Helen M. (Dangel) Deist, 76, Duncansville, died Tuesday. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Harry L. and Eleanor M. (Luckner) Dangel of Duncansville. The youngest of five siblings, Helen was the spark in any room she entered. A 1967 graduate of Hollidaysburg Area Senior High, ...
Laurel Diane (Clark) DeStefano, 77, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2025, at home in Naples, Fla. She was born to Clyde and Mary Lou (Howser) Clark in Cumberland, Md., and raised in Martinsburg. Laurel graduated from Central High School in 1966, John Brown University in Arkansas and Hahnemann Medical School, where she met her future husband, Joseph. They married in 1972. Joe and Laurel practiced family medicine in the Cove with Dr. Bridenbaugh before leaving the area and eventually settling in Carmel, Ind. Laurel loved to learn, loved music, art, cooking and gardening. She ...
Marilee (Fetzer) Henry, 82, of Hollidaysburg, went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 5, 2025. She was born in Hollidaysburg, daughter of Raymond and Goldie (Croft) Fetzer. She married Ray Henry on April 6, 1962. Surviving are her husband of 63 years; her son, Ray, of Hollidaysburg; ...
Thomas Calvin Kissell, 77, Antis Township, died Oct. 17, 2025, at his home. He was born in Altoona, son of the late James and Florence (Walker) Kissell. Surviving are daughters, Lisa Kissell and Rochelle Soboleski; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and siblings: Rick, David, Mary Mills and Jane Bates. He was preceded in death by his wife, Diane; daughter, Nicole; grandson, Christopher; sister, Kathy Caparella; and brother-in-law, George Bates. Friends will be received from 11 a.m. until the 1 p.m. funeral service Monday, Oct. 27, 2025, at Jon C. Russin Funeral Home Inc., Bellwood.
Thaddeus Thomas Kowalski, 80, of Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, died in the early hours of Oct. 15, 2025, at UPMC Altoona. Ted was born in Altoona, son of the late Chester J. and Helena (Tomchek) Kowalski. Surviving are a brother, Paul (Emma) Kowalski; sister-in-law, Mary C. Kowalski; and ...
Susan N. Luebkert, of Heathsville, Va., peacefully passed away Tuesday in Richmond, Va., with family by her side. Known as “Susan,” “Sue,” “Grammie” or “Mimi,” she was 81 years old. She was born in Altoona, a daughter of the late Martin Francis and Helene “Nellie” (Roebuck) ...
