Douglas Lynn Clark

Douglas Lynn Clark

Nov 30, 2020

Douglas Lynn Clark, Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy, passed away on August 25, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Hospital South from COVID-19. Born on March 26, 1954, he grew up in Ruskin, FL, and graduated from East Bay High School. Doug worked at Clark’s furniture in Ruskin, worked for Coca-Cola in North Florida, and was a highly trained commercial diver...

Owen K. Crist

Owen K. Crist

Nov 30, 2020

Owen K. Crist 88, of Bedford died on Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home.  He was born on April 8, 1933 in Pavia a son of the late John Homer and Clara (Dibert) Crist.  On February 17, 1956 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, in Bedford he married Janet (Dishong) Crist who survives along with a son...

Wayne A. Whetstone

Wayne A. Whetstone

Nov 30, 2020

Wayne A. Whetstone, 59, of Bedford, died on Monday, November 30, 2020 at his residence. He was born on January 26, 1961, in Everett, a son of the late Donald Whetstone and Patricia (Wolfhope) Whetstone who survives of Everett. He is survived by a brother, Tobias Christofic of Bedford; a close friend, Kyle Gardner of Bedford and many cousins,...

Juanita E. (Kocsis)  Kerr

Juanita E. (Kocsis) Kerr

Nov 30, 2020

Juanita Ellen (Kocsis) Kerr passed away at home on November 30, 2020. She was born at home in Steubenville, Ohio on October 23, 1938, the youngest of three children of Nicholas and Edna (Goshorn) Kocsis. Juanita graduated from Steubenville High School and received an RN certification from the Ohio Valley Hospital School of Nursing. She began working at Ohio...

Barbara J. (Wilkinson)  Metzger

Barbara J. (Wilkinson) Metzger

Nov 30, 2020

Barbara J. Metzger, 84, of Bedford, died on Monday, November 30, 2020 at Homewood at Martinsburg. She was born on March 24, 1936, in Blandburg, a daughter of the late Elwood and Helen (Edmiston) Wilkinson. On June 23, 1956, in Blandburg, she married William "Fred" Metzger who preceded her in death on January 24, 2012. She is survived by...

Shirley L. (Whetsell)  Eberhart

Shirley L. (Whetsell) Eberhart

Nov 28, 2020

Shirley Louise (Whetsell) Eberhart, 91, of Bedford, died on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at Meadow View Nursing Home. She was born on June 21, 1929, in Farmington, PA, a daughter of the late Edgar and Mary (Anderson) Whetsell. On July 4, 1948, she married the late Lewis E. Eberhart, Jr. in Frostburg, MD. She is survived by the following...

Marlin K. Ickes

Marlin K. Ickes

Nov 28, 2020

Marlin K. Ickes 87 of Everett, died on Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Homewood at Martinsburg. He was born on April 25, 1933, in Pavia, a son of the late Waugaman and Ethel (Wentz) Ickes. On June 8, 1963 in Lemoyne, he married Connie (Colestock) Ickes who preceded him in death on November 4, 2017. He is survived by...

Clyde L. Burkett

Clyde L. Burkett

Nov 26, 2020

Clyde L. Burkett 85, of Manns Choice, died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at UPMC Altoona Hospital.  He was born on June 13, 1935 in Queen, a son of the late Floyd and Alice Elmira (Robinson) Burkett.  On July 29, 1957 in Winchester, VA he married Jane (McKnight) Burkett, who survives along with the following family: a daughter, Carol Dodson...

Betty Louise (Younkin)  Mountain

Betty Louise (Younkin) Mountain

Nov 26, 2020

Betty Louise Mountain, 93, of Bedford went to be with the Lord on November 26, 2020 following complications from a recent hospitalization. She was born on September 21, 1927 in Ursina, a daughter of the late Warren and Anna (Parker) Younkin.  She was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Mountain.  Betty is survived by her four daughters: ...

Genevieve "Genny" (Heit)  Wirick

Genevieve "Genny" (Heit) Wirick

Nov 26, 2020

Genevieve "Genny" (Heit) Wirick 90, of Bedford died in her husband’s arms on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Bedford Colonial Courtyard. She was born on March 10, 1930, in Bedford, a daughter of the late George and Grace (Mountain) Heit. She was raised by her grandparents Walter and Cora Mountain. On August 1, 1948, in Everett, she married Eugene...

