Franklin Foster Fink
Feb 25, 2024
Franklin Foster Fink, 64 of Tyrone, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024. He was born on November 25, 1959, in Philipsburg, the son of the late Franklin Foster and Cathleane Rae (Price) Fink. He is survived by seven siblings: Vickie (Jack) Moore, Wanda (Joe) Fink, Dora (Joe) Hildebrand, Sonia Fink, Sheila (Jay) Fink, Amanda (Michele) Fink, and Roger...
Howard "Howdy" D. Mccready
Feb 24, 2024
Howard "Howdy" Donald McCready, 55, of Warriors Mark, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2024. Howdy was born in Altoona to the late Howard David and Theresa Gladys (Garman) McCready on April 3, 1968. On July 28, 2006, in Tyrone, he married Bobbi Jo Dean, who survives.
Howard also leaves behind his children, Kristy (Paul) Replogle; Ashley...
Edward M. Wilson
Feb 18, 2024
Edward "Ed" Michael Wilson, 73 of Tyrone, passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024. He was born in Altoona on January 9, 1951, the son of the late Harold T. and Mary E. (Edwards) Wilson. On August 2, 1975, at Calvary Baptist Church he married Claudia Susan (Estright) Wilson and was the love of her life. Along with his...
David Lewis Garman
Feb 13, 2024
David Lewis Garman, 80 of Spruce Creek and formerly of Altoona, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. He was born in Clearfield on October 27, 1943, the son of the late William Henry and Pauline (Hewitt) Garman. On July 11, 1964, at the Juniata United Presbyterian Church he married Glenna (Frazier) Garman who survives. Also surviving is a...
Judith Ann Ray
Feb 13, 2024
Judith Ann (Stouffer) Ray, 81 of Tyrone, passed away on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. She was born in Tyrone, on August 14, 1942, the daughter of the late Robert and Verna M. (Eckley) Stouffer. On January 9, 1961 in Rockville, MD she married Jesse Elwood Ray Jr. who preceded her in death on September 21, 2000. She is survived...
Timothy D. Parks
Jan 29, 2024
Timothy D. Parks, 72 of Warriors Mark, passed away on Monday, January 29, 2024. He was born in Huntingdon, PA on November 25, 1951, the son of the late Dean Watson and Myrtle Parks Reed. He is survived by two sons: Stephen D. (Rebecca) Parks and Aaron M. Parks; three grandchildren: Harley, Kiana, and Steven; and five siblings: Anthony...
James A. Pierce
Jan 22, 2024
James "Jimmy" Anthony Pierce, 63 of Tyrone, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2024. He was born on November 22, 1960 in Corning, NY the son of the late Donald R. Pierce and Annie Faye Hardin. On December 11, 2003, in Tyrone he married Donna Pierce who survives. Also surviving is a son: Jesse Hoover; two grandsons: Brayden Eckley...
Lois E. Cassady
Jan 22, 2024
Lois E. Cassady, age 90, passed peacefully on January 22, 2024 at home with family. Always a busy,
talented and creative mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she spent her entire life caring for
and serving others while unwilling to seek praise, attention or thanks.
Lois was born in New York on October 12, 1933...
William Francis Vyhonsky Sr.
Jan 21, 2024
William "Bill" F. Vyhonsky Sr., 82 of Tyrone, passed away at home surrounded by family on Sunday, January 21, 2024. He was born in Altoona on June 4, 1941, the son of the late Stephen and Elizabeth Bezila Vyhonsky. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years Judy (Ross) Vyhonsky; children: Stephanie (Rich) Forosisky of Johnstown, Bill...
Joyce Elaine Laird
Jan 19, 2024
Joyce Elaine Laird, age 66, of Bear, DE, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Friday, January 19, 2024. Joyce battled Vascular Dementia courageously for 11 years.
Born in New Castle, DE on November 3, 1957, she was a daughter of Sandra E. (Davis) and the late Carl H. Cox. Joyce was the oldest of five...
