Cloyd C. Peterson, s/o Samuel Walker and Elizabeth (Buckley) Peterson, was b. 10 Dec 1884 near Mount Union; m. Jessie Kraft Jun 1907; ch: Helen Forster, Jean, Betty, Pvt. Kenneth, Cloyd C., Jr., Fred; sibs: George W., Mrs. A. A. Cunningham, Mrs. Ray McKeehan, A. Roy, A. L.; d. 29 Dec 1942 Aspinwall, Pa.; bur. Aspinwall Cemetery. Melle Patton Purdy of Tyrone d. Youngstown, Ohio 26 Dec 1942; ch: Mrs. Robert Parks; sib.: Ida Patton Smith. Amanda M. Parks, 83y 1m 29d, b. Indiana, d/o Solomon Hoffman; m. Alonzo Parks, who d.; ch: Albert; sib: Frank Hoffman, Alice Smith, Flora Hoffman, Eva Hoffman; d. 28 Dec 1942 Harrisburg; bur. Alexandria Cemetery. Samuel H. Pickett, s/o Samuel H. and Charlotte (King) Pickett, was b. 18 Mar 1909 in W.V.; m. Ernestine McDowell; ch: Bernice Pickett; d. bef 29 Dec 1942 in Buffalo, N.Y.; bur. Richland Cemetery. Wilbur T. Pile, s/o Russell and Bertha (Trent) Pile, d. bef 25 Dec 1942 Somerset; sibs: Mrs. Simon Weaver, Mrs. Marence Lehman; ch: Emaline Pile; bur. Memorial Park Cemetery, Somerset. John E. Page, s/o Edwin John and Mary Ann (Staines) Page, was b. 24 Apr 1882 in Altoona; m. Daisy Clair; ch: Edwin C., Melvin S., James W., Paul J.; sibs: Mrs. J. C. Link, Mrs. Emma Plank; d. 19 Dec 1942 Eldorado; bur. Oak Ridge Cemetery. Bella (Hollingshead) Perry, d. 25 Dec 1942 Bronx, N.Y.; m. George M. Perry; ch: Florence Hess; bur. Tyrone. Samuel H. Roudebush, s/o Michael and Elizabeth (Lockard?) Roudebush, was b. 1 Jun 1878 Vicksburg, Pa.; m. Carrie M. Snyder; ch: Pvt. Samuel P. Roudebush, Mary R. Dugan; sibs: Joseph E.; d. 28 Dec 1942 Mercy Hospital; bur. Grandview Cemetery. (Source: Archie Claar Obituary Collection, Vol. 30, various Dec. listings; my abstracts of original obituaries.) Carol C. Eddleman Bedford PAGenWeb http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/ Director, Data Acquisition, PA-Roots http://www.pa-roots.org/data/

Listers, I have been working on research for a Slovak Cemetery, and the initials "UD C. H. S. E. J." are frequently found on the grave markers. Can anyone of Slovak history help me to learn the significance of this inscription? Thanks. Ellis Michaels Co-coordinator Pennsylvania USGenWeb Tombstone Project Allegheny County USGenWeb Archives File Manager Clearfield County USGenWeb Archives File Manager [email protected] "If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" (Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac)

Altoona Mirror 08/04/2001 Catherine M. Doyle Mrs. Catherine M. Doyle, 81, 4315 Chainbridge Road, Fairfax, Va., formerly of Altoona, died Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001. She was born March 3, 1920, in Hastings, a daughter of the late Louis and Margaret (Ebbs) Gill. She married Wayne A. Doyle on Oct. 24, 1942. He preceded her in death on Oct. 31, 1984. She was a former member of Salem Lutheran Church. Her hobbies included gardening. Surviving are two children: a daughter, Margaret L. Cross of Springfield, Va., and a son, Wayne A. Doyle II of Sheridan, Wyo.; two grandsons: William W. Cross of Roanoke, Va., and Brian Doyle Cross of Springfield, VA; two sisters: Margaret H. Gill of Philipsburg and Lenora Miller of Spruce Creek; and a nephew, Mahlon "Bud" Leppard of Antis Township. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the Mauk & Yates Funeral Home Inc., Juniata, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday with the Rev. Denise Arpino officiating. Interment at Asbury Cemetery. Altoona Mirror 1/01/1984 WAYNE A. DOYLE SR. Mr. Doyle, 68, of 414 Main St., Bellwood, died at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 1984, in the VA Hospital, Pittsburgh. Mr. Doyle retired as a maintenance man from Antis Township in 1976. He was born April 30, 1916 in Riggles Gap, the son of William M. and Ina K. (Riggle) Doyle, and Oct. 24, 1942, in Altoona, married Catherine M. Gill. Surviving are his wife, two children: Wayne A. Jr. of Norfolk, Va., and Margaret L. Cross of Arlington, Va., and two grandsons. Also surviving is a sister, Helen Snyder of R.D. 1. Mr. Doyle was an Army veteran of World War Ii. He was a member of the Bellwood VFW. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the Gerald D. Johnson Funeral Home, Bellwood. DOYLE - Services for Wayne A. Doyle Sr. of 414 Main St., Bellwood, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Gerald D. Johnson Funeral Home, Bellwood, by the Rev. Norman Waite. Interment in Asbury Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

