TOWER CITY • Sara K. Doe, 89, of Tower City, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 6 at her home. Sara was born Nov. 20, 1929, and raised on a farm in Elizabethville, the daughter to the late George and Carrie Irene Troutman Koppenhaver. She graduated from the Elizabethville High School and...
ELIZABETHVILLE • Irene E. Gessner, age 88, of Dallas, formerly of Berrysburg, Pa., passed away peacefully, Nov. 6, 2019, at Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born March 28, 1931, in Millersburg, the daughter of the late Charles and Jennie (Jury) Leitzel. She was the widow of David L....
ENOLA • Luke Edmund Smeltz, 54, of Enola, went to Heaven Friday, Nov. 8, 2019. He was at home surrounded by his family. He was a project manager/soil scientist for Skelly and Loy, Inc., Harrisburg. He was a Pennsylvania Certified SEO and Certified Professional Soil Scientist. He was a member...
ELIZABETHVILLE • Larry A. Shade, 77, died Nov. 7, 2019, at Harrisburg Hospital. He was born Nov. 20, 1941, in Berrysburg, Pa., the son of the late Allen and Beatrice (Deppen) Shade. Larry was married to Lily L. (Kahler) Shade for 56 years. He retired as a farmer. He was...
HALIFAX • Donald Lee Strauser, 82, of Halifax, died Nov. 4, 2019, at the Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice residence, Harrisburg. He was born in Enola Dec. 23, 1936, the son of the late Cletus and Juanita (Eckerd) Strauser. He retired after more than 50 years as a barber at Semoff’s...
LYKENS • Samantha Lynn Barder, 31, of Lykens, passed away Friday, Nov. 8. She was born in Harrisburg, Dec. 4, 1987, a daughter of Edward and Lynn Hand Barder of Lykens. Sam graduated in 2006 from Upper Dauphin High School. She earned her degree as a licensed practical nurse in...
WILLIAMSTOWN • Earl W. Cordy, 85, of Williamstown, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 6 at his home. He was born in Williamstown, Dec. 30, 1933, a son of the late William and Augusta Cordy. Earl was a graduate of the former Williamstown High School and the Williamson Trade School where...
WILLIAMSTOWN • Connie M. Lytle, 77, of Williamstown, passed away Friday, Nov. 8 at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. She was born in Hastings, Jan. 12, 1942, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Stumpf Nagle. Connie retired from the payroll department at Woodbridge Township, N.J. She was a...
MILLERSBURG • Helene K. Quier of Millersburg passed away Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, at Premier at Susquehanna, Millersburg, Pa. Helene was born Nov. 10, 1939, at Doylestown, Pa., to the late James R. and Joanne Marie Urback Kramer. She enjoyed gardening, reading, and most of all, spending time with her...
WILLIAMSTOWN • John M. Esterline of Williamstown, died Nov. 2 at his home. He was born Nov. 2, 1942, in Pottsville, a son of the late Marlin and Lucy Geist Esterline. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. In addition to his parents he was preceded in...
