Huntingdon Daily News Obituaries, May 1999

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Name: Cecil L. BRADNICK; Former Mayor of Three Springs
Age:  81
Address: Three Springs 
Date of birth: 8/9/1917
Location born: Shade Gap
Date of death: 5/1/1999
Father: Charles W. BRADNICK
Mother: Goldie (HAMPTON) BRADNICK
Spouse: (1)Helen HERSHEY, deceased; (2)Dorothy ISENBERG,
deceased
Surviving children: Harold W. BRADNICK; 2 grandsons
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: 
Deceased siblings: 2 brothers and 1 sister
Interment: Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Shade Gap RD

Name: Naomi I. "Red" HICKS; Homemaker 
Age:  78
Address: University Park Nursing Center, State College;
formerly of Allenport 
Date of birth: 10/12/1920
Location born: Mapleton Depot
Date of death: 5/1/1999
Father: Shafter SKIPPER
Mother: Goldie (HARSHBARGER) SKIPPER
Spouse: Sherman L. HICKS, deceased 10/21/1975
Surviving children: Thomas S. and Dennis M. HICKS; 7
grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: step-sisters Nancy LONGACRE and Freda
HOLDEN
Deceased children: 
Deceased siblings: adopted sister Lavonne LAMBERT
Interment:  Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Kathryn M. KICHMAN; Accomplished quilter
Age:  86
Address: Hopewell, Bedford county 
Date of birth: 2/26/1913
Location born: Defiance
Date of death: 5/2/1999
Father: William A. JOHNSON
Mother: Mary C. (HOOVER) JOHNSON
Spouse: Meryle Jennings KICHMAN, deceased 2/25/1968
Surviving children: twin sons John Franklin and William Anson
KICHMAN, Linda Mae KOWCHECK, Judith N. DIGON; 7 grandchildren;
5 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Paul JOHNSON
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Raymond, John, Clemons and William JOHNSON,
Varian THOMAS, Cynthia ZIMMERMAN, C. Elisabeth DETWILER 
Interment: Reformed Cemetery, Yellow Creek 

Name: Edna Kathryn KENNEDY; Former owner/operator of Edna's
Beauty Shop 
Age:  Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, formerly of Smithfield,
Huntingdon
Address: 83
Date of birth: 3/25/1916 
Location born: Entriken
Date of death: 4/30/1999
Father: Harry Clayton SPECK
Mother: Nannie (BEAVER) SPECK
Spouse: Richald Dewalt KENNEDY, deceased 5/27/1984
Surviving children: Barbara J. KOCH; 1 granddaughter
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Mildred BOYER 
Interment: Reformed Church Cemetery, Marklesburg

Name: Donald G. PERRY; Retired from TWA 
Age:  61
Address: Saxton RD#1 
Date of birth: 8/26/1937
Location born: Elizabethtown, NJ
Date of death: 5/1/1999
Father: George PERRY
Mother: Jean PERRY
Spouse: Virginia (WILLIAMS) PERRY
Surviving children: Susan ROBERTS, Donna LESLIE, Daniel and
William PERRY, Patty DOBSON; 5 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: William, Michael, James, Lawrence, Robert
and Thomas PERRY
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Broad Top City

Name: Burlin F. DRAKE; WWII Veteran
Age:  81
Address: Aliquippa, formerly of Mount Union 
Date of birth: 8/9/1917
Location born: Mount Union
Date of death: 5/2/1999
Father: John Paul DRAKE
Mother: Ethel (SNYDER) DRAKE
Spouse: Kathryn L. (CIVITTS) DRAKE, deceased 12/20/1984
Surviving children: Jack D., Kevin J. and Keith S. DRAKE; 8
grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Duane C. DRAKE, Kathleen CARBAUGH
Deceased children: Robert F. DRAKE
Deceased siblings: Dorothy SMYERS
Interment: Mountainview Cemetery, Mill Creek

Name: John C. "Jack" FASICK; Served in US Navy, founded Jack's
Service
Age:  82
Address: McVeytown, Mifflin county 
Date of birth: 12/2/1916
Location born: Altoona
Date of death: 5/2/1999
Father: Charles M. FASICK
Mother: Mary Agnes (CRAIG) FASICK
Spouse: Dorothy (WEBER) GRIES FASICK
Surviving children: John C. and Craig A. FASICK, step children
Carla MARTIN, Pat RUSS, Mary PAGLIA, Charles GRIES; 13
grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Marjorie GORSUCH, Peg DUNWOODY
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 3 brothers and 3 sisters 
Interment: Memorial Cemetery, Newton Hamilton

Name: Orleha Ann LONG; Enjoyed bowling and music
Age:  45
Address: Broad Top 
Date of birth: 6/6/1952
Location born: Lewistown
Date of death: 5/4/1999
Father: Clair LONG
Mother: Florine (CARBERRY) LONG
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Owen, Gene and Martin LONG, Sarah KING,
Clara KENDRICK, Cynthia KEIFMAN
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Broad Top