Ethel B. Long, d/o Adam Z. and Mary Ann (Biddle) Pole, was b. 25 Jan 1887 at Bakers Summit; m. Howard C. Long 18 Jun 1914 in Altoona; ch: Annamary Biddle, Miriam Miller, Geraldine Wareham, Julius R., D. Adam; d. 24 Jan 1978 Martinsburg; bur. Holsinger Cemetery, Bakers Summit. Mary Skvir, d/o John and Paraska Skvir, d. 29 Jan 1978 at Passaic, N.J.; funeral St. Mary's Church. Kenneth I. Amick, s/o Ellis G. and Mary (Furry) Amick, was b. 8 May 1910 Woodbury area; ch: Donald, Paul, Gary, Erma Jean Gaylor, Robert; sibs: Alverna Kagarise, Belle Clouse, Irma Ressler, Alta Tew, Minnie Guyer, Luther E. (d. 25 Nov 1977); d. 26 Jan 1978 Altoona; arr. Smith Funeral Home, Altoona. Florence C. Decker, d/o Charles and Rose (Burket) Feather, was b. 13 Jan 1904; m. Brownel Decker; ch: E. Dawn McMaster, Rosella Wolf; sibs: Jane Colbert, Homer; d. 27 Jan 1978 Columbia; bur. Albright Cemetery, Roaring Spring. Chester D. Beck, s/o Raymond K. and Annie M. (Snyder) Beck, was b. 6 Oct 1954 in Altoona; m. Sally Yingling 1 Mar 1974 in Bedford; ch: Melissa Beck; sibs: Ray, Linda Ferry; d. 28 Jan 1978 Altoona; bur. new St. Mary's Cemetery, Hollidaysburg. William H. Markley, s/o Josiah and Etta (Hostler) Markley, was b. 14 Apr 1920 in Bellwood; m. Jean Dively 12 Feb 1943 Claysburg; ch: William, Sarah Dowdell, Joe, John; sibs: Donald, Alton, Mardell Garber; d. 31 Jan 1978 Claysburg; bur. Claysburg Union Cemetery. Florence M. Treese, d/o Samuel and Rebecca (Reed) Morgan, was b. 20 Dec 1902 in Saxton; m. Earl D. Treese 5 Aug 1920 in Hollidaysburg; ch: Stanton E.; sibs: Ethel Kifer, Elsie Taylor (1 sis., 1 bro. decd.); d. 28 Jan 1978 Williamsburg; bur. Presbyterian Cemetery, Williamsburg RD 2. Achsah I. Spade, d/o Albert and Mary (Hess) Plessinger, was b. 12 Apr 1891 in Whips Cove, Fulton Co.; m. Chester Space 16 Nov 1912 at McConnellsburg, who d. 212 Jun 1938; ch: Mrs. Foor, Alvin, Velma Conner, Cora Akers, Alma Calhoun; sib: Willard; d. 25 Jan 1978 Valley View Home; bur. Whips Cove Cemetery. Eliza D. Hoffman, d/o David and Annie (Snoberger) Dooley, was b. 29 Nov 1892 in New Enterprise; ch: Helen E. Fetter, Anna Johnson, Mildred Verbit, Daniel B.; sib: Kathryn Stine; d. 28 Jan 1978 Morrison Cove Home; bur. New Enterprise Cemetery. Dulcie M. Pennel, d/o John T. and Gertrude N. (Morgret) Simmons, was b. 22 Feb 1908 Northpoint, Indiana Co., Pa.; m. Carl V. Pennel 19 Aug 1927; sibs: Clarence, Edith Barnes, Kenneth; d. 1 Feb 1978 Loysburg; bur. Loysburg Cemetery. (If you would like a copy of the original, they are available indefinitely, but please be patient over the holidays.) Carol C. Eddleman Bedford PAGenWeb http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/ Director, Data Acquisition, PA-Roots http://www.pa-roots.org/data/

