OBITS: Sentinel Obituary Abstracts, December 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, December 2011 Obituaries abstracted by Josie Baughman * = deceased Name Angney, June Age 84 Death Date 12/26/2011 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 6/11/1927 Birth Place Granville, PA Father Lewis George* Mother Bessie (James) George* Spouse Lewis Angney* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 12/28/2011 Name Arnold, Sheldon D. "Jake" Age 71 Death Date 12/4/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 12/2/1940 Birth Place Derry Twp., Mifflin Co., PA Father Fred Arnold* Mother Frances (Muldoon) Arnold* Spouse Sharon (Wray) Arnold* Cemetery Dormantown Lutheran Cemetery Sentinel 12/6/2011 Name Barner, Rosie M. Age 84 Death Date 12/29/2011 Death Place Shippensburg, PA Birth Date 7/28/1927 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Clarence A. Crimmel* Mother Mary Jane (Sourback) Crimmel* Spouse Palmer E. Barner* Cemetery Barner's Cemetery, Liverpool Sentinel 12/31/2011 Name Beaver, Marjorie J. (Stringer) Age 81 Death Date 12/28/2011 Death Place Marysville, PA Birth Date 9/25/1930 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Miles R. Stringer* Mother Edna (Renninger) Stringer* Spouse Norman Alfred Beaver* Cemetery Delaware Run Cemetery, Watsontown Sentinel 12/31/2011 Name Bitting, Clair I. Age 85 Death Date 12/15/2011 Death Place Pine Grove Mills, PA Birth Date 5/5/1926 Birth Place Millerstown, Perry Co., PA Father George Bitting* Mother Orva (Grubb) Bitting* Spouse Thelma J. (Spece) Bitting Cemetery St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Millerstown Sentinel 12/16/2011 Name Bogert, Robert Henry "Bogie" Age 76 Death Date 12/9/2011 Death Place State College, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Graysville Cemetery Sentinel 12/14/2011 Name Brandt, Robert E. "Brandtie" Age 78 Death Date 12/11/2011 Death Place McAlisterville, PA Birth Date 9/10/1933 Birth Place Fayette Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father Elwood O. Brandt* Mother Mae L. (Brown) Brandt* Spouse Rae Anna (Ziegler) Brandt* Cemetery Lost Creek Presbyterian Cemetery, McAlisterville Sentinel 12/13/2011 Name Casner, Henry O. "Duke" Age 79 Death Date 12/14/2011 Death Place State College, PA Birth Date 1/6/1932 Birth Place Harpersville, OH Father Erie J. Casner* Mother Elsie V. (Kumbera) Casner Berryman* Spouse Nancy J. (Brower) Casner Cemetery Private Sentinel 12/15/2011 Name Casner, Rhonda Michelle Age 44 Death Date 12/30/2011 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 12/31/2011 Name Cleck, Shirley R. Age 73 Death Date 11/30/2011 Death Place Hershey, PA Birth Date 4/30/1938 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father William Russell Skipper* Mother Bernice "Daggie" (Seachrist) Hartsock* Spouse Wade H. Cleck Cemetery Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown Sentinel 12/2/2011 Name Collins, Andrew J. Age 85 Death Date 12/7/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 7/29/1926 Birth Place Father George Henry Collins* Mother Mae (Readdy) Collins* Spouse Lena (Spagnoletti) Collins Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 12/9/2011 Name Crosson, Larry L. Age 60 Death Date 12/10/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 9/11/1951 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Thurman R. Crosson* Mother Thelma I. (Donahey) Crosson* Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 12/12/2011 Name Dickson, Richard P. Age 59 Death Date 11/30/2011 Death Place McVeytown, PA Birth Date 1/31/1952 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Paul Dickson Mother Kathryn (Eckhard) Baker Spouse Linda L. (Mumper) Dickson Cemetery Spring Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery, McVeytown Sentinel 12/1/2011 Name Dippery, William F. Age 74 Death Date 12/20/2011 Death Place Hershey, PA Birth Date 5/17/1937 