Huntingdon Daily News Obituaries, November 1999

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Name: Anthony DIDYK Jr.; Native of Huntingdon 
Age:  28
Address: Altoona
Date of birth: 5/30/1971
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 11/1/1999
Father: Anthony DIDYK Sr.
Mother: Gloria J. (QUERRY) DIDYK
Spouse: Tammy K. (LANGER) DIDYK
Surviving children: Taylor R. DIDYK
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood

Name: Hazel Irene ROSSMAN; Member of Gatesburg Lutheran Church
Age:  91
Address: University Park Nursing Center, State College;
formerly of Halfmoon Valley, Warriors Mark
Date of birth: 5/18/1908
Location born: Halfmoon twp., Centre county
Date of death: 11/1/1999
Father: Clyde BECK
Mother: Elizabeth (FISHER) BECK
Spouse: Allen ROSSMAN, deceased 4/15/1975
Surviving children: Anna Jane RISHEL; 2 granddaughters; 3
great granddaughters
Surviving siblings: Clarence BECK
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Centre Line Cemetery

Name: Flossie Joan DANISH; Retired from Valley View 
Age:  81
Address: Altoona
Date of birth: 5/9/1918 
Location born: Bolivar, Indiana county
Date of death: 11/3/1999 
Father: Crist NICKOLOFF
Mother: Agnes Mary (MAZOR) NICKOLOFF
Spouse: John V. DANISH, deceased 10/17/1954
Surviving children: John G., Alberta J. Joseph and James T.
DANISH, Eva M. DIVEN, Debbie A. MONTGOMERY; 14 grandchildren;
7 great grandchildren; 1 great-great granddaughter
Surviving siblings: John, Alex, Lou and Dan NICKILOFF, Mary
FLASHER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Ralph and Sam NICKOLOFF
Interment: St. Catharine's Cemetery, Mount Union

Name: Samuel F. LAIRD; US Army Veteran 
Age:  66
Address: Huntingdon Manor, formerly of Mill Creek
Date of birth: 11/13/1932
Location born: Mapleton
Date of death: 11/3/1999
Father: William Charles LAIRD
Mother: Ella Cherella (KYLER) LAIRD
Spouse: Gladys L. (BRECHBIEL) LAIRD
Surviving children: Dorothy EBERMAN, Sharon WHERLEY; 2
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Donnie LAIRD, Martha HOUCH, Bonnie BEALE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Ernie, Kenneth and William LAIRD, Anna
Grace ROURKE, Laura STAMM; half-brother Carl MOORE
Interment: Mountainview Cemetery, Mill Creek

Name: Fern E. WOODWARD; Was employed by Motel 6, Carlisle
Age:  57
Address: Shermans Dale 
Date of birth: 2/22/1942
Location born: Altoona
Date of death: 11/2/1999
Father: Fern W. WOODWARD
Mother: Alma I. (HILL) WOODWARD
Spouse: Shirley M. (VOGELSON) WOODWARD
Surviving children: Patricia WOLFE, Clyde W. WOODWARD, Cindy
WHITE; 3 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Ardeth SOLLERS, Beverly BEASTON, Sondra
REDMOND, James E. WOODWARD
Deceased children: 
Deceased siblings: Bonnie Kay WOODWARD
Interment: Newton Hamilton Memorial Cemetery

Name: Betty Louise BANKS; Homemaker 
Age:  74
Address: James Creek RD#1
Date of birth: 6/22/1925
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 11/4/1999
Father: Alva SPECK
Mother: Elsie (MOYLE) SPECK
Spouse: Clarence A. BANKS
Surviving children: Kenneth E. BANKS, Susan NORRIS; 8
grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Murray SPECK, Mona Lee ALLEN
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Brumbaugh Cemetery, James Creek RD#1

Name: Paul W. FIGARD; Six Mile Run resident
Age:  71
Address: Six Mile Run
Date of birth: 3/23/1928
Location born: Six Mile Run
Date of death: 11/4/1999
Father: Rhody FIGARD
Mother: Maude (DEFIBAUGH) FIGARD
Spouse: Phyllis M. (FLORIO) FIGARD
Surviving children: Cynthia ROARABAUGH, Maude HARSHBARGER,
Paula and Ralph FIGARD; 2 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Vivian YOUNG, Phyllis SEBOLT, Leatta
BOWLES
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: William, Thomas, Ernie and Walter FIGARD,
Mildred MELIUS 
Interment: Evans Cemetery, Six Mile Run RD#1 

