OBITUARIES

Patricia A. "Pat" Geedey

May 30, 2019

Patricia A. “Pat” Geedey, 74, of Winfield, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019 at her home.

She was born January 13, 1945 in Lewisburg, the daughter of the late Keamer and Betty (Confair) Reitz. She and her husband, Carl L. Geedey, celebrated 45 years of marriage before his death September 14, 2012.

Pat was a...

Tonya J. Houseknecht

May 29, 2019

Tonya J. Houseknecht, 73, of White Deer, died Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at her home.

Born January 2, 1946 in Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late Graydon and Mary (Felix) Crawford. She and her husband, Dale B. Houseknecht, celebrated 19 years of marriage before his death Apr. 27, 1992.

Tonya attended Montgomery Schools...

Kathleen M. Hinkel

May 29, 2019

Kathleen M. Hinkel, 99, resident of Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, Lewisburg, passed away May 29, 2019.

She was born on April 13, 1920, in Roaring Spring (Blair County), a daughter of Elvin E. and Ruth M. (Stephens) Myers.

Kathleen was a 1937 graduate of Liberty High School, Bethlehem and a 1939 graduate of Bethlehem Business...

Kathryn Millward Tyson

May 26, 2019

Kathryn Millward Tyson of Lewisburg passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019. We are saddened by the loss of this very special woman, but joyful and thankful for the long and exuberant life she enjoyed and shared with others.

Kathryn was the younger daughter of Carl Lyon Millward and Mary Louise Kreisher.  Born in Milton on June...

Ann (Buhl) Miller

May 25, 2019

Ann (Buhl) Miller, 83, longtime resident of Muncy and most recently of Hughesville, died Saturday, May 25, 2019 at her home.

Born April 13, 1936 in Bloomsburg, she was a daughter of the late Howard “Pete” and Sarah “Helen” (Watts) Buhl.   On October 25, 1957 she married Donald “Boney” Miller, who survives.  Together they celebrated 61 years...

Annie Elizabeth Hauge

May 21, 2019

Annie Elizabeth (née Brouse) Hauge, 99, from Arlington Heights, ILL., died May 21, 2019 surrounded by family. She was a devoted Lutheran, loving wife to Edwin Peter Hauge, mother to Raymond, Karen Hymes (née Hauge) and Roger, loving grandmother and great-grandmother.  She graduated from Frankford School of Nursing in 1941. Annie was a Naval Officer on the U.S.S Tranquility...

Thomas Hutt Miller

May 21, 2019

Thomas Hutt Miller, 85, of Lewisburg passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, just one week shy of his 64th wedding anniversary with wife Johanna “Annie” (Leach) Miller.

Tom was the first of his family born in America on September 13, 1933 in Ambridge, Pennsylvania. His father and mother, Alexander and Helen (Hutt) Miller and brother...

John Willaim Meixell

May 21, 2019

John William Meixell, 85, of Forked River, NJ, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at his home.

Interment will be held privately on his family’s lot in Lewisburg Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may be left at www.cronrathgrenoblefuneralhome.com

Rody Grosso

May 14, 2019

Rody Grosso, 88, of Milton for the past 16 years, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

There will be no services.

The family is being assisted by the Cronrath-Grenoble Funeral Home, 308 Main St. Watsontown.

Stephen "Artie" C. Decarlo

May 14, 2019

Stephen C. “Artie” DeCarlo, 49, of Heatherbrooke Estates, Muncy, died Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at his home.

Born January 22, 1970 in Philadelphia, he was a son of Robert Caristo and Barbara DeCarlo, both of Philadelphia. In addition he was raised by his step father, Steven Torelli, of Hughesville. He and his wife, the former Catherine “Katie”...

Donald Milroy Smith Sr.

May 13, 2019

Donald Milroy Smith, Sr., 85, of Montgomery, passed away on Monday, May 13th, 2019 at his home.

Born September 28th, 1933 in Unityville, he was a son of the late Ernest M. Sr. and Celia E. (Worthington) Smith. On March 29th, 1952, Donald married the former Dora M. Shultz, who survives. Together they celebrated 67 years of...

Lucille (Rothermel) Aurand

May 12, 2019

Lucille (Rothermel) Aurand, 102, of Lewisburg, walked from her home in which she has lived for 66 years into eternal peace and rest on Sunday, May 12th, Mothers Day.

Lucille was a daughter of the late Clarence and Mabel Rothermel, of Sunbury.  She was born and raised in Sunbury, until 1938, when she married the late James...

W. Dean Metzger

May 9, 2019

W. Dean Metzger, 88, a longtime resident of Winfield, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at The Manor at Penn Village, Selinsgrove.

He was born July 1, 1930 in Penn Twp., Snyder County, a son of the late Filbert C. “King” and Anna F. (Fisher) Metzger.  On November 25, 1948 he married the former Shirley B. Warntz...

John R. Vermilya

May 9, 2019

John R. Vermilya, 99, a lifelong resident of Muncy, died Thursday, May 9, 2019 at UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport.

Born  March 21, 1920 in Muncy, he was a son of the late Lynn and Edna (Gulliver) Vermilya.  He and his wife, the former Dorothy E. Diggan, celebrated 30 years of marriage before her death October 24, 1977.

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Joyce L. Pifer

May 5, 2019

Joyce L. Pifer, 83, of 907 Bush Hollow Road, Pennsdale, died Sunday, May 5, 2019 at her home.

Born July 26, 1935 in South Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Vivian (Swarthout) Halderman. She and her husband, Robert F. Pifer, celebrated 56 years of marriage before his death Jan. 6, 2011.

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Kara Ann (Mowery) Herr

May 2, 2019

Kara Ann (Mowery) Herr, 28, of Mechanicsburg, formerly of Montgomery, passed away Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Hershey Medical Center losing her battle with cancer.

Born May 3, 1990 in Williamsport, she was a daughter of Richard and Karen (Winters) Mowery, of Montgomery. On August 20, 2016 she married the love of her life, Justin M. Herr....

Eleanor Butler (Pangburn) Shelly

May 1, 2019

Eleanor Butler (Pangburn) Shelly, 93, passed away May 1, 2019, at Nottingham Village.

Born on December 26, 1925, Eleanor was a daughter of the late John W. and Francis E. (Butler) Pangburn, of Lewisburg. She married the late Robert Shelly, who preceded her in death in January of 2014.

Upon graduation from high school, Eleanor...

Cathy D. (Fertig) Rowles

Apr 28, 2019

Cathy D. (Fertig) Rowles, 60, of Osceola Mills, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2019 at her home.

She was born December 3, 1958 in Lewisburg, a daughter of the late Robert William Fertig and Emma (Geiswite) Fertig, who survives.  On March 29, 1977 she married Ronald Rowles, who survives. Together they celebrated 42 years of marriage.

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William L. "Bill" Thomas

Apr 26, 2019

William L. “Bill” Thomas, 97, a longtime resident of Montgomery, died Friday, April 26, 2019 at Watsontown Nursing and Rehab Center.

He was born August 31, 1921 in Allenwood, a son of the late Lewis and Mary Ellen (Reaser) Thomas.  On February 5, 1944, he married the former Betty Snook and together they celebrated 62 years of...

Wanda Kay Hawk

Apr 25, 2019

Wanda Kay Hawk, 72, of Muncy, died Thursday, April 25, 2019 at UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport.

Born May 22, 1946 in Muncy, she was a daughter of the late Paul E. and Esther E. (Bower) Feigles. She and her husband, George I. Hawk Sr., celebrated 51 years of marriage before his death Sep. 7, 2016.

Wanda...