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Sara Jane Fornari
Dec 10, 2014
Leo James Fornari, 79, Altoona, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, of lung cancer. His wife, Sara Jane Fornari, 73, Altoona, also passed away Wednesday at UPMC Mercy, Pittsburgh, after complications from surgery. Leo was born Dec. 4, 1935, in Nanty Glo, son of Joseph and Clara Fornari. Sara was born June 18, 1941, in Tyrone, daughter of Harold and...
Leo James Fornari
Dec 10, 2014
Leo James Fornari, 79, Altoona, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014, of lung cancer. His wife, Sara Jane Fornari, 73, Altoona, also passed away Wednesday at UPMC Mercy, Pittsburgh, after complications from surgery. Leo was born Dec. 4, 1935, in Nanty Glo, son of Joseph and Clara Fornari. Sara was born June 18, 1941, in Tyrone, daughter of Harold and...
Marjorie E Weierick
Dec 5, 2014
Marjorie Weierick went home to be with her Lord on Friday December 5, 2014. She passed in her bedroom surrounded by sunshine, flowers and pictures of her family in her daughter's home in Reno, NV. She would have been 89 on December 17th. She was born in Altoona, daughter of E. J. and Minnie Miller. She married Ernest Weierick on...
R. Donald Emery
Dec 4, 2014
R. Donald "Don" Emery, 87, Altoona, passed away Thursday evening at the Hillview Chateau. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late Howard M. and Helen (Lehner) Emery. He married Regina B. (Raeder) on November 28, 1948 in Altoona; she preceded him in death on September 30, 2006. Don was an Altoona Area High School graduate and owned...
Steven Jay Burtnette
Dec 3, 2014
Steven Jay Burtnette, 58, Altoona, passed away early Wednesday morning at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was the son of Dolores "Dorie" (Breisacher) Burtnette and the late Edwin Jacque Burtnette. He married Rhonda (Wills) who preceded him in death on October 5, 2010. Steven was a 1974 graduate of Altoona Area High School and was a member of the...
Howard Leonard Harber
Nov 30, 2014
Howard Leonard Harber, 86, Altoona, passed away Sunday at Reading Hospital. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Josiah and Martha (Young) Harber. He married Wanda (Salsgiver) in Altoona on June 29th 1951. She preceded him in death on June 8th, 2012. Howard graduated from Scotland School for Veteran Children. He retired from the Altoona Police Department after...
Jean A Vaughn
Nov 27, 2014
Jean A. Vaughn, 81, Altoona, died November 27, 2014, at UPMC Altoona. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Joseph F. and Olive Mae (McCloskey) Vaughn. Surviving is her nephew, Joseph Vaughn of League City, Texas. Jean was a 1953 graduate of Altoona High School. She retired as an operator for Bell Telephone after many years of service....
Mary Christine Lantzer
Nov 25, 2014
Mary Christine Lantzer, 68, of Harrisburg, formerly of Altoona, died Tuesday at Community General Osteopathic Hospital, Harrisburg. She was born in Hanover, a daughter of the late Joseph and Gertrude (Hepburn) Lantzer. Surviving are two sisters, Margaret Peggy Lantzer of Bellwood, Connie Moore of San Diego, CA, and one brother, Tom Lantzer of Wake Forest, NC, and two nieces, Melissa...
Charlotte E Reid
Nov 25, 2014
Charlotte E. Reid, 93, of Juniata Gap, Altoona, passed away Tuesday morning, November 25, 2014, at her home. She was born on October 20, 1921, in Altoona, a daughter of the late Leroy W. and Margaretta (Stull) Craw. She married William J. Reid on October 19, 1940. He preceded her in death on July 18, 1980. Surviving are three sons,...
Russell C. Ellis
Nov 24, 2014
As the sun crested over Brush Mountain Monday morning, Russell C. "Rusty" Ellis, 87, Altoona, graduated to glory while surrounded by his family. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Esther R. (Simington) Ellis. On July 4, 1947, he married Esther Stitt who preceded him in death in June of 2005. On June 30,...
Clifford J. Mock, Jr.
Nov 13, 2014
Clifford J. "CJ" Mock, Jr., 58, Shamokin, passed away early Thursday morning at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. He is the son of Betty L. (Reeseman) and the late Clifford J. Mock, Sr. He graduated from Penn State University in 1977 with a Bachelor's degree in Individual and Family Studies with an option in Childhood...
Violet M Worley
Oct 29, 2014
Violet M. Worley, Altoona, passed away early Wednesday morning at Valley View Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Martinsburg, daughter of the late Calvin A. and Verna E. (Roberts) Stotler. She married Paul E. Worley Sr., and he preceded her in death on March 11, 1978. Surviving are two granddaughters: Paula Dibert and husband, John, of Altoona and...
Chester Raymond Patterson, Jr.
Oct 26, 2014
Chester Raymond Patterson, Jr., 58, Altoona, passed away early Sunday at UPMC Altoona. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late Chester Raymond, Sr. and Martha Esther (Spencer) Patterson. He married Theresa (Musto) Patterson in November 1984. Chester was employed at the Veterans Home in Hollidaysburg and enjoyed dancing. He is survived by four daughters: Jamie Goss of...
Dorothy Helen Brumbaugh
Oct 25, 2014
Dorothy Helen Brumbaugh, 94, Presbyterian Village at Hollidaysburg, died Saturday morning at UPMC Altoona. She was born in Juniata, daughter of the late John D. and Alma (Nelson) Brumbaugh. Surviving are several cousins: Roy and Arlene Glass, Ellen Teeter, and Brenda Dively. Dorothy was the last surviving member of her family. She was preceded in death by her parents; and...
Charlotte L Benson
Oct 16, 2014
Charlotte L. Benson, 63, Altoona, passed away Thursday evening surrounded by family, after a brief battle with cancer. She was the daughter of the late Richard and Rita (Porta) Bucher. She married David Benson on September 3, 1970 in Altoona. Charlotte was a 1969 graduate of Bishop Guilfoyle High School and was employed at UPMC-Altoona for the past 20 years....
Carl A Farber
Oct 6, 2014
Carl A. Farber, 88, Altoona, passed away Monday at UPMC Altoona. He was the son of the late Earl and Ethel (Spearing) Farber. He married Mae J. Morgan on Feb. 19, 1949, in Altoona, and she preceded him in death on Jan. 21, 2006. Surviving are three daughters: Carol Hummel and husband, Terry, of Jacksonville, Fla., Irene Decker of Caldwell,...
Robert L Whitfield
Sep 30, 2014
Robert L. Whitfield, 86, Altoona, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday morning at Golden Living Center at Hillview. He was the son of the late William E. and Olive J. (Drenning) Whitfield. He was twice married, first to Charlotte M. Fletcher on September 9, 1950 in Altoona who preceded him in death September 1, 1985....
Ralph R Stacey, Sr.
Sep 23, 2014
Ralph R. "Pete" Stacey, Sr., 84, Altoona, passed away Tuesday morning at UPMC-Altoona. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late Donald and Hannah Stacey. He married Marjorie (Ickes) in Hollidaysburg at the Reservoir Bible Church. Ralph was a Burner for Conrail, attended the Altoona Alliance Church, and served in the US Army, Military Police, from 1947 to...
Betty Pearl McCaulley
Sep 21, 2014
Betty Pearl McCaulley, 84, Altoona, passed away Sunday at her home. Born in Nanty Glo, she was the daughter of the late Henry Logan and Mable (Phillips) Hunt. She married, Dean G. McCaulley, in 1949 in Maryland. Betty is survived by her husband, one son: Dean L. McCaulley and wife Betty A., of Altoona; 3 grandchildren: Sarah McCaulley Tauber and...
Jeffrey L Hippo
Sep 19, 2014
Jeffrey L. Hippo, 51, Altoona, passed away Friday morning at his home. He is the son of the late Ernest Hippo and Alberta (Winter) Hippo. He married Susan (Graffius) August 1, 1981 in Altoona. Jeffrey was an electrician for IBEW, a member of Juniata VFW and Local #5, and enjoyed fishing, computers and music. In addition to his wife and...
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