Obituaries

Apr 23, 2019

Gloria Jean Hooper, 88, of Tyrone died Tuesday Tuesday April 23, 2019 at Garvey Manor Nursing Home, Hollidaysburg.

She was born September 5, 1930 in Tyrone, a daughter of Samuel Albert and Dorothy (Ammerman) Wolfe. She was married to LaVerne Hooper in July 1955 and he preceded her in death.

Surviving are two daughters; Diane...

Apr 20, 2019

Shirley Ann (Leidy) Bailey, 83 of Tyrone died Saturday, April 20, 2019. She was born on September 2, 1935 in Water Street, PA, the daughter of the late Lester R. and Melda (Mock) Leidy. On August 29, 1959 at the Water Street Lutheran Church she married John Ermine Bailey Jr. who preceded her in death on September 23, 2010....

Apr 18, 2019

Ronald Robert Kobak, 78, of Northwood passed away peacefully at Epworth Manor on Thursday April 18, 2019.

He was born November 21, 1940 in Northwood, a son of Nicholas and Mary Jane (Friday) Kobak. On December 5, 1980 he married Shirley Ann Mayhue.

Surviving are his wife, a daughter Julie Brenneman and husband James of...

Apr 16, 2019

Helen L. Tutokey, 91, of Smithmill died Tuesday April 16, 2019 at her residence.

She was born April 30, 1927 in Smithmill, a daughter of Wasco and Anna (Semetosky) Lashinsky. On February 7, 1948 in Smithmill she married Joseph Tutokey Jr. He died January 10, 1997.

Surviving are two daughters Ilene Smith (Dirk) and Joyce...

Apr 9, 2019

Deseray J. Smith, 29, of Tyrone died Tuesday April 9, 2019 as a result of an automobile pedestrian accident in Orlando, Florida.

She was born February 3, 1990 in Huntindon, a daughter of John Smith and Susan Dean.

Surviving are her father of Huntingdon, her mother of Tyrone, a sister Natasha of Tyrone, a brother...

Apr 3, 2019

Alexandra Elizabeth (Patterson) Stevens, 81 of Tyrone and formerly of Scotland, died Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at UPMC Altoona. Alexandra was born on July 5, 1937, the daughter of the late Henry and Jacobina (Gibb) Patterson. Alexandra was preceded in death by her husband, George B. Stevens Jr. on March 24, 2019, with whom she exchanged pen-pal letters before...

Apr 1, 2019

Barbara E. "Bobbie" Damico, 83, of Tyrone died Monday April 1, 2019 at Maybrook Hills Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Altoona.

She was born August 14, 1935 in Akron, Ohio, a daughter of John and Annie Lee (Patton) Williams. She was married to Basil D. Damico on February 12, 1955 in Winchester, Virginia and he preceded her in...

Mar 31, 2019

Robert A. Bratton Sr., 74 of Tyrone, passed away at home with his wife Donna on Sunday, March 31, 2019 after a long battle with cancer. Robert was born on June 17, 1944 in Tyrone. Robert is survived by his wife of 19 years: Donna (Carper) Bratton; 1 son: Robert Bratton Jr; 1 daughter: Nicole Ann Bratton; and one...

Mar 26, 2019

Patricia Ann Nearhoof, 80, of Hollidaysburg died Tuesday March 26, 2019 at Autumn Estates, Hollidaysburg.

She was born November 3, 1938 in Tyrone, a daughter of Carl and Eleanor (Stoner) Marlin.

Survivng are a daughter, Pam Tonkay and her husband Greg of Orefield, a son, Charles F. Nearhoof and his wife Debbie of South Dakota,...

Mar 26, 2019

Margaret C. Dickson, 80, of Tyrone died Tuesday March 26, 2019 at UPMC Altoona.

She was born November 25, 1938 in Tyrone, a daughter of Wayne and Catherine (Fisher) Zindel. On November 22, 1958 in Warriors Mark she married Ronald R. Dickson. He died October 28, 1990.

Surviving are two daughters; Cindy Gillmen and her...

