Mrs. Sarah E. Beers, died at the home of her daughter-in-law Mrs. Fred Beers, in Ashville, Thursday morning at 3 o’clock, death being attributed to a complication of ailments. She was a daughter of Alex and Matilda (Gates) Troxell and was born in Roseland near Glasgow on September 15, 1861. Surviving are one son and one daughter, Mrs. Clara Fry of Johnstown and Dewey Beers of Ashville and these brothers and sisters: C. E. Troxell of Ebensburg, Mrs. Emma Flemming of Linton, Mrs. Rebecca Peterson of Juniata, B. F. Troxell of Fallen Timber, Mrs. Nina Sneath of Flinton, C. J. Troxell of Glasgow, Calvin Troxell of Lakemont Terrace Altoona, Mrs. Margaret Cornelius of Cresson, Mrs. Nancy Thomas of Blandburg and Clarence Troxell of Johnstown. Mrs. Beers was a member of the Fiske United Brethren church at Fallen Timber. She had made her home at Ashville for the past eighteen years, since the death of her husband. Short funeral services were conducted Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Fred Beers in Ashville. The cortege than left for Beaver Valley United Brethren church were services were conducted by Rev. A. L. Barnett. Interment was in the Beaver Valley cemetery.

BEERS, SAMUEL H.

Constable Beers Commits Suicide

Was Relative of Ebensburg and Johnstown People; Shot Himself

No cause is assigned

Johnstown Daily Tribune - January 01, 1916

Ebensburg, Jan 1, -- Constable Samuel Beers of White Township, shot and killed himself yesterday while alone in his home. No one seems to know why he committed suicide. He has been prospering, and until recently was manager of the store of the Fallen Timber Supply Company. Samuel Beers was 55 years old. He is survived by his widow and a number of children, among them Fred, a rural mail carrier from Fallen Timber; Joel (should be Joe) of Johnstown; Dewey, at home; Mrs Gilbert Hollis, of Frugality, and Mrs. Adam Fry, of Johnstown. Funeral serviced will be held at the residence at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Interment will be in Beaver Valley Cemetery.

BEERS, VIDA EVA

Vida Eva Beers, 70, of Coalport, died at the Hershey Medical Center, yesterday, March 7, at 12:20 a.m. She was born in Blain City, July 11, 1905, a daughter of Virtin and Mary E. (Harber) Brown. She was a member of the Coalport Christian and Missionary Alliance Chruch. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Donald (Grace) Shomo of Hollentown; Mrs. Aldean (Betty Mae) Hamilton of Clearfield; Mrs. Anthony (Mabel) Klenak of McKeesport; Mrs. George (Lela) Gallaher of Irvona; Mrs. Norma McGarvey and Mrs. James (Patricia ) Skebeck, both of Coalport; Vertin of Altoona and William of Lewistown. Twenty-six grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren survives as do two brothers; Leroy brown of Altoona and Orin Brown of Cassville, Pa. She was preceded in death by her husband, George and a daughter, Louise. Services will be held from the Coalport Christian and Missionary Alliance Church Wednesday, March 10 at 2 p.m. The Rev. Edward Mink and the Rev. Jack Waite will officiate and interment will be in the Beaver Valley Cemetery. Friends may call at the Wendell W. Lloyd Funeral Home in Irvona, from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Coalport Christian and Missionary Alliance Church.

BEERS, WILLIAM

Old Soldier Gone

William Beers Passes Away at the Home of His Son in Rosebud.

William Beers died at the home of his son, M.H. Beers in Rosebud on Sunday night at 11:05 o’clock. On Feb 6th he suffered an attack of paralysis from which he never rallied; Mr. Beers was favorably known to hundreds of friends in this section. For over thirty years he resided on his farm near Flinton, moving with his son to Rosebud about one year ago. He was a veteran of the Civil war, and was born in Boggs township, Huntingdon county, July 20th, 1841. He leaves one son, M. H. Beers of Rosebud, and two daughters, Miss Laura Beers, of Utahville, and Mrs. Frank Brandt, of Altoona; seven grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters survive: George, of Nebraska; Herman of Iowa; Alfred and Kate, of California. Funeral services were held at the home in Rosebud Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 by Rev. S. Herbert Berger, pastor of the Coalport Alliance church. Interment was made in the Beaver Valley cemetery. Undertaker R. E. Chaplin was in charge of the funeral.