Name: Sherman B. WHITSEL; Retired from PennDOT 
Age:  87
Address: Three Springs RD#1 
Date of birth: 10/8/1911
Location born: Cromwell twp.
Date of death: 5/4/1999
Father: Richard WHITSEL
Mother: Fannie (GABERT) WHITSEL
Spouse: Bernice A. (HILEMAN) WHITSEL
Surviving children: Leroy W., Betty C., Ellis W. and Daniel B.
WHITSEL; 10 grandchildren; 17 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Stanley, Hayes, Benjamin and Warren
WHITSEL, Lillian APPLEBY, Bernice REASNER, Eleanor ROHRER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 2 brothers and 2 sisters 
Interment: Monroe Valley Cemetery, Three Springs RD

Name: E. Porter BROWN; Served on several area school boards 
Age:  85
Address: HCR 61 Mill Creek 
Date of birth: 9/19/1913
Location born: Brady twp.
Date of death: 5/6/1999
Father: Fred W. BROWN
Mother: Margaret E. (METZ) BROWN
Spouse: Marian (METZ) BROWN, deceased 10/18/1983
Surviving children: Richard M., Robert L., Fred R. and Thomas
P. BROWN; 8 grandchildren; 1 great grandson
Surviving siblings: Marian KINDERMAN
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Anna E. BROWN 
Interment: Allensville Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflin county

Name: Dottie A. SHATZER; Teacher, graduate of Orbisonia High
School
Age:  56
Address: Chambersburg 
Date of birth: 9/30/1942
Location born: Orbisonia
Date of death: 5/5/1999
Father: James D. WALLS
Mother: Marie (BARBER) WALLS
Spouse: 
Surviving children: Ann Marie (HANAWALT) SIMCOX
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Orbisonia Cemetery

Name: Marie M. BECHTEL; Native of Everett
Age:  88
Address: Bloomington, Minnesota; formerly of Milmont Park
Date of birth: 1/31/1910
Location born: Everett
Date of death: 1/6/1999
Father: Andrew Jackson MORGART
Mother: Amanda (HECKMAN) MORGART
Spouse: John R. BECHTEL Sr., deceased 1975
Surviving children: John R. BECHTEL Jr.; 1 grandson
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Carl, Samuel, Harold, Ted, Jessie, Lena and
Fannie MORGART 
Interment: Grandview Cemetery, Saxton

Name: Chester L. HOOPER; Retired train dispatcher
Age:  81
Address: Greensburg; formerly of Mapleton  
Date of birth: 11/19/1917
Location born: Mapleton
Date of death: 5/6/1999
Father: Bruce H. HOOPER
Mother: Emma (HUNT) HOOPER
Spouse: Ella Margaret (SHOOP) HOOPER
Surviving children: John L., Ella L. and Chester L. HOOPER
Jr., Sally A. BRANSON; 5 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren 
Surviving siblings:  
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Elmer, Max, Cecil, Walter and Esther HOOPER 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Mapleton

Alma A. Price

LEWISTOWN - Alma A. Price, 87, of William Penn Nursing Home, Lewistown,
formerly of Newton Hamilton, died at 3:25 a.m. Friday, May 7, 1999, at
the William Penn Nursing Home. Born March 24, 1912, in Trough Creek,
Huntingdon County, she was a daughter of the late David S. and Mary S.
(Hazzard) Grager. Her husband, Walter M. Price, whom she married June
28, 1927, preceded her in death on April 30, 1960. Surviving are: a
daughter, Mrs. Earl (Elizabeth) Vaughan, McVeytown; two grandsons; five
great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. She was the last
surviving member of her immediate family, having been preceded in death
by: two infant daughters, Dorothy W. Price and Linda L. Price, and
brothers and sisters, Rash A. Grager, Ellen Taylor, Irene Cowan, Wilda
Grager, William Grager and Iva Kauffman. She had been employed for many
years by a number of professional and business people in the Mount Union
area as a domestic housekeeper. She attended the Brethren Church in
Latta Grove in her early years and later attended Newton Hamilton
Methodist Church. She was a former member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the
Newton-Wayne Fire Company. Services will be held 11 a.m. Monday at the
Robert D. Heath Funeral Home, Mount Union, with the Rev. Jerry Wise
officiating. Family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday and from 9
a.m. until the time of services Monday at the funeral home. Interment
will be in the Mountainview Cemetery, Mill Creek. 

Name: Keith Richard WARSING; Hesston and drag car racer
Age: 20 
Address: RD#1 Hesston 
Date of birth: 1/28/1979
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 5/6/1999
Father: Kenneth J. WARSING
Mother: Kathy A. (HESS) WARSING
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Kendra SINGLETON, Kimberly G. WARSING 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens

Name: Howard F. "Howdy" FESSLER; Former construction worker
Age:  64
Address: Dudley 
Date of birth: 2/28/1935
Location born: Saxton
Date of death: 5/6/1999
Father: Charles FESSLER
Mother: Nancy (Von MOOSE) FESSLER 
Spouse: Donna (LEABHART) FESSLER
Surviving children: Brian LEABHART
Surviving siblings: Mary HALL, Hazel JONES, Bernice COY, Vera,
Sam, Robert and George FESSLER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Joe FESSLER 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Broad Top City

