Robert A. Barnhart, 71, of S. Juliana Street, Bedford, died Saturday evening, November 14, 2009, at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. He was born September 9, 1938 in Cumberland, Md., son of the late Emory Robert “Barney” Barnhart and Wanetta “Neen” (Ayers) Barnhart. On February 13, 1960 in Englewood, Ohio, he married Jane Koozer and she survives along...
Hope L. (Gephart) Wolsko, 87, of Bedford, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the Altoona Hospital. She was born November 18, 1921 in Hyndman, daughter of the late Maynard Clark Gephart and Harriet (Smith) Gephart. On June 1, 1945 in New York City, she married John F. Wolsko of Pittsburgh, and he preceded her in death on...
Georgia Ann Fungaroli 90, of Pennknoll Village, died Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at the Nursing home. She was born February 2, 1919 in Keg, daughter of the late William and Francis (Mowry) Bowman. In 1940 in Winchester, VA, she married James R. Fungaroli and he preceded her in death on October 5, 1986. She is survived by four children:...
Men are often remembered for the wealth of their worldly goods or their place in the lives of others. Good men are better remembered not for these things but the good things they did for others. John Robert Miller of Bedford County died peacefully early Sunday morning, November 8 from complications of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig's Disease)....
Margaret P. Dimond, 87 of Pennknoll Village, formerly of Upper Snake Spring Valley Road, Everett, died Friday, November 6, 2009 at Pennknoll. She was born February 12, 1922 in Clappertown, daughter of the late Leroy A. and Frances T. (Beach) Stotler. On August 19, 1945 in Loysburg, she married Mahlon U. Dimond and he preceded her in death on...
Jane Bracken 66 of West 5th Ave., Everett, formerly of Bedford, died Monday, October 26, 2009 at her residence. She was born, December 5, 1942 in Johnstown, daughter of Ann Catherine (Robertson) Troska of Johnstown. She was first married to Richard Showalter and he preceded her in death in 1987. One April 4, 2005 in Winchester, VA, she married...
Gertrude L. Foor, 82, of East Pitt St., Bedford, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born July 14, 1927 in Huntingdon, daughter of the late George and Louise (Phipps) Hicklin. On May 19, 1945 in Cumberland, she married Harry E. Foor and he preceded her in death on September 23, 1983. She is...
Phyllis A. Vincent, 50 of Wayne Blvd., Alum Bank, died Tuesday morning, October, 6, 2009 at her residence. She was born September 27, 1959 in Roaring Spring, daughter of Barbara Ann (Manbeck) Lance, wife of Tom Lance of Everett. On September 27, 1985 in Cumberland, she married Barry G. Vincent, and he survives along with three children. Jason Vincent...
Evelyn K. Layton, 54 of Koontz Road, Bedford, died unexpectly, Wednesday September, 23, 2009 at Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born December 12, 1954 in Roaring Spring, daughter of the late Stanley and Martha Paulson. She was first married to Danny Robert Calaman Sr. and he preceded her in death on May 8, 1984. On September 4, 2007...
Alvin Dewayne "Jinx" Hite, 95, of Cumberland Valley, died Friday, September 18, 2009 at his grandson’s residence. He was born on January 17, 1914, in Cumberland Valley, a son of the late Jay C. and Elizabeth (Nave) Hite. On September 20, 1940 in Cumberland, MD, he married Edna V. Elliott who preceded him in death on December...
Ardell Robert Varner, 68, of Manns Choice, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. He was born on October 28, 1940 in Johnstown, PA a son of the late Chester and Viola (Norton) Varner. On April 11, 1975 in West Virginia he married Brenda J. Cook and she survives along with the following family, a son,...
Larry J. Sloan, 59, of Louisa, VA, went home with the Lord on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at his residence. He was born on July 3, 1950, in Bedford, a son, of the late Robert C. and Josephine (Foor) Sloan. On November 7, 2001 in Virginia he married his wife, Libby Wang and she survives along with the following...
Harold E. “Hoot” Nave, 86, of Bedford, died Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Pennknoll Village Nursing Home. He was born on December 3, 1922, in Somerset, a son, of the late Lewis "Lute" and Ella (Sollenberger) Nave. On April 29, 1943 in Cumberland, MD he married Edna Pearl “Pokie” Diehl and she preceded him in death on January 16,...
Florine M. Means, 84, of Bedford, died Saturday, September 5, 2009, at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 20, 1925, in Altoona, a daughter of the late John and Gertrude (Hemcher) Myers. On September 27, 1942 in Dundalk, MD, She married Richard J. Means and he preceded her in death on April 27, 1997. She is...
Velma M. Thomas, 87 of Cumberland Road, Bedford, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009 at Homewood Nursing Home in Martinsburg. She was born February 9, 1921 in Shanksville, daughter of the late Robert and Minnie (Duppstadt) Walker. On June 22, 1938 in Winchester, VA, she married Joseph B. Thomas, and he preceded her in death on April 19, 2003. She...
With a strong emphasis on family, George G. Paxton Sr. pursued an active life marked by success as a farmer, railroad engineer and community servant. Mr. Paxton, 84, of Rainsburg, Bedford County, and formerly of Chartiers Township, Washington County, passed away Saturday at UPMC Bedford Memorial Hospital after a long battle with cancer. At the time of his death,...
Violet Mae Smith, 71 of Old Rt. 30, Manns Choice, died Monday, August, 17, 2009 at her residence. She was born February 10, 1938 in New Paris, daughter of the late Earl and Lois (Luttrell) Mitchell. On November 19, 1955, she married Raymond “Jack” Smith, and he preceded her in death on July 19, 1996. She is survived by...
Steven M. Mowery, 17 of Swabby Lane, Bedford, died Monday evening, August 17, 2009 on Valley Road as a result of an automobile accident. He was born April 4, 1992 in Altoona, son of Steven D. Mowery and Linda K. (Kesner) Lee and Step-father Gary Lee of Bedford. He is survived by a brother Shelby Musselman married to the...
Kenneth R. Growden, 91 of US Route 220, Bedford, died Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown. He was born September 27, 1917 in Centerville, son of the late Richard “Bud” and Mabel (Whipp) Growden. On October 5, 1938 in Cumberland, MD, he married Mary Reta Leonard and she survives along with three sons: Leonard...
Craik H. McClave, 59, of Orlando, FL, died Thursday, July 30, 2009 HCR Manor Care in Winter Park, FL. He was born on December 24, 1949, in Long Island, NY, a son of the late Robert and Barbara (Craik) McClave. He is survived by a daughter, Dawn wife of Robert Custer of Bedford, a son, Daniel McClave of Orlando,...