BEERS, WILLIAM B.

The Rev. William B. Beers, 69, Grace Circle, Falconer, NY, formerly of Coalport died Thursday, August 26, 1999, at St. Vincent's Health Center, Erie. He was born April 21, 1939, in Coalport, the son of the late George W. and Vida Eva (Brown) Beers. He married B. Eileen Rydbom June 1, 1969 [1968], at Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Coalport. Rev. Beers was a minister for Christian and Missionary Alliance Church for 27 years. He was a 1965 graduate of Nyack College, Nyack, NY. Surviving are his wife; two daughters: Heather E. Dimitriadis and Trina C., both of NYC; four sisters: Grace Shomo of Hollentown, Betty Hamilton of Lancaster and Norma Helsel and Patricia Skebeck, both of Coalport; and a brother, Vertin of Altoona. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Gibbons Funeral Home, Coalport, and from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Coalport.

BEERS- A funeral service for the Rev. William B. Beers will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Coalport, with the Rev. Lee O' Brien and the Rev. Earl Peace officiating. Interment will be made at Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Gibbons Funeral Home, Coalport, and from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. He was preceded in death by sisters: Ada Louise Beers, Lela Gallaher and Mabel Klenak. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the American Diabetes Association in William's memory. (Altoona Mirror, August 28, 1999)

BEERS, WILLIAM O.

William O. Beers, aged 41, of Fallentimber, died in his home Sept. 7. He was born in Flinton March 22, 1912, a son of Miles and Mary (Glass) Beers. Surviving are his parents and two brothers, Denver of Blandburg and Clair of Fallentimber RD. Interment was made in the Beaver Valley cemetery.

BELANGER, CHARLES R.

Beaver Valley - Charles R. Belanger, 49, of Kokomo, Ind., died Sunday at 7:40 p.m. in the U. S. Air Force Hospital at Grissom Air Base, Peru, Ind. His death followed a long illness. Mr. Belanger was a retired Air Force staff sergeant with 20 years of service. He was born in Kalamzoo, Mich., Jan. 11, 1925, a son of Joseph and Beatrice Belanger. He is survived by his wife, the former Virginia L. Gates, daugther of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gates of Beaver Valley; a daughter, Tammy Lyn, at home; four stepchildren: Donald Yeagle, Coalport; and William and Joseph Yeagle and Mrs. Kenneth (Gladys) Johanning, all of Kokomo. He also leaves his mother, Mrs. Beatrice Belanger Hart of Roval, Ark.; two brothers: Donald Belanger, Kalamazoo; and Darrell, Arkansas; and two sisters: Mrs. Buel (Dorothy) Baker, Kalamazoo, and Mrs. Edward (Jeannea) Zederbaum, Battle Creek, Mich. Private funeral services will be conducted Thursday by the Rev. Dennis C. Sproull in the Russell L. Troxell Funeral Home at Glasgow. Interment will be in the Beaver Valley Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday. (The Progress March 5, 1978)

BENN, GEORGE FRANKLIN

George Franklin Benn of North Tuckahoe street, Bellwood, died at his home at 7:10 o’clock Sunday evening after several months’ illness. He was born in Tioga county on May 15, 1874, a son of Norman J. and Sarah (Sutton) Benn. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Martha (Keith) Benn; two sons and five daughters, Roy and Ray Benn, Mrs. Earl Beck, Mrs., Guy Baum, Mrs. Blair Montgomery, and Mrs. Newton McGinnis, all of Bellwood, and Mrs. Jerry Delfosse of Smith Mills; twenty grandchildren, one brother and two sisters, William Benn, Mrs. Thomas Baker and Mrs. John Holmes, all of Sakinsville. MR. Benn was a member of the Logan Valley Baptist church. Funeral services were held on Wednesday afternoon at 1 o’clock at the Fuoss Mortuary chapel, Bellwood, in charge of Rev. H. G. Dooley, pastor of the Logan Valley Baptist church. Interment was made in the Beaver valley cemetery.