Mar 26, 2019

Benjamin B. Calderwood, 84, of Tyrone entered into eternal life Tuesday March 26, 2019at Epworth Manor.

He was born October 18, 1934 in Ironsville, a son of Robert and Anna Jane (Snyder) Calderwood. On September 14, 1963 at the Columbia Ave. Methodist Church, Tyrone he married Catherine L. Stonebraker. She died March 9, 2017.

Surviving...

Mar 26, 2019

Bella Rose Bonsell, 93 of Tyrone, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at her residence. She was born on February 13, 1926 in Northwood, the daughter of William "Bill" and Ruth (Hastings) Phillips. In 1943, in Tyrone, she married George Bonsell Sr. who preceded her in death on June 15, 2012. She is survived by 4 daughters: Ruth (Fred) Estright,...

Mar 25, 2019

Geraldine Adair Shildt, 90, of Tyrone died Monday March 25, 2019 at her residence.

She was born September 22, 1928 in Tyrone, a daughter of George Roy and Kathryn (Gunsallus) Eckroth. On January 10 1948 in Winchester, Virginia she married Leroy F. "Sonny" Shildt. He died April 22, 1991.

Surviving are two sons; Leroy "Cork"...

Mar 24, 2019

George Black Stevens Jr., 88 of Tyrone died Sunday, March 24, 2019. George was born on September 9, 1930 in Tyrone. George is survived by his wife, Alexandra E. Stevens with whom he exchanged pen-pal letters before traveling to Scotland to meet her and bring her back home to Bradford, PA where the couple was married. Also surviving is...

Mar 21, 2019

Troy Dale Wheland Jr., 22 of Tyrone died Thursday March 21, 2019. He was born on May 1, 1996, and is survived by his parents Troy Dale Wheland Sr. and Brenda Wilt. Also surviving are 3 sisters: Sierra Wheland and Kendra and Braelynn Sweeney; one brother: Kaden Sweeney; maternal grandmother: Judy Grager; and paternal grandparents: Clyde and Karen Wheland....

Mar 18, 2019

Paul Carmine Zottoli, Jr. of Tyrone, and formerly of Pittsburgh, left us suddenly at the age of 50. Paul was born on July 27, 1968 in the Pittsburgh neighborhood of brookline to parents Paul Zottoli (Dawn) Sr. and Mary Zottoli who survive. Also surviving are 3 brothers: Damian (Heather), Dominic and Bill (Janet); one sister: Shannon; 6 nephews: Dante,...

Mar 8, 2019

William Russell Hitchings, Jr., 86 of Tyrone, died Friday March 8, 2019. He was born March 24, 1932 the son of the late Russell and Myra (Foust) Hitchings. He is survived by a cousin, Adda Frye.

Bill was a 1950 graduate of Tyrone High School and worked at Westvaco Paper Company, Tyrone. He was a member of...

Mar 2, 2019

Deborah Jean Wilson, age 60 of Tyrone, died on Saturday March 2, 2019 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born on September 30, 1958 the daughter of Paul E. "Woody" Wilson Jr. who survives, and the late Mary Louise (Palmer) Wilson. Deborah is survived by 3 sisters: Peggy (Richard) Poorman, Ann (Ron) Kerr and Paula (Mike) Weimer;...

Mar 1, 2019

Waneta M. (Mattern) Henderson, Warriors Mark, and a guest at Epworth Manor, Tyrone, died Friday. She was the daughter of the late Ryland and Lyda Hicks Mattern. On Jan. 21, 1951, she married Edwin P. Henderson at Arch Spring Presbyterian Church, and he preceded her in death on Jan. 27, 1996. Surviving are a daughter, Cynthia DiAndrea; a son,...

Feb 28, 2019

Chalmer Alan Lykens, Tyrone, passed away Thursday after a long illness with cancer. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Chalmer A. and Elizabeth M. (Welch) Lykens. On Feb. 3, 1966, he married Diana L. Ambrose in Tyrone.

Surviving are his wife, Diana Lykens; three daughters: Patricia Roemer, Rhonda Lykens Inkrote and Melissa Dinges; six...