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WELSH — Lena May Welsh, 94, of Flemington, died Sept. 1, 2024. A funeral service will be held today at 10 a.m. at Donald G. Walker Funeral Home, Inc., 231 High St., Flemington. Interment will follow at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Lock Haven. RANIO — Theodore J. “Ted” Ranio, 88, of Bellefonte, died Aug. 30, 2024. Family and friends will be received today from 10-11 a.m., followed by the memorial service beginning at 11 a.m., at the First Baptist Church, 539 Jacksonville Road, Bellefonte. Full military honors will take place following the memorial service at the church. Burial ...

Dr. Francis T. ‘Frank’ Daly, Jr.

“The same God that watches over us when times are great also watches over us when they are not.” Francis Thomas Daly, Jr., MD, of Faxon, Loyalsock Township, passed peacefully on Sunday evening Sept. 1, 2024. He was born June 8, 1959 in Baltimore, Md., the oldest son of the late Dr. ...

Joseph J. Mazzotta

Joseph J. Mazzotta, 78, of Bellefonte, passed away Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, at Mount Nittany Medical Center, State College. Born in Lock Haven on Jan. 10, 1946, he was the son of the late John and Elizabeth Mazzotta. Joe was a 1964 graduate of Lock Haven High School. He was employed ...

Arlin R. ‘Sparky’ Day

Arlin R. “Sparky” Day passed away Aug. 31, 2024 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, at the age of 91. Arlin was born Dec. 24, 1932, the son of Charles and Charlotte Schenck Day. He graduated from Howard High School in 1950. After a short time working in the Great Lakes, ...

David ‘Pops’ Watkins, Jr.

David “Pops” Watkins, Jr., 80, of Lock Haven, passed away Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at his residence. Born April 1, 1944 in Lock Haven, he was a son of the late David Watkins, Sr. On July 2, 1962, he married the former Shirley J. Hoffman. She died Nov. 21, 2014. They celebrated 52 ...

Mary Watson

1-30-1946 — 7-22-2024 In loving memory, please join us in celebrating her life on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 2 p.m., at Trinity Reformed Church of Hublersburg, 355 Hublersburg Road, Bellefonte, Pa.