Does anyone know what cemetery or location Gerald or his wife Clara are buried? > Do you know who the correct parents are? Doesn't the death record from > ancestry have his parents as Edward R. Bonsell & Anna Husak? > GERALD W. BONSELL > > Mr. Bonsell, 73, of Spruce Creek died at 4:35 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, 1988, > at Irondale, Ohio, after an extended illness. Known as Bill, Mr. Bonsell > retired as a engineman from the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1976. He was born > Dec. 21, 1914 in Spruce Creek, the son of Joseph P. & Effie Mae (Chilcote) > Bonsell, and Sept. 10, 1938, married Clara M. Gill, who died Sept. 15, > 1980. > > Surviving are a daughter, Frances Ann Oxnard of Irondale, in whose home he > died, and four grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother and sister: > Norman of Lewisbury and Dorothy Anderson-Woodring of York. > > Mr. Bonsell was a member of Lower Spruce Creek Presbyterian Church. He was > a member of Lower Spruce Creek Presbyterian Church. He was a member of > William P. Spyker American Legion of Alexandria, VFW of Tyrone, Masonic > Lodge of Tyrone and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. > > Mr. Bonsell was an Army veteran of World War II, serving as a tech > sergeant in France, and Germany, from 1942 to 1945. > > Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 > a.m. Monday at the Robert I. Grove Funeral Home, Alexandria. > > BONSELL-Services for Gerald W. Bonsell of Irondale, Ohio, will be held at > 11 a.m. Monday at the Robert I. Grove Funeral Home, Alexandria, by the > Rev. Samuel T. Lewis III. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 > p.m. today and 9 a.m. until time of services Monday at the funeral home. > Memorial contributions may be made to the Lower Spruce Creek Presybyterian > Church, Spruce Creek. A granddaughter, Denise Lane Oxnard, four brothers > and five sisters preceded him in death. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------- > No flaming permitted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out > rule. > ----------------------------------- > The Blair Co. Rootsweb mailing list has no association with the Blair Co. > Genealogy Society. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Do you know who the correct parents are? Doesn't the death record from ancestry have his parents as Edward R. Bonsell & Anna Husak? GERALD W. BONSELL Mr. Bonsell, 73, of Spruce Creek died at 4:35 p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, 1988, at Irondale, Ohio, after an extended illness. Known as Bill, Mr. Bonsell retired as a engineman from the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1976. He was born Dec. 21, 1914 in Spruce Creek, the son of Joseph P. & Effie Mae (Chilcote) Bonsell, and Sept. 10, 1938, married Clara M. Gill, who died Sept. 15, 1980. Surviving are a daughter, Frances Ann Oxnard of Irondale, in whose home he died, and four grandchildren. Also surviving are a brother and sister: Norman of Lewisbury and Dorothy Anderson-Woodring of York. Mr. Bonsell was a member of Lower Spruce Creek Presbyterian Church. He was a member of Lower Spruce Creek Presbyterian Church. He was a member of William P. Spyker American Legion of Alexandria, VFW of Tyrone, Masonic Lodge of Tyrone and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. Mr. Bonsell was an Army veteran of World War II, serving as a tech sergeant in France, and Germany, from 1942 to 1945. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at the Robert I. Grove Funeral Home, Alexandria. BONSELL-Services for Gerald W. Bonsell of Irondale, Ohio, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the Robert I. Grove Funeral Home, Alexandria, by the Rev. Samuel T. Lewis III. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. until time of services Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lower Spruce Creek Presybyterian Church, Spruce Creek. A granddaughter, Denise Lane Oxnard, four brothers and five sisters preceded him in death.

Thank you, Abby Bowman and Ellis Michaels, for your photos of the tombstones at Yellow Springs cemetery in Catharine Township. All the photos you contributed for this cemetery are now online here - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/tsimages/yellow-springs1.htm If anybody knows anything that will help me identify the "unknowns and/or unreadables," I'd like to hear from you. Another new file - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/png-1934.htm Judy Banja Blair County PA USGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/