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father William Boyd Dippery* Mother Iva C. (Mitchell) Dippery* Spouse Barbara J. (Mayo) Dippery Cemetery Church Hill Cemetery, Reedsville Sentinel 12/21/2011 Name Ehrisman, John L. Age 71 Death Date 12/9/2011 Death Place Thompsontown, PA Birth Date 10/27/1940 Birth Place Father Banks C. Ehrisman* Mother Grace A. (VanHorn) Ehrisman* Spouse Beverly J. (Spriggle) Ehrisman Cemetery Sentinel 12/20/2011 Name Ernest, Leslie Mark Age 57 Death Date 12/25/2011 Death Place Knoxville, MD Birth Date 8/1/1954 Birth Place Mifflintown, PA Father Max W. Ernest Mother Mary (Bossinger) Ernest Spouse Andrea Joan (Manspeaker) Ernest Cemetery Sentinel 12/29/2011 Name Fisher, Donald W. Age 82 Death Date 12/8/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 9/22/1929 Birth Place Burnham, PA Father Russell W. Fisher* Mother Mabel E. (Warfel) Fisher* Spouse Phyllis I. (Ritter) Fisher Cemetery Black Oak Ridge Cemetery, McClure Sentinel 12/14/2011 Name Fry, Patricia Lou Age 66 Death Date 12/19/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 12/5/1945 Birth Place Lancaster, PA Father Harry K. Filler* Mother Pearl (Henry) Filler* Spouse Albert E. Fry* Cemetery Mount Rock Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 12/20/2011 Name George, Larry Z. Age 68 Death Date 12/16/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 9/14/1943 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Emmett George* Mother Louella (Henry) George* Spouse Mary L. (Fogelman) George Cemetery Private Sentinel 12/17/2011 Name Gilbert, Betty F. Age 75 Death Date 12/23/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 7/10/1936 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Earl R. Brannon* Mother Mary F. (Young) Brannon* Spouse Phillip D. Gilbert* Cemetery Mount Rock Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 12/26/2011 Name Goss, Bertha E. Age 86 Death Date 12/15/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 5/6/1925 Birth Place Beavertown, PA Father John R. Thomas* Mother Beulah Mae (Wright) Thomas* Spouse Clair A. Goss* Cemetery Black Oak Ridge Cemetery, McClure Sentinel 12/17/2011 Name Grove, Wilma "Junie" Age 77 Death Date 12/11/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 8/1/1934 Birth Place Westmoreland Co., PA Father Frank W. Pollock* Mother Irma (Madison) Pollock* Spouse Joseph J. Yoder*, John W. Stover*, Lewis A. "Red" Grove Cemetery Pleasant View Cemetery, Mattawana Sentinel 12/13/2011 Name Haynes, Charles T. "Pap," "Reject" Age 78 Death Date 12/17/2011 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date 5/25/1933 Birth Place Novum, VA Father Roy Jackson Haynes* Mother Lena (McFarland) Haynes Kiser* Spouse Doris Jean (Kirby) Haynes* Cemetery Union Cemetery, Mifflintown Sentinel 12/19/2011 Name Hendricks, Doris M. Age 76 Death Date 11/30/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 3/3/1935 Birth Place Fermanagh Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father Donald C. Frye* Mother Elva Marie (Heaster) Frye* Spouse Lawson E. Hendricks* Cemetery Maitland Church of the Brethren Cemetery Sentinel 12/1/2011 Name Hockenberry, Bruce W. "Elvis" Age 74 Death Date 12/22/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 9/25/1937 Birth Place Turbett Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father Bruce W. Hockenberry* Mother Violet R. (Eby) Hockenberry* Spouse Mary G. (Crozier) Hockenberry*, Betty J. (Nealman) Hockenberry*, Lavonee A. (Baer) Hockenberry Cemetery Private Sentinel 12/24/2011 Name Houtz, Pearl L. Age 90 Death Date 12/11/2011 Death Place Harrisburg, PA Birth Date 9/16/1921 Birth Place Father Emanuel D. Lebkicher* Mother Jennie (Bryner) Lebkicher* Spouse Herman Dean Houtz* Cemetery St. Stephen's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Licking Creek Valley Sentinel 12/13/2011 Name Howell, Patricia J. "G Pat" Age 68 Death Date 