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Altoona, PA Obituaries
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Wilma E Dietze
Jul 26, 2009
August 14, 1913-----July 26, 2009 Wilma E. Dietze, 95, a loving wife and mother, a faithful church worker, and a kind and generous friend, died Sunday at Valley View Home. Wilma was born in Altoona, the daughter of the late Cosmos and Catherine (Bretz) Clendenin. She graduated from Altoona High School in 1931. Wilma worked as a waitress and also...
Fred R Ashburn Jr
Jul 26, 2009
Fred R. Ashburn, Jr., 55, of Altoona, died Sunday at Altoona Regional Health Center, Altoona Hospital Campus. He was born in Altoona, a son of the late Fred R., Ashburn, Sr., and Marianna T. (Malone) Ashburn, who survives. Also surviving are two sisters, Diana Rickabaugh, of Altoona, and Patricia Tatsch, of Tipton; an uncle, David Malone, and numerous nieces, nephews,...
Marcia J Gulish
Jul 13, 2009
Marcia J. Gulish, 66, of Altoona, died Monday, July 13, 2009, at Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona Hospital Campus. She was born in Flinton, a daughter of the late Michael and Valerie (Hempksy) Will. She married Joseph F. Gulish August 8, 1969 at Fairview United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, two sons, Frank A. Gulish and his wife Debbie...
Richard Arthurs Jackson
Jul 11, 2009
Richard "Dick" Arthurs Jackson, 88, of Altoona, died Saturday morning at Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona Hospital Campus. He was born in Juniata, a son of the late Ross Edward and Grace Irene (Arthurs) Jackson. He married Marjorie Grace Sands on May 3, 1942. Surviving are his loving wife, Marjorie, of 67 years, two sons: Richard and wife Linda of...
Jean Reale
Jul 7, 2009
Jean Wagner Reale, 89, of 331-22nd Avenue, died Tuesday at her home. She was born in Juniata, a daughter of the late Curtis Albert Wagner and Marguerite (Kauffman) Wagner. Surviving are her sister, Marian Shaffer of Port St. Lucie, Florida, and her caregiver, Judy Russ of Altoona. She was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Wagner. Jean was a...
Robert B Lion
Jul 6, 2009
Robert B. Lion, Jr., 59, of the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, formerly of Maryland, died Monday, July 6, 2009, at the home. He was born in Washington, D.C., son of the late Robert B. and Jane Elizabeth (Lucky) Lion, Sr. He married Ty Anderson in August, 2008. Surviving are his wife Ty; one son Christopher Lion, his wife Teri and son...
Joan Marie Miller
Jul 5, 2009
Joan M. Miller, 82, of Altoona, stepped into the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Sunday, July 5, 2009, at the Golden Living Center, Hillview. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Emanuel and Marie (Gutshall) Butler. She married Glenn A. Miller March 16, 1946, in Juniata. He preceded her in death on October 31, 1989....
Judith A Layton
Jul 2, 2009
Judith A. Layton, 70, of Valley View Home, died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at the home. She was born on July 16, 1938, in Altoona, daughter of the late Albert E. and Judith J. (Hyle) Endress. She married Ronald E. Layton on June 23, 1961, in Winchester, Va. He preceded her in death in 1991. Surviving is one daughter Cindy...
Leon O Karlson
Jul 2, 2009
Leon Oscar Karlson, 88, loving and devoted father, passed on peacefully in his home on Thursday, July 2, 2009. He was born on February 16, 1921, in Altoona, son of the late Karl W. and Oskara A. (Carlson) Karlson. He was preceded in death by seven brothers and sisters: Elvera, Karl, Verner, Harold, Edith, James and Robert. He graduated from...
Tammy Jo Burket
Jun 28, 2009
Tammy Jo Burket, 46, of Altoona, died Sunday morning at Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona Hospital Campus, following her courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Macomb, Illinois, a daughter of the late William Nessel "Bud" Herron and Mary Jo (Myers) Herron. Surviving are three daughters, Kayla, Britni and Mackenzie, all at home, and two brothers, Scott Herron and...
