Frances (Oppenheimer) Dresher Frances Oppenheimer Dresher
Frances (Oppenheimer) Dresher, longtime Riverhead resident, died at home on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. She was 95 years old.
Born in Greenport, N.Y., on Sept. 4, 1925, she was the daughter of Harry and Sadie (Berg) Oppenheimer.
An almost-lifelong Riverhead resident, Frances grew up on Maple Street, nearby to the family business, Ivan’s Shoes on Railroad Avenue, which opened in 1921. She was a graduate of Riverhead High School, where she was a member of the Key Club and the marching band. After high school, she left for a brief period to live in New York City while performing secretarial work during World War II. Although she was warmly welcomed by extended family in the Bronx, Riverhead was her true home. After another brief stint in Utica, she returned to settle in Riverhead as a new bride.
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Irving “Irv” Seltzer of Duncansville died Friday and is being remembered as a Blair County businessman, Rotarian, philanthropist and leader.
“Irv never did anything halfway. He put his heart and soul into everything he did,” said Joe Hurd, president/CEO of the Blair County Chamber. “You don’t realize until after someone is gone the void that is left by his passing.”
Altoona businessman Larry McAleer said he knew Seltzer as a client in his plumbing and heating business, as a Rotarian and friend.
“I was really, really lucky to see a lot of Irv,” McAleer said. “Irv always seemed to be calm. He didn’t rattle. He was steady all the time.”