Name: Russell M. JOHNS Jr.; Retired from Owens Corning
Fiberglas
Age:  67
Address: Brandon, FL 
Date of birth: 3/10/1932
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 11/3/1999
Father: Russell M. JOHNS Sr.
Mother: Amanda (WAKEFIEL) JOHNS
Spouse: Ruby J. (TREECE) JOHNS, deceased 8/9/1998
Surviving children: Daniel M. and Randall S. JOHNS, Sandra R.
TOMES; 8 grandchildren; 1 great grandchild
Surviving siblings: Merle W. JOHNS
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Huntingdon Memorial Gardens

Name: Robert Elwood KNEPP; WWII Veteran
Age:  
Address: Franklin, NC
Date of birth: 
Location born: Belleville
Date of death: 11/1/1999
Father: Herman H. KNEPP
Mother: Edna (PIPER) KNEPP
Spouse: Beatrice (BROCK) KNEPP
Surviving children: Daniel KNEPP; 1 grandson
Surviving siblings: Albert, Herman, Paul and Cecil KNEPP, Jean
BOONIE
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Gladys, Janet and William KNEPP 
Interment: Franklin, NC

Name: Lester M. BARNETT; Wood native, WWII Veteran 
Age:  79
Address: Loysburg
Date of birth: 2/1/1920
Location born: Wood
Date of death: 11/6/1999
Father: Meade J. BARNETT
Mother: Ora Mae (COOK) BARNETT
Spouse: Thelma V. (PATTERSON) BARNETT
Surviving children: Angela A. St. CLAIR, William L. and Ronald
M. BARNETT; 4 grandchildren 
Surviving siblings: Grace ANGE, Hilda AURICCHIO, Lucy REED,
Ralph and Meade Jr. BARNETT
Deceased children: Lydia Belle BARNETT
Deceased siblings: Viola BAGBY, Violet ZELONIS, Fred BARNETT
Interment: Dudley Cemetery

Name: Betty Jane BUDD; Huntingdon High graduate 
Age:  81
Address: Presbyterian Senior Care Center, Oakmont; formerly of
Pittsburgh 
Date of birth: 1/28/1918
Location born: Niagra Falls, NY
Date of death: 11/5/1999
Father: Lester H. STRICKLER
Mother: Nora (THOMPSON) STRICKLER
Spouse: Thomas G. BUDD, deceased 10/23/1998
Surviving children: Thomas S. and Elizabeth G. BUDD; 1
grandchild
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: Ella Altrus HOOVER; Former Mead employee 
Age:  79
Address: State College; formerly of Williamsburg 
Date of birth: 8/23/1920
Location born: Smithmills
Date of death: 11/7/1999
Father: Jacob G. HOOVER
Mother: Martha (HICKOK) HOOVER
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Centre County Memorial Park 

Name: Virginia Mae GOSS; Former Arrow Shirt Co. employee
Age:  80
Address: Valley View Retirement Center, Belleville; formerly
of Milroy
Date of birth: 12/21/1918
Location born: Akron, Ohio
Date of death: 11/5/1999
Father: Chalmer Harrison LYNN
Mother: Willa Esther (DOBSON) LYNN
Spouse: J. Howard GOSS, deceased 11/29/1996
Surviving children: Katherine ESH, Betty REED, David F. GOSS;
9 grandchildren; 7 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: George F. LYNN, Mary Catherine HARTLEY,
Bertha Louise DELL
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Mildred LYNN and an infant sister 
Interment: Salem Cemetery, Siglerville

Name: Jerry H. MASON; Retired from T. K. Fouse dairy farm
Age:  88
Address: Alexandria RD#1
Date of birth: 8/7/1911
Location born: Hancock, MD
Date of death: 11/5/1999
Father: Bradford MASON
Mother: Anna (MELLOTT) MASON
Spouse: Hazel R. (HANN) MASON, deceased 9/3/1993
Surviving children: Jane A. HOUCK, Gladys A, HIGGINS, Margaret
L. DIXON; 10 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; 1
great-great grandson
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: 
Deceased siblings: Herbert, Willard, Willis and Wilmer MASON,
Nina NINGARD, Beryl MILLER
Interment: Sideling Hill Christian Cemetery, Pleasant Ridge

Name: Margaret B. WINTER; Homemaker
Age:  86
Address: Penn Hills; formerly of Langdondale 
Date of birth: 5/25/1913
Location born: Langdondale
Date of death: 11/5/1999
Father: Abraham EICHELBERGER
Mother: Mary (McCUE) EICHELBERGER
Spouse: Claude A. WINTER, deceased 4/19/1996
Surviving children: Donna BALMERT; 2 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Sophie KERSSE, Mary MILLER, Ella and
Lawrence EICHELBERGER 
Interment: Everett Cemetery

