Other Events and Attributes:

• Military Service: USA (Korea)

Notes:

Francis G. ‘Bud’ Barner Jr.

July 13, 1931 - Jan. 3, 2013

January 5, 2013

The Altoona Mirror

Francis G. "Bud" Barner Jr., 81, of 666 Park Ave., Tyrone, died Thursd
ay.

He was born in Tyrone, son of the late Francis Glenmar Sr. and Doroth
y Ellen (Calderwood) Barner. He married Beverley A. Hand on May 5, 195
6.

Surviving are his wife; a daughter, Julie Marie Dillon (Don) of Tyrone
; a son, Jeffrey L. (Brenda) of Pittsburgh; three grandchildren: Caitl
inn, Jenna and Olivia; and two sisters: Grace Brickley of Portage an
d Laura Jean Ellenberger of Enola.

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He was preceded in death by a sister, Jenny Kruis.

Bud was a 1951 graduate of Tyrone High School and served as a corpora
l in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. He began working for th
e A&P Tea Co. in 1950 and was there until it closed. In August 1987 h
e was co-owner of the Tyrone IGA grocery store until he retired in Jul
y 1996.

Bud was a life member of the Hookies Fire Company, a life member of VF
W Post 4559 and past commander from 1965-66, a life member of Tyrone E
lks Lodge 212, a member of Tyrone American Legion 281, Bellwood Frater
al Order of Eagles, Tyrone Lodge 494 F&AM and Ancient Accepted Scotti
sh Rite, Altoona, and an associate member of the Fraternal Order of Po
lice Bald Eagle Lodge 51.

His favorite pastimes were spending time with his granddaughters, Tyro
e football and organizing bus trips to play the slots at casinos. H
e was known as the "Cookie Man" for supplying cookies for the first ai
d station at DelGrosso's Amusement Park, Tipton.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, 2
103, and 10 until the 11 a.m. funeral service Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, a
t Derman Funeral Home Inc., Tyrone, the Rev. Norman E. Huff officiatin
g. Military honors will be provided by the Tyrone Veterans Honor Guard
.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Bud's memory to the S
hriner's Hospitals for Children, St. Jude Children's Research Hospita
l or Central Pennsylvania Humane Society.

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Birth:



Died:

Francis married Beverly A. HAND on 5 May 1956. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Donald DILLON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Brenda ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mars student heads to vet camp at PSU
ADAMS TWP - Incoming Mars School District senior Olivia Barner has bee
selected to attend the Penn State University College of Agricultura
l Sciences’ Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences Camp, June 19 to 24.
Barner, 17, daughter of Jeff and Brenda Barner of Valencia, will joi
high school juniors and seniors from across the country in learnin
g about the veterinary and biomedical professions. She will join in to
urs of veterinary practices and local wildlife centers as well as in l
ectures on animal research, agriculture and diseases.
All participants will interact with veterinarians, immunologists and t
oxicologists and participate in laboratory exercises.
In addition, Barner will work at Seven Fields Veterinary Hospital an
d will continue to serve as a Zoo Teens summer volunteer at the Pittsb
urgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium. She has also been offered a zoo internship i
summer 2017. - See more at: http://www.thecranberryeagle.com/article
/20160615/CRAN0101/706159809/- 1/CRAN01#sthash.X4vPPSAq.dpuf