City of Altoona Paid Firemen's Pension Fund Ass'n v. Dale-Dambeck

OPINION BY

President Judge PELLEGRINI.

Kimberly Ann Dale-Dambeck (Surviving Spouse) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Blair County (trial court) finding her ineligible for surviving spouse pension benefits from the City of Altoona (City) Paid Firemen’s Pension Fund Association (Association). The sole issue in this case is whether William Dambeck (Dambeck), Surviving Spouse’s husband, died while “on pension” within the meaning of Section 4320 of the Third Class City Code (Code).1

Surviving Spouse’s husband left his employment as a firefighter for the City on September 16,…