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Charles Bennett

Charles Bennett

Apr 3, 2014

Charles "Bob" Bennett Jr., 87, of Port Matilda died Thursday April 3, 2014 at Mt. Nittany Medical Center.

He was born October 6, 1926 in Port Matilda, a son of Charles Henry and Eva Mae (Price) Bennett. On February 25, 1950 in Port Matilda he married Dorothy S. Gill.

Surviving are his wife, a daughter...

Chester T. Woodring

Chester T. Woodring

Apr 1, 2014

Chester T. Woodring, age 80, died Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Geisinger Hospital, Danville. He was born January 1, 1934 in Tyrone, the son of Joseph T. and Mary E. Rutherford Woodring. His maternal grandparents were Hayes B. and Geneta Rutherford and paternal grandparents were Jesse C. and Margaret Woodering Sr., all of Tyrone. He is survived by 4...

Anthony G. Cannistraci

Anthony G. Cannistraci

Apr 1, 2014

Anthony G. "Geno" Cannistraci Sr. , 73, of Tyrone died Tuesday April 1, 2014 at his residence.

He was born June 6, 1940 in Tyrone, a son of Salvatore and Rosalie (Crisafulli) Cannistraci. On August 26, 1961 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bellwood he married Shirley Gensamer.

Surviving are his wife, a daughter Theresa Cannistraci...

Virginia L. Gherrity

Virginia L. Gherrity

Mar 25, 2014

Virginia L. Gherrity, age 82, of Tyrone died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Garvey Manor. She was born in Altoona on January 31, 1932, the daughter of Walter W. and Virginia M. Ammerman Welsh. On June 11, 1954 at Trinity Episcopal Church she was married to Robert J. Gherrity Jr. and in June they would have celebrated their 60th...

Nick Leasure

Nick Leasure

Mar 21, 2014

Nick Leasure, 95, of Tyrone died on Friday, March 21, 2014, at his residence. He was born on January 8, 1919 in Baltimore, MD, a son of William Eratuse and Amy Pearl (Clouse) Leasure. He was married to Vera Marie Wengert on July 2, 1938, who died on August 31, 1997. He is survived by: Connie F. Wood (Jerry)...

Frank D. Fee

Frank D. Fee

Mar 16, 2014

Mr. Frank D. Fee of State College, PA died Sunday, March 16, 2014 at Mt. Nittany Medical Center, State College. He was born in Reading, PA on May 22, 1941, the son of Frank D. and Margaret Kenderdire Fee.

Frank was involved with the Department of Entomology at Penn State, the Friends of the Frost Entomological Museum...

Dolores Mae Conrad

Dolores Mae Conrad

Mar 14, 2014

Dolores Mae Conrad, 88, of Tipton died Friday March 14, 2014 at her residence.

She was born July 28, 1925 in Tyrone, a daughter of George and Laura Mae (Hand) Rutledge. She was twice married, first to James Grager on July 31, 1945 in Hagerstown, Maryland. He died November 11, 1967. She then was married to Charles...

Abigail C. Becker

Abigail C. Becker

Mar 14, 2014

Abigail C. Becker, 51, of Tyrone died Friday March 14, 2014 at her residence.

She was born July 20, 1962 in Altoona, a daughter of William and Eleanor (Wertz) Shaffer. On September 15, 1986 in Altoona she married Brian J. Becker.

Surviving are her husband, a daughter Tyler at home, a son Brian Jr. of...

Raymond E. Houtz

Raymond E. Houtz

Mar 1, 2014

Raymond E. "Ray" Houtz, 69 of Gaithersburg, Maryland formerly of State College died Saturday March 1, 2014 at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, Florida.

He was born January 6, 1945 in State College, a son of the late William and Margaret (Corl) Houtz. On November 20, 1965 at St. Peter's United Church of Christ, State College he...

John F. Snyder

John F. Snyder

Mar 1, 2014

John F. Snyder, 64, of Bald Eagle suffered a heart attack and was suddenly called back to be in the service of our Lord Saturday March 1, 2014 at UPMC Altoona surrounded by his wife and daughter.

He was born September 30, 1949 in Philipsburg, a son of the late Fredrick Jackson Snyder and Marjorie Quarry. On...

Robert L. Updike

Robert L. Updike

Feb 24, 2014

Robert L. Updike, 88, formerly of Tyrone died Monday February 24, 2014 at Nelson's Golden Years, Dubois.

