OBITUARIES

Apr 12, 2016

Mary M. Meckley, 87, of Clarkstown, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at the Williamsport Regional Medical Center, Williamsport.

She was born January 7, 1929 in Allenwood, a daughter of the late Victor Sr. and Idilla (Jamison) Williams. Mary and her husband, Olan D. Meckley, were married in 1951 and celebrated 30 years of marriage before his death...

Apr 10, 2016

Miriam Beatrice Smith, 88, of White Deer, passed away Sunday, April 10, 2016 at her home.

She was born June 14, 1927 in Milton, a daughter of the late William and Myrtle (Woodruff) Derr. Miriam and her husband, Arthur Franklin Smith, celebrated 66 years of marriage before his death on June 11, 2015.

Miriam worked...

Apr 8, 2016

Grace J. Christman, 87, of Lewisburg, died Friday, April 8, 2016 at Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, Lewisburg.

She was born June 6, 1928 in Berks County, the daughter of the late Arthur and Annie (Romig) Grim. Grace and her husband, Floyd Christman, who survives, were married July 30, 1977 and celebrated 38 years together.

Grace...

Apr 6, 2016

Leona J. (Hafer) Beck, 83, of 200 Walnut St. Lewisburg, passed away Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at Buffalo Valley Lutheran Village, Lewisburg.

She was born September 19, 1932 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Arthur J. Sr. and Margaret T. (Hughes) Hafer. On January 11, 1964 she married Robert D. Beck and together they celebrated 50...

Apr 6, 2016

Heinrich Martin, 77, of 25 Beagle Road, Lewisburg, died peacefully at the Buffalo Valley Rehabilitation Center on April 6, 2016.

Doctor Martin, as he preferred being called, was born on April 12, 1937, in Bremen, Germany.  A few months later his mother took him to rejoin the Martin family, who resided in Bogotá, Colombia. He lived there...

Apr 4, 2016

Ada J. Bower, 94, formerly of Muncy, died Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Frey Village Nursing Center, Middletown.

Born March 24, 1922 in Muncy, she was a daughter of the late Wilbur and Florence (Shook)  Houseknecht. She and her husband, Robert Kenneth Bower, were married 34 years before his death in July 1985.

Ada...

Apr 4, 2016

Ann Marie Wood, 82, of 11 S. Washington St., Muncy died Monday, April 4, 2016 at the Williamsport Regional Medical Center.

Ann Marie was born in Williamsport on April 8, 1934, a daughter of the late Andrew J. and Anna (Bock) Sartori.  On December 4, 1970 she married Mark Wood, who survives.

She was a...

Apr 4, 2016

June D. Solomon, 85, of Lewisburg, died Monday, April 4, 2016 at her home.

She was born June 19, 1930 in Union County, a daughter of the late Earl and Martha Mae (Koons) Catherman. June married her high school sweetheart, Jack E. Solomon, on January 9, 1951. Together they celebrated 65 years of marriage.

June...

Apr 3, 2016

Marvel L. Facer, 78, of 81 Park Rd., Winfield, died Sunday, April 3, 2016, at the Select Specialty Hospital, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

She was born February 7, 1938 in Lewisburg, a daughter of the late George and Lauretta (Baker) Moyer.  Marvel and her husband, Richard J. Facer, were married June 21, 1958.  Together they celebrated 50...

Apr 3, 2016

Carol Inez Adams, 78, of Muncy, died Sunday, April 3, 2016 at home surrounded by her family.

She was born in the foothills of the Smokey mountains in Athens, TN on November 26, 1937, a daughter of the late Theodore Robert and Lula Mae (Lankford) Dunn.

Carol was a 1956 graduate of Madisonville high school,...

Apr 2, 2016

Patricia M. Messinger, 77, of 681 Red Hill Rd., Milton, passed away Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Geisinger Columbia Montour Hospice at Maria Joseph Hall, Danville.

She was born January 2, 1939 in Montandon, a daughter of the late Charles Oscar and Mary Alice (Richard) Heddings. On December 29, 1966 she married Malcolm A. Messinger, who...

Mar 30, 2016

M. Marie Lewis, 81, a longtime resident of Muncy, died Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at the Williamsport Regional Medical Center.

Born December 27, 1934 in Muncy, she was a daughter of the late Clark L. and Anna M. (Turner) Dimm. On December 2, 1962, she married Fredrick E. Lewis. Together they celebrated 48 years of marriage before...

Mar 28, 2016

Donald A. Allen, 73, of 16 Bruner St., Muncy, died Monday, March 28, 2016, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born October 18, 1942 in Rochester, NY, he was a son of the late Robert Allen and Margaret (Egan) McQuilken, of Le Roy, NY.  On June 20, 1987, he married the former Sharon Boyer.  Together they celebrated 29...

Mar 26, 2016

Grace I. Snyder, 89, of Muncy, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at the Susquehanna Health Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Muncy.

Born January 29, 1927 in Muncy, she was a daughter of the late Otto F. “Mike” and Sarah E. (Miller) Kilgus.  On October 2, 1946, she married Harold L. Snyder. Together they celebrated 66 years of...

Mar 24, 2016

Merrill “Jack” Johnson Dodge, 85, of Muncy, died Thursday, March 24, 2016 at the Williamsport Regional Medical Center.

Born September 14, 1930 in Claremont, NH, he was a son of the late Merrill Minor and Famie Jane (Johnson) Dodge. He and his wife, the former Dorothy Flowers, celebrated 62 years of marriage before her death on May...

Mar 22, 2016

Margaret M. “Peg” Daniels, 98, of 700 Tanglewood Rd., Muncy, died Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at the Watsontown Health and Rehab Center.

Born September 4, 1917 in Somerville, MA, she was a daughter of the late George Thomas and Ellen Louise (Purcell) Jones. She married John F. Daniels, June 4, 1941.

Peg was a graduate...

Mar 19, 2016

Bertha L. Reynolds, 75, of 200 E. Ninth St., Watsontown, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family.

She was born August 28, 1940 in Williamsport, a daughter of the late Cyrus Gervase and Mary Elizabeth (Miller) Staggert.

Bertha worked as a dietary aide at Valley View Nursing Center, Montoursville,...

Mar 16, 2016

Steven B. Barth, 59, of 220 Golf View Drive, Lewisburg, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016.

He was born November 29, 1956 in Altoona, a son of the late Rev. F. Louis Barth and Joan (Kough) Barth, of Mechanicsburg. He married the former Lori Strosser in 1989, who survives.

Steve was a 1974 graduate of...

Mar 14, 2016

Pauline E. Lynch Reitz, 98, formerly of  Montandon, passed away Monday, March 14, 2016, at Watsontown Health and Rehab Center, where she resided for the last seven years.

She was born September 2, 1917 in Milton, a daughter of the late Roy B. Weikel and Anna (Sypher) Weikel Wolfe . She and her husband, Dix Jackson Reitz,...

Mar 10, 2016

Dean F. Hackenberg, 86, of Lewisburg, passed away Thursday, March 10, 2016, at Riverwoods, Lewisburg.

He was born July 27, 1929, in Picture Rocks, a son of the late Harold and Jenny (Wolfe) Hackenberg. On March 3, 2001, he married the former Joyce Diefenbach. Together they celebrated 15 years of marriage.

Dean was a 1947...