TREMONT • Thomas W. “Head” Griffiths, 65, died Dec. 16 at his residence. He was born Feb. 17, 1954, in Pottsville, a son of the late Clarence and Betty Smith Griffiths. He was a 1972 graduate of Pine Grove Area High School. He was retired from Dayton Superior, Tremont. He...
VALLEY VIEW • John J. Klinger, 78, died Dec. 17 at his residence. He was born Jan. 14, 1941, in Pottsville, a son of the late Austin and Florence Deiter Klinger. He was a 1958 graduate of Tri-Valley High School. He was a truck driver for Kocher Coal Co. for 15...
WILLIAMSTOWN • Dennis L. Shive, 75, died Dec. 15 at his residence. He was born Jan. 25, 1944, in Orwin, a son of the late Leroy and Mae Oxenrider Shive. He was a retired machinist from the former Alfa Laval, Lykens, after 31 years of service. He was preceded in...
COLUMBUS, Ohio • Grace M. Coleman, age 81, formerly of Spring Glen, died Dec. 13 at Wesley Glen Retirement Facility, Columbus, Ohio. She was born Oct. 27, 1938, in Hunter Station, a daughter of the late Castor and Emma Troutman Peifer. She was a 1956 graduate of the former Trevorton...
SHAMOKIN • Ronald E. “RB” Berish, 68, died Dec. 10 at Geisinger Medical Center. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a retired independent truck driver. Surviving is his wife, Zola Berish. Services were private with burial in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. The Dimon Funeral...
WICONISCO • Charles A. Keiser, 80, of Wiconisco, passed Tuesday, Dec. 17. He was born in Wiconisco, Nov. 3, 1939, a son of the late Edgar and Mae Siemons Keiser. Charlie was a 1957 graduate of the former Wiconisco High School. After 42 years of service, he retired from the...
WILLIAMSTOWN • Maria H. Williard, 83, died Dec. 16 at Hershey Medical Center. She was born Jan. 5, 1936, in Sulzdorf, Germany, a daughter of the late Andreas and Anna Schweibold. She retired in 2005 from the Penn State Agriculture Department, where she taught nutrition and helped with the 4-H...
MILLERSBURG • Allen C. Moore, age 80, of Millersburg, went to be with the Lord Dec. 18, 2019, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He was born on May 29, 1939, in West Cameron, Pa., the son of the late Claude and Martha Moore. He was the widower of Carol...
HALIFAX • Lavonne Ellen Browning, 68, of Halifax, died Dec. 20, 2019, at Harrisburg Hospital. She was born Aug. 15, 1951, the daughter of John and Jacqueline (Blosser) Martz, both of Halifax. Lavonne was married to Robert L. Browning for 36 years. She retired as a beautician from Erie Street...
MILLERSBURG • Kathleen M. “Kathy” Begani, age 61, of Millersburg, passed away peacefully Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born March 28, 1958, in Harrisburg, daughter of Richard and Dorothy Howard. She was married to Joseph Begani of Millersburg for 38 years. Kathy...
