OBITS: Sentinel Obituary Abstracts, November 2009, Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Josie Baughman Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/mifflin/ _______________________________________________ The Sentinel, November 2009 Obituaries abstracted by Josie Baughman * = deceased Name Brosius, Julia C. Age 97 Death Date 10/31/2009 Death Place Elizabethtown, PA Birth Date 8/28/1912 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Nevin F. Gutshall* Mother Sarah Mae (Kline) Gutshall* Spouse Alfred H. Brosius* Cemetery Mount Rock Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 11/3/2009 Name Baker, Richard E. Age 60 Death Date 11/8/2009 Death Place Reedsville, PA Birth Date 6/1/1949 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Richard R. Baker* Mother Janet (Zeiders) Baker Spouse RuthAnn (Ferguson) Baker Cemetery Birch Hill Cemetery, Burnham Sentinel 11/11/2009 Name Barnett, Donna K. Age 66 Death Date 11/20/2009 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 11/21/1942 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Lloyd Eisenhart* Mother Faith (Friskey) Eisenhart* Spouse W. Michael Barnett Cemetery Private Sentinel 11/21/2009 Name Barton, Paul R. Age 71 Death Date 11/8/2009 Death Place Memphis, TN Birth Date 11/27/1937 Birth Place Juniata County, PA Father Chester Barton* Mother Bessie (Groninger) Barton* Spouse Bonnie (Shatto) Barton* Cemetery Bloomfield Cemetery, New Bloomfield Sentinel 11/12/2009 Name Bender, William D. Age 60 Death Date 11/12/2009 Death Place Harrisburg, PA Birth Date 10/22/1949 Birth Place Van Wert, PA Father Raymond S. Bender* Mother Mary E. (Speece) Bender* Spouse Cemetery Private Sentinel 11/14/2009 Name Benfer, Thomas C. "Benny" Age 60 Death Date 11/25/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 6/9/1949 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Guy Abie Benfer* Mother mary E. (Rake) Benfer* Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 11/27/2009 Name Bleacher, Norman L. Age 48 Death Date 11/1/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 11/7/2009 Name Boldowsky, Wayne J. Age 70 Death Date 11/20/2009 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 11/23/2009 Name Boozer, Grant W. Age 58 Death Date 11/28/2009 Death Place State College, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Reformed and Lutheran Cemetery, Centre Hall Sentinel 11/30/2009 Name Burke, Christopher S. Age 38 Death Date 11/5/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 11/5/1971 Birth Place Washington, PA Father Stephen C. Burke Mother Dorothy M. (Fye) Burke Spouse Cemetery St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 11/7/2009 Name Burkholder, Troy A. Age 82 Death Date 11/20/2009 Death Place Carlisle, PA Birth Date 6/20/1927 Birth Place Milroy, PA Father Albert Burkholder* Mother Hattie (Workinger) Burkholder* Spouse Mary Ann (Brubaker) Burkholder* Cemetery Union Memorial Gardens, Mifflintown Sentinel 11/23/2009 Name Carter, Marian A. Age 81 Death Date 11/26/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 12/24/1927 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Thomas D. Palm* Mother Ruth (Shields) Palm* Spouse Clarence E. Carter* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 11/27/2009 Name Corkins, Harry G. "Glenn" Age 91 Death Date 11/4/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 5/14/1918 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Harry G. Corkins* Mother Elizabeth (Bupp) Corkins* Spouse Judy (Kochenderfer) Corkins Cemetery Mount Rock Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 11/5/2009 Name Dean, Richard L. Age 77 Death Date 11/13/2009 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 2/8/1932 Birth Place Belleville, PA Father Homer Dean* Mother Orpha (Klinger) Dean* Spouse Cemetery Church Hill Cemetery, Reedsville Sentinel 11/16/2009 Name Eckenroth, Mamie M. Age 85 Death Date 