WICONISCO • David Mercaldo, 74, a former Oakwood resident who combined teaching, writing, acting and even a little politics into a rich and rewarding career and whose kindness and generosity were admired by friends and family, died Jan. 9 in Harrisburg (Pa.) Hospital of complications from pancreatic cancer. His death ...
HALIFAX • Robert L. Miller, age 85, of Halifax, died Dec. 31, 2020, at Harrisburg Hospital. He was born July 15, 1935, in Halifax, Pa., the son of the late John L. Miller and Zema (Sheetz) Miller. He retired as a farmer and an independent school bus driver for Halifax ...
In loving memory of Alyssa Diane Gilfoyle, daughter of Roberta (née Shade) and Timothy Reilly, who entered eternal rest on Jan 3, 2021. She was born Dec. 28, 1989, and grew up in Schaumburg, Ill., and West Chester, Pa. She graduated from West Chester Henderson High School and earned an ...
Tom L. Strait, 72, passed away peacefully Jan. 11, 2021, at Penn State Health-Holy Spirit Medical Center with his family by his side. He was born March 7, 1948, in Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of the late Lloyd T. and Adelaide F. (Laird) Strait. He was preceded in death by ...
HALIFAX • Mary M. Klinger, 90, of Halifax passed away Jan. 16, 2021, at Carolyn’s House of Hospice of Central PA, Linglestown. Mary was born Sept. 10, 1930, in Washington Twp., Northumberland County, to the late Guy and Bessie (Treon) Mattern. Mary was a graduate of Mahanoy Joint High School. ...
WILLIAMSTOWN • Karl J. Sierer, 81, of Williamstown, passed away Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, at the Premier of Susquehanna, Millersburg. He was born in Williamstown, July 14, 1939, a son of the late Harry Sierer and Jean Rautzahn McGraw. Karl was a 1959 graduate of the former Williamstown High School, ...
TOWER CITY • Richard L. “Shadow” Neidlinger, 55, of Tower City, passed away very unexpectedly Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at his home. Born Dec. 12, 1965, in Pottsville, he was a son of Rosalind “Rose” Earhart Neidlinger, Tower City, and the late Jonathan “Nooch” Neidlinger. Shadow attended Williams Valley High ...
HALIFAX • Glenn Roger Zimmerman, age 97, of Powells Valley Road, passed away, Jan. 2, 2021, at the UPMC Pinnacle Hospital, Harrisburg. He was born Nov. 20, 1923, in Halifax, the son of the late Raymond and Annie (Schoffstall) Zimmerman. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II. ...
It’s not a new issue, nor has it never been discussed before: Expanded health care services in northern Dauphin County. Local residents have pondered solutions for years. More recently, however, they’ve been joined on that journey by students from Hershey-based Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. Those students have made ...
