All Obituaries

John Duane Foore, 79, of Defiance, passed away on December 2, 2021 at UPMC Passavant-McCandless. He was born on January 2, 1942 in Huntingdon; son of the late Jay (John) and Vesta P. (Winter) Foore. On August 20, 1960, he was united in marriage to Sandra Lucille (Foor) Foore, who survives. John was a self-employed logger and a cement mason. He enjoyed history, studying the bible, playing music, and spending time with his grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his sons Bryan K. and wife...

Ruth L. Henry, 95, of Martinsburg, passed away on November 30, 2021 at the Village at Morrisons Cove. She was born on June 27, 1926 in Loysburg; daughter of the late William McKinley and Kathryn (Fluke) Henry. Ruth was a graduate of Replogle High School and member of the Loysburg Methodist Church. She enjoyed embroidery work and watching baseball games on television. Ruth was the last surviving member of her family. She was preceded in death by siblings Mary, Edna, Alma, Daisy, Harry, Andy,...

Roger N. Witter, 93, of Messiah Village, formerly of Chambersburg, passed away on November 26, 2021. He was born on March 30, 1928 in Chambersburg; son of the late Earl C. and Agnes (Neikirk) Witter. On June 7, 1947, he was united in marriage to Esther V. (Schildt) Witter in Taneytown, MD; she preceded him in death on July 6, 2015. Roger was a graduate of both East Berlin High School and Messiah College and member of the Messiah Village Brethren in Christ Church. Roger served as pastor at...

Ronald C. Imler, 79, of Bedford, passed away on November 24, 2021 at the Hillview Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on December 21, 1941 in Roaring Spring; son of the late Glenn L. and Mary (Corle) Imler. On April 30, 1960 in Roaring Spring, he was united in marriage to Doris Irene (Dick) Imler, who survives. Ronald was a cement truck driver for New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co. for 30+ years and a member of the Albright Church of the Brethren. Ronald enjoyed hunting,...

Kimberly A. (Bontrager) Shope, 61, of Hopewell, passed away on November 7, 2021 at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center. She was born on August 17, 1960 in Uniontown, PA; daughter of the late John and Alice (Barclay) Bontrager. On June 27, 1987 in the gazebo at the Maranatha Church, she was united in marriage to Robert C. “Bob” Shope. Kim received her bachelors degree in special education from California University of Pennsylvania. She was a special education teacher for the Northern...

Donald W. Fetter, 79, of Frosty Hollow, formerly of Loysburg, passed away on October 25, 2021 at UPMC Altoona Hospital. He was born on November 22, 1941 in Roaring Spring; son of the late John E. Fetter and L. Romaine Fetter-Shaw. On December 13, 1963 in Yellow Creek, he was united in marriage to Eleanor A. (Hale) Fetter who survives. Donald worked for the family wholesale egg distribution in Woodbury until becoming a finishing carpenter. He enjoyed camping, fishing, and working outside....

June A. Mountain, 85, of Salemville, passed away on October 22, 2021 at home. She was born on December 24, 1935 in Charlesville; daughter of the late Harold and Gladys (Diehl) Whetstone. June was a graduate of Bedford High School and was a hard-working dairy farm wife. She was a leader for 4H and Girl Scouts, a member of the Red Hat Society, and the Cove Community Club. June enjoyed gardening, baking, sewing, bird watching, but most of all, her family and church family. She was a member of...

Deborah K. Kagarise Oct. 3, 1952 – Oct. 15, 2021   Deborah K. Kagarise, age 69, of New Enterprise, was called home by her Lord and Savior on Friday at Conemaugh Nason Medical Center, Roaring Spring, following a brief battle with Covid. She was born in Bedford, daughter of the late Robert W. and Edna L. (Leach) Kagarise. Surviving are three siblings: Robert L. Kagarise (Daisy) of Martinsburg, Doreen K. Kinninger (Robert) of Ohio, and Denise K. Baker (Jeff) of New Enterprise;...

        Theodore M. “Ted” Johnson, 49, of Everett, passed away on October 6, 2021 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born on May 13, 1972 in Iowa City, Iowa; son of Ron Johnson and Janet Evans. Ted was an over the road truck driver for Schneider National. He enjoyed shopping and finding deals, cooking for groups big and small, carpentry, woodworking, and just recently, guns. Ted was involved with the Bedford County Make-A-Wish Diesel...

Robert J. Elbin, 88, of Woodbury, passed away on September 28, 2021 at UPMC Altoona. He was born on January 6, 1933 in Artemas; son of the late Stewart Elbin and Molly Day. On June 28, 1952 in Flintstone, Maryland; he was united in marriage to Leona (Poole) Elbin. Robert was a union carpenter from 1957 until his retirement in 1995. He loved racing and everything about it; having last raced in the 1970’s. Robert also enjoyed black powder shooting and was a past member of the Cove Lions...