Donald “Don” Castagnola, 71, Altoona, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, at UPMC Altoona. Friends will be received from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at Santella Funeral Home, where a vigil for the deceased will be held. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. ...

Bonnie L. Decker, 83, of Altoona, passed away Friday morning at Hilltop Healthcare and Rehab, Altoona. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Conrad and Lorraine (Kisielski) Powell. On Oct. 8, 1983, Bonnie married Robert E. Decker, who preceded her in death earlier this year on May 27, ...

Helen M. (Dangel) Deist, 76, Duncansville, died Tuesday. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Harry L. and Eleanor M. (Luckner) Dangel of Duncansville. The youngest of five siblings, Helen was the spark in any room she entered. A 1967 graduate of Hollidaysburg Area Senior High, Helen ...

Laurel Diane (Clark) DeStefano, 77, passed away peacefully on Oct. 19, 2025, at home in Naples, Fla. She was born to Clyde and Mary Lou (Howser) Clark in Cumberland, Md., and raised in Martinsburg. Laurel graduated from Central High School in 1966, John Brown University in Arkansas and ...