Huntingdon Daily News Obituaries, August 1999

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Louise F. Lewis, also known as Anna Louise Lewis, 85, of
Huntingdon, formerly of Boalsburg, died Monday, Aug. 2, 1999, at
Huntingdon Manor.
Born Nov. 10, 1913, in Boalsburg, she was a daughter of the
late George Nevin and Nell Ryan Fisher. She married Harold Foster "Bud"
Lewis, who died Nov. 16, 1977.
She was a graduate of Boalsburg High School.
She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in
Boalsburg and had played the church organ for 50 years. 
She was also a member of the Auxiliary of the Boalsburg Fire
Company.
She is survived by a brother, Nevin Francis Fisher of
Lewisburg.
Visitation will be private, at the convenience of the family.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John's
United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Joseph F. Krabill officiating.
Burial will be at 9 a.m. Thursday in Boalsburg Cemetery. 
Koch Funeral Home, 2401 S. Atherton St., State College is
handling the arrangements. 

Name: Virginia M. HEIDEL; Homemaker 
Age:  81
Address: Mount Union 
Date of birth: 9/17/1917
Location born: Allenport
Date of death: 8/1/1999
Father: George C. MILLER
Mother: Mary (SECREST) MILLER
Spouse: Charles HEIDEL, deceased 12/11/1984
Surviving children: Charles F. "Chip" and Jack R. HEIDEL,
Susan Ann SIMPSON; 4 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Elmer "Butch" MILLER, Madeline DINARDI 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Cloyd "Jap", George "Windy" and Lewis D.
MILLER, Susan WILLIAMS 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Eugene G. JOHNSON; WWII Veteran 
Age:  73
Address: Blairs Mills RD#1 
Date of birth: 9/12/1925
Location born: Shade Gap
Date of death: 8/1/1999
Father: Roy JOHNSON
Mother: Vernal (DeVINNEY) JOHNSON
Spouse: Thelma F. (PARSON) JOHNSON
Surviving children: Sylvia CISNEY, Linda ANDERSON, Randall and
Steve JOHNSON; 10 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Helen COWAN, Glenn, Carl and Clair JOHNSON
Deceased children: infant daughter
Deceased siblings: 1 brother and 1 sister
Interment: Nossville Cemetery

Name: Dollie LEEDY; Attended school in the Blacklog Narrows
Age:  88
Address: Three Springs 
Date of birth: 9/13/1910
Location born: Canoe Creek, Blair county
Date of death: 8/2/1999
Father: Simon MITCHELL
Mother: Lizzie MITCHELL
Spouse: Eugene LEEDY, deceased 9/7/1993
Surviving children: Stanley C. BOLLINGER; 1 granddaughter; 3
great grandsons
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: 
Deceased siblings: Eddie, Elmer and Raymond MITCHELL, twin
sister Darlie LAIRD, Agnes BRUNI, Katherine WILT
Interment: Hustontown Cemetery

Name:  Rev. Joseph H. MILLER; Well known evangelist in the
area
Age:  81
Address:  
Date of birth: 2/23/1918
Location born: Harrisburg
Date of death: 6/27/1999
Father: Joseph Earl MILLER
Mother: Mary Bell (SHULER) MILLER
Spouse: Pauline M. (ANDERSON) MILLER
Surviving children: Paula Jo; 2 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Mary K. WITMER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Mt. Holly Springs Cemetery

Name: John O. YETTER; Former superintendent of Southern
Huntingdon County School District
Age:  72
Address: Rockhill Furnace 
Date of birth: 7/1/1927
Location born: Altoona
Date of death: 8/1/1999
Father: John H. YETTER
Mother: Hope (WALLS) YETTER
Spouse: Gwen L. (HOOPER) YETTER
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Rockhill Furnace

Name: Bursie V. SPECK; Former operator of Speck Pontiac &
Oldsmobile  
Age:  64
Address: Huntingdon RD#4 
Date of birth: 4/25/1935
Location born: Saxton
Date of death: 8/2/1999
Father: A. W. SPECK
Mother: Ruth (THOMAS) SPECK
Spouse: Myrna Y. (MILLER) SPECK
Surviving children: Dr. Dexter Franklin, Rodney Gregory and
Pastor Arthur Lyle SPECK; 6 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Lorraine Edith BAKER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: R. H. SPECK, Helen OBERMAN 
Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens

Name: Grace HALL; Language teacher at Williamsburg High School 
Age:  85
Address: Williamsburg 
Date of birth: 8/5/1913
Location born: Williamsburg
Date of death: 6/17/1999
Father: Joseph E. WESTBROOK
Mother: Mary Alice (EASTEP) WESTBROOK
Spouse: Galen W. HALL, deceased 5/11/1940
Surviving children: Galen S. HALL; 5 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Clara EVANS, Florence HARPER, Kate WEBBER,
1 step-brother 
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: Reba L. BROWN; Retired from Orbisonia post office
Age:  90
Address: Orbisonia 
Date of birth: 5/21/1909
Location born: Orbisonia
Date of death: 8/3/1999
Father: Charles A. BROWN
Mother: Rebecca E. (RUTTER) BROWN
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Anna B. HOFFMAN
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Mary NORTON, Margaret DUDICK, Frank, Mervin
and Fred BROWN 
Interment: Orbisonia Cemetery