Name: Chester C. WILEY Jr.; WWII Veteran, Professional boxer
Age:  71
Address: Holidaysburg Veterans Home; formerly of Mount Union
and Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 4/25/1928
Location born: Millerstown, Perry county
Date of death: 5/8/1999
Father: Chester C. WILEY Sr.
Mother: Grace F. (WILT) WILEY
Spouse: Bonnie M. (SECREST) WILEY
Surviving children: Bonnie G. COHEN, Betty R. FERRENBERG, Ruby
CHAVEZ, Nora W. ESPY, Bess A., James K., Thomas A. and Curtis
D. WILEY; 8 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Samuel and Peggy WILEY, Joanne WHITSEL,
Jacqueline MOEKLE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: James K. WILEY
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Edward L. MORGAN; Worked for trucking companies 
Age:  64
Address: Hopewell 
Date of birth: 8/8/1934
Location born: Acosta
Date of death: 5/8/1999
Father: Lester J. MORGAN
Mother: Florence Mae (FOX) MORGAN
Spouse: Fay (O'NEIL) MORGAN
Surviving children: Trease SPARKS, Gloria SMITH, Duane and
Bryan MORGAN; 5 grandchildren; 2 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: half-brothers and half-sisters Sharon
KNUPP, Dennis and Albert MORGAN, Carolyn RUSH, Robert M. and
James FINK  
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Reformed Cemetery, Yellow Creek

Name: Arthur Richard NEARY Sr.; Co-owner of Endres
Wood-Plastics, Inc. 
Age:  81
Address: Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 7/21/1917
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 5/7/1999
Father: George Floyd NEARY
Mother: Ada (SMUCKER) NEARY
Spouse: (1)Phyllis HOFFMAN, deceased 4/30/1993; (2)Iralene
HEARN
Surviving children: step-sons Stephen, Stanley, Stuart and
Cecil JACKSON; 2 grandchildren; 8 step-grandchildren; 1
step-great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: Arthur R. "Skip" NEARY Jr.
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens

Name: James Franklin SEVILLE; Retired from PennDOT 
Age:  79
Address: McConnellsburg 
Date of birth: 2/12/1920
Location born: Providence twp., Montgomery county
Date of death: 5/8/1999
Father: Frank SEVILLE
Mother: Fannie (CONLEY) SEVILLE
Spouse: Virginia C. (GRESS) SEVILLE, deceased 6/2/1998
Surviving children: Jane SHEFFIELD, Debra DICK, Teresa MILLER;
11 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Melvin SEVILLE, Helen ROSENBERRY, Mildred
SCHULTZ
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 4 brothers 
Interment: Union Cemetery, McConnellsburg RD

Name: Dorothy B. RONK; Homemaker
Age:  88
Address: The Oaks at Westminster Woods, Huntingdon; formerly
of Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 8/19/1910
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 5/10/1999
Father: William KERSHAW
Mother: Julia (YINGLING) KERSHAW
Spouse: Elwood A. RONK, deceased 2/19/1983
Surviving children: Charolette STITT, Mary ROBBINS, Pearl
HUNSBERGER, Sarah MATTHEEWS, John A. RONK; 16 grandchildren;
26 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: John Paul KERSHAW
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Flora LOCUS, Mary FOCHT, Martha HOOPER,
Nellie MILLER, Edna GILL, Frances, Charles, William 
and Fred KERSHAW
Interment: White Church Cemetery, Hesston RD#1

Name: Harry M. "Pooch" RINKER; Veteran of US Navy       
Age:  77
Address: Kistler 
Date of birth: 5/29/1921
Location born: 
Date of death: 5/11/1999
Father: Joseph RINKER
Mother: Helen (FRAKER) RINKER
Spouse: Helen (KUREY) RINKER
Surviving children: Michael F. and Debra A. RINKER
Surviving siblings: Donald RINKER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Sidney RINKER 
Interment: St. Catherine's Catholic Cemetery, Shirleysburg

Name: Marguerite SMITH; Native of Robertsdale
Age:  76
Address: Beverly Hills, Florida 
Date of birth: 1/10/1923
Location born: Robertsdale
Date of death: 5/12/1999
Father: Eli CORRIE
Mother: Mary (PARLIER) CORRIE
Spouse: Rev. Ottis Edwin SMITH
Surviving children: Ralph SMITH; 3 grandchildren; 6 great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Thomas L. CORRIE, Dorothy MORGAN, Ruth
LOEBER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: Mary R. WILSON; Registered Nurse at J. C. Blair Hospital 
Age:  88
Address: Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 1/14/1911
Location born: Rockhill Furnace
Date of death: 5/13/1999
Father: Emory HALLIBAUGH
Mother: Annie (SMITH) HALLIBAUGH
Spouse: Franklin T. WILSON Jr., deceased 4/21/1968
Surviving children: Sandra K. HANCOCK, Franklin T. WILSON III;
4 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Arthur HOLLIBAUGH, Lois BARTON, Ada
PAINTER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Robert and Edward HALLIBAUGH 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Rockhill Furnace

