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Shirley M. Hippo

Dec. 17, 1940 – July 13, 2025

Shirley M. Hippo, 84, of Altoona, passed away Sunday at Cedarwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

She was born in Altoona, the daughter of the late Robert and Gertrude (Williams) Mountain.

Shirley married Charles W. “Wayne” Hippo on Oct. 20, 1962. He preceded her in death on Oct. 12, 2000.

She is survived by two sons: Wayne Hippo (Linda) of Wilmington, N.C., and their children,

Stephanie Hippo (Jonathan Onorato) and Lauren Seymour-Driscoll (Derek); Rob Hippo of Altoona and his children, Alycia Campbell (Andy) and Alyson Miller (Jessie), and their mother, Kriss; and five great-grandchildren: Rowan, Robin, Chase, Caden and Weston.

Shirley was a 1958 graduate of Altoona High School and a 1961 graduate of the Altoona Hospital School of Nursing.

She retired from the Greater Altoona Career and Technology Center as the Licensed Practical Nursing Instructor and previously had been a registered nurse at the Altoona Hospital.

Shirley was an active member of Simpson-Temple United Parish and was a member of the Altoona Hospital School of Nursing Alumni Association. She was an active volunteer at the Altoona Hospital and enjoyed volunteering at the Altoona Curve.

She liked to bowl and enjoyed baking.

Friends will be received from noon to 4 p.m. Monday, July 21, 2025, at The Stevens Mortuary Inc., 1421 Eighth Ave., Altoona, where a funeral service will immediately follow at 4 p.m. with Pastor Eli Hess in the Stevens Memorial Chapel.

Interment will be held at Alto-Reste Park.

The family requests that contributions be made in Shirley’s memory to Central Pennsylvania Humane Society, 1837 E. Pleasant Valley Blvd., Altoona, PA 16602.

Condolences may be made at www.stevensfamilyfuneralhomes.com or Stevens Family Funeral Homes Facebook page.