OBITS: Sentinel Obituary Abstracts, September 2011, Lewistown, Mifflin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Josie Baughman Copyright 2011. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/mifflin/ _______________________________________________ The Sentinel, September 2011 Obituaries abstracted by Josie Baughman * = deceased Name Amspacker, Gloria J. Age 63 Death Date 9/15/2011 Death Place Burnham, PA Birth Date 9/14/1948 Birth Place Derry Twp., Mifflin Co., PA Father Arthur L. Harpster* Mother Genevie L. (Fultz) Harpster* Spouse Dale W. Amspacker* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/17/2011 Name Auker, Edward Clyde Age 73 Death Date 8/31/2011 Death Place Liverpool, PA Birth Date 9/19/1937 Birth Place Monroe Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father George David Auker* Mother Hazel Mae (Shellenberger) Auker* Spouse Cemetery Richfield Union Cemetery Sentinel 9/12/2011 Name Bailets, Phyllis L. Age 67 Death Date 9/3/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 1/10/1944 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father George Lukens* Mother Irene (Knepp) Lukens* Spouse Irvin B. Bailets* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/5/2011 Name Beckwith, Ronald L. Age 81 Death Date 9/24/2011 Death Place Camp Hill, PA Birth Date 12/7/1929 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Charles E. Beckwith* Mother Bertrice A. (Treaster) Beckwith* Spouse Thelma J. "Betty" (Mowry) Beckwith Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/26/2011 Name Berube, Joseph Age 77 Death Date 9/13/2011 Death Place Milroy, PA Birth Date 9/21/1933 Birth Place Milroy, PA Father George A. Berube* Mother Helen J. (Hile) Berube* Spouse Louella (Heimbaugh) Berube*, Jeannine L. (Casner) Berube Cemetery Woodlawn Cemetery, Milroy Sentinel 9/15/2011 Name Bierly, Roger A. Age 68 Death Date 9/22/2011 Death Place Rebersburg, PA Birth Date 6/1/1943 Birth Place Bellefonte, PA Father Palmer C. Bierly* Mother Kathleen (Burd) Bierly* Spouse Joyce (Groninger) Bierly Cemetery Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg Sentinel 9/24/2011 Name Bitner, W. Curtis Age 67 Death Date 9/22/2011 Death Place Harrisburg, PA Birth Date 6/22/1944 Birth Place Siglerville, PA Father William Arthur Bitner* Mother Mary I. (Riden) Bitner* Spouse Jean (Kline) Bitner Cemetery Sentinel 9/24/2011 Name Booth, William R. Age 89 Death Date 9/12/2011 Death Place McVeytown, PA Birth Date 1/31/1922 Birth Place Mattawana, PA Father Howard J. Booth* Mother Helen (Sayers) Booth* Spouse Cemetery Mattawana Cemetery, McVeytown Sentinel 9/14/2011 Name Bratton, Bryson C. "Beanie" Age 84 Death Date 9/3/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 6/18/1927 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Marshall C. Goodwin* Mother Ruth Brannon (Bratton) Goodwin* Spouse Betty (Kline) Bratton Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/5/2011 Name Bumgardner, James N. "Bummy" Age 64 Death Date 9/14/2011 Death Place Summerdale, PA Birth Date 1/24/1947 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Norman J. Bumgardner* Mother Ida Jane Bumgardner Spouse Arlene (Downer) Bumgardner Cemetery Sentinel 9/17/2011 Name Byler, Levi C. Age 37 Death Date 9/29/2011 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 9/30/2011 Name Clark, Harry Earl Age 89 Death Date 9/27/2011 Death Place Carlisle, PA Birth Date 1/19/1922 Birth Place East Waterford, Juniata Co., PA Father Samuel Clark* Mother Minnie (Love) Clark* Spouse Alma E. (Koons) Clark* Cemetery East Waterford Cemetery Sentinel 9/28/2011 Name Collins, Patrick Charles Age 26 Death Date 9/2/2011 Death Place Yeagertown, PA Birth Date 1/14/1985 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Eugene A. "Butch" Collins* Mother Kimbra L. (Zook) Collins Spouse Cemetery Union Memorial Gardens, Mifflintown Sentinel 9/5/2011 Name Corson, Paul Edward Age 73 Death Date 8/22/2011 Death Place Vancouver, WA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 