John Robert Miller
Nov 8, 2009
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
Nov 6, 2009
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
Oct 26, 2009
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
Oct 15, 2009
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
Oct 6, 2009
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
Sep 23, 2009
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 D. Hite
Sep 18, 2009
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 R. Varner
Sep 15, 2009
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
Sep 12, 2009
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. Nave
Sep 12, 2009
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
Sep 5, 2009
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
Aug 26, 2009
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...
George G. Paxton Sr.
Aug 25, 2009
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 M. Smith
Aug 17, 2009
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
Aug 17, 2009
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
Aug 5, 2009
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
Jul 30, 2009
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,...
Anthony C. Chardella
Jul 30, 2009
Anthony C. Chardella, 88, of Bedford, died Thursday, July 30, 2009 at his residence. He was born on August 17, 1920 in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Charles and Christina (Priore) Chardella. On June 27, 1946 in Pittsburgh, he married Lena Pizzuti who survives along with two daughters, Christine "Tina" wife of Pete Wojcik Sr. of Bedford, Antionette...
Florence M. Koslosky
Jul 24, 2009
Florence M. Koslosky 64 of Lincoln Highway, Bedford, died Friday morning, July 24, 2009 at Pennknoll Village. She was born December 8, 1944 in Bethlehem, daughter of the late John and Sophia (Pacochney) Wydock. On August 21, 1965 in Bethlehem, she married Francis J. “Frank” Koslosky, who preceded her in death on June 5, 2009. She is survived by...
Donald R. Putt
Jul 2, 2009
Donald R. “Donnie” Putt 73, of McCoy Lane, New Paris, PA, died Thursday, July 2, 2009 at his home. He was born May 8, 1936 in Harrisburg, son of the late Frank and Sarah (Rudy) Putt. On January 29, 1982 in Rochester, NY, he married Evelyn J. Smith and she survives along with his first wife Rosemary (Wehner) Nissen...
