All Obituaries

Angela C. Ellis January 22, 1937    January 16, 2019      Angela C. Ellis, 81, of Williamsburg, passed away Wednesday morning, January 16, 2019 at UPMC Altoona.       She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Anthony E. and Carmela M. (Spallone) Figurelle.  On July 30, 1960 she married Francis W. Ellis at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Williamsburg and he preceded her in death on February 12,...

Raymond E. Lear Sr. May 3, 1943    January 13, 2019      Raymond E. Lear Sr., 75, of Williamsburg, passed away Sunday morning, January 13, 2019 at his residence.       He was born in Williamsburg, son of the late Benjamin F. and Irene C. (Hatch) Lear.  Raymond was married four times including: Connie Couch-Brown, Sandra L. Brown-Delozier, Agnes M. Foutz and Frances L. Foutz.     Surviving are his wife, Fran...

Betty V. Fay December 3, 1924    January 13, 2019      Betty V. Fay, 94, of Williamsburg passed away Sunday morning, January 13, 2019 at her residence.      She was born in Williamsburg, daughter of the late, John R. and Elsie May (Kooken) Hoffner.  On May 28, 1948, she married Joseph A. Fay in Williamsburg and he preceded her in death on October 20, 1990.      Surviving are six children: Michael L. (Elva),...

Larry A. Treese August 11, 1945    January 8, 2019      Larry A. Treese, 73, Clappertown, rural Williamsburg, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 8, 2019 during a rehabilitation stay at The Village at Morrisons Cove, Martinsburg.      He was born in Williamsburg, son of the late C. Albert and Elsie (Novak) Treese.  On June 4, 1966 he married Barbara D. Gorsuch in Newry and she preceded him in death on October 18,...

Janell E. Criswell August 6, 1929    January 4, 2019      Janell E. Criswell, 89, resident of The Presbyterian Village at Hollidaysburg, formerly of Williamsburg, passed away late Friday, January 4, 2019 at the village.      She was born in rural Hollidaysburg, daughter of the late Leroy and Wilda K. (Hoover) Chamberlain.  On May 5, 1949 she married Robert C. Criswell in rural Martinsburg and he preceded her in death on February...

Leroy F. “Red” Detwiler July 18, 1939     January 1, 2019      Leroy F. “Red” Detwiler, 79, rural Williamsburg, passed away after battling several health issues, Tuesday morning, January 1, 2019 at Altoona Center for Nursing Care.      He was born in Williamsburg, son of the late Evelyn O. Detwiler.      Surviving are three daughters: Evelyn Weyant in Texas, Christine Smith (Jeffrey H....

Paul F. “Junior” Brumbaugh October 22, 1929     January 1, 2019             Paul F. “Junior” Brumbaugh, 89, rural Williamsburg, went home to be with The Lord late Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring.           He was born in rural Williamsburg, son of the late Paul A. and Ruth E. (Allison) Brumbaugh, after the...

Angeline A. Speacht Feb. 3, 1922 - Jan. 4, 2019 Angeline A. Speacht, 96, formerly of Garden Heights, Altoona, died Friday evening at Hollidaysburg Veterans Home. She was born in Minier, Ill., daughter of the late Noah and Emma (Nafzinger) Christner. She married Eugene G. Speacht on Aug. 3, 1946, in Altoona. He died Feb. 17, 2010. Surviving are two children: Eugene F. and wife, Diane, of Duncansville and Judy Soolook of Fairbanks, Alaska; a granddaughter, Danielle Barnes; two step...

June Marjorie Shope-Whetstone June 12, 1925      December 30, 2018      June Marjorie Shope-Whetstone, 93, a resident of Garvey Manor Nursing Home, Hollidaysburg formerly of Martinsburg, passed away Sunday morning, December 30, 2018 at the home.      She was born in Martinsburg, daughter of the late Henry C. and Elizabeth A. (Hartman) Barr.  She was twice married, first to Charles C. Shope and then to Charles L....

Patricia J. “Pat” DeLung October 3, 1937       December 24, 2018      Patricia Jean DeLung, 81, rural Roaring Spring formerly of Laurel, MD, passed away Monday morning, December 24, 2018 at UPMC Altoona.      She was born in London, England daughter of the late John and May Elizabeth (French) Clifford.  On August 8, 1958 she married James B. DeLung in High Wycombe, U.K.     ...