Frankstown Scene of Disastrous Fire The large kiln and crusher house of the American Lime and Stone company, at Frankstown, was completely destroyed by a fire of an unknown origin, beginning at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and the Frankstown Supply company store and mill, four houses and one stable, were damaged by the flames, entailing a loss of more than $30,000 partly covered by insurance. The Hollidaysburg fire department aided in saving the adjoining buildings, and for a time it was feared that the entire community would be destroyed. When the fire was discovered, it had gained a slight headway in the roof of the kiln, but in a very few moments, fanned by a heavy wind, the entire building was in flames and the sparks were being carried directly into the heart of the town, some of them traveling more than 1,000 yards before dropping. Two engines of the Pennsy were used to pump water onto the burning building, while two played on the property of the Frankstown Supply company store and mill. BRIGADE ORGANIZED Bucket brigades were organized and the roofs of every house in the town were soaked to prevent them from becoming ignited. However, this method failed to save the properties of Howard Mc?, Charles Lee, Edward F. ?, James Bruner and the stable of J. L. Confer, all of which were damaged by the fire. The efficient work of the men saved these structures from burning to the ground, and the combined loss on these buildings was fixed at $2,000, all of which is covered by insurance. Phoenix Fire department of Hollidaysburg rushed to the aid of Frankstown shortly after 4.30 o'clock and did valiant work in saving many of the buildings, while sixteen men were taken to the scene from Hollidaysburg by Mr. Brenner. With the aid of these men, it was possible to confine the flames to the kiln and crusher house and save the buildings that had caught from the sparks. CONFER STABLE SAVED The stable of Mr. Confer is fully 300 yards from where the kiln stood, but active work on the part of a number of men as soon as the roof caught, soon put out the flames and the building was then soaked with water to prevent it from catching fire again. All of the other buildings were within two hundred yards of the burning structure, and only the hard work on the part of the bucket brigades and the Pennsy engines saved them. A heavy wind continually drove the sparks toward the center of the town, and this forced many men to scatter throughout the village to see that no other buildings became ignited and in case they did, to begin an immediate battle against the flames. Several switch engines pulled away all the freight cars in the vicinity of the blaze, although one was badly scorched before it could be removed. CAUSE MYSTERY The real cause of the fire is a mystery. Some claim they heard the explosion of a barrel of oil, while another version is that a spark from a locomotive or from a boiler settled on the roof and started the flames, but no foundation could be found for either rumor. The loss to the company will probably reach $30,000 as the structures will have to be rebuilt and the present price of material and labor makes it impossible to erect them at anything at near the original cost. The majority of the machinery was damaged beyond repair and is a twisted mass of steel and iron. Forty men have been thrown out of work by the flames, although it is likely that the company will use them to clear up the debris, preparatory to rebuilding. It could not be learned last night as to whether or not the plant would be rebuilt, although it is thought that it will, because of the great amount of lime stone that remains in the hills and which the company desires to take out and use commercially. Altoona Times, Wednesday Morning, December 4, 1918 INDIAN RELIC FOUND IN OLD RED OAK TREE While reducing a large red oak tree to fire wood, in the woods near South Altoona, on the Baker estates, Max Leader and J. W. Gartland of 3805 South Altoona [sic] found imbedded in the center of the log, a piece of iron which is very likely a relic of Indian days. Mr. Gartland brought the relic to the Times office yesterday afternoon but it does not represent any utensil that has been in use by any person of the present generation. It has the appearance of an elongated ladle and was fashioned out of a piece of steel about seven inches long. Mr. Gartland is of the opinion that it was used in melting lead for bullets during Indian days before regular bullet ladles were obtainable. It was covered with rust but a few rubs of a file revealed the finest kind of charcoal steel underneath the coating of rust. The ladle was in the heart of a big red oak tree. The tree, according to the rings in the wood, was more than a hundred years old and as the instrument was evidently driven into the tree when it was a sapling, the relic undoubtedly dates back to the time when the Indians lived in this locality. Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Wednesday Morning, December 4, 1918 JAMES GROVE ARRIVES HOME FROM ENGLAND Mr. and Mrs. Grove, of 920 Sixth avenue received a telegram yesterday from their son James, who for the past six months has been in the aviation service overseas. He informed the parents of his safe arrival in New York Sunday night, having been one of a unit of 4,000 aviators who sailed in the Cunard liner Mauritania. The young soldier can not complain of any lack of warmth in the welcome he received on his return to the home land as he participated in the royal ovation given the men at Hoboken pier. At present he is stationed at Camp Mills, Long Island and will remain there until mustered out of the service. Mr. Grove enlisted in December, 1917, was attached to the 202 Aero squad as an instructor in aerostatics and six months ago went to Europe. He is in the best of health and is looking forward to celebrating Christmas with the folks at home. Altoona Times, Altoona, Pa., Thursday Morning, December 5, 1918 Judy Banja Blair County PA USGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/

To all, I'm sorry I haven't posted a message to the list before now, but I was not subscribed to the list. After I had moved to the Eastern part of the state I had to switch emails and I guess the subscription to the list was lost in the shuffle. I was saddened to hear that Annie had passed away. When Blair County had come up for adoption, wow, I can't even remember how long ago, I emailed Nate ( who was State Coordinator at the time ) and volunteered. Annie had volunteered a few minutes before I had. Annie was gracious enough to share the county with me. We met a few months later at a BCGS monthly meeting and we became fast friends. My background was more geared towards HTML and technical items with the site. Annie, as many of you know handled info requests expertly. She was always quite helpful when I was at the BCGS looking for info, and she was the librarian. Genealogy and the world have lost a very special, warm, and friendly person. I intend to stay on as maintainer. I also would like to make some sort of memorial for Annie. If it is on the Blair site, or on a server ( I have space and bandwidth galore ), it doesn't matter to me. I haven't updated the site yet. Partly because I don't know what to say or do, and partly because I've been busy at work and with the holidays coming up. I am open to ideas, suggestions, help. Annie's passing has truly left a void. ( I'm going to be in Blair County from Sunday until New Year's Eve, so my connectivity to the Internet may be sporadic, and thus I might not answer email right away. )

