Obituaries

Luave B. Delp, 97, of Brookville, (formerly of Porter Township), died June 2, 2019, at Brookside Senior Living in Brookville. Born on September 8, 1921, in St. Charles, she was the daughter of the late Millard and Beulah (Wolf) Bish. She was married on October 14, 1939, to Norman D. Delp, and he preceded her in death on January 30, 1995.

Mrs. Delp worked at Char Val Candies, Citizens Utilities and Rola Jensen.

She is survived by a daughter, Rita L. Rupp and her husband, Chick, of New Bethlehem, a son, Gary L. Delp, and his wife, Sherry, of Mayport, eleven grandchildren, twenty seven great- grandchildren and twenty six great-great- grandchildren, two sons-in-law, Darl Crissman of New Bethlehem and Jim Kifer of Strattanville, and a sister-in-law, Helen Bish. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family.

In addition to her parents and her husband, Norman, she was preceded in death by two daughters, Joyce Crissman and Carol Kifer, a son, Larry N. Delp, a great-great-grandson, Noah James Struble, three sisters, Bernice Hawk McGinnis, Valgene Nichols, Connie Shaffer, and a brother, William “Bill” Bish.

Friends will be received Thursday, June 6, 2019, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the White Chapel Church (Climax Road) in New Bethlehem. Funeral services will follow visitation at 4 p.m. at the church, with Pastor Harold Crawford officiating.

Interment will be held in the Cedarview Memorial Park, Strattanville, Clarion County.