OBIT: Antoinette (IMPERIOLI) HANCOCK, 2008, Mount Union, Huntingdon County, PA

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Antoinette Hancock

  Antoinette "Toni" Hancock, 79, of 16390 Hill Valley Road, Mount 
Union, died on Monday, February 25, at the Altoona Regional Health 
System, Altoona Hospital.
  The Funeral Mass was conducted on Thursday, February 28 at St. 
Catherine's Parish, Mount Union, with Fr. George Koharchik officiating. 
Interment was made in St. Catherine Cemetery, Shirleysburg.
  Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Robert D.  Heath 
Funeral Home, Mount Union.
  She was born on May 13, 1928 in Mount Union and she was the daughter 
of the late Michael and Anella M. "Nellie" (Ambrosino) Imperioli.
  Mrs. Hancock is survived by her husband, Daniel Hancock, whom she 
married on January 1, 1983, at the St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 
Mount Union by Fr. Paul Thomas and a son, Dennis R. Boggs of Lexington, 
KY.
  Also surviving are the following step children: Daniel B. Hancock Jr. 
of Little Kansas, McVeytown; Jane Suchan and husband, John of Hill 
Valley, Mount Union; Tom Hancock and wife, Fredda of Hill Valley, Mount 
Union and Connie Gladfelter and husband, Jay of Hill , Valley, Mount 
Union. And one brother survives, Nicholas M. Imperioli and wife, Cinda 
of Country Club Road, Mount Union.
  She was a graduate of Mount Union High School, Class of 1946. Mrs. 
Hancock was employed by L. Greif Bros. Mfg. Mount Union, for a time 
before beginning her career with The Daily News in September 1, 1962, 
where she worked as a reporter, writing on the "community news" and as 
office manager of the Mount Union Times office, serving in these 
capacities for over forty years. This included attending and reporting 
on the Mount Union Borough Council, the school district, and the 
different authority meetings. She also covered many events that 
occurred in the Shirleysburg, Orbisonia and Shade Gap areas.
  During her reporting career, she had the occasion to be involved in 
stories that affected many of the county residents and businesses, 
including the Flood of 1972, that prompted a variety of meetings. Of 
national interest was the Peggy Ann Bradnick kidnapping that brought 
many newspaper and magazine reporters to the Mount Union area.
  Mrs. Hancock was widely recognized as evidenced by the number of 
awards she received: the Knights of Columbus Outstanding Citizen (first 
woman to receive it); honorary member of the Mount Union Fire Co.; 
Simpson-Hunt American Legion Post #107 Outstanding Citizen Award; 
honorary Chapter Farmer of Captain Jack FFA of Mount Union Area High 
School; Mount Union Area High School District Excellence in Reporting 
and a similar award from the Tuscarora Intermediate Unit #11 and Grand 
Italian Lodge Award for dedication to the Sons of Italy Lodge #1257.
  She had served as vice president of the Mount Union Area Chamber of 
Commerce; is a life member of the Mount Union Area Alumni Assn.; held 
memberships in the American Red Cross Chapter in Mount Union, the 
Bricktown Seniors, the Mount Union Historical Society, the Mount Union 
Kiwanis Club and served on the review committee for the revitalization 
grant program in the Mount Union Council.
  Mrs. Hancock was a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Mount 
Union; had served on the St. Catherine's Parish Council and had been a 
member of the Catholic Daughters, Mount Union Chapter.
  Memorial contributions may be made to: St. Catherine's Catholic 
Church, Market and Washington streets, Mount Union, PA 17066.

Valley Log, Orbisonia, PA, March 5, 2008