BRAKEMAN ROLLED AT HUNTINGDON STATION William M. Hanks, aged 21, of 1125 Seventh avenue, a freight brakeman, suffered contusions of the left arm, chest and abdomen when he was "rolled" between a train and the iron fence at the Huntingdon passenger station at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was brought to his home here. Hanks had gotten off a car on the front of extra 1471 and started to the cabin to get his lantern, when he was caught by the train. The distance between the train and the fence was so small that he was unable to free himself and was "rolled" for a considerable distance. His injuries are not thought to be critical. Altoona Times, Tuesday, December 3, 1918 WILLIAM H. CARLES MISSING IN ACTION Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Carles, of 114 Fourteenth avenue, Juniata, received a telegram from the war department at Washington yesterday which states that their son, William H. Carles, has been missing since Oct. 8. The young man left Juniata Sept. 22, 1917, for Camp Lee, with a number of selectives from this section. Later he was transferred to Camp Gordon, Atlanta, Ga., and April of this year was sent overseas as a member of Company M, 328 infantry. The parents recently received a letter from the soldier, the letter having been written on Oct. 6, two days before the time he was supposed to be missing. He had seen considerable fighting but up to that time was safe. Prior to going to camp he was employed as a flagman on the Pittsburgh division. ALBERT WYREMAN DIED OF PNEUMONIA, IN FRANCE A telegram was received by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wyreman of Duncansville stating that their son, Albert R. Wyreman had died in France on Sept. 10, death being caused by pneumonia. The young soldier was 26 years old and had resided all his life in Duncansville. He had arrived overseas on Aug. 5. He was a member of the fourth battery, field artillery, and was sent from his home to Camp Jackson on June 1 and was only in training at that place about six weeks when he [was] sent overseas. The last letter received by his parents was written on Aug. 14. Among other things he stated that he was on his way to the front. He was a member of the Lutheran church and Duncansville places its first gold star in the service flag in honor of him. Besides his parents he is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Luther of Pittsburgh, Harold in the United States service, Miss Olive, a nurse at the Altoona hospital, and Maud Grace, Charles, Paul and Helen, at home. Altoona Times, Wednesday, December 4, 1918 BEN BAIRD TINNED Benjamin Baird, a popular young man of Gaysport, who entered the matrimonial state several days ago, was treated to a tin shower last evening at the Berwind-White car repair shops where he is employed as a machinist, by his shopmates. Ben was taken completely by surprise, being called into the office by the foreman shortly before quitting time, 6 o'clock, being told that he was wanted on the phone. A few minutes later the employes rushed into the office and two of the men took hold of the young man, while the others rushed in supplied with all manner of tinware from a wash board to a tin spoon, and in a few minutes the astonished machinist looked like a walking tin store, loaded down with the great assortment of utensils. He was then placed in a small wagon drawn by a Shetland pony led by two men, and at the head of his fellow workmen was paraded up Allegheny street amid a great din of horns, drums and other noise instruments; to his home in Gaysport where the celebrators sent the young bridegroom into the house to his bride with enough tinware to last them a lifetime. Altoona Times, Wednesday, December 4, 1918 Judy Banja Blair County PA USGenWeb Archives http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/

How I want to cry about the loss of Annie and the grief her family must feel. My prayers go out to her family. She helped me with so many obits and research I did not know how to do. Claire Lawhead White from Clearfield, PA now Atlanta, GA

Good Morning, I want to extend my condolences and sorrow to Annie's family. She was everything all her fans have said and more. A true genealogist who touched just about everyone who knew her. She will be missed. If I can help in any way to preserve her memory, count me in. Most Sincerely, Sharon McCartney Russell

Annie was a good on-line friend. She was always helpful and interested in my research. All of us in the Blair County Genealogical community will surly miss her. She shared not only genealogical information bur she shared herself and her time. Her postings were like a spring that just keep flowing and flowing. It seems like the waters of that spring reached many people in many states. I know the number must be in the thousands of those that have been helped by Annie. What a remarkable legacy for a remarkable lady! Carol in Baltimore PS Annie, can you check and see if my great uncle really did have four wives and twenty-five children?

Dear Fellow Listers: I know that Annie will be sorely missed by the internet crowd.... and by her family and friends. I pray that peace and comfort will come to all of those who mourn her passing. Donna Heller Zinn of Newville, Cumberland Co., PA.