Name: Violet P. HARRIS; Retired from Dallco Corp. 
Age:  65
Address: Kistler 
Date of birth: 8/23/1934
Location born: Huntingdon county
Date of death: 11/7/1999
Father: Guy BOWSER
Mother: Lavetta (BUSSICK) BOWSER
Spouse: John W. HARRIS Sr., deceased 7/11/1997
Surviving children: Patricia LEMIRE, Cindy GREENE, Duane, John
W. Jr. and Kevin E. HARRIS, step-daughters Rita and Nancy
WAGNER, Penny THOMPSON; 9 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren;
1 great-great grandchild  
Surviving siblings: Guy BOWSER Jr., Shirley SHIELDS, Dorothy
MELLOTT, Mary SHIELDS, Barbara HOCKENBERRY, Joyce STEFFENS
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Juanita J. EMORY; Practical nurse, homemaker
Age:  86
Address: Woodland Retirement Center, Orbisonia; formerly of
Blacklog Valley 
Date of birth: 7/10/1913
Location born: Youngstown, Ohio
Date of death: 11/8/1999
Father: William MUMFORD
Mother: Mabel (HOOBLER) MUMFORD
Spouse: (1)Earl NEIMAN; (2)Lewis M. EMORY, deceased 1980
Surviving children: Donald W. EMORY; 1 granddaughter; 1 great
granddaughter
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: Clarence J. "Smitty" SMITH; Retired from Bonney Forge 
Age:  78
Address: Woodland Retirement Center, Orbisonia; formerly of
Mount Union 
Date of birth: 3/6/1921
Location born: Shirleysburg
Date of death: 11/8/1999
Father: Clarence James SMITH
Mother: Edna (MENTZER) SMITH
Spouse: Maxine (McMULLEN) SMITH
Surviving children: Dorothy SUNDERLAND, Marietta, Eugene M.,
Richard, Clifford, Nancy, Linda and John W. Jr. SMITH, Helen
HOCKENBERRY, Maxine KIDD, Cheryl SHIELDS, Charlesetta MORGAN;
31 grandchildren; 40 great grandchildren 
Surviving siblings: Eugene M., Sirwell and Blanche SMITH 
Deceased children: Clarence J. SMITH Jr.
Deceased siblings: Irene HOCKENBERRY, Edna Mae WISER, Wanda
CAMPBELL, Noah SMITH
Interment: Salem Cemetery

Name: Hazel P. McCAHAN; Teacher, social worker, avid quilter
Age:  93
Address: Martinsburg; formerly of Saxton 
Date of birth: 7/5/1906
Location born: Aitch
Date of death: 11/9/1999
Father: Berton STINSON
Mother: Nora Leah (LYONS) STINSON
Spouse: G. Victor McCAHAN, deceased 4/19/1972
Surviving children: Colleen McWILLIAMS, Kelly Pat, Thomas,
John and Michael McCAHAN, Patricia BARNEY, Sandra KRAUS; 19
grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren; 3 great-great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Harold STINSON, Lillian WALTON 
Interment: Grand View Cemetery, Saxton

Name: Thelma Belle ANDERSON; Owned and operated Anderson's
Grocery with her husband
Age:  75
Address: Three Springs 
Date of birth: 8/25/1924
Location born: Dublin twp., Fulton county
Date of death: 11/10/1999
Father: Trace PARK
Mother: Ethel (NORRIS) PARK
Spouse: Boyd G. ANDERSON
Surviving children: Wayne B., Ronald L. and George ANDERSON,
Barbara KEEBAUGH; 10 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Roy, Foster and Samuel PARK, Alma MOYER 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 3 brothers 
Interment: Walnut Grove Cemetery

Name: Pearl H. COX; Homemaker 
Age:  89
Address: Mechanicsburg; formerly of Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 7/26/1910
Location born: Tyrone
Date of death: 11/9/1999
Father: Edward R. NEIL
Mother: Elizabeth (THOMAS) NEIL
Spouse: Frederick Blair COX Sr., deceased 4/23/1993
Surviving children: John Robert COX, Sue Ann KANN; 10
grandchildren; 9 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: David Paul and Frederick Blair Jr. COX
Deceased siblings: numerous brothers and sisters
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: Cleo E. PRICE; Employed by J. C. Blair Co. and OCF 
Age:  81
Address: Huntingdon Manor; formerly Mount Union RD 
Date of birth: 3/4/1918
Location born: GardnerFL
Date of death: 11/10/1999
Father: Daniel LINN
Mother: Elizabeth (WHITSEL) LINN
Spouse: Howard E. PRICE, deceased 12/26/1997
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Alma WILLIAMS, Rusty, Wilson and Jesse LINN 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Bertha R. HIGHBERGER; Masseuse, reflexologist 
Age:  88
Address: Valley View Haven, Belleville; formerly of Pittsburgh
and Marklesburg 
Date of birth: 9/26/1911
Location born: Coalmont
Date of death: 11/9/1999
Father: Winfield Scott RAMSEY
Mother: Lucy Alice (BRODE) RAMSEY
Spouse: Clair HIGHBERGER, deceased
Surviving children: step-daughter Louise STEWART
Surviving siblings: Lillian M. DONELSON, Althea J. DAIL
Deceased children: 
Deceased siblings: Blaine RAMSEY
Interment: 