BERTONI, MAGGIE BELLOTTI

Mrs. Maggie Bellotti Bertoni, 36 wife of Bert Bertoni of Coalport died Thursday night at her late home of a hemorrhage. Se is survived by her husband and the following children: Joseph, Lena, Flora, Fred and Elmer Bellotti and Bertha Bertoni. Interment in the Beaver Valley Cemetery. (The Progress, April 12, 1935)

BICKFORD, BERTHA

Mrs. Bertha Bickford, wife of Russell Bickford of Flinton, died Wednesday, June 9, at the Philipsburg State Hospital. She was born August 10, 1910, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Wisneski. Surviving are her husband, the following children, Paul, Robert, Donna, Roger and Barbara Gail, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Wisneski and the following sisters, Mrs. Cecelia Gaul of Coalport, Mrs. Henrietta Rutkowsik of Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Jean Rutowski of Coalport. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon June 13 at the Evangelical United Brethren Church at Beaver Valley with Rev. Jones officiating. Interment was in the Beaver Valley cemetery.

BICKFORD, RUSSELL E.

Flinton - Russell Edward Bickford, 78, of Flinton, died yesterday, Oct. 31, at 1:15 a.m. at Philipsburg State General Hospital. Born Dec. 5, 1903, in Berwinsdale, he was a son of William and Ella (Witherite) Bickford. Mr. Bickford was retired as a coal miner after 40 years of service at the Sunshine Mine in Coalport. He was a member of the VFW and Loyal Order of Moose No. 350, both of Coalport. He was first married to the former Bertha Wisneski, who preceded him in death in 1948. He was also preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Wade, Guy, Miller and Paul, and two sisters, Ruth and Mrs. Marie Craig. He is survived by his second wife, the former Mae (Mary) Drass, and these children: Paul M. Bickford of Johnstown, Mrs. Regina Trusz of Newton Falls, Ohio, Robert R. and Rodger W. Bickford, both of Coraopolis; Mrs. Donna J. Kielbowick of Mantua, Ohio and Mrs. Barbara Wilkinson of Elizabeth, N.J.; 18 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Chalmer of Berwinsdale and Donald of Girrard, Ohio. Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Donald Gibbons Funeral Home, Coalport, with the Rev. Edward Clarke officiating. Interment will be in Beaver Valley Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 today and tomorrow from 11 a.m. until the time of service.

BLACK, BENJAMIN J.

Benjamin J. Black of Fallentimber, died at 1:40 p.m. yesterday, Aug. 16, 1973, in Altoona Hospital, where he was admitted Aug. 11. He was born Jan. 16, 1914, in McCartney, Clearfield county, a son of George and Susan (Dale) Black. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Dorothy V. Rickard of Fallentimber, Mrs. Bessie Coccia of Fallentimber RD and Mrs. Sarah Bott of Altoona. Friends will be received in the Troxell Funeral Home, Glasgow, from 7 to 9 p.m. today and after 10 a.m. tomorrow.

BLACK, FELIX

Felix Black, of Fallentimber died at 10:05 a.m. yesterday in the Altoona Hospital where he was admitted Feb. 7. He was born May 29, 1907, in McCartney, a son of George and Susie (Dale) Black. Surviving are two Brothers and three sisters, Mrs. Dorothy Rickard. Mrs. Bessie Coccia, Ben and Otis, all of Fallentimber, and Mrs. Sarah Bott of Altoona. Friends are being received at the Troxell Funeral Home, Glasgow. (Handwritten date, March 15, 1965)

BLACK, IDA M.

Flinton - Mrs. Ida M. Black, 81, wife of Owen Black of Flinton, died in Miners Hospital at Spangler yesterday, Oct. 30, at 9:25 a.m. Born at Flinton Dec. 27, 1885, a daughter of the late Harry H. and Alice (Pratt) Shidler, she is survived, in addition to her husband, by the following children: George, Ridley Park; Richard and Mrs. George (Lois) Delozier, Flinton; Reuben, Elmira, N.Y.; Mrs. Robert (Ruth) Stull, Albuquerque, N.M.; Lowery, Franklin; and Mrs. Donald (Ida) Peters, Rochester, N.Y. There are 19 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Hunter-Lloyd Funeral Home at Irvona. The Rev. Robert Singleton will officiate and interment will be in the Beaver Valley Cemetery. Friends may call in the funeral home from 7 p.m. today and until the hour of services. (The Progress October 31, 1967)

BLACK, IONA M.

