Opal A. (Way) Claycomb Lozinski
Mar 9, 2023
Opal A. (Way) Claycomb Lozinski, formerly of Altoona, passed away Thursday, March 9, 2023, at home, where she had resided with her daughter for the last several years. She was 104. Born February 12, 1919, in Fishertown, PA, Opal was a daughter of the late Sewell E. and Cleo A. (McLeery) Way. She was first married to Paul E....
Richard Deputy
Feb 24, 2023
Richard A. Deputy, 63, of Bedford, died on Friday, February 24, 2023 at UPMC Bedford Hospital. He was born on November 24, 1959 in Wilmington, DE a son of Edward A. and Ellen (Whitlock) Deputy Sr. of Bedford. Along with his parents he is survived by two sons: Josh Deputy and wife Chanda of New Paris; Matthew Deputy and...
Michael S. Telmanik Jr.
Feb 22, 2023
Michael S. Telmanik Jr. 76, of Bedford, died Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at home. He was born on February 22, 1947, in Bedford, a son of the late Michael S. and Helen (Price) Telmanik Sr. He is survived by two daughters: Natalie Telmanik, and Miranda Darmody, both of Atlanta, GA; a granddaughter Mila Jane; and two sisters: Sandra Fink...
Michael L. Phillips
Feb 21, 2023
Michael L. Phillips 69, of Bedford, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at UPMC Altoona Hospital. He was born on September 4, 1953 in Bedford, a son of the late Francis J. and Doris Jean (Harclerode) Phillips Jr. On June 30, 1978 in Bedford he married Peggy (Reynolds) Phillips who preceded him in death on April 14, 2013. He is...
Richard Pilukaitis Sr.
Feb 20, 2023
Richard Pilukaitis Sr., 72, of Schellsburg died on Monday, February 20, 2023 at UPMC Altoona Hospital. He was born on December 5, 1950 in South Plainfield, NJ a son of the late Victor and Margaret (Weishop) Pilukaitis. On November 5, 1993 in Lancaster, PA he married Deborah (Lau) Pilukaitis who survives along with the following family: one son Richard...
Barry L. Hershberger
Feb 15, 2023
Barry L. Hershberger, 76 of Bedford, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at his residence. He was born on September 28, 1946 in Bedford, a son of the late John R. and Madolyn (Motto) Hershberger. On December 26, 1967, in Cumberland, MD, he married Deanna “Dea” M. (Rader) Hershberger who preceded him in death on April 1, 2017. He...
James E. Berkey
Feb 10, 2023
James E. Berkey, 67, of Bedford, died on Friday, February 10, 2023 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born on August 17, 1955 in Everett a son of the late Luther E. and M. Pauline (Egolf) Berkey. On March 26, 1977 in Bedford, he married Mitzi (Shaffer) Berkey who survives along with a son, Lukas Berkey and...
Martha E. (Robinette) Cornell
Feb 9, 2023
Martha E. Cornell, 69, of Everett, died on Thursday, February 9, 2023 at UPMC Bedford Hospital. She was born on March 21, 1953 in Cumberland a daughter of the late Arch E. and Iona E. (Cadwalder) Robinette. On April 2, 1971 in Cumberland, MD, she married Earl F. Cornell and he preceded her in death on August 25, 2006....
Dorothy (Dumpert) Eichler
Feb 1, 2023
Dorothy M. Eichler, 84, of Bedford, died on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on July 29, 1938 in Bedford, a daughter of the late Louis W. and Margaret (Lilly) Dumpert. On July 29, 1963 in Winchester, VA, she married Richard W. Eichler who preceded her in death on October 5, 2008. She...
Henry E. Thompson
Jan 30, 2023
Henry E. Thompson 75, of Bedford, died Monday, January 30, 2023. He was born on June 11, 1947 in Warrenton, NC, a son of the late Milton E. and Lois (Spain) Thompson. He is survived by two children: Lesa Hauk and husband Todd, of Oak Ridge, NC and Travis Thompson, of Bedford; four grandchildren: Jennifer Ottaway and husband Shepard,...
