Huntingdon Daily News Obituaries, July 1999 Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ken Boonie (kab9@pennswoods.net) USGENWEB NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ Name: William J. HARTMAN; Mount Union native; WWII Veteran Age: 75 Address: Shippensburg Date of birth: 12/18/1923 Location born: Mount Union Date of death: 7/1/1999 Father: Ralph HARTMAN Mother: Margaret A. (PRICE) HARTMAN Spouse: Mary Jane (JOHNSTON) HARTMAN, deceased 2/19/1996 Surviving children: Julia L. COY, Susan A. SUCIK, Pam R. VALDEZ; 6 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Jesse HARTMAN, Sarah DiNARDI, Edna McINTIRE, Jane MARTZ, Helen REED, Hazel DONAT Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Virginia WAGNER, LaVonda Jean HARTMAN and twin infant brothers Interment: Parklawns Memorial Gardens, Chambersburg Name: A. Genevieve PARKS; Retired from J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital Age: 63 Address: Huntingdon RD#1 Date of birth: 5/29/1936 Location born: Bellwood Date of death: 7/2/1999 Father: Boyd JACKSON Mother: M. Elizabeth (GRAHAM) JACKSON Spouse: Elmer L. "Ted" PATKS Surviving children: Linda PROGL, Patty BONSELL, twin sons Timothy B. and Ted E. PARKS; 5 grandchildren Surviving siblings: B. Elwood JACKSON, V. Lorraine BRIGGS, E. Louise GREENE, Joyce E. HINKLE, Charlotte GARLAND, Donna C. WISER, B. Jeanne CRAWFORD, Judy C. PERRY Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Interment: Blair Memorial Park, Altoona Name: Timothy J. DiSALVO; Mount Union High School graduate Age: 37 Address: Shirleysburg RR#1 Date of birth: 6/16/1962 Location born: Huntingdon Date of death: 7/2/1999 Father: Andrew DiSALVO Mother: Clara (FLASHER) DiSALVO Spouse: Surviving children: Surviving siblings: Andrew W. DiSALVO Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Interment: St. Catherine's Cemetery, Shirleysburg RD#1 Name: Delbert E. SWOPE; Brothers and sisters survive in the area Age: Address: Date of birth: Location born: Date of death: 7/4/1999 Father: Delbert SWOPE Mother: Winifred SWOPE Spouse: Dreama (WISE) SWOPE Surviving children: Robin, Gene, Leo, Stephanie and Stephen SWOPE Surviving siblings: Bob, Bill, Walter, John and Chester SWOPE, Alice FISHER, Ada MILLER Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Interment: Paul E. McWilliams Jr., 79, of rural Rebersburg died Monday, July 5, 1999, at The Fairways at Brookline Village in State College. Born Dec. 19, 1919, in Pennsyl-vania Furnace, he was a son of the late Paul E. Sr. and Nellie Miller McWilliams. On June 27, 1949, he married Doris M. Kline, who survives at home. He was a retired farmer, a long-time baseball player and he enjoyed singing. He was a member of Madison-burg United Methodist Church and the church choir. In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Lester G. of Beavertown and Timothy A. of Danville; a brother, George of State College; and five grandchildren. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Madisonburg United Methodist Church. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church, with the Rev. Ronald J. Beistline officiating. Burial will be in West Central Cemetery, Madisonburg. Steven R. Neff Funeral Home, 120 W. Main St., Millheim, is handling the arrangements. Memorial contributions may be made to the church, in care of Ronald J. Beistline, HC1, Rebers-burg, Pa. 16872. MOUNT UNION - Julie Ann Sausman, 8, of Mount Union RR1, died at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, 1999, at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital, Huntingdon, from injuries suffered in a car accident. Born April 30, 1991, in Huntingdon, she was the daughter of Tammy (Cowan) Sausman of Mill Creek and Daniel Sausman of Mill Creek. She was raised by her uncle and aunt, Michael and Patty Querry of Mount Union RR1. Also surviving are: sister and brothers, Carrie Sausman, Daniel Sausman and Michael Sausman, all of Mill Creek; grandparents, Donald and Darlene Cowan, Allenport RR2, Mount Union; Donald and Emma Sausman, Mill Creek; and Mary Querry, Mount Union, RR1. She enjoyed swimming and loved animals, especially the family dog and cockatiel. She had just finished first grade at Kistler Elementary School. She was Brethren by faith. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Robert D. Heath Funeral Home, Mount Union, with the Rev. Phyllis Hunter officiating. Interment will be in Haven Rest Memorial Park, Shirleysburg RR1. Family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. until the time of the services Sunday at the funeral home. MOUNT UNION - Carol Ann Morrow, 64, of Mount Union RR2, died at 7:15 a.m. Thursday, July 8, 1999, at the Altoona Hospital, Altoona. Born June 17, 1935, in Van Dyke, Walker Township, Juniata County, she was a daughter of the late Dick D. and Vera L. (Rogers) Snyder. Her husband, Charles L. Morrow Sr., whom she married April 27, 1955, preceded her in death on Sept. 3, 1997. Surviving are: daughters, Mrs. Robert (Marcie L.) McMullen, Mount Union RR2, Susan Wise, Mill Creek, and Mrs. Mervyn (Lacy) Rhodes, Mount Union; son, Thomas M. Morrow, Mount Union; brother, Dick D. Snyder, El Paso, Texas; sister, Mrs. Richard (Judith K.) Newman, Mount Union; 15 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and Harry "Sonny" Katz, Ariz. and Margaret Ann "Peggy" Katz, Utah, who were raised in the Snyder home. She was preceded in death by: a son, Charles L. Morrow Jr.; a brother, Thomas B. Snyder, and a granddaughter. She was of the Methodist faith. She was a 1953 graduate of Mount Union High School and a volunteer for the Mount Union Food Bank and American Red Cross bloodmobiles. She had been employed by C. B. Oswalt and Son, Weis Markets, Creitz Bologna Factory, and L. Grief Brothers Mfg., Mount Union. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 13, at the Robert D. Heath Funeral Home, Mount Union, with the Rev. Rich Morris officiating. Interment will be in the Mount Union Cemetery. Family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Monday and after 9 a.m. Tuesday until the time of services. ALLENSVILLE - Elizabeth M. Yoder, 89, a resident of Valley View Haven, formerly of 371 Allensville Mountain Road, Allensville, died at 7:27 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 1999, at the retirement home. Born Aug. 8, 1909, in Belleville RR, she was the daughter of the late Jonathan D. and Mary (Yoder) Kanagy. Her husband, Irvin L. Yoder, died in November of 1978. Surviving are: children, George T. Yoder, Churchville, Va., and Kathleen Lin, Chicago, Ill.; brothers and sisters, Amanda Kanagy, Aaron D. Kanagy, Verna M. Peachey, and Jonathan D. Kanagy, all of Belleville; six grandchildren; and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lina Peachey and Mary Peachey, and a brother, Amandus Kanagy. She was a retired kindergarten teacher who taught at St. John Lutheran Church, Belleville, and later at the Belleville Mennonite School. Also, she served as librarian at the Allensville Library for 10 years before retiring. She was a member of the Allensville Mennonite Church and a former Sunday school teacher. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Allensville Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Philip Barr and the Rev. Paul Bender officiating. Interment will be in Locust Grove Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the Donald E. Baggus Funeral Home, Belleville. Memorial contributions may be made to: Every Home for Christ, PO Box 35930, Colorado Springs, CO 80935-9945. Name: James Robert "Bob" BLACK; Retired from US Steel Co. Age: 80 Address: Morrisons Cove Home, formerly of Robertsdale Date of birth: 12/2/1918 Location born: Dublin twp. Date of death: 7/6/1999 Father: Abner BLACK Mother: Sally (O'NEAL) BLACK Spouse: Plantana "Teany" (CHILCOTE) BLACK Surviving children: 1 granddaughter