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HAMBY — Charles William “Bill” Hamby, 91, of Zion, Pa., died May 1, 2024. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Wednesday, May 8, at 11 a.m., at the Gedon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 320 Main St., Mill Hall. Family and friends will be received in the funeral home one hour prior to the services. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. BICKEL — Shuman Boyd Bickel, 87, of Avis, died April 29, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, at the Helt Funeral Chapel, 232 Hogan Blvd., Mill Hall. Friends and relatives will be received ...

Charles ‘Bill’ William Hamby

Charles “Bill” William Hamby, 91, of Zion, Pa., passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. He was born in the Lock Haven Hospital on Aug. 25, 1932, to Wiley C. Hamby and K. Isabelle Herr. He was married in 1957 to E. Diane Post in Tallma, N.Y., until her passing in 2000. ...

Ronald G. Luchowski

Ronald G. Luchowski, 51, of Mishawaka, Ind., passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2024, at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College, Pa. Arrangements are under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc. in Bellefonte.

Erik Gregory McCartney

Erik Gregory McCartney, 44, of Centre County, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2024. Arrangements are under the direction of Wetzler Funeral Service, Inc. in Bellefonte.

Funerals

BORING — Mary F. Boring, of Jersey Shore, died April 29, 2024. A Funeral Mass will be held today at 11 a.m. at St. Luke's Catholic Church, 120 Kendall Ave., Jersey Shore. Interment will be in Jersey Shore Cemetery. STRECK — Earl Henry Streck, Jr., of Mill Hall, died May 1, 2024. Services will be held today at 11 a.m. at Singer-Kader-Neff Funeral Home, 135 W. Main St., Howard. Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. BICKEL — Shuman Boyd Bickel, 87, of Avis, died April 29, 2024. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 9, at the Helt Funeral Chapel, 232 Hogan Blvd., ...

Shuman Boyd Bickel

Shuman Boyd Bickel, 87, of Avis, passed away peacefully on April 29, 2024 at the Lock Haven Rehabilitation and Senior Living where he had been a resident since January of 2023. He was born March 2, 1937 in Lock Haven, to the late Joseph J. Bickel and Dorothy M. Barner. He was the husband ...