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Richard F. Stoltz, 85, of Garvey Manor, formerly of Hollidaysburg, died Friday at Garvey Manor, following an extended illness.
He was born in Altoona, son of Ralph and Madaline (Ivory) Stoltz. He married the former Mary Jeanne Foor on June 15, 1974, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Hollidaysburg.
He is survived by his wife; a brother, John M. and wife, Joan, of Altoona; a sister, Anna M. Bradley of Cary, N.C.; many nieces and nephews; and many great-nieces and great-nephews. Special to Dick were his great-niece, Alyssa, and great-nephews, Kyle and Ryan Prendergast.
He was predeceased by a nephew, Michael Stoltz; and a brother-in-law, Mark Bradley.
He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Hollidaysburg.
Dick was a 1944 graduate of Altoona Catholic High School and a graduate of Altoona School of Commerce with an associate degree in accounting.
He was an Army Air Corps veteran, serving in World War II.
Dick had retired in 1987 after 37 years of service in the Accounting and Billing Department of Peoples Natural Gas.
He was past president and member of the Serra Club, Altoona, Knights of Columbus, Hollidaysburg, Knights of St. George, William Penn Association, Hollidaysburg Alumni Band and Park Hills Country Club. He was an active member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Hollidaysburg, serving as a reader, Eucharistic minister, adult altar server and parish council member and sang in the choir.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Plank, Stitt & Stevens Funeral Home, 421 Montgomery St., Hollidaysburg (www.pssfh.com) where a vigil for the deceased will be held Monday. A funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Hollidaysburg, by the Rev. Anthony Legarski. Committal will be at St. Mary Cemetery, Hollidaysburg.
The family requests that donations be made to St. Mary Catholic Church or Garvey Manor, in memory of Dick. |