Funerals

KLARAS — Nick E. Klaras, 98, of Lock Haven, has died. A short viewing will begin at 12 p.m., followed by a Greek Orthodox funeral service at 12:30 p.m. today at the Helt Funeral Chapel, 232 Hogan Blvd., Mill Hall. Interment will be at Highland Cemetery.

BLAIR — Don G. Blair, Jr., 70, of Howard, died Oct. 10, 2025. Family and friends will be received on Friday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the J. K. Yearick Center, (Howard fire hall), 341 Walnut St., Howard, Pa. A memorial service will begin at noon. Burial will be private at a later date.

HAYES — Daniel Hayes, 77, of Lock Haven, died 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.