Wilbert DeWitt Jr.

Wilbert DeWitt, Jr., 81 of Vanderbilt passed away on Friday January 9, 2026 at his home. He was born on November 18, 1944 at Grindstone a son of the late Wilbert H., Sr. and Freda Belle Stillwagon DeWitt. Mr. DeWitt was a veteran of the U.S. Army and he was a retired Boilermaker having been a member of Union Local #154. He was a member of the Calvary Apostolic Church in Uniontown. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jane (Janie) Edwards DeWitt; sons, Kevin D. DeWitt and his wife ChaeSuk of Gilbert, AZ and Jeffrey T. DeWitt and his wife Robin of Uniontown; five grandchildren, Ashley DeWitt and her husband Richard Hubbard, Ashley Biskup, Kodi DeWitt, Hannah DeWitt and Austin DeWitt; two great grandchildren, Richard Charles and Penelope Hubbard; two brothers, Daniel DeWitt and his wife Pat of Connellsville and Philip Mark DeWitt and his wife Nanette of Grindstone and three sisters, Sandra Henry and her husband Homer of Mesa, Az, Esther Raley and her husband Roger of Mesa, AZ and Rebecca Barton and her husband Brett of Georgia. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by sisters, Juanita Runkle, Mildred Santmyer, Shirley Eileen Rupert, Carol Gilchrest and Deborah Reynolds. Family and friends will be received from 2-4,6-8 P.M. Thursday in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 111 E. Green St., Connellsville where services will be held on Friday at 11:00 A.M. with Rev. Dan Bayles officiating. Interment will follow in Sylvan Heights Cemetery. To offer a condolence or remembrance please visit