Name: Florence J. SHOOP; Retired from Greif Bros. Mfg.
Age:  92
Address: Shippensburg Health Care Center; formerly of Shade
Gap 
Date of birth: 3/22/1907
Location born: Blairs Mills RD
Date of death: 11/11/1999
Father: Taylor MOORE
Mother: Harriet (SHIELDS) MOORE
Spouse: Clifton L. SHOOP, deceased 2/9/1966
Surviving children: Stella G. JONES, Dorcas A. DUNN, Cloyd A.
and Edward V. SHOOP; 26 grandchildren; a number of great and
great-great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: Loretta J. PARSONS, John W. SHOOP
Deceased siblings: 3 brothers and 1 sister
Interment: Fair Ridge Cemetery, Shade Gap RD

Name: Gwenda Arlene BURD; Colorado resident
Age:  49
Address: Wheat Rodge, CO 
Date of birth: 10/12/1950
Location born: Philipsburg
Date of death: 11/7/1999
Father: George E. BURD
Mother: Bertha E. BAKER
Spouse: 
Surviving children: Tracy TWYMAN
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood

Name: Hazel Rebecca CORNELIUS; Retired from SHCSD 
Age:  93
Address: Woodland Retirement Center, Orbisonia; formerly of
Three Springs RD#1
Date of birth: 8/21/1906
Location born: Todd twp.
Date of death: 11/13/1999
Father: James PARKS
Mother: Ella (STAKE) PARKS
Spouse: (1)Ernest PARK; (2)Glenn CORNELIUS, deceased 1/7/1986
Surviving children: Donald PARK, Ella Mae CORNELIUS; 5
grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; 2 great-great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings:  
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Earl, Chester, Roy, Guy, Paul and Alice
PARKS, Nettie DELL, Verna LANE 
Interment: Cornelius Chapel Cemetery, Mapleton RD

Name: Hazel V. FOGELSANGER; Centenarian
Age:  100
Address: Shade Gap
Date of birth: 8/16/1899
Location born: New Kensington
Date of death: 11/14/1999
Father: Claude F. VENATTA
Mother: Minnie M. (CRISPIN) VENATTA
Spouse: Harper E. FOGELSANGER, deceased 1975
Surviving children: C. Edwin and W. Richard FOGELSANGER; 3
grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: 

Name: Ruth M. BOOHER; Homemaker
Age:  79
Address: Rockhill Furnace  
Date of birth: 2/15/1920
Location born: Shirley twp.
Date of death: 11/14/1999
Father: Joseph SNAIR
Mother: Anna SNAIR
Spouse: Harrison BOOGER, deceased 8/30/1977
Surviving children: Bonnie K. SCHOLL, Susan A, SHEETZ, Gary L.
BOOHER; 4 grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 4 brothers and 4 sisters 
Interment: Monroe Valley Cemetery, Three Springs RD

Name: Jesse S. WERTZ; WWII Veteran 
Age:  78
Address: Beverly Healthcare-William Penn, Lewistown; formerly
of Strodes Mills 
Date of birth: 9/6/1921
Location born: McVeytown
Date of death: 11/14/1999
Father: William B. WERTZ
Mother: Esther A. (HARSHBARGER) WERTZ
Spouse: Margaret (AMMERMAN) WERTZ, deceased 11/17/1998
Surviving children: Kenneth WERTZ
Surviving siblings: Cora ELDER, Ruth E. SUNDERLAND, Roy K.,
Lloyd L. and Harold I. WERTZ, Betty R. CRAMER
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Russell B., H. Blair and Herman P. WERTZ 
Interment: Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown

Name:  William Albert Nelson BANDEMER; Retired US Steel worker
Age:  81
Address: Cassville 
Date of birth: 3/25/1918
Location born: Mt. Pleasant
Date of death: 11/16/1999
Father: Lewis C. BANDEMER
Mother: Verna (SOLENDAY) BANDEMER
Spouse: Doris (FOSTER) BANDEMER
Surviving children: Heather SCOTT, Robin GUENTHER, Shari
MOORE, Jean MONTEDORO, Lois DAVIS, Lee SCOTT; 11
grandchildren; 1 great grandchild
Surviving siblings: Charles BANDEMER
Deceased children: Kim W. BANDEMER, Ed HOCKENBERGER III
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Cassville Cemetery

