NORFOLK, Va. • Richard Steven Umholtz, 69, died July 21 in Norfolk, Va. He was born May 14, 1950, in Berrysburg, a son of the late Leo and Ruth Deibert Umholtz. He was a graduate of Upper Dauphin Area High School and completed his studies at Electronics Institute of Harrisonburg,...
WILLIAMSTOWN • Gary Lee Fisher, 61, died July 21 at his residence. He was born Aug. 21, 1957, in Pottsville, a son of the late Frank Sr. and Darlene Zerembo Fisher. He was a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard 131st Transportation Company, Williamstown, where he was deployed to Afghanistan....
CEDAR HILL, Texas • Bettie Platt Miller of Cedar Hill, Texas, a former longtime resident of Lykens, Pa., passed away July 22, 2019. She was born July 22, 1931, to Edgar Gilmore Platt and Sarah Lippencott Platt. Prior to her marriage to George D. Miller, she was an X-ray technician at...
KLINGERSTOWN • Charles Albert “Junior” Schaeffer, 83, died July 23. He was born March 14, 1936, in Butler Twp., a son of the late Charles and Edna Haas Schaeffer. He was a graduate of Hegins Twp. High School. He worked as a farmer for 58 years at Schaeffer Farms. He...
MILLERSBURG • Robert E. Hoy Sr., 86, of Mechanicsburg, died July 25 at Geisinger Holy Spirit. He was born Dec. 31, 1932, in Millersburg, the son of the late Lester and Mary (Miller) Hoy. He worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad until the flood of 1972, and was a part-time clerk...
DAUPHIN • Dr. Marian M. Conrad passed away at her home Thursday, July 25, 2019. She was born March 17, 1934, in Harrisburg Hospital, and was a daughter of Ruth M. (Harman) Maurer. She graduated from Lykens High School class of 1952, Polyclinic School of Nursing 1955 where she received...
ELIZABETHVILLE • Delmar D. “Red” Wiest Sr., 81, of Elizabethville, passed away peacefully Sunday morning at his home. He was born in Klingerstown, June 4, 1938, a son of the late Roy A. and Dorothy Harner Wiest. Red was a retired contracted home delivery hauler with Agway Fuels, Millersburg. He...
HALIFAX • Grace C. Gusler, 92, died July 17 at Harrisburg Hospital. She was born Sept. 22, 1926, in Lancaster County, a daughter of the late Ralph and Mattie Gohn. She had worked in the past for Marietta Silk Mill; Howard Johnson’s; and Giant Supermarkets. She is survived by a...
ELIZABETHVILLE • Lynn E. Troutman, 67, died July 10 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was born Aug. 17, 1951, in Danville, a son of the late Elmer and Pauline Troutman. He was employed at PP&L for more than 40 years. He was a member of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church,...
ELIZABETHTOWN • William F. Fetterolf, 69, of Elizabethtown, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019, at Hershey Medical Center. Born Tuesday, July 4, 1950, in Hegins, Pa., he was the son of the late Richard Fetterolf Sr. and Blanche (Hatter) Fetterolf. He was married to Nancy L. (Oberholtzer) Fetterolf July 4,...
