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Obituaries

Janet (Hoover Sell) Stover

Janet (Hoover Sell) Stover, 90, of Roaring Spring, was welcomed into her heavenly home on Feb. 21, 2026. She was a devoted wife, loving mother and caring grandmother. She was born in Martinsburg, a daughter of the late Jesse and Margaret (Steele) Hoover. Left to cherish her memory are her ...

Genevieve ‘Ruth’ Tierney

Genevieve “Ruth” Tierney, 87, Hollidaysburg, passed away Friday morning at UPMC Altoona after a brief illness. She was born in Curtin, daughter of the late Samuel and Ruth (Hite) Gill. On Aug. 29, 1955, she married Thomas J. Tierney, who preceded her in death May 3, 2014. Ruth is ...

Vera J. Whetstine

Vera J. Whetstine, 77, of Altoona, died Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 11, 2026. Friends will be received from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at Myers-Somers Funeral Home Inc., 501 Sixth Avenue, Altoona, where a memorial service will be held at 6 p.m.

John P. ‘Cubby’ Barefoot

John P. “Cubby” Barefoot, 80, of Altoona, went home to be with the Lord early Wednesday morning at UPMC Altoona, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Altoona, a son of the late Blaine A. and Nellie F. (Smith) Barefoot. He married Kathleen C. “Kathy” Hand on March 9, 1990, ...