Brookville - Iona M. Black, 85, a resident of McKinnley Health Center, Brookville, and formerly of Beaver Valley, died Friday, Dec. 24, 2004, at the health center. Born July 20, 1919, in Beaver Valley, she was a daughter of John and Eva (Gates) Hemskey. She was a member of Hollentown Christian and Missionary Alliance Church. She is survived by three daughters, Bonnie Cree and husband, Gene, of Rosebud, Coalport RD, Rita Sinclair and her husband, Ed, of Flinton, and Beverly Dick and her husband, Bob, of New Bethlehem; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a brother, Jack of Vero Beach, Fla.; and a sister, Verna of Beaver Valley. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Richard "Dick" Black, who died July 4, 1997; two brothers, Jay and Lemoine; and an infant sister, Helen. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Coalport Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, with the Rev. Daniel Webster and the Rev. William Mullin officiating. Interment will be at Beaver Valley Cemetery. Friends will be received today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. and Monday from 8:30-9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Gibbons Funeral Home, Coalport.

BLACK, RICHARD F.

Richard F. "Dick" Black, 77, Flinton Road, Flinton, died Friday, July 4, 1997, at Bon-Secours-Holy Family Hospital. He was born March 10, 1920, in Flinton RR, the son of the late Owen and Ida (Shidler) Black. He married Iona Hemskey June 19, 1946, in Coalport. Mr. Black was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Coalport. He retired from Rushton Coal Mines, Osceola Mills, in 1984, after 17 years of service. Mr. Black was previously employed by Swank Refractories, Johnstown, and owned and operated B&M Construction, Flinton, for a number of years. He had also served as deputy game protector. Mr. Black was an Army veteran of World War II, where he received the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal with two bronze stars, and the Purple Heart. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America, Local 1520, Osceola Mills. Surviving are his wife, three daughters: Bonnie Cree of Rosebud, Coalport RR, Rita Sinclair of Flinton and Beverly Dick of New Bethlehem; a brother, Ruben of Palmyra, N.Y.; two sisters: Lois Delozier of Flinton RR and Pearl Peters of New York; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7-9 p.m. today and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Gibbons Funeral Home, Coalport.

BLACK – Services for Richard F. "Dick" Black of Flinton Road, Flinton, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Coalport, with the Rev. Robert Baer officiating. Interment at Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton. Military rites will be under the direction of the Coalport VFW. Mr. Black was preceded in death by two brothers: George and Cecil; and a sister, Ruth Stull. He is also survived by three sons-in-law: Gene Cree, Ed Sinclair and Bob Dick.

BLACK, WILLIAM J.

William J. Black, 56, of Fallentimber, died Friday, March 17, at his home. He was born in McCartney, Pa., April 9, 1904, a son of George and Susan (Dale) Black. He is survived by these brothers and sisters: Mrs. Dorothy Rickard and Mrs. Bessie Coccia, both of Fallentimber; Mrs. Sarah Bott, Altoona, and Felix, Ben and Otis, all of Fallentimber. Funeral services were held in the home of his sister, Mrs. Rickard, at 1:30 p.m. Monday by Rev. Maurice Martindale. Interment was in Beaver Valley Cemetery.

BLAIR, MARY KAY

Services for Miss Mary Kay Blair of Irvona will be held in the deceased's home at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Harry Skilton and the Rev. Richard Jenks. Interment in Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton, R.D. Friends will be recieved in the home from 7 to 9 p.m. today. In lieu of flowers, friends may contribute to the Mary Kay Blair Scholarship Fund, Altoona Hospital of Nursing.

Mary Kay Blair of Irvona, died at 8:10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, 1973, at Altoona Hospital, where she was admitted Aug. 6, after an extended illness. Miss Blair was an instructor of nursing at Altoona Hospital. She was born Feb. 17, 1943, in Irvona, a daughter of William and Margaret (Dubler) Blair. Surviving is her mother, of Irvona. Miss Blair was a graduate of the BCI High School, Altoona Hospital School of Nursing and Penn State University, from which she received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. She was a member of the Altoona Hospital Alumni Association and Irvona First United Presbyterian Church, having served as pianist. Friends will be received in the home from 7 to 9 p.m. today.

BLAIR, WILLIAM

Irvona - William Blair, 62, Irvona, died Wednesday in the Altoona General Hospital. Born in Coalport Nov. 5, 1910, he was the son of Clovis and Rose Ann Kelly Blair. He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Dubler, and one daughter, Mary Kay, at home. He is also survived by a brother, Sam, of Indiana. He was an elder of the First United Presbyterian Church of Irvona and a retired machine operator for Hiram Swanks Refractories. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 p.m. from the Wendell W. Lloyd Funeral Home with the Rev. Harry Skilton Jr. officiating. Friends will be received at the funeral home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Interment will be in the Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton. (The Progress January 26, 1973)

BLAKE, DOROTHY M.