Name: Sourie V. "Zee" BRANDT; Homemaker 
Age:  
Address: Pinehurst, NC; formerly of Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 
Location born: Altoona
Date of death: 11/14/1999
Father: Harry Kenneth KENSINGER
Mother: Lucinda (HILL) KENNEDY
Spouse: Lory Duptz BRANDT, deceased 10/31/1960
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Martha LANG, Sheldon C. KENNEDY
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Dr. Mary EWING, Lawrence Eugene, Lavina,
Walter Sherman and Chester Raymond KENNEDY, Louise CRAWFORD; 4
other siblings not listed 
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: Cleo A. SMITH; Former manager of Motel 22 
Age:  89
Address: Woodland Retirement Center, Orbisonia; formerly of
Calvin
Date of birth: 10/3/1910
Location born: 
Date of death: 11/15/1999
Father: John S. ROLAND
Mother: Daisy E. (HICKS) ROLAND
Spouse: Leo SMITH, deceased 10/16/1974
Surviving children: Dale W. and Harper R. SMITH, JoAnn and
Janice SCOTT; 19 grandchildren; 36 great grandchildren; 2
great-great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: Fred J. SMITH, Betty Jean MIGATULSKI, Emily
Jane BOWSER
Deceased siblings: Kenneth ROLAND
Interment: Cassville Cemetery

Name: Beatrice K. ANDREWS; Granddaughter survives in Broad Top
City 
Age:  102
Address: Nothhridge, Mass.
Date of birth: 7/10/1897
Location born: North Brookfield, Mass.
Date of death: 11/16/1999
Father: Howard KING
Mother: Carlolyn (WRIGHT) KING
Spouse: H. Cedric ANDREWS, deceased 1978
Surviving children: Herbert K. ANDREWS, Carolyn LAVALLEE; 8
grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 2 great-great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.

Name: Gladys Marie BAYER; Accomplished pianist
Age:  84
Address: Valley View Retirement Center, Belleville; formerly
of Huntingdon 
Date of birth: 2/14/1915
Location born: Catasaqua
Date of death: 11/17/1999
Father: Adolph Philip SCHNEIDER
Mother: Mary Phoebe (WEISLEY) SCHNEIDER
Spouse: Frederick B. BAYER Jr., deceased 9/22/1982
Surviving children: Codie B. CONIGLIARO, Frederick BAYER III,
Theodore F. BAYER, Mary JONES; 4 grandchildren; 1 great
grandchild
Surviving siblings:  
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: William and Philip SCHNEIDER 
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: Una Pauline KAUFFMAN; Homemaker, piano player in her
church
Age:  86
Address: Mount Union RD#2 
Date of birth: 6/6/1913
Location born: Mount Union
Date of death: 11/16/1999
Father: Charles Franklin BANKS
Mother: Cora Gertrude (REED) BAMKS
Spouse: James R. KAUFFMAN, deceased 8/10/1990
Surviving children: Phyllis RUNK, Wilbur E. KAUFFMAN; 6
grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Janet FORTNEY
Deceased children: 
Deceased siblings: 2 infant sisters and Albert and Merle BANKS
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Amber Elsie GARNER; Former nurse's aide at JC Blair
Hospital
Age:  90
Address: Valley View Home, Belleville; formerly of
Williamsburg
Date of birth: 4/6/1909
Location born: Mapleton
Date of death: 11/20/1999
Father: B. Franklin PHEASANT
Mother: Mary J. (ANDERSON) PHEASANT
Spouse: Rev. Richard A. GARNER, deceased 7/16/1982
Surviving children: 2 granddaughters; 3 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Roy T. PHEASANT
Deceased children: Jeanne S. WILLIAMS
Deceased siblings: Chalmer M., Homer F., Harry D. and Robert
T. PHEASANT, Leoda E. GROVE and an infant brother
Interment: Shellytown Fairview Cemetery, Williamsburg RR#2