12/26/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 2/5/1943 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Robert C. Winters* Mother Alice (Hall) Winters* Spouse Alfred M. Howell Cemetery Mount Rock Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 12/27/2011 Name Jacobs, Evelyn Gertrude Age 97 Death Date 12/10/2011 Death Place Newark, DE Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Harry Jacobs* Cemetery Private Sentinel 12/15/2011 Name Kifer, Ronald Clyde Age 54 Death Date 12/12/2011 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 12/12/1957 Birth Place Huntingdon, PA Father Clyde Kifer* Mother Laura (Campbell) Kifer Spouse Jane (Huey) Kifer Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 12/15/2011 Name King, Edith R. Age 90 Death Date 12/11/2011 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 7/6/1921 Birth Place Allensville, PA Father Harvey Hartzler* Mother Emma (Yoder) Hartzler* Spouse Norman C. King* Cemetery Allensville Mennonite Cemetery Sentinel 12/13/2011 Name King, Roland J. Age 94 Death Date 12/9/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 5/20/1917 Birth Place Parkesburg, Chester Co., PA Father Simon King* Mother Sally (Loar) King* Spouse Mabel A. (Yoder) King* Cemetery Lost Creek Mennonite Church Cemetery, Oakland Mills Sentinel 12/12/2011 Name Kohler, Harry B. Age 82 Death Date 12/29/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 6/19/1929 Birth Place Burnham, PA Father Harry A. Kohler* Mother M. Gertrude (Beers) Kohler* Spouse Margaret L. (Smith) Kohler Cemetery Mattawana Cemetery, McVeytown Sentinel 12/30/2011 Name Krepps, Terry L. Age 53 Death Date 12/28/2011 Death Place Locust Run, PA Birth Date 12/11/1958 Birth Place Derry Twp., Mifflin Co., PA Father Richard Krepps* Mother Faye (Kearns) Krepps* Spouse Ciindy E. (O'Neal) Krepps Cemetery Adams Cemetery, Mifflintown Sentinel 12/29/2001 Name Krout, Martha Louise Age 74 Death Date 12/10/2011 Death Place Chatsworth, GA Birth Date 5/29/1937 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Murray Aumiller* Mother Elsie (Anderson) Aumiller* Spouse Cemetery Murray Memorial Gardens, Murray Co., GA Sentinel 12/12/2011 Name Kuhn, Donald J. Age 71 Death Date 12/26/2011 Death Place McClure, PA Birth Date 1/23/1940 Birth Place Wilmington, DE Father George L. Kuhn* Mother Beatrice (Imhoff) Kuhn* Spouse Rita (Wray) Minium Kuhn Cemetery Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, DE Sentinel 12/28/2011 Name LeCompte, Blanche F. Age 98 Death Date 12/9/2011 Death Place Millsboro, DE Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Lewistown Sentinel 12/15/2011 Name Leitzel, Sara H. (Minium) Age 84 Death Date 12/21/2011 Death Place Richfield, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Percy S. Leitzel* Cemetery Richfield Union Cemetery Sentinel 12/21/2011 Name Lynn, Gertrude L. Age 73 Death Date 12/4/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 12/23/1937 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Charles Wray* Mother Edna (Leister) Wray* Spouse Boyd E. "Pete" Lynn Cemetery Belltown Cemetery Sentinel 12/5/2011 Name Lyter, John W. Age 63 Death Date 12/11/2011 Death Place Millerstown, PA Birth Date 11/15/1948 Birth Place Greenwood Twp., Perry Co., PA Father Roy Curtis Lyter* Mother Margaret Mae (Gelnett) Lyter* Spouse Linda L. (Arnold) Kuhn Cemetery Private Sentinel 12/13/2011 Name Marks, Darlington F. "Hank" Age 91 Death Date 12/16/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 4/18/1920 Birth Place Father Franklin L. Marks* Mother E. Alberta (Will) Marks* Spouse Dorothy (Eward) Marks Cemetery Birch Hill Cemetery, Burnham Sentinel 12/19/2011 Name McCardle, Travis A. Age 32 Death Date 11/29/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 3/8/1979 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Kevin R. McCardle Mother Andrea M. (Moist) McCardle Spouse Cemetery Private Sentinel 12/1/2011 