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Lloyd LaVern Lane

Lloyd LaVern Lane, 87, of Smoke Run, died Saturday. Born in Baxter Springs, Kan., Lloyd was a son of the late Leon B. and Mary (Newby) Lane. Lloyd was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. Surviving are his wife of 56 years, Grace; his children, Donna (Terry) Reynolds and Stacy (Debi) Lane; six grandchildren: Brittany, Ryan, William, Kristyn, Daviona and Jarred; 10 great-grand-children; and extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents; and siblings, Melvin and Nina. Friends will be received from 1 until the 3 p.m. funeral service Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, at McQuown ...

Thomas L. ‘Tom’ Matthews

Thomas L. “Tom” Matthews, 84, of Duncansville, went to be with the Lord on Saturday at home, surrounded by loved ones. He was born in Altoona, the son of the late Lee and Marjorie (Piper) Matthews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Kathleen ...

Vera J. Brown

Vera J. Brown, 83, East Freedom, died Saturday. She was born in Roaring Spring, daughter of the late James and Ruth (Brown) Helsel. Surviving is her husband, Ronald; children, Amy Strouse, Ronald Brown Jr. and Wendy Hoover; 10 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren; and siblings: Mary June Mock, Freddie Patterson, Eddie Wayne Patterson and Phyllis Knisely-Dodson. Proceeded in death by siblings: James Helsel, Sally Walter and Annabelle Glass. Friends received from noon until the 4 p.m. funeral service on Thursday, Sept. 3, at Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services Inc. Interment will take ...

Patrick T. Jones

Patrick T. Jones, 82, of Altoona, died Thursday afternoon after a tractor-related accident on his farm. He was born in Macon, Georgia, son of the late Robert M. and Martha Virginia (Peters) Jones. On Feb. 4, 1967, he married Nancy Ann Calabrese at Sacred Heart Church in Altoona. She ...

Linda Lee (Woodcock) Hale

Linda Lee (Woodcock) Hale, 83, of Altoona, passed away at home Thursday. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late John Kenneth “Ken” Woodcock and Gertrude Mae (Freet) Woodcock. Linda is survived by her children: Alisha Hale, Lance (Darlene) Hale, Curt Hale, Justin (Elizabeth) Wilkinson and Jason (Linzi) Wilkinson; her grandchildren: Kaysee (Andrew) Miller, Ryan (Brooke) Hale, Madison Hale, Laila Wilkinson, Evelyn Wilkinson and Ellie Wilkinson; her great-grandchildren, Owen and Landon; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by five sisters; and a ...

Michael Francis Moschella Jr.

Michael Francis Moschella Jr., 83, of Bear, Del., passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, surrounded by loved ones. Born and raised in Altoona, Michael was a proud husband, father, grandfather (aka Pap) and United States Navy veteran. He married the love of his life, Melody Moschella, in ...