Phillip H. Ely Iii
Nov 2, 2021
Phillip Hyler Ely III 76, of Bedford, died on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at Victoria House at Spring House Estates due to renal failures and complications with cancer. Phil was born July 8, 1945, in Bedford a son of the late Phillip “Doc” H. and Vera (Housel) Ely II. On August 6, 1966 in Bedford he married his high...
Melva C. "Mel" (Abendschein) Taylor
Oct 29, 2021
Melva C. (Mel) Taylor of Bedford died Friday October 29, 2021 at her residence. She was born June 17, 1949 in Dundalk, MD, the daughter of Melvin C. and Evelyn Abendschein. She was preceded in death by her parents and a stepson Barry Sullivan of Baltimore, MD. She is survived by her husband Barry N. Taylor of Bedford, a...
Betty Lorene (Wakefield) Shaffer
Oct 27, 2021
Betty Lorene Shaffer, 94 of Bedford, died on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at her residence. She was born on March 20, 1927 in Bedford, a daughter of the late D. Edward and Margaret May (Diehl) Wakefield. On December 24, 1944 in Friends Cove, she married Eugene H. Shaffer who preceded her in death on February 17, 2001. She is...
Marion E. "Marnie" (Carter) Beatty
Oct 27, 2021
Marion “Marnie” Beatty 74, of Bedford, passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021 with her family by her side. She was born in 1947; Marnie was a graduate of Edinboro State. She spent her career teaching 7th grade at Chestnut Ridge School District. Her favorite saying was, “The best thing about 7th graders is they will try anything. The worst...
Alonda N. "Loni" (Scritchfield) Braman
Oct 22, 2021
Alonda N. “Loni” Braman 83, of Bedford, passed away peacefully on October 22, 2021, with her children by her side, after complications from a stroke. She was born on August 9, 1938 in Manns Choice a daughter of the late Clarence Andrew and Margaret Priscilla (Bagley) Scritchfield. On July 30, 1955 in Bedford, she married Benedict J. “Ben” Braman,...
Jack L. Seifert
Oct 21, 2021
Jack L. Seifert 86 of Bedford, died Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Altoona. He was born on March 15, 1935, in Wolfsburg, a son of the late Martin J. and Eva G. (Clites) Seifert. On November 24, 1955 in Bedford, he married Beverly V. (Arnold) Seifert who preceded him in death on August 5,...
William E. Fisher Jr.
Oct 21, 2021
William E. Fisher Jr. 84 of Bedford died Thursday, October 21, 2021 at UPMC Altoona Hospital. He was born on August 30, 1937 in Cumberland, MD a son of the late William E. and Edna Almeda (Hagar) Fisher Sr. On August 3, 1974 in Miami, OK he married Linda (Sigler) Fisher who survives along with the following family: a...
Marion Berger
Oct 12, 2021
Marion Berger, 93, of Bedford, died on Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at her residence. She was born on December 7, 1927 in Philadelphia, a daughter of the late William E. and Anna (Simpers) Berger. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was a member of the Bedford Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, and spent most...
Cherie M. (Bovear) Mehle
Oct 9, 2021
Cherie M. Mehle 60, of Centerville, died Saturday, October 9, 2021 at home. She was born on December 20, 1960 in Midland, MI, a daughter of the late Maurice and Lucille (Childress) Bovear. On May 21, 1994, in Virginia Beach, VA she married Michael Mehle who survives along with three daughters: Erin M. Winter and husband Jesse, of Clare,...
H. John Beamer
Oct 8, 2021
Harvey John Beamer 68, of Bedford, died Friday, October 8, 2021 at UPMC Altoona Hospital. He was born on August 18, 1953 in Meyersdale a son of the late Henry Joyce and Elizabeth S. (Shipley) Beamer. He is survived by three sisters: Mary Katherine Bryan widow of Herbert Donald, of Flovilla, GA, Elizabeth Ann Warner widow of Tom, of...
