Lifelong DuBois resident, Sheldon W. “Skip” Spigelmyer, age 93, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2026 at Penn Highlands Hospital in DuBois.
Skip was born July 28, 1933 and is survived by his wife of 71 years, Mary Jane (Delaney) Spigelmyer, along with two sons and a daughter: John R. Spigelmyer and his wife Mary Ann of Hanover, PA, David and his wife Francie of Bellefonte, PA, and Jayne Reck and her husband Michael of State College, PA. Skip is also survived by six grandchildren and one great grandchild. He is preceded in death by his Mother, Nelle (Gent) Spigelmyer and his Father, John R. Spigelmyer who passed away when Skip was just 11 days old in 1933.
Skip was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church in DuBois. Skip was a 1951 graduate of Sandy High School, received an engineering associates degree from Penn State University, and was a Pennsylvania licensed Professional Land Surveyor. He began his career working for the Pennsylvania Highway Department in the late 1950s and early 1960s designing highway and bridge infrastructure along interstate 80. In the 1970s, Skip joined Yost Associates which later became Lee Simpson Associates where he worked as a licensed engineer for more than four decades. Many of the local infrastructure projects fell under Skip’s direction. During the 1970s and 1980s, Skip also served as Secretary and Treasurer for Sandy Township, a public service contribution spanning more than 25 years.
Skip was a United States Marine Veteran, entering the Korean Conflict in 1952 and bring honorably discharged as a Buck Sergeant in 1955. He was trained at Paris Island in 1952.
Skip served on a variety of charitable Boards over the years but loved his work as Chairman of the Board for the Morningside Cemetery Association, having stepped down as Chairman earlier this year after more than 35 years of service.
Skip had a deep passion for the outdoors and was an avid fly fisherman. He loved fishing his Pennsylvania home waters but also had a love for western streams and fished dozens of rivers and brooks in Montana and Idaho. Skip will be missed and remembered as a fierce advocate for his country, his community and most importantly—his family!
Visitation will be held on Friday, October 16, 2026 from 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM at the Baronick Funeral Home & Crematorium, Inc. A funeral service will be held Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 10 AM from the funeral home with Pastor Ann Dixon officiating. Full military honors will be accorded by the members of the DuBois Area Honor Guard from the funeral home. Burial will be in Morningside Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to Morningside Cemetery, PO Box 245, DuBois, PA 15801.
Online condolences can be sent to www.baronickfuneralhome.com
