Sep 6, 2012

Karen Sue (Way) Van Pelt, 45 of Kennedyville, MD, formerly of Bedford, died September 6, 2012 at her home.  She was born on March 9, 1967 in Bedford. She was the daughter of Anna Belle (Plummer) Way of Bedford and the late Glenn S. Way, who preceded her in death on September 8, 1985.

She is survived...

Sep 1, 2012

Dale E. Sigler, 88, of Egolf Road, Bedford, went to be with his wife of 61 years while surrounded by his family on, September 1, 2012 at his residence. He was born on April 26, 1924, in Bedford, a son of the late Elmer F. and Verna (Smith) Sigler. On September 15, 1945 in Media, he married Betty J....

Aug 27, 2012

Frank A. Belanger, 73, of Imlertown Road, Bedford, died Monday, August 27, 2012 at Pennknoll Village Nursing Home. He was born on November 3, 1938, a son of the late Frank E. Belanger and Pearl Ruth (Wood) Belanger. He is survived by a daughter, Michele Belanger and Fiance Peter Laspia of Marblehead, MA, a daughter, Darcy Gray of Edgewood,...

Aug 25, 2012

Russell C. Fetter, 84, formerly of Bedford, went to be with the Lord on August 25, 2012 at Homewood of Martinsburg.  He was born on April 28, 1928, in New Paris, a son of the late George L. and Mary Elizabeth (Hoagland) Fetter.  On April 9, 1955 he married Marion J. Phillips and she survives along with four brothers...

Aug 22, 2012

Rev. Ronald J. Hugill, 77, of East Main Street, Everett, died Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at his residence after a lengthy illness. He was born on December 3, 1934, a son of the late Elizabeth (Hugill) Bloom. On June 25, 1990 in Winchester, VA, he married Mary Winesickle and she survives along with two sons:  Douglas L. Hugill married...

Aug 8, 2012

Daniel Fronckowiak, 88, of  Valley Road, Schellsburg, died Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at his residence. He was born on February 26, 1924, a son of the late Michael and Katherine  (Penfield) Fronckowiak.  On  August 25, 1956 , he married Jennie Bonk and she survives along with a daughter, Diane Kelly of Bedford.  He was preceded in death by three...

Aug 5, 2012

Robert B. Kagarise, 77 of Heritage Road, Osterburg, went to be with the Lord on Sunday August 5, 2012, after a long and courageous battle with cancer and surrounded by his family.  He was born on February 22, 1935 in Loysburg, a son of the late Bruce E. and Elizabeth I. (Fink) Kagarise.  On October 19, 1957 in Osterburg...

Aug 1, 2012

Kathleen B.  Smith 86, of Arandale Street, Bedford, died Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital.  She was born September 26, 1925 in Pitcairn, daughter of the late Clair D. and Minola (Brown) Baker.  She was married to Jesse Dale Smith and he preceded her in death on April 4, 1998.  She is survived by three children;...

Jul 31, 2012

Shirley Jean Elyard, 74, of Centerville Road, Bedford, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012 in Bedford.  She was born on September 25, 1937, a daughter of the late Clifford C. and Mabel D. (Reaves) Broyles in Brighton, MD.  On August 26, 1956 in Burtonsville, MD, she married Robert D. Elyard and he preceded her in death on June 23, 2008....

Jul 29, 2012

It’s me, Lois Cuppett Siehl.  You sent me to this earth Aug. 5, 1930.  It was 102 degrees  -- -- a record high not broken to this day.  You sent me to a second-floor, three-room apartment over a grocery store in the Moxham section of Johnstown. My mother, Anna Smith Cuppett, had not even a cooling fan when the...

Jul 28, 2012

Janet E. Shaffer, 76, of Rainsburg Mountain Road, Bedford, passed away in hospice on July 28, 2012 at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home, after a lengthy battle with illness.  She was born on October 28, 1935 in Spring Gap, MD, a daughter of the late Edward Arthur “Pete” and Estella Virginia (Reckley) Taschenberger.  On December 24, 1958 at Mt. Vernon...

Jul 23, 2012

Brenda Lee Benton Valet, 52, lost a long battle with cancer on July 23, 2012. She was a 1977 graduate of Chestnut Ridge High School. After high school she served 10 years in the U.S. Navy before completing her Bachelor of Science degree in Dental Hygiene at Old Dominion University. She is survived by her husband, Marc E Valet,...

Jul 20, 2012

Albert F. Cousin, 84, of South Juliana Street, Bedford, died peacefully Friday, July 20, 2012 at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home surrounded by his family. He was born on August 30, 1927 in Thomas, WV, the son of the late John Wesley and Hazel (Hedrick) Cousin. On February 19, 1954 in Cumberland, MD, he married Mary Ellen Helmick and she...

Jul 15, 2012

Ruth Ann Howes, 65, of Donahoe Manor Road, Bedford, formerly of Bethel Park, died Sunday, July 15, 2012 at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home. She was born on July 2, 1947, in Uniontown, the daughter of the late Dr. Allan J. and Sara (Keibler) Howes.  She is survived by a brother, Stanley A. Howes married to the former Tina J....

Jul 15, 2012

Emanuel D. “Mac” Conner, 86, of Old Town Road, Fishertown, died early Sunday morning, July 15, 2012 at his residence. He was born on April 26, 1926, in Everett, a son, of the late James and Freda (Croyle) Conner.  On September 30, 1950, in Fishertown, he married Shirley Ickes who survives along with three daughters: Terry wife of Walter...

Jul 7, 2012

Donald Kight, 63, of Cemetery Road, Bedford, died on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at Western Maryland Health System. He was born on October 31, 1948, in Cumberland, MD, a son of the late Ray A. and Eva L. (Cover) Kight.  He is survived by wife Linda, a daughter, Pamela, two sons, Steven and John Kight, five grandchildren, a brother,...

Jul 6, 2012

Donald L. Heckel, 89, of Woodside Drive, Bedford, died Friday, July 6, 2012 at his residence.  He was born on May 16, 1923, in Baltimore, MD, a son, of the late William A. and Lillian I. (Lindsay) Heckel.  On June 1, 1947, in Baltimore, MD, he married Ruth Naomi Filbey who survives along with two sons: Norman D. Heckel,...

Jul 5, 2012

William J. Fyfe, 73, of Briar Valley Road, Bedford, died Thursday evening, July 5, 2012, at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home.  He was born on August 29, 1938, in Sidman, the son of the late James and Dorothy (Nancollas) Fyfe.  On October 4, 1957, at the Bald Hill Lutheran Church, he married Nancy J. Lehman who preceded him in death...

Jun 18, 2012

Joseph H. Howard, 84, of Markwood Drive, Bedford, died on Monday June 18, 2012 at his residence.  He was born on August 12, 1927, in Derry, a son of the late Joseph N. and Alice B. (Jenkins) Howard.  On August 11, 1951, in Latrobe, he married Geneveive Guzik, who preceded him in death on March 31, 2007.  He is...

Jun 17, 2012

Irma M. Davidson, 85 of the Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown, formerly of Bedford, died peacefully on Sunday, June 17th, 2012. She was born on November 28, 1926 in Colerain Township near Rainsburg, the only child of the late Rolla and Erma (Housel) Miller.  On September 19, 1954 she married Donald G. Davidson of Bedford and he preceded her in...