Mary C. Mitchell, 60, Altoona, passed away Monday at Maybrook Hills Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Altoona, a daughter of Joan (Stetter) Plummer and the late Jerome Mitchell. She is survived by her mother, Joan; a son, Michael Mainello; her lifelong partner, Daniel ...
Sandra L. (Schilling) Stehley, 75, of Altoona, died Monday. Daughter of the late Robert and Naomi (Flory) Schilling, Sandra was preceded in death by her husband, William; and a sister. Surviving are five children; four stepchildren; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed family and their times together, listening to music, cleaning, cooking, watching sci-fi and horror movies, ghost programs and playing games on her phone. Friends will be received from 2 until the 4 p.m. funeral service Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Sorge Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., Hollidaysburg.
Barbara Kay Taylor, 77, of Tyrone, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday. She was born in Altoona, daughter of the late Charles E. and Ethel L. (Patterson) Kirkpatrick. On Nov. 12, 1977, in their home, she married Richard Taylor, her husband of 47½ years, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Michele (Ron) Miller and Wendy Middleton; two grand-children, Ian and Christian Imler; and two sisters, Ethel Mae Wolfe and Darlene Anderson. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles L. and Robert E. Kirkpatrick. Barb was a 1965 graduate of Tyrone ...
Barry L. Ayers, 82, of Fredericksburg, rural Martinsburg, died Sunday. He was born in Martinsburg, son of the late Glenn and Thelma (Brumbaugh) Ayers. Surviving are his wife, Lois; daughters, Cathy Davis and Susan Stone; grandchildren, Chris Davis and Bryan Stone; great-granddaughters, Ava and Amelia Davis; and siblings, Dennis Ayers and Janet Butler. Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Clover Creek Church of the Brethren, rural Martinsburg; and from 10 until the 11 a.m. service Friday, March 7, 2025, at the church. Arrangements by John K. Bolger Funeral Home Inc., ...
Nancy L. Crook, 76, of Altoona, died Friday evening at UPMC Altoona. She was born in Altoona, a daughter of the late Cleveland E. and Betty (Howell) Crook. Surviving are her beloved husband, Edward Sipes; four children: daughter, Linda A. Woyuraa (Shawn) of Altoona; son, Robert A. Fogal Jr. ...
Charles “Chuck” Endress, 78, Altoona, passed away Saturday at Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Albert Edward and Judith Jane (Hyle) Endress. He was preceded in death by sisters: Nancy Lattieri, Judith Layton, Donna Schneider and Carole ...
