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Hall of Honor
This page is dedicated to those members who are deceased. If you can provide missing information or wish to make an addition, please contact Chris Behe.
Name |
Birth/Death Dates |
Membership Years |
Office Held/Miscellaneous |
| Ames, Howard |
J07/16/1903 to 03/20/1986 |
Born in Wilmington, Delaware the son of Howard
Stillman and Emily (Butcher) Ames. Married Ruth Lykens on November 28, 1928 . Yardmaster, Altoona Classification Yard PRR, PCRR |
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Amigh, Carl J. |
1936 to 1995 | Tower Operator, PRR, PCRR, Conrail Altoona Area | |
Amigh, James E. |
03/02/1912 to 12/11/1989 | ||
Arthur, Harry |
03/05/1900 to 11/28/1988 | ||
Arthur, Pearl |
08/20/1901 to 03/01/1997 | ||
Beefelt, Gary |
08/30/1941 to 11/17/1995 | Vice President | |
| Briggs, Sherman | 10/31/XXXX to 12/31/1988 |
Born in Bellwood,
The son of Brice Briggs. & Martha E. (Shields) Ames. Married 1st to Tressa K. Taylor in New
Florence, Pa. on June 23, 1923:
2nd marriage Hulda L. Griffith. he died in Tyrone, PA |
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| Briggs, Hulda L. | 06/23/1912 to 05/18/1998 | ||
Burrows, Paul |
09/14/1914 to 01/22/1997 | Former steam locomotive engineer. | |
| Charlesworth, Max G. | 02/13/1912 to 03/24/1998 |
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| Detrich, Paul | 08/28/1905 to 08/14/1987 |
Clerk, PRR, East Altoona Stores Dept | |
| Detrich, Mary H. |
07/06/1906 to 05/27/1995 |
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| Garvin, Raymond G. | unknown to 10/16/1982 | 01-1968 to | Chairperson, Railroad Museum
Development Committee |
| Garvin, Elizabeth | 08/27/1923 to 01/10/2001 | 01-1968 to | |
| Gorsuch, Charles | 05/1923 to 03/08/2001 | Member of the Chapter and the Life Member of the Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum | |
| Gundel, Ralph M. | 02/26/1921 to 08/14/1992 |
1st Chapter V.P.; Clerk, PRR, PCRR, Conrail - Trainmasters Dept | |
Hammond, Jeannie |
08/20/1951 to 01/22/1996 | Vice-President | |
Hollobaugh, Thomas W. |
02/27/1915 to 01/25/1997 | Railroad employee, Altoona Works; Accomplished railroad artist. | |
Hommer, Roy |
1920 to 1996 |
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Hunt, Roy C. |
08/22/1927 to 02/15/1998 | Engineer, Everett Railroad Company. | |
Mangiancarne, Henry |
10/10/1911 to 05/02/1993 | Conductor, PRR Passenger Operations from altoona | |
| Nail, Clyde | 11/01/1933 to 10/10/1998 |
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| Oessenich, Frank | 03/21/1934 to 07/1/2004 | ||
Reese, Wayne T. (Tim) |
08/05/1940 to 01/17/1992 | Chief Mechanical Officer | |
| Price, Roy G. | 10/25/1923 to 08/29/1989 |
K-4 Project Engineer, 1986 | |
Seidel, William J. |
08/02/1914 to 12/03/1993 | Former Car Repairman/Machinist Altoona Works | |
| Seidel, Catherine Venance (Maricq) | 09/03/1914 to 03/23/2008 | Husband: William J. Seidel; sister and brother-in-law: Bernice M. “Babe” Wahl and Joseph F. Wahl; niece: Mary Jo Wahl; son: David Seidel; Grandson: Christopher Behe; Son in law: David Behe | |
| Smay, Robert E | 07/05/1939 to 11/06/2004 | Secretary | |
Thompson, Patricia L. |
10/01/1938 to 06/03/1991 | Secretary | |
Vauclain, Charles |
04/15/1905 to 02/03/1977 | Descendant of Baldwin Locomotive's Samuel Vauclain | |
Vauclain, Letha |
07/03/1909 to 06/12/1996 | ||
Wahl, Bernice Mary (Babe) |
02/02/1916 to 02/08/1994 | Charter member and energetic supporter of early Chapter activities. | |
| Wahl, Joseph F. | 06/03/1914 to 07/29/2007 | Charter member; Exhibit Builder. Model Railroad Builder. History enthusiast. | |
| Wahl, Mary Josephine | XXXX to Thursday, July 31, 2003 | 01-1968 to 07/31/03 | A native of Altoona, PA, Mary Jo had resided in Albany for 27 years. Founding member of The Altoona Railway Museum Club, 1965-1968
Founding member of the Horseshoe Curve Chapter,1968 to 07-2003 Founding member of the Altoona Railroader's Memorial Museum ARMM Board of Directors 1972 - 1976 |
Westbrook, Paul W. |
01/27/1919 to 01/30/1994 | President | |
| Wolf, Arlington I. (ARLEY) | 03/18/1910 to 04/09/1989 |
Born in Wolfsburg, Pa. on March 18, 1910 the son of Daniel and Hester (Harclerode) Wolf;
Married Mabel Lingenfelter on Jan. 29, 1927 in Cumberland, Md. |
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| Wolfe, M. Mabel |
05/23/1909 to 09/05/2000 |
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| Wright, Howard E. |
unknown |
Broadcast journalism cinema photographer for Altoona CBS affiliate in television. Producer of many documentary films now in the Chapter's Library. |
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