Name Michael Berryman, David Age 59 Death Date 12/21/2011 Death Place Harrisburg, PA Birth Date 4/18/1952 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Glenn E. Berryman* Mother Mary Thelma (McMillin) Berryman Spouse Cemetery Mt. Moriah Cemetery Sentinel 12/24/2011 Name Page, Elwood C. Age 89 Death Date 12/12/2011 Death Place Sunbury, PA Birth Date 10/27/1922 Birth Place Arch Rock, PA Father Hugh H. Page* Mother Margaret (Whistler) Page* Spouse Evelyn (Drolsbaugh) Page* Cemetery McCullogh's Mills Cemetery,Tuscarora Twp., Juniata Co. Sentinel 12/14/2011 Name Peachey, Annie M. Age 73 Death Date 12/30/2011 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 12/31/2011 Name Peachey, Bernice M. "Bunny" Age 73 Death Date 12/13/2011 Death Place Osteen, FL Birth Date 3/20/1938 Birth Place Castine, ME Father Wilbur Gray* Mother Effie Gray* Spouse Samuel W. Peachey Cemetery Castine, ME Sentinel 12/15/2011 Name Powell, Gary D. Age 58 Death Date 11/30/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 5/6/1953 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Lewis G. Powell* Mother Thelma (Knable) Powell* Spouse Sandra (Vanhorn) Powell* Cemetery Birch Hill Cemetery, Burnham Sentinel 12/2/2011 Name Powell, Marlin M. Age 87 Death Date 12/17/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 12/21/1923 Birth Place Burnham, PA Father Herman S. Powell* Mother Jennie Mae (Summers) Powell* Spouse Harriet L. (Swisher) Powell* Cemetery Lind Memorial Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 12/19/2011 Name Rios, Luis Angel Reyes Age 53 Death Date 12/17/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 12/19/2011 Name Rodgers, Daryl Helen Age 87 Death Date 12/4/2011 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date 2/28/1924 Birth Place Three Springs, PA Father John E. Berryman* Mother Nell (Norris) Berryman* Spouse Harry Lewis Rodgers* Cemetery St. Mark's Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 12/6/2011 Name Saylor, Ruth R. Age 94 Death Date 12/1/2011 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date 12/28/1916 Birth Place Milford Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father William A. Saylor* Mother Ida V. (Dowling) Saylor* Spouse Cemetery Westminster Presbyterian Cemetery, Mifflintown Sentinel 12/2/2011 Name Sellers, Ruth E. Age 87 Death Date 12/23/2011 Death Place Thompsontown, PA Birth Date 5/16/1924 Birth Place Harrisburg, PA Father Banks N. Keller* Mother Minnie M. (Bossler) Keller* Spouse John W. Sellers* Cemetery East Salem Cemetery Sentinel 12/24/2011 Name Sharadin, Harold "Doc" Age 88 Death Date 12/17/2011 Death Place Houston, TX Birth Date Birth Place Chambersburg, PA Father Abraham Sharadin* Mother Georgena (McHenry) Sharadin* Spouse Sara (Yoder) Sharadin* Cemetery Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville Sentinel 12/20/2011 Name Sheaffer, Donald "Dud" Age 73 Death Date 12/11/2011 Death Place Mexico Heights, Mifflintown, PA Birth Date 5/26/1938 Birth Place Ickesburg, PA Father Robert L. Sheaffer* Mother Tillie M. (Strawser) Sheaffer* Spouse Ruth A. (Jones) Sheaffer Cemetery Locust Run Cemetery Sentinel 12/12/2011 Name Shields, Luther J. Age 73 Death Date 12/27/2011 Death Place Huntingdon, PA Birth Date 7/4/1938 Birth Place Germany Valley, Shirley Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA Father Luther J. Shields* Mother Lecada (Duffy) Shields* Spouse Carol (Moffett) Shields Cemetery Haven Rest Memorial Park, Shirleysburg Sentinel 12/29/2011 Name Shirk, Gary A. Age 67 Death Date 12/22/2011 Death Place Thompsontown, PA Birth Date 1/23/1944 Birth Place Walker Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father Boyd Richard Shirk* Mother Nora (Boop) Shirk* Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 12/24/2011 Name Smith, Randy C. Age 61 Death Date 12/25/2011 Death Place Mifflintown, PA Birth Date 7/20/1950 Birth Place Derry Twp., Mifflin