9/1/2011 Name Croyle, Ronald L. Age 73 Death Date 9/26/2011 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 7/29/1938 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Lewis L. Croyle* Mother Helen (O'Neill) Croyle* Spouse Thelma "Susie" (Yeager) Croyle Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/27/2011 Name Dadisman, Goodloe J. "Buck" Age 85 Death Date 9/22/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 9/26/1925 Birth Place Philippi, WV Father Thomas D. Hughes* Mother Neva G. (Kennedy) Hughes* Spouse Mary Jessalie (Humphreys) Dadisman Cemetery Machpelah Cemetery, Belleville Sentinel 9/24/2011 Name Davis, LeRoy C. Age 67 Death Date 9/17/2011 Death Place Middletown, DE Birth Date 4/11/1944 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Joseph B. Davis* Mother Mary E. (Casner) Davis* Spouse Mary Ann (Dick) Davis Cemetery Gracelawn Memorial Park, New Castle, DE Sentinel 9/22/2011 Name Dickson, Sandra K. Age 58 Death Date 9/3/2011 Death Place Huntingdon, PA Birth Date 4/19/1953 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Harry Frank Casner Mother Raemona Hope (Richardson) Casner Spouse James E. Dickson Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/6/2011 Name Dubendorf, Iris Age 84 Death Date 9/18/2011 Death Place Bellefonte, PA Birth Date 10/9/1926 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Roy B. Rothrock* Mother Lillian (Peris) Rothrock* Spouse Peter C. Dubendorf* Cemetery Private Sentinel 9/22/2011 Name Duncan, Lorrie Gilbert Age 51 Death Date 8/30/2011 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 12/15/1958 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Emroe Gilbert* Mother Joyce (Barger) Gilbert* Spouse Charles E. Duncan* Cemetery Woodlawn Cemetery, Milroy Sentinel 9/3/2011 Name Eby, C. Leonard Age 69 Death Date 9/8/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 6/9/1942 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Charles L. "Chick" Eby* Mother Christiana R. (Derr) Eby* Spouse Barbara (Henry) Eby Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/10/2011 Name Elder, James Allen Age 87 Death Date 9/16/2011 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date 10/31/1923 Birth Place Osceola Mills, PA Father Milton Elder* Mother Alice (Shirk) Elder* Spouse Hilda Jean (Fultz) Elder Cemetery Union Memorial Gardens, Mifflintown Sentinel 9/19/2011 Name Erhard, Harry R. Age 97 Death Date 9/6/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 9/1/1914 Birth Place Centre Hall, PA Father George W. Erhard* Mother Catherine (Raymond) Erhard* Spouse Kathryn P. (Hook) Erhard Cemetery Allensville Presbyterian Cemetery Sentinel 9/8/2011 Name Fisher, Kathryn V. Age 89 Death Date 9/25/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 9/27/1921 Birth Place Granville Twp., Mifflin Co., PA Father Milo C. Leonard* Mother Esther G. (Bradford) Leonard* Spouse E. Clair Fisher* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/28/2011 Name Fisher, Mary M. Age 78 Death Date 9/19/2011 Death Place Rockledge, FL Birth Date 5/5/1933 Birth Place Armagh Twp., Mifflin Co., PA Father Robert S. Fultz* Mother Florence (Goss) Lloyd* Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 9/28/2011 Name Fisher, Walter P. Age Death Date Death Place Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 9/16/2011 Name Gearhart, Kenneth E. Age 63 Death Date 9/12/2011 Death Place Richfield, PA Birth Date 5/21/1948 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Kenneth W. Gearhart* Mother Eunice L. (Flickinger) Gearhart* Spouse Kay D. (Hommel) Gearhart Cemetery Richfield Union Cemetery Sentinel 9/14/2011 Name Glick, Belva A. "Betts" Age 79 Death Date 9/9/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 8/24/1932 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Robert W. Bargo* Mother Evelyn (Buckley) Bargo* Spouse Cemetery Lind Memorial Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 9/10/2011 Name Grassmyer, Beatrice C. Age 86 Death Date 9/20/2011 Death Place