Dorothy Carol (Hess) Amrhein, 84, formerly of Hesston; Sinking Valley; Berlin, Md.; and Selbyville, Del., passed away Aug. 15, 2025. Visitation is from 10:30 until the 11 a.m. service Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025, at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church, 2266 Kettle Road, Altoona. A fellowship will follow at the Altoona Rifle & Pistol Club, 546 Pistol Club Road, Altoona. Interment at Frankstown Cemetery for immediate family.
Ronald E. Brode Sr., 84, of Tyrone, passed away Wednesday at his residence after an extended illness. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Harold E. and Geraldine G. (White) Brode. Surviving are his wife, Shirley A. Brode, of Tyrone; two daughters, Sherry Bridges (James) and Tammy Lawson ...
Kathleen M. Canole, 71, passed away Monday at Garvey Manor Nursing Home, Hollidaysburg, after an extended illness. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Owen and Gertrude A. (Dudas) Canole. Surviving are her sister, Deborah A. Canole; sister-in-law, Sally Canole; nephew, Matthew K. ...
Joseph N. Fagnani Jr., 81, of Altoona, formerly of Tuckahoe, N.Y., passed away Monday afternoon at UPMC Shadyside. He was born in Yonkers, N.Y., son of the late Joseph N. Sr. and Esther (Gentile) Fagnani. Joe married Celia A. Fowler on May 20, 2000. He is survived by his loving wife of ...
Carol Ann (Lantz) Rightenour, 78, of Woodbury, passed away peacefully on Tuesday. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Clarence and Rebecca (Butterbaugh) Lantz. On Feb. 24, 1965, in Pinecroft, she married John J. Rightenour Sr.; together they spent 59 years until his passing on March ...
Rita J. Smaltz, 94, of Willow Street, passed away Saturday. She was born in Covington, Va., daughter of the late Benjamin and Ethel (Sauers) Treese. She was the wife of the late John Allen Smaltz, who passed away in 2012. She was a homemaker for most of her life. Rita enjoyed playing ...
