Joanne Graziano Anderson, 80, of Warren, PA
Joanne Graziano Anderson, 80, of Warren, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Friday May 26, 2023.
She was born in Warren, PA, on December 15, 1942, the daughter of the late Frank and Josephine Mary Scalise Graziano.
Joanne was a graduate of Warren High School, Class of 1961. She then graduated in 1964 from Clarion University with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Special Education. Joanne taught at Irvinedale Elementary School from 1964-1968.
She then became a stay-at-home mom until 1975 when she started teaching at St. Joseph Catholic School, retiring after 24 years. She loved the kids and was also a coordinator for preparing the children for Reconciliation and the First Holy Eucharist. While a teacher at St. Joe’s she was Eucharistic Minister for 16 years.
On November 27, 1965, she married the love of her life Paul E. Anderson Jr., in St. Joseph R.C. Church, and he preceded her in death on June 16, 2002.
Joanne loved talking to people and could pick up a conversation with a total stranger, and still act like they were her best friend. She had many wonderful friends throughout her life. She enjoyed going out for lunches or just simply talking with them. She enjoyed traveling, one of her special trips was to Italy to see where her roots had started.
Her best vacations were one’s she took with her family. Every year for 30 some years they went to the beaches of Delaware and have many great memories. After retiring she was involved with outside activities, volunteering for hospice, Pastoral Council, College Club, and a member of the local Moose Club.
She is survived by her children Jeni Sherrard and husband Mike (her # 1 Son-in Law) of Warren, PA and Cheryl Anderson of Delaware; Grandsons, Kurt and Emyle Sherrard, and Sammy Sherrard (the loves of her life); nephews, Jim and Cindy Graziano, Joe and Lisa Graziano, John Graziano, Jerry and Tracy Graziano, Paul and Debbie Slagle, and John Martin Jr.; great nephews Joey Graziano, Paul and Laura Slagle, and Shawn and Mandy Slagle; two great nieces, Kaitlyn and Anna Graziano.
In addition to her parents, Joanne was preceded in death by her husband, Paul; her brother, Jim Graziano; granddaughter Lexi Sherrard; sister-in-law Ada “Punkie” Slagle; and her in laws Paul E. Anderson Sr. and Ada Anderson
Funeral services will be private and held at the convenience of the family. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Warren, PA.
Those wishing to place memorials may do so through St. Joseph R.C. Church, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. W., Warren PA, 16365 or the Salvation Army, www.salvationarmyusa.org, or Hospice of Warren County, 1 Main Ave. Warren, PA 16365. E-mail condolences may be sent by visiting www.lewisfuneralhomeinc.com. The Donald E. Lewis Funeral Home Inc. has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
PA Permit Violations Issued
| PA Permit Violation Issued to STL RESOURCES LLC in Gaines Twp, Tioga County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 5/25/2023 to STL RESOURCES LLC in Gaines Twp, Tioga county. CSL 402(b) – POTENTIAL POLLUTION – Conducting an activity regulated by a permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of The Clean Streams Law to prevent the potential of pollution to waters of the Commonwealth without a permit or contrary to a permit issued under that authority by the Department. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2023-05-25 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
| PA Permit Violation Issued to STL RESOURCES LLC in Gallagher Twp, Clinton County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 5/25/2023 to STL RESOURCES LLC in Gallagher Twp, Clinton county. 78a86 – CASING AND CEMENTING – DEFECTIVE CASING OR CEMENTING – Operator failed to report defect in a well that has defective, insufficient or improperly cemented casing to the Department within 24 hours of discovery. Operator failed to correct defect or failed to submit a plan to correct the defect for approval by the Department within 30 days. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2023-05-25 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
| PA Permit Violation Issued to STL RESOURCES LLC in Gaines Twp, Tioga County |
| Description: Environmental Health & Safety violation issued on 5/25/2023 to STL RESOURCES LLC in Gaines Twp, Tioga county. 78a64a(c)1 – SECONDARY CONTAINMENT – Secondary containment was not used on the well site when equipment for any phase of drilling, casing, cementing, hydraulic fracturing or flowback operations was on the well site and when regulated substances including drilling mud, drilling mud additives, hydraulic oil, diesel fuel, hydraulic fracturing additives or flowback were brought onto or generated at the well site. |
| Incident Date/Time: 2023-05-25 00:00:00 |
| Tags: PADEP, frack, violation, drilling |
BEAR IN LUZERNE COUNTY ATTACK CAPTURED
The bear that attacked and injured two children in Luzerne County this week has been captured and euthanized.
