Nancy L. (Sheetz) Boling, 88, of Altoona, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, after a brief illness. She was a lifelong resident of Altoona, the daughter of Gerald and Kathleen (Harshbarger) Sheetz. She is survived by her daughter, Robin Toomey (married to Steve “Toe” Toomey); her ...
Becky T. Kerns, a resident of Summit, N.J., passed on Sept. 28, 2026, at 100. Becky was born in Hollidaysburg, the daughter of Ellis F. and Helen (Powell) Kerns. A chemistry major earning a BA at Seton Hill College in 1948, Becky was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Geneva College, Beaver Falls, before earning a MS in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh in 1955. Her time as a Research Information Specialist from 1956 to 1961 at Dow Corning, Midland, Mich., was followed by a 32-year career with the Electronic Component Processes Department at Bell Telephone ...
Catherine Grace “Cat” Palmer, 80, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2026, at Hilltop Healthcare and Rehab home. She was born Oct. 21, 1946, in Altoona. She was the biological daughter of the late Fayetta M. “Sue” Kimmel. As a young child, Cat was adopted and raised by the late Paul T. ...
Clara Jean (Claar) Reighard, 86, of Woodbury, passed away on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026. She was born on Jan. 21, 1940, in Roaring Spring, daughter of the late C. Bruce and S. Dorothy (Shriner) Claar. On Oct. 11, 1959 she married Charon Ray Reighard. Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Ray. Friends and family will be received from 9:30 a.m. until the noon funeral service on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026, at Woodbury Church of the Brethren, Pastor David Scott officiating. Interment will be at Dry Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Fink & Stone Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc., Woodbury.
Dwight Filmore Shaw Sr., 91, of Duncansville, passed away at his home on Oct. 24, 2026, following a two-year battle with colon cancer. Born in Newry on Feb. 19, 1935, he was the son of Wilfred F. and Josephine (Snyder) Shaw. Dwight spent his career working on the Pennsylvania Railroad, retiring under Conrail. His railroad years remained vivid in his memory, and he could tell stories about his work as though it were yesterday. Whenever news of a train wreck broke, he often had an explanation before the reporters did. Self-taught and fiercely independent, Dwight was a man who could ...
Janice Elizabeth Atty, or Miss Atty, as hundreds of her students called her, fell asleep in the Lord on Saturday after complications due to Alzheimer’s. She was 88 years old. May Her Memory Be Eternal. Born in Altoona, Janice graduated from Altoona High School in 1956. She earned a ...