Name: Jack G. LANE; WWII Veteran
Age:  72
Address: Shade Gap 
Date of birth: 2/22/1927
Location born: Three Springs RD
Date of death: 5/13/1999
Father: Wilmer LANE
Mother: Sarah (BUCKLEY) LANE
Spouse: Ruth M. (CURFMAN) LANE
Surviving children: Jack D. LANE, Jeanne L. RAMSEY, Linda M.
GREENLAND; 4 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild
Surviving siblings: Fred and Richard LANE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 5 brothers and 1 sister 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Rockhill Furnace

Name: Mildred E. BOOKHAMER; Homemaker 
Age:  87
Address: Bellwood, Blair county 
Date of birth: 2/21/1912
Location born: Duncansville
Date of death: 5/13/1999
Father: William IRVINE
Mother: Mildred (DECKER) IRVINE
Spouse: John Thomas BOOKHAMER, deceased 5/28/1991
Surviving children: Thomas R. and Mary Kay BOOKHAMER; 3
grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Logan Valley Cemetery, Bellwood

Name: Willis V. (BUSSY) LEWIS; Six Mile Run resident  
Age:  84
Address: Defiance 
Date of birth: 9/6/1914
Location born: Six Mile Run
Date of death: 5/14/1999
Father: William H. LEWIS
Mother: Savilla (TENNLEY) LEWIS
Spouse: Geraldine (HITCHENS) LEWIS, deceased 11/10/1998
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Esther MELLOY, Katherine BROWELL, James T.
LEWIS
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Duvall Cemetery, Six Mile Run

Name: James J. SKINNER; Was educated in Huntingdon
Age:  75
Address: Holiday, Florida 
Date of birth: 
Location born: Albany, NY
Date of death: 5/5/1999
Father: James E. SKINNER
Mother: 
Spouse: Barbara SKINNER
Surviving children: Thomas, James and Kathy SKINNER; 5
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Dorothy McLEAN, Eleanor SIMPSON, Ruth
SAUPP
Deceased children: Mark SKINNER
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: Eugene T. "Smokey" TAYLOR; Retired from Letterkenny Army
Depot
Age:  82
Address: Spring Run 
Date of birth: 2/16/1917
Location born: Six Mile Run 
Date of death: 5/14/1999
Father: John M. TAYLOR
Mother: Elizabeth (WHITED) TAYLOR
Spouse: Gladys (KELLY) TAYLOR, deceased 7/12/1985
Surviving children: Thomas G., Gerald, Dennis, Michael and
Andrew TAYLOR, Nina I. DICKSON SMITH, Helen KYLOR, Leah
STRAIGHT, Debra BENNINGHOVE; 36 grandchildren; 34 great
grandchildren 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: William TAYLOR, Lucille BRENNAN
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Duvall Cemetery, Six Mile Run

Name: Greg A. SCALICE; Parents survive in Altoona
Age:  28
Address: New Port Ritchey, FL 
Date of birth: 8/5/1970
Location born: Altoona
Date of death: 5/13/1999
Father: Robert John SCALICE Sr.
Mother: Shirley (STEWART) SCALICE
Spouse: Melissa A. (LOCKE) SCALICE
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Karen and Robert John SCALICE Jr.
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: Garth R. RORER; Graduarte of Mount Union High School
Age:  69
Address: Belleville, formerly of Chambersburg and the Mount
Union area 
Date of birth: 7/20/1929
Location born: Shirley township
Date of death: 5/15/1999
Father: John H. RORER
Mother: Maude (HARPER) RORER
Spouse: Jane R. (ROSENBERY) RORER
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Mary Kathryn DRAKE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Verna HILEMAN, Carolyn HORNE, Gladys and
Frank RORER 
Interment: Rolling Green Cemetery, Camp Hill

Name: Herbert E. YOUNG; Coal miner, siblings survive in the
area
Age:  80
Address: Everett RD
Date of birth: 2/13/1919
Location born: Nittany
Date of death: 5/14/1999
Father: Ellis E. YOUNG
Mother: Eva (McBOWELL) YOUNG
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Ralph, Edward and Gerald YOUNG, Bertha
CLIPPINGER, Lavonne SEIGH
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 11 brothers and sisters 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Broad Top

Name: Elizabeth S. RENNINGER; US Navy Veteran
Age:  83
Address: Mount Union 
Date of birth: 11/10/1915
Location born: Mount Union
Date of death: 5/16/1999
Father: Daniel SARBU
Mother: Veronica SARBU
Spouse: Richard James RENNINGER, deceased 2/16/1990
Surviving children: Betty Jane and Daniel J. RENNINGER; 1
grandson
Surviving siblings: Ambronica BENNETT
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 2 infant brothers 
Interment: St. Catherine's Cathollic Cemetery, Shirleysburg

Name: John R. PEOPLES Jr.; Retired from Mead, WWII Veteran
Age:  80
Address: Huntingdon RD#2 
Date of birth: 12/31/1918
Location born: New Sheffield
Date of death: 5/16/1999
Father: John R. PEOPLES Sr.
Mother: Hazel (HALL) PEOPLES
Spouse: Jean H. (HAWN) PEOPLES
Surviving children: david R. PEOPLES, Donna J. NOON, Karen L.
MERISOTIS; 2 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Gertrude GIBBONEY, Jane and Phyllis DIXON,
Henrietta HAWN, June RUDY, Paul PEOPLES, Helen WILSON
Deceased children: 
Deceased siblings: Kenneth PEOPLES, Emma CHRISTIANSEN
Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens

Name: Lysle Kenton WAGNER Sr.; Mount Union High School graduate 
Age:  87
Address: Erie 
Date of birth3/28/1912: 
Location born: Mapleton
Date of death: 5/17/1999
Father: A. Earl WAGNER
Mother: Georganna (DELL) WAGNER
Spouse: Marjorie (ATWELL) WAGNER
Surviving children: Barbara W. ALLISON, Lysle Kenton WAGNER
Jr.; 3 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Phyllis W. HEASTER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Laurel Hill Cemetery

Name: Robert Cresswell NEFF; Huntingdon native, WWII Veteran,
farmer
Age:  73
Address: Bridgewater, VA 
Date of birth: 10/29/1925
Location born: Huntingdon county
Date of death: 5/18/1999
Father: Guy M. NEFF
Mother: Martha C. NEFF
Spouse: Ellen NEFF
Surviving children: Robert R. and David A. NEFF, Charles D.
and William D. PAYNE, Barbara N. GOEBEL, Elizabeth E.
MIDDLETON, Laura C. NEFF; 12 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Louise N. ROBINSON, Janet N. BUSH
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Neff Cemetery, Petersburg

Name: Clarence W. WATSON; Former Alexandria Resident 
Age:  74
Address: Mogadore, OH
Date of birth: 6/30/1924
Location born: Cambria county
Date of death: 5/18/1999
Father: Chance WATSON
Mother: Esther (BLANKENBAKER) WATSON
Spouse: Phyllis (LLOYD) WATSON
Surviving children: Barbara SICILIAN; Steven WATSON; 5
grandchildren; 1 great grandchild
Surviving siblings: Duane and Larry WATSON, Lois HARSHBARGER,
Thelma DAVIS, Janice IRION, Donna EBERLE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 1 sister and 2 brothers 
Interment: 

Name: Robert Percy MERTIFF; Retired from Ward Trucking,
Altoona 
Age:  70
Address: Tyrone RD#4 
Date of birth: 6/12/1928
Location born: Huntingdon county
Date of death: 5/20/1999
Father: Percy M. MERTIFF
Mother: Hilda Gertrude (WITTERS) MERTIFF
Spouse: Shirley Mae (GENSIMORE) MERTIFF
Surviving children: Robert M. MERTIFF, Virginia K. and Paula
A. SCOTT; 11 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Pearl WALK, Jane FIKE, Carol IRVIN, Diane
HAND
Deceased children: JoAnn MERTIFF
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Calvary Cenetery Mausoleum, Altoona

Name: Sarah Jane MacMILLAN; Native of Huntingdon
Age:  76
Address: Bethlehem 
Date of birth: 9/20/1922
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 3/1/1999
Father: Louis Elmer MARK
Mother: Mildred Keith DANIELS
Spouse: Rev. Canon A. Malcom MacMILLAN
Surviving children: Dr. Alexander M. MacMILLAN Jr., Rev. J.
David MacMILLAN, Elizabeth MacMILLAN-MILLER; 4 grandchildren 
Surviving siblings: Henry A. MARK, Joanne SHELTON, Lodema
KLINGINGSMITH 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Frank C. MARK 
Interment: Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Chautauqua, NY

Name: Joe H. CROTSLEY; Korean War Veteran
Age:  79
Address: Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 7/29/1929
Location born: Three Springs
Date of death: 5/20/1999
Father: Scott Preston CROTSLEY
Mother: Hazel Pearl (KEPHART) CROTSLEY
Spouse: 
Surviving children: Wesley ROSS, Robert, Lester and Robin
McCARTNEY, Joyce CROTSLEY, stepchildren John, Melvin, David
and Terry McCARTNEY, Donna KRAPE; 8 grandchildren; 11 step
grandchildren; 7 step great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Marie PARK, Hazel SAINTZ, Alice HORIMOTO 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Dola DRAKE, Chester, Herman and Preston
CROTSLEY 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Rockhill Furnace

Name: Clarence Luther DIXON; Former Arrow Shirt worker, coal
miner
Age:  77
Address: Six Mile Run 
Date of birth: 11/27/1921
Location born: Six Mile Run RR#1
Date of death: 5/20/1999
Father: Chester DIXON
Mother: Rose (CLARK) DIXON
Spouse: (1)Dorothy (BURKE) DIXON, deceased 1965; (2)Gladys R.
(STALEY) WALTERS DIXON
Surviving children: Jeanette THOMAS, Debra Jean EVANS;
stepchildren Joanne PATTERSON, Sandy HOSTETLER, Gail BEERS,
Larry, Ron and Peg WALTERS; a number of grandchildren and
great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Leila BLACK, Lena Jane MATHES, Lillian J.
MITCHELL, Faye BLACK, Fern and Clinton E. DIXON
Deceased children: Mary Beth DIXON; stepson Gary WALTERS
Deceased siblings: Carl and Cleveland DIXON
Interment: Duvall Cemetery, Six Mile Run