Name: Boyd M. LOW; WWII Veteran
Age:  79
Address: James Creek RD#1 
Date of birth: 10/21/1919
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/4/1999
Father: Boyd C. LOW
Mother: Alda Jane (STATES) LOW
Spouse: Mildred (AIRGOOD) LOW, deceased 6/6/1998
Surviving children: Gloria NORRIS, Marlene A., Marian O.,
Marvin B., Cloyd W., Boyd C. and John H. LOW, Mildred GROVE;
18 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Madaline PARK, Chalmer LOW, Alda Mae HART,
M. Kathleen RONK, Minerva QUERRY
Deceased children: Nancy L. LOW
Deceased siblings: Harley, Charles, Arthur, Harland, Donald
and Gail LOW
Interment: White Church Cemetery, Hesston RD#1

Name: Trina S. MORGAN; Mount Union graduate
Age:  43
Address: McVeytown 
Date of birth: 4/26/1956
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/4/1999
Father: Nelson BAER
Mother: JoAnn (HARRY) BAER
Spouse: Bill W. MORGAN
Surviving children: Amanda TREWEEK
Surviving siblings: Karen GOODMAN, Deborah WERTZ, Pamela HOUP,
Kimberly MILLER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Althea E. MORRIS; Member of Mt. Hope Missionary Baptist
Church
Age:  74
Address: Mount Union RD#2 
Date of birth: 11/1/1924
Location born: Allenport
Date of death: 8/4/1999
Father: Domer John MORRIS
Mother: Bessie Virginia (CORMANY) MORRIS
Spouse: 
Surviving children: John D. and Robert E. MORRIS, Zellestine
CARTWRIGHT; 13 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings:  
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Helen WINFREE, Dorothea HELTON, Irene
OWENS, Margaret GLASS, Ruth HUGHES, Josephine SMITH, Lumetta
GLASS, Charity EDWARDS 
Interment: 

Name: Virginia L. "Ginny" SCHNEIDER; Teacher in Huntingdon
Age:  52
Address: Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 10/26/1946
Location born: Titusville
Date of death: 8/4/1999
Father: William F. SCHNEIDER
Mother: Louise (WICK) SCHNEIDER
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Bill SCHNEIDER, Nancy MALCOM, Pam MATTHEWS
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Woodlawn Cemetery, Titusville

Name: Amanda E. SAUSMAN; Brethren Church member 
Age:  94
Address: The Oaks at Westminster Woods, Huntingdon; formerly
of Mill Creek 
Date of birth: 4/30/1905
Location born: Brady Twp.
Date of death: 8/6/1999
Father: John RUTHERFORD
Mother: Mary (SHEEHAN) RUTHERFORD
Spouse: Walter E. SAUSMAN, deceased 12/27/1961
Surviving children: Paul SAUSMAN, Mabel SWANGER, Dorothy
DUNKLE; 12 grandchildren; 25 great grandchildren; 17
great-great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: Mildred THOMPSON
Deceased siblings: 5 sisters and 4 brothers
Interment: Maitland Cemetery, Lewistown

Name: Claude Elmer TWIDDY; Retired postal worker
Age:  79
Address: Hustontown 
Date of birth: 6/20/1920
Location born: Baltimore, MD
Date of death: 8/5/1999
Father: Charles TWIDDY
Mother: Ethel (JOHNSON) TWIDDY
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Richard TWIDDY
Interment: Hustontown Cemetery

Name: Fred S. ARNOLD; Owner of Broad Top Paving
Age:  61
Address: Saxton 
Date of birth: 12/26/1937
Location born: Bedford
Date of death: 8/8/1999
Father: Arthur ARNOLD
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth (SWAUGER) ARNOLD
Spouse: Audrey (WORTHING) ARNOLD
Surviving children: Penny MAUGLE, Jerry PARK, Ginger
FAIRCLOTH, Fred D. ARNOLD; 7 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Robert SUTTER, William, James and Albert
ARNOLD
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Grandview Cemetery, Saxton

Name: Clinton H. GRACE; Born in Juniata, Blair county 
Age:  74
Address: Bethesda, MD 
Date of birth: 12/18/1924
Location born: Juniata
Date of death: 8/6/1999
Father: James Clinton GRACE
Mother: Gladys (CLARK) GRACE
Spouse: Grace (WRIGHT) GRACE
Surviving children: David William and Barron Theodore GRACE; 1
granddaughter; 2 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Yonna BRUMBAUGH
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Evans Cemetery, Broad Top Township

Name: Grace Ann SCHROEDER; Homemaker 
Age:  64
Address: Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 8/23/1934
Location born: Beaver Falls
Date of death: 8/4/1999
Father: Charles MILLER
Mother: Emmabelle (DEMERST) MILLER
Spouse: 
Surviving children: Billy and Gary SCHROEDER, Cheryl A.
HEFFNER; 5 grandchildren 
Surviving siblings: Buck and Charles MILLER, Sis DENNISON
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Goodman Cemetery, Henderson twp.

