Rose Marie Fochler, 87, of Hollidaysburg, formerly of Altoona, passed away peacefully Sunday morning at Garvey Manor Nursing Home. She was born in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late Harry L. and Rosella (Breinig) Gerstbrein. Rose Marie married Dr. Francis Fochler on June 25, 1960, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. She is survived by her […]
John DeBarber of Boalsburg died Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. He was 98. He was married to the former Mary Jane Joyce and they had two sons, Peter and Philip. Both Jane and Philip preceded John in death. He is survived by his son, Peter; and grandson, John Philip. After graduating from Altoona Catholic High School, […]
Great Commission School will be moving from its brick building on the 1100 block of Sixth Avenue to a building that formerly housed a supermarket, then a telemarketing firm, in a shopping center in Wehnwood. The K-12 Christian school has maxed out its 33,000 square feet in its current three-story structure, and will have an […]
Joanne (Galanick) Byrne, 84, of Ashburn, Va., formerly of Altoona, died Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, at Inova Loudoun Hospital in Leesburg, Va. She was born in Coupon, daughter of the late Joseph and Mabel S. (Dixon) Galanick. She married William Patrick Byrne on June 9, 1962, at the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in Altoona. […]
Robert V. “Bob” Farabaugh, 87, formerly of Altoona, passed away peacefully in Alexandria, Va., on Nov. 17, 2023, surrounded by members of his loving family. He was born in Altoona, the only son of the late Clement and Marion Farabaugh. Bob was the beloved husband of Jacqueline Farabaugh for 62 years; the loving father of […]
Irene R. Dean-Semple, 98, of Altoona, passed away Thursday surrounded by family at Celebration Villa of Altoona. She was born at home in Altoona, the daughter o
Local history 50 years ago: 1973 The Altoona Area Taxpayers League, Ernest Weis past president, challenged the Altoona Area School District’s flat occupatio
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