DASR-DuBois Area Retirees

16/03/2026

On June 9, 2026 DASR will be having a luncheon at Christ Lutheran Church on Sunflower Drive at noon! We welcome all school retirees from the area! We will also be presenting a $1000 scholarship to a graduate who is pursuing a degree in Education! Please join us! Lunch is $20pp. Contact Susan Raiford with any questions! 814-591-3949

04/10/2025

Looking forward to our October Luncheon! Sharing a fun trip to NYC to see the Rockettes! https://www.facebook.com/share/v/16AY73wkaA/?mibextid=wwXIfr

17/06/2025

We have our DASR Luncheon today! Looking forward to visiting with our new and old retirees and awarding our 2 scholarships to Morgan H***e and Lindsay Johnson! Congratulations to you both! 🎉

07/01/2025

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Richard D. “Dick” Trudgen, Sr., age 78 of DuBois, PA died Sunday, January 5, 2025 at Penn Highlands DuBois Hospital.
Born on April 18, 1946 in Kittanning, PA, he was the son of the late Richard H. and Pearl (Timmerberg) Trudgen.
On September 9, 1978, he married his wife of 46 years, Bethea “Beth” (Helgert) Trudgen. She survives.
Dick retired from the DuBois Area School District after a 32 ½ year career as a music teacher. After his retirement, he worked in the parts department of Wilkinson Subaru in Curwensville for 11 years.
Dick attended Christ Lutheran Church and was a member of the Wheels of Yesteryear Car Club. He was currently the president of the DuBois Area School Retirees, and took great pride in being the conductor of the DuBois Area Community Band and being a member of the DuBois Area Honor Guard.
He is survived by his three children (Stefanie Penvose and her husband Jacob, and Richard Trudgen and his wife Missy, both of DuBois, PA, and Ryan Trudgen of Peoria, AZ), a grandson (William Penvose), four sisters (Pamela Baumgartner of Venice, FL, Cheryl Burke of Fenelton, PA, Dana Ball of Madisonville, KY, and Debra Snyder of Cowansville, PA), and two brothers (Dan Painter, Jr. of Murrells Inlet, SC and Robert Painter of Kittanning, PA).
He was preceded in death by one sister (Barbara Claypoole), and his step father (Dan Painter, Sr.).
Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 9, 2025 from 2 – 4PM and 6 – 8 PM at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc
A funeral service will be held Friday, January 10, 2025 at 11 AM from Christ Lutheran Church with Pastor John Miller officiating.
Burial will follow in Morningside Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the DuBois Area Community Band, 413 Randall Court, and/or the DuBois Area Honor Guard, PO Box 907, and/or Christ Lutheran Church Organ Fund, 875 Sunflower Drive, all in DuBois, PA 15801, and/or DuBois Area Retirees Scholarship Fund, Attn: Eloise Kosko, PO Box 219, Luthersburg, PA 15848.
Online condolences can be made to www.baronickfuneralhome.com

25/12/2024

Wishing our DASR family a joyous Christmas and a happy, healthy 2025.🎄

22/10/2024

What a wonderful way to celebrate our former colleagues! ❤️🥰

22/10/2024

The DASR October meeting was held today 10/22/24 at Christ Lutheran Church. We held a Memorial Ceremony to remember and honor our former colleagues who have passed away. Each of them played an important role to help our students and make the DuBois Area School District a better place. We lit a candle in their name and then read scripture. Victor Kosko then sang “On Eagle’s Wings” while being accompanied on the piano by his wife Eloise. Our closing thoughts were-When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. ❤️ Please share any special memories of our colleagues listed below!
Next we held an auction that raised $176 that will go towards our future scholarships.
In our June, 2023 meeting we gave out 2 $1000 scholarships to future educators. The winners were Bree Weible 👩🏼‍🎓and Madison Eckley 👩🏼‍🎓.