Aldean L. Dehner

Aldean L. Dehner, age 81, of Strattanville, passed away early Monday morning, October 27, 2025 at UPMC Hamot Hospital in Erie following a brief illness. She was born on September 19, 1944 in McCalmont Township, Jefferson County to Olive Dougher. At 6 months, Aldean was adopted by Alfred and Mildred Cummings Johnson, who lovingly raised her. She married Terry Dehner, Sr. on October 4, 1968 in Reidsburg. They had three beautiful children and shared thirty-one wonderful years together until his sudden passing on March 30, 2000. Aldean first worked at the former Don’s Dairy in Clarion. She then worked as an operator for the former Bell Telephone in Clarion, where she was known as “foxy lady” for her voice. When Aldean found out she would have to drive to a new location further away from home to continue her job months before her severance pay, she immediately quit to be with her children. She sacrificed for her children and was the most caring and loving mother who always put them first. When her children were of age, Aldean went back to work for Clarion University in Chandler Dining Hall and Forest Manor, where she later retired. She grew up on Stone House Road in Clarion where she loved serving food for parties at the Pope residence, also known as “The Stone House”. Aldean was a social butterfly and an affectionate person with a spunky personality. She always had a smile on her face and enjoyed joking around. Aldean was a member of the Summerville Church of Christ. She enjoyed going to the Main Street Senior Center in Clarion before Covid and liked singing with her sister, Ilene, playing any type of card game, and loved Avon, especially their jewelry. In her earlier years, she was a fantastic baker and cook and enjoyed making homemade grape juice from her grapevines, and canning vegetables from their garden and deer meat her husband harvested. She is survived by her daughter, Cheryl Brosius and her husband, Wayne, of Strattanville, her son, Terry “Bob” Dehner, Jr. and his wife, Nancy, of Knox, and six grandchildren, Cara Rasch and her husband, Jay, of Cleveland, OH, Jack Brosius of Clarion, Blake Dehner of Knox, Devin and Dylan Carl of Rimersburg, and Dalton McKendrick of Indiana, PA. Aldean is also survived by her sisters, Sue Sharples of Erie and Ilene Patten and her significant other, Jerry, of Girard, her brothers, Larry “Bud” Johnson of Clarion and Larry Dougher of Vermont, numerous cousins, nieces and nephews, and her special friend, Richard Peterson of Clarion, who she always enjoyed spending time with. Aldean was preceded in death by her biological mother, Olive Dougher, adoptive parents, Alfred and Mildred Johnson, husband, Terry Dehner, Sr., her daughter, Katherine “Kathy” Dehner, and a sister, Janet Turpack. Family and friends will be received from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at the Robert V. Burns Funeral Home where funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with John Kerr, assistant pastor of Summerville Church of Christ. Interment will take place beside her beloved husband in the New Rehoboth-Greenville Presbyterian Cemetery in Clarion. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Aldean’s honor to the Summerville Church of Christ, 12514 Harrison Street, Summerville, PA 15864, Main Street Senior Center, 516 Main Street, Clarion, PA 16214, or to the National Kidney Foundation online at support.kidney.org.

Aldean L. Dehner

September 19, 1944 - October 27, 2025