OBITUARIES

Caroline B. Kovach

Sep 6, 2017

Caroline B. Kovach, 84, of Montgomery, died Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at her home.

Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family.

Pauline M. (Moss) Covert

Sep 4, 2017

Pauline M. (Moss) Covert, 83, of Muncy, died Monday, September 4, 2017 at the Gatehouse, Williamsport.

Born May 24, 1934 in Benton Township, Columbia County, she was a daughter of the late Maynard C. and Retah M. (Brink) Moss. She and her husband, George Covert celebrated 20 years of marriage before his death Jun. 11, 2007.

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Walter L. Prince

Aug 31, 2017

Walter L. Prince, 78, of Montgomery, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at AristaCare at Loyalsock, Montoursville.

Born August 1, 1939 in Queens, NY, he was a son of the late Frederick and Margaret (Trickle) Prince. He and his wife, the former Constance Jane, were married July 16, 1969. Together they celebrated 48 years of marriage.

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Domenica Mae Sanguedolce

Aug 29, 2017

Domenica “Mae” Sanguedolce, 92, of Muncy, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born October 12, 1924 in Manhattan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Carmelo and Madelena (Torrogrosso) Ristuccia. She and her husband, Sebastian “Ben” Sanguedolce, celebrated 63 years of marriage before his death Jan. 5, 2007.

Mae worked...

Anthony Fornataro

Aug 29, 2017

Anthony Fornataro, 66, of Lewisburg, died Tuesday, August 29 at home after a long illness. He was born on March 18, 1951 in Hazleton, a son of Daniel and Lucy (Feeney) Fornataro, who survive him.

He leaves behind his wife Kathleen (Feist) with whom he shared fifty years of love, including forty-four years of marriage and the...

Roberta Ann Hessert

Aug 28, 2017

Roberta Ann Hessert, 83, formerly of Muncy, died Monday, August 28, 2017 at the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown.

Born September 24, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Ann (Marfisi) Fediow. She and her husband, George L. Hessert, Jr., celebrated 59 years of marriage before his death December 20, 2012.

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Beverly A. Wetzel

Aug 22, 2017

Beverly A. Wetzel, 86, of Lewisburg, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born July 1, 1931 in Lewisburg, a daughter of the late Fred and Clara (Harmon) Beaver.  On November 10, 1951, she married Gordon T. Wetzel and they celebrated 46 years of marriage before his death...

Garvis S. Kron

Aug 21, 2017

Garvis S. Kron, 82, of Lewisburg, passed away Monday, August 21, 2017 at Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, Lewisburg.

He was born November 2, 1934 in Brooklyn, NY, a son of the late Sievert and Wilhelmina Kron. On July 12, 1963, he married the former Peggy Wehr, who survives. Together they celebrated 54 years of marriage.

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Esther Trowbridge

Aug 17, 2017

Esther P. Trowbridge, formerly Esther Capwell, a longtime resident of the

Towanda area, passed to her final comfort on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the age of 101.

She was a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church, Towanda serving as the church secretary for many years.  Esther worked at several establishments over the...

Velma N. Lloyd

Aug 16, 2017

Velma N. Lloyd, 89, of Lewisburg, passed away Wednesday, August 16, 2017 at the Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, Lewisburg.

Born May 10, 1928 in Mifflinburg, Velma was one of eight children of Ben and Arvilla Aikey . She was the oldest daughter.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Merrill Aikey...

Joan Bush

Aug 14, 2017

Joan Bush, 79, of Lewisburg, PA passed away Monday, August 14, 2017 at her home after a long battle with breast cancer.

She was born November 11, 1937 in West Newton, PA a daughter of the late Walter and Ruth (Nichols) Lash.  She was the fifth of six children and was raised on a 100 acre dairy...

Debra Kay Rood

Aug 12, 2017

Debra Kay Rood, 56, of Muncy, died Saturday, August 12, 2017 at UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport.

Born August 21, 1960, in Mountain Home, AR, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Marjorie (Welch) Magyar. On March 4, 1978 she married Ken Rood, who survives.  Together they celebrated 39 years of marriage.

Deb was a...

Dorothy Ellen Noyce

Aug 10, 2017

Dorothy (Dotey) Ellen Caldwell Noyce, 92, of 130 Magnolia Drive, Lewisburg, died August 10, 2017 at her home.

She was born July 4, 1925 to Fred and Mary (King) Caldwell, in New Castle, Indiana, where she was raised. She met Gaylord Brewster Noyce at Miami University of Ohio. They married on June 4, 1949 in Istanbul, Turkey,...

Rev. Marjorie G. Walker

Aug 6, 2017

Rev. Marjorie G. Walker, 99, of Lewisburg, passed away Sunday, August 6, 2017 at Riverwoods, Lewisburg.

She was born June 21, 1918 in Altoona, a daughter of the late William and Stella (Reid) Batts.  In 1937, she married the Rev. Kenneth A. Burket and they celebrated 38 years of marriage before his death in 1975. On June...

Robert E. Stryker

Jul 31, 2017

Robert E. Stryker, 67, of 27 S. Washington St., Muncy, died Monday, July 31, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family.

Born November 6, 1949, in Williamsport, he was a son of the late Harvey W. and Martha M. (Filler) Stryker.  On February 11, 1967, he married the former Carol Maurer, who survives.  Together they celebrated...

Thaddeus Aaron Davis

Jul 20, 2017

Thaddeus Aaron Davis, 30, of Lewisburg, died suddenly, Thursday, July 20, 2017 in Corolla, North Carolina.

He was born March 3, 1987 in Newark, NJ, a son of Roosevelt M. Davis, Sr. and Loretta Walker Boyce. On June 23, 2007, he married the former Amy Magill, who survives. Together they celebrated 10 years of marriage.

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George Gervais Kitchens, Jr.

Jul 17, 2017

George Gervais Kitchens Jr., of Lewisburg, entered into eternal rest after a brief illness early in the morning of July 17, 2017, in his home in Buffalo Crossroads. He was born in McDonough, Ga., the son of George Gervais Kitchens of Jackson, Ga., and Priscilla Kulp Kitchens of Sunbury, on May 8, 1934.

George was both an...

Harriet P. Shreck

Jul 16, 2017

Harriet P. Shreck, 95, a longtime resident of Montgomery, died Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Milton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born May 16, 1922 in Northumberland, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Lillian (Hazlet) Phillips.  Harriet and her husband, Guy R. Shreck, were married on May 27, 1942, and celebrated 48 years of marriage...

Marion D. Danowsky

Jul 8, 2017

Marion D. Danowsky, 104, of Lewisburg, passed away Saturday July 8, 2017 at Riverwoods, Lewisburg.

She was born January 2, 1913 in Tomhicken, a daughter of the late Amandas and Cora (Peffer) DeFrain.  On May 2, 1936, she married Harold M. Danowsky. They celebrated 65 years of marriage before his death on January 29, 2002.

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William "Wild Bill" Yost

Jul 8, 2017

William "Wild Bill" Yost, 82, of Watsontown, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 at home surrounded by his family.

He was born on August 17, 1934 in New Columbia, a son of the late Lee and Mary (Wetzel) Yost. On September 17, 1953, he married the former Leatrice "Letty" Reeder. Together they celebrated 60 years of marriage...