The Jeffersonian Democrat

Ruth K. Reid, age 94, formerly of Brookville, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, December 5, 2021, at her home in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA on May 14, 1927, to the late Edward W. and Matilda (Matchertz) Kartlick. After high school, Ruth attended Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA and then graduated from the Chamberlain School of Retailing Fashion, a two-year fashion/business college in Boston, MA. Upon completing her studies, Ruth accepted a position as Executive Secretary to the president of Forest Oil Corporation in Bradford, PA. It was there that she met the love of her life, David I. Reid, a young businessman. They were married on October 2, 1954...

Juan Carlos Henkes, known to family and friends as "Jack" went to be with our Lord in Heaven on Sunday March 14, 2021 after a courageous battle with cancer. Jack was born in Punta Arenas Chile on June 24th, 1938. At a very young age, he moved with his parents to the Patagonia region of Argentina, where his father Boudewyn Karel "Carlos" Henkes ran a farm with over 90,000 head of Corriedale sheep, while his mother Maria Henkes managed the household. The house was known as Bella Vista (beautiful view) situated just north of the Strait of Magellan along the Rio Gallegos River. Jack's education included the British School of Punta Arenas, then on to Escuela Industrial for vocational...

Myrtle Jane Knisely Harriger, born in Brookville, PA, passed away quietly on January 4, 2021, at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Naomi Geist Kniseley; sisters, Louise (Joe) Miller, Carolyn (Bill) VanLeer, and Else (Bill) Wolfe; and husband, Harold "Skip" Harriger. She is survived by her daughter Cindy (Ronald) Pruitt; grandchildren, Emily (Eddie) Nemec, William Pruitt, and Rebecca (Jeffrey) Farver; great-grandchildren, Jarred Bobo, Hannah Bobo, E J Nemec, and Eliza Nemec; and many nieces, nephews, and friends. Our Sovereign Citizen, Jane, was almost 94 years old, independent to the end, and never afraid to let you know her position on a subject. You could...

Thomas Lloyd Moore, 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 25, in Naples, Florida. Tom enjoyed good music, good food and spending time with good friends and family. He will be sorely missed. Tom was born in Brookville, PA and after High School joined the United States Air Force where he served for 10 years, notably at McClellan AFB in Sacramento, CA and in Japan. After leaving the military, he worked for the federal government primarily at the US Army Communications-Electronics Command (CECOM) at Fort Monmouth near his previous home in Eatontown, New Jersey. He was a proud member of American Legion Post 129 in Toms River, New Jersey before retiring to Naples, Florida. Tom is...