All Obituaries

William B.”Bill” Eck, 74, of Muncy, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport. Born April 4, 1944 in Williamsport, he was a son of the late Oscar J. and A. Lorene (Thompson) Eck. On June 20, 1964 he married the former June E. Anstadt, who survives. Together they celebrated 54 years of marriage. Bill was a 1962 graduate of Williamsport High School.  He was a very talented musician and taught guitar and keyboard...

Betty R. Lewis, 90, most recently of Hughesville and formerly of Washington State, died Saturday, January 5, 2019, at Leighton Place, Williamsport. Born August 21, 1928 in Lemoore, CA she was a daughter of the late Cecil C. and Hazel R. (Perce) Shore.  On March 31, 1949, she married Frederick E. Lewis Sr. and together they celebrated 60 years of marriage until his death on January 1, 2010. Betty graduated from Lincoln High School, WA.  She worked for Boeing in Seattle, WA and...

Jennifer K. Michael, 36, of Muncy, passed on Friday, January 4, 2019. Born December 14, 1982 in Williamsport, she was a daughter of Lloyd Michael, of Muncy and Penelope “Penny” (Thomas) Cole, of Palm Bay, Florida. Jennifer was a 2000 graduate of Muncy High School and earned her associates degree from Phoenix University. Jennifer was extremely creative and artistic and had a beautiful free spirit.  She especially enjoyed writing poetry, traveling to the beach, and spending...

Robert E. Olmstead, 70, passed awayat his home in Montoursville on Thursday, January 3, 2019. He was born November 14, 1948 in Auburn, NY to Claude Edward Olmstead and Helen June (Terpening) Olmstead.  Bob was raised in Cato, NY and graduated from Cato-Meridian High School. Following high school, Bob attended Cayuga Community College in Auburn, NY, transferring to Madison College (now James Madison University) in Harrisonburg, VA where, in 1971, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree...

Sadie E. Sones, 92, of Muncy died Thursday, January 3, 2019 at the UPMC Susquehanna Skilled Nursing Unit, Muncy. Born February 25, 1926 in Clarkstown, she was the daughter of the late Arthur and Hattie (Fennel) Chamberlain. On April 14, 1945 she married the former Walter L. Sones. Together they celebrated 70 years of marriage before his death Dec. 3, 2015. Sadie was a graduate of Muncy High School. She worked at the former Montgomery Mills and retired from the Muncy School District, where...

Barry C. Johnson, 73, recently of Williamsport and formerly of Ewing, NJ, died Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Leighton Place, Williamsport. Born August  8, 1945 in Trenton, NJ he was the son of the late Conrad and Melita (Hoffman) Johnson. He was a graduate of Central High School, Pennington, NJ and of the University of Florida, where he received a degree in engineering. Barry was a veteran of the Navy, having served honorably during the Vietnam War.  Surviving are a sister,...

Sarah Jane Fox, 89, of Williamsport, died Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at AristaCare of Loyalsock. Born December 29, 1929 in Hillsgrove, she was a daughter of the late Truman H. and Marion (Williams) Speaker. Sarah enjoyed taking rides around the Hillsgrove area where her father had lead the CC Camp and was instrumental in constructing roads around Worlds End. On January 20, 1948 she married Gerald T. Fox Sr. Together they celebrated 59 years of marriage before his death June 18, 2007. Sarah...

Beverly A. Fox, 88, of Montgomery, died Tuesday, December 25, 2018 at the Gatehouse, Williamsport. Born July 8, 1930 in Muncy, she was a daughter of the late Ray C. and Florance J. (Stoler) Turner. Beverly worked for many years at the former West Company, Montgomery. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Muncy, where she was actively involved and enjoyed the fellowship of others. Beverly loved to read in her free time. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Debbie...

John C. “Jack” Koch, 87, of Muncy, died peacefully December22, 2018, at Leighton Place in Williamsport.  Jack was born September 29, 1931, in Williamsport.  He was the youngest child of John S. and Florence (Neefe) Koch.  Jack enlisted in the Navy (1951) and served aboard the U. S. S. Tarawa (CV40) aircraft carrier.  She was an ESSEX class carrier able to accommodate 101 aircraft.  Jack was extremely proud to serve his country.  An experience he...

Harriet P. “Toot” Jordan, 78, of Muncy, died Monday, December 3, 2018 at UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport. Born March 5, 1940 in Muncy, she was a daughter of the late Paul E. and Esther E. (Bower) Feigles. She spent 33 wonderful years with her companion, Ralph C. Beamer Jr. who died on July 15, 2002. Harriet was a graduate of Muncy High School.  She worked for many years at the former Riverside and Bi-Lo grocery store as a bagger, where she became so good that she attended...