Larry R. Shippey
Jan 25, 2023
Larry R. Shippey, 75, of Manns Choice, died on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona. He was born on July 26, 1947 in Juniata Twp., a son of the late Raymond and Mildred (Lafferty) Shippey. On December 26, 1970 in Bedford, he married Karen (Thompson) Shippey and she preceded him in...
Katharine Diann (James) Whetstone
Jan 22, 2023
Katharine Diann Whetstone 87, of Bedford, died Sunday, January 22, 2023 at Bedford Colonial Courtyard. She was born on March 2, 1935 in Bedford a daughter of the late William and Maxine (Laufer) James. On June 21, 1952 in Bedford she married Samuel Lee Whetstone Sr., who preceded her in death on January 30, 2016. She is survived by...
Frank Holler Jr.
Jan 17, 2023
Frank Holler Jr. 75, of Buffalo Mills, died Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at his residence. He was born on March 12, 1947 in Bard a son of the late Frank and Nellie (Glessner) Holler Sr. He married Donna (Mortimore) Holler who survives along with a daughter Brenda Kagarise and husband Greg, of Everett; two grandchildren: Ronald Kagarise of Thurmont,...
Constance Hunt
Jan 16, 2023
Constance Hunt, 77 of New Paris, died on Monday, January 16, 2023 at Windber Woods. She was born on February 6, 1945, in Akron, OH, a daughter of the late Charles Frederick and Margaret (Perdew) Hunt. She is survived by two sons, C. Bruce McKee and husband Steven of Greensburg; and Derek J. McKee and wife Tracy Lynn of...
Dorothy Jean (Martin) Smith
Jan 6, 2023
Dorothy Jean Martin Smith, 83 of Clayton, NC, formerly of Bedford, passed away on January 6, 2023, after a short illness. She was born on February 27, 1939 in Bedford, a daughter of the late James E. and Patricia M. (Wertz) Martin. Dorothy is survived by her husband George, who she met in 1958 on a blind date in...
Donna L. (Farabaugh) Hagenbuch
Jan 3, 2023
Donna L. Hagenbuch, formerly of Bedford and Latrobe, PA, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2023, at Citrus Manor Assisted Living in Mesa, AZ. She was born June 17, 1934, in Carrolltown, the daughter of the late Frederick M. & Leona B. (Kirsch) Farabaugh. On February 2, 1957, in Bedford, she married her sweetheart Donald L. Hagenbuch, who proceeded...
Peggy Lou (King) Weyant
Dec 22, 2022
Peggy Lou Weyant 82, of Osterburg went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 22, 2022. She was born on July 20, 1940 in King Township a daughter of the late Robert M. King Sr. and Edythe (Miller) King. On March 20, 1959 in Winchester, VA she married Curtis D. Weyant Sr. who preceded her in death on...
Darlene M. (Shippey) Risbon
Dec 20, 2022
Darlene M. Risbon, 77, of Bedford, died on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at her residence. She was born on September 22, 1945, in Hagerstown, MD, a daughter of the late Edward “Ed” Shippey and Mildred (Hornbaker) Buser and husband Bart. On June 18, 1962 in Bedford, she married Jerry Risbon who survives along with three daughters, Tammy Kendall and...
Victor Albert Ensminger
Dec 18, 2022
Victor Albert Ensminger, 76, of Romulus, MI, formerly of Chaneysville, died Sunday, December 18, 2022 at his home in Michigan. Victor was born August 1, 1946 in Bedford. He was the second child to the late John and Margaret (Hann) Ensminger. His siblings include John (Sandy) Ensminger, Leonard (Cho) Ensminger, Margaret (Larry) Crawford, Virginia (Charles) Hockenberry and Betty (Ed)...
Steve Rice
Dec 16, 2022
Steve R. Rice 71, of Bedford, died Friday, December 16, 2022 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was born on June 24, 1951 in Wolfsburg a son of the late Donald W. Rice Sr., and Dorothy “Dotty” (Kerr) Rice, who survives of Bedford. In addition to his mother, he is survived by a daughter Briana Mentzer and husband Matthew,...