Name: Eva Josephine JOHNS; Served in Army Nurse Corps 
Age:  87
Address: Westminster Woods, Huntingdon; formerly of
McConnellstown 
Date of birth: 4/18/1912
Location born: Johnstown
Date of death: 8/8/1999
Father: Ira Russell JOHNS
Mother: Clara (CRAIG) JOHNS
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Stuart C. and Leo C. JOHNS 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Luetta STAPLETON, Russell M., June and
Richard JOHNS, Clara THOMPSON, 
Viola and Mary BOWSER 
Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens

Name: Vincent E. OVERMEYER; Served in the US Navy
Age:  72
Address: Mount Union 
Date of birth: 8/12/1926
Location born: Columbia
Date of death: 8/9/1999
Father: Francis C. OVERMEYER
Mother: M. Elizabeth (NAU) OVERMEYER
Spouse: (1)Mary C. IMSWILER, deceased 6/11/1967; Anna
(BISSERT) OVERMEYER 
Surviving children: Lucille M. KELLER, Robert M., Patricia J.
and Jean H. OVERMEYER; step-children Eleanor M. SHIRK, Doris
Ann BISSERT, Leo E. SMITH; 5 grandchildren; 6 great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Francis G. OVERMEYER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: John W. OVERMEYER 
Interment: St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Columbia 

Name: Irene A. HORTON; Owned and operated Horton's Restaurant 
Age:  83
Address: HC 1 Robertsdale 
Date of birth: 7/22/1916
Location born: Clay township
Date of death: 8/10/1999
Father: Grover MILLER
Mother: Mary Alice (SHAW) MILLER
Spouse: Veryl E. HORTON; deceased 4/29/1990
Surviving children: Evan E., Ray L. and Jack D. HORTON, Diane
H. PICK; 11 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings:  
Deceased children: Robert HORTON
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Cherry Grove Cemetery, Three Springs RD

Name: Donald E. SPECK; Huntingdon native
Age:  67
Address: Selbyville, Delaware 
Date of birth: 4/27/1932
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/9/1999
Father: C. Lex SPECK
Mother: Thelma (HILEMAN) RUPE
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: M. Lee and Thomas C. SPECK
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: John F. BRADNICK; WWII Veteran
Age:  81
Address: Wood 
Date of birth: 8/17/1917 
Location born: Dudley
Date of death: 8/9/1999
Father: George BRADNICK
Mother: Susan (HARESARIK) BRADNICK
Spouse: Mabel (JONES) BRADNICK
Surviving children: Jack E. BRADNICK
Surviving siblings: William and Bonnie BRADNICK
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 3 brothers and 1 sister 
Interment: 

Name: George Edward DIETZ; Avid hunter & fisherman 
Age:  54
Address: Hustontown 
Date of birth: 4/21/1945
Location born: Juniata twp., Fulton county
Date of death: 8/12/1999
Father: Edward Jason "Ted" DIETZ
Mother: Gladys (LOGSDON) DIETZ
Spouse: E. Dianne (SHIPPEY) DIETZ 
Surviving children: George Jr., Preston S. and William C.
DIETZ
Surviving siblings: Robert E DIETZ, Shirley MOWRY, Beverly
TROY, Judy FUNSTON
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Dry Ridge Cemetery

Name: Ida "Mae" FLORY; Surving siblings in Huntingdon county 
Age:  69
Address: Marion 
Date of birth: 2/10/1930
Location born: Clay Hill
Date of death: 8/14/1999
Father: Harold BRECHBIEL
Mother: Myrtle (VANDRAU) BRECHBIEL
Spouse: Charles Irvin FLORY
Surviving children: Betty M. GARLAND, Robert E. and Tom FLORY;
4 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Gladys S. LAIRD, Roy, Ralph and Ronald
BRECHBIEL
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Chambersburg

Name: Catherine E. McKINLEY KRINER 
Age:  97
Address: Falling Springs Nursing Home, Chambersburg; formerly
of Chambersburg & Kistler 
Date of birth: 2/10/1902
Location born: Mifflin, Juniata county
Date of death: 8/14/1999
Father: William DUNN
Mother: Margaret (KAISER) DUNN
Spouse: (1)Ben McKINLEY, deceased; (2)Russell KRINER, deceased
Surviving children: Margaret SNYDER, Carl and Stewart
McKINLEY; 11 grandchildren; a number of great and great-great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: William McKINLEY
Deceased siblings: a number of brothers and sisters
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Gaven Gaige PARKS; Infant son of Mount Union couple
Age:  
Address: Allenport
Date of birth: 8/14/1999
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/14/1999
Father: Larry Lee PARKS
Mother: Jill Rene BOOHER
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery 

Name: Robert William CORCELIUS; Attended Juniata College 
Age:  89
Address: Hamburg, NY 
Date of birth: 7/27/1909
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 6/27/1999
Father: George E. CORCELIUS
Mother: Georgie B. (GREEN) CORCELIUS
Spouse: (1)Geraldine (L???) CORCELIUS, deceased;(2)dith (PARK)
CORCELIUS
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: A. Lynn CORCELIUS Sr.
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Kathryn MATTERN 
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: Woodrow W. "Roy" MILLER; Served in US Army 
Age:  85
Address: Williamsburg RR#1 
Date of birth: 7/25/1914
Location born: Saxton
Date of death: 8/14/1999
Father: James Oates MILLER
Mother: Anna J. (DICK) MILLER
Spouse: Anna M. (HANEY) MILLER
Surviving children: Rosamond M. AKE, Woodrene M. CLAAR, Lily
C. DORMAN; 10 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: James D. MILLER 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 6 brothers and 2 sisters 
Interment: Sparr Cemetery, Williamsburg RR#1

