Funerals

WEIGLE — William Meirl “Bill” Weigle, 79, of Linden, died Oct. 2, 2025. A funeral service to honor Bill’s life will be held on Friday, Oct. 10, at 11 a.m., at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1730 Four Mile Drive, Williamsport. Burial will follow in Twin Hills Memorial Park. Family and friends will be received at the church on Friday from 9-10:30 a.m.

BINGER — Harry Harold Binger, Jr., 87, of Lock Haven, died Sept. 23, 2025. Family and friends will be celebrating his life at Community Baptist Church at 1853 PA-87, Montoursville, on Friday, Oct. 10, at noon. Friends are invited to call beginning at 11 a.m.

SWEITZER — Lt. Col. Merrill A. Sweitzer, Jr., 90, of Salladasburg, died Oct. 5, 2025. A viewing will be held on Friday, Oct. 10, from 5-7 p.m., at the Frederick B. Welker Funeral Home, Inc., 125 N. Main St., Jersey Shore, Pa. Graveside services will be held at the Oval Cemetery, 6743 PA-44, Jersey Shore, Pa., on Saturday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m., with full military honors conducted by the Jersey Shore Honor Guard. A Celebration of Merrill’s Life will take place at the Family Homestead on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 12-4 p.m.

McCLUSCIK — Anthony S. McCluscik, 70, of Snow Shoe, died Sept. 9, 2025. Visitation will be held on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the Daughenbaugh Funeral Home in Snow Shoe. A funeral service will follow at 12 p.m. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Snow Shoe.

COSTAGLIOLA — Tina Costagliola, 64, of Lock Haven, died Sept. 19, 2025. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Sunday, Oct. 12, from 1-4 p.m., at the Yost Center, 180 Bennage Ave., Lock Haven, Pa. Lunch will be served. Kindly RSVP before Oct. 5 to Tara at 717-332-6985 or Shelly at 570-295-0617.

HAYES — Daniel Hayes, 77, of Lock Haven, died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 11 a.m., at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 3 E. Walnut St., Lock Haven, with a luncheon immediately following.

SMITH — Gerald Hosterman Smith, formerly of Aaronsburg, died Sept. 3, 2025, at The Oaks in Pleasant Gap, Pa. A Celebration of Life will be held at The Oaks in Pleasant Gap, 200 Rachel Drive, on Sunday, Oct. 19, at 2:30 p.m. Gerald will be laid to rest in a private ceremony with military honors in Fairview Cemetery in Millheim.

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

HARRIS — Mary E. Harris, 85, died July 21, 2025. Services are being planned and will be announced at a later date by Frederick B. Welker Funeral Home in Jersey Shore.