Obituaries

Aug 2, 2018

Karen L. Jasper, 59, of Bedford, died Thursday, August 2, 2018 at UPMC Montefiore in Pittsburgh.  She was born on July 8, 1959 in Wurzburg, Germany a daughter of Gerald J. McCammon, of Bridgewater, VA and Peggy (Barr) McCammon-Ritchey and husband Joel, of Bedford.  In addition to her parents she is survived by five daughters: Liese Heilman and husband...

Jul 31, 2018

Carl F. Rowser, of Bedford, died on July 31, 2018 at UPMC Altoona Hospital. His wife, Carol, and son, Scott, predeceased him; he is survived by his brother Paul.

Carl was married to Carol George on April 30, 1966.  A graduate of Bedford High School, Carl served in the United States Navy and was employed at Pennland...

Jul 29, 2018

Milford H. “Rick” Miller 76 of Bedford, died Sunday July 29, 2018 at Pennknoll Village Nursing Home.  He was born on September 4, 1941 in Williamsport, a son of the late Milford W. “Sonny” and Ada (Briam) Miller.  On December 29, 1995 in Bedford he married Linda (Sonni) Bush Miller who survives along with the following family: daughter Vicki...

Jul 26, 2018

John C. Mickey Jr., 65, of Bedford, died Thursday, July 26, 2018, at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital.  He was born on March 23, 1953 in Bedford, a son of the late John C. Mickey Sr., and Lois (Shinholt) Mickey Rose surviving of Bedford.  On April 16, 1977 in Bedford, he married Dorothy “Dottie” R. (Miller) Mickey, who survives along...

Jul 23, 2018

Daniel G. Walker 77, of Schellsburg, died Monday, July 23, 2018 at UPMC Altoona Hospital.  He was born on May 21, 1941 in Washington, DC a son of the late Daniel and Eleanor (America) Walker.  He was previously married to Becky Walker, of San Antonio, TX, and preceded in death by his fiancée Norma (Price) Yates of Waldorf, MD....

Jul 19, 2018

Eugene S. Beegle, 87, formerly of Bedford, passed away on July 19, 2018, in Martinsburg. He was born on March 27, 1931, in Bedford County, a son of the late Glenn S. and Mary E. (Kegg) Beegle. On May 13, 1950, in Denver, CO, he married Bedford County native Patricia J. Weaver who passed away in 2014. He is...

Jul 13, 2018

Raymond Sebastion Fries, 99, of Bedford, died on July 13, 2018, at Pennknoll Village Nursing Home. He was born on June 19, 1919, in St. Paul, MN, a son of the late Jacob and Christine Fries. On February 2, 2002, in Bedford, he married Myrna Englert-Fries who survives along with the following family: two sons, Dr. John Fries and...

Jul 8, 2018

Mary Pearl Bankes, 86, of Bedford, died on July 8, 2018, at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 29, 1931, in Bedford, a daughter of the late James A. and Sara S.  (Nave) Anderson. On September 16, 1951, in Bedford, she married John J. "Jack" Bankes who preceded her in death on April 12, 2008. She...

Jul 5, 2018

Brenton R. Nee 33, of New Paris, died Thursday, July 5, 2018.  He was born on January 12, 1985 in Norfolk, VA a son of Randall Nee of Bedford, and Mary Jane (Howsare) Nee of New Paris.  In addition to his parents he is survived by two children: Riley S. Nee and Lily R. Nee and their mother April...

Jul 1, 2018

Dora M Williams 79, of Bedford, died Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center.  She was born on December 31, 1938 in Manns Choice, a daughter of the late Russell and Lucinda (Duncan) Hillegass.  On January 20, 1960 in Winchester, VA she married Thomas L. Williams who survives along with the following family: son Thomas W. Williams...

Jun 30, 2018

Rodney “Pete” E.  Moser, 70, of Osterburg, died on June 30, 2018, at UPMC Altoona Hospital. He was born on September 24, 1947, in Bedford, a son of the late Gordon W. and Helen W. (Bodes) Moser. He is survived by two daughters:  Shonna Estep and husband Shane, of Odessa, TX, and Yvette Moser, of York, five grandchildren:  Madison...

Jun 29, 2018

James “Jim” W. Wood III, 68, of Bedford, died on June 29, 2018 at his home. He was born on December 1, 1949, in Dalton, GA, a son of the late James W. and Betty J. (Wallace) Wood who survives of Bedford. On April 27, 1974, in Bedford, he married Kathryn (McGill) Wood who survives along with a daughter,...

Jun 23, 2018

Eleanor R. Berggren, 100, of Everett, died on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at her residence. She was born on March 26, 1918, in Wilson, a daughter of the late William and Bella (Gasser) Felicetty. On June 18, 1939, in Clairton, she married John E. Berggren who preceded her in death on July 5, 2011.  She is survived by the...

Jun 13, 2018

Mary Ellen Williams 86, formerly of Deerfield Beach, FL, died Wednesday, June 13, 2018 at Homewood at Martinsburg.  She was born on March 18, 1932 in Reading, a daughter of the late Roy A. and Lucetta (Knause) Seidel.  She then married Giles Ellsworth Williams, who preceded her in death in 1992.  She is survived by a daughter, Suzanne Bowser...

Jun 12, 2018

Catherine R. Shaffer, 97, of Holland, PA, formerly of Bedford, died on June 12, 2018 at St. Mary's Hospital in Langhorne, PA.  She was born on August 3, 1920, in Orbisonia, a daughter of the late Granville and Beatrice (James) Runk. On April 27, 1939 she married Earl  H. Shaffer Sr. who preceded her in death on February 19,...

Jun 9, 2018

Vickie Lee (Howsare) Easter, 58, of Bedford, joined her mother and father in heaven on Saturday, June 9th, 2018 in the comfort of her home.  She was born on June 27, 1959, in Cumberland, MD, a daughter of the late Robert Howsare and Adaline (Hughes) Craig. On April 21, 1990, in Bedford, she married her husband Timothy Easter, in...

Jun 1, 2018

Thomas P. Whitfield 66 of Bedford, died Friday, June 1, 2018 at his residence.  He was born on November 7, 1951 in Bedford, a son of Thomas A. Whitfield, surviving in the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, and the late Grace (Drenning) Whitfield.  On March 24, 1974 in Brunswick, GA he married Susan (Gantt) Whitfield, who survives along with two daughters:...

May 25, 2018

Richard “Dick” Gray, 87, of Schellsburg, died on May 25, 2018 at his residence.  He was born on September 17, 1930, in Ithaca, NY, a son of the late Charles M. and Cora (Mosher) Gray. On August 6, 1960 in Binghamton, NY, he married Sallie (Warner) Gray who survives along with the following family: two daughters, Lynne M. Parezo...

May 25, 2018

Bette Lu Miller of Spring House Estate, Everett, died on May 25. She was ninety-two yet her family never doubted her wisdom. Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and older Sister, she was the family matriarch, the rock at the center of her immediate and extended family. She had health issues almost half her life yet met them with optimism laced...

May 23, 2018

Donna Merie Bischof, 86, of Schellsburg, returned to her heavenly home on May 23, 2018. She was born on February 23, 1932, in Johnstown, a daughter of the late Grant and Eleanor (Way) Yoder. On April 19, 1954 in Johnstown, she married Herbert J. Bischof Sr. who preceded her in death on March 5, 2003. She is survived by...