Name: Bertha Mae LOCKE; 1947 Mount Union High School graduate 
Age:  71
Address: Mount Union
Date of birth: 7/22/1928
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 11/22/1999
Father: Walter E. FITTERY
Mother: Edith (HOLLAND) FITTERY
Spouse: Glenn E. LOCKE
Surviving children: Dennis G. and Patty A. LOCKE; 2
grandchildren; 1 great grandson
Surviving siblings: Clarence and Walter Jr. FITTERY
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Eleanor G. MICKEY; Homemaker, lifetime Alexandria
resident
Age:  98
Address: The Oaks at Westminster Woods, Huntingdon; formerly
of Alexandria 
Date of birth: 2/20/1901
Location born: Alexandria
Date of death: 11/21/1999
Father: Charles A. SPYKER
Mother: Bertha Margaret (PIPER) SPYKER
Spouse: Roland S. MICKEY, deceased 11/29/1964
Surviving children: Joanne M. GIFFIN, Linda M. SCIALABBA; 6
grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Winifred S. RISHEL
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery

Name: Helene RHODES; Huntingdon native, former Danks employee 
Age:  89
Address: 
Date of birth: 4/14/1910 
Location born: Huntinngdon
Date of death: 11/21/1999
Father: Walter SIMPSON
Mother: not listed (only Mrs. Walter SIMPSON)
Spouse: 
Surviving children: Barbara METRO; 2 grandchildren, 3
step-grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren, 2 step-great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Walter SIMPSON
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Pine Hill Cemetery, Elysburg

Name: Gerald J. SOLLERS; US Army Veteran 
Age:  76
Address: Loop Road, McVeytown 
Date of birth: 7/12/1923
Location born: Wood twp., Huntingdon county
Date of death: 11/21/1999
Father: John SOLLERS
Mother: not listed (only Mrs. John SOLLERS) 
Spouse: Betty Jane (SNYDER) SOLLERS
Surviving children: Rhoda J. AUSTIN, Gerald R., Gary L. and
Jerry E. SOLLERS, Judy K. VARNER; 12 grandchildren; 8 great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Hazel SMITH, Beatrice FIELDS 
Interment: Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown

Name: Clementine Arlene WATKIN; Registered nurse 
Age:  85
Address: Saltillo
Date of birth: 11/28/1913
Location born: Shirley twp.
Date of death: 11/21/1999
Father: Daniel W. BUCHER
Mother: Elizabeth (LONG BUCHER) 
Spouse: Dr. Walter B. WATKIN Sr., deceased 6/16/1985
Surviving children: Dr. Walter B. Jr., William B., Thomas S.
and James R. WATKIN; 9 grandchildren 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 6 brothers and 4 sisters 
Interment: Saltillo Cemetery

Name: Paul C. SAVITTS; Avid horseman, former Saxton policeman
Age:  81
Address: Saxton RR#1
Date of birth: 3/8/1918
Location born: Aitch
Date of death: 11/22/1999
Father: John SAVITTS
Mother: Sara (GUTHRIDGE) SAVITTS
Spouse: Helen I. (SHOEMAKER) SAVITTS
Surviving children: Jean S. DUNN, Shirley MOUSSIAUX, James P.
"Butch" SAVITTS; 10 grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Kenneth and John SAVITTS, Betty SHAW 
Deceased children: Patrick H. SAVITTS
Deceased siblings: Stanley and Glenn SAVITTS, Martha "Dolly"
MALONEY
Interment: Donation Cemetery, Huntingdon RD#2

Name: Helen Marie HANEY; Former Huntingdon resident
Age:  62
Address: Shaler twp., Allegheny county
Date of birth: 5/5/1937
Location born: Johnstown
Date of death: 11/22/1999
Father: William HANEY
Mother: Dorothy HANEY
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: Dolores HOPKINS, Catherine HEADRICK
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Holy Cross Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: Frank B. BLATT; Graduate of Mount Union school 
Age:  65
Address: Mount Union 
Date of birth: 1/24/1934
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 11/3/1999
Father: Wallace Q. BLATT Sr.
Mother: Florence H. (GOULD) BLATT
Spouse: Imogene (BEATTY) BLATT
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Wallace Q. BLATT Jr. 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Laura Bell COVERT; Homemaker
Age:  83
Address: Hustontown 
Date of birth: 11/8/1916
Location born: Knobsville
Date of death: 11/25/1999
Father: James Chalmers APPLEBY
Mother: Mary Jane (HENRY) APPLEBY
Spouse: Eugene COVERT, deceased 6/1967
Surviving children: Randy and Brenda COVERT
Surviving siblings: Clarence APPLEBY
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 3 brothers and 1 sister 
Interment: Clear Ridge Cemetery

Name: Joseph L. HOCKENBROCK; Retired owner of Chalfonte Hotel,
Saxton
Age:  64
Address: Broad Top 
Date of birth: 1/12/1935
Location born: Norristown
Date of death: 11/23/1999
Father: Lee HOCKENBROCK
Mother: Anna (WILSON) HOCKENBROCK
Spouse: Margaret (HELSEL) HOCKENBROCK, deceased
Surviving children: Bruce and Scott HOCKENBROCK, Sally KNAB; 5
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: John and Elmer HOCKENBROCK, Patricia
CIACCIO, Mary WILDE, Rosemarie MAYALL
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Langondale Cemetery