Surviving siblings: Cloyd "Pat" and Merrill "Bud" BLACK, Ruth HOUCK, Hazel CUTCHALL Deceased children: James M. BLACK Deceased siblings: Delbert and Willis BLACK Interment: Bethel Cemetery, New Granada Name: Dorothy M. WHITSEL; Homemaker Age: 69 Address: Huntingdon Manor, formerly Mill Creek Date of birth: 12/25/1929 Location born: Huntingdon Date of death: 7/7/1999 Father: Carl HEFFNER Mother: Edna (EVERETTS) HEFFNER Spouse: Amos E. WHITSEL Surviving children: Mrs. Barney A. GEISSINGER, Janet M. HENRY, William and Thomas WHITSEL; 9 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Jack and Clair HEFFNER, Mrs. Ellen "Pean" HORNER Deceased children: Deceased siblings: William WHITSEL Interment: Mount Union Cemetery Name: Carol Edith GARVER; Newton Hamilton native Age: 87 Address: Salem, Oregon Date of birth: 7/12/1912 Location born: Newton Hamilton Date of death: 7/8/1999 Father: Lorenza ROGERS Mother: Frances (MORRISON) ROGERS Spouse: Leon Frank GARVER, deceased 6/28/1975 Surviving children: John GARVER, Donna CASE, Carol SYLER; 12 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 9 great-great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Helen McMULLEN Interment: Restlawn Memory Gradens Salem, Oregon Name: Esther Mae BECK; Longtime Alexandria resident Age: 70 Address: Alexandria Date of birth: 1/18/1929 Location born: Altoona Date of death: 7/8/1999 Father: Charles H. McMASTERS Mother: Esther V. (WALKER) McMASTERS Spouse: Edward Paul BECK, deceased 12/11/1992 Surviving children: Paul E., Stephen C., Kenneth L., Gary E. and Dennis W. BECK, Sharon E. HOFFMASTER, Jodi J. BEATTY, Carol A. HOUSEHOLDER; 21 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Charles R., Robert F., Melvin L. and J. Sheldon McMASTERS, Naomi CROWNOVER, Ruth BURTON, Alverta CIATTI Deceased children: Deceased siblings: 3 brothers Interment: Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery Name: Wilmer E. SHUE; Huntingdon county native Age: 92 Address: Johnstown Date of birth: 1/3/1907 Location born: Shirley twp., Huntingdon county Date of death: 7/11/1999 Father: John SHUE Mother: Martha Melissa (WHITSEL) SHUE Spouse: Marian (SHOPE) SHUE Surviving children: Wilmer E. SHUE Jr.; 2 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Benjamin Franklin SHUE, Mary FETTERHOFF, Pauline SERFF Deceased children: Deceased siblings: 4 sisters and 2 brothers Interment: Monroe Valley Cemetery, Three Springs RD Name: Marjorie L. DONCHATZ; Defense Department retiree Age: 56 Address: Alexandria, VA Date of birth: Location born: Date of death: 7/5/1999 Father: Lester G. SUMMERS Mother: Spouse: Frank L. DONCHATZ Surviving children: Shari WALKER, Debbie SILK, David DONCHATZ; 3 grandchildren Surviving siblings: Joan, Harry and John SUMMERS Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Interment: Arlington Cemetery Herbert L. Simpson, 85, of State College, formerly of Port Matilda, died Saturday, July 10, 1999, at Centre Community Hospital. He was born Sept. 24, 1913, in Altoona, the son of the late Charles and Nannie Neidigh Simpson. On Sept. 24, 1947, he married Alice Martha Kelley, who died Nov. 25, 1990. He worked at General Refractories Brickyard in Port Matilda until 1954 and then owned and operated the Port Matilda Feed Store until 1956. He then worked for Penn State Housing and Food Services, retiring in 1974. He served in the U.S. Air Force in the European Theatre during World War II. He was a member of the State College Lodge 700 of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Tall Cedars of Lebanon, the Port Matilda I.O.O.F., the Port Matilda Lions Club, the Howard Gardner American Legion Post in Tyrone and the Veterans of Foreign Wars of Tyrone. He is survived by a son, John C. of State College; a sister, Marie Emigh of State College; a brother Leon Simpson, of Port Matilda; and two grandchildren. Two brothers preceded him in death. