Carole Ryen Bezilla September 12, 1937 August 14, 2012 Carole (Stewart) Ryen Bezilla, 74, of Woodland, died Tuesday, August 14, 2012, at Windy Hill Village P.S.L., Philipsburg. She was born Sept. 12, 1937, daughter of the late W. John and Jayne (Williams) Stewart, in Philipsburg. She graduated from the former Osceola Mills High School class of 1955 and from the Clearfield Vocational Technical School in 1984. On May 24, 1997, she married William G. "Bill" Bezilla in Osceola Mills. She worked for the former: General Cigar, Philipsburg, Piper Aircraft, Quehanna and State College Manor. She retired in 1998 from Windy Hill Village as an LPN. She was a member of Gethsemane United Methodist Church, Allport. Carole is survived by four daughters, Sheila Sidelinger and her husband, Geoffrey, of Weedville, Pa., Shelley Thompson and her husband, Gregory, of Pine Glen, Stacey Koziar and her husband Brian, of Barre, Vt., and Victoria Gatto and her husband, Robert, of Ellwood City; one son, Vincent Ryen and his wife, Wanda, of Allport; one step daughter, Stacey Bezilla, of Indiana; two step sons, Dean Ryen and his wife, Bessie, of Woodland and Brett Bezilla and his wife, Brenda, of Indiana; 21 grandchildren; and 17 great grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister, Debra Bauman and her husband, Roger, of Morrisdale; and three brothers, Roger Stewart and his wife, Gloria, of Osceola Mills, Dean Stewart and his wife, Bonnie, of Jonestown and Mark Steward and his wife Sue, of Bellefonte. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her former husband, John D. "Jack" Ryen; two sisters, Audrey Louise Stewart and Darla Koppenhaver; and a son, Steven Stewart. Services will be held Friday, August 17, 2012, at 11 a.m., at Gethsemane United Methodist Church, Allport, with the Rev. Heather Baker-McCallister and the Rev. Dr. Mary Jo Bruinooge officiating. Visitation will be Thursday, August 16, 2012, from 6-8 p.m., at the Heath Funeral Home and on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. Burial will be at Umbria Cemetery, Osceola Mills. Memorial contributions may be sent to Gethsemane United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 185, Allport, PA 16821 or
, 26 South 2nd St., Suite 102, Clearfield, PA 16830. Online condolences to www.heathfuneral.com.
Published in Centre Daily Times from August 16 to August 17, 2012
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