Jerry W. Cherry, 82, of Riggles Gap, died Tuesday evening at his home. He was born in Antis Township, son of the late Theodore Allen and Rachel Mae (Hollen) Cherry. On March 25, 1964, he married Patricia A. Chatham in Winchester, Va. Surviving are his wife, Patty; three sons: Michael T. ...
Wilma J. Haluska, 81, of Altoona, passed away Monday with her daughter by her side at The Presbyterian Village in Hollidaysburg. She was born in Lilly, daughter of the late Walter and Mary (Pauley) Appleyard. She married Theodore (Ted) Haluska, who preceded her in death. Surviving is a daughter, Heide Haluska (Michael DeGennaro); siblings, Wesley Appleyard (Betsy) and Jane Bernard; and three grandchildren. Friends and family will be received from 11 a.m. until the 1 p.m. funeral service Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at The Good Funeral Home Inc., 108 Alto-Reste Park, Altoona.
Pamela Darlene Jackson, 74, Tyrone, passed away Tuesday. She was born in Tyrone, to late parents, William Reeder Jr. and Catherine Reeder. Surviving are her husband, Timothy; sons, William and Jeromy Jackson; grandchildren: Sadie Jackson, Isaac Jackson and Sarah Jackson; and sisters, Christine Posterich and Marianne Barony. Friends will be received from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at Feller Memorial Home, 817 W. 15th St., Tyrone, and from 10 until the 11 a.m. funeral service Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, at the funeral home, with Pastor Drew Baker officiating. Interment will be made at ...
Barbara L. Poorman (Gray) Koch, 90, of Altoona, passed away Wednesday morning at the Lutheran Home at Hollidaysburg. She was born in Loraine, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert and Esther (Nolan) Poorman. Barbara was a homemaker most of her life and later worked at Fashion Bug. Barbara ...
Deanna Kay (Croft) Kurtz, 85, of Roaring Spring, died Wednesday morning at her daughter’s home after a brief illness. She was born in Roaring Spring, daughter of the late Frank and Nellie (McGee) Croft. She married Eugene D. “Gene” Kurtz on Jan. 21, 1961. He died April 15, 2020. Surviving are a daughter, Sharon Snider and husband, Bob, of Roaring Spring; a daughter-in-law, Rachel Kurtz, of Roaring Spring; seven grandchildren: Kristen Carrier (Chris), Matthew Snider (Shea), Justin Nesius (Amber), Ashlea Nesius, Andrew Kurtz (Emily), Shyanne Weyandt, and Alivea Kurtz; and 15 ...
Virginia M. McNelis, 101, of Tyrone, passed away Monday. She was born in Tyrone, a daughter of the late Nial and Martha (Hopkins) Holly. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Eugene “Bam”; three sisters: Louise Kahler, Marie Kilmartin and Jeanne Miller. Surviving are daughters, Nila (Gary) Woomer and Virginia “Jenny” Snare; a granddaughter, Corinne Otis; and several nieces and nephews. Virginia attended Wesley United Methodist Church, Tyrone. Friends will be received from 11 a.m. until the memorial service at noon Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025, at Feller Memorial Home, Tyrone.