Two bears – a male and a female – were caught overnight in live traps the Pennsylvania Game Commission set following a May 22 bear attack in Wright Township, near Mountain Top, that left a 5-year-old and 14-month-old with injuries.
Previously completed DNA testing on the clothes the children were wearing at the time of the attack had developed a profile for the bear in the attack. Samples collected Friday morning from the trapped bears immediately were taken to The Dr. Jane Huffman Wildlife Genetics Institute at East Stroudsburg University. Testing performed there concluded the trapped female bear indeed was the same one from the attack.
While bear attacks in Pennsylvania are extremely rare, when bears attack people and later are captured, they are euthanized to ensure public safety. That’s not to say a bear involved in an attack is prone to attack. Bear attacks many times are the product of a bear that is cornered and has no easy escape route. But euthanasia is a precaution against future attacks, as well as the only way to test the bear for rabies. If a bear tests negative for rabies, it relieves concerns the animal has caused further public health risk, and allows attack victims to possibly be spared rabies treatments.
“For more than 125 years, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has worked to protect and provide for the Commonwealth’s wildlife,” said Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans. “With the agency’s guidance, the state’s once-beleaguered bear population recovered, prospering to the point we now have about 15,000 bears statewide, and bear hunting opportunities in most counties. Pennsylvania’s bear populations really couldn’t be doing better, and that will continue to be the case.
“While the agency doesn’t take lightly its duty to follow protocol to euthanize a bear involved in an attack, it also places great importance on ensuring public safety, and in this case we have fulfilled our responsibility through our actions.”
The male bear caught in the trap alongside the female has been relocated to a more remote area farther from the attack site.
If there are further updates in this matter, the Game Commission will issue another news release Tuesday afternoon.
Ruffed Grouse Society in NC PA Finishes Spring Events with Future Hunters and Handlers’ Clinic
St. Marys, Pa.: “It’s been a busy spring for the Upland Bird Hunt Chapter of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) up here in NC Pa,” said Jed Hamberger, President of the Chapter, “but we finished up our ambitious spring schedule. Now we take a short break and get ready for our summer event, the four-day Women’s Intro to Wingshooting program.”
The Upland Bird Hunt Chapter started its spring schedule by tackling an ambitious new habitat project of alder regeneration at Tionesta Lake in partnership with the Army Corps of Engineers; then moved directly into woodcock singing and drumming grouse surveys in partnership with the PA Game Commission and the US Geological Service. The first ever Wild Game Dinner Social was held at the Rolfe Beagle Club. And finally, the Upland Bird Hunt Chapter sponsored its always well-received Future Hunters and Handlers’ Clinic for dog owners at the Rolfe Beagle Club.
The Future Hunters and Handlers’ Clinic is designed for any dog handler or hunter who wants to establish a better rapport with their dog or learn new techniques in dog training. This program is held every spring by the chapter with experts in the dog training field, dog care, and habitat providing short one-hour seminars for attendees to rotate into. This spring, the program had 16 attendees – mostly dog owners, but even a few attendees that will be future dog owners. “We are thinking about rotating this program to another RGS Chapter area such as Erie or State College or Williamsport next spring so we can reach more interested folks,” said Tom McPherson, an instructor for the program.
Any hunters or dog handlers interested in what the Upland Bird Hunt Chapter of the RGS has to offer in NC Pa should contact Jed Hamberger at jedhamberger@gmail.com.