Marguerite "Maggie" Domenick
Jan 3, 2024
Marguerite "Maggie" Domenick, age 88, of Fort Lauderdale, FL and formerly of Tyrone and Altoona, PA, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early-morning hours on Wednesday, January 3. Maggie was born on September 17, 1935 in Tyrone, PA to Andrew and Esther (Phillips) Johnson.
On July 10, 1956, Maggie married the love of her life,...
Marilyn Ruth Nearhoof
Jan 3, 2024
Marilyn Heilman Nearhoof passed away on January 3, 2024. She was born in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, on November 4, 1945, the daughter of the late Alice Livengood Heilman and Herbert C. Heilman of Ford City, Pennsylvania. On August 20, 1966, she married the love of her life Elmer Nearhoof in the Ford City Baptist Church. Along with her husband, Lynne...
Effie Mae Allen
Jan 2, 2024
Effie Mae Allen, 93 of Tyrone, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. She was born in Lewistown on December 23, 1930, the daughter of the late Clarence L. and Gertie E. (Leister) Nearhoof. On November 21, 1981, at the Spring Mount Church of the Brethren in Warriors Mark she married Richard "Dick" Allen who preceded her in death...
Robert E. Albright
Dec 27, 2023
Robert E. Albright, 87 of Martinsburg and formerly of Tyrone, passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023. He was born in Tyrone on September 4, 1936, the son of the late George M. and Ruth M. (Dickson) Albright. In 1975 at the First English Lutheran Church Tyrone he married Linda (Myers) Albright who survives. Also surviving are children: Michael, James...
George Newton Colpetzer
Dec 24, 2023
George Newton Colpetzer, 80, formally of Tyrone, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 24, 2023. Born November 12, 1943, in Half Moon Twp, Centre County, the son of Robert R. and Fannie Woomer Colpetzer.
He was united in marriage to the former Joan Fasekas on March 27, 1971, who preceded him in death....
William Abraham Mclaughlin
Dec 12, 2023
William Abraham McLaughlin, 89 of Tyrone passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. He was born in Tyrone on October 12, 1934, the son of the late Andrew J. and Clarissa (Greene) McLaughlin. He is survived by a nephew: Andrew (Lisa) McLaughlin; a niece Denise (Jim) Davis; and several great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews....
Jane Stapert Munro
Dec 12, 2023
Jane S. Munro, 75, of Tyrone Township, passed away Tuesday following a courageous battle with cancer and, ultimately pulmonary fibrosis. She was born in Paterson, N.J., daughter of the late Samuel and Edith (Greydanus) Stapert.
Jane grew up in Oakland, N.J. and attended Douglass College (Rutgers University), in New Brunswick, N.J., graduating in 1970 with a degree...
Kenneth E. Weyer
Dec 10, 2023
Kenneth E. Weyer, 76, passed away in Tyrone surrounded by family, on Sunday, December 10, 2023. Kenneth was born in Huntingdon on November 15, 1947 to the late Richard and Margaret (Wilson) Weyer. On December 24, 1970 in Altoona, he married his loving wife, Pamela Beyer, who survives.
Along with his wife, he is survived by children,...
John A. W. Updike
Dec 4, 2023
John Updike (62) of Tyrone, passed away on Monday December 4, 2023. He was born in Altoona to the late Harry T. and Ellen L. (Hafer) Updike.
He is survived by siblings, Mae Teeters, Esther Updike (Dave), and Rose Keith (Jim); several nieces and nephews; and many great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in...
John Howard Sultage
Nov 27, 2023
John Howard Sultage Jr., 74 of Tyrone, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2023. He was born in Altoona on November 20, 1949, the son of the late John Howard and Helen (Guerekovich) Sultage Sr. On November 1, 1978, in Altoona, he married Carole (Phipps) Sultage who survives. Also surviving are two daughters: Nicole Hahn and Christine Hutchison; three...