Thank you Robin! This is a wonderful site - free to join and you can add your own message and flowers in a tribute to Annie Whiteman. Jean Corio Tampa, Fl In a message dated 12/18/2007 5:40:36 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23469446 Hi everyone. I have used this web site to list all my deceased family members for future generations. It is a free site to join. I checked today and found Annie's name listed. I added a note and a flower. I thought some of you would like to add something to her memorial. Robin **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

> > http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23469446 Hi everyone. I have used this web site to list all my deceased family members for future generations. It is a free site to join. I checked today and found Annie's name listed. I added a note and a flower. I thought some of you would like to add something to her memorial. Robin

I know she is in heaven somewhere telling our relatives of how we are searching for their memories and laughing at ones like me who is so dumb and she always took time to answer anything I asked .I hope her family takes a little comfort knowing what a grand lady they had,wow to be loved by so many strangers.My condolences to her family. I hope someone keeps the CHRISTMAS letters coming from long ago,I so looked forward to those and passed them along to others to read. THANK YOU MS ANNIE for making this a better world. HELEN FISHER ALTOONA PA **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)

If Volunteers are needed I can help too. Annie did so much to help all of us, it's nice to be able to give back Hope Callan-Beck in PA ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 6:21 PM Subject: Re: PABlair What Can We Do? > Judy, > Please add me to that list of volunteers who want to honor Annie by > helping > with your plan a or plan b. > I would be so honored. > Maureen Carothers in Ohio > > > > **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > ----------------------------------- > No flaming permitted on this list. This is a one flame and you are out > rule. > ----------------------------------- > The Blair Co. Rootsweb mailing list has no association with the Blair Co. > Genealogy Society. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Lola D. Collary, d/o Robert and Louise (Houston) Decker, was b. 11 Jun 1889 at Tunnel Hill; m. Edward T. Collary; ch: D. Robert, Donald E.; sib: William; d. 21 Jan 1978 Nason Hospital; bur. Newry Lutheran Cemetery. (Jan. 26) Wilmer T. Dibert, s/o Grant and Annie (Thomas) Dibert, was b. 22 May 1908 at McKee; m. Esther Strayer 19 Feb 1934 at McKee; foster ch: Bonnie Brown; d. 20 Jan 1978 East Freedom RD; bur. Greenlawn Cemetery, Roaring Spring. (Jan. 26) Clifford H. Karns, s/o Lester and Mary (Grubb) Karns, was b. 29 Oct 1908 at Morgantown, W.V.; m. Anna C. Eckard 23 Apr 1953 at Flintsone, Md.; ch: Bonnie, George D. (d. 22 Mar 1976); sibs: Marie Burket, Florence Higgenbotham, Arbella, Harold; d. 22 Jan 1978 at Nason Hosp.; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg. (Jan. 26) Harvey O. Thomas, s/o Jordan and Maggie (Oaks) Thomas, was b. 14 Apr 1881 at South Fork; m. Christina Forrest; ch: Eugene, Mrs. Robert Kensinger, Samuel H., Glenn F.; sib: Florence Bourdess, Chris; d. 22 Jan 1978 Detroit, Mich.; bur. South Fork Cemetery. (Jan. 26) Raymond B. Shelly, s/o Daniel and Sarah (Snowberger) Shelly, was b. 24 Nov 1895 at Williamsburg RD; m1. Lela Shultz, who d. 1953; m2. Arlene (Hughes) Wink 4 Jan 1956; ch: Galen W., Ray, Dorcas Ickes; sib: Melvin C.; d. 23 Jan 1978 Nason Hosp.; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Shellytown, Williamsburg RD. (Jan. 26) Harold I. Acker, s/o William P. and Anna (Fisher) Acker, was b. 11 Sep 1918 at Martinsburg; m. Jane Trent 6 Mar 1946 at Morristown, Tenn.; WWII vet, Army; ch: Gregory; sib: George; d. 21 Jan 1978 Nason Hosp.; bur. Fairview Cemetery, Martinsburg. (Jan. 26) (Some of these may be duplicates of what Annie had already used, but this is roughly where we left off on these. If you would like a copy of the original, they are available indefinitely, but please be patient over the holidays.) Carol C. Eddleman Bedford PAGenWeb http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/ Director, Data Acquisition, PA-Roots http://www.pa-roots.org/data/