He was born December 14, 1925 in Tyrone, a son of Milton and June (Isenberg) Updike. He was twice married. First to Florence Burd who passed away of March 24, 1991. He then married Antoinette Spyker in 1992 in Tyrone....

Dorothy Mae Spanelli

Dorothy Mae Spanelli

Feb 20, 2014

Mrs. Dorothy Mae Spanelli, age 89, of Bald Eagle died Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 5:10 AM at Epworth Manor. She was born October 20, 1924 in Bald Eagle, the daughter of Samuel T. and Orpha Reese Friday and on September 12, 1946 at Winchester, VA she was married to Peter F. "Pete" Spanelli who preceded her in death...

Charles Mcfarland

Charles Mcfarland

Feb 17, 2014

Charles "Tim" McFarland, age 86, of Hendersonville, NC and a former Tyrone resident, died Monday, February 17, 2014 at his home. Complete obituary and funeral arrangements to follow at a later date.

Desales Christine Hildebrand

Desales Christine Hildebrand

Feb 12, 2014

DeSales "Dee"Hildebrand, 90, formerly of Tyrone returned to the Lord peacefully on Wednesday February 12 2014 at Vincentian Home, Pittsburgh.

She was born September 3, 1923 in Houtzdale, a daughter of Gustav and Christine (Markovich) Gustavson. On March 2, 1946 at St. Barbara Catholic Church, Houtzdale she married Charles R. Hildebrand. He died October 21, 2004.

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Mary Phyllis Johnson

Mary Phyllis Johnson

Feb 11, 2014

Mary P. "Phyllis" Johnson, 88 of Tyrone died Tuesday February 11, 2014 at Epworth Manor.

She was born March 15, 1925 in Johnstown a daughter Modestus and Thelma (Bradley) Wirtner. On June 10, 1947 in Phoenix City he married Robert H. Johnson. He died April 2, 2008.

Surviving are 2 sons Steven and wife Arden...

Catherine J. Diehl

Catherine J. Diehl

Feb 9, 2014

Catherine J. Diehl, 86, Tyrone, died early Sunday morning at Epworth Manor.

She was born in Tyrone, daughter of John J. and Jennie Lewis Kobuck. She married Charles A. Diehl on Sept. 23, 1949, in Winchester, Va.

Surviving are her husband; three children: Linda (Ash) Weaver of Tyrone, Melanie (companion Frank Lardieri) Estright of Altoona...

Frankie King Dawson

Frankie King Dawson

Feb 3, 2014

Mrs. Frankie King Troutwine Dawson, age 84, of Fayetteville, NC and a former Tyrone resident died Monday, February 3, 2014 in Eastover, NC following an extended illness. She was born February 21, 1929 in Tyrone, the daughter of Frank King and Elizabeth Gardner Goheen Troutwine. On September 1, 1951 she was united in marriage to Harry T. (Pete) Dawson...

Constance R. Adams

Constance R. Adams

Jan 30, 2014

Constance R. "Connie" Adams, age 58 of Tyrone died Thursday, January 30, 2014 at UPMC Altoona. She was born February 2, 1955 in Altoona, the daughter of John M. Jr. and Madeline Howard Adams. She is survived by a sister Suzanne Hostetter, Mt. Joy, PA and a brother John M. (Carol) Adams III of Ridgeland, SC and a niece...

J. Ronald Andrews

J. Ronald Andrews

Jan 27, 2014

J. Ronald Andrews May 26, 1934 January 27, 2014 J. Ronald Andrews, 79, of Bellefonte, died Monday January 27, 2014, at Mount Nittany Medical Center.

He was born May 26, 1934, in Port Matilda, son of John and Gladys M. (Young) Andrews. He was twice married, first to Carol Ann Etters on December 12, 1953 in Winchester,...

Samuel J. Kimberling

Samuel J. Kimberling

Jan 26, 2014

Samuel J. Kimberling Jr, age 78, of Warriors Mark died Sunday, January 26, 2014 at his

residence. He was born September 24, 1935 in Tyrone, the son of Samuel J. and Margaret Boughamer Kimberling Sr. He is survived by 4 children to his first marriage to Helen Yon - Bonnie (Mike) Ewry, Altoona, Deb (Dan) Woodring, Martinsburg,...

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