HALIFAX • Eva Marie Clark Spahr, age 85, of Halifax, Pa., passed away peacefully Nov. 6, 2019, at her home. She was born Dec. 8, 1933, in Bloomsburg, Pa., daughter of the late Clark Evans and Alma Manley. Eva was the widow of the late Dale Leroy Spahr of Halifax. ...
ELIZABETHVILLE • Timothy C. Schell, age 57, passed away Nov. 13, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 16, 1961 in Harrisburg, the son of the late Thomas Schell, and Gloria (Wilbert) Schell of Harrisburg. He was a retired truck driver. He was a U.S. ...
BROOKEVILLE, Md. • After a long-fought battle with cancer, Charles Daniel Falck, of Brookeville, Md., passed away Nov. 1, 2019, at Casey House, Rockville, Md., surrounded by family. He was born May 16, 1937, to the late Harry Daniel and Grace Sophia (Herb) Falck. He is survived by his loving ...
MILLERSBURG • Edith Irene “Bup” Tressler, age 86, of Millersburg, passed away surrounded by her loving family Nov. 14, 2019. She was born Sept. 1, 1933, in Trevorton, daughter of the late Arthur and Mary Catherine (Hoover-Myers) Phillips. Edith was a member and former hospitality greeter of St. Paul’s Lutheran ...
According to the PIAA website (piaa.org), Upper Dauphin Area will face Southern Columbia in the quarterfinal round of the state Class 2A playoffs. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 at Selinsgrove Area High School. UDA is the last Sentinel-area school in the state football playoffs. Millersburg and Williams Valley, the ...
STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF UPDATE According to the website, piaa.org, two Sentinel-area teams will compete this weekend in the opening round of the state-level Class 1A playoffs: • Williams Valley returns to North Schuylkill High School in the Ashland area to face District 2 champion Lackawanna Trail. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. ...
(Editor’s Note: Recently, the Sentinel reported on the start of Rachel’s Challenge, an anti-bullying initiative in the Halifax Area School District. This week’s article reports on a recent presentation by a young man who shared how bullying drove him to despair.) By Duane Good EDITOR Bullying almost cost Sean West ...
What’s in This Week’s Issue? This week’s Sentinel goes on sale at all regular retail outlets Tuesday, Nov. 12 and will be on sale through Monday night, Nov. 18. Among the highlights: 1. UDA, Williams Valley both earn district titles. 2. Halifax woman builds on childhood love of horses. 3. Man says ...
JONESTOWN • Cathy J. Zechman, 49, died Nov. 8 at Hershey Medical Center, Hershey. She was born March 9, 1970, in Lebanon, a daughter of Doris Zechman of Lebanon and the late Gerald Zechman. She had previously attended Christ United Methodist Church, Tower City. She is survived by three daughters: ...
HALIFAX • Larry D. Vallier, 71, died Nov. 2 at Harrisburg Hospital. He was born Nov. 28, 1947, in Kalamazoo, Mich., a son of the late Bernard and Roberta Johnson Vallier. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He retired as a foreman for Norfolk Southern Railroad’s Enola Yards. He was ...