11/4/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 6/28/1924 Birth Place Berks County, PA Father Howard Eckenroth* Mother Carrie (Hemminger) Eckenroth* Spouse Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 11/6/2009 Name Etters, Sylvia Mae Age 65 Death Date 11/14/2009 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 1/4/1944 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father John Ellsworth Fye* Mother Nellie Dorcas (McMillin) Fye* Spouse Joseph B. Etters Cemetery Alfarata Lutheran Cemetery Sentinel 11/17/2009 Name Farrell, Betty J. Age 82 Death Date 11/3/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 4/4/1927 Birth Place Milroy, PA Father Jesse B. Fultz* Mother Margaret (Ritter) Fultz* Spouse Morris R. Farrell* Cemetery Birch Hill Cemetery, Burnham Sentinel 11/5/2009 Name Fosselman, William A. Age 78 Death Date 11/6/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 4/24/1931 Birth Place Fayette Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father Maxwell Fosselman* Mother Lula M. (Hoffman) Fosselman* Spouse Martha A. (Mengle) Fosselman Cemetery Richfield Union Cemetery, Richfield Sentinel 11/9/2009 Name Fultz, William F. Age 47 Death Date 11/1/2009 Death Place Granville, PA Birth Date 12/14/1961 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father William F. Fultz Mother Alice J. (Young) Fultz Spouse Cemetery Union Memorial Gardens, Mifflintown Sentinel 11/5/2009 Name Gahagan, Catherine C. Age 88 Death Date 11/9/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 3/14/1921 Birth Place Milroy, PA Father William Wesley Carter* Mother Clara (O'Donnell) Carter* Spouse James Patrick Gahagan* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 11/13/2009 Name Gers, Honey Age 88 Death Date 11/24/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 9/11/1921 Birth Place Three Springs, Huntingdon Co., PA Father Mother Marie (Smith) Folk* Spouse Frederick L. Gers Cemetery Gers Family Cemetery at Desfurest Sentinel 11/25/2009 Name Glass, Jane E. Age 92 Death Date 10/31/2009 Death Place Milroy, PA Birth Date 11/13/1916 Birth Place Milroy, PA Father Olivver A. Shank* Mother Florence C. (Baker) Shank* Spouse S. Harris Wagner*, Gardner James Glass Cemetery Salem Cemtery, Siglerville Sentinel 11/2/2009 Name Glick, Thelma Age 95 Death Date 11/20/2009 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 3/20/1914 Birth Place Belleville, PA Father John W. Stoltzfus* Mother Annie B. (Zook) Stoltzfus* Spouse Elam H. Glick* Cemetery Locust Grove Cemetery, Belleville Sentinel 11/23/2009 Name Grassmyer, Sharon S. Age 64 Death Date 11/17/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 3/12/1945 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Richard R. Stuck* Mother Marie K. (Harshbarger) Stuck* Spouse William M. Habbershon*, Glenn E. Grassmyer* Cemetery Pine Glen Church of the Brethren Cemetery Sentinel 11/19/2009 Name Griebel, Eleanor (Gilson) Age 90 Death Date 11/8/2009 Death Place Reedsville, PA Birth Date 10/27/1919 Birth Place Port Royal, PA Father Guy Gilson* Mother Nellie (Weimer) Gilson* Spouse George W. Griebel* Cemetery Old Church Hill Cemetery, Port Royal Sentinel 11/10/2009 Name Guise, Catherine Winifred Semler Age 95 Death Date 11/3/2009 Death Place Littlestown, PA Birth Date 9/19/1914 Birth Place Hagerstown, MD Father Edward Semler* Mother Winifred (Keegan) Semler* Spouse Jacob "Ray" Guise* Cemetery Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg Sentinel 11/5/2009 Name Henry, James W. Age 75 Death Date 11/8/2009 Death Place Port Royal, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Lost Creek Mennonite Cemetery, Oakland Mills Sentinel 11/10/2009 Name High, John N. Age 78 Death Date 11/12/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 11/14/2009 Name Hoffman, Clare U. Age 90 Death Date 11/2/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 1/4/1919 Birth Place Portage, PA