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John G. James Sr.

John G. James Sr.

Nov 19, 2014

John G. James Sr., 64, of Centennial Road, Bedford, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital.  He was born on September 10, 1950, in Bedford, a son of the late John and Dorothy (Ritchey) James.  On September 27, 1969, at the Centerville Methodist Church, he married Barbara K. (Zembower) James, who preceded him in death on...

Mary E. Cessna

Mary E. Cessna

Nov 17, 2014

Mary E. Cessna, 77, of Orrstown, formerly of Bedford, died Sunday, November 17, 2014, at Green Ridge Village, in Newville.  She was born on May 24, 1937, in Bedford, a daughter of the late Fredrick C. and Ethel M. (Goodrich) Groves.  On July 18, 1955, in Cumberland, MD, she married David Lee Cessna, who preceded her in death on...

Margaret I. Bowser

Margaret I. Bowser

Nov 14, 2014

Margaret I. Bowser, 81, of Business 220, Bedford, died Friday, November 14, 2014 at Presbyterian Village of Hollidaysburg. She was born on January 30, 1933, in Newark, NJ, a daughter of the late Ralph J. and Margaret (Hopkins) Woodworth. She married Alfred B. Bowser who preceded her in death on November 23, 1998.  She is survived by the following...

Betty L. Weyant

Betty L. Weyant

Nov 13, 2014

Betty L. Weyant, 81, of Hoover Road, Everett, died Thursday, November 13, 2014 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was born on August 16, 1933, in Bedford, a daughter of the late Nelson and Mary (Kimmel) Smith. On March 20, 1954, in Winchester, VA, she married Walter V. Weyant Jr. who survives along with a sister, Francis...

Adaline I. Craig

Adaline I. Craig

Nov 8, 2014

Adaline Irene Craig, 74, of Breezewood, died Saturday, November 8, 2014. She was born on April 3, 1940, in Kerney, a daughter of the late Chester and Irene (Lockard) Hughes. She is survived by a daughter, Vickie wife of Tim Easter of Bedford, three granddaughters: Katelyn, Amber, and Melissa Easter; four sisters: Charlotte Nause, of Bedford, Pauline O’Conner, of...

Wallace H. Conway

Wallace H. Conway

Oct 21, 2014

Wallace H. “Bud” Conway, 94, of Bedford, formerly of Bethel Park, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014 at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home. He was born on May 2, 1920, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late William I. and Ethel (Schultze) Conway. On October 17, 1942, in Pittsburgh, he married Eva (Kuzemcyak) Conway who preceded him in death on May...

Mildred A. Clapper

Mildred A. Clapper

Oct 19, 2014

Mildred A. Clapper, 85, of Koontz Road, Everett, died Sunday, October 19, 2014 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital.  She was born on August 12, 1929, in Sandy Creek, a daughter of the late John F. and Sarah A. (Good) Baker. On December 1, 1950, in Wilkinsburg, she married Robert M. Clapper and he preceded her in death on July...

Pearl A. Fritz

Pearl A. Fritz

Oct 14, 2014

Pearl A. Fritz, 80, of, Cumberland, MD, died Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home. She was born on June 8, 1934, in Cumberland, MD a daughter of the late David and Clara (Twigg) Kinser. She was preceded in death by her first husband Stoner Zembower and her second husband Ralph Fritz.  She is survived by the...

Mark A. Graham

Mark A. Graham

Oct 13, 2014

Mark A. Graham, 59, of Sloans Hollow Road, New Paris, died Monday, October 13, 2014 at his residence. He was born on October 9, 1955 in Johnstown, a son of the late Herbert and Mary Lou (Lee) Graham. He is survived by a son: Clayton A. Milliron and wife Amanda, of Osterburg; two grandchildren: Addy and Cayden; a sister,...

William S. Diehl

William S. Diehl

Oct 10, 2014

William S. Diehl, 68, died Friday, October 10, 2014, at the Brethren Home at Cross Keys Village -Somerset Community in New Oxford. He was the husband of Julia M. (Knott) Diehl for 37 years. He was born on May 13, 1946, in Everett, a son of Edna E. (Swindell) Diehl surviving of Everett and the late William Sewell Diehl....

