Thomas A. Newman

Thomas A. Newman, 80, of 1167 East Eschbach Road, St. Marys, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021, at Penn Highlands Elk, after a lengthy illness.

He was born November 8, 1940, in DuBois, son of the late Anthony and Mary Duda Newman.  Tom was a graduate of St. Catherine High School in DuBois, Class of 1958, a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and he earned his Master’s Degree from Edinboro University.  He had been a resident of St. Marys since 1966, and was a retired teacher, retiring from the St. Marys Area Middle School in 2001.

On August 27, 1966, in the Queen of the World Church, Tom married Maureen E. Neubert, who survives.  He is also survived by a daughter, Suzanne Newman of St. Marys; and by three sons: Thomas W. Newman of St. Marys; Mark A. Newman and his wife Shanti of Charlotte, NC; and Timothy P. Newman of Mt. Lebanon, PA.

In addition to his parents, Tom was preceded in death by his sister, Barbara Newman; and by three brothers: William, Robert, and John Newman.  He was the last member of his immediate family.

Tom was a member of the Queen of the World Church.  He loved to read and he enjoyed hunting and fishing.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated in the Queen of the World Church on Friday, February 26, 2021, at 12:30 PM, with the Rev. Jeffery Noble, Pastor, officiating.  Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.

Visitation will be held privately at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home.

Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Queen of the World Church, 134 Queens Road, St. Marys, PA  15857 or to the Elk County Catholic School System, 600 Maurus Street, St. Marys, PA  15857.