Ellen Jane Scaife
Ellen Jane Scaife, 83, of Philipsburg, PA, died on July 23, 2023, at her home.
She was born on July 29, 1939, in Houtzdale, PA, the daughter of the late Bruce & Edna (Osewalt) Dixon. She married Richard H. Scaife on November 9, 1957 in Philipsburg, PA; he survives at home.
Ellen attended the Coal Run C & M A Church.
She was a homemaker and a 1957 graduate of Philipsburg Osceola High School.
She was preceded in death by her parents and five brothers, Gerald, Frank, Willard, Terry and Calvin Dixon.
In addition to her husband, Ellen is survived by two daughters, Janelle Rojik & her husband Wendel of Petersburg, PA and Wanda Hockenberry & her husband Greg of Bellefonte, PA; two sons, Steven M. Scaife of Philipsburg, PA and Mark D. Scaife & his wife Mary of Osceola Mills, PA; two sisters, Edith M. Patterson & her husband Blaine of Osceola Mills, PA and Irene Williams & her husband Willard of Port Matilda, PA; three brothers, Walter Dixon & his wife Alice of Boalsburg, PA, Blair Dixon of Philipsburg, PA and Dale Dixon & his wife Cindy of Bellefonte, PA; eleven grandchildren; and fifteen great-grandchildren.
The Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 28, 2023 at Heath Funeral Home & Cremation Services, LLC, 701 Lingle St., Osceola Mills, PA. Rev. Walter Smith will officiate. Burial will be at Umbria Cemetery in Osceola Mills, PA.
Visitation will be Thursday, July, 27, 2023 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the funeral service at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease – Donated online at give.michaeljfox.org OR Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Disease Research, PO Box 5014, Hagerstown, MD 21741.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.heathfuneral.com.