Ean R. Arnold

Ean R. Arnold

Oct 9, 2014

Ean R. Arnold, 36, of Bedford Valley Road, Bedford, died Thursday, October 9, 2014.  He was born on February 16, 1978, in Altoona, a son of Milton L. and Sally (Corle) Arnold, both of Bedford.  In addition to his parents he is survived by two brothers: Barton L. Arnold, and wife Michelle, and Kris C. Arnold and wife Tina,...

Joseph A. Bomblosky

Joseph A. Bomblosky

Oct 7, 2014

Joseph A. Bomblosky, 54, of Bedford, died on October 7, 2014, at his residence with his wife of 28 years by his side and his loving dog Scrappy.   Joe fought bravely for the past four years. First of a rare lung disease and lung transplant and then passed away of pancreatic and liver cancer.  He was born on April...

Martha A. Lau

Martha A. Lau

Oct 5, 2014

Martha Ann (Koons) Lau, 71, of Mill Road, Schellsburg, went to be with her Savior Sunday, October 5, 2014 at her residence. She was born on August 5, 1943, in York, a daughter of the late Clair and Eleanor (Griffith) Koons. On April 24, 1962, in York, she married Richard “Greg” Lau who survives along with two daughters: Deborah...

Jeffrey T. Turner

Jeffrey T. Turner

Sep 30, 2014

Jeffrey Thomas Turner, 57, of North Juliana Street, Bedford, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was born on December 19, 1956, in Roaring Spring, PA, a son of Jesse G. Brallier of Marietta, and raised by his mother Cleda (Winck) Turner, of Bedford, and his...

Ryan R. Habinyak

Ryan R. Habinyak

Sep 29, 2014

Ryan Ray Habinyak, 40, of Stoney Lane, Bedford, died Monday, September 29, 2014. He was born on April 6, 1974, in Windber, a son of Robert E. Habinyak, and Rosemarie (Ickes) Stiffler. He is survived by his father, Robert E. Habinyak and wife Paula of Martisnburg; mother, Rosemarie Stiffler widow Irvin of Bedford; two children: Gavin Wade and Jocelyn...

Robert B. Blackburn

Robert B. Blackburn

Sep 25, 2014

Robert Barnett Blackburn, 84, of Hawthorne Drive, Everett, died Thursday, September 25, 2014 at his residence. He was born on September 10, 1930, in New York, NY, a son of the late J. Russell and Hazel (Barnett) Blackburn. On July 29, 1950, in Bedford, he married Bonnie L. (Bowser) Blackburn who survives along with the following family: two sons,...

Eric L. Growden

Eric L. Growden

Sep 20, 2014

Eric L. Growden, 39, of Bedford and Fishertown, died Satuday, September 20, 2014, at his residence.  He was born on September 28, 1974, a son of Thomas L. Growden, of Cumberland, MD, and Althea R. (Kegg) Growden, of Bedford.  In addition to his parents he is survived by his partner, Lori B. Imler, god parents, Charlie J. Fleegle, and...

Lois M. Diehl

Lois M. Diehl

Sep 17, 2014

Lois Margret Diehl, 91, of Main Road, Bedford, died Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Memorial Regional Medical Center, in Mechanicsville, VA. She was born on October 29, 1922 in Bedford Twp., a daughter of the late Will and Anna (Zimmers) Leonard. On June 19, 1940 in Louden County, Virginia, she married A. James Diehl who preceded her in death...

Robert K. Dempsey

Robert K. Dempsey

Sep 15, 2014

Robert K. Dempsey 36, of Bedford Valley Road, died Monday, September 15, 2014, at UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh.  He was born on December 15, 1977, in Bedford, a son of Bryan L. Dempsey, of Cumberland, MD, and Terry (Keefer) wife of Ronald Williams, of Centerville.  In addition to his parents he is survived by a paternal grandmother, Janet Dempsey,...

Polly A. Wambaugh

Polly A. Wambaugh

Sep 10, 2014

Polly Anna Wambaugh, 82, of Belden Road, Bedford, died Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 28, 1931, in Bedford, a daughter of the late Clinton I. and Helen (Funk) Fleegle.  On January 3, 1951, in Bedford, she married William H. Wambaugh Jr., who preceded her in death on October 12, 1997. ...

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