Mrs. Dorothy M. Blake, 71, Coalport, died Tuesday, Jan. 16, 1996, at Altoona Hospital. She was born May 8, 1924, in Beaver Valley, Flinton, the daughter of the late Philip and Ened (Fleming) Kutruff. She married Joseph B. Blake. He died in 1976. Mrs. Blake was a member of the Beaver Valley United Methodist Church. She had been employed in the housekeeping department at the Hollidaysburg State Hospital for a number of years and then retired from the Philipsburg State Hospital in 1985, after 12 years of service. Mrs. Blake was also a member of the Coalport VFW Ladies Auxiliary and was a Gold Star Mother. Surviving are eight sons: Philip James Ross and Robert Fred Ross, both of Flinton, Joe Blake, Victor J. Blake, Raymond Blake, Randy Blake and Ben Blake, all of Coalport, and Richard E. Blake of Los Angeles; three daughters: Enna Mae Swope of Westover, Helen Sue Blake of Coalport and Shelly Benson of Sterling, Va.; two brothers: Harold and Paul, both of Beaver Valley; a sister, Verla Bennett of Conyers, Ga.; 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons: Reid Rex Ross, who was killed in the Vietnam War on Dec. 4, 1968, and Harold J. Ross, who died in 1967. Friends will be received from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Gibbons Funeral Home, Coalport, and 10-11 a.m. Friday at Beaver Valley United Methodist Church.

BLAKE – Services for Dorothy M. Blake of Coalport will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Beaver Valley United Methodist Church, Flinton, by the Rev. Thomas McGill. Interment at church cemetery. Preceded in death by a great-grandson, Joshua Ross.

BLAKE, JOSEPH B.

Joseph B. Blake, 62, Patton, died July 30, 1975, at Miners Hospital, Spangler. Born April 2, 1913, in Patton RD, son of late James and Elizabeth (Wilkins) Blake. Preceded in death by brothers, James and Gilbert, and sisters, Ruth and Naomi. Survived by stepmother, Myrtle Blake, Patton; widow, the former Dorothy Kutruff; and these children: Joseph, Richard, Victor, Sue, Raymond, Randy, Benny and Shelley, all at home, James Ross and Fred Ross, both of Flinton RD; Mrs. Enna O’Donahue, Erie, Pa.; Joseph Blake, Hastings; Gerald Blake, U.S. Army, Kentucky; and Mrs. Elizabeth Rairigh, Isadore and Flossie Blake, all of Patton, also nine grandchildren. Brother of Eli, Long Island, N.Y.; Albert, Patton; Charles, Dayton, Ohio; Quentin, Patton; Mrs. Agnes Renovitz, Cleveland, Ohio; Claude, California; and Mrs. Rita Zungali, Patton. Friends received from 4-9 p.m. Friday at Joseph E. Stevens Funeral Home, Patton, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, the Rev. Alan Harris. Interment, Beaver Valley Cemetery, Beaver Valley.

BLAKE, VICTOR J.

Coalport – Victor J. Blake, 45, of Rosebud, Coalport R.D., died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002 at Bon Secours Holy Family Hospital, Altoona. Born Aug. 5, 1957, in Spangler, he was a son of Joseph B. and Dorothy (Kutruff) Blake. He attended Cambria Heights High School and graduated from Glendale High School, Class of 1975. Mr. Blake was self-employed mechanic. He was a member of the Madera Moose and Coalport Veterans of Foreign Wars. He attended Coalport United Methodist Church. He is survived by brothers and sisters, Philip James Ross and his wife, the former Karen Cavaner, of Flinton R.D., Enna Mae Swope of Irvona, Robert Fred Ross, Joe Blake, Helen Sue Blake and Ben Blake and his wife the former Missy Ponist, all of Coalport, Richard E. Blake of Los Angeles, Calif., Raymond Blake of Centreville, Va., Randy Blake and his wife the former Tammy Dillen of Coalport R.D. and Mrs. Paul (Shelly) Benson of Sterling, Va. Also surviving are several uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews. Mr. Blake was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers John Ross and Rex Ross. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Coalport United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Darlene Wiewiora officiating. Interment will be at Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at Gibbons Funeral Home, Coalport, and from noon until the hour of services tomorrow at the church.