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. until the time of the funeral at the Bruce E. Cox Funeral Home in Warriors Mark. A Masonic service will be held at 8:30 p.m. today. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home, with Pastor Samuel Reese officiating. Burial will be in Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood. Memorial contributions may be made to the State College Masonic Lodge 700, 240 S. Fraser St., State College, Pa. 16803 YEAGERTOWN - Leon R. Morgan III, infant son of Leon R. Jr. and Kimberly (Powell) Morgan of 120 S. Main St., Yeagertown, was stillborn at 2:56 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, 1999, at the Lewistown Hospital. Also surviving are: sisters, Danele Nichole Morgan and Caitlyn Rebecca Morgan, both at home; grandparents, Leon Sr. and Loretta Morgan, Mount Union RR1, Pauline Snyder, Mount Union, Robert Powell, Newark, Del., and Dallas Varner, Mount Union RR2. Private graveside services will be held today at the convenience of the family, with Rev. Rich Morris officiating. Interment will be in Haven Rest Memorial Park, Shirleysburg RR1. The Robert D. Heath Funeral Home, Mount Union, is in charge of arrangements. NEWTON HAMILTON - Geraldine M. "Gerri" Enyeart, 81, of Newton Hamilton died at 11:02 p.m., Wednesday, July 14, 1999, at the J. C. Blair Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon. Born March 5, 1918, in Newton Hamilton, she was the daughter of the late Cloyd H. and Hettie F. (Ronk) Miller. Her husband, Cloyd H. "Scratch" Enyeart, whom she married June 21, 1939, in Winchester, Va., by the Rev. Herman McCray, died March 8, 1987. Surviving are: a great niece, Krystena Miller and a great-great-nephew, Deion Miller, both raised and still residing in her home; and many other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by brothers and sister, Paul E. Miller, George S. Miller, Charles A. Miller, Robert E. Miller and Mary E. Lane. She was a 1936 graduate of Mount Union High School. She was a homemaker, and at one time she was employed by the Shirley Ayr Farms, Mount Union RR1. She was a member of the Newton Hamilton United Methodist Church, where she was in the Comrade Sunday School Class. She was also a member of the Women's Society of Christian Service and the Crossroads Senior Citizens Center in Atkinson Mills. Services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Robert D. Heath Funeral Home, Mount Union, with Pastor Phyllis Hunter and Pastor Charles Hicks officiating. Interment will be in the Memoria1 Cemetery, Newton Hamilton, Friends may call from 7-9 p.m. Sunday and from 9 a.m. until the time of the service Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to: Newton Hamilton United Methodist Church, Newton Hamilton, PA 17075 or to Newton Wayne Historical Society, PO Box 150, Newton Hamilton, PA 17075. Name: Kathleen Marie SHAVER; Known to all who love her as Katie Age: 13 Address: Mapleton Date of birth: 2/7/1986 Location born: Huntingdon Date of death: 7/17/1999 Father: Michael D. SHAVER Mother: Kimberly A. (WHITSEL) SHAVER Spouse: Surviving children: Surviving siblings: Gregory Michael SHAVER Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Mapleton Name: Paul Woodrow SWAN; Retired from Juniata Valley School District Age: 82 Address: Petersburg Date of birth: 1/16/1917 Location born: Alexandria Date of death: 7/18/1999 Father: Charles W. SWAN Mother: Sarah (CISNEY) SWAN Spouse: Luella Mae (BREON) SWAN, deceased 3/12/1994 Surviving children: Margaret BENNETT, Marjorie A. KIDD, Sarah J. HAMOR, Tamara E. OSWALT, Charles W. "Bill"< Don E. and Timothy A. SWAN; 18 grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Betty PLYER, Helen SMITH, Martha EVERHART Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Ralph and Jay SWAN, Mary DAUGHERTY Interment: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Petersburg Name: Alleyne (LOW) FISHER; Former Huntingdon resident Age: 86 Address: Date