MILLERSBURG • Patricia J. Mims, 84, of Millersburg, formally of Dalmatia, died Sept. 10 at the Premier at Susquehanna. She was born Nov. 15, 1934, in Miami, Fla., a daughter of the late Laura and Oliver Owensby. She was employed as a preschool teacher for Northwest Christian Academy. She was a ...
WILLIAMSTOWN • Tania R. Johnson, 54, of Williamstown, died Sept. 14 at Hershey Medical Center. She was born in Harrisburg, Feb. 25, 1965, a daughter of Melvin Carl, Tower City, and the late Janice Wren Carl. She was a custodian for the Williams Valley School District. She was active with ...
HEGINS • Esther E. Jones, 87, of Hegins died Sept. 14 at the Providence Place Retirement Community, Pottsville. She was born in Klingerstown May 14, 1932, a daughter of the late Evelyn and Harry Stiely. She was employed as a hairdresser for more than 40 years. She was a member ...
KLINGERSTOWN • Richard S. Rothermel, 67, of Klingerstown, died Sept. 4 at Mountain View Health and Rehab Center, Coal Twp. He was born in Pottsville June 1, 1952, a son of Nancy (Hoffman) Rothermel of Klingerstown and the late Norman Richard “Dick” Rothermel. He graduated from Tri-Valley High School and ...
MUIR • Shirley A. Schaffner, 84, formerly of Muir, died Sept. 11 at Seton Manor, Orwigsburg, after a long illness with dementia and Parkinson’s. Born in Muir, May 15, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Ann Hand Witmer. She was a member of St. Peter’s United ...
TREMONT • Connie L. Fitzkee, 75, of Tremont, formerly of Lebanon, died Sept. 9 at Hershey Medical Center. She was born in Saxton, Feb. 4, 1944, a daughter of the late Edgar and Roberta Thomas Clapper. She was a retired nurses’ aide. She was preceded in death by her husband ...
DALMATIA • Norwood E. Erdman, 85, of Dalmatia died Sept. 15 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born in Klingerstown Nov. 20, 1933, a son of the late Mae and Whalen “Jake” Erdman. Norwood was employed as a carpenter and mason for many years. He served in the Pa. ...
ELIZABETHVILLE • Brandon Matthew “Bubba” Miller, age 44, passed away Sept. 13, 2019, at his residence. He was born Feb. 16, 1975, in Harrisburg. He was the son of Michael Miller, Elizabethville, and Kim (Leitzel) Swanger, Elizabethville. He drove truck for more than 23 years and had worked for UPS ...
TOWER CITY • Ronald L. Masarik Jr., 53, of Tower City, passed away Sunday evening, Sept. 8 at Carolyn’s Hospice House, Harrisburg, after a courageous and valiant fight with melanoma for the past 4 1/2 years. Born in Pottsville, Dec. 13, 1965, he was a son of Ronald Sr. and Roberta ...
NEWS BULLETIN Police seek suspect in hit-and-run incident MILLERSBURG • Borough police said a male driving an SUV is being sought in an alleged hit-and-run that injured a Millersburg Area School District student the morning of Sept. 17. District staff told police the student, also a male, was struck while ...
