In Memoriam

’40s

Richard S. Van Scoyoc ’49, ’52g, Altoona—April 30, 2019—retired educator, U.S. Army WWII veteran.

’50s

Richard M. Steiger ’50, Red Lion, Pennsylvania—December 22, 2018—retired, U.S. Navy World War II veteran.

William Summers ’50—July 20, 2019—journalist and a WWII veteran.

Captain Joseph A. Gildea ’50, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania—April 24, 2019—U.S. Navy veteran.

Durwood B. Hatch ’51, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania—March 28, 2019—U.S. Army Air Corps World War II veteran.

Lawrence J. Shank, Jr. ’53—July 2, 2019.

Harry W. Waple ’53—June 29, 2019.

Bernard G. Monahan ’55—July 10, 2019.

Joseph Edmund “Joe” Knepper, Jr. ’56, Brooklyn, Maryland—March 26, 2019—architectural landscaping, U.S. Navy veteran.

Angelo R. “Ralph” Marasco ’58, Altoona—May 21, 2019—retired senior supervising industrial engineer, Conrail, U.S. Army veteran.

Terry Wayne French ’58—July 15, 2019—Terry worked for and retired from GTE as a regional construction supervisor.

Robert Walter “Nick” Quirin ’58, East Freedom, Pennsylvania—February 10, 2019—retired, U.S. Navy veteran.

’60s

Roger E. Baxter, ’60, formerly of Kittanning, Pennsylvania—May 29, 2019—retired sales and design representative with Peoples Natural Gas Company.

Jacob Martin “Pete” Barley ’61, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania—January 19, 2018, retired, U.S. Army World War II veteran.

Joseph Wirfel ’64, St. Augustine, Florida—March 6, 2019—U.S. National Guard.

Christopher David Diehl ’64, Boonsboro, Maryland—February 1, 2019—retired machinist, manager.

Marilyn Kay Dolbin ’69, Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania—March 11, 2019—retired medical technician.

Russell D. Holzer ’69—July 14, 2019—Russell was a Vietnam veteran and retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections as a counselor.

’70s

Robert Eldon “Jake” McCartney, III ’70, Six Mile Run, Pennsylvania—May 15, 2019.

Harriet Rosenberg ’71, Boalsburg, Pennsylvania—January 12, 2019. Rosenberg was a part-time lecturer in visual arts at Penn State Altoona, having last taught in 2010.

George A. Eaken, Jr. ’73, Grazierville, Pennsylvania—April 28, 2019—construction contractor.

Zoe Ellen Close ’74—August 19, 2019.

Richard “Dick” Hoover, ’75, Martinsburg, Pennsylvania—June 21, 2019—Dick, a U.S. Army veteran and an adult learner, obtained his associate degree in engineering in 1975.

Jesse A. Ehredt ’75—July 24, 2019.

Virginia L. “Ginny Lynn” Piddington ’77, Lilly, Pennsylvania—February 7, 2019.

Mark Harnish ’78, formerly of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania—March 18, 2019—president and owner of The Puppy Stop and Adopt in Turnersville, New Jersey.

John P. Conrad ’79, Tyrone, Pennsylvania—February 11, 2019—railroad consulting bridge engineer.

Peter D. Williams ’79, Waterford, Pennsylvania—December 21, 2018—McDonald’s franchise owner.

Alfred D. “Al” Knorr ’79, Altoona—March 12, 2019—retired industrial engineer, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army Reserves veteran.

’80s

Happiness “Happy” Singler, ’82—July 14, 2019.

Richard Kelso Dobson ’82, Altoona—May 13, 2019—civil engineer, former Peace Corps volunteer.

Leora K. Hoffman ’83, Riggles Gap, Pennsylvania—retired elementary school teacher.

Peter Edward “Pete” Lynam ’83, Altoona—January 24, 2019.

Brenda L. Cuomo ’84, Chico, California—April 21, 2019—retired caseworker, state of Pennsylvania.

Stephen Earl Miller ’87, Bellwood, Pennsylvania—February 9, 2019.

Tiffany H. Montgomery ’88—June 22, 2019.

’90s

Mark F. Beltowski ’93, formerly of Hastings, Pennsylvania—May 20, 2019—manager of component development, John Deere, in North Carolina.

Harry L. Aultz ’94, Lewistown, Pennsylvania—January 28, 2019—retired teacher, football coach.

’00s

Mildred Hawkins Turner, ’00, Altoona—June 1, 2019—Mildred completed her associate degree in art at Penn State Altoona at the age of 76.

Joel C. Meadows ’00—July 31, 2019.

Joel A. Christine ’01, Tyrone, Pennsylvania—February 27, 2019—college instructor.

’10s

Christy Richers-Bejmovicz, ’10, Altoona—June 12, 2019—Christy retired from the Department of Corrections after 25 years of service.

Zachary T. Peterman ’14, Altoona—June 1, 2019—reliability planner for Penn State.

Jordan D. Heitkamp ’15—August 10, 2019

Teresa Ann Meshey, ’16, Altoona—June 20, 2019—an adult learner, Teresa completed her associate degree in art at Penn State Altoona.