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Susan J. (Walters) Powers

Susan J. (Walters) Powers, 67, of Martinsburg, passed away Sept. 29, 2025, at her residence. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Ira and Esther (Ritchey) Walters. Surviving are her son, Josh Berkheimer, of Hollidaysburg; two grandchildren, Mason and Madison; her cousins; and many ...

Craig D. Schaffer

Craig D. Schaffer, 69, Altoona, passed away Thursday at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. Craig was born in Reading, son of the late Leroy and Leona Mae (Fenstermacher) Schaffer. He married Kelley Jo Johnson. He is survived by his loving wife of 42 years, Kelley; two sons: Christopher Schaffer ...

Richard M. ‘Ricky’ Weigl Jr.

Richard M. “Ricky” Weigl Jr., 55, of Duncansville, passed away Wednesday. He was born in Altoona, son of Roseanne (Moyer) and the late Richard Weigl Sr. Surviving are two daughters, Shelby Bullers (Jimmy) and Harley Snyder (Matthew); a son, Lucas; four grandchildren: Alice, Gabriel, Sadie ...

Samuel Thomas Eicher

Samuel Thomas “Sam” Eicher, 81, Claysburg, passed away Thursday at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Claysburg, son of the late Alfred G. and Dorothy (Lingenfelter) Eicher. On Sept. 17, 1966, he married Sandra Dively in Claysburg. Surviving are his wife, Sandra; a ...

Gene Lewis Gates

Gene Lewis Gates, 86, Ebensburg, formerly of Flinton, died Saturday. He was born in Beaver Valley, son of the late Rhudell W. and Mary C. (Foster) Gates. On Nov. 9, 1957, he married Elaine A. “Polly” Lewis. He is survived by five children: Richard, Brian, Kevin, Duane and Debra; and many grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife; and brothers: James, Marvin, George and Clarence. Friends will be received from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, and from 11 until the noon funeral service Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, at McQuown Funeral Home, Glasgow.

Marion Elizabeth Gorman

Marion Elizabeth Gorman, 84, Hollidaysburg, passed into Heaven Saturday at Presbyterian Village at Hollidaysburg. She was born in Rockford, Ill., daughter of the late Carl Olaf and Elizabeth Mable (Maas) Larson. On June 25, 1960, she married James Leroy Gorman Sr. in Rockford, Ill. She is ...