PINE GROVE • Miriam F. “Mim” Wetzel, 92, formerly of Pitman, died June 7, at Providence Place. She was born on July 2, 1926, in Helfenstein, a daughter of the late Charles and Anna Marlow Maurer. She was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church, Hegins, where she was a...

VALLEY VIEW • Fusae “Flossie” Starr, 87, died May 29, at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She was born Sept. 23, 1931, in Tokyo, Japan, a daughter of the late Macherio and Yoni Iwawaki. She was preceded in death by a son, Joseph Starr; and a brother, Nowaki Iwawaki....

LYKENS • Shirley A. Nye, of Lykens, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at UPMC Hospital, Sunbury, Pa. Shirley was born July 27, 1932, in Millersburg, Pa., to the late Elmer “Single Trigger” and Arlene Schwalm Miller. She was a graduate of Millersburg High School and a member of Jehovah’s...

WILLIAMSTOWN • Shawn David Hoffman, of Williamstown, Pa., passed away Saturday June 1, 2019, at home. He was born Oct. 28, 1951, in Pottsville, Pa., to the late Carl and Joyce Reed Hoffman. Shawn was a member of Ashlar Lodge 570 F&AM of Lykens; Knights of Templar; and St. Paul’s...

HEGINS • LaRae M. Lucas, 75, died May 24. She was born July 7, 1943, in Barry Twp., a daughter of the late Percy and Margaret Geist Deeter. She was a graduate of the former Hegins Twp. High School. She was preceded in death by five brothers; and three sisters....

LYKENS • Cynthia E. Kasper, of Lykens, Pa., passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019, at Carolyn Croxton Slane Hospice Residence, Harrisburg, Pa. Cynthia was born May 15, 1950, in Elizabethville, Pa., to the late Clarence E. and Mildred M. Weaver Shoop. She worked for many years at the Pennsylvania Department...

HEGINS • Robert F. Scheib, 86, died May 25, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born Nov. 1, 1932, in Gratz, a son of the late Lester and Margaret Troutman Scheib. He was a self-employed farmer. He was a member of Christ United Church of Christ, Fountain. He was...

POTTSVILLE • Christine M. Harner, 66, died May 25 at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown. She was born June 22, 1952, in Lykens, a daughter of the late Roland and Dorothy Laing Fetterhoff. She attended Porter Tower High School. She was a customer service manager at Walmart, St. Clair, before becoming...

VALLEY VIEW • Cathy Ann Zerbe, 57, died May 26 at her residence. She was born June 27, 1961, in Pottsville, a daughter of Carolyn Bloch Harris of Gordon and the late Harry Harris. She was a 1979 graduate of North Schuylkill High School. She was a supervisor at Thomas James...

NEWMANSTOWN • Donald G. Harring, 86, formerly of Valley View, died May 21, at Wellspan Ephrata Community Hospital. He was born Jan. 18, 1933, in Pitman, a son of the late Harry and Esther Herb Harring. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was a truck driver for L.S. Geist...