Leah Leona Neff
Nov 18, 2008
Leah Leona Neff 76, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Centre County, went home to be with her soul mate and husband Phil, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, at Bethany Village in Mechanicsburg. She was born November 12, 1932, in Tyrone, a daughter of the late James and Helen Wagner Leitzell On June 1955, she married Philip (Phil) Neff who preceded her in...
Mary Bella Deforest
Nov 17, 2008
Mary Bella DeForest, 84, of State College, died Monday, November 17, 2008, at the Hearthside Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre in State College, PA She was born November 12, 1924 in Syracuse, NY, a daughter of the late Joseph and Bella Sinesi Brillo. She married Earl J. DeForest August 27, 1949, who preceded her in death May 19, 1994. Mary graduated...
Mary Emily Price
Nov 16, 2008
Mary Emily Price, 86, of State College, died Sunday, November 16, 2008 at Foxdale Village in State College. She was born June 4, 1922, in Porterville, CA, the daughter of Alfred (Fred) Switzer and Kathleen Stackhouse Price. She moved to State College in 1989 from New York City, where she lived for 39 years. From 1964 to 1979 she worked...
Fred L. Carson
Nov 15, 2008
Fred L. Carson, 83, of State College, died Saturday, November 15, 2008, at Mt. Nittany Medical Center at State College. He was born February 7, 1925, at State College, a son of the late Harry P. and Edna Mae Leitzel Carson. On July 26, 1947, he married the former Isabel A. Hummel who preceded him in death December 17, 1991....
Gladys Beck "Becky" Yeagley
Nov 14, 2008
Gladys Beck Yeagley (Becky) 85, of State College died on November 14, 2008 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born on January 14, 1923 in Delabole, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of the late Mildred and Arch Beck. On May 8, 1943, she married the love of her life Henry L. Yeagley Jr., who preceded her in death October 30,...
Beverly Olson Eckess
Nov 12, 2008
Beverly Olson Eckess, 80, of State College, PA, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008, at the Fairways at Brookline Village, State College, PA. She was born November 19, 1927, in Jamestown, NY, a daughter of the late George Olson and Vivian Warner Olson. On June 7, 1947, she married Edgar D. Eckess who preceded her in death October 7, 2004. Mrs....
Geraldine M. Rose
Nov 7, 2008
Geraldine M. Rose, 79, of Bellefonte, died Friday, November 7, 2008 at her residence. She was born November 18, 1928, in Lake Como, Mississippi; a daughter of the late Harry D. and Mary Elsie Blackwell Meyers. She was married to Joseph J. Rose who preceded her in death May 26, 1987. Mrs. Rose is survived by a son, Joseph Donald...
Helen S. Byers
Nov 3, 2008
Helen S. Byers, 97, of State College, died Monday, November 3, 2008, at Centre Crest Nursing Center in Bellefonte. She was born October 29, 1911, in Yeagertown, the daughter of Harry C. and Eliza Reynolds Swyers. In 1933, she married Harold Byers who preceded her in death June 2, 1997. Mrs. Byers is survived by one son, James R. Byers...
Willis V. Bish
Oct 27, 2008
Willis V. Bish, 81, of State College, died on Monday, October 27, 2008 at Centre Crest Nursing Center in Bellefonte. He was born in St. Charles, PA on May 21, 1927 to the late Forrest S. and Grace (Pence) Bish. On June 21, 1952 in Winchester, Virginia, he was married to Betty Larue Gummo, who preceded him in death on...
Dorothy M. Braucht
Oct 25, 2008
Dorothy M. Braucht, 79, of rural Spring Mills, died Saturday, October 25, 2008, at Salem Hill Haven where she had resided for eleven years. She was born September 10, 1929, in Gregg Township., Centre County; a daughter of the late Wilbur E. and Tenchia Zettle Confer. Earlier in life she was married to Charles Braucht. Dorothy worked in the Cannery...