Father Edward Z. Utts* Mother Ruth (Simm) Utts* Spouse Richard G. Hoffman* Cemetery Birch Hill Cemetery, Burnham Sentinel 11/4/2009 Name Hostetler, Soloman Age 60 Death Date 11/1/2009 Death Place Milroy, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 11/3/2009 Name Klose, Richard L. Age 69 Death Date 11/19/2009 Death Place Mifflinburg, PA Birth Date 12/20/1939 Birth Place Sunbury, PA Father Edgar Klose* Mother Mary Ellen (Swanger) Klose* Spouse Sandra S. (Kiing) Klose Cemetery Cedar Hill Cemetery, Beavertown Sentinel 11/20/2009 Name Levin, Norman Lewis Age Death Date 11/21/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 12/11/1924 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Harry Levin* Mother Lena (Krentzman) Levin* Spouse Dorothy (Herbster) Levin* Cemetery Sentinel 11/23/2009 Name Leyder, Mark E. Age 40 Death Date 11/9/2009 Death Place Richfield, PA Birth Date 9/23/1969 Birth Place Sunbury, Northumberland Co., PA Father D. Eugene Leyder Mother Linda M. (Shrawder) Leyder Spouse Cemetery Private Sentinel 11/11/2009 Name Little, Brenda K. Age Death Date 11/20/2009 Death Place Reedsville, PA Birth Date 3/20/1949 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father R. Clyde Wagner* Mother Mildred A. (Specht) Wagner* Spouse Sherman L. Little Cemetery Private Sentinel 11/23/2009 Name McKnight, Dennis W. Age 57 Death Date 11/26/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 11/16/1952 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father David W. McKnight* Mother Gladys M. (Harbst) McKnight Spouse Carolyn S. (Shumaker) McKnight Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 11/28/2009 Name McLucas, George H. Age 87 Death Date 11/5/2009 Death Place Burnham, PA Birth Date 10/2/1922 Birth Place Franklin County, PA Father Andrew McLucas* Mother Annie (Hann) McLucas* Spouse Anna Mary (Ross) McLucas* Cemetery Birch Hill Cemetery, Burnham Sentinel 11/7/2009 Name Miller, George A. Age 92 Death Date 11/23/2009 Death Place Hollidaysburg, PA Birth Date 4/21/1917 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Adam Miller* Mother Nellie B. (Eyster) Miller* Spouse Helena M. (Coffin) Miller* Cemetery Sentinel 11/27/2009 Name Minck, Steven P. Age 53 Death Date 11/23/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 10/9/1956 Birth Place Weehawken, NJ Father Kenneth Minck* Mother Rosemarie Nigrelli* Spouse Connie (Fowler) Minck Cemetery Private Sentinel 11/24/2009 Name Monroe, Frank O. Age 74 Death Date 11/23/2009 Death Place Springfield Twp., Bradford Co., PA Birth Date 9/8/1935 Birth Place Southdale, PA Father Seymour Monroe* Mother Merle (Goodman) Monroe* Spouse Hildegard (Brandner) Monroe Cemetery Wetona Cemetery, Troy Sentinel 11/25/2009 Name Murphy, William A. Age 57 Death Date 11/1/2009 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 3/30/1952 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father James C. Murphy* Mother Sara (Barth) Murphy* Spouse Cemetery Maitland Cemetery Sentinel 11/4/2009 Name Nace, Jim Age 55 Death Date 11/11/2009 Death Place Thompsontown, PA Birth Date 3/20/1954 Birth Place Derry Twp., Mifflin County, PA Father Herbert Nace* Mother Cora (Ehrenzeller) Nace* Spouse Chrystal A. (Womer) Nace Cemetery Private Sentinel 11/12/2009 Name Ocker, Barbara G. Age 68 Death Date 11/13/2009 Death Place Beaver Springs, PA Birth Date 8/18/1941 Birth Place Mahoning Twp., Montour Co., PA Father H. Carson Ocker* Mother Miriam E. (Fleming) Ocker* Spouse Cemetery Adamsburg Cemetery, Beaver Springs Sentinel 11/16/2009 Name Pitzer, George William Age 84 Death Date 11/16/2009 Death Place Reedsville, PA Birth Date 10/4/1925 Birth Place Milroy, PA Father Homer S. Pitzer* Mother Marion Pitzer* Spouse Jane H. Pitzer* Cemetery Birch Hill Cemetery, Burnham Sentinel 11/17/2009 Name Poorman, John I. Age 75 Death Date 11/20/2009 Death Place State College, PA Birth Date 4/6/1934 Birth Place Marion Twp., Centre