Debra K. Garber, 66, of Hesston, passed away Tuesday at Penn Highlands, Huntingdon. She was born in Williamsburg, a daughter of the late Benjamin F. Lear Jr. and Verna Mae (Beck) Lear-Garber. She was married to Marvin L. Garber for more than 44 years. He survives, along with a son, Brian Garber ...

Judith Anne Marcinko, 86, of Lewes, Del., formerly of Altoona, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Monday. She was born in Altoona, the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Mary E. (Gibbons) Irwin. Judith married Richard J. Marcinko, who preceded her in death. She is survived by ...

Karl R. Palmer, 80, of Altoona, died late Sunday evening, March 22, 2026, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. Friends will be received from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at Myers-Somers Funeral Home Inc., 501 Sixth Ave., Altoona. A complete obituary will appear in Saturday-Sunday’s Mirror.

Eleanor Darlene “Annie” Shaffer, 89, of Tyrone, passed away surrounded by her family on Monday. She was born in Cresson, a daughter of the late Ernest and Gertrude “Goldie” (Murtiff) Wertz. On Nov. 1, 1961, in Maryland, she married William E. Shaffer Sr., who preceded her in death on ...