Frank S. Friedenberger Sr., 95, of Altoona, died early Sunday morning, Feb. 1, 2026, at Pittsburgh Veterans Administration Medical Center, Pittsburgh. He was born in Altoona, a son of the late Casper and Theresa (Gramheller) Friedenberger. He married Jean E. Bookhamer on Aug. 8, 1956, in ...

Joseph Weston Graffius, 89, Altoona, a resident of Presbyterian Village at Hollidaysburg, passed away Wednesday. He was born in Altoona, son of the late Homer B. and Myrtle R. (Stoner) Graffius. He was a 1954 graduate of Altoona High School, where he spent his growing up years surrounded by ...

Sharon Kay Helsel, 79, of Ebensburg, died Wednesday. She was born in Philipsburg, a daughter of the late Paul and Constance L. (Wisor) McGuire. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Ann Helsel of Philipsburg; two siblings, Cheryl Wilson Edgecombe of New Orleans, La., and James R. Wilson of West ...

Ronald Gene “Ron” Huntsman, 73, of Altoona, died Monday evening, Jan. 12, 2026, at UPMC Altoona. He was born in Johnstown, a son of the late Joseph R. and Jean S. (Sheldon) Huntsman. He married Genevieve Marie Mills on Oct. 26, 1974. She preceded him in death on Feb. 17, ...