Verna P. (Ritchey)  Leader

Verna P. (Ritchey) Leader

Nov 26, 2020

Verna P. Leader 81, of Bedford, died Thursday, November 26, 2020 at UPMC Altoona.  She was born on December 18, 1938 in Snake Spring Valley, a daughter of the late Charles and Edna (Coughenour) Ritchey.  She is survived by three sons: Steven Ritchey, of Dillsburg, Gary Ritchey, of West Palm Beach, FL, and George Ritchey and wife Lisa, of...

Thelma D. (Mowery)  Hoagland

Thelma D. (Mowery) Hoagland

Nov 26, 2020

Thelma D. Hoagland 96, of Bedford, died on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at Bedford Colonial Courtyard. She was born on March 30, 1924, in Bedford, a daughter of the late Charles W. and Edna Sue (Kauffman) Mowery. On December 31, 1966 in Maywood, NJ at the Zion Lutheran Church, she married Samuel Ray Hoagland and he preceded her in...

Mary Ann (Imgrund)  Clingerman

Mary Ann (Imgrund) Clingerman

Nov 25, 2020

Mary Ann Clingerman 86, of Bedford, died Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Bedford Colonial Courtyard.  She was born on August 15, 1934 in Bedford, a daughter of the late Francis and Mary (Heming) Imgrund.  On August 18, 1956 in Bedford at the St. Thomas Catholic Church, she married Charles O. Clingerman and he preceded her in death on January...

Michael Ray Hanks

Michael Ray Hanks

Nov 25, 2020

Michael Ray Hanks, 80 of Everett, died on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Pennknoll Village Nursing Home. He was born on June 13, 1940, in Robinsonville, a son of the late Ray W. Hanks and Hilda (Messersmith) Weaverling. On September 19, 1966 in Frederick County, VA, he married Gail (Shaw) Hanks and she preceded him in death on July...

Lyn K. (Whitfield)  Karns

Lyn K. (Whitfield) Karns

Nov 24, 2020

Lyn K. Karns 79, of Centerville, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020.  She was born on November 15, 1941 in Bedford, a daughter of the late Clifton and Mary (Hall) Whitfield.  On June 11, 1962, in Cumberland, MD, she married her husband of over 58 years, Robert Karns who survives along with two sisters: Faun Howsare and husband Richard, and...

Dixie Lee (Macdonald)  Dowlin

Dixie Lee (Macdonald) Dowlin

Nov 24, 2020

Dixie Lee Dowlin 79, of Everett, died Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at Pennknoll Village Nursing Home.  She was born on June 27, 1941 in Wilkinsburg, a daughter of the late Robert W. and Clara (Colangelo) MacDonald.  On March 25, 1958, in Everett, she married her husband of 50 years, Elbert Donald “Brub” Dowlin, who preceded her in death on...

John "Jack" Drenning

John "Jack" Drenning

Nov 24, 2020

John "Jack" E. Drenning, 64, of Bedford, died on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was born on September 14, 1956, in Cumberland, MD a son of the late John and Ruth (Dietz) Drenning. On September 14, 2000, in Bedford, he married Jill (Heckman) Drenning who survives along with three brothers: Barry Dietz and companion...

Shirley Ann (Burkhart)  Fletcher

Shirley Ann (Burkhart) Fletcher

Nov 19, 2020

Shirley Ann (Burkhart) Fletcher, 90, entered eternal life on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Bedford Colonial Courtyard. She was born on April 1, 1930, in Jefferson City, MO a daughter of the late Keith and LaVaughn (Hicks) Burkhart of Kirksville, MO. In 1948 she married Gene R. Fletcher who preceded her in death on March 8, 2016 they were...

Evelyn M. (Law)  Elliott

Evelyn M. (Law) Elliott

Nov 15, 2020

Evelyn M. Elliott, 95, of Bedford, went to be with the Lord, on Sunday, November 15, 2020 at Bedford Colonial Courtyard. She was born on July 19, 1925, in Powhatan, OH, a daughter of the late Walter and Bessie Mae (Greenhorn) Law. On September 23, 1949, in Winchester, VA, she married John E. Elliott and he preceded her in...

Helen Knisely (Strayer)  Sellers

Helen Knisely (Strayer) Sellers

Nov 9, 2020

Helen Knisely Sellers, 92, of Bedford, passed away on November 9 202 at her residence.  She was born on July 3, 1928 in Reynoldsdale, the daughter of the late Edward and Virgie Strayer.  On June 20, 1946 she married her first husband Dean Knisely in Winchester VA, and he preceded her in death on October 6, 2001. On February...