Funerals

MUTHLER — Dorothy L. (Aikey) Muthler, 90, of Lock Haven, died March 9, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 14, at the Helt Funeral Chapel, 232 Hogan Blvd., Mill Hall. Family and friends will be received at the funeral chapel one hour prior to the services. Burial will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Lock Haven.

NICK — Earl Raymond Nick, 87, of Jersey Shore, died March 5, 2025. A memorial service will be held at Lycoming Christian Church in Linden, Pa., on Saturday, March 15. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m., with the memorial service beginning at 2 p.m. Light refreshments will be served following the service. A Celebration of Life service will also be held at St. Elizabeth’s Parish in Smethport, Pa., on Sunday, March 23, from 1-3 p.m.

SMOLKO — Thomas P. Smolko, 86, of Renovo, died March 1, 2025. A viewing will be held on Saturday, March 15, from 10-11 a.m., at Maxwell Funeral Home, 205 Fifth St., Renovo, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 925 Huron Ave., Renovo. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Hyner.

KELLER — Matthew P. Keller, 61, of Mansfield, formerly of Jersey Shore, died March 9, 2025. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, at Rearick Carpenter Funeral Home, 1002 Allegheny St., Jersey Shore, Pa. .

RAINEY — Delores C. Rainey, 80, died Jan. 17, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held on April 26 at Lighthouse Wesleyan Church, 220 High St., Jersey Shore, Pa.

KERSTETTER — Rosemary Kerstetter, 79, of Bellefonte, died March 10, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the farm, 3763 Brush Valley Road, Spring Mills, Pa. Burial services will be held privately at the convenience of the family.

BRININGER — Connie A. (Coder) Brininger, 74, of Snydertown, died Jan. 22, 2025. Her husband, James Brininger, 75, died on March 5, 2025. A Life Celebration for both Connie and James will be held at the Nittany Valley Fire Hall, 5101 Nittany Valley Dr., Lamar, on June 28, 2025, starting at 3 p.m.

STOCUM — Quentin Stocum died Feb. 5, 2025. A tentative date for a Celebration of Life and garden party in Salona is set for Sunday afternoon, June 29.

MacAFEE — Norman H. MacAfee, Jr., 86, of Westport, died Feb. 10, 2025. A memorial service will be announced at a later date.

PATRICK — Albert J. Patrick, Jr., 79, of Mill Hall, died Feb. 10, 2025. A gathering of family and friends will be announced and held at a later date.

RYAN — David Todd Ryan, 64, died Feb. 21, 2025, in Leesburg, Fla. Memorial services will be held at Baldwin Brothers Funeral Home in The Villages, Fla., as well as a Celebration of Life in Lock Haven at a later date.

NOVOSEL — Lois Novosel died on Feb. 22, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held in the fall with inurnment at Jacksonville Cemetery, Bellefonte.