All Obituaries

Craig E. Sampsell, 63 of Watsontown, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 25, 2021. Born March 4, 1958 in Williamsport, he was the son of the late Milford J. and Doris M. (Dentler) Sampsell.  On June 18, 2004 he married the former Valerie A. Elliott and together they celebrated 17 years of marriage. Services and burial will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to Brooks Funeral Home & Cremation Svc PC, 124 Main Street, Watsontown....

Leonard E. Swope, 70, of Milton, passed away Monday, November 22nd, 2021 at his home. Born April 4, 1951, in Lewisburg, he was the son of the late Harry L. and Ruth I. (Mitchell) Swope.  On March 7, 1992, he married the former Darsena C. Hawley and together they have celebrated 29 years of marriage. Leonard grew up in Turbotville and was a 1969 graduate of Warrior Run High School.  After high school, he enlisted in the US Navy, and served for 4 years...

Thelma L. Moser, 95, of Turbotville passed away Saturday, November 20, 2021 at her home.  Born October 29, 1926 in Danville, she was the daughter of the late George and Annie (Manning) Miller.  On August 21, 1948, she married John R. Moser and together they celebrated 60 years of marriage until his passing in November 2008.  Thelma worked at the Turbotville Dress Factory as a seamstress and was a homemaker. She was a member of the Turbotville Civic Club and Trinity...

John E. Styer, 100, of Mexico Road, Milton, passed away peacefully Thursday, November 18, 2021 at his home. Born June 19, 1921 in Lancaster, he was the son of the late Jacob and Elizabeth (Weaver) Styer.  He and his wife, Helen I. (Hagenbuch) Styer celebrated 68 years of marriage until her death on September 23, 2010. He had worked at Beavertown Cast Stone and Turbotville Precast and was involved with several large concrete jobs including at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City and the...

Daniel Ray Chapman, 40, of Watsontown, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. He was born in a hurry on September 15, 1981 in an ambulance on Barton Road in Greene Township to Kenneth N. and Christine A. (Senita) Chapman. He was a 2000 graduate of Seneca High School in Erie, PA and earned an Associates Degree in Architectural Design from PA College of Technology in Williamsport.   On October 5, 2013 he married the former Stacey M....

Betty G. Sommers, 90, formerly of White Hall, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born March 16, 1931 in Lewis Twp., Northumberland Co., she was the daughter of the late Earl and Lucy (Heddings) Johnston.  On December 13, 1949, she married J. Kendall Sommers and they celebrated 53 years of marriage until his passing in 2002. ​Betty worked at the former Philco-Ford Zenith, of Watsontown.  She was a member of the Williamsport...

Philip A. Asher, Sr., 79, of Allenwood, peacefully passed away with his family by his side, on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at home. Born October 12, 1942, in Annapolis, MD, he was the son of the late Francis and Grace (Schmidt) Asher.  On September 3, 2005, he married the former Mary Ann Allis and together they have celebrated 16 years of marriage.  Philip was a graduate of Ft. Lauderdale High School, after which, he honorably served 2 years during the Vietnam War, where he...

Earl W. Garverick, Jr., 77, of Dewart, peacefully passed away Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 at Ohesson Manor, Lewistown where he has resided after he became ill with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. Born October 4, 1944, in Jersey Shore, he was the son of the late Earl W. Sr., and Mabel G. (Yost) Garverick.  On February 10, 1968, he married the former Sheryl A. Trostle and together they have celebrated 53 years of marriage.  Earl loved to garden.  While...

Donald C. “Don” Harstead, 90, of Watsontown, peacefully passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg. Born September 16, 1931, in Williamsport, he was the son of the late Charles A. and Katherine (Geisen) Harstead. On July 27, 1952, he married the former Catherine R. Povish, and together they have celebrated 43 years of marriage, until her passing on January 11, 1995.  Don was a 1949 graduate of Williamsport High School, after which he...

Mary Barbara King, 71, of Elimsport Rd, Montgomery, passed away Saturday, November 6, 2021. Born November 15, 1949, in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Aquilla and Mary (Zook) King. Funeral services took place Monday, November 8th, with burial at Bunker Hill Amish Cemetery, Strasburg. Arrangements were entrusted to Brooks Funeral Home & Cremation Svc PC, 207 Broadway Street, Turbotville.