Richard N. 'Dick' Chilcote, 82, formerly of South Third St., Altoona, died Sat., Feb. 2, 2013 at The Lutheran Home at Hollidaysburg. He was born in Altoona to Isaac N. & Ada (Ott) Chilcote. He married Patricia A. Barry on July 3, 1953, in Altoona and she died January 31, 2008. Survived by children: daughter, Traci L. (Chilcote) O'Neal of Altoona, son, R. Scott Chilcote & wife, Maria, of Springfield, VA, son, Bruce E. Chilcote & wife, Sharli, of Altoona, son, Steven M. & wife, Melania, of Wilmington, DE; 8 grandchildren: Jesse Dill, Shane and Trisha O'Neal, Francesca, Gabriella, Kara, Melissa and Sarah Chilcote; 4 great-grandchildren: Kathryn, Hannah, Colin and Liam; and a sister, Barbara Suzanne Slagle & husband, Harley, of Bellemead. Predeceased by sisters: Sarah Chilcote, Carol Porter and Sylvia Leader; and brother, Bob Chilcote. Mr. Chilcote was a member of Altoona First Church of the Brethren, where he sang in the choir, served as deacon and served in various other capacities. He was a 1949 graduate of Altoona High School and was a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in civil engineering. Dick retired as a civil engineer from PennDOT in 2000. He had previously been employed by Gwin, Dobson and Foreman for 23 years. He was a U.S.M.C. veteran serving during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1953. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking and welding. Dick was a former member of the Heidelberg Country Club. Myers-Somers Funeral Home, 501 Sixth Ave., Altoona. Interment, Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.
Altoona Mirror, Mon., 2/4/2013
Altoona Mirror, Mon., 2/4/2013
Richard N. 'Dick' Chilcote, 82, formerly of South Third St., Altoona, died Sat., Feb. 2, 2013 at The Lutheran Home at Hollidaysburg. He was born in Altoona to Isaac N. & Ada (Ott) Chilcote. He married Patricia A. Barry on July 3, 1953, in Altoona and she died January 31, 2008. Survived by children: daughter, Traci L. (Chilcote) O'Neal of Altoona, son, R. Scott Chilcote & wife, Maria, of Springfield, VA, son, Bruce E. Chilcote & wife, Sharli, of Altoona, son, Steven M. & wife, Melania, of Wilmington, DE; 8 grandchildren: Jesse Dill, Shane and Trisha O'Neal, Francesca, Gabriella, Kara, Melissa and Sarah Chilcote; 4 great-grandchildren: Kathryn, Hannah, Colin and Liam; and a sister, Barbara Suzanne Slagle & husband, Harley, of Bellemead. Predeceased by sisters: Sarah Chilcote, Carol Porter and Sylvia Leader; and brother, Bob Chilcote. Mr. Chilcote was a member of Altoona First Church of the Brethren, where he sang in the choir, served as deacon and served in various other capacities. He was a 1949 graduate of Altoona High School and was a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in civil engineering. Dick retired as a civil engineer from PennDOT in 2000. He had previously been employed by Gwin, Dobson and Foreman for 23 years. He was a U.S.M.C. veteran serving during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1953. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking and welding. Dick was a former member of the Heidelberg Country Club. Myers-Somers Funeral Home, 501 Sixth Ave., Altoona. Interment, Alto-Reste Park Cemetery.
Altoona Mirror, Mon., 2/4/2013
Altoona Mirror, Mon., 2/4/2013
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