All Obituaries

Perry L. Foust, 92, of Danville, passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at his home. Born July 9, 1927 in Derry Twp., Montour County, he was the son of the late Ilard A. and Mabel M. (Mowrer) Foust. He was a 1945 graduate of Danville High School and served honorably in the US Navy.  He was employed at Merck Co., Danville for 40 years until retiring in 1992. He was a member of Danville Masonic Lodge #224, Trinity United Church of Christ, Strawberry Ridge, and was the caretaker of...

Lee R. "PeeWee" Welliver, 82, of Milton, passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center. Born February 22, 1937 in Milton, he was the son of the late Joseph O. and Nellie (Peifer) Welliver.  On December 20, 1958 he married the former Eleanor B. Wichurowski and they have celebrated 61 years of marriage. He was a 1955 graduate of Milton High School and was employed by American Home Foods for over 40 years before retiring in 2000. A hard-working man, he...

Susan K. Beck-Whitmoyer, 52, of Turbotville, a warrior who battled 12 years of cancer, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020 at her home with her family by her side. She was born June 5, 1967 in Williamsport, a daughter of the late Jay A. and Doris M. (Bower) Beck. On May 30, 1992, she married Douglas L. Whitmoyer and together they would have celebrated 28 years of marriage this year. Susan was a 1985 graduate of Warrior Run High School and a 1989 graduate of Mansfield University...

Helena A. Carpenter, 86, of Allenwood, passed away on Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Riverwood’s Nursing Home in Lewisburg. Born March 15, 1933 in Milton, she was the daughter of the late Roy Sr. and Annie (Murphy) Aucker. She was married Clarence R. Carpenter and they celebrated 44 years of marriage until his passing on August 10,1995. She was a former member of Washington Presbyterian Church, where she was a former elder. Also, she was a Sunday school teacher at that church. She was a...

Richard A. H. “Dick” Sterner, 71, of Watsontown, passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 at UPMC Williamsport Regional Medical Center. Born March 11, 1948 in Allentown, he was the son of the late Richard H. and Esther (Kratzer) Sterner.  On September 23, 1972, he married the former Marcia L. Grube and they have celebrated 47 years of marriage. Richard was a 1967 graduate of Louis E. Dieruff High School. He served with the US Army. After his time in the service he worked...

Joseph O. Yeager, 87, of Elm Street, Watsontown, passed away Sunday, January 5, 2020 at Milton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, with his family by his side. Born November 12, 1932 in Snydertown, he was the son of the late Orville E. and Margaret (Robbins) Yeager.  On January 24, 1952, he married the former Marion Hafer, and together they would have celebrated 67 years of marriage this month. Joe was a 1949 graduate of Danville High School.  He served honorably in...

Robert G. Kline, 77, of Turbotville, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 28, 2019. Born February 10, 1942 in Pottsville, he was the son of the late Robert K. and Catherine E. (Webb) Kline.  On January 30, 1965 he married the former Barbara A. Steffie and they have celebrated nearly 55 years of marriage. He was a 1960 graduate of Reading High School and served honorably with the US Navy. Earlier in life he attended the PA State Police Academy and served as a...

Mary D. Umpstead, 90, of Watsontown, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 peacefully at her home. Born February 6, 1929 in Trenton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Howard) Macciocca.  On March 31, 1951 she married Charles L. Umpstead and they celebrated 56 years of marriage until his death August 2, 2007. Earlier in life she had worked at The Basket restaurant in Allenwood and then later worked with her husband at the Spring Garden Market...

Tenner S. “Fuzzy” Moore, Jr., 82, of Alvira Road, Allenwood, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at Aristacare at Loyalsock where he had resided the past year. Born August 13, 1937 in Washington Twp., Lycoming County, he was the son of the late Tenner S., Sr., and Pearl (Phillips) Moore.  On June 29, 1958 he married the former Mary E. Dye and they have celebrated 61 years of marriage. Early in life he had worked at Mode Craft and later at Andritz, Sprout-Bower where he...

Carl F. “Carty” Barnwell Jr., 66, of Watsontown, passed away Monday, December 23, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born November 14, 1953 in Lewisburg, he was the son of June L. (Taylor) Barnwell, of Watsontown, and the late Carl F. Barnwell Sr. Carty was a 1972 graduate of Warrior Run High School.  He was a truck driver for over 48 years and most recently for JD Trucking of McAdoo. He enjoyed going to antique car and truck shows, and going to...