Name: Linda Elsie WILSON; Huntingdon native 
Age:  47
Address: San Francisco, CA 
Date of birth: 6/15/1952
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/10/1999
Father: Harris WILSON Jr.
Mother: Rosalee (MARTIN) WILSON
Spouse: 
Surviving children: Tiffany Lynn WILSON 
Surviving siblings: Cynthia WILSON, Rosemarie HOUCK, Harris
WILSON III and Woodrow "Woody" WILSON
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Larry WILSON 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Irene M. Wray, 95, of the Woodland Retirement Center,
Orbisonia, and formerly of Allensville, died at 1:10 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 12, 1999, at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon.
Born Sept. 7, 1903, in Beaver Springs, she was a daughter of
the late Henry and Jennie (Ewing) Kahley. Her husband, Foster Wray, died
April 20, 1960.
Surviving are: children, Mrs. Dean (Elva) Kennedy, Lewistown,
Mrs. Charles (Marion) Keusch, Portland, Mich., and Mrs. Joseph K. (Beverly)
Yoder, Allensville; seven grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and 3
great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Naomi Gross, and two
infant sisters.
She was a homemaker.
She was a member of St. Pauls Lutheran Church, Allensville,
and the Sunday School, ELCW, and the Belleville Senior Citizens.
Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Pauls
Lutheran Church, Allensville, with the Rev. Anna Ritter officiating. Interment
will be in McClure Union Cemetery, McClure.
Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Saturday at the Donald E.
Baggus Funeral Home, Belleville.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Pauls Lutheran
Church, Allensville,
PA 17002.

Name: Luella CONRAD RUNG
Age:  77
Address: Montgomery 
Date of birth: 
Location born: 
Date of death: 8/10/1999
Father: 
Mother: 
Spouse: Albert RUNG Jr. 
Surviving children: Constance WALKER, Wilson, Robert and John
RUNG; 7 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: William CONRAD
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: Lucille G. BAKER; Huntingdon county native
Age:  92
Address: Harrisburg 
Date of birth: 7/28/1907
Location born: Huntingdon county
Date of death: 8/15/1999
Father: Ernest Ruben Whitney BAKER
Mother: Anna M. (BENSON) BAKER
Spouse: Merle BAKER, deceased
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Anna JOHNSTON 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Cassville Cemetery

Name: Leonard J. HOPKINS; Retired from Msrtin-Marietta
Aircraft plant 
Age:  79
Address: Martinsburg; formerly of Six Mile Run 
Date of birth: 4/17/1920
Location born: Six Mile Run
Date of death: 8/16/1999
Father: James HOPKINS
Mother: Alice A. (WILLIAMS) HOPKINS
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Yvonne RITCHEY, Lester HOPKINS, Ruth
HOOVER 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 1 brother and 4 sisters 
Interment: Duvall Cemetery, Six Mile Run

Name: John W. HOUCK III; Worked for Crystal Springs Lumber
Yards
Age:  41
Address: Six Mile Run
Date of birth: 9/4/1957
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/15/1999
Father: John W. HOUCK II
Mother: Sandra (PROSSER) MELIUS
Spouse: Tina M. (GINGRICH) HOUCK
Surviving children: John W. IV, Joyce, Kevin, Jeffrey and
Brandon HOUCK; step-son Christopher BOGARDUS
Surviving siblings: Wesley HOUCK, Sandra FOOR, Evelyn MELIUS;
step-siblings Roger MELIUS, Bonnie WOLFE, Audrey SLATES,
Ronald MELIUS, Diane YOCUM, Tim, Matt and Matthew HOUCK
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Duvall Cemetery, Six Mile Run

Name: Ronnie F. POWELL; Bonney Forge employee 
Age:  59
Address: Huntingdon RD#1 
Date of birth: 5/13/1940
Location born: St. James, MO
Date of death: 8/16/1999
Father: 
Mother: Imogene McCABE WISDOM
Spouse: Betty J. (MADDEN) POWELL
Surviving children: James, David, Jeri Ann and Amy POWELL,
Lisa WEBBER, Tammy KLEINHEIDER; step-sons William J. and
Randall G. MADDEN; 8 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren 
Surviving siblings: half-siblings Herbert Jr. and Judy WISDOM
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens

Name: Robert M. CRUM; Retired sergeant at SCIH, Korean War
Veteran 
Age:  66
Address: Mount Union 
Date of birth: 9/22/1930
Location born: Mount Union
Date of death: 8/16/1999
Father: Robert W. CRUM
Mother: Gerdilla Mae (KERR) CRUM
Spouse: Ruth E. (COX) CRUM
Surviving children: Michael J. and Robert D. CRUM, Debra
JENSEN; 8 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Brian L. CRUM
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Glenn R. "Dick" White, 70, of State College died Wednesday,
Aug. 18, 1999, at home.
Born Oct. 6, 1928, in Salona, he was a son of the late Ada I.
White. On April 16, 1992, he married Hazel E. Hammond Campbell, who
survives at home.
He was a 1948 graduate of Lamar Township Consolidated Schools.
He worked at the Hampton Inn in State College, retiring in
1993.
He attended State College Ass-embly of God.
He especially enjoyed hunting, fishing and watching sports on
television.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters,
Carol L. Sayers of Loganton and Glenda I. Newfeld of Centre Hall; a son, Daniel
P. of Loganton; a stepdaughter, Lisa L. Lesher of Pennsylvania
Furnace; a stepson, Greg Campbell of Camp Hill; a brother, Fred G. of
Rote; five grandchildren; and six stepgrandchildren.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Eloise B. Kyper
Funeral Home Inc., 1034 Benner Pike, State College.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home,
with the Rev. Harry Brotzman officiating.
Burial will be in Mooresville Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Glenn R. White Memorial
Fund, in care of Omega Bank, North Atherton Place Office, Wal-Mart
Plaza, State College, Pa. 16803. 

