The Corry Journal

Marilyn Y. Keeler, 81, of Corry, Pa., passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, surrounded by family and friends. She was born on March 29, 1945, in Harleysville, Pa., to the late Warren and Erma (Landis) Yothers. On Aug. 6, 1966, she married her husband, Donald Keeler. Together in 1971, they moved to Corry. There they began building their life together, raising their family and working hard to operate a dairy farm.

Dean A. Stoddard, 68, of Corry, Pa., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at the Corry Manor. He was born on Feb. 28, 1958, in Corry, a son of the late Melvin and Bernice (Bensink) Stoddard. Dean was raised and educated in Corry and graduated from Corry Area High School in 1976. He then worked at Corry Rubber for a short period of time before starting at McInnes Steel. He worked there for 23 years and retired in 2000.

Marilyn Y. Keeler, 81, of Corry, Pa., passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, surrounded by family and friends. Family and friends are invited to call on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at Valley View Mennonite Church, 24313 State Hwy 89 and 77, Spartansburg, Pa, 16434 from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral service there at noon. Arrangements are under the care of Bracken Funeral Home, Inc., 315 N. Center St, Corry, Pa., 16407. A full obituary will be in a later edition of The Corry Journal.

Many holidays are observed these days, some are grand occasions to most of society and some make many wonder why we celebrate them at all. Labor Day in recent times is caught in no man’s land between these two categories. Many workplaces, still give a majority of their staff a three-day weekend, but this number is dropping as the years go on. The first unofficial Labor Day was celebrated with a parade in New York City on Sept 5, 1882.

Public anxiety about data center construction only grows. Many worry that communities will face higher utility bills, water depletion, overburdened infrastructure and economic uncertainty. After COVID, distrust of government, institutions and corporations have metastasized. Such opposition spans the political spectrum to include the upcoming midterm elections. In Pennsylvania alone, there are more than 120 proposed data centers.

A collision involving a D&R Transportation school bus and and red SUV occurred on Friday around 3:35 p.m., near the the Route 6 Plaza. City of Corry Fire Chief Chris Lyon reported one injury to the driver of the SUV. No injuries of students were reported on the scene, though Lyon added that the students were being transported to the Corry Memorial Hospital for official evaluation as per the school policy.

The Corry middle school girls basketball team hosted the North East Grape Pickers in the West Gym Thursday afternoon for its first home game of the season. A fourth quarter comeback attempt from Corry fell just short, and the Lady Beavers fell 28-24. They are now 0-2 on the season following a 23-9 setback in their first game at Northwestern on Monday. “I am really proud of the team today,” Corry middle school girls basketball head coach Ryan Mumau said.

The bridge on Cemetery Road has been out of commission since 2012 due to severe structural deterioration, however the project to fix the bridge recently received an update. At the Spring Creek Township meeting on Thursday night, township supervisors gave details about the bridge and the planning to get it operational after a long absence of usage. “We’re getting back on track with the bridge project,” said Township Supervisor Chairman William “Bill” Jackson.

Editor’s note: News releases written by Corry City Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Union City Police. Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Department Office are submitted to the Corry Journal, which then publishes the exact information supplied by police. Whether names or other facts of the incident are published depends strictly on what information has been given by the police.

Vehicle and pedestrian incidents on Mead Avenue and Smith Street have been an issue for crosstown traffic for some time now, according to many residents in Corry, which is raising the question of what can be done to make the city intersection safer for drivers in the local area. Mead Avenue begins at West Washington Street, then into downtown and then out to Route 6 after passing Mead Park.