Ralph C. Moorehead, 95, Altoona, died Tuesday after an extended illness.
He was born in Altoona, son of the late Charles and Pearl (Burkhart) Moorehead. He married Margaret Patti, and she preceded him in death June 20, 1980.
Surviving are two daughters: Jeanne Price of Tyrone and Mary Ann Gastiger of State College; five grandchildren: Tammy and David Chathams, Sterling and Sherry Price and Jeremy Gastiger; 10 great-grandchildren: Angela and David Walls, David and Shawn Chathams, Brian Price, Jessie and Dustin Wheeland, Erica Rumberger, Brandon Laird and Ava Dixon; three great-great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Melody; two grandchildren: Roger and Charlie Price; a great-grandchild, Curtis Rumberger; a sister, Virginia Shaw; and a brother, Robert.
Ralph was a 1933 graduate of Altoona High School. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He retired from the sewage treatment plant in Altoona.
Ralph was a member of Garden Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Altoona VFW. He enjoyed dancing, bowling and helping others in their time of need.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at The Good Funeral Home Inc., Alto-Reste Park Cemetery (www.thegoodfuneralhomeinc.com), where a funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday by Pastor William Glunt. Interment at Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.
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He was born in Altoona, son of the late Charles and Pearl (Burkhart) Moorehead. He married Margaret Patti, and she preceded him in death June 20, 1980.
Surviving are two daughters: Jeanne Price of Tyrone and Mary Ann Gastiger of State College; five grandchildren: Tammy and David Chathams, Sterling and Sherry Price and Jeremy Gastiger; 10 great-grandchildren: Angela and David Walls, David and Shawn Chathams, Brian Price, Jessie and Dustin Wheeland, Erica Rumberger, Brandon Laird and Ava Dixon; three great-great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Melody; two grandchildren: Roger and Charlie Price; a great-grandchild, Curtis Rumberger; a sister, Virginia Shaw; and a brother, Robert.
Ralph was a 1933 graduate of Altoona High School. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He retired from the sewage treatment plant in Altoona.
Ralph was a member of Garden Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Altoona VFW. He enjoyed dancing, bowling and helping others in their time of need.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at The Good Funeral Home Inc., Alto-Reste Park Cemetery (www.thegoodfuneralhomeinc.com), where a funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday by Pastor William Glunt. Interment at Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.
The Altoona Mirror
Ralph C. Moorehead, 95, Altoona, died Tuesday after an extended illness.
He was born in Altoona, son of the late Charles and Pearl (Burkhart) Moorehead. He married Margaret Patti, and she preceded him in death June 20, 1980.
Surviving are two daughters: Jeanne Price of Tyrone and Mary Ann Gastiger of State College; five grandchildren: Tammy and David Chathams, Sterling and Sherry Price and Jeremy Gastiger; 10 great-grandchildren: Angela and David Walls, David and Shawn Chathams, Brian Price, Jessie and Dustin Wheeland, Erica Rumberger, Brandon Laird and Ava Dixon; three great-great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Melody; two grandchildren: Roger and Charlie Price; a great-grandchild, Curtis Rumberger; a sister, Virginia Shaw; and a brother, Robert.
Ralph was a 1933 graduate of Altoona High School. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He retired from the sewage treatment plant in Altoona.
Ralph was a member of Garden Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Altoona VFW. He enjoyed dancing, bowling and helping others in their time of need.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at The Good Funeral Home Inc., Alto-Reste Park Cemetery (www.thegoodfuneralhomeinc.com), where a funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday by Pastor William Glunt. Interment at Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.
The Altoona Mirror
He was born in Altoona, son of the late Charles and Pearl (Burkhart) Moorehead. He married Margaret Patti, and she preceded him in death June 20, 1980.
Surviving are two daughters: Jeanne Price of Tyrone and Mary Ann Gastiger of State College; five grandchildren: Tammy and David Chathams, Sterling and Sherry Price and Jeremy Gastiger; 10 great-grandchildren: Angela and David Walls, David and Shawn Chathams, Brian Price, Jessie and Dustin Wheeland, Erica Rumberger, Brandon Laird and Ava Dixon; three great-great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Melody; two grandchildren: Roger and Charlie Price; a great-grandchild, Curtis Rumberger; a sister, Virginia Shaw; and a brother, Robert.
Ralph was a 1933 graduate of Altoona High School. He served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He retired from the sewage treatment plant in Altoona.
Ralph was a member of Garden Heights Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Altoona VFW. He enjoyed dancing, bowling and helping others in their time of need.
Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009, at The Good Funeral Home Inc., Alto-Reste Park Cemetery (www.thegoodfuneralhomeinc.com), where a funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday by Pastor William Glunt. Interment at Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.
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