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BRUNGARD — Samuel L. Brungard, 82, of Mill Hall, died Jan. 8, 2025. Funeral services will be held today, Monday, Jan. 13, at 4 p.m., in the Gedon Funeral Home and Cremation Services, LLC, 320 Main St., Mill Hall. Family and friends will be received in the funeral home one hour prior to ...

Basil B. Brooks

Basil B. Brooks, formerly of Rebersburg, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at Valley View Retirement Community in Belleville, with his children by his side. He was 88. Born Dec. 13, 1936, in Bellefonte, Basil was a son of the late Guy R. and Alice M. “Marshall” Brooks. On October 27, ...

William Abraham ‘Billy’ Packer

William Abraham “Billy” Packer, 70, formerly of Orviston, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, at Susque View where for several years he was affectionately known as the “Sheriff,” complete with hat and badge. Born Sept. 8, 1954, in Lock Haven, he was the son of the late William and ...

Barbara Toth

On Jan. 7, 2025, Barbara Toth died. On Sept. 13, 1938, she was born in the Blesh’s stone caretaker’s cottage along Fishing Creek at the west end of Sugar Valley where her parents, Ella Sarah Zerby Mayes and Roy Mayes lived. When she was six, her brother, Bill, was born and the following ...

Frank C. Lapriola, Sr.

Frank C. Lapriola, Sr., 93, of Lock Haven, Pa., passed away on Jan. 10, 2025, at Jersey Shore Manor Care where he had been a resident. Frank was born in Lock Haven to Joseph and Margaret Lapriola. He was a 1948 graduate of the Lock Haven High School. Frank was married to Lila Diebert who ...

Darlene ‘Sparkle’ K. Witmer

Darlene “Sparkle” K. Witmer, 77, of Bellefonte, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc. in Bellefonte.