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Kathleen Marie Cleary

Kathleen Marie Cleary

Female 1933 - 2023  (89 years)


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  • Name Kathleen Marie Cleary  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Birth 21 Feb 1933  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 7 Feb 2023  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Burial 10 Feb 2023  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    Person ID I7200  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Father Thomas J. Cleary, Sr.,   b. 7 May 1907, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1964, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Julia Helen Hout,   b. 26 Nov 1906, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Dec 2006, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 2 Jan 1932  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Saint Marks Catholic Church
    Family ID F796  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter Jesse Clark,   b. 16 Jan 1934, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 2000, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 22 Jan 1955  Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • Saint Marks Catholic Church
    Children 
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    Family ID F59  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Sources 
    1. [S69] Staff, Obituary: Cleary, Julia (Hout), (Name: Endeavor News; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obituary: Cleary, Julia (Hout). 09DEC2006.
      Julia H. Cleary, 100, died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2006 at the Guy and Mary Felt Manor, Emporium.

      She was born Nov. 26, 1906 in Emporium, a daughter of George and Margaret Prechtl Hout. In St. Mark Catholic Church she married Thomas Cleary Sr., who preceded her in death.

      She was the last immediate member of her family. Mrs. Cleary graduated from Emporium High School in 1924. In 1971, she retired from Sylvania, where she worked for over 25 years. She was a member of the Sylvania Quarter Century Club, the St. Mark Catholic Church, C. D. of A., Rosary Society, the Cursillo and the former Blue Army.

      Surviving are two daughters, Kathleen Clark, St. Marys; Mary (James) Laughlin, Emporium; one son, Thomas J. Cleary Jr., Emporium; 11 grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren.

      Mrs. Cleary was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, George, Raymond, Leo and Henry Hout; four sisters, Mary Housler, Margaret Specht, Clara Webster and Catherine Hout, and son-in-law, Walter Clark who died Feb. 10, 2000.

      A mass of Christian burial was celebrated at the St. Mark Catholic Church with Rev. Paul S. Siebert as celebrant. Burial was in St. Mark Catholic Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Guy and Mary Felt Manor, St. Marks Catholic Church, or the Grove House.

      Endeavor News. 09DEC2006
      HFA: 09DEC2006

    2. [S15] Press/Independent, (Name: Name: Cameron County Historical Society; Location: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, United States;;), Obituary: Cleary, Thomas J. Sr. 27AUG1964.
      Requiem Mass for Thomas J. Cleary, Sr., was held Tuesday morning in St. Mark's Church with the Rev. Fr. Floyd Reda as celebrant. Interment was made in St. Mark's Cemetery.

      Mr. Cleary died last Friday afternoon at the East Fourth Street school where he had been a custodian.

      He was born May 7, 1907 in Ireland the son of the late Martin and Margaret Hoben Cleary. He was married to the former Julia Hout.

      He had been employed at the Emporium tannery prior to its closing and later by the Highway Department. He had been employed as a school custodian for the past year.

      He is survived by hsi wife and three children, Mrs. Walter (Kathleen) Clark, St. Marys; Thomas J., Jr., Emporium and Mrs. James (Mary) Laughlin, Emporium.

      He was a member of St. Mark's Church.

      The men and women of St. Mark's Church recited the Rosary at the Leo E. Egan Funeral Home Monday evening.

      Pallbearers were Michael Dolan, Bernard Brennan, Jack Cooper, Fred Alden, Joseph DeSio, Louis DiBello, Joseph Joyce, and Anthony Prosper.

      Press/Independent: 27AUG1964
      Cameron County Historical Society
      HFA: 14MAR2022

    3. [S68] Staff, Lynch-Green Funeral Home, (Name: Name: Lynch-Green Funeral Home; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;;), Obituary: Clark, Kathleen M. (Cleary).
      Kathleen M. Clark, 89, of 149 Neubert Street, St. Marys, passed away with her family by her side Tuesday, February 7, 2023 at her residence.

