Obituary Listing

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...

Feb 17, 2016

Stanley G. Ormsby

March 6, 1922              February 17, 2016

Stanley Glenn Ormsby, 93, of Homewood at Martinsburg, formerly of 107 N. Mulberry St., passed away Wednesday evening, February 17, 2016, at Homewood.

He was born March 6, 1922, in rural Martinsburg, the son of the...

Feb 16, 2016

Clarence A. Beatty

April 2, 1950              February 16, 2016

Clarence A. Beatty, 65, rural Williamsburg, passed away late Tuesday at his home following an extended illness.

He was born in Roaring Spring, son of the late Roy B. and Clara M. (Miller) Beatty. He married...

Feb 12, 2016

Ralph Dean Moyer

October 13, 1922        February 12, 2016

Ralph Dean Moyer, 93, Williamsburg, passed away Friday morning at UPMC Altoona, following a brief illness.

He was born in Catharine Township, rural Williamsburg, son of the late Ralph Martin and Mertle Belle (Dively) Moyer. He...

Feb 10, 2016

Melvin R. Clapper, 84, of Martinsburg, went to be with his Lord on February 10, 2016, at Select Specialty Hospital in Johnstown. He was born on September 25, 1931 in New Enterprise, the son of R. Harvey and U. Mae (Mountain) Clapper. Melvin was preceded in death by his wife Patricia A. Teeter on September 27, 2011. Surviving are two...

Feb 6, 2016

Frances L. Johnson

December 24, 1922          February 6, 2016

Frances L. Johnson, 93, resident of Homewood at Martinsburg, formerly of Claysburg and Saxton, passed away Saturday evening at Homewood.

She was born in Indiana, PA, daughter of the late Charles L. and Edna...

Feb 6, 2016

Ray E. Snyder, 89, of Martinsburg, formerly of New Enterprise, passed away on February 6, 2016 at the Village at Morrisons Cove. Born on July 22, 1926 in New Enterprise, the son of Jay T. and Elsie B. (Wineland) Snyder. On January 29, 1949 at Raven Run he married Ella E. Steele. Ray was a dairy farmer all of his...

Feb 6, 2016

Dorothy M. Roller

September 25, 1921     February 6, 2016

Dorothy M. "Dot" Roller, 94, a resident of Homewood at Martinsburg, formerly of Williamsburg, passed away Saturday morning at Homewood.

She was born in Williamsburg, a daughter of the late Ralph T. and Pearl...