David R Graham
Jun 28, 2009
David R. Graham, 58, of Altoona, died at his home on Sunday evening. He was born on February 12, 1951, in Altoona, son John R. and Phyllis (Moyer) Graham. He married Patty D. Hancuff april 21, 1991, in Altoona. Surviving is his wife; one daughter: Valerie Pattison of Ohio, his mother, Phyllis Graham of Altoona, two sisters: Bonnie Wright and...
Dean A Boyer Sr
Jun 26, 2009
Dean Alfred Boyer, Sr., 91, of Altoona, died at his home on Friday. He was born in Bellefonte, PA, son of the late Issac and Pearl (Mundorf) Boyer. He married Virginia Leona Myers in Baltimore, MD in 1946. She preceded him in death in October, 2008. Surviving are children: Dean Boyer, Jr, and his wife Donna of Georgia, a daughter...
Glenn O Bovard
Jun 25, 2009
Glenn O. Bovard, 85, of Elmcroft Manor, Hollidaysburg, formerly of Juniata Gap, died Thursday evening at the Lutheran Home @ Hollidaysburg. He was born in Butler, a son of the late Walter Oliver Bovard and Wilda (Hall) Bovard. He married Lois Ann Ridgeway on June 13, 1946 in Forty Fort. She preceded him in death on February 9, 2000. Mr....
Alfred E Peterman
Jun 22, 2009
Alfred E. "Fred" Peterman, Sr., 72, of Martinsburg, died Monday at his home. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Paul Glenn and Jannette M. (Palmer) Peterman. He is survived by his three children: a daughter Verlynn-Christy (Chris) Smith and her husband Brian of Altoona, a son Bradley E. Peterman and his wife Nannett of Tyrone, a son...
Marian R Runyen
Jun 21, 2009
Marian R. Runyen, 89, of Latrobe, died June, 21, 2009, at Latrobe Regional Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 14, 1919, in Altoona, daughter of the late John L. and Mary Ruth (O'Donnell) Snoberger. She married Donald Runyen in Altoona. He preceded her in death in 1987. Surviving are two sons: son Ronald Merritts and his wife Sylvia,...
Earl W Bradley
Jun 15, 2009
Earl W. "Chip" Bradley, 45, of Huntingdon, formerly of Altoona, died Monday, at his home. He was born in Hammond, Indiana, the son of Harold R. Bradley, Sr. and the late Anna Rose (Tanzi) Bradley. Mr. Bradley was a graduate of Altoona Area High School and served with the U.S. Army and worked as a self employed businessman. His hobbies...
Steven Williams
Jun 14, 2009
Steven Logan Williams, 56, of Hollidaysburg, lost his courageous battle with cancer at 6:30 AM Sunday, at his home, with his family by his side.. He was born in Altoona, the son of Rose Marie Williams and the late Max E. Williams. He graduated from the Western PA School for the Deaf in 1970. He worked at the Veteran's Hospital...
Martha Pearl McCracken
Jun 13, 2009
Martha Pearl McCracken December 13, 1918 -- June 12, 2009 Martha Pearl McCracken, 90, a resident of the Altoona Center for Nursing Care, formerly of Green Avenue Towers and Juniata, died Friday at the Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona Hospital Campus. She was born in Juniata, a daughter of the late Roy Reed and Martha (Fisher) Reed. She married Donald...
Eugene Sharp
Jun 12, 2009
Eugene Sharp, 70, of Altoona, died early June 12, 2009, at his home. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Clarence and Mary (Maize) Sharp. He married Nancy L. Dively on July 14, 1982, who survives him. Surviving are his 5 children: Eugene A. Horton, John H. Horton, Mary Jean and Andrew T. Sharp, all of Altoona, Debbie...
Geraldine Kester
Jun 10, 2009
Gerry M. Kester, Gerry M. Kester, 84, of Hollidaysburg, formerly Juniata, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter in Scotch Valley, Hollidaysburg. She was born in Altoona, a daughter of the late D. Grant Smith and Emma (Robison) Smith. She married David C. Kester June 26, 1942, in Winchester, Virginia. He preceded her in death on April 9, 2002....
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