DALMATIA • Dennis G. Matter, 74, of Dalmatia, passed away Dec. 24, 2020, at his home. He was born in Pottsville July 30, 1946, a son of the late Kathryn (Matter) and Kenneth Webber. He was an avid sportsman who had a deep faith in God and cherished spending time with his ...
WILLIAMSTOWN • Michael Earl Oxenrider, age 74, of Millersburg, Pa., went to be with the Lord Dec. 17, 2020. He was born May 3, 1946, in Upper Paxton Twp., Pa., the son of the late Clinton Alfred and Daisy Sophia (Clark) Oxenrider. Nov. 2, 1968, Michael married his loving wife, ...
TOWER CITY • Mae A. Bailey, 92, formerly of McKeansburg and Tower City, passed away Monday, Dec. 21, 2020, at the Laurel Center, Hamburg. Born May 2, 1928, in Dorset, she was a daughter of the late William and Lillie Kanter Osenbach. Mae was a retired supervisor in the garment ...
HARRISBURG • Robert Lester “Bobby” Ketchem, 67, of Harrisburg, died Dec. 21, 2020, at UPMC Pinnacle Osteopathic. He was born June 25, 1953, in Bloomsburg, Pa., the son of the late Robert and Ellen Jane (Gearinger) Ketchem. Robert was married to Marci (Snyder) Ketchem for 30 years. Robert retired from ...
HALIFAX • Mary K. Caponigro, age 66, passed away suddenly Dec. 19, 2020, at Penn State Hershey Medical Center surrounded by her family. She was born Oct. 18, 1954, in Scranton, Pa., the daughter of Ana (Casarella) Ferguson and the late James Ferguson. Mary was married to Brian Caponigro, her ...
TOWER CITY • Alma M. Bettinger, 98, of Tower City, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. Born July 8, 1922, in Tremont, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Charlotte Ellen Drum Leininger. Alma was a graduate of Porter Twp. High School. She ...
KLINGERSTOWN • James P. Kieffer, 90, of Klingerstown, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 8 at his home with loved ones by his side. Born Sept. 1, 1930, he was a twin son of the late James B. Kieffer and Elma L. (Bohner) Kieffer. During his life, he served in the U.S. ...
Dennis Smeltz (third from left) is surrounded by family members (from left): daughter, Ashley Welker; wife, Patricia Smeltz; grandson, Cale Welker; grandson, Brock Welker; and son-in-law, Steve Welker. (Submitted photo) Compiled By Duane Good The first meeting Dennis Smeltz attended as a Pillow Borough councilman was two years into Richard ...
TOWER CITY • Alma Mae Burger, 94, of Tower City, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, at UPMC-Pinnacle, Harrisburg. Born Aug. 10, 1926, in Gratz, she was a daughter of the late Gurney and Jennie Fetterhoff Williard. Alma was a retired seamstress from the former Bobbi Rogers Garment Factory. She ...
