Obituary Listing

Mar 28, 2016

Wilda S. Rhodes

March 14, 1919                March 28, 2016

Wilda S. Rhodes, 97, The Court at The Village at Morrisons Cove, Martinsburg, passed away Monday afternoon at the home.

She was born in Fredericksburg, rural Martinsburg, daughter of the late Daniel E. and Annie M....

Mar 25, 2016

Floyd M. Reighard

August 13, 1927         March 25, 2016

Floyd M. Reighard, 88, formerly of Canoe Creek, passed away Friday morning at Golden Living Center-Hillview, Altoona. He was born in Martinsburg, son of the late David and Cora (Steele) Reighard. He married Ruth V. Kinser on September...

Mar 24, 2016

Joan S. Hall, 87, of Loysburg, passed away on March 24, 2016 at Colonial Courtyard in Bedford. Born on November 17, 1928, in Woodbury, the daughter of Paul B. and Dorothy (Hoover) Stayer. On December 27, 1953, in New Enterprise, she married Herbert D. Hall who preceded her in death on August 15, 2014. She was a 1950 graduate of...

Mar 21, 2016

Edwin B. Bridenbaugh

December 15, 1927         March 21, 2016

Edwin B. Bridenbaugh, 88, went home to be with the Lord, Monday morning, March 21, 2016, at his home, following an extended illness.

He was born in Martinsburg, North Woodbury Township, son of the...

Mar 19, 2016

Hubert E. Gunnett

October 29, 1926         March 19, 2016

Hubert E. Gunnett, 89, rural Williamsburg, went home to be with his Lord, surrounded by his family, Saturday evening at home.

He was born in Royer, rural Williamsburg, son of the late Neff E. and Edith...

Mar 17, 2016

Peggy L. Bookhammer

September 21, 1941        March 17, 2016

Peggy L. Bookhammer, 74, resident of Pennknoll Village, Everett, formerly of Williamsburg, passed away Thursday morning at the home.

She was born in Hollidaysburg, daughter of the late Chester and Helen Pauline Richardson. She was married...

Mar 16, 2016

Frederick E. Bechtel, 91, a resident of Lakemont, Altoona, and formerly of Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday morning, March 16, 2016, at UPMC Altoona. Services will be held at 11 AM Wednesday, March 23 at the Williamsburg Church of the Brethren, 529 W 3rd Street. Visitation will be held at the Church beginning at 10 AM. “Fred,” born August 24, 1924...

Mar 15, 2016

Ruth B. Birch

October 19, 1922       March 15, 2016

Ruth Eleanor (Brumbaugh) Birch, 93, resident of The Village at Morrisons Cove, Martinsburg, formerly of Hollidaysburg passed away Tuesday evening at The Village.

She was born in rural Martinsburg, daughter of the late Arch and Orpha...

Mar 14, 2016

Betty M. Ake, 67, of New Enterprise, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 14, 2016 at Altoona UPMC. Born on February 21, 1949 in Roaring Spring, the daughter of Floyd F. Sr. and Rosie (Musselman) Frederick. On November 9, 1974, in Waterside, she married James C. Ake. Betty worked as a bank teller...

Mar 9, 2016

Jean “Momma Jean” Kent

November 24, 1921                March 9, 2016

Jean “Momma Jean” Kent, 94, resident of Homewood at Martinsburg formerly of Palm Bay, FL, passed away early Wednesday morning at Homewood.

She was born in Brazil, IN, daughter of the late, William and Janet...

Mar 7, 2016

Elizabeth “Betty” Edna Holdridge

January 15, 1924         March 7, 2016

Elizabeth “Betty” Holdridge, 92, Williamsburg, PA, passed away at Epworth Manor, Tyrone, where she had been a resident for four years.

She was born in Fayetteville, NY, daughter of the late Willard John Niles and...

Mar 7, 2016

Doris L. Ebersole, 93, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Martinsburg, passed away on March 7, 2016 at Messiah Village, Mechanicsburg. Born on November 21, 1922 in Brooks Mills, Blair County, the daughter of Charles P. and Mary (McCloskey) Miller. On June 18, 1944 in Roaring Spring she married Merle Ebersole who preceded her in death on December 14, 2008. Doris was...

Mar 4, 2016

Ronald E. Bartnick

November 21, 1935       March 4, 2016

Ronald E. Bartnick, 80, rural Williamsburg, passed away Friday morning at Westminster Woods, Huntingdon following a brief battle with cancer.

He was born in Chicago, IL, son of the late Edward and Alice (Potter) Bartnick. He...

Mar 3, 2016

Rodney D. Shaw

February 13, 1924        March 3, 2016

Rodney D. Shaw, 92, Martinsburg, passed away Thursday afternoon at his home following an extended illness.

He was born in McKee, son of the late H. Orville and M. Harriet (Marker) Shaw.  He married Marian C....

Mar 2, 2016

Ronald D. Reid

October 30, 1930          March 2, 2016

Ronald D. Reid, 85, rural Martinsburg, went home to be with the Lord unexpectedly Wednesday evening at his home.

He was born in Huntingdon, son of the late Doyle Edgar and Mae Elva (Dick) Reid. He...

Mar 2, 2016

Dorothy F. Gates

January 28, 1936        March 2, 2016

Dorothy F. Gates, 80, a resident of Golden Living Centers-Hillview, Altoona formerly of Martinsburg, passed away early Wednesday morning at Hillview.

She was born in Williamsburg, daughter of the late Kenneth E. and Ella Grace (McGregor)...

Mar 1, 2016

Glen D. Graybill

August 13, 1922      March 1, 2016

Glen D. Graybill, 93, of Nappanee, IN, formerly of Martinsburg, died peacefully early Tuesday morning, at Hubbard Hill Retirement Community in Elkhart, IN.

He was born in Martinsburg, son of the late Rev. Clayton A. and...

Feb 28, 2016

Walter Elmer Logue, 91, of Woodbury RD, passed away on February 28, 2016 at the Village at Morrison’s Cove.  Born on October 16, 1924 in Woodbury, the son of Aldie R. and Bertha (McGraw) Logue.  On February 14, 1979 he married Naomi Replogle Little.  He served in the Merchant Marines, was a farmer all of his life, and loved to...

Feb 25, 2016

Vivian E. Smith, 88, formerly of Riddlesburg, passed away on February 25, 2016 at Pennknoll Village in Everett. Born on September 8, 1927, in Riddlesburg, the daughter of Harry and Zella (Rinard) McEldowney. She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph K. Smith on May 23, 2004. Survivors include daughters Cheryl McEldowney of Silver Springs, MD; and Brenda Blake...

Feb 19, 2016

Karen L. Swaney

December 20, 1955         February 19, 2016

Karen Loretta Swaney, 60, Williamsburg, passed away Friday at UPMC Altoona, following a brief illness.

She was born daughter of the late, Leroy Sr. and Eleanor J. (Swaney) Fisher.

Surviving are a son, Trevor...