Name: Boyd Caleb LOW II; Grandmother survives in Huntingdon
Age:  30
Address: Gaithersburg, MD
Date of birth: 2/7/1969
Location born: Altoona
Date of death: 11/22/1999
Father: Boyd Caleb LOW
Mother: Jean (THON) LOW
Spouse: Alecia A. (WHITTAKER) LOW
Surviving children: Kerryn and Karley LOW
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: Blair Memorial Park, Bellwood

Name: Gerhard Fredrich BESECKE; Retired machinist
Age:  85
Address: HCR 71 Orbisonia
Date of birth: 9/23/1914
Location born: Lebenstad, Germany
Date of death: 11/27/1999
Father: Fredrich Jacob BESECKE
Mother: Helen (HEINRICK) BESECKE
Spouse: Irene (WAGELE) BESECKE
Surviving children: Rainer and Juergen BESECKE; 5
grandchildren; 1 great grandson
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 1 brother and 1 sister 
Interment: 

Name: Roscoe M. "Ross" DICK; Saxton native
Age:  66
Address: North Versailles, formerly Saxton
Date of birth: 
Location born: Saxton
Date of death: 11/27/1999
Father: Daniel DICK
Mother: Mary Ann (GUTHRIDGE) DICK
Spouse: Shirley A. (PHILPOT) DICK
Surviving children: Tracy CHESLOCK, Vicki GREAVES, Tammy
RUPPRIGHT, Elmer, Larry, Carla and Sherry DICK; numerous
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Emma WEIMERT, Iva PEMBROOKE, Martha
HENNESSEY, Kenneth and Edgar DICK, Violet COFFMAN
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Grace HARRIS, Elmer, Carl, Marlin and Dean
DICK 
Interment: 

Name: Freda E. SHADE
Age:  84
Address: Alexandria RD#1 
Date of birth: 12/21/1914
Location born: Walter Coffman home, Hartslog Valley (Porter
twp.)
Date of death: 11/27/1999
Father: Geary H. COFFMAN
Mother: Grace R. (BRENNEMAN) COFFMAN
Spouse: Edward W. SHADE, deceased 1/7/1972
Surviving children: Geary E. SHADE, Sandra E. PORTER; 4
grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Howard S. COFFMAN 
Interment: Alexandria Presbyterian Cemetery

Name: Sara K. LaPORTE; Former Latin, English teacher at
Juniata Valley High School
Age:  82
Address: Alexandria 
Date of birth: 8/17/1917
Location born: Huntingdon 
Date of death: 11/28/1999
Father: George KOCHER
Mother: Evalyn (TROUTWEIN) KOCHER
Spouse: Paul F. LaPORTE Sr.
Surviving children: Paul F. Jr., Jonathon G., Sara A. and
Harriet L. LaPORTE; 5 grandchildren  
Surviving siblings: Harriet FIRTKO
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: George KOCHER (died in infancy) and Anna
PIPER 
Interment: 

Name: Gloria C. MECK; Homemaker 
Age:  73
Address: Woodland Retirement Center, Orbisonia; formerly of
Saxton 
Date of birth: 12/28/1926
Location born: Wood
Date of death: 11/30/1999
Father: John W. HOUCK
Mother: Rachel A. (GATES) HOUCK
Spouse: Doyle R. MECK, deceased 4/29/1983
Surviving children: Jane APPLE, David A., Daniel, Matthew,
Charles and Steven MECK, Valerie GONSMAN; 8 grandchildren; 2
great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Mary BRANTNER, John Jr. and James HOUCK
Deceased children: Julie MECK
Deceased siblings: 4 sisters and 1 brother
Interment: Evans Cemetery, Six Mile Run RD#1

Name: Charles F. MOIST; WWII Veteran, worked for FAA 15 years
Age:  76
Address: Ryde, Mifflin county 
Date of birth: 2/22/1923
Location born: Mapleton
Date of death: 11/29/1999
Father: Moses F. MOIST
Mother: Ruth (WILLIAMS) MOIST
Spouse: Edna B. (McKINSTRY) MOIST, deceased 9/27/1998
Surviving children: Stephen C. Sr. and Calvin J. MOIST; 7
grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Esther HARSHBARGER, Chester C., Raymond,
James and Moses F. MOIST
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: John MOIST 
Interment: Ryde Cemetery

