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STOUT — Harry W. Stout, III, 91, of Mill Hall, died Aug. 8, 2026. Family and friends will be received this afternoon from 3-5 p.m. at Tri County Church, 205 Main St., Mill Hall. A funeral service will follow, beginning at 5 p.m. Private burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Mill Hall, Pa. LARSON — Dana J. Larson, 78, of Swissdale, died Aug. 5, 2026. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, Aug. 14, at 6 p.m., at Donald G. Walker Funeral Home, Inc., 231 High St., Flemington. BONSON — William F. Bonson, Jr., 76, formerly of Spring Mills, died Aug. 10, 2026. Family and friends ...

Paul Travis Markert

Paul Travis Markert, 50, of Mill Hall, passed away Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, at home. Born Aug. 15, 1975, he was the son of Gary R. and Estella (Raemsch) Markert who survive in Jersey Shore. Paul was a 1993 graduate of Bucktail High School. He then entered the United States Air Force, ...

William F. Bonson, Jr.

William F. Bonson, Jr., 76, formerly of Spring Mills, passed away Monday, Aug. 10, 2026, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born Feb. 22, 1950, in Reedsville, Bill was a son of the late William F. Bonson, Sr. and Hazel L. Warner. He was a 1968 graduate of Penns Valley Area High School. Bill is survived by four siblings, Carol Bonson, of Virginia, Charles Bonson and Lisa Bonson, both of Spring Mills, and Timothy Bonson (Patti), of Coburn. Also surviving is his nephew, Clinton T. Bonson, of San Antonio, Texas, and his children, Emma H. Bonson and Corbin M. Bonson; two nieces, ...

John E. ‘Jim’ Strouse, Jr.

John E. “Jim” Strouse, Jr., 83, of Spring Mills, died Aug. 8, 2026. Arrangements are being handled by the Steven R. Neff Funeral Home in Millheim. www.stevenrnefffuneralhome.com.

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ETTERS — Kenneth E. Etters, 68, of Howard, died Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. A visitation will be held today from 10-11 a.m. followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at the Fairview Church, 1399 Curtin Hollow Road, Howard. STOUT — Harry W. Stout, III, 91, of Mill Hall, died Aug. 8, 2026. Family and friends will be received on Thursday, Aug. 13, from 3-5 p.m., at Tri County Church, 205 Main St., Mill Hall. A funeral service will follow, beginning at 5 p.m. Private burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Mill Hall, Pa. LARSON — Dana J. Larson, 78, of Swissdale, died Aug. 5, 2026. A ...

Dennis ‘Denny’ Lee Leathers

Dennis “Denny” Lee Leathers, 80, of Bellefonte, passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 5, 2026, surrounded by his family. Born in Bellefonte on Aug. 24, 1945, he was the third of five children of Pearl E. (Hall) and Max B. Leathers. On Dec. 31, 1966, he married his high school sweetheart, ...