Edwin L. Gill, 67, of 508 Fourth Street, Tyrone, died at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 8, 203 at the Altoona Hospital.
He was born Septemebr 17, 1935 in Tyrone, the son of George F. Gill and Gladys Elizabeth (Bickel) Forcey.
He is survived by his wife Patricia D. Gill and five sons and one daughter: Steven J. Gill of Virginia, Michael S. Gill of Tyrone, Jody P. Gill of Hollidaysburg, Craig T. Gill of State College, Barry D. Gill of Tyrone and Christina Gill-Roseman of Livonia, Mi.
He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild, two sisters, Sondra Hasenstab and Ruth Ann McKinney and one brother Thomas Gill, all of Altoona.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a son Edwin L. Gill Jr.
He was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church, Tyrone and a 1954 graduate of the Tyrone High School.
He retired in 1992 as a Quality Control Lab Technician from Westvaco Corp., Tyrone mill, after 37 years of service.
For many years he was a free-lance news photographer for WTAJ-TV and other TV stations.
Funeral services will be held Friday, April 11, 2003 at 1 p.m. at the Derman Funeral Home, Tyrone with Rev. Dr. Dennis Reedy officiating. Entoumbment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Altoona.
Friends will be received at the Derman Funeral Home on Friday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