Name: Raymond D. "Turner" PYLES Jr.; WWII Veteran, SCIH
retiree 
Age:  73
Address: Mount Union RD#3 
Date of birth: 9/25/1926
Location born: Alexandria
Date of death: 11/29/1999
Father: Raymond D. PYLES Sr.
Mother: Emma P. (BRENNEMAN) PYLES
Spouse: Thelma I. (POLLOCK) PYLES
Surviving children: Nancy RHONE, Gloria MORDER, Duane PYLES,
Jeannie STEEL, Tammy HICKS; 16 grandchildren; 14 great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Chester PYLES 
Interment: Mount Union Cemetery

Name: Harriet M. WEIDENHAMER; Homemaker
Age:  95
Address: Petersburg RR#2 
Date of birth: 7/23/1904
Location born: New Columbia
Date of death: 12/1/1999
Father: Henry REITMEYER
Mother: Mary (BECHER) REITMEYER
Spouse: William S. WEIDENHAMER, deceased 1988
Surviving children: Marjorie HESS; 6 grandchildren; 8 great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: Jesse REITMEYER
Deceased siblings: Howard REITMEYER, Edna NEVILL, Idella
FENSTERMACHER, Vera REITMEYER
Interment: Highland Cemetery, New Columbia

Name: Rebekah Lorema ZINOBLE; Infant daughter of Orbisonia
couple 
Age:  
Address: Orbisonia 
Date of birth: 11/30/1999
Location born: Chambersburg
Date of death: 11/30/1999
Father: Jason ZINOBLE
Mother: Ramonda (ROSENBERRY) ZINOBLE
Spouse: 
Surviving children: 
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Shade Gap RD

Name: Wilbur F. DIXON; WWII Veteran 
Age:  87
Address: Huntingdon RR#2
Date of birth: 3/23/1912
Location born: Jenners
Date of death: 12/2/1999
Father: Orlando DIXON
Mother: Naomi (HUNTER) DIXON
Spouse: Jane R. (PEOPLES) DIXON
Surviving children: Wanda J. WAGNER, Carol Sue PECK, Wilbur
M., John W. and Dale A. DIXON; 9 grandchildren; 5 great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: Lena STUTER 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Merle DIXON, Ora O'BRYAN 
Interment: Greenlea Cemetery, McAlevys Fort

Name: Daniel RAMSEY; Retired from Harbison-Walker Refractories 
Age:  91
Address: Hustontown 
Date of birth: 1/24/1908
Location born: Springfield twp.
Date of death: 12/2/1999
Father: Robert RAMSEY
Mother: Sarah Jane (LANE) RAMSEY
Spouse: Zelda Pearl (WIBLE) RAMSEY, deceased 4/2/1998
Surviving children: Betty R. AMSLEY, Stella McCLEARY, Margaret
J. REEDER, Thelma MELLOTT, Judy KAGARISE, Reuben, Melvin and
Darlene RAMSEY; 21 grandchildren, 3 step-grandchildren; 30
great grandchildren, several step-great grandchildren; 4
great-great grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children: Donald RAMSEY, Miriam KELLY
Deceased siblings: Cloyd, Elwood, Dice, Stewart and Robert
RAMSEY, Mabel SHIELDS, Omeda UTLEY, Mary Ellen RAMSEY, Ruth
RUNK
Interment: Hustontown Cemetery

Name: Philip I. HOUCK Sr.; Retired truck driver, avid
outdoorsman 
Age:  71
Address: Huntingdon
Date of birth: 3/22/1928
Location born: Huntingdon
Date of death: 12/2/1999
Father: Ira Floyd HOUCK
Mother: Myrtle Elizabeth (PORTER) HOUCK
Spouse: Deloris E. (HAUPT) HOUCK
Surviving children: Philip I. Jr. and David E. HOUCK; 3
granddaughters; 1 great grandson
Surviving siblings: Phyllis JOHNSTON, Priscilla MYERS
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: Paul and Howard HOUCK, Pauline EWING,
Prudence RALSTON
Interment: Riverview Cemetery, Huntingdon

Name: Margaret ROSS; Retired from US Postal Service
Age:  95
Address: Valley View Terrace, Belleville; formerly of Shavers
Creek Valley 
Date of birth: 8/27/1904
Location born: Shavers Creek Valley
Date of death: 12/3/1999
Father: James I. MYTON
Mother: Blanche (PORT) MYTON
Spouse: William R. ROSS, deceased 5/26/1982
Surviving children: James W. and Robert M. ROSS, Janet R.
SMITH; 9 grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren; 4 great-great
grandchildren
Surviving siblings: 
Deceased children:
Deceased siblings: 
Interment: