Emily C. Weaver

peacefully on Saturday, October 1, 2022 surrounded by her children.

Born November 4, 1935, she was the daughter of William C. “Pete” Chase, II and Julia Boardman (Kerr)

Chase Boulton. She was a 1953 graduate of Clearfield Area High School, where she was class

valedictorian; a 1957 graduate of Goucher College, Towson, MD, where she was inducted into the Phi

Beta Kappa Honor Society and received her bachelor of arts in American Studies; and a proud graduate

of Ohio State University, earning a master’s degree in American history with a focus on foreign policy.

In her 20s, Emily worked as a newspaper reporter for the Clearfield Progress and a newspaper in

Ambridge, PA; she also worked in various libraries at the University of Minnesota and Ohio State

University; and then devoted herself to raising her four children. She was married to her high school

classmate John Weaver from 1958 to 1987.

Throughout her life, Emily was an active community volunteer. She was a leader in the PTA at the

elementary school her children attended in Baton Rouge, LA, and spent many hours tutoring children

there. Following her return to Clearfield in 1988, she was an active member of several organizations and

served on the boards of the Clearfield County Public Library, the local chapter of AAUW, the Joseph &

Elizabeth Shaw Public Library, and the Clearfield County Historical Society.

Emily is survived by her four children, Deirdre Chase Weaver, Farmington, CT, Julia Kerr Weaver

(Michael McCloskey), Highspire, PA, William Frederick “Fred” Weaver, Clearfield, PA, and James

Alexander Weaver (Cynthia Greenleaf), Columbus, OH; her ex-husband, John Weaver, Baton Rouge, LA;

several cousins, including her beloved first cousin Ben Vaughan, whom she called her “brother from

another mother;” and numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Pete and Julia, Emily was predeceased by her stepfather, Harold J. Boulton;

her brother, Bill Chase, who died in July of 2022; and many beloved family pets.

Emily’s children would like to express their gratitude to the doctors and staff of Penn State Milton S.

Hershey Medical Center, especially the Heart and Vascular Institute, whose expert care gave Emily more

time with her family; and to the staff of Grane Hospice and Country Meadows of Hershey for the care,

compassion, and kindness they provided to Emily in the last few years of her life.

Memorial contributions may be made in Emily’s name to the Clearfield County Public Library and

Bookmobile, 601 Beech Street, Curwensville, PA 16833; the American Civil Liberties Union, 125 Broad

Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004; the Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, c/o Development

and Alumni Relations, MC HS20, PO Box 852, Hershey, PA 17033-0852; or the animal shelter of the

donor’s choice.

At Emily’s request, there will be no public services. A celebration of life will be held in the future.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.bennettandhouser.com for the

Weaver family.