Name: Chance W. WATSON; Former Alexandria Resident 
Age:  74
Address: Mogadore, OH
Date of birth: 6/30/1924
Location born: Cambria county
Date of death: 5/18/1999
Father: Chance WATSON
Mother: Esther (BLANKENBAKER) WATSON
Spouse: Phyllis (LLOYD) WATSON
Surviving children: Barbara SICILIAN; Steven WATSON; 5
grandchildren; 1 great grandchild
Surviving siblings: Duane and Larry WATSON, Lois HARSHBARGER,
Thelma DAVIS, Janice IRION, Donna EBERLE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 1 sister and 2 brothers 
Interment: 

Name: Thomas S. HICKS; Former Mount Union resident
Age:  52
Address: Orangeburg, SC 
Date of birth: 12/25/1946
Location born: Allenport
Date of death: 5/18/1999
Father: Sherman L. HICKS
Mother: Naomi (SKIPPER) HICKS
Spouse: Margaret "Peggy" (HARPSTER) HICKS
Surviving children: Trina BENSON, Debbie LONG, Donna and
Thomas HICKS; 7 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Dennis M. "Gabby" HICKS
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Warren LOCKE; Past President of Mount Union Penn Central
Bank
Age:  84
Address: Largo, FL 
Date of birth: 
Location born: Orbisonia 
Date of death: 5/7/1999
Father: 
Mother: 
Spouse: Kathleen LOCKE
Surviving children: Anthony W. LOCKE, Joan L. NORRIS, Kathe L.
DELL, Ann L. SCOTT; 11 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren  
Surviving siblings: Lillian GUTSHALL
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: Laura Marie WEAVER; Son survives in Orbisonia 
Age:  86
Address: Westminster, MD 
Date of birth: 10/3/1912
Location born: Westminster, MD
Date of death: 5/17/1999
Father: Claude MITTEN
Mother: Helen (BOYLAN) MITTEN
Spouse: Dale WEAVER Sr.
Surviving children: Diane STULLER, Dale Jr., Joseph, Ronald,
Michael, Richard and Terrence WEAVER; 22 grandchildren; 7
great grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren  
Surviving siblings: Dorothy BERWAGER, Catherine GOCHNAUER,
Helen MUELLER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Claude MITTEN Jr. 
Interment: 

Name: Elizabeth D. "Betty" TERENSKY; Granddaughter survives in
Huntingdon 
Age:  82 
Address: Monessen
Date of birth: 9/10/1916
Location born: Pittsburgh
Date of death: 5/23/1999
Father: 
Mother: 
Spouse: Michael TERENSKY, deceased
Surviving children: Jerrie MITCHELL, Mary Ann KARBOWSKY; 6
grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren 
Surviving siblings: Charles WISE
Deceased children: Michael TERENSKY
Deceased siblings: 1 sister and 1 brother
Interment: Grandview Cemetery, Monessen

Name: Roy E. LEIGHTY Sr.; Dudley native, WWII Veteran 
Age:  77
Address: Ephrata, formerly of Elverson 
Date of birth: 
Location born: Dudley
Date of death: 5/23/1999
Father: Earl LEIGHTY
Mother: Verna (MULLEN) LEIGHTY
Spouse: Betty Jane (HUBER) LEIGHTY
Surviving children: Roy E. LEIGHTTY Jr., Patricia K. GOODMAN,
Joyce A. BEZLER; 5 grandchildren; 1 great granddaughter
Surviving siblings: Glenn M., Willard and Marl LEIGHTY, Anna
EVERHART, Norma RICHIE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Indiantown Gap Military Cemetery

Name: Barbara R. STARR; Homemaker 
Age:  55
Address: Huntingdon Manor 
Date of birth: 10/19/1943
Location born: Penn twp., Huntingdon county
Date of death: 5/22/1999
Father: Harry L. HETRICK
Mother: Clemma (LIVERINGHOUSE) HETRICK
Spouse: Millard G. STARR< deceased 7/4/1995
Surviving children: Cynthia MORNINGSTAR, Kerry L., Terry A.
and Millard G. STARR; 7 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Isabel FOUSE, Charles D. HETRICK, Jean
BRUMBAUGH, Janet TREVERS, Shirley MORNINGSTAR, Beverly PUTT
Deceased children: 
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Grandview Cemetery, Saxton RD

Name: Ethel Grace BARTON; Played piano in area churches
Age:  88
Address: Saxton 
Date of birth: 6/23/1910
Location born: Wells Tannery
Date of death: 5/22/1999
Father: John HARDING
Mother: Mary (SMITH) HARDING
Spouse: Elva W. BARTON, deceased 5/27/1987
Surviving children: Dolly THOMPSON, Clair BARTON; 3
grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: 3 sons
Deceased siblings: 4 brothers and 4 sisters
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Broad Top City