BOLLINGER, ETHEL C.

Mrs. Bollinger, 79, of Greenwood, formerly of Beaver Valley, died at 10:55 a.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 1984, in her home, after an extended illness. Mrs. Bollinger was a former schoolteacher in Smoke Run, and served as an Avon sales representative in the Coalport area for 15 years. She was born April 9, 1905, in Lyleville, the daughter of Daniel and Goldie (Hooper) O’Shell, and married Earl R. Bollinger, who died Jan. 4, 1982. Surviving are four children: Kenneth E. of Beaver Valley, Amy Burchill Reddinger of Warren, Ohio, Mabel Dotts of Glen Hope and Martha O. Hollen of Altoona; 14 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two brothers and a sister, Stewart of New Florence and Donald and Dorothy Troxell of Coalport. Mrs. Bollinger was a 50-year member of the Beaver Valley United Methodist Church, where she served for more than 25 years. She was a member and past noble grand of the Ellen Wilson Rebekah Lodge of Coalport. Friends will be received from 7-9 p.m. today and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Sunday in the Plass Funeral Home, Glasgow.

BOLLINGER – Services for Ethel C. Bollinger, formerly of Beaver Valley, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Plass Funeral Home, Glasgow, by the Rev. Edward O. Bonsell. Interment in Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton. She was preceded in death by a son, William, four brothers, Jesse, Daniel, Leroy and Henry, and three sisters, Oneida Shomo, Josephine DeZaiffe and Edna Grimes.

BOLLINGER, KENNETH E.

Deltona, Fla. – Kenneth E. Bollinger, 76, of Deltona, Fla., and formerly of Beaver Valley, died Wednesday, March 9, 2005, at Shands Hospital, Gainsville, Fla. Born March 10, 1928, at Beaver Valley, he was the son of Earl R. and Ethel C. (O’Shell) Bollinger. He was a member of the Beaver Valley United Methodist Church. Mr. Bollinger was also a member of the Patton American Legion; the National Audubon Association, the Pennsylvania Archeological Society, the Smithsonian Institute and a life member of the National Rifle Association. He was a tech sergeant in the U. S. Army during World War II and the Korean War. Mr. Bollinger retired in 1986 as a foreman after 30 years of employment with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. He was also a deputy wildlife conservation officer. On March 17, 1949, at Orangeburg, S. C.; he wed the former Wanda M. Price, who survives. Also surviving are seven children, Rodger E. and his wife, Debbie Kirby, of Gettysburg, Kenneth W. and his wife, Patricia Kelly, and Russell and his wife, Roseann Turek, all of Patton, Leroy and his wife, Ginny Zupich of Coalport, Waneta J. and her husband, Peter Lenk, of Colchester, Conn., Brian R. and his wife, Janice Gabrielson, of East Berlin, and Bonnie S. and her husband, Aaron Keirn, of Altoona; 19 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He is also survived by three sisters, Mabel Dotts of Glen Hope, Amy Kennedy of DeBury, Fla., and Martha Hollen of Greenwood. Services will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Beaver Valley United Methodist Church with Pastor Joe Short officiating. Interment will be at the church cemetery. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today at McQuown Funeral Home, Glasgow, and at the church tomorrow form 11 a.m. until the hour of services.

BORING, ELIZA JANE

Fallentimber, June 19 – Mrs. Eliza J. Boring, aged 73, died Sunday evening at her home near Flinton after a long illness of a complication of disease. Mrs. Boring has 117 surviving descendants. She is survived by these children: Mrs. Daniel Cummings of Portage, Mrs. Tine Gallaher of Flinton, Mrs. Ray Blott of Hastings, Luther Boring of Fallentimber, Mrs. Roy Baker of Flinton, Mrs. John Stiffler of Portage, Mrs. Stanley Kava of Flinton and Mrs. Doris Shaffer of Hastings. She also leaves three sisters - Mrs. Richard Keith of Fallentimber, Mrs. George Benn of Bellwood and Mrs. William Lloyd of Williamsburg. Surviving also are 64 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow afternoon in the Beaver Valley United Methodist Church. Interment will be in the Beaver Valley Cemetery, in charge of R.E. Chaplin, mortician.