Ronald "Joey" Mock
Oct 1, 2021
Ronald J. “Joey” Mock, 51, of Bedford died on Friday, October 1, 2021 at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in Pittsburgh. He was born on June 20, 1970 in Altoona, a son of the late Ronald Mock and Beverly Mock who survives of Bedford. He is also survived by a sister Jeanne Replogle and husband Donald of Manns Choice; a...
Austin "Mac" Greenland
Sep 30, 2021
Austin McAllister Greenland “Mac” 78, of Bedford, PA formerly of Westmont, PA died surrounded by his loving family on September 30, due to Parkinson’s disease. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles R. Greenland and Martha (McAllister) Greenland.
On September 2, 1972 in Berlin, PA he married Patricia (Baker) Greenland and she survives of Bedford ...
Bonnie L. (Bowser) Blackburn
Sep 30, 2021
Bonnie L. Blackburn, 89 of Bedford died on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home. She was born on November 19, 1931 in Pontiac, MI, a daughter of the late Russell E. and Vera (Heatherly) Bowser. On July 29, 1950 in Bedford, she married Robert Barnett Blackburn who preceded her in death on September 25, 2014. She...
Jay Allen Benton Jr.
Sep 30, 2021
Jay Allen Benton Jr., 58, of Bedford died on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at UPMC Altoona Hospital. He was born on April 25, 1963 in Martinsburg a son of the late Jay Allen Benton Sr. and Dolores Elvira (Feathers) Benton who survives on Martinsburg. Also surviving are a son Andrew Benton and wife Katelynn of Bedford; two grandchildren: Aubree...
George C. Kauffman
Sep 28, 2021
George C. Kauffman 68, of Osterburg, died Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Indiana Regional Medical Center. He was born on January 24, 1953 in Bedford, a son of the late Junior “Champ” and Dorothy “Mamee” (Luttrell) Kauffman. On March 17, 1972 in Osterburg he married Gaylene (Hershberger) Kauffman who survives along with the following family: a daughter Amy Day...
Rev. Dr. Claude B. Hall
Sep 26, 2021
Reverend Dr. Claude B. Hall died at the Mennonite Home in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on September 26, 2021, following a brief hospitalization at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital. Claude was born March 14, 1930, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the son of Claude A. and Mary Ellen (Dootsen) Hall. He was a 1948 graduate of Chattanooga Central High School and one of...
J. Bernard "Bernie" Beemiller
Sep 22, 2021
James Bernard “Bernie” Beemiller 96 of Bedford, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at Victoria House at Spring House Estates. He was born on April 2, 1925 in Bedford a son of the late J. Franklin and Marie (Drenning) Beemiller. On August 3, 1946 in Bedford he married Vera C. (Creighton) Beemiller who preceded him in death on September 9,...
B. Nadene Zembower
Sep 21, 2021
B. Nadene Zembower 95, of Bedford, died on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home. She was born on December 15, 1925 in Cumberland Valley Twp., a daughter of the late Brewster and Lena (Nave) Zembower. She is survived by five nephews: Gary, Thomas, and Gregg Zembower, Murray Rose, and Ronald Sisk; five nieces: Arlene Caswell, Joan...
Judy E. (Knox) Weicht
Sep 20, 2021
Judy E. Weicht 77, of Bedford, died Monday, September 20, 2021 at her daughter’s residence. She was born on October 29, 1943 in Bedford, a daughter of the late Leonard M. and Floy (Riley) Knox. She is survived by five daughters: Tammy Reeve and husband Michael, of Hollidaysburg, Vikki Stickel and husband Reed, of Bedford, Sheri Mowry and husband...
Mason Marshall Hammond
Sep 16, 2021
Mason Marshall Hammond, 56 of Bedford, died on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at UPMC Bedford Hospital. He was born on April 5, 1965 in Bedford a son of the late Jerry M. Hammond and Ruth “Patty” Findley. On December 8, 1996 in Schellsburg he married Bridget (Peters) Hammond who survives along two children: a daughter Amanda Miller and husband...