Co., PA Father Yarnell D. Poorman* Mother Helen S. (Lucas) Poorman* Spouse Lois M. (Stover) Poorman Cemetery Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Aaronsburg Sentinel 11/23/2009 Name Reitz, Harry Merle Age 86 Death Date 11/17/2009 Death Place State College, PA Birth Date 7/26/1923 Birth Place Burnham, PA Father Earl F. Reitz* Mother Charlotte (Snavely) Reitz* Spouse Ruth Mardine (Esworthy) Reitz* Cemetery Lind Memorial Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 11/19/2009 Name Rissinger, Shirley F. Age 79 Death Date 11/2/2009 Death Place Harrisburg, PA Birth Date 2/1/1930 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Milford Fisher* Mother Elizabeth (Wike) Fisher* Spouse Robert William Rissinger Cemetery Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg Sentinel 11/5/2009 Name Rits, Edgar H. Age 74 Death Date 11/25/2009 Death Place Honey Grove, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 11/28/2009 Name Rome, Richard C. Age 78 Death Date 11/26/2009 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 6/13/1931 Birth Place Pittsburgh, PA Father Henry C. Rome* Mother Sarah (Young) Rome* Spouse Patricia A. (Cavanaugh) Rome* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 11/28/2009 Name Rowe, Mary M. Age 82 Death Date 11/22/2009 Death Place Mexico, PA Birth Date 4/11/1927 Birth Place Mexico, PA Father John W. Rowe* Mother Mildred E. (Bookwalter) Rowe* Spouse Cemetery St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mifflintown Sentinel 11/23/2009 Name Royer, Betty A. Age 72 Death Date 11/12/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 11/29/1936 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Jesse Lepley* Mother Anna (Brasko) Lepley* Spouse James P.Royer Cemetery Lind Memorial Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 11/14/2009 Name Saner, Anna M. Age 95 Death Date 11/16/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 10/13/2009 Birth Place Fayette Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father Clayton H. Lauver* Mother Minnie (Brubaker) Lauver* Spouse C. Clair Saner* Cemetery Lost Creek Mennonite Cemetery, Oakland Mills Sentinel 11/18/2009 Name Shaffer, David J. Age 43 Death Date 11/15/2009 Death Place Hershey, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 11/16/2009 Name Sheaffer, Harry L. Age 71 Death Date 11/6/2009 Death Place Port Royal, PA Birth Date 4/27/1938 Birth Place Perry County, PA Father Harry T. Sheaffer* Mother Ruth E. (Whitesel) Sheaffer* Spouse Cemetery Concord Union Cemetery Sentinel 11/7/2009 Name Smith, Ruth A. Age 78 Death Date 11/27/2009 Death Place Granville, PA Birth Date 2/26/1931 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Robert R. Cowan* Mother Margaret (Heffner) Cowan* Spouse John P. Smith Cemetery Maitland Church of the Brethren Cemetery Sentinel 11/28/2009 Name Smoker, Tracy A. (Specht) Age 47 Death Date 11/12/2009 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 4/6/1962 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Paul Specht Mother Polli (Zook) Specht Spouse Cemetery St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Belleville Sentinel 11/14/2009 Name Spriggle, Russell S. Age 60 Death Date 11/4/2009 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 6/16/1949 Birth Place Northumberland County, PA Father Palmer E. Spriggle* Mother Myra M. (Gill) Spriggle* Spouse Virginia A. (Gilligbauer) Spriggle Cemetery Paxtonville Cemetery Sentinel 11/6/2009 Name Sunderland, Annabelle L. Age 96 Death Date 10/31/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 9/16/1913 Birth Place Neelyton, PA Father Samuel Gill* Mother Amanda (Fogle) Gill* Spouse Donald J. Sunderland* Cemetery Wayne United Methodist Church Cemetery Sentinel 11/2/2009 Name Sunderland, Robert Lee Age 62 Death Date 11/10/2009 Death Place Ocala, FL Birth Date 12:00:00 AM Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Joseph