BORING, LAURA ELLA

Mrs. Laura E. Boring, 83, Hastings, died Feb 17, 1978, at Miners Hospital, Spangler. Born Sept, 2 1894, in Glasgow, she was the daughter of Harry and Annie (Simmers) Kuhn. She was preceded I death by parents; husband, Luther J. and son, Ardell. She is survived by these children: Mrs. Virginia Dupuis and Mrs. Hazel Ranslow, both of Naugatuck, Conn; Calvin Greensburg; Mrs. Geraldine Kephart, Coalport; Lamoine, Warren, Mich.; William Jay, Greenwich Barnesboro R.D., and Harry R., Hastings; also 22 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and 4 great-great grandchildren. She was a sister of Mrs. Madeline Simmers, Coalport; Mrs. Linda Lender, Enola, Pa.; Sam, Altoona; Chester, Glasgow; and Carney, Coalport R.D. She was a Hastings resident for 43 years. A member of Hastings United Methodist Church and auxiliary to VFW, Hastings. Friends were received Sunday at Long Funeral Home, Inc., Barnesboro and were received Monday at Hastings United Methodist Church where service was held by Rev. Paul Jacobson. Interment was in Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton.

BORING, LUTHER J.

Luther J. Boring, 69, Hastings, Dies At Home Friday

Luther J. Boring, 69, of Harvey Street, Hastings, died last Friday at his home. He was born May 30, 1892, in Pine Flats, Indiana County, a son of Philip and Eliza Jane (Keith) Boring. He is survived by his widow, the former Laura Kuhn, and these children: Mrs. Virginia Dujuis, Naugatuck, Conn.; Mrs. Geraldine Glass, Coalport; Mrs. Hazel Ranhlow, Oakville, Conn.; William J. and Harry R., both of Hastings; CPO Calvin G., with the U.S. Navy at Charleston, S.C.; and Sheldon, Lincoln Park, Mich. There are 19 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Mr. Boring was a member of Hastings Local 393, UMWA, and Hastings Methodist Church. Friends were received at the late residence Saturday and Sunday and at Beaver Valley EUB Church, Flinton, from noon until 2 p.m. Monday, time of service by the Rev. Francis Geiger and J. Walter Skillington. Interment was in Beaver Valley Cemetery. Arrangements by the James J. Long Funeral Home.

BOTT, KENNETH

Kenneth Bott, son of Mrs. And Mrs. Ray Bott, of near this place, died last Saturday from an attack of whooping cough and pneumonia. He was aged 2 years, 3 months and 18 days. Rev. E. G. Patterson, of the Alliance church preached the funeral sermon at the home at 1:30 Monday afternoon. Interment at Beaver Valley, undertaker C. R. Riddle being in charge. Besides the parents, two brothers and two sisters are living.

BOTT, MARGARET J.

Coalport – Mrs. Margaret J. Bott, 68, of Lyleville, Coalport R.D., died at the Philipsburg State Hospital at 315 a.m. today. Born at Beaver Valley, Cambria County, Nov. 11, 1889, she was the daughter of Valentine and Jane (Gallaher) Good, both now deceased. Mrs. Bott was preceded in death by her husband, Pius Bott. She is survived by the following children: Thomas and Clarence Bott, both of Virginia; Mrs. Mabel Keith, Fallen Timber; Mrs. David Johns, Irvona; Mrs. Louis Samuels, Philadelphia; and Mrs. Raymond Wider, Ohio. Also surviving is one brother, Valentine Good. Friends will be received at the Chaplin Funeral Home, Coalport, after 7:30 p.m. tomorrow. Further funeral arrangements have not yet been completed. Complete arrangements will be published in tomorrow’s Progress. (The Progress, August 5, 1958)

Coalport – Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret J. Bott of Lyleville, Coalport R.D., will be from the Coalport E.U.B. Church tomorrow at 2 p.m. with Rev. Carter of Glasgow officiating. Interment will follow in the Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton. Mrs. Bott, the widow of Pius Bott, died in the Philipsburg State Hospital at 3:10 a.m. yesterday at the age of 68. Friends are being received at the Chaplin Funeral Home, Coalport (The Progress, August 6, 1958)

BOTT, RAPHAEL T.