Nevin E. Decker, 78, of Lock Haven died Tuesday, Aug. 17,
1999, at Lock Haven Hospital.
Born Sept. 18, 1920, in Craig Township, Spring Mills, he was a
son of the late John H. and Rosetta Long Decker. On March 31, 1947, in
McAlevys Fort, he married Eva Pauline Lightner, who survives at home.
A Navy veteran, he served during World War II from 1944 to
1946 in the Pacific Theatre.
For 11 years he worked in maintenance at Huntingdon Country
Club and before that he worked at the Greenwood Furnace Nursery.
He was a Protestant.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter,
Katherine Tucker of Shelbina, Mo.; two sisters, Katherine Wells of Lewistown and
Grace
Shawley of Swissdale; a brother, Albert of Spring Mills; two
granddaughters; and three great-granddaughters.
Visitation will be after 7 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 2
p.m. Friday at Robert E. Peters Funeral Home, 1106 Mifflin St., Hunting-don.
The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home, with
the Rev. William Kauffman officiating.
Burial will be in Mooresville Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
American Heart Association, 501 Howard Ave., Building D, Suite 101, Altoona,
Pa. 16601. 

Name: Pastor Donald F. DONAHUE; Former Pastor of Church of
God, Greencastle 
Age:  70
Address: Greencastle
Date of birth: 6/13/1929
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/17/1999
Father: Riley DONAHUE
Mother: Mary Tressa (WOOD) DONAHUE
Spouse: Marjorie A. (BOYER) DONAHUE
Surviving children: Crystal L., Donald F. and Whitney D.
DONAHUE; 5 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Delores CORBIN, Cleo O'NEAL, James W. and
Jack L. DONAHUE 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Mary CHILCOTE, Ellen PARK, Blanche DAVIS,
Riley DONAHUE 
Interment: Broad Top Cemetery

Name: James Glenn WOOLLEY Jr.; Retired from SCI-Huntingdon
Age:  66
Address: Smithfield, Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 6/19/1933
Location born: Parker
Date of death: 8/17/1999
Father: James Glenn WOOLLEY Sr.
Mother: Lillian Alma (SLAUGHENHOPP) WOOLLEY
Spouse: Helen (POULOS) WOOLLEY
Surviving children: Neil T., Mark A. and Barbara WOOLLEY,
Elizabeth E. CELLINI; 2 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Eunice Marie AARON
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: Charles D. "Chick" FREE; US Navy Veteran 
Age:  81
Address: William Penn Nursing Center, Lewistown; formerly of
Mapleton 
Date of birth: 4/27/1918
Location born: Mapleton
Date of death: 8/19/1999
Father: Harry FREE
Mother: Edna (SMITH) FREE
Spouse: Ruthe E. (DEARING) FREE, deceased 11/10/1984
Surviving children: Cynthia MONTGOMERY, Michael D. and Andrew
D. FREE; 8 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Jane SMITH
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Royer, John and Paul SMITH, Helen LOGAN,
Catherine MAXTON 
Interment: Bowman's Chapel Cemetery, Mapleton RD#1

Name: Frances V. HEATON; Alexandria native 
Age:  59
Address: Southington, Ohio 
Date of birth: 9/9/1939
Location born: Alexandria
Date of death: 8/15/1999
Father: Jesse MUSSELMAN Sr.
Mother: Ruth (GARDNER) MUSSELMAN
Spouse: Daniel M. HEATON
Surviving children: Jeff CRESSWELL, Cathy BUTLER-CARDENAS,
Diane WOOMER, Joyce AYERS; step-daughters Jennifer ESTEP,
Stephanie HEATON, Lindsey McCLELLAN; step-son Daniel M. HEATON
II; 10 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Donald MUSSELMAN
Deceased children: George MUSSER Jr.
Deceased siblings: Jesse MUSSELMAN Jr., infant sister Pearl
MUSSELMAN
Interment: 

Name: Doyle M. WATKINS; Longtime resident of Cassville
Age:  73
Address: Menno Haven Village, Chambersburg; formerly Cassville 
Date of birth: 10/12/1925
Location born: Cass twp. 
Date of death: 8/18/1999
Father: Alfred H. WATKINS
Mother: Cleo A. (TAYLOR) WATKINS
Spouse: Dolores M. (PETERSON) WATKINS
Surviving children: Dennis R. and Daryl M. WATKINS, Denise A.
CHAPMAN; 6 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Ivalu PETERSON
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Alfred H. WATKINS 
Interment: Cassville Cemetery

Name: Douglas I. BONSELL; US Air Force Veteran
Age:  47
Address: Burtonsville, MD 
Date of birth: 8/21/1951
Location born: Altoona
Date of death: 8/18/1999
Father: Rev. Edward O. BONSELL
Mother: Annis (DAYTON) BONSELL
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: Candi BONSELL
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Bald Eagle Cemetery, Centre county

