Funeral Homes in Altoona, Pennsylvania

11 funeral homes in Altoona, Pennsylvania (Blair County), a community of approximately 45,344 residents— 11 publish obituaries online (100%).

These funeral homes are among the primary sources of obituaries in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Families typically publish obituaries through funeral home websites or third-party memorial platforms. Because each funeral home uses a different source, finding them often requires checking multiple sites — or using a monitoring service that checks them automatically.

Obituaries are published by funeral homes, newspapers, and online obituary platforms, and there is no single national obituary database. If you're trying to locate an obituary or confirm whether someone has passed away, see our guides on how to find an obituary, how to know if someone died, and how long after death an obituary is posted. You can also review our obituary statistics and publishing guide to understand where obituaries are published and how the process works. For alerts when a notice appears online, see obituary monitoring.

Page last updated: May 2026

How to Find Obituaries in Altoona

Families in Altoona typically publish obituaries in two ways: on the funeral home’s own website or on a third-party platform (such as Legacy.com or Tribute Archive) that the funeral home uses. The 11 funeral homes listed below serve Altoona and surrounding Blair County communities; each may use a different obituary publisher, so there’s no single place to search.

Timing varies: obituaries often appear 24–72 hours after death, once arrangements are confirmed. Some funeral homes post sooner; others later. Checking each site by hand is slow and easy to miss new postings.

ObituaryMonitor tracks obituary pages from all 11 funeral homes in Altoona and sends an instant email alert when a name you’re watching appears — so you don’t have to check multiple sites manually.

Guides for finding obituaries in Altoona, Pennsylvania

These walk through search strategy, death verification, publication timing, and ongoing monitoring—useful whether you are browsing Altoona funeral homes below or tracking a specific name.

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Gilden Barton Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

5.0 (8)

1401 9th Avenue

(814) 944-4016

Good Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

5.0 (8)

108 Alto Reste Park

(814) 942-3545

Good's Funeral Parlor

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

5.0 (8)

328 Fifth Avenue

(814) 943-2521

Santella Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

5.0 (9)

1106 8th Ave

(814) 943-0971

Stevens Mortuary

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

5.0 (3)

1421 8th Avenue

(814) 944-9365

Myers-Somers Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

4.9 (9)

501 Sixth Avenue

(814) 942-7747

Mauk & Yates Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

4.2 (6)

719 North 4th Avenue

(814) 942-4555

Leslie E. Axe Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

4.0 (1)

1520 4th St

(814) 944-9445

Stanley Krish Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

3.7 (3)

1204 17th Street

(814) 942-4625

Anthony P. Scaglione Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

1908 Seventh Avenue

(814) 943-3923

E. Merrill Smith Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

2309 Broad Ave

(814) 944-9755

Monitor Obituaries from Altoona Funeral Homes

Altoona is located in Blair County, Pennsylvania. The funeral homes listed above serve families in Altoona and surrounding Blair County communities.

ObituaryMonitor scans obituary pages from all 11 funeral homes in Altoona and thousands of other sources nationwide. When a name you're watching appears, you receive an instant email alert — no manual searching required.