Mary Kreckle

1887 - 1989  (101 years)

• Name	Mary Kreckle  [1]
  Birth	27 Feb 1887	St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	5 Feb 1989	St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA
  Person ID	I6561	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Charles Anthony Fox,   b. 26 Dec 1886, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 May 1947, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)
  Children	> 1. Margaret Elizabeth Fox,   b. 12 May 1908, Benzinger, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 8 May 1998, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Laura Rose Fox,   b. 3 Feb 1911, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1 Mar 1999, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Charles Louis Fox,   b. 24 Apr 1915, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Jun 2009, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. John Joseph Fox,   b. 16 May 1922, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 27 Jan 1923, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Ora F Fox,   b. 8 Jun 1925, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 18 Mar 2020, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 94 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2012	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Staff, Daily Press, The, (Name: Daily Press, The; Location: St. Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States;), Obituary: Dippold, Ora (Fox). 20MAR2020. Ora F. Dippold, 94, a resident of Elk Haven Nursing Home and formerly of Washington Street, St. Marys, died Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at Elk Haven. She was born June 8, 1925, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Charles and Mary Kreckel Fox. Ora was a graduate of St. Marys High School and attended Seton Hill University in Greensburg. She lived in Murrysville for 16 years before returning to St. Marys in 1973 and was a former employee of the Stackpole Carbon Company. Ora was a member of the Sacred Heart Church and she enjoyed spending time with her family. On November 24, 1949, in the St. Mary's Church, Ora married Robert J. Dippold, who preceded her in death on December 5, 2001. She is survived by a daughter, Mary Kate Scheib and her husband Richard of Boalsburg; two grandchildren, Lindsay Vuong (Peter) and Eric Scheib (Rachael); three great-grandchildren, Lucas, Sophie, and Brett; a sister-in-law, Nora Fox of St. Marys; and by nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, Ora was preceded in death by two sisters, Margaret Conrad and Laura Straub; and by a brother, Charles Fox. She was the last member of her immediate family. There will be no visitation. A Memorial Mass will be held in the Sacred Heart Church at a later date to be announced. Burial will be in the St. Mary's Cemetery. Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Elk Haven Nursing Home, 785 Johnsonburg Road, St. Marys, PA 15857. The Lynch-Radkowski Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at www.lynch-radkowski.com. Published in The Daily Press on Mar. 20, 2020 HFA: 20 March 2020