      She was born February 21, 1933, in Emporium, daughter of the late Thomas and Julia Hout Cleary. Kathleen was a graduate of Emporium High School, Class of 1950, and had been a resident of St. Marys since 1959.

      On January 22, 1955, in St. Mark’s Catholic Church in Emporium, Kathleen married the late Walter J. Clark, who preceded her in death on February 10, 2000. They were blessed with 45 years of marriage.

      Kathleen is survived by three daughters: Nancy McAninch of Johnsonburg, Mary Jo Caggiano (Barry) of Ridgway, and Julia Gornati (David) of Kersey; two sons: James C. Clark of St. Marys and John J. Clark of Rathbun, PA; 11 grandchildren: Ryan, Kevin, Sarah, Nathan, Lindsay, Nick, Jesse, Alex, John, Gina, and Paul; five great-grandchildren: Bryce, Bentley, Bria, Walter, and Maisy; her sister, Mary Laughlin (James) of Emporium; and by her brother, Thomas Cleary of Emporium.

      In addition to her husband and parents, Kathleen was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Laura Clark; and by her son-in-law, William McAninch.

      Kathleen was an active member of the Sacred Heart Church. She volunteered for the bereavement luncheons, baked for the parish bake sales, helped to maintain the church as the “heavenly duster”, and was a member of the St. Anne’s Society. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, whose home was warm and welcoming to all.

      A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on Friday, February 10, 2023, at 10:00 AM, with the Rev. Thomas Curry, OSB, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

      Visitation will be held at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Thursday, February 9, 2023, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM.

      Memorials, if desired, may be made to Penn Highlands Community Nurses, 757 Johnsonburg Road, Suite 200, St. Marys, PA 15857 or to the Sacred Heart Church, 337 Center Street, St. Marys, PA 15857.

      Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home: 08FEB2023
      HFA: 08FEB2023
      https://www.lynch-radkowski.com/kathleen-m-clark/?fbclid=IwAR2mrByLWPZ9fO-vEIA7BMgX7CJ3x6vSTH74exkHk8bsJGrkzrJ2ONOV0UM

    4. [S418] Barnett Funeral Home, Cleary, Thomas J., Jr.
      Thomas J. Cleary, Jr., 89, of Emporium, PA passed away at Penn Highlands DuBois, DuBois, PA on Friday evening (January 17, 2025). He was born February 10, 1935 in Emporium, PA a son of the late Thomas J. and Julia Hout Cleary.

      Tom graduated from Cameron County High School and served with the US Navy from 1956 through 1960. He retired from Cameron County School District where he worked for many years and also was a bus driver for over 38 years. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 990, Emporium, Christabelle Club, the VFW and St. Mark Catholic Church.

      He is survived by a daughter, Joey Lynn Bloom, Clearfield; three grandchildren: Noah Bloom, Clearfield, Isaac Bloom NSA Bethesda, MD, Eva Bloom, Mercyhurst University; sister, Mary Laughlin (James), Zelienople, PA; several nieces and nephews.

      In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a daughter, Kimberly Kotzbauer and a sister, Kathleen Clark.

      Visitation will be at the Barnett Funeral Home, 207 E 4th St., Emporium, PA on Monday from 4-6 PM. Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated at St. Mark Catholic Church, 235 East Fourth Street, Emporium, PA on Tuesday (January 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM with Rev. Paul S. Siebert, Pastor, as Celebrant. A Military Service will be accorded by the Cameron County Memorial Detail.

      Burial will be in the St. Mark Catholic Cemetery, Emporium, PA.

      Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Mark Catholic Church, 235 E. 4th Street, Emporium, PA 15834 or to St. Francis School, 230 N. 2nd St., Clearfield, PA

      Barnett Funeral Home: 18JAN2025
      Accessed: 18JAN2025

    5. [S480] Ancestry.com, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Emporium High School; Year: 1950.

    6. [S493] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03459; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 12-3.