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Clyde H. Ripka

Clyde H. Ripka, 89, of Bellefonte, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born on Feb. 15, 1937, in Bellefonte, he was the son of the late Robert Ripka and Jean Packer Ripka Bickle. He married his beloved wife, Judy Ann (Bloom) Ripka, who survives at home. Clyde was a 1955 graduate of State College Area High School. He proudly served his country in the United States Air Force from June 1955 until he was honorably discharged in May 1963. Upon returning home, he worked as a Corrections Officer at Rockview for 32 years until his retirement in 1999. In ...

Dennis M. Stevenson

Dennis M. Stevenson, 36, of Bellefonte Pa., son of David C. and Denise Culvey Stevenson, passed away April 9, 2026 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Funeral Services will be held at the Gedon Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 121 W. Main St. Lock Haven, Pa on Tuesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. Family and friends will be received in the funeral home Tuesday afternoon from 5 p.m. until the time of the service. A full obituary will follow in Mondays paper. Arrangements are under the direction of the Gedon Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, LLC 121 W. Main St. Lock Haven, Pa.

Bruce W. Wagner

Bruce W. Wagner, 78, of Bellefonte, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. Arrangements under the direction of Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, Inc in Milesburg.

Funerals

KRAPE — Mabel C. “Mitzie” Krape, 92, formerly of Millheim, died April 8, 2026. Family and friends will be received at St. John’s Lutheran Church today from 10-11 a.m. A Celebration of Life service will follow at 11 a.m. Mitzie will be laid to rest in Salem Lutheran Cemetery in Aaronsburg, Pa. BARZONA — Gennaro Barzona, 85, of Mill Hall, died April 8, 2026. A funeral service will be held on Monday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m., at St. Agnes Catholic Church, 3 E. Walnut St., Lock Haven. Private interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Mill Hall, Pa. Family and friends will be ...

Gennaro Barzona

Gennaro Barzona, 85, of Mill Hall, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Haven Place, Lock Haven, surrounded by his wife and family. Born Nov. 8, 1940, in Lock Haven, he was a son of the late Louis and Genevive (Clemente) Barzona. After graduating from Lock Haven High School in 1959, he ...

Mabel C. ‘Mitzie’ Krape

Mabel C. “Mitzie” Krape, formerly of Millheim, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at Wynwood House in Boalsburg. She was 92. Born April 26, 1933, in Aaronsburg, Mitzie was a daughter of the late Paul W. Krape, Sr. and Mary J. (Bright) Krape. She was a 1952 graduate of the former ...