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🌱 Remembering Jean Cappiello, a familiar face at Ridgway games

Ridgway, Pennsylvania Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Ridgway! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Remembering Jean Cappiello, a familiar face at Ridgway games
  • Remembering Rusty Shilk, Ridgway funeral director and community volunteer
  • Ridgway soldier's remains return home after 75 years

Also on today's calendar: Ten Evenings: A Community Screening Event (Min Jin Lee) and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny spells, with a high of 58 and low of 43 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 48, low: 31.
  • Friday: Rain and snow showers, with a high of 37 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Mary Jean "Jean" Cappiello, 86, Ridgway (theriver989.com) — Mary Jean “Jean” Cappiello, a longtime Ridgway Elker supporter and former Elk County Jail corrections officer, died November 5 at 86. The mother of five made Sunday dinners a family tradition, welcoming friends and relatives around her table. A memorial Mass is scheduled January 1 at St. Leo Magnus Church.
   

2. Melvin "Rusty" Shilk Jr., 74, Ridgway (theriver989.com) — Melvin “Rusty” Shilk Jr., who served Ridgway families as owner and supervisor of Meehan-Shilk Funeral Home for more than 20 years, died November 5 at 74. An Army veteran and chief deputy coroner, he also held leadership roles in local civic and veterans groups. A celebration of life will be announced later.
   

3. PIT Helps Bring Korean War Veteran Home After 75 Years (blueskypit.com) — The remains of Ridgway native Army Sgt. Henry L. Huber have returned to Pennsylvania, 75 years after he went missing during the Korean War. Relatives gathered at Pittsburgh International Airport for a military transfer ceremony after forensic testing identified him earlier this year, giving his family the chance to lay him to rest.
   

4. Sally S. Story, 90, formerly of St. Marys (theriver989.com) — Sally S. Story, a retired St. Marys Area English and literature teacher whose son Scott Girts lives in Ridgway, died November 4 at 90. She retired in 1996 and loved reading and world travel. Visitation is November 14 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home in St. Marys.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Ridgway

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Ridgway

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.