Harrisburg, PA Birth Date 12/30/1924 Birth Place Altoona, PA Father Antonio Ceresa* Mother Della (Caputo) Cerasa* Spouse C. Leon Grassmyer Cemetery Mattawana Cemetery, McVeytown Sentinel 9/22/2011 Name Haines, Mary C. Age 88 Death Date 9/19/2011 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 6/29/1923 Birth Place McClure, PA Father Lester Hughes* Mother Florence (Snook) Hughes* Spouse Wilson D. Haines* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/22/2011 Name Haines, Wilfred C. "Will" Age 74 Death Date 9/11/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 9/3/1937 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father William Haines* Mother Helen (Searer) Haines* Spouse Melsa (Campbell) Haines Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/14/2011 Name Haines, William R. "Rick" Age 64 Death Date 9/24/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 5/26/1947 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father William Richard Haines* Mother Catherine (Hocker) Haines* Spouse Ruth E. (Stuter) Haines Cemetery Sentinel 9/26/2011 Name Harper, Edna Celest (Taylor) Messimer Age 70 Death Date 9/9/2011 Death Place Seymour, TX Birth Date 5/9/1941 Birth Place Spruce Hill Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father Harold L. Taylor* Mother Dorothy L. (Haines) Taylor* Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 9/12/2011 Name Henry, Charles Roy Age 81 Death Date 9/5/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 5/27/1930 Birth Place Honey Grove, Juniata Co., PA Father L. Roy Henry* Mother Margaret Ellen (Armstrong) Henry* Spouse Miriam M. (Wagner) Henry* Cemetery Old Church Hill Cemetery, Port Royal Sentinel 9/7/2011 Name Henry, Jaylian Angel Age 0 Death Date 9/26/2011 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 9/28/2011 Birth Place Danville, PA Father Jeffrey Henry Mother Tamara (Liddick) Henry Spouse Cemetery Private Sentinel 9/28/2011 Name Horning, Cletus M. Age 87 Death Date 8/31/2011 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father James Horning* Mother Minnie (Sheesley) Horning* Spouse Laura A. (Burns) Horning Cemetery St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Licking Creek Sentinel 9/2/2011 Name Hostetler, Korie N. Age 57 Death Date 9/19/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Back Mountain Road Cemetery, Milroy Sentinel 9/22/2011 Name Humphries, William G. Age 55 Death Date 9/26/2011 Death Place East Norriton, PA Birth Date 1/27/1956 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father William G. Humphries Mother Peggy P. (Havice) Humphries* Spouse Cemetery Private Sentinel 9/28/2011 Name Imes, Anna B. Age 79 Death Date 9/20/2011 Death Place Harrisburg, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse William D. Imes* Cemetery Sentinel 9/24/2011 Name Jackson, Carol Ann Age 51 Death Date 9/2/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 12/5/1959 Birth Place Father Orlie J. Jackson* Mother Dolores Jackson Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 9/8/2011 Name Kauffman, Catherine V. Age 92 Death Date 9/27/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 5/29/1919 Birth Place Newport, Perry Co., PA Father Alfred Hultzapple* Mother Maltilda (Leinaweaver) Hultzapple* Spouse Samuel G. Kauffman* Cemetery Union Memorial Gardens, Mifflintown Sentinel 9/28/2011 Name Kibe, Melvin E. "Glenn" Age 78 Death Date 9/16/2011 Death Place Milroy, PA Birth Date 7/9/1933 Birth Place Milroy, PA Father Melvin M. Kibe* Mother Anna Willa (Wiemer) Kibe* Spouse Mary M. (Hassinger) Kibe* Cemetery Sentinel 9/19/2011 Name Lanning, Ilse S. Age 86 Death Date 9/5/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 5/25/1925 Birth Place Berlin, Germany Father Wilhelm Lack* Mother Sophie (Dellinger) Lack* Spouse Arthur J. Lanning* Cemetery Private Sentinel 9/8/2011 Name Leonard, Sheldon E. Age 75 Death Date 9/18/2011 Death Place Altoona, PA Birth Date 5/19/1936 Birth Place McAlisterville, PA Father Blaine Leonard* Mother