Please add my name to the list of those expressing condolenses and appreciation for the work Annie did for the genealogy community. I knew her only briefly when asking for copies of the obits she published. I asked her one day if she would ever complete the task. Not in her lifetime nor the next was her reply. I believed she carried a laptop on one hip and a coffee pot on the other because of the amount of info she posted daily. She pumped out emails on a daily basis and quite lengthy posts just to help us researching our ancestory. She leaves a large void in our community not only with the service she provided, but in bringing all of us together and communicating and making the world a better place. Annie: I thank-you for all you've helped me with. You are in a far better place that you left, but you left us better people than before we met you. Sincerely, Larry Prince William County, Virginia --- [email protected] wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY... > (Patricia Hamill) > 2. Re: OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY... > (Bob Wissinger) > 3. Add my name to the list (Barb Hakanen) > 4. Annie ([email protected]) > 5. Annie (Maxine) > 6. Re: OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY... > ([email protected]) > 7. What Can We Do? > ([email protected]) > 8. Re: What Can We Do? (Al Greiner) > 9. Re: What Can We Do? (David & Carol > Eddleman) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:36:17 -0500 > From: Patricia Hamill <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PABlair OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE > FAMILY... > To: PABLAIR List <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; > format=flowed; delsp=yes > > I am so very sorry to hear the news concerning > Annie. Please share my > sympathy with her family. She was such a warm > and wonderful person. > She has sent a number of obits to me over the > years and many times we > exchange some bits of personal information or > just the weather. She > was very proud of her grandson and his choice > of schools. I also have > a son who is a senior, who has not yet made his > choice. > > Please take care, > Pattie > Knoxville, TN > > > > I plan to copy off all these kind words and > send then to Annie's > > husband and > > family. If you prefer to send them to me, > directly, that is fine. > > I want > > them to remember how many people loved her. > > > > Carol C. Eddleman > > Bedford PAGenWeb > > http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/ > > Director, Data Acquisition, PA-Roots > > http://www.pa-roots.org/data/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:42:15 -0500 > From: "Bob Wissinger" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PABlair OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE > FAMILY... > To: "'David & Carol Eddleman'" > <[email protected]>, > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I didn't know Annie personally, but she was a > wonderful and generous person. > She gave so much to many many genealogical > families. Please add my > condolences to Annie's family. > > With warm personal regards, > Bob Wissinger > Perrysburg, Ohio > Host of the Conemaugh Township, Cambria Co., > Pa. Web Site > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of David & Carol Eddleman > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 9:09 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PABlair OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE > FAMILY... > > > I plan to copy off all these kind words and > send then to Annie's husband and > > family. If you prefer to send them to me, > directly, that is fine. I want > them to remember how many people loved her. > > Carol C. Eddleman > Bedford PAGenWeb > http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/ > Director, Data Acquisition, PA-Roots > http://www.pa-roots.org/data/ > > > -------------------------------------------- > My mailbox is spam-free with ChoiceMail, the > leader in personal and corporate anti-spam > solutions. Download your free copy of > ChoiceMail from www.digiportal.com > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:55:00 +0000 > From: [email protected] (Barb Hakanen) > Subject: PABlair Add my name to the list > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > > <1[email protected]comcast.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain > > What a shock to learn of Annies death. She has > helped me so many times over the years and > always with such joy. Please add my name to the > list for the family. > Barb Hakaknen > Nanty Glo > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:39:45 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: PABlair Annie > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Annie we will miss you, thanks for all your > help. God bless you & your family. > ???????????????????? > ?????????????????????????????????????? Bill > Huether??? ?Green Cove Springs, Fla. > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new > AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:45:10 -0500 > From: "Maxine" <[email protected]> > Subject: PABlair Annie > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I was so sorry to hear about Annie's death. > She has helped me a lot over the years. I > looked forward to the obits and the children's > Christmas letters to Santa that she sent. > Through personal e-mails I found out that her > best friend Helen Radel was my cousin. Small > world. She will be greatly missed. My > sympathy to the family. > Maxine > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 10:44:57 EST > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PABlair OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE > FAMILY... > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > To Annie Whiteman's family and close friends: > I never knew Annie in person, but I felt in > some way I did when she made me > smile when she brought me closer to my > ancestors through many of her generous > contributions. > Be comforted to know that Annie has and will > continue to place smiles on the > faces of genealogy researchers all across the > world. Like an eternal flame, > Annie?s selfless contributions in a very > special and honorable way are a > perpetual memorial to her own legacy. > With heartfelt sympathy, > Kathy Roman > Titusville FL > > > > > **************************************See AOL's > top rated recipes > (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:15:32 -0500 > From: [email protected] > Subject: PABlair What Can We Do? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > First, my heartfelt sympathy goes out to > Annie's family. I can't begin to tell > anyone how many obituaries I received from > Annie over the years, since all of > my family members are central to Blair and > Huntingdon counties. I was just > shocked to hear of her passing. I hope it is a > comfort to her family to know > how many of us she touched over the years and > what an impact Annie made in the > geneaological world. > > Second, are all of those obits Annie scanned > for all of us recorded anywhere for > future researchers? I personally have every > obit she ever sent recorded > electronically in the jpeg format she sent them > in. Is there a place on one of > the sites where I can submit them for posting > so that Annie's hardwork will > continue to help others? If we all submitted > the obits that we have saved from > her, we could come up with quite a database of > names that will help others. If > anyone has more information about Rootsweb and > sites like that and can help me > out with what to do, I'll be more than willing > to zing off my probably 400+ > Annie Whiteman scanned obits. > > Third, I know from recent correspondence with > Annie that she had more obits to > share with all of us that were already scanned > and on disks. She also had hard > copies that needed to be scanned. If her > family would so desire, I know for one > that I would be willing to continue her > tradition. > > With deep regret for the family and everone on > the list, > Deb Riley > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:38:04 -0500 > From: Al Greiner <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PABlair What Can We Do? > To: [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; > format=flowed > > I have been considering these things myself. > First, I would like to > extend my condolences to the family, and will > personally, since I am > local. > > Second, I am willing to setup a memorial fund. > If others are > interested, I can go ahead with it. What the > fund would do is (with > permission from the family, of course) take all > of the obits she had > collected (they are saved on floppy disk). > These would be placed > online, with a searchable database. The > memorial fund would be used to > cover expenses associated with the web server. > We could continue to > send out the daily emails with new additions. > I think this would be the > best way we (as a list) can honor Annie's > memory and keep the tradition > alive. > > Al Greiner > > [email protected] wrote: > > First, my heartfelt sympathy goes out to > Annie's family. I can't begin to tell > > anyone how many obituaries I received from > Annie over the years, since all of > > my family members are central to Blair and > Huntingdon counties. I was just > > shocked to hear of her passing. I hope it is > a comfort to her family to know > > how many of us she touched over the years and > what an impact Annie made in the > > geneaological world. > > > > Second, are all of those obits Annie scanned > for all of us recorded anywhere for > > future researchers? I personally have every > obit she ever sent recorded > > electronically in the jpeg format she sent > them in. Is there a place on one of > > the sites where I can submit them for posting > so that Annie's hardwork will > > continue to help others? If we all submitted > the obits that we have saved from > > her, we could come up with quite a database > of names that will help others. If > > anyone has more information about Rootsweb > and sites like that and can help me > > out with what to do, I'll be more than > willing to zing off my probably 400+ > > Annie Whiteman scanned obits. > > > > Third, I know from recent correspondence with > Annie that she had more obits to > > share with all of us that were already > scanned and on disks. She also had hard > > copies that needed to be scanned. If her > family would so desire, I know for one > > that I would be willing to continue her > tradition. > > > > With deep regret for the family and everone > on the list, > > Deb Riley > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------- > > No flaming permitted on this list. This is a > one flame and you are out rule. > > ----------------------------------- > > The Blair Co. Rootsweb mailing list has no > association with the Blair Co. Genealogy > Society. > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to [email protected] with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:35:43 -0500 > From: "David & Carol Eddleman" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: PABlair What Can We Do? > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > This is exactly what Annie would have liked to > hear! She gave her effort > and money, but most of all she volunteered the > information--all the > information she could possibly find. She sent > me boxes and boxes of things > that noone wanted, but were full of > information. She wanted that shared > with all of you. So, for ten years I have been > entering Pennsylvania > information, even though I live in Ohio. > > Like you, she found time and energy to look up > things for my ancestors and > would remember them and send me tidbits. > > The thing she would like most for us to do, I > believe, is gather what we do > have that is not recorded digitally on the > internet and work on that, as a > group, to share with the world. > > One time we talked about eternity and we > decided that it was giving all of > these people whose names we were entering > immortality, in a way, when we > entered their names for searching online. Who > knows how long this > information will live in cyberspace? > > We both believed in free genealogy and donated > our time to a number of > different sources--all of which she approved of > and worked at: > > Rootsweb: this list is hosted by Rootsweb and > they do not charge anything > for the service. I believe all the entries are > archived at Rootsweb, also. > Annie was also a Co-Coordinator for the Blair > County, Pa. GenWeb site at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~pablair/ I'm sure > Steve Patz would appreciate > listings of obits, if you submitted them to > him. There are Archives at > Rootsweb where many obituaries for Blair County > are stored at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/pa/blair/obits.htm > I'm sure that Judy Banja, listmember, would be > glad to help you post things > there. > > GenExchange: this project is now defunct, but > Annie was the state > coordinator there and had entered nearly > 100,000 records of all types for > searching at the time of its demise. This is > the project we first worked on > together. > > PA-Roots: this project is the one I am most > heavily involved in and it is a > system that will search records throughout the > entire state at one time, > making it a very powerful search tool. Google > also picks up our records and > will include them on searches there. Blair > County is here > http://www.pa-roots.org/data/index.php?129 You > can choose the OBITUARIES > section and enter your obituaries yourself, one > at a time, making them > searchable to the entire community. I would be > more than happy to show you > how to do this. It takes only one try to see > how simple it is. Or, I have > a team of volunteers (passing it forward!) > that help enter records and we > would be happy to enter the obituaries for you > there. We would even add > Annie's name to the records, if you like. > > Keep in mind a couple of things...obituaries > are copyrighted, so if they are > "newer" (within the last 70 years or so), they > cannot be entered verbatim > online without permission of the newspaper. > What I do with these is > abstract them down to just bare facts. > > Carol C. Eddleman > Bedford PAGenWeb > http://www.pa-roots.com/~bedford/ > Director, Data Acquisition, PA-Roots > http://www.pa-roots.org/data/ > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the PABLAIR list administrator, send > an email to > [email protected] > > To post a message to the PABLAIR mailing list, > send an email to [email protected] > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to [email protected] > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of PABLAIR Digest, Vol 2, Issue 225 > *************************************** >