MILLERSBURG • Ray R. Matter, 84, of Lykens, died March 2, 2021, at his daughter’s home surrounded by his family. He was born July 23, 1936, in Millersburg, Pa., the son of the late John D. and Dorothy A. (Kissinger) Matter. Ray was married to Joyce (Kocher) Matter. He was...
ELIZABETHVILLE • Winifred “Winnie” Arlene Schucker, age 90, of Broad Street, passed away Feb. 27, 2021, at her residence. Winnie was born Oct. 30, 1930, in Pillow, the daughter of Jacob Ralph and Amy Catherine (Schaffer/Shaffer) Hepner. She was raised by her maternal grandparents, Charles (Jack) and Mabel Schaffer following...
MILLERSBURG • George Richard Shearer, age 79, passed away suddenly, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. He was born April 14, 1941, in Trenton, N.J., the son of the late George Shearer and late Josephine Crum (Chubb). He retired from Johnson-Baillie Shoe Manufacturing, Millersburg. He attended Hebron United Methodist Church and the...
LYKENS • Mary Lou Schoffstall, 83, of Lykens, formerly of Wiconisco, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021, at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Lykens, Jan. 2, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Hyman and Ann Marie Piano Fetterhoff. Mary Lou was a retired seamstress from the former...
LYKENS • Carolyn E. Sims, 67, of Lykens, passed away suddenly Thursday, March 4, 2021, at her home. Carol was born July 24, 1953, in Lykens, a daughter of the late Donald and Shirley Teter Lontz. She was a 1971 graduate of Williams Valley High School. Carol retired as a...
WILLIAMSTOWN • Marlin L. “Mickey” Wenrich, 86, of Williamstown died March 3, 2021, at Premier at Susquehanna Village. He was born Feb. 6, 1935, in Pine Grove, Pa., the son of the late Anna (Roth) Wenrich. Marlin was married to Jean (Persiponko) Wenrich for more than 61 years. He retired...
By Duane Good EDITOR ELIZABETHVILLE When the Millersburg and Upper Dauphin Area school boards meet next week to decide to move forward with a proposed merger of the two districts, they will have received a wide range of input from residents on all sides of the issue. A joint board...
NEWS BULLETIN Dalmatia woman dies on train tracks LOWER MAHANOY TWP. • A 21-year-old Dalmatia woman was struck by a train and killed March 1 at 1:52 p.m. Troopers from Pennsylvania State Police-Stonington said Felicity D. Hocker was on the train tracks that run parallel to Water Street in Dalmatia....
