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Elizabeth J Eckl

Elizabeth J Eckl

Female 1931 - 2015  (84 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth J Eckl  [1] 
    Birth 27 Feb 1931  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 10 Jun 2015  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 13 Jun 2015  St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5525  Branches and Roots
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

    Family Wallace J. Friedl,   b. 25 May 1924, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1993, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Robert L Friedl,   b. Yes, date unknown   d. 15 Oct 2021, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Wayne J Friedl  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Dennis Friedl  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2026 

  • Notes 


    • Elizabeth J. "Betty" Friedl, 84, of 312 W. Creek Rd., St. Marys, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Pinecrest Manor following an illness of the past several months.

      She was born Feb. 27, 1931 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Herman and Caroline Mallison Eckl.
      She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of St. Marys Public High School, Class of 1949.

      On Nov. 5, 1949, in the Sacred Heart Church, she married Wallace J. "Bud" Friedl who preceded her in death May 15, 1993.

      She was elected Justice of the Peace for Benzinger Township in 1954. In 1970, she took office as District Justice for District 59-3-03, Elk County, serving until her retirement in 1993.

      Mrs. Friedl was a member of the Sacred Heart Church, the St. Anne's Society, and the Special Court Judges. She was a volunteer at Penn Highlands Elk and enjoyed traveling.

      She is survived by three sons, Robert L. Friedl of Eldred, Wayne J. Friedl of St. Marys, and Dennis Friedl and his wife Julie of St. Marys; eight grandchildren, Denise E. Friedl, Robert M. Friedl, Kristin Lee Swanson, Joseph W. Friedl, Paige M. Friedl, Valerie Hatton, Jennifer Ingham, and Katie Friedl; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Joan Thorne of St. Marys; a special niece, Cathy McQuone; and by many other nieces and nephews.

      In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Ben Friedl; a sister, Eileen Herzing; and a brother, Thomas Eckl.

      A Mass of Christian Burial for Elizabeth J. "Betty" Friedl will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, June 13 at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Eric Vogt, OSB, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.

      Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Friday evening, June 12 from 6-8 p.m.
      Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Community Nurses, Inc., Hospice, 757 Johnsonburg Rd., Suite 200, St. Marys, Pa. 15857.

      Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
      Funeral Home
      Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home
      169 Center Street St. Marys, PA 15857
      (814) 781-1410
      Published in The Daily Press on June 12, 2015

      Elizabeth J. "Betty" Friedl, 84, of 312 W. Creek Rd., St. Marys, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Pinecrest Manor following an illness of the past several months.

      She was born Feb. 27, 1931 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Herman and Caroline Mallison Eckl.
      She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of St. Marys Public High School, Class of 1949.

      On Nov. 5, 1949, in the Sacred Heart Church, she married Wallace J. "Bud" Friedl who preceded her in death May 15, 1993.

      She was elected Justice of the Peace for Benzinger Township in 1954. In 1970, she took office as District Justice for District 59-3-03, Elk County, serving until her retirement in 1993.

      Mrs. Friedl was a member of the Sacred Heart Church, the St. Anne's Society, and the Special Court Judges. She was a volunteer at Penn Highlands Elk and enjoyed traveling.

      She is survived by three sons, Robert L. Friedl of Eldred, Wayne J. Friedl of St. Marys, and Dennis Friedl and his wife Julie of St. Marys; eight grandchildren, Denise E. Friedl, Robert M. Friedl, Kristin Lee Swanson, Joseph W. Friedl, Paige M. Friedl, Valerie Hatton, Jennifer Ingham, and Katie Friedl; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Joan Thorne of St. Marys; a special niece, Cathy McQuone; and by many other nieces and nephews.

      In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Ben Friedl; a sister, Eileen Herzing; and a brother, Thomas Eckl.

      A Mass of Christian Burial for Elizabeth J. "Betty" Friedl will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, June 13 at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Eric Vogt, OSB, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.

      Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Friday evening, June 12 from 6-8 p.m.
      Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Community Nurses, Inc., Hospice, 757 Johnsonburg Rd., Suite 200, St. Marys, Pa. 15857.

      Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
      Funeral Home
      Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home
      169 Center Street St. Marys, PA 15857
      (814) 781-1410
      Published in The Daily Press on June 12, 2015
      Elizabeth J. "Betty" Friedl, 84, of 312 W. Creek Rd., St. Marys, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Pinecrest Manor following an illness of the past several months.

      She was born Feb. 27, 1931 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Herman and Caroline Mallison Eckl.
      She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of St. Marys Public High School, Class of 1949.

      On Nov. 5, 1949, in the Sacred Heart Church, she married Wallace J. "Bud" Friedl who preceded her in death May 15, 1993.

      She was elected Justice of the Peace for Benzinger Township in 1954. In 1970, she took office as District Justice for District 59-3-03, Elk County, serving until her retirement in 1993.

      Mrs. Friedl was a member of the Sacred Heart Church, the St. Anne's Society, and the Special Court Judges. She was a volunteer at Penn Highlands Elk and enjoyed traveling.

      She is survived by three sons, Robert L. Friedl of Eldred, Wayne J. Friedl of St. Marys, and Dennis Friedl and his wife Julie of St. Marys; eight grandchildren, Denise E. Friedl, Robert M. Friedl, Kristin Lee Swanson, Joseph W. Friedl, Paige M. Friedl, Valerie Hatton, Jennifer Ingham, and Katie Friedl; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Joan Thorne of St. Marys; a special niece, Cathy McQuone; and by many other nieces and nephews.

