OBIT: Barbara S. (ROZICK) LONCHER, 2003, Ironsville, 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/ _________________________________________ BARBARA S. LONCHER Barbara S. Loncher, 84, of Ironsville, Tyrone RD #1, died Wednesday, April 16, 2003 at 10:30 p.m. after being diagnosed with cancer in December. She was born October 6, 1918 in Tyrone, a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Hyson) Rozick. On June 21, 1947 at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Tyrone, she married Pete J. Loncher who preceded her in death on January 30, 1995. Surviving are two daughters, Victoria Schirm and husband Dave of Solon, Ohio, Mary E. Mrowka and husband John of Warren, Ohio, a son John S. and wife Lois of Sinking Valley and four grandchildren and three sisters, Ann Waite of Ironsville, Helen Lynch and Caroline Haag of Tyrone and a brother Joseph Rozick of Tyrone.. She was predeceased by three sisters, Verna, Mary and Kate and two brothers, Michael and Stephen. Mrs. Loncher was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church. Before her marriage, she was employed at Reliance Manufacturing, Tyrone for 11 years. She was an avid gardener and homemaker who enjoyed baking, canning and outdoor yard work. Funeral mass will be held Monday, April 21, 2003 at 11 a.m. at St. Matthew Church with Father Joseph T. Orr, celebrant. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. Friends will be received on Sunday from 7-9 p.m. at the Feller Memorial Home. Memorial gifts may be made to Home Nursing Agency Hospice, 201 Chestnut Avenue, PO Box 352, Altoona, Pa. 16603. Tyrone Daily Herald, April 18, 2003