Name: Katherine Elizabeth CALUPCA; L. Greif Bros. Retiree 
Age:  86
Address: Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 7/21/1913
Location born: 
Date of death: 8/20/1999
Father: James GILLIS
Mother: Cora (KING) GILLIS
Spouse: Andrew J. CALUPCA, deceased 4/7/1985
Surviving children: Richard F. CALUPCA, Sally CUNNINGHAM,
Nancy STATES, Andrea RUNK; 10 gc; 11 ggc 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Shianne Irene DUNKLE
Age:  10 days
Address: Huntingdon
Date of birth: 8/10/1999
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/20/1999
Father: Mermoth C. DUNKLE
Mother: Beth A. LUCAS
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Mermoth Jr. and Melissa DUNKLE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Mountainview Cemetery, Mill Creek

Name: Ruby May KAUFFMAN; Enjoyed crocheting and reading 
Age:  76
Address: Smithfield, Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 4/3/1923
Location born: North Point
Date of death: 8/19/1999
Father: Walter GUYTON
Mother: Cora (HESS) GUYTON
Spouse: Russell W. KAUFFMAN, deceased 8/19/1970
Surviving children: Gloria, Robert and William KAUFFMAN; 5 gc;
1 ggc
Surviving siblings: Betty RILEY, Jean SCHOOLEY, Chester and
Ronald GUYTON
Deceased children: 2 children deceased
Deceased siblings: 2 brothers and 1 sister
Interment: Brumbaugh Cemetery, Saxton RD

Name: Edith A. BARNETT; Homemaker, avid quilter 
Age:  78
Address: Hesston RD#1 
Date of birth: 12/3/1921
Location born: Jacobs
Date of death: 8/21/1999
Father: Samuel GREENLAND
Mother: Mary (STAPLETON) GREENLAND
Spouse: Ellis BARNETT, deceased 7/1/1984
Surviving children: Carol LIGHTNER, Fred C., Larry G. and
Michael W. BARNETT; 10 gc; 8 ggc
Surviving siblings: Emma WITTERS, Edwina MANSBERGER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 6 brothers and 3 sisters 
Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens 

Name: Mary Elizabeth WILLETT; Homemaker 
Age:  65
Address: Alexandria 
Date of birth: 10/5/1933
Location born: Shawmut, Alabama
Date of death: 8/22/1999
Father: Thomas Alexander COGGINS
Mother: Adel (LINDER) COGGINS
Spouse: Clifford John WILLETT Jr.
Surviving children: Ernest Harold HUGHES, Teresa Ann REYNOLDS,
Thomas Stanley GILPIN, Cora Lee BAILEY, Cliffor John WILLETT
III, Don Anthony WILLETT, Judy Lynn BELVILL; 12 gc; 7 ggc
Surviving siblings: Clarence COGGINS
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery

Name: Rachel Esther SALTSMAN; Retired from C. H. Miller's; 101
years old
Age:  101
Address: Huntingdon Manor, formerly of Huntingdon
Date of birth: 10/25/1897
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/21/1999
Father: Abraham L. REED
Mother: Ella B. (McMURTRIE) REED
Spouse: Lewis SALTSMAN; deceased 9/15/1958
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 2 brothers and 4 sisters 
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: John F. MURPHY; Huntingdon native
Age:  83
Address: Shippensburg 
Date of birth: 1/7/1916
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/21/1999
Father: George F. MURPHY
Mother: Hulda (HOFFMAN) MURPHY
Spouse: Jeanette (COMLEY) MURPHY
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 2 brothers and 1 sister 
Interment: Lincoln Cemetery, Chambersburg

Name: Herbert F. HAZLETT; Retired mail carrier 
Age:  88
Address: Allensville 
Date of birth: 10/27/1910
Location born: Allensville
Date of death: 8/21/1999
Father: Dr. Silas M. HAZLETT
Mother: Ella (DACHENBACH) HAZLETT
Spouse: Goldie (HARSHBARGER) HAZLETT
Surviving children: Joan KNEPP, H. Gary HAZLETT, Mary Ellen
ROUGH, Carol WILSON; 6 gc, 3 step gc; 10 ggc, 8 step ggc
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Wilbur H. HAZLETT 
Interment: St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Allensville

Name: Robin Sue HEDGE; Former poster child of Easter Seals 
Age:  35
Address: Wood 
Date of birth: 12/6/1963 
Location born: Chambersburg
Date of death: 8/21/1999
Father: Robert HEDGE
Mother: Florence A. HEDGE
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Carol Ann STOUFFER, Arthur REED 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: Lewis H. "Casey" CLARK; Korean Conflict Veteran 
Age:  69
Address: Newburg 
Date of birth: 
Location born: Neelyton, Huntingdon county
Date of death: 8/20/1999
Father: George B. CLARK
Mother: Pearl (GIFFORD) CLARK
Spouse: Barbara A. (LEIDIG) CLARK
Surviving children: Herbert L. and Ricky A. CLARK, Deborah A.
PYNE, Bonnie K. ALLEN; 8 gc; 3 ggc
Surviving siblings: Margaret MONTAGUE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 2 sisters and 1 brother 
Interment: Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Franklin County

Name: Kathryn A. EDWARDS; Member of Saxton Church of God
Tabernacle
Age:  85
Address: Caledonia Manor, Fayetteville; formerly of Saxton 
Date of birth: 10/1/1913
Location born: Clearfield
Date of death: 8/25/1999
Father: Lewis WHITMAN
Mother: Edith (CLARK) WHITMAN GOULD 
Spouse: Charles EDWARDS, deceased 5/16/1978
Surviving children: foster daughter Ellen BANKS
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Roy WHITMAN, step-siblings Lester GOULD and
Martha SWANGER 
Interment: Grandview Cemetery, Saxton RD

