OBIT: Gertrude V. (HAGEN) BURNS, 2006, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Sharon Miller Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ GERTRUDE V. BURNS Mrs. Gertrude V. Burns, 92, of 1929 Pleasant Valley Boulevard, Bellmeade Manor, Altoona, died Friday, Aug. 4, 2006 at 10:27 a.m. at Altoona Regional Health Systems, Altoona Hospital Campus. She was born June 26, 1914 in Tyrone, the daughter of David F. and Edith Houser Hagen. She was married to Peter Burns, who preceded her in death. She is survived by two sons- Ronald P. Burns and wife Sandra of East Longmeadow, MA and William D. Burns of Altoona; two grandchildren- Ronald Burns of Newbury, MA and Jennifer Bouchard of Windsor Locks, CT; two great grandchildren and one brother Ronald Hagen of Roseville, CA and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded by two sisters and two brothers. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd. She was a graduate of Tyrone High School and had been employed in the laundry department of the Tyrone Hospital, retiring in 1982. Funeral service for Mrs. Gertrude V. Burns will be Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2006 at 11 a.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd with Reverend Andrew T. Bradley officiating. Interment will follow in Bald Eagle Cemetery. Friends may call at the Richard H. Searer Funeral Home, Inc. on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. Contributions in her memory may be made to the Church of the Good Shepherd, 1650 Clay Avenue, Tyrone, PA, 16686. Tyrone Daily Herald, August 7, 2006