Elsie (Krissinger) Leonard* Spouse Mary (Danish) Leonard Cemetery St. Catherine's Cemetery, Shirleysburg Sentinel 9/20/2011 Name Massie, Louise Harris Age 94 Death Date 8/28/2011 Death Place Arlington, VA Birth Date Birth Place Spotsylvania, PA Father William Overton Harris* Mother Mary Noel (Todd) Harris* Spouse James H. Downing*, J. Quintus Massie* Cemetery Sentinel 9/2/2011 Name Metz, Catherine M. "Kay" Age 95 Death Date 9/9/2011 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 9/3/1916 Birth Place Zieglersville, Montgomery Co., PA Father Harry U. Miller* Mother Adelaide W. (Wagner) Miller* Spouse Harry M. Metz* Cemetery St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Belleville Sentinel 9/12/2011 Name Miller, Roberta D. "Bobbie" Age 86 Death Date 9/24/2011 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date 4/11/1925 Birth Place Tuscarora Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father Mother Josephine T. (Thompson) Shrawder* Spouse Richard E. Miller* Cemetery McCulloch's Mills Cemetery Sentinel 9/26/2011 Name Nulton, Barbara D. Age 50 Death Date 9/19/2011 Death Place East Salem, PA Birth Date 4/22/1961 Birth Place Harrisburg, PA Father David Nulton Mother LaWanda Nulton Spece Spouse Cemetery New Bloomfield Cemetery Sentinel 9/23/2011 Name Pacini, Florence E. Age 90 Death Date 9/27/2011 Death Place Skippack, PA Birth Date 4/19/1921 Birth Place Mount Union, PA Father John Mickley * Mother Mary (Raffin) Mickley* Spouse Joseph S. Bodnar*, John W. Pacini* Cemetery Sentinel 9/30/2011 Name Peachey, Rhoda M. Age 79 Death Date 9/2/2011 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 9/11/1931 Birth Place Strodes Mills, PA Father Frank Stone* Mother Pansy Smith* Spouse Crist Peachey Cemetery Allensville Mennonite Cemetery Sentinel 9/5/2011 Name Peters, Anna C. Age 93 Death Date 9/13/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 6/15/1918 Birth Place Reedsville, PA Father David Geissinger* Mother Francis J. (Miller) Geissinger Potter* Spouse Robert E. Peters* Cemetery Woodlawn Cemetery, Milroy Sentinel 9/15/2011 Name Powell, Darrell E. Age 78 Death Date 9/26/2011 Death Place Elizabethtown, PA Birth Date 1/28/1933 Birth Place Mifflintown, PA Father Norman S. Powell* Mother Laura B. (Lowrey) Powell* Spouse Cemetery Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown Sentinel 9/27/2011 Name Reed, Robert William Age 59 Death Date 9/6/2011 Death Place Rocky Mount, VA Birth Date 3/28/1952 Birth Place Father Robert W. Reed* Mother Grace (Kuhns) Reed Spouse Randa (Harshbarger) Reed Cemetery Sentinel 9/15/2011 Name Reynolds, Betty L. Age 76 Death Date 9/21/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 7/10/1935 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Charles Hockenbrock* Mother Olive (Shirey) Hockenbrock* Spouse Geroge D. Reynolds* Cemetery St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Nook Sentinel 9/23/2011 Name Richard, Norman S. "Abe" Age 87 Death Date 9/20/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 11/15/1923 Birth Place Maitland, PA Father John W. Richard* Mother Nancy S. (Yeater) Richard* Spouse Dorothy J. (Clark) Richard* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/22/2011 Name Riley, Mildred G. Age 87 Death Date 9/6/2011 Death Place Shillington, PA Birth Date 2/11/1924 Birth Place Oliver Twp., Mifflin Co., PA Father Edward Gro* Mother Bella (Stine) Gro* Spouse Eugene A. Riley* Cemetery Private Sentinel 9/8/2011 Name Schmidt, Hazel E. Age 92 Death Date 9/13/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 6/4/1919 Birth Place Orbisonia, PA Father Walter Hoffman* Mother Gertrude (Holden) Hoffman* Spouse John W. Schmidt* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/15/2011 Name Seeger, Richard C. Age 75 Death Date 9/13/2011 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Newport Cemetery Sentinel 9/15/2011 Name Shoemaker, Judith Kay Age 66 Death Date 9/28/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 12/20/1944 