Obituary Notice: Alta N. Zipf (Provided photo)
Alta N. Zipf, 97, of Clearfield died Saturday, June 6, 2015 at the Mountain Laurel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Clearfield.
She was born March 21, 1918 in Lawrence Township, a daughter of the late William L. and Mertie J. (McCracken) Nelson.
Mrs. Zipf was a homemaker and a member of the former Order of the Eastern Star Chapter No. 379, Clearfield. She was also member of West Side United Methodist Church, Clearfield
She is survived her son, Richard A. Zipf and his wife, Ginger of North Carolina; a daughter-in-law, Jane G. Zipf of Coalport; five grandchildren, Mark Jacobs and his wife, Gena, Paul Zipf and his wife, Bobbi, Linda Shaffer and her husband, Dennis, Adam Zipf and Ben Zipf; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John F. ‘Jack’ Zipf on Oct. 2, 1985 and to whom she was wed Sept. 17, 1937.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Bill Zipf; a grandson, John C. Zipf; two sisters, Juanita Nelson and Sara Swanson; and a brother, Clyde Nelson.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Kevin A Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield, with the Rev. Dr. Joleen A. Willis officiating. Burial will follow in the Crown Crest Memorial Park, Hyde.
Friends will be received from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the West Side United Methodist Church, 317 Nichols St., Clearfield.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.beardsleyfuneralhome.com.