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Joseph Michael Crook

Joseph Michael Crook, 71, Coalport, passed away Tuesday at his residence. He was the son of Joseph and Margaret (Battisti) Crook. Surviving are a daughter, Justine Crook; a brother, Mark Crook; sisters, Melanie Fleming and Sue Oshell (Rick), all of Coalport; a brother in-law, John Feigh of Altoona; and grandchildren: Damain, Delarry, Dominik, Delarry and Kaleb Zebroski. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Mary Feigh. Joseph worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation as an operator. He was a social member of the VFW and a member of Coalport Moose ...

Donald Robert Holland Sr.

Donald Robert Holland Sr., 59, Claysburg, passed away Saturday. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Robert Holland and Jerrlynn Calzaferri. On Feb. 14, 2000, he married Tracey A. Mentzer at Claysburg Church of the Brethren. Surviving are his wife, Tracey A. Holland; a son, Donald ...

Robert Charles Miller

Robert Charles Miller 86, Martinsburg, passed away Thursday at his residence. He was born in Roaring Spring, son of the late Robert Allen and Dorothy Stella (Burkhart) Miller. On June 18, 1960, at First Church of the Brethren in Roaring Spring, he married Carrol Anne (Shriver) Miller, who ...

Lee E. Owen

Lee E. Owen, 103, Bellwood, died Tuesday morning at the home of his daughter. He was born in Millerstown, son of the late Budd and Hannah (McConnell) Owen. On Oct. 20, 1951, he married Mary J. Vrabel at the Church of Immaculate Conception in Madera. She preceded him in death on April 30, ...

Shirley A. Rhoades

Shirley A. Rhoades, 96, Tyrone, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025. She was born in Tyrone, daughter of the late William Curtis and Marguerite (Moffit) Rinker. On March 20, 1948, at Fuoss Mills Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, she married ...

The Rev. Robert L. Ruston

The Rev. Robert L. “Father Bob” Ruston, 76, a resident of Garvey Manor, passed away peacefully on Saturday after an extended illness, surrounded by his sisters and brother. Prior to Garvey Manor, he resided at John Paul II Manor in Cresson from February 2021 to September 2025. He was ...