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Gilbert Pine* Mother Mildred (Tanner) Pine* Spouse Cemetery Saint Mark's Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 9/29/2011 Name Snyder, Janice A. Age 71 Death Date 9/22/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 7/27/1940 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Joseph Bowersox* Mother Marion (Ninehart) Bowersox* Spouse Oscar C. Snyder* Cemetery Paintersville Cemetery Sentinel 9/23/2011 Name Stephens, Patricia Age 72 Death Date 9/13/2011 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date 8/1/1939 Birth Place East Liverpool, OH Father Robert Simson* Mother Margaret (Sellers) Simson* Spouse Layne Stephens Cemetery Private Sentinel 9/20/2011 Name Terry, Margaret G. Age 90 Death Date 9/10/2001 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 5/18/1921 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Edward Sulouff* Mother Margaret (Seachrist) Sulouff* Spouse Amber T. Terry* Cemetery Mount Rock Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 9/12/2011 Name Towsey, Marian R. Age 85 Death Date 9/12/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 6/10/1925 Birth Place Father James Melvin Houtz* Mother Salina Jane (Guss) Houtz* Spouse Paul D. Towsey Cemetery St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Licking Creek Sentinel 9/14/2011 Name Trutt, Samuel E. Age 63 Death Date 9/26/2011 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 6/8/1948 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Richard Trutt* Mother Ruth (Gordon) Trutt Adams Spouse Mary (Maben) Trutt Cemetery Maitland Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 9/27/2011 Name Varner, William A. Age 57 Death Date 9/14/2011 Death Place State College, PA Birth Date 6/25/1954 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Blair Varner* Mother Grace Varner* Spouse Linda (Greene) Varner* Cemetery Sentinel 9/16/2011 Name Wagner, Andreas Age 47 Death Date 9/3/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 8/10/1964 Birth Place Bensheim, Germany Father Charles F. Wagner Mother Erika (Bohn) Wagner Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 9/5/2011 Name Wagner, Daniel J. Age 80 Death Date 9/3/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 7/20/1931 Birth Place Father John L. Wagner* Mother Zola (Kurtz) Wagner* Spouse Cemetery Private Sentinel 9/8/2011 Name Wingard, Yvonne "Tootie" Age 72 Death Date 9/20/2011 Death Place Myrtle Beach, SC Birth Date 8/18/1939 Birth Place McAlevy's Fort, PA Father Roland Eschenbach* Mother Charlotte (Johnson) Eschenbach* Spouse Arthur L. Ray Cemetery Saint Stephen's Cemetery, McAlevy's Fort Sentinel 9/29/2011 Name Wray, Flettah S. Age 85 Death Date 9/3/2011 Death Place Yeagertown, PA Birth Date 9/10/1925 Birth Place Glen Riddle, PA Father Frank V. Harden* Mother Flettah J. (McClyment) Harden* Spouse Grant Lee Wray* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 9/5/2011 Name Xanthopoulos, Shirley (Saba) Age 80 Death Date 9/12/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 4/27/1931 Birth Place Wilkes-Barre, PA Father Simon P. Saba* Mother Emily (Sapp) Saba* Spouse Cemetery Private Sentinel 9/14/2011 Name Yoder, Dale E. Age 63 Death Date 9/8/2011 Death Place Milroy, PA Birth Date 1/8/1948 Birth Place Milroy, PA Father Lester L. Yoder* Mother Ivalou L. (Snook) Yoder* Spouse Cemetery Woodlawn Cemetery, Milroy Sentinel 9/12/2011 Name Yoder, David B. Age 80 Death Date 9/3/2011 Death Place Reedsville, PA Birth Date 9/6/1930 Birth Place Brown Twp., Mifflin Co., PA Father Jonathan S. Yoder* Mother Franey B. (Byler) Yoder* Spouse Lydia A. (Hostetler) Yoder* Cemetery Amish Cemetery, Winfield Rd., Winfield Sentinel 9/5/2011 Name Yoder, John J. S. Age 85 Death Date 9/28/2011 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 8/7/1926 Birth Place Reedsville, PA Father Christ G. Yoder* Mother Nancy (Speicher) Yoder* Spouse Emma Yoder*, Mary Yoder* Cemetery Green Lane Cemetery, Reedsville Sentinel 9/29/2011