of birth: Location born: Date of death: 7/16/1999 Father: Mother: Spouse: John FISHER, deceased Surviving children: Ralph, Clair and Emerson FISHER, Francis CRONE, Alleyne ERRINGTON Surviving siblings: Deceased children: James FISHER Deceased siblings: Interment: Garden of Faith Cemetery, Baltimore, MD Name: Martha JACKSON; Enjoyed spending time with her family Age: 92 Address: The Oaks at Westminster Woods, formerly of Huntingdon Date of birth: 8/12/1906 Location born: Miller twp., Huntingdon county Date of death: 7/18/1999 Father: Herbert F. BLAIR Mother: Mary (GREENE) BLAIR Spouse: Henry S. JACKSON, deceased 2/28/1986 Surviving children: James H. JACKSON; 2 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild Surviving siblings: Jean SHIRES Deceased children: Deceased siblings: James H., Roy and Katherine BLAIR, Anna SWANGER, Louise GILL Interment: Donation Cemetery, Huntingdon RD#2 Name: Elizabeth B. SIMONS; Retired Teacher Age: 89 Address: Decatur Date of birth: 5/11/1910 Location born: Kishacoquillas Valley, Mifflin county Date of death: 7/7/1999 Father: Eliphaz E. BIGELOW Mother: Arminta (ECKLEY) BIGELOW Spouse: Rev. Harvey B. SIMONS, deceased Surviving children: rev. William "Bill" SIMONS; 2 grandchildren Surviving siblings: Isabel PATTERSON Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Eliphaz Jr., James, Chester, Charlotte and Elda BIGELOW Interment: Pine Grove Cemetery, Berwick Name: William Howard ADOLPHSON; WWII Veteran Age: 72 Address: Dudley Date of birth: 5/27/1927 Location born: Dudley Date of death: 7/20/1999 Father: Harry ADOLPHSON Mother: Lueta (HEATH) ADOLPHSON Spouse: Ruth Arlene (SHOPE) ADOLPHSON Surviving children: William D. ADOLPHSON; stepson Merrill SHOPE, Marlene REIHART, Vickie SHOPE; 14 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Robert N. ADOLPHSON Deceased children: stepdaughter Myla JAMISON Deceased siblings: Interment: IOOF Cemetrey, Broad Top City Name: Lula Mae RITCHEY; Retired from Sheetz Age: 66 Address: McConnellsburg Date of birth: 10/29/1932 Location born: Clay twp., Huntingdon county; close to Three Springs Date of death: 7/19/1999 Father: Chester STARR Mother: Alma (MADDEN) STARR Spouse: Alton RITCHEY, deceased 1987 Surviving children: Carol MELLOTT, Melinda HEGE, Thomas E. and Andrew RITCHEY; 9 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Merrill STARR Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Gloria CROTSLEY Interment: Union Cemetery, McConnellsburg Name: Virginia M. SCHILLING; Homemaker Age: 86 Address: Outlook Pointe Commons, Reedsville; formerly Huntingdon Date of birth: 4/24/1913 Location born: Huntingdon Date of death: 7/20/1999 Father: William F. JUSTICE Mother: Edith (PARKS) JUSTICE Spouse: Raymond H. SCHILLING, deceased 6/16/1990 Surviving children: Jesse W. SCHILLING; 6 grandchildren; a number of great and great-great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Louise KNORR Deceased children: 3 daughters Deceased siblings: 2 brothers and 1 sister Interment: Mooresville Cemetery Name: Max R. THOMAS; Native of Saltillo Age: 77 Address: Millersburg Date of birth: 3/2/1922 Location born: Saltillo Date of death: 7/21/1999 Father: Raymond THOMAS Mother: Louie (SENFT) THOMAS Spouse: E. Jane (GREIDER) THOMAS Surviving children: Steven THOMAS, Jeanne SCHWARTZ, Ann SCHREFFLER, Connie FINLEY; 8 grandchildren Surviving siblings: Philip and Ronald THOMAS, Janet SCHULTZ Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Interment: David's Church Cemetery, Killinger Name: Ronald Lester VALENTINE; US Army Veteran Age: 66 Address: Baltimore, formerly Mount Union Date of birth: 11/8/1932 Location born: Mount Union Date of death: 7/19/1999 Father: Lester F. VALENTINE Mother: Della (CARBAUGH) VALENTINE Spouse: Surviving children: Surviving siblings: Forrest and Howard VALENTINE, Dorothy NORCROSS Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Interment: Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery Name: William J. FORSYTHE; US Air Force Veteran Age: 70 Address: Southampton, NJ; formerly of Williamsburg Date of birth: 12/18/1928 Location born: Sunbury Date of death: 7/22/1999 Father: Mother: Spouse: Nancy I. (HERROLD) FORSYTHE Surviving children: Yvonne N. LUCAS, Crystal L. LEAPER, Francis R. FORSYTHE; 4 grandchildren Surviving siblings: Arthur FORSYTHE Deceased children: Patricia Lee FORSYTHE Deceased siblings: Interment: Williamsburg Lutheran Cemetery Name: Edna V. McGOLDRICK; Homemaker Age: 81 Address: Woodland retirement Center, Orbisonia; formerly Huntingdon Date of birth: 7/9/1918 Location born: Dagsboro, Delaware Date of death: 7/23/1999 Father: George CANNON Mother: Tillie CANNON Spouse: Frank McGOLDRICK, deceased 5/19/1973 Surviving children: Virginia BUZILOW; 2 grandchildren Surviving siblings: Kathleen STEEN Deceased children: Deceased siblings: William, Irvin, Ted and Harry CANNON Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens Name: Jacqueline WHITSEL; Homemaker Age: 53 Address: Shirleysburg RD#1 Date of birth: 7/14/1946 Location born: Huntingdon county Date of death: 7/22/1999 Father: James WILLIAMS Mother: Nellie (SECREST) WILLIAMS PLATT Spouse: Gerald L. WHITSEL Surviving children: Troy L. and Billie Jo MILLER, Cynthia A. SCOTT, Melissa L. McMAHON, Shawnee L. RUPERT, Todd A. WHITSEL; 7 grandchildren Surviving siblings: James N. & Charles A. WILLIAMS, Judy MILLER Deceased children: infant sister Cynthia WILLIAMS Deceased siblings: Interment: Mount Union Cemetery Name: Stephen R. RITCHEY; Formerly of Huntingdon and Saxton Age: 41 Address: Dothan, Alabama Date of birth: 9/7/1957 Location born: Roaring Spring Date of death: 7/22/1999 Father: Cloyd RITCHEY Mother: Emily (WRIGHT) RITCHEY Spouse: Karen J. (OBERMAN) VILLA RITCHEY Surviving children: Heather, Amber and Jason RITCHEY Surviving siblings: Joseph RITCHEY, Sally TRUAX, Joy MIHM, Suzie WILKINS, Annie EGOLF; step-brothers and step-sisters Jean WRIGHT, Bob, George and Ronnie RITCHEY, Grace HELM Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Interment: Dry Hill Cemetery, Woodbury Name: James A. THOMAS; Lifelong resident of Mapleton Age: 47 Address: Huntingdon RD#1 Date of birth: 4/15/1952 Location born: Mapleton Date of death: 7/24/1999 Father: Aubrey THOMAS Mother: Helen Susan (SHORE) THOMAS Spouse: Surviving children: Surviving siblings: Diane V. FOSTER, Wanda L. CLARK, Susette G. KESTER, Doris Noreen VARNER Deceased children: Deceased siblings: infant brother Aubrey THOMAS Jr. Interment: Saltillo Cemetery Name: Richard E. "Dick" BENNETT; National Guard Member Age: 63 Address: Cold Springs Road, Huntingdon Date of birth: 8/26/1935 Location born: Huntingdon Date of death: 7/28/1999 Father: Clarence B. BENNETT Mother: Helen M. (HUMMELL) BENNETT Spouse: companion Mary Ellen PARK; former wife Margaret "Peg" (SWAN) BENNETT Surviving children: Karen Y., Richard C., Rocky E. and Margaret J. BENNETT, Patricia A. HAMMOCK, Natalie J. RANCK; 11 grandchildren Surviving siblings: Gladys COFFMAN Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Clarence "Sonny" BENNETT Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon Name: Frederick "Chub" WAGNER; Formerly of Wood Age: Address: Buffalo, NY Date of birth: Location born: Date of death: Father: Mother: Spouse: Lucille Sylvia (FOORE) WAGNER Surviving children: Melanie S. WAGNER Surviving siblings: Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Broad Top City Name: Herman S. "Skip" BARD; Avid golfer and bowler Age: 63 Address: Harrisburg Date of birth: 5/23/1936 Location born: Mount Union Date of death: 7/30/1999 Father: Charles E. BARD Mother: Martha E. (NORRIS) BARD Spouse: companion Sharon COOK Surviving children: step-son K. Alan COOK Surviving siblings: Betty FLEMING, Janet KURNEY, Sheldon R. BARD Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Charles Leon and Frederick Norris BARD Interment: Mount Union Cemetery