Co., PA Father George R. "Dick" Smith* Mother Edith P. (Stoner) Smith* Spouse Cemetery Union Memorial Gardens, Mifflintown Sentinel 12/28/2011 Name Snook, Regis I. Age 80 Death Date 12/1/2011 Death Place Marietta, GA Birth Date 5/20/1931 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Nolan Musser* Mother Pauline (Woodling) Musser* Spouse George B. Snook* Cemetery Lincoln Chapel Cemetery, Laurelton Sentinel 12/5/2011 Name Spade, Marlin E. "Gene" Age 70 Death Date 12/5/2011 Death Place Richfield, PA Birth Date 10/9/1941 Birth Place Fayette Twp., Juniata Co., PA Father Marlin A. Spade* Mother Dorothy A. (Minium) Spade* Spouse Cemetery Private Sentinel 12/6/2011 Name Stimely, Robert L. Age 73 Death Date 11/29/2011 Death Place Harrisburg, PA Birth Date 2/1/1938 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Roy B. "Pap" Stimely* Mother Martha (Decker) Stimely* Spouse Betty (Shearer) Stimely Cemetery Lind Memorial Cemetery, Lewistown Sentinel 12/1/2011 Name Stoltzfus, David Y. Age 89 Death Date 12/19/2011 Death Place Narvon, PA Birth Date Birth Place Lancaster County, PA Father Enos B. Stoltzfus* Mother Annie (Yoder) Stoltzfus* Spouse Cemetery Conestoga Mennonite Cemetery Sentinel 12/20/2011 Name Stydinger, Derek R. Age Death Date 11/30/2011 Death Place Belleville, PA Birth Date Birth Place Father Mother Spouse Cemetery Sentinel 12/2/2011 Name Swartz, Brenda J. Age 63 Death Date 12/23/2011 Death Place Burnham, PA Birth Date 4/20/1948 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father George W. Specht* Mother Thelma M. (Lukens) Specht* Spouse Donald E. Swartz Cemetery Sentinel 12/24/2011 Name Thomas, Rose I. Age 97 Death Date 12/24/2011 Death Place Clarksburg, MD Birth Date 7/27/1914 Birth Place Robertsdale, PA Father James Milford Cowan* Mother Margaret (O'Rourke) Cowan* Spouse Wilbur M. Thomas* Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 12/27/2011 Name Ulrich, Brian K. Age 44 Death Date 12/9/2011 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date 6/3/1967 Birth Place Lewisburg, PA Father Donald W. Ulrich* Mother Erma F. (Mohr) Ulrich Spouse Angela M. Green Cemetery McClure Union Cemetery Sentinel 12/12/2011 Name Weyant, Harry D. Age 65 Death Date 12/29/2011 Death Place Reedsville, PA Birth Date 12/15/1946 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Richard E. Smith (adoptive father)* Mother Anna Mary (King) Smith (adoptive mother) Spouse Darlis A. (Knepp) Weyant Cemetery St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Belleville Sentinel 12/31/2011 Name Wheeler, J. Arlene Age 86 Death Date 12/10/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 12/17/1924 Birth Place Lewistown, PA Father Clayton P. Kreps* Mother Julia (Muthersbaugh) Kreps* Spouse James R. Wheeler Cemetery Juniata Memorial Park, Lewistown Sentinel 12/12/2011 Name Wright, Robert A. Age 64 Death Date 12/19/2011 Death Place Altoona, PA Birth Date 3/28/1947 Birth Place Derry Twp., Mifflin Co., PA Father Harold W. Wright* Mother June E. L. (Knepp) Wright* Spouse Molly (Callahan) Wright Cemetery Samuel's Church Cemetery, McClure Sentinel 12/20/2011 Name Wyland, Raymond V. "Chappy" Age 69 Death Date 12/13/2011 Death Place Lewistown, PA Birth Date 4/10/1942 Birth Place Reedsville, PA Father Charles P. Wyland* Mother Stella (Johnson) Wyland* Spouse Irene M. (Sunderland) Wyland* Cemetery St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Belleville Sentinel 12/15/2011 Name Yoder, Benjamin C. Age 76 Death Date 12/23/2011 Death Place Danville, PA Birth Date Birth Place Wayne Co., OH Father Christian D. Yoder* Mother Mary (Troyer) Yoder* Spouse Annie S. Yoder* Cemetery Green Lane Cemetery, Reedsville Sentinel 12/26/2011 Name Yoder, Janet T. Age 86 Death Date 12/11/2011 Death Place Mifflin, PA Birth Date 12/7/1925 Birth Place Tyrone, PA Father Banks S. Troxell* Mother Verna E. (Kline) Troxell* Spouse Charles Z. Yoder* Cemetery Sentinel 12/13/2011