Myrtle V. Karl

Myrtle V. Karl, of Shavertown, passed away, Thursday, November 14, 2007, at the Meadows Nursing Center, Dallas.
Born in Altoona, she was a daughter of the late Charles F. and Myrtle Bell Wallace Anderson. She was a graduate of Altoona High School.
Before retiring, she was employed as a leader by Weight Watchers in Wilkes-Barre and Dallas, and was a representative for Avon.
Myrtle was very proud that during World War II she solo-piloted a Piper J-3 Cub aircraft.
She was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Dallas, and its choir.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter E., who died in 1992; seven siblings.
She is survived by son, Walter E. Jr., of Benton; daughters, Christina Karl, of Shavertown, and Susan Banschbach, of Tulsa, Okla.; grandchildren, Kim Tonquest and Eric Banschbach, of Tulsa, Okla., Walter E. Karl III and Sarah Karl, of Benton; great-grandchildren, Blake and Sean Tonquest, of Tulsa, Okla.; and Abbey, a devoted and loving family member who spent nine years as a therapy dog at the Meadows Nursing Center.
The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Alan L. Boonin and the staff of the Meadows Nursing Center for their loving concern while Myrtle was under their care.
Private funeral will be held at the convenience of the family from the Richard H. Disque Funeral Home Inc., 672 Memorial Highway, Dallas, with the Rev. Charles H. Grube, officiating. Interment will be in Presbyterian Cemetery, Hollidaysburg. There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Meadows Nursing Center, 55 W. Center Hill Road, Dallas, PA 18612.