All Obituaries

Allen S. Galentine, 85, of Williamsport, died Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport. Allen was preceded in death by his wife of 36 years, Verrena K. (Seyler) Galentine on January 21, 2009. Born, November 6, 1933, in Luthersburg, he was a son of the late George and Lydia (Marshall) Galentine. Allen had worked for Fairfield Manufacturing for over 40 years.  Allen enjoyed knitting, crocheting, cooking, canning, fishing, and most of all spending time with...

Alvin N. Lowmiller, 91, of Williamsport passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at his home. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 39 years, Norma L. (Roller) Lowmiller on July 13, 1991. Born April 2, 1928 in Williamsport, he was a son of the late John and Kathryn (Hafer) Lowmiller. Alvin was employed at Sweet Steel for 20 years and had also worked at Bell Telephone for 20 years Surviving are close friends and family. Services will be held privately at the convenience of the family...

     Ruth E. Landon, 95, formerly of Landon Lane, Cogan House passed peacefully Monday, July 15, 2019 at the Williamsport Home.      Born July 9, 1924, in Cogan House she was last living child of the late Clyde and Rella (Taylor) Connelly.      Ruth graduated from Liberty High School and was a lifelong member of Cogan House Christian Church. She was a homemaker who enjoyed raising her children on the farm and teaching them the core values of...

     William P. “Willie” Merrill Sr., 51, of Bodines died unexpectedly, Friday, July 12, 2019 at his home.      Born December 5, 1967, in Williamsport he was a son of John T. Jr., and Deborah L. (Coup) Merrill and stepson to Rita E. Merrill.      Willie graduated from Williamsport High School and was a self-employed contractor who specialized in roofing.      He enjoyed spending his time outdoors, hunting, fishing,...

     Donald Ray "Don" ( Mert) Sechrist, 83, of Williamsport , died Wednesday, July 10, 2019 , surrounded by family.      Born on June 19, 1936 at Liberty, PA, he was a son of the late Frank Sechrist and Leona Blanche (Melius) Sechrist Krotzer. He also was preceded in death by his stepfather, Daniel Krotzer;  two brothers, Arnold "Barney" Sechrist and Frank "Duke" Sechrist; two sisters, Mildred Brown and Thelma Mase  and...

Jerry Lee Kyle, 74, of Williamsport went to be with his Lord Tuesday July 9, 2019 at his home. Surviving is his loving wife of 47 years Grace Marie (Holzworth) Kyle. Born April 29, 1945 in Williamsport, he was a son of the late Raymond E. and Esther V. (Lowmiller) Kyle. He was a 1963 graduate of Williamsport High School and attended W.A.C.C., earning a certificate in electrical construction. Jerry proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He was employed by PPL as an...

Shirley A. Sampsell, 88, passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Gatehouse. Born July 18, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Willard Swanger and Catherine S. (Manley) Jolly. In her younger years, Shirley worked as a nurse’s aide in nursing homes. Surviving are her children, Kathy Santalucia of Williamsport and Patrick Sampsell (Janet) of Lewisburg, eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren, ten great-great-grandchildren with two on the way, one brother, and four sisters. In...

     Richard “Dick” H. Taylor, 87, of Elimsport passed away on July 7, 2019 at home very peacefully.      He was born January 16, 1932, in Williamsport and was the son of the late Howard and Ruth (Hughes) Taylor, and step-mother Thelma Taylor.      He was married December 24, 1950 to the former Eleanor (McCormick) Taylor celebrating 68 years of a joyous marriage.      Dick graduated in 1949 from the Williamsport High...

Charles M. “Charlie” Mextorf, 88, of Williamsport, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019. Surviving is his loving wife of 68 years, Eleanor (Schade) Mextorf. Charlie was born August 8, 1930 in Jersey City, NJ but proud to be raised in Brooklyn, NY. He was a son of the late Martin and Berna (Johansen) Mextorf. Charlie did many things for work during his life. He was a Vice President at Gruenberg Oven Company and owned his own electronics company. Most recently he held the position of...

     Raymond L. Danneker, 89, of Williamsport, died Thursday, July 4, 2019 at his home. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 65 years, Wilma R. (Gidcumb) Danneker, on March 22, 2016.      Born August 30, 1929, in Williamsport, he was a son of the late Raymond E. and Lydia I. (Bower) Danneker.      Raymond proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a 1947 graduate of Williamsport High School and attended W.T.I....