Name: Dorothy B. BODEN; Homemaker Age: 94 Address: Shirleysburg Date of birth: 11/6/1904 Location born: Carbon twp., Huntingdon county Date of death: 7/30/1999 Father: Edward HUGHES Mother: Clara (DODSON) HUGHES Spouse: Albert B. BODEN, deceased 2/14/1978 Surviving children: Minnie FOOR, Evelyn SOUDERS, Ruth LAUTSBAUGH, Lewis F., Richard K., Robert R., John H. and James R. BODEN; 42 grandchildren; several great and great-great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Deceased children: Lloyd and Charles BODEN Deceased siblings: many brothers and sisters Interment: Germany Valley Cemetery, Shirleysburg RD#1 Name: Mabel C. SAYLOR-CROTSLEY; Homemaker Age: 95 Address: HC 1 Todd Date of birth: 8/8/1903 Location born: Johnstown Date of death: 7/26/1999 Father: David H. SAYLOR Mother: sarah C. (NOON) SAYLOR Spouse: Leonard Kessler CROTSLEY, deceased 5/15/1971 Surviving children: Ruth BAKER, Laura TERRITO, Marion WAITE, Ivan E. and Robert E. CROTSLEY, Marcia SNYDER, Helen CURFMAN, Sara HINKEL; 48 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; 23 great-great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Ruth RIPPLE Deceased children:1 son and 1 daughter Deceased siblings: 2 sisters and 1 brother Interment: Trough Creek Valley Cemetery Name: Kathleen Lena LANE; Liftime resident of Juniata Valley Age: 73 Address: Petersburg Date of birth: 11/29/1925 Location born: Saxton Date of death: 7/27/1999 Father: Frederick HARRISON Mother: Charlotte Grace (DICK) HARRISON Spouse: Norman W. LANE Surviving children: Carl F. PEARSON, Diana MOYER, John and Ronald VARGO, Tammy RUPERT; 10 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren Surviving siblings: Frederick and George DICK, Hilda I. BOYER, Roxanna Mae SHOWALTER Deceased children: Deceased siblings: Gilbert Bing, Clifford Chalmer and Ernest Oliver DICK, Helen Lorraine RUSSELL Interment: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Petersburg Name: Edith E. YOCUM; Retired teacher Age: 83 Address: Blairs Mills Date of birth: 10/8/1915 Location born: Blairs Mills Date of death: 7/26/1999 Father: Joseph W. YOCUM Mother: Mary V. (STARR) YOCUM Spouse: Virgil C. CLARK, deceased 7/29/1968 Surviving children: Surviving siblings: W. Herman and Warren M. YOCUM Deceased children: Deceased siblings: 3 brothers and 2 sisters Interment: Nossville Cemetery Virginia K. McIlroy, 82, of Huntingdon died Saturday, July 31, 1999, at home. Born July 31, 1917, in Huntingdon, she was a daughter of the late John F. and Delilah Herncane Prendergast. In 1947, in Huntingdon, she married William L. McIl-roy, who died Sept. 14, 1987. From 1963 to 1978, she owned and operated the Everso Young Shop in Huntingdon. She was a leader and member of Girl Scouts, Hemlock Council, a member of Soroptimist Club in Huntingdon, and a volunteer for Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church and Huntingdon County Humane Society. She enjoyed yardwork and her flowers. She is survived by two daughters, Mary Lou Whitman of Bellefonte and Betty Jeanne McIlroy of Huntingdon; two sons, William John of Huntingdon and Daniel Dean of Lititz; three sisters, Elizabeth "Betty" Stalling of Columbus, Ohio, and Patricia Shuck and Delilah Walker, both of Huntingdon; a brother, Richard "Dick" Prendergast of Huntingdon; and six grandchildren. Visitation will be after 7 p.m. today at Robert E. Peters Funeral Home, 1106 Mifflin St., Huntingdon. A Vigil for the Deceased will be held and the Rosary recited at 6:30 p.m. today at the funeral home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Huntingdon, with Monsignor David A. Lockard as celebrant. Committal will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Huntingdon. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice, in care of Home Nursing Agency, 900 Bryan St., Huntingdon, Pa. 16652; or to Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 524 Mifflin St., Huntingdon, Pa. 16652.