Name: Brenda Lee SWOPE; Homemaker, substitute teacher
Age:  50
Address: New Baltimore, VA 
Date of birth: 4/8/1949
Location born: Akron, OH
Date of death: 8/24/1999
Father: John Raymond LESLIE
Mother: Hilda (CARTWRIGHT) LESLIE
Spouse: Jim SWOPE
Surviving childre: James M., Douglas L. and Joseph P. SWOPE 
Surviving siblings: Robert, JoEllen and John LESLIE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Langdondale Cemetery, Broad Top

Name: Beulah M. GRUBB; Worked at J.C. Blair Hospital
Age:  70
Address: Huntingdon RD#3 
Date of birth: 10/2/1928
Location born: Penn twp. Huntingdon county
Date of death: 8/25/1999
Father: Carl W. NORRIS
Mother: Amy Ruth (NORRIS) NORRIS
Spouse: Burley M. GRUBB, deceased 2/27/1967
Surviving children: Carl M., William P., Donald E., Ronald L.
and David G. GRUBB; 12 gc; 6 ggc
Surviving siblings: Elizabeth M. McKINNEY, Martha L. FOORE,
George M. and Harold W. NORRIS
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Ruth and Lester NORRIS 
Interment: White Church Cemetery, Hesston RD#1

Name: George W. LOVE; Farmer, silo and barn equipment salesman
Age:  89
Address: East Waterford RR#1 
Date of birth: 8/30/1909
Location born: Lack twp., Juniata county
Date of death: 8/26/1999
Father: Elmer M. LOVE
Mother: Tirzah (SHEARER) LOVE
Spouse: Eleanor (DOYLE) LOVE, deceased 1986
Surviving children: Glenn R. LOVE; 2 gc; 2 ggc
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Lucy LONG, Minnie CLARK, Mary CAMPBELL,
Estella CLAYTON, Evelyn CROUSE, John LOVE 
Interment: Upper Path Valley Cemetery, Spring Run

Name: Francis "Jim" COOPER Jr.; Huntingdon native
Age:  50 
Address: Baytown, TX
Date of birth: 12/22/1948
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 8/13/1999
Father: 
Mother: Ruth SINGLETON
Spouse: Toni COOPER
Surviving children:Dawn Marie COOPER, step-children Tom
ISENBERG, Traci SIEBER; 6 gc 
Surviving siblings: Donna COX, Linda VINGLESS, Mike GERDY
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: George BILICH; Married in Denmark 
Age:  45
Address: Harvest, Alabama
Date of birth: 11/11/1953
Location born: Windber
Date of death: 8/25/1999
Father: Joseph H. BILICH
Mother: Agnes (FINDISH) BILICH
Spouse: Elizabeth (BLOOS) BILICH
Surviving children: Brian, Alex and Tina BILICH
Surviving siblings: Gloria WILT, Kathleen CRAMER, Edward,
Thomas and david BILICH
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Holy Cross Cemetety, Huntingdon

Name: Manis E. FRYER; Homemaker
Age:  78
Address: McClure, Snyder county 
Date of birth: 6/8/1921
Location born: Brady twp., Huntingdon county
Date of death: 8/26/1999
Father: Thomas REED
Mother: Alice (WAGNER) REED
Spouse: 
Surviving children: Patricia SPEECE, Harry D. FULTZ, Kay
HUNTER, Sara HOOVER, Susan SHAWVER, Larry T. DIPPERY; 12 gc;
16 ggc; 1 gggc
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 5 brothers and 2 sisters 
Interment: Salem Cemetery, Milroy

Name: Hayes I. PETERS; Avid hunter and fisherman 
Age:  88
Address: Smithfield, Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 8/17/1911
Location born: Snyder county
Date of death: 8/27/1999
Father: Ira Hayes PETERS
Mother: Florence (FLEGAL) PETERS
Spouse: H. Louise (KENNEDY) PETERS, deceased
Surviving children: Donna KELCE, Judith EWING, Steven H.
PETERS
Surviving siblings: John, Jim, Helen, Leona, Betty, Gladys,
Donna and Evelyn PETERS
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Bill, Glenn and Jack PETERS 
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: Glen Albert KESSELRING; Lifetime member of Hustontown
Fire Company
Age:  75
Address: Hustontown 
Date of birth: 3/15/1924
Location born: Fulton county
Date of death: 8/26/1999
Father: Clarence KESSELRING
Mother: Ruth N. (COLLEGE) KESSELRING
Spouse: 
Surviving children: Thelma WRIGHT, Wanda DeSHONG, Doris LEACH,
Debra MITCHELL, Glenn KESSELRING; 8 gc; 2 ggc
Surviving siblings: Grace and Harry KESSELRING
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Center United Methodist Cemetery, Hustontown

Name: Rev. George L. HOPKINS; Served as Pastor at several area
churches
Age:  82
Address: Sebring, FL 
Date of birth: 7/5/1917
Location born: Six Mile Run
Date of death: 8/25/1999
Father: Edward HOPKINS
Mother: Mary (FOREMAN) HOPKINS
Spouse: Martha Catherine (HETRICK) HOPKINS, deceased
11/25/1990
Surviving children: Patricia SMITH, Rev. Leonard HOPKINS; 6 gc
Surviving siblings: Larue HENNESSEY, Joan JONES, Maxine REED,
Beverly HORNE, Ernest HOPKINS
Deceased children: Elaine HINTON, Lorraine HOPKINS
Deceased siblings:  Donald and Kenneth HOPKINS
Interment: Grandview Cemetery, Saxton RD#1

