GRATZ • Dorothy Elizabeth Howard, 88, of the 600 Block of S. Westgrove Rd., Virginia Beach, Va., and of late, 113 S. Second St., Gratz, Pa., went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on June 19, 2021. She lovingly served as a volunteer aide with the Red Cross at...
LYKENS • Mark H. Hoover, 89, of Lykens, passed away Sunday, June 13, 2021, at UPMC- Pinnacle, Harrisburg. Born Sept. 18, 1931, in Muir, he was a son of the late Paul and Dorothy Updegrove Hoover. He was a graduate of the former Porter Tower High School. Mark was a...
MILLERSBURG • Charles A. Keefer, 81, of Millersburg, died June 20, 2021, at Premier at Susquehanna Village. He was born May 5, 1940, the son of the late Arthur and Mary (Lebo) Keefer. He retired from Heim Electric as an electrician. In addition to his parents, Charles was preceded in...
LYKENS • Mary Lou Hoffman, age 89, died June 20, 2021, at Country Meadows in Mechanicsburg. She was born Dec. 5, 1931, in Porter Twp., Schuylkill County, to the late Henry Bartlett and Mary D. (Cooper) Reinhard. Mary Lou was a graduate of the former Lykens High School, Class of...
Almost two weeks of archeological research in Fort Halifax Park may have confirmed some of the fort’s original footprint. Evidence uncovered during the ‘‘dig’’ points to what appears to be the Colonial-era fort’s southeast quadrant, according to Dr. Jonathan Burns of the Juniata College Cultural Research Institute, who is overseeing...
This week's Sentinel is now on sale at all regular retail outlets through Monday, July 5th. Among the highlights:• NEWS UPDATE Archeological ‘dig’ uncovers likely Fort Halifax footprint • Back on the Midway • Delta variant not a big threat in state so far Head of the Class 2021B1 • HONOR ROLLS Northern Dauphin Christian School,...
NEWS UPDATE Almost two weeks of archeological research in Fort Halifax Park may have confirmed some of the fort’s original footprint, it was announced today (June 25). Evidence uncovered during the ‘‘dig’’ points to what appears to be the fort’s southeast segment, according to Dr. Jonathan Burns of the Juniata...
MILLERSBURG • Helen M. Hoffman, age 93, of the Polk Personal Care Center and formerly of Halifax, passed away Friday, June 18, 2021. She was born April 6, 1928, in Halifax, daughter of the late Charles and Carrie (Warfel) Wilbert. Helen was the widow of Paul W. Hoffman. Helen had...
LYKENS TWP. • Lorraine M. Wiest, 87, of Lykens Twp., passed away June 18, 2021, at the Hospice of Central Pennsylvania Carolyn's House, Harrisburg. She was born Feb. 5, 1934, a daughter of Mabel A. and Charles E. Schrader. She was the wife of the late Walter L. Wiest, who...
WILLIAMSTOWN • Ethel J. Machamer, formerly of Williams-town, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at the Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, just five days shy of her 95th birthday. Born in Williams-town, June 21, 1926, she was a daughter of the late William G. and Leona Kuntzelman Trotman. She was a graduate...
