Esther Jean Stitely Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Esther Jean Stitely of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, who passed away at the age of 88, on January 21, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, James Black and Esther Black (Mardis); her son E. J. Stitely Jr.; and her siblings, Janet Ruth Black, Gerald, James D. and Earl R. Black.
She is survived by: her husband Ed Stitely; her children, Eric Stitely (Pansy), Cissi Vitalie (John) and Lizzie Knipple; her daughter-in-law Clarissa Stitely; her grandchildren, Breana Hamara (David), Brenton Vitalie (Corrina), Heather Stitely, Garrett Gallo, Joshua Vitalie (Sasha), Dalton Knipple, Wade Knipple and Emmalie Vitalie-Moore (Zack); and her great grandchildren, Caden, Makenzie, Sienna, Baker, Nathlie, Fletcher, Eveyln, Finnick and Flossie Anne.
Donations may be made in Esther's memory to St. Jude's.