Name: Nell E. BOLLINGER; Former Mount Union resident 
Age:  96
Address: Masonic Home, Elizabethtown 
Date of birth: 12/27/1902
Location born: Three Springs
Date of death: 5/23/1999
Father: John A. STEVENS
Mother: Mary E. (SHUE) STEVENS
Spouse: J. Morrow BOLLINGER, deceased
Surviving children: Robert S. BOLLINGER; 3 grandchildren; 3
great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Newport Cemetery

Name: Patrica Ann DAVIS; Native of saxton
Age:  59
Address: Saxton 
Date of birth: 10/25/1939
Location born: Saxton
Date of death: 5/24/1999
Father: Jesse NOLAN
Mother: Hazel (WHITFIELD) NOLAN
Spouse: James F. DAVIS
Surviving children: Jamie M. REILLY, Jodie A. DAVIS; 3
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Donald NOLAN
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: John L. KNODE; WWII Veteran
Age:  74
Address: Huntingdon RD#2 
Date of birth: 9/18/1924
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 5/24/1999
Father: Clair T. KNODE
Mother: Lula (McFALLS) KNODE
Spouse: Mary C. (HARKER) KNODE
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Charles and Richard KNODE, Viola FULTZ,
Helen GETZ, Mary BOWSER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 3 brothers and 1 sister 
Interment: Donation Cemetery, Huntingdon RD#2

Name: Earl Lester WILLS; Served in the US Army
Age:  71
Address: Alexandria 
Date of birth: 7/16/1927
Location born: Everett
Date of death: 5/22/1999
Father: Charles WILLS
Mother: Belle (MAY) WILLS
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Leamersville Riverview Cemetery, East Freedom

Name: Anna L. RUTTER; Worked for Arrow Shirt Factory in
Huntingdon 
Age:  78
Address: Mount Union RD#1 
Date of birth: 2/4/1921
Location born: Mount Union
Date of death: 5/26/1999
Father: Clyde F. GARVER
Mother: Myrtle A. (SMITH) GARVER
Spouse: Robert Zane RUTTER, deceased 10/14/1975
Surviving children: Marian RECK, Linda PETERSON, Larry D.
RUTTER; 4 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Bruce GARVER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Agnes MORGAN, Leon and David GARVER 
Interment: Haven Rest Memorial Park, Shirleysburg RD

Name: Robert A. LAPE; Sister survives in Mapleton
Age:  71
Address: Ft. Worth, TX 
Date of birth: 
Location born: 
Date of death: 5/20/1999
Father: 
Mother: 
Spouse: Betty LAPE
Surviving children: Kimberly, Angela and Paulette LAPE; 5
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Clyde and John LAPE, Carole HARKLEROAD,
Anna LAPE, Edie SIDLE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Mary GILL, Fred and Harry LAPE
Interment: Ft. Worth, TX

Name: Dorothy Ann CRAIN; Formerly of Mount Union 
Age:  70
Address: Novi, Michigan
Date of birth: 12/11/1928
Location born: 
Date of death: 5/26/1999
Father: Herman D. SMITH
Mother: Verna M. SMITH
Spouse: James CRAIN
Surviving children: Marianne THELEN, David and James CRAIN; 7
grandchildren 
Surviving siblings: Dr. Jerry SMITH
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: Minnie M. BATSON; Teacher's aide at area elementary
schools
Age:  81
Address: Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 1/221/1918
Location born: Philadelphia
Date of death: 5/26/1999
Father: Joseph CAIRONE
Mother: Frances (GULLINO) CAIRONE
Spouse: Robert E. BATSON, deceased 7/22/1995
Surviving children: Mary Frances BATSON
Surviving siblings: Josephine LEAMY
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Joseph and Anthony CAIRONE, Nancy
PELLEGRINO 
Interment: St. Joseph's Cemetery, Williamsburg

Name: Timothy J. McCLAIN; Enjoyed gardening, fishing and
hunting
Age:  47
Address: Fairless Hills 
Date of birth: 7/21/1951
Location born: Roaring Spring
Date of death: 5/24/1999
Father: Harold McCLAIN
Mother: Joan (BLACK) McCLAIN
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Brook GULICH, Tara GREGORY, Lisa MATTIS 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Joseph McCLAIN 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Broad Top City

Name: Charles A. GRIMMINGER; Past President of Huntingdon
County United Fund
Age:  76
Address: Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 6/3/1922
Location born: 
Date of death: 5/28/1999
Father: Charles Robert GRIMMINGER
Mother: Vera (HAINES) GRIMMINGER
Spouse: Jean E. (RODKEY) GRIMMINGER
Surviving children: Richard A. and Polly A. GRIMMINGER,
Kathryn L. SHAFFER; 7 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Robert H. GRIMMINGER, Howard W. and Samuel
W. WAGNER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens, Huntingdon RD#4

Samuel H. Ryder Sr.

