Alda D. Swain Black
1935-2026
Alda D. Swain Black, age 91, passed Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at Winds of Mattern Orchard, Duncansville, Pa.
Born Tuesday, June 11, 1935, in Warfordsburg, Pa., to Lloyd H. and Margaret Rae Fisher Swain.
She was a 1952 graduate of Southern Fulton High School.
She was a secretary for many years with the coal and fuel distributorship with her husband and his brother, C&R Black Coal Company, Duncansville, Pa.
Alda is survived by her son James L. Black Jr. and wife Patricia; grandchildren: Justin Cogley (Brittany), Jordan (Kayla), Jennifer Sral, Adam Black, Jennifer Donnelly and Steven Donnelly; great-grandchildren: Stone Sral, Connor Cogley, Lyla Cogley, all whom she loved very much. She is also survived by her sister Marjorie Michael of Greencastle, Pa.; brother Thomas Swain (Judy) of Needmore, Pa.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her husband, James L. Black, whom she married in March 1953; daughter Elaine Faye Cogley; son Stephen Black; sister Ruth V. Sweitzer; and brother, Daniel Swain.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2026, at 11 a.m. with two-hour prior visitation from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Grove-Rogowski Funeral Home, 141 West Main Street, Hancock, MD 21750. Pastor Doug Poffenberger will officiate. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Christian Church Cemetery, 5806 Flickerville Rd, Warfordsburg, PA 17267.
Arrangements were entrusted to Grove-Rogowski Funeral Home.
Online condolences can be expressed to the family at www.grfuneralhome.net.
