Nancy E. Griffiths
Sep 19, 2012
Nancy E. Griffiths, 79, of Bedford, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Select Specialty Hospital in Johnstown. She was born on August 21, 1933 in Gardner, MA, the daughter of the late Carl W. and Irene Evelyn (Dahlborg) Hedstrom. She married William E. Griffiths in 1956 and ten years later moved to Bedford with their two young daughters. She...
Jenna G. Cornman
Sep 15, 2012
Jenna Grace Cornman, was stillborn on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. She was the baby daughter of Daniel M. Cornman and Jennifer (Maurey) Feather both of Osterburg. She is survived by a twin brother Jase Daniel, two sisiters at home, Kaitlyn Goughnour, Kalaina Cornman also paternal grandparents, Larry Cornman and wife Donna of...
Billie R. Heeter
Sep 13, 2012
Billie Rae Heeter, 26, of Cumberland Road, Bedford, died Thursday, September 13, 2012 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on June 1, 1986, the daughter of the late Gary W. Heeter and Sheila (Duncan) Holler, of Bedford. She is survived by two sons: Dominick P. Shipley, and Christopher W. Kauffman, both at home, a sister, Kelly Batzel ...
Dr. William H. O'Shurak
Sep 12, 2012
Dr. William H. O’Shurak, 89, of Donahue Manor Road, Bedford, died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at Donahoe Manor Nursing Home. He was born on March 28, 1923, in Butler, a son of the late Frank and Olga (Hamuka) O’Shurak. On Oct. 7, 1950, in Cleveland, Ohio, he married Margaret Dumbauld and she preceded him in death on...
Charlotte G. Lowry
Sep 10, 2012
Charlotte G. Lowry, 88 of Chester, VA, formerly of Bedford, died on Monday, September 10, 2012 at the Crossings Assisted Living Center, in Chester, VA. She was born in Bedford, on June 3, 1924, a daughter of the Late George V. and Elva (Leach) Gardner. On February 25, 1947 in Bedford, she married William C. Lowry Jr., and he...
John K. Ryan
Sep 8, 2012
John K. Ryan, 66, of Evitts Creek Road, Centerville, died Saturday, September 8, 2012 at his residence. He was born on July 18, 1946, a son of the late Ott and Nellie (Howsare) Ryan. On December 21, 2007, in Bedford, he married Yvonne Karns, and she survives along with a son, John W. Ryan and wife Kimberly of Centerville,...
Karen Sue Van Pelt
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...
Dale E. Sigler
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....
Frank A. Belanger
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,...
Russell C. Fetter
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...
Rev. Ronald J. Hugill
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...
Daniel Fronckowiak
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...
Robert B. Kagarise
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...
Kathleen B. Smith
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;...
Shirley J. Elyard
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....
Lois C. Siehl
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...
Janet E. Shaffer
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...
Brenda L. Benton Valet
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,...
Albert F. Cousin
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...
Ruth Ann Howes
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....
