Obituaries

Dec 25, 2023

Geraldine Evelyn (Vandergrift) Thomas, 99, of Perkasie, PA went to be with the Lord on Monday, December 25, 2023 at Belle Terrace Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Quakertown, PA.

Geraldine was born in Wilmington, DE on April 10, 1924, daughter of the late Jacob H. and Edna (Bagley) Vandergrift.

On May 25, 1946 she married her...

Dec 21, 2023

Rickie L. Bollman Sr., 75, of Bedford Township, passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2023 at his home.

Rickie was born in Bedford County, on February 29, 1948, son of the late Robert & Catherine (Clark) Bollman.

On March 17, 1978, he married his wife Phyllis A. (Beegle) Bollman, who preceded him in death on...

Dec 19, 2023

Floyd "Abe" C. Cornell, 89, of Everett, went home to be with the lord on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.

Floyd was born in Bedford on November 17, 1934, son of the late Phillp A. and Lydia (Foreman) Cornell.

On October 19, 1957, he married his wife Freda M....

Dec 17, 2023

Randall "Randy" E. Nee, 77, of Bedford, Pennsylvania went to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at his home in Bedford.

Randy was born in Bedford on September 25, 1946, son of the late George and June (Rose) Nee.

He is survived by brother- Michael husband of Jackie Nee, of Spring Hope;...

Dec 15, 2023

Barbara S. Kerrick, 66, of New Paris, Pennsylvania passed away on Friday, December 15, 2023 at Pennknoll Village, Everett.

Barbara was born in Windber on August 5, 1957, daughter of the late Bennett and Patricia (Richards) Mitchell.

On September 6th, 2012 she married the late Andrew Kerrick.

She is survived by daughter- Miranda...

Dec 12, 2023

Joan N. Tew, 85, of Bedford, Pennsylvania went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at UPMC Altoona Hospital, Altoona.

Joan was born in Bridgeport, CT. on July 29, 1938, daughter of the late Michael and Yolanda "Jerry" (Gyana) DeMattia.

On June 17, 1977, she married her husband Carl L. Tew who...

Dec 5, 2023

Frank "Frankie" A. Poorbaugh, 63, of Bedford, Pennsylvania went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at UPMC Altoona Hospital, Altoona, PA.

Frank was born in Meyersdale on October 5, 1960, son of the late Frank A. Poorbaugh and Mary (Carlson), wife of Melvin Turner who has been a father to Frankie.

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Dec 1, 2023

Kaye Rhea Will, 73, of Dublin, Ohio passed away at home with her daughters by her side on December 1, 2023.Kaye was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania on March 10, 1950, to Robert and Edythe Perdew Swartzwelder.  She lived in Pennsylvania until almost 3 years ago when she moved to Ohio to be close to her daughters.She is preceded in death...

Nov 29, 2023

Mary E. Gardill, 60, of Buffalo Mills, Pennsylvania went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at her home on Glade Pike Road.

Mary was born in Bedford on December 21, 1962, daughter of the late R. Carl and Pauline (Klink) Gardill.

She is survived by sister- Debra Jean Gardill, of Danville;...

Nov 29, 2023

John Fair, 66, educator/realtor/loving husband and father went home to his maker on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at UPMC Altoona.  John had a long struggle following a car accident in 2006, a heart attack and strokes.

He was born on June 9, 1957 and was the first born to Ralph and Geraldine (Coughenour) Fair who proceeded him...

Nov 21, 2023

James R. Frazier, 64, of Schellsburg, Pennsylvania went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at Donahoe Manor, Bedford. Jim was born in Bedford on December 5, 1958, son of the late William R. and Dorothy L. (Sarver) Frazier. On July 21, 1979, he married Brenda (Naugle), and spent 44 years happily married. Jim is survived...

Nov 18, 2023

John Richard Bumbarger, 72, of Manns Choice, Pennsylvania passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2023 at his home in Manns Choice

John was born in Bedford on February 8, 1951, son of the late Richard C. Bumbarger and Alice (Crissey) Bumbarger Menges.

He is survived by son- John R. Bumbarger II husband of LaVon (Smith),...

Nov 16, 2023

Clyde L. "Ike" Zembower, 92, of Bedford, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at UPMC Altoona.

He was born February 23, 1931, in lower Bedford Valley, a son of Walter and Cozy (Growden) Zembower. He is survived by Norma J. Shaffer-Morris, his wife of 42 years whom he married on September 4, 1981.

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Nov 16, 2023

George R. Miller, 71, of Bedford, Pennsylvania went to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 16, 2023 at home surrounded by his family.

George was born in New Kensington on April 10, 1952, son of the late George Robert and Helen D. (Knok) Miller.

He is survived by son- Glenn Edmonds, of Bedford; daughter-...

Nov 13, 2023

Mildred T. Holler, 95, of Bedford went to be with the Lord on Monday, November 13, 2023 at Colonial Courtyard, Bedford.

She was born in Manns Choice on November 27, 1927, daughter of the late Robert and Minerva (Wertz) Turner. She was also preceded in death by two brothers: Austin and Robert Turner.

On December...

Nov 10, 2023

Janet E. Leigey, 55, of New Paris, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 10, 2023 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg.

Janet was born in Centre County, on February 23, 1968, daughter of the late Patrick and Olive (Lutz) Leigey.

Janet shared her life through the Skills Program with her caregiver Joyce...

Nov 10, 2023

Marilyn F. (Miller) Daugherty, 80, of Bedford, Pennsylvania, went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 10, 2023, at Nancy's Personal Care Home, Osterburg.

Marilyn, affectionately known to family and friends as “Suze”, was born in New Paris on July 27, 1943, daughter of the late Byron W. and Lorene E. (Hiteshew) Miller.

On...

Nov 9, 2023

In Loving Memory of Joel Thomas Easter

February 22, 1970 – November 9, 2023

Bedford bid farewell to a beloved son, husband, father, and pillar of the community as Joel Thomas Easter peacefully passed away at his Huntingdon Ave. residence, enveloped in the warm embrace of his family, on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at the...

Oct 28, 2023

LaFerne H. Wright, 97, of Niles, Michigan, formerly of Bedford and Springhope, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at West Woods of Niles Nursing home, Niles, MI.

She was born in Windber on November 29, 1925, daughter of the late Carl and Ruth (Smith) Hinton.

She married her husband Harry...

Oct 28, 2023

Michael Todd Hess, 58, of New Buena Vista, Pennsylvania passed away after a courageous battle from brain cancer on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Windber Hospice Center, Windber.

He was born in York on October 22, 1965, son of the late Kenneth Hess and Mary Ann (Beltz) Hess, of Manns Choice.

In addition to his...