Obituaries

Altoona, PA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Altoona, Blair County, PA & Surrounding Areas

Joan Marie Miller

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....

Leon O Karlson

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...

Judith A Layton

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...

David R Graham

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...

Tammy Jo Burket

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...

Dean A Boyer Sr

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

Marian E Ross

Marian E Ross

Jun 3, 2009

Marian E. "Betsy" Ross, 81, of Homers Gap, died Wednesday at Altoona Hospital. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late William M. and Linnie (Moyer) Ross. She is survived by her sister Maxine C. Ross, with whom she resided, two brothers: William "Dick" Ross and his wife Janet of New Port Ritchey, FL, and Ronald L. Yeager and...

Donald M Hoffman

Donald M Hoffman

May 29, 2009

Donald M. Hoffman, 88, of Altoona, died Friday, May 29, 2009, at Ephrata manor, Ephrata, PA. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Frank and Sylvia (Anderson) Hoffman. He married Mary M. Clemens on January 16, 1943, in Sioux Falls, SD. She preceded him in death on December 30, 2000. Surviving are two children: Susan A. Pigott of...

Madeline E Workinger

Madeline E Workinger

May 28, 2009

Madeline Elizabeth (Nachreiner) Workinger, 90, of Juniata, died Friday evening at Epworth Manor, Tyrone. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA, to the late Herman Joseph Nachreiner and Mary Gertrude (Siebert) Nachreiner of Pittsburgh, PA; she was the second born of their ten children. She married John Elwood Workinger, May 5, 1938, in Pittsburgh, PA, where four of their seven children...

Roy S Mock

Roy S Mock

May 28, 2009

Roy S. Mock, III, 65, of Altoona, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, May 28, 2009, at Altoona Regional Health System, Altoona Hospital Campus. He was born on October 7, 1943, in Altoona, a son of the late Roy S. Mock, Jr. and Virginia (Helsel) Mock. He married Nancy Hoover on July 29, 1967, at Trinity Lutheran Church,...

Anna Mary Fries

Anna Mary Fries

May 22, 2009

Anna Mary Fries, 96, of Presbyterian Village, Hollidaysburg, died Friday at the Presbyterian Village. She was born in McVeytown, PA, daughter of the late E. Vance and Gertrude (Horning) Kimberly. She married Donald K. Fries on December 26, 1944, in Altoona. He preceded in her in death on September 28, 1954. Surviving are four children: Barbara L. Bardo and her...

Gerald L Grace

Gerald L Grace

May 17, 2009

Grace, Gerald L.obit Gerald L. Grace, 82, of Audubon, NJ, died Sunday, May 17, 2009, at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden, NJ. He was born in Altoona, son of the Inzy and Elsie Grace. He is survived by his wife Susan; his siblings, Inzy Grace, Jr., Audrey Hamilton, Betty Shearborn, Darrel Grace, Shirley Wilt, James Grace, and Elsie...

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