Name: Emory H. DELL; Retired from Owens Corning Fiberglas
Age:  87
Address: Holidaysburg 
Date of birth: 11/20/1911
Location born: Cass twp.
Date of death: 8/27/1999
Father: James F. DELL
Mother: Blanche (QUERRY) DELL
Spouse: Dorothy (NEARY) DELL, deceased 6/4/1973
Surviving children: Robert M. E. DELL; 4 gc, 3 ggc
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: Lewis Allen RAMSEY; Worked on highway construction 
Age:  45
Address: Waterfall 
Date of birth: 12/15/1953
Location born: McConnellsburg, Fulton county
Date of death: 8/28/1999
Father: Donald RAMSEY
Mother: Edna (CHILCOTE) RAMSEY
Spouse: Lindell (HUNTER) RAMSEY
Surviving children: Angela RAMSEY, Tiffany HARR; step children
Jackie CLEVENGER, Jeff MELLOTT; 6 gc
Surviving siblings: Robert and Paul RAMSEY
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Hustontown Cemetery

Name: Phyllis R. MUNDWILER; Former employee of Donahoe Manor
Nursing Home 
Age:  80
Address: Bedford 
Date of birth: 4/21/1919
Location born: Riddlesburg
Date of death: 8/30/1999
Father: Kiah ZIMMERMAN
Mother: Mazie (BURKETT) ZIMMERMAN
Spouse: (1)Walter SPARGO, deceased 1/6/1966; (2)Thomas C.
MUNDWILER, deceased 4/20/1994
Surviving children: William, Robert and Richard SPARGO; 8 gc;
25 ggc
Surviving siblings: Mona BROWELL, Ned and Ernest ZIMMERMAN
Deceased children:Janice Marlene SPARGO
Deceased siblings: Evelyn TEETERS, Donald, Robert, Harold and
Frederick ZIMMERMAN
Interment: Bedford County Memorial Park

Name: Ruth I. MITCHELL; Homemaker
Age:  82
Address: Locust Grove Retirement Village, Burnham, Mifflin
county 
Date of birth: 12/15/1916
Location born: Huntingdon county
Date of death: 8/30/1999
Father: Edward Alvin LONGENECKER
Mother: Edith (LOVELL) LONGENECKER
Spouse: Paul Thomas MITCHELL, deceased 1985
Surviving children: Brian Thomas and George Edward MITCHELL,
Carol Ann hARTLEY; 2 gc; 2 ggc
Surviving siblings: Edwin Carl and Edward Alvin LONGENECKER
Deceased children: Shirley Jean MITCHELL
Deceased siblings: Emma Jean LONGENECKER, Phyllis MEIFERT
Interment: 

Name: Evalyn M. STOUDT; Retired from Laney's Feed Mill
Age:  93
Address: Valley View Retirement Community, Belleville;
formerly of Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 6/22/1906
Location born: West twp., Huntingdon county
Date of death: 8/30/1999
Father: Jacob MILLER
Mother: Margaret (RUPE) MILLER
Spouse: Lester John STOUDT, deceased 12/28/1945
Surviving children: Lester J. STOUDT, Elsie S. KREIDER; 3 gc;
4 ggc
Surviving siblings: Rev. Ivan L. and Gretta M. MILLER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: James and Alvin MILLER, Esther GOSS 
Interment: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Petersburg

Name: Carrie V. "Dolly" BURNS; Volunteered at Morrison's Cove
Home
Age:  82
Address: Saxton 
Date of birth: 9/5/1916
Location born: Juniata
Date of death: 9/1/1999
Father: Franklin H. LANTZ
Mother: 
Spouse: Ernest P. BURNS, deceased 6/30/1978
Surviving children: John H., Michael and David BURNS; 3 gc; 6
ggc
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 3 brothers and 2 sisters 
Interment: St. Luke's Cemetery, Saxton

Name: John J. LESZEK; US Army Veteran 
Age:  78
Address: Huntingdon RD#4 
Date of birth: 6/11/1921
Location born: New Castle
Date of death: 8/31/1999
Father: Peter LESZEK
Mother: Louise (KUCHTA) LESZEK
Spouse: Ann M. (ZELINSKY) LESZEK
Surviving children: Evelyn GORDON, Anne MORDER, Arlene
BRANNIFF, Mary KEMP, John M. LESZEK; 10 gc; 4 ggc
Surviving siblings: Mary KAZIMER, Ellen HILL
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Sally and Henry LESZEK 
Interment: Leszek Cemetery, Stone Creek Ridge, Huntingdon RD#4

Name: Benjamin Franklin TRICE; US Air Force Veteran
Age:  67
Address: Mount Union 
Date of birth: 3/11/1932
Location born: Gordonsville, VA
Date of death: 8/31/1999
Father: John Jefferson TRICE Sr.
Mother: Queen Victoria (HUGHES) TRICE
Spouse: 
Surviving children: Charlene BARKSDALE PHILLIPS, Maria TRICE;
4 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Esther V. HELTON, Jeanette WOODRUFF
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: John Jr., Nathaniel Sr., William,
Sylvester, Rosemond and Ocquilla TRICE, Daisy JACKSON MIMS 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery