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Joyce F. Seely

Joyce F. Seely, 86, went to be with the Lord on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, with her son, daughter, and her Winds family surrounding her with love at The Winds at Mattern Orchard, where she had been lovingly cared for since 2022. Joyce was born in Enid, Okla., on Feb. 1, 1940, to Elsie and James Firestone. She joined her sister, Joanne, and spent her high school years in Illinois. She graduated from Tuscola High School in 1958. Her parents then moved to Longmont, Col., where Joyce still has family today. She attended nursing school at Memphis Baptist Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., ...

Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of ‘On Golden Pond,’ dies at 97

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mark Rydell, the Oscar-nominated director of the sentimental blockbuster “On Golden Pond” who worked with such Hollywood heavyweights as Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Steve McQueen and John Wayne, has died. He was 97. His daughter, Amy Rydell, told The Hollywood Reporter that her father died Thursday of natural causes at a retirement community for the entertainment industry in the Woodland Hills section of Los Angeles. “Hard to put into words how much I loved my dad,” she posted Friday on her Instagram account. “He was truly one of a kind. Funniest ...

Joyce M. Beck

Joyce M. Beck, 93, of Martinsburg, formerly of Duncansville, passed away Monday at the Village at Morrisons Cove. She was born in Duncansville, daughter of the late Lowrey I. and Grace N. (Stiffler) Fowkes. On May 8, 1953, in Duncansville, she was united in marriage to Richard E. ...

Michele (Hatch) Colian

Michele (Hatch) Colian, 65, of Daytona Beach, Fla., formerly of Ebensburg, passed away Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at her home. Michele was born in Altoona, the daughter of Beverly Hatch and Evelyn “Jane” Hatch. She grew up in Ebensburg, where she began a life filled with family, friendships ...

Dennis Anthony ‘Tony’ DeStadio

Dennis Anthony “Tony” DeStadio, 72, of Huntingdon, passed away Wednesday. Born in Altoona, he was the son of the late Anthony C. and Mary Jane (Troiano) DeStadio. Tony is survived by his longtime love, Renee Lucas, of Huntingdon; his sister, Patricia “Patty” (DeStadio) Urbon and her ...

Theola D. Dibert

Theola D. Dibert, 86, Altoona, passed away Thursday at her home. She was born in Gallitzin, daughter of the late Russell C. and Beatrice M. Hornauer. She was also preceded in death by her infant sister, Annie; and brother, Hobart Hornauer Sr. Surviving are her husband of 65 years, Donald; a daughter, Audra (Ross) Spicer; a brother, Gerald Hornauer; a sister, Norma Jean Pavlock; and two grandchildren, Gwen and Stephen Himes. Friends will be received from noon until the 1 p.m. service Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, at Gibbons-Houser Funeral Home, 301 Church St., Gallitzin.