Names in the parentheses after the addresses are those of a funeral home or crematorium.
Cambria County
Berzinsky: Stephen Jr., 77, Westmont. (Hoffman, Boswell)
Kisha: Andrew, 84, Johnstown. (Hindman)
Saracena: Mary A., 97, Salix, formerly of Gallitzin. (Gibbons, Gallitzin)
Elsewhere
Delfert: Margaret Theresa, 87, Hillman, Mich., formerly of Johnstown. (Green)
Yarnell: Charles C., 80, Alum Bank. (Blackburn)
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Local News
March 18, 2008
DISTRICT DEATHS: Published 3/19/08
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Lumber building razed
Investigators are searching for the cause of a three-alarm fire that destroyed a former lumber company building Wednesday in Reade Township.
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Fallen Marine’s body returned
Clinging to one another for emotional support in gusty afternoon winds, seven family members stood on the airport tarmac as Marine Lance Cpl. Joshua T. Twigg was taken off a charter jet.
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Text message is hate crime, parent says
Bridgett Bailey-Fletcher moved to Westmont last year so her four children could grow up in a safe environment where they would receive a quality education.
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County: Try juvenile as adult in car thefts
Cambria County prosecutors are seeking to have a 17-year-old involved in a crime spree of stealing vehicles stand trial as an adult.
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Climbing out of the ditch
Calling small-business job creation “the real engine of our economy,” U.S. Sen. Bob Casey urged local economic leaders to support the Small Business Jobs and Credit Act during a stop in Richland on Wednesday.
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Wreck victim was Johnstown resident
Police in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, have identified the man killed Tuesday in a motorcycle accident as Edward E. Helsel III, 38, of Carroll Drive, Johnstown.
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Man pleads to conspiracy in beatings at area motel
One of the six co-defendants in the brutal beating and robbery of two Ohio construction workers at a Richland Township motel has pleaded guilty in county court to two felony criminal conspiracy charges – robbery and aggravated assault.
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Crime Roundup: Police: Driver deliberately struck another man with car
Troopers said a motorist intentionally drove over a man’s foot, swung the car around and again struck the same person.
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Jury hears case of disabled trucker
A Johnstown-area trucker who said injuries suffered in a 2008 wreck ruined his career has begun to tell a federal jury why he deserves $75,000-plus in damages.
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Research institute seeks entries for essay contest
With Breast Cancer Awareness Month on the horizon, Windber Research Institute is holding an essay contest for kids 14 and younger.
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