      In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Ben Friedl; a sister, Eileen Herzing; and a brother, Thomas Eckl.

      A Mass of Christian Burial for Elizabeth J. "Betty" Friedl will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, June 13 at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Eric Vogt, OSB, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.

      Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Friday evening, June 12 from 6-8 p.m.
      Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Community Nurses, Inc., Hospice, 757 Johnsonburg Rd., Suite 200, St. Marys, Pa. 15857.

      Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
      Funeral Home
      Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home
      169 Center Street St. Marys, PA 15857
      (814) 781-1410
      Published in The Daily Press on June 12, 2015

      Elizabeth J. "Betty" Friedl, 84, of 312 W. Creek Rd., St. Marys, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Pinecrest Manor following an illness of the past several months.

      She was born Feb. 27, 1931 in St. Marys, daughter of the late Herman and Caroline Mallison Eckl.
      She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of St. Marys Public High School, Class of 1949.

      On Nov. 5, 1949, in the Sacred Heart Church, she married Wallace J. "Bud" Friedl who preceded her in death May 15, 1993.

      She was elected Justice of the Peace for Benzinger Township in 1954. In 1970, she took office as District Justice for District 59-3-03, Elk County, serving until her retirement in 1993.

      Mrs. Friedl was a member of the Sacred Heart Church, the St. Anne's Society, and the Special Court Judges. She was a volunteer at Penn Highlands Elk and enjoyed traveling.

      She is survived by three sons, Robert L. Friedl of Eldred, Wayne J. Friedl of St. Marys, and Dennis Friedl and his wife Julie of St. Marys; eight grandchildren, Denise E. Friedl, Robert M. Friedl, Kristin Lee Swanson, Joseph W. Friedl, Paige M. Friedl, Valerie Hatton, Jennifer Ingham, and Katie Friedl; nine great-grandchildren; a sister, Joan Thorne of St. Marys; a special niece, Cathy McQuone; and by many other nieces and nephews.

      In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Ben Friedl; a sister, Eileen Herzing; and a brother, Thomas Eckl.

      A Mass of Christian Burial for Elizabeth J. "Betty" Friedl will be celebrated in the Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, June 13 at 11:30 a.m. with the Rev. Eric Vogt, OSB, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary's Cemetery.

      Visitation is at the Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home on Friday evening, June 12 from 6-8 p.m.
      Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Community Nurses, Inc., Hospice, 757 Johnsonburg Rd., Suite 200, St. Marys, Pa. 15857.

      Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com.
      Funeral Home
      Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home
      169 Center Street St. Marys, PA 15857
      (814) 781-1410
      Published in The Daily Press on June 12, 2015

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Staff, Obituary: Friedl, Robert L, (Name: Daily Press, The ; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States; Date: 17OCT2021;), Obituary: Friedl, Robert L. 17OCT2021.
      Robert L. "Bob" Friedl, 71, of Newell Creek Road, Eldred, and also of St. Marys and

      Johnsonburg, died Friday evening, October 15, 2021 at his home in Johnsonburg following an illness of the last four months.

      He was born in St. Marys a son to the late Wallace and Elizabeth Eckl Friedl. On June 5, 2021 he married Christine "Chris" Mills Jovenitti and she survives.

      Bob grew up in St. Marys and was a 1968 Graduate of St. Marys Area High School. He was also a 1970 graduate of the Educational Institute of Pittsburgh. He was a member of St. Mary Church of Swartwel, a Mission of St. Rapheal Church, in Eldred. An avid outdoorsman, Bob was a member of numerous local sportsmen's and outdoor clubs including QDMA, NWTF and the NRA.

      Bob had retired in 1996 as the owner of Advanced Heat Treating in St. Marys, a business he had proudly built from the ground up.

      In addition to his wife Christine at home, Bob is survived by his children Denise E. Friedl of Pittsburgh, Robert M. Friedl of Freeport, PA, Benjamin Jovenitti and his wife Renee of Johnsonburg, Lance Jovenitti and his wife Stephanie of Rockton and Thomas Jovenitti and his wife Kelly of Allison Park and six grandchildren. He is also survived by brothers Wayne Friedl of St. Marys and Dennis Friedl and his wife Julie of St. Marys and several nieces and nephews.

      He is predeceased by his parents.

      A Mass of Christian Burial for Robert L. "Bob" Friedl will be conducted at Holy Rosary Church, Johnsonburg on Wednesday October 20, 2021 at 11 a.m. with Fr. David Wilson, Pastor of Holy Rosary Church and Fr. Tom Brown, Pastor of St. Rapheal Parish concelebrating. Interment will be in Holy Rosary Cemetery and will be private.

      Friends will be received at the Anthony F. Ferragine Funeral Home and Cremation

      Services Chapel 401 Chestnut Street Johnsonburg, PA on Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.

      Due to the ongoing concerns over the COVID-19 virus, the family requests that anyone attending the viewing or funeral please wear a mask.

      Share your condolences at www.ferraginefuneralhome.com

      Published by The Daily Press from Oct. 17 to Oct. 18, 2021.
      HFA: 29OCT2021