Sunderland* Mother Tressie Sunderland Spouse Carol L. Sunderland Cemetery Good Shepherd Memorial Gardens, Ocala, FL Sentinel 11/13/2009 Name Swarey, Fannie H. Age 73 Death Date 11/26/2009 Death Place Allensville, PA Birth Date 3/10/1936 Birth Place Allensville, PA Father Noah L. Peachey* Mother Hettie M. Yoder* Spouse Shem O. Swarey Cemetery Allensville Amish Mennonite Cemetery Sentinel 11/28/2009 Name Tabb, Joseph R. Age 85 Death Date 11/12/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 11/30/1923 Birth Place Mifflin, PA Father James R. Tabb* Mother Ethel M. (Crisswell) Tabb* Spouse Sarah J. (Guss) Tabb Cemetery St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Mifflintown Sentinel 11/13/2009 Name Treaster, James N. "Jack" Age 79 Death Date 11/24/2009 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 5/19/1930 Birth Place Milroy, PA Father Lewis Holmes Treaster* Mother Grace L. (Kerstetter) Treaster* Spouse Mildred L. (Goss) Treaster* Cemetery Church Hill Cemetery, Reedsville Sentinel 11/27/2009 Name Wagner, Grace Age 78 Death Date 11/10/2009 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 6/23/1931 Birth Place Milroy, PA Father Wilbur Herman Snook* Mother Mary M. (McCool) Snook* Spouse Albert E. Wagner Cemetery Salem Cemtery, Siglerville Sentinel 11/12/2009 Name Walk, Frank S. Age Death Date 10/27/2009 Death Place Phoenix, AZ Birth Date Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Frank Walk* Mother Emory Walk* Spouse Carlie Walk* Cemetery Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery Sentinel 11/2/2009 Name Warntz, Richard E. Age 76 Death Date 11/10/2009 Death Place New Oxford, PA Birth Date 8/30/1933 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Edward Warntz* Mother Minnie (Ditty) Warntz Moyer* Spouse Janice E. (Amspacker) Warntz* Cemetery Mt. Laurel Cemetery, Piketown Sentinel 11/11/2009 Name Watts, Fred P. Age 78 Death Date 11/9/2009 Death Place Hummels Warf, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 11/11/2009 Name Weaver, Rachel Margaret Age 75 Death Date 11/27/2009 Death Place Lancaster, PA Birth Date Birth Place Port Royal, PA Father Daniel G. Brackbill* Mother Myrtle E. (Smith) Brackbill* Spouse Lowell E. Weaver Cemetery Old Church Hill Cemetery, Port Royal Sentinel 11/30/2009 Name Wert, Debra D. Age 52 Death Date 11/23/2009 Death Place Port Royal, PA Birth Date 10/28/1957 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Ralph Ritzmen Mother Esther C. (Kipp) Ritzman Spouse William C. Wert Cemetery Old Church Hill Cemetery, Port Royal Sentinel 11/25/2009 Name Wray, Barbara Ellen Age 71 Death Date 11/6/2009 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 9/29/1938 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Raymond Wilt* Mother Maxine (Hubler) Wilt* Spouse Glen E. Wray* Cemetery Dormantown Cemetery, McClure Sentinel 11/9/2009 Name Yoder, Newton J. Age 88 Death Date 11/9/2009 Death Place Mount Joy, PA Birth Date Birth Place Belleville, PA Father Jonas R. Yoder* Mother Elizabeth (Sommers) Yoder* Spouse Mary (Yoder) Yoder Cemetery Millport Mennonite Church Cemetery, Leola Sentinel 11/11/2009 Name Zimmerman, Pearl C. Age 94 Death Date 10/30/2009 Death Place Lancaster, PA Birth Date 3/29/1905 Birth Place East Waterford, PA Father Maurice E.Lauver* Mother Daisy (Brubaker) Lauver* Spouse Earl R. Zimmerman* Cemetery Conestoga Memorial Park Sentinel 11/4/2009 Name Zook, L. Ursula Age 82 Death Date 11/23/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 6/20/1927 Birth Place Memel, Lithuania Father Mother Spouse Urie J. Zook* Cemetery Belleville Lutheran Cemetery Sentinel 11/24/2009 Name Zook, Warren K. Age 98 Death Date 11/2/2009 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 6/27/1911 Birth Place Port Royal, PA Father Harry Zook* Mother Mary (Kelly) Zook* Spouse Berniece (Bashore) Zook* Cemetery Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown Sentinel 11/3/2009