Funeral services were held Saturday for Raphael T. Bott, 54, of Hasting, former resident of Coalport who was found dead in bed at his home three days earlier. Death was attributed to a heart attack. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha (Bering) Bott; eleven children, his mother Mrs. Catherine Bott of Flinton. He was a brother of Thomas Bott of Coalport and Mrs. Walter Strayer of Flinton. The body was brought to Flinton for burial in the Beaver Valley Cemetery (The Progress, July 3, 1935)

BOTT, THOMAS

Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon with Rev. John P. McCurdy of the Coalport and Irvona M. E. Churches, officiating for Thomas Bott, who died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Coalport Saturday morning. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Myrtle (Bloom) Bott, two sons, Harold of Phoenix, Arizona, and Robert at home and a daughter, Marion at home. His mother, a brother and a sister also survive. Burial was made in the Beaver Valley Cemetery. (The Progress April 28, 1939)

BRIEL, HANNAH E.

Hannah E. Briel, 89, Dies Suddenly

Hannah E. Briel, 89, 19730 Euclid Ave., Euclid, Ohio, died on Feb. 23, at the Huron Road Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, after a sudden illness. She was born in Beaver Valley and lived in Mountaindale for many years and resided in Euclid for the past thirty years. She was a homemaker and a member of the Beaver Valley United Methodist Church in Beaver Valley. Preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Margaret McCartney of Mountaindale and Miss Nita Briel of Euclid, Ohio; also 5 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services were held on Monday, Feb. 26, at 1:00 p.m. by Earl S. Hollen at the Adams Funeral Home in Akron, Ohio, and fro the Troxell Funeral Home, Glasgow, by the Rev. Richard C. Baker. Interment followed in the Beaver Valley Cemetery, Beaver Valley, Pa.

BRIEL, NITA E.

Mountaindale – Nita E. Briel, 86, of Sonshine Country Manor, Fallentimber, and formerly of Mountaindale, died Saturday, May 20, 2006, at the manor. Born July 1, 1919, at Beaver Valley, she was a daughter of Lawrence F. and Hannah E. (Stevens) Briel. She was the last member of her generation, having been preceded in death by two sisters, Margaret McCartney and Grace; and a brother, Paul. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at McQuown Funeral Home, Glasgow. Interemnt will be at Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. tomorrow at the funeral home.

BROWN, FRANK

Frank Brown, a well known resident of this place, died on Wednesday, July 23 at 11:30. Mr. Brown was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1850, and was married to Miss Helen Burger of Woodland, Pennsylvania on September 22, 1880. Funeral services were held in the Christian Alliance Church in Irvona on July 27. Interment at Beaver Valley. Mr. Brown is survived by his widow and the following sons: Harry and Clair of Altoona, Charlie, George, Edgar and Francis of Akron, Ohio, also Mrs. Lavina Barnhart of Johnstown. (The Progress August 16, 1930)

BRUGGELING, BARBARA J.

Mrs. Bruggeling, 31, of Concord, N.H., formerly of Hollentown, Fallentimber RD, died at 10:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, 1992, at her residence, following a lengthy illness. She was born June 4, 1961, in Altoona, the daughter of Robert F. and Ruth A. (Hollen) Simmers. She married Stephen M. Bruggeling on June 4, 1983, in Hollentown. Surviving are her husband and two children: Dawn M. and Shawn M., at home. Also surviving are eight brothers and sisters: Ida M., Ruth E., Varney and Martha A. of Maine, A. Mark, Fred A., Alfred P. and John M. of Laramie, Wyo., and Timothy R. of Hollentown; and her grandfather, Preston M. Hollen of Van Ormer. Mrs. Bruggeling attended the First Assembly of God Church, Concord. She was a 1979 graduate of Glendale High School and a graduate of Valley Forge Christian College, Phoenixville. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at McQuown Funeral Home, Glasgow, and noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hollentown Assembly of God Church.

BRUGGELING – Services for Barbara J. Bruggeling, formerly of Hollentown, Fallentimber RD, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hollentown Assembly of God Church, by the Rev. David Hammerle. Interment at Beaver Valley Cemetery, Flinton Rd. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at the McQuown Funeral Home, Glasgow, and noon until the time of services Wednesday at the church.

BURLEY, CAROL

Carol Burley of Fallentimber, died Wednesday evening the Philipsburg State General Hospital. She was born in Philipsburg on Feb. 10, 1949, a daughter of Theodore and Margaret (Hockenberry) Rodkey, a sister of Jane Burley, Judy and Cindy Rodkey, all at the home, and granddaughter of Mrs. Adaline Hockenberry of Westover. Friends will be received at the Troxell Funeral Home, Glasgow, after 7 p.m. today.