butler, PA after 19 years of service. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean War. Jim was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 519, a member of the George D. Montgomery American Legion Post #17 , and the James J. Patterson Post # 813 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Jim belonged to the Pulaski Club and the Olympic Athletic Club as well as several other clubs in our area. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing and riding his four-wheeler. He is survived by his children (James “Wil” Wilbert of Sarasota, FL, Julie Wilbert of Butler, PA, and Jackie Johnson of Kingsport, TN), step children (Deneen M. Hanes and her husband John of DuBois, PA, John F. Hanes and his wife Rhonda of Winston-Salem, NC and Diane McMahon and her husband Tom of DuBois, PA), four grandchildren (Helen Marie, Alisa, Amber and Anna), six step grandchildren (Dylan, Erin, MacKenzie, Elle, Shae and Rafael), four great grandchildren, two sisters( Dorothy Duffy and Carolyn McGrady), and two brothers (Tom and Denny Wilbert). He was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 22, 2023 from 4 – 7 PM at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 10 AM from St. Michael the Archangel 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 take place in St. Michael Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Christ the King Manor 1100 West Long Avenue, DuBois, PA 15801 and/or St. Michael The Archangel Roman Catholic Church 118 S State Street, DuBois, PA 15801. Online condolences can be sent to http://www.baronickfuneralhome.com/condolence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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