E. Jean (Hoopengardner) Heming
May 24, 2022
Eleanor Jean Heming 90, of Bedford, died Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home. She was born on July 10, 1931 in Rainsburg a daughter of the late Earl and Cora (Dibert) Hoopengardner. On December 10, 1950 in Bedford she married Richard R. Heming who preceded her in death on December 1, 2016. She is survived by...
Barbara Lee (Noonen) Emery
May 10, 2022
Barbara Lee Emery 82, of Bedford, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 28, 1940 in Rochester, PA a daughter of the late Milton Britain and Gertrude Mary (Young) Noonen. On June 30, 1959 in Cumberland, MD she married John W. “Jack” Emery who preceded her in death on February 4,...
William E. Jones
May 6, 2022
William E. Jones 77, of Bedford, died Friday, May 6, 2022 at his residence. He was born on February 1, 1945 in McKeesport, a son of the late Eugene D. and Edith (Hansen) Jones. On September 3, 1966 at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church in White Oak, he married Anne (Cullen) Jones who survives along with the following children:...
Evelyn L. (Wright) Hoover
May 1, 2022
Evelyn L. Hoover, 91, of New Paris, died on Sunday May 1, 2022 at her residence. She was born on June 30, 1930 in Ryot, a daughter of the late Ira G. and Irene (Mowery) Wright. On January 2, 1951 in Winchester, VA, she married Wilbur H. Hoover who preceded her in death on June 10, 1989. She is...
Dorothy B. (Bowen) David
Apr 30, 2022
Dorothy B. David, 81, of Ebensburg, formerly of Bedford, died on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Cambria Care Center in Ebensburg. She was born on November 24, 1940 in Everett, a daughter of the late Dorsey I. and Pearl H. (Robinette) Bowen. On December 16, 1989 in Atco, NJ, she married John David, who preceded her in death on...
Eugene J. Cowles
Apr 29, 2022
Eugene J. Cowles, 96, of Bedford, died on Friday April 29, 2022 at Sunrise of Upper St. Clair in Pittsburgh. He was born on January 24, 1926, in Johnstown, a son of the late Ernest and Margaret (Scott) Cowles. On June 21, 1958, in Johnstown, he married Laverne E. (Keiper) Cowles who preceded him in death on December 3,...
Ted G. Grubb
Apr 29, 2022
Ted G. Grubb, 88, of Bedford, died peacefully at home on Friday, April 29, 2022, with his wife by his side. He was born on August 14, 1933, in New Enterprise, a son of the late John W. Grubb and Cleo (Baker) Grubb. Ted was raised by his father, John Grubb and step-mother, Rita E. (Horton) Grubb. On September...
Franklin A. Koontz
Apr 26, 2022
Franklin A. Koontz, 100, formerly of Friends Cove, died Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Hudson Grande, in Hudson, OH. He was born on December 16, 1921 in Bedford, a son of the late Walter and Mildred (Pennel) Koontz. On December 19, 1944 he married Mildred (Koontz) Koontz who preceded him in death on February 18, 2016. He is survived...
H. Eugene Koontz
Apr 23, 2022
H. Eugene Koontz, 92, of Friends Cove, died Saturday, April 23, 2022. He was born on December 17, 1929 in Bedford. He was the son of the late Dennis E. and Gladys F. (Morgart) Koontz. On March 5, 1950, in Bedford, he married Rosemary (Koozer) Koontz, who preceded him in death on April 8, 2002. He is survived by...
Earl Howsare
Apr 21, 2022
Earl Howsare, 90, of Everett, died on April 21, 2022 in Everett. He was born on October 18, 1931 in Rainsburg, a son of the late William Albert and Beatrice (Brant) Howsare. On January 15, 1955 in Cumberland, MD he married Margaret L. “Peggy” Howsare and she preceded him in death on July 7, 2019. He is survived by...
Betty Ruth (Henderson) Koontz
Apr 19, 2022
Betty Ruth Koontz, 97, of Bedford, died on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at her residence. She was born on October 20, 1924, in Bedford, a daughter of the late James and Carrie (Smith) Henderson. On April 14, 1945, in Hollidaysburg, she married Allen P. Koontz who preceded her in death on September 3, 2017. She is survived by two...
Joan E. (Sears) Sheirer
Apr 19, 2022
Joan Eleanor Sheirer of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the age of 92, surrounded by family. Joan was born on Sept. 27, 1929, at St. Mary’s Hospital in San Francisco, California. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garret and Nellie Sears. She was the last surviving member of her family. She was also...
Joanne Hammond
Apr 18, 2022
Joanne Hammond 83, of Bedford, died Monday, April 18, 2022 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born in Bedford Township a daughter of the late John Grover and Lillian Irene (Smith) Hammond. She is survived by the following nephews and nieces: John Hammond and wife Peggy, of Bedford, Alan Hammond and wife Susan, of Bedford, Debra Stewart and...
Leon Crist
Apr 17, 2022
Leon Crist, 98, of Bedford, died on Sunday, April 17, 2022 at UPMC Bedford Hospital. He was born on September 10, 1923 in Pavia, a son of the late Nevin Merle and Ada (Burket) Crist. On April 28, 1945 in Cumberland, MD, he married Annabelle (James) Crist who preceded him in death on August 11, 2020. He is survived...
Shirley (Lowery) Glass
Apr 16, 2022
Shirley Glass, 83 of Bedford, died on Saturday April 16, 2022 at her daughter’s home. She was born on May 3, 1938 a daughter of the late Clifton G. and Cartha Mae (Breese) Lowery. On August 28, 1954, in Cumberland, MD, she married Raymond J. Glass who preceded her in death on August 21, 2015. She is survived by...
Robert K. Mock
Apr 13, 2022
Robert K. Mock, 80, of Everett, died on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at Pennknoll Village Nursing Home. He was born on March 22, 1942, in Johnstown, and was raised by the late Harry and Marie Mock. He is survived by a sister Barbara Naylor of Bedford; three nieces, Serena Airhart and husband Don of Hopewell, Laura Blackburn and husband...
Mary "Martha" (Holderbaum) Cessna
Apr 12, 2022
Mary “Martha” Cessna, 76, of Centerville, lost her battle with an extended illness on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at UPMC Western Maryland. She was born on March 21, 1946, in Bedford, a daughter of the late Ross and Mary (Zimmers) Holderbaum. On June 27, 1969, in Bedford, she married Dorian A. Cessna who survives along with the following family:...
Richard G. Hammond
Apr 11, 2022
Richard G. Hammond 90, of Bedford, died April 11, 2022 at his residence. He was born on July 12, 1931 in Bedford a son of the late John Grover and Lillian Irene (Smith) Hammond. On November 19, 1949 in Winchester, VA he married Pearl (May) Hammond who survives along with the following children: John Hammond and wife Peggy, of...
James K. Russell
Apr 11, 2022
James K. Russell passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Homewood at Spring House Estates in Everett at age 98. Jim was born on February 21, 1924, the son of the late Ruth and Arthur Russell of Bedford. He is survived by his son J. Frank Russell (wife Linda) of Stockbridge, Massachusetts, granddaughter Kimberly Russell (fiancé Will Cha)...
Mary L. (Shirey) Foor
Apr 9, 2022
Mary L. Foor 72, of Bedford, died on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at Pennknoll Village Nursing Home. She was born on January 15, 1950 in Buffalo Mills a daughter of the late Dewey and Elsie (Stuby) Shirey. On August 1, 1969 she married Roger F. Beegle who preceded her in death on January 16, 1999. She then married Stephen...