     Jeremy L. Patt, 41, of South Williamsport died unexpectedly July 4, 2019 at UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport. He is survived by his loving wife of 12 years, Amy M. (Feist) Patt.      Born on November 26, 1977, in Williamsport he was a son of Joseph L. and Catherine A. (Rice) Patt.      He was a graduate of Williamsport High School and currently worked at Leclerc Foods in Montgomery.      Jeremy could often be found spending...

Stephen "Steve" Roy Lane, 75, of South Williamsport passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 8, 1944, to the late William S. and Bettie (Ritter) Lane. On July 21, 1963, he married Bonnie (Bartholomew) Lane. The two were blessed with a marital union of 56 years. Steve retired from Flow Serve, formerly Anchor Darling Valve, after 35 years of service. Following his retirement, he worked the last...

     On Monday morning, July 1, 2019, Frank Morrone passed from the arms and hearts of his wife and children to the loving arms of God, following a long and courageous battle with Cardiac Amyloidosis.      Born in Sepino, Campobasso, Italy on December 15, 1947, Frank, together with his family, immigrated to the United States at the age of 8, under the sponsorship of his Uncle Frank Morrone, his namesake.  For the next 63 years Frank called Williamsport...

     Bennett Michael Fuller infant son of Daniel R. Fuller and Danielle N. Rogers was born June 28, 2019 in Danville and became an angel in heaven on Saturday June 29, 2019 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He was the little brother of Carson Fuller.        Surviving in addition to his parents and brother are his Maternal grandparents, Jennifer and Eric Rich, of Jersey Shore and Michael Rogers, of Lock Haven; Paternal...

     Kellie L. Hill, 54, of Trout Run died unexpectedly Thursday, June 27, 2019 at home. Surviving is her significant other of 18 years, Walter L. Frey.      Born October 15, 1964 in Williamsport she was a daughter of the late Robert Lee Sr., and Geraldine Elizabeth (Egli) Smith.      Kellie enjoyed being outside, taking great pride in the appearance of her yard and home.  She loved animals, especially her two German shepherds, five cats,...

     Roy L. “Lee” DeRemer, 67, of Williamsport died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 following a courageous battle with cancer at the Gatehouse of Divine Providence Hospital. Surviving is his loving wife Deborah L. “Debbie” (Vanderhoof) DeRemer, who he would have celebrated 33 years with on July 2, 2019.      Born December 25, 1951, in Williamsport he was a son of the late Edgar A. and Tressa A. (Douglass) DeRemer.      Roy...

Robert E. “Bob” Jacobs, 77, of Duboistown died Monday, June 24, 2019, at his home with family members by his side.  He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Nancy K. (Cassarly) Jacobs. He was born October 28, 1941 in Williamsport, a son of the late William F., Sr. and Catherine (Bubb) Jacobs. Bob graduated from South Williamsport High School in 1959 and then went on to serve in the U. S. Navy aboard the USS Midway. He also graduated from Lycoming College and in 2003 retired...

     Julie A. Webster-Starr, 75, of Williamsport, passed away surrounded by family Saturday, June 22, 2019 at the Gatehouse of Divine Providence Hospital.      Born February 18, 1944 in Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late Julian L. and Beatrice M. (Nevill) Webster.      Julie was a graduate of Williamsport High School, a former member of Heavens Angels and was a self-employed day care provider. She was truly a caring and compassionate...

Robert H. “Bob” Murphy, 82, of Williamsport, died peacefully June 22, 2019, at his home. He is survived by his loving wife of 25 years, Dorothy M. (Weaver) Murphy. Born September 14, 1936, in Allenwood, he was a son of the late Robert A. and Kathryn (Shriner) Murphy. Bob was a graduate of Williamsport High School. After graduating, he proudly served his country in the United States Army. Bob began and ended his working career at Alcan Cable as a truck driver, then as a...

Leona R. “Bon” Martinozzi, 83, of Williamsport, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Surviving is her loving husband of 65 years, Fiore M. Martinozzi. Born May 25, 1936, in Bedford, she was a daughter of the late Victor and Nellie (Schilling) Dull. Surviving in addition to her husband are her two sons, Michael W. Martinozzi (Debbie), of Montgomery and Rocco B. Martinozzi (Cheri), of Birdsboro, five grandchildren, Michele, Loni, Abby, Angie,...