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Linda Joy Fisher

Linda Joy Fisher, three months old, passed away at the Lock Haven UPMC Hospital on Feb. 16, 2026. She was born at home on Nov. 2, 2025 to parents Eli and Katie Mae (King) Fisher. She attended the Old Order Amish Church. Surviving in addition to her parents is a brother, Jonathan Micah Fisher. Also surviving are her paternal grandparents, Amos and Katie Fisher, Jr.; maternal grandparents, Benjamin B. and Barbie King; paternal great-grandparents, Rueben (Emma) Fisher and Amos (Anna) Fisher, Sr.; and maternal great-grandparents, Jonathan (Fannie) King and Moses (Suvilla) ...

Margaret L. Himes

Margaret L. Himes, 85, of Castanea, passed away on Monday, Feb. 16, 2025 at Lock Haven Senior Living. Funeral arrangements are pending and will be announced by the Helt Funeral Chapel, Mill Hall.

Charles H. Winkleman

Charles H. Winkleman, 75, of Avis, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026, at his residence. To leave a condolence for the family, please visit www.rearickcarpenter.com.

Mildred E. Strouse

Mildred E. Strouse, 74, of Beech Creek, Pa., passed away on Feb. 16, 2026. Funeral Arrangements under the direction of the Gedon Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, LLC., 121 W. Main St., Lock Haven, PA, 17745 and will be announced once completed.

Funerals

FORTMAN — Robert W. “Hawk: Fortman, 60, died Feb. 9, 2026. Family and friends will gather to honor and celebrate Hawk’s life on Wednesday, Feb. 18, from 5-7 p.m., at Rearick Carpenter Funeral Home, 1002 Allegheny St., Jersey Shore. PIPER — John Richard Piper, 81, died Jan. 25, 2026. A visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 20, from 3-7 p.m., at Elkin Funeral Home, 65 S. Lake St., North East, Pa. A mass will be held Saturday, Feb. 21, at 11 a.m., at St. Gregory Church, 48 S. Pearl St., North East, Pa. (www.elkinfh.com) JONES — Frank E. Jones, 87, of Lock Haven, died ...

Elzner Claire Monks

“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” — Pericles The family of Elzner Claire Monks, of Jersey Shore, Pa., is saddened to announce the passing of Elzner on Jan. 30, 2026, at the age of 83. Elzner was surrounded ...