Samuel H. Ryder Sr., 78, of rural Huntingdon died Monday, May
31, 1999, at J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital in Huntingdon.
Born Nov. 10, 1920, in Barree Township, Huntingdon County, he
was a son of the late John W. and Willa A. Clarke Ryder. On
June 22, 1940, in Winchester, Va., he married "Betty" Marian
Shenefelt, who
survives at home.
He attended the Manor Hill School and Petersburg Vocational
High School.
A Navy veteran, he served during World War II as a gunner's
mate serving aboard the merchant ships USS Anthony Wayne and
USS Quincy.
He retired from Penn State in 1986 from Animal Sciences and
for 14 years before that was with the Penn State Campus
Patrol, for a total of 33 years with the University. 
He was a Methodist and member of Frank Buck Post 1 American
Legion in Williamsport, a life member of Standing Stone Post
1754 Veterans of Foreign Wars in Hun-tingdon, and member of
the Nat-ional Rifle 
Association. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by three sons, John
David of Williamsport, Samuel H. Jr. of Bar-ree Township,
Huntingdon County, 
and Stephen W. of Hughesville; two sisters, Joanne
C. Heck of Centre Hall, Mary Patricia Harris of Smith-field
Township, Huntingdon; four grandchildren; and a
great-grandchild.
Visitation will be from 7 p.m. today and from 9 to 11 a.m.
Thurs-day at John B. Brown Funeral Home, 417 Washington St.,
Huntingdon. 
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home,
with the Rev. William W. Kauffman officiating. Burial will be
in Mooresville Cemetery, West Township, Petersburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to
Make-A-Wish Foundation, 1216 11th Ave., Suite 310, Altoona,
Pa. 16602; or to National
Multiple Sclerosis Society, Central Pennsylvania Chapter, 2209
Forrest Hills Drive, Suite 18,
Harrisburg, Pa. 17112. 

Name: Margaret C. BOOHER; Retired maintenance worker, cook
Age:  79
Address: Woodland Retirement Center, Orbisonia; formerly
Shirleysburg RR#1 
Date of birth: 10/24/1919
Location born: 
Date of death: 5/31/1999
Father: 
Mother: Melissa BAIR
Spouse: Williard O. BOOHER, deceased 12/4/1981
Surviving children: Robert W. BAIR Sr., Willard O. BOOHER; 7
grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Sam and John BAIR, Sara RICKERT
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Monroe Valley Cemetery, Three Springs RR

Name: Mildred DENNISON; Worked at J. C. Blair Paper Co.
Age:  80
Address: Warren, Ohio 
Date of birth: 2/2/1919
Location born: Mapleton Depot
Date of death: 5/28/1999
Father: Charles ROOF
Mother: Mabel (HUNT) ROOF
Spouse: Walter E. DENNISON, deceased 4/12/1995
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Charles ROOF 
Interment: Crown Hill Burial Park, Warren, Ohio

Name: Ruth E. HEASTER; Mapleton homemaker 
Age:  83
Address: Mount Union 
Date of birth: 4/7/1916
Location born: Mapleton
Date of death: 5/29/1999
Father: John YEAGER
Mother: Edith (MILLER) YEAGER
Spouse: Samuel F. HEASTER. deceased 10/28/1987
Surviving children: Anna WITMAN, Bonnie PFAUNMILLER, Fred and
John HEASTER; 13 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; 2
great-great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Edith RHODES, Hazel BELL, Mary WISE, Earl
and Bruce YEAGER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: IOOF Cemetery, Mapleton

Name: Charles M. QUERRY; Retired Strickler's Dairy employee
Age:  86
Address: Smithfield, Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 6/19/1912
Location born: Cherrytown
Date of death: 5/30/1999
Father: Irvin QUERRY
Mother: Alice (RUSSELL) QUERRY
Spouse: Elizabeth (YOUNG) QUERRY
Surviving children: Boyd R., Charles J., Dennis A. and David
R. QUERRY; 6 grandchildren; 3 step-grandchildren; 2 great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Elsie KANN
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: William QUERRY 
Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens

Name: Donna Louise DIEHL; Certified nursing assistant 
Age:  52
Address: Harrisonville RD#1 
Date of birth: 9/22/1946
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 5/31/1999
Father: Carl DRENNING
Mother: Agnes (WHITE) DRENNING
Spouse: Lester DIEHL Jr.
Surviving children: Patricia HANN, Kenneth WAITE; 2
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Wanda YINGLING, Robert, Carl, Louis,
Clyde, Glenn and Arthur DRENNING
Deceased children: 
Deceased siblings: 2 brothers
Interment: Center United Methodist Cemetery, Waterfall

Name: Ida M. RUMMEL; Former Mount Union sewing factory presser 
Age:  88
Address: Templeton RR#2; formerly of Smicksburg 
Date of birth: 7/19/1910
Location born: Rockhill Furnace
Date of death: 5/29/1999
Father: Jacob GLUNT
Mother: Margaret (BYERS) GLUNT
Spouse: William F. RUMMEL, deceased 4/14/1998
Surviving children: Audrey HOPPER, Ronald B., Alfred L., Kirby
W. and Wilmer F. RUMMEL; 18 grandchildren; 17 great
grandchildren; 2 step-great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Nellie LANTZ 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Wilmer and Blair GLUNT, Ruth BLISS, Amy
MADDEN, Edna GLUNT 
Interment: Lakelawn Memorial Park, Winslow twp. Jefferson
county