All Obituaries

Helen M. Smith,94, of Williamsport died Monday, April 15, 2024 at Williamsport South Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Frank L. Smith on August 3, 2012. Born July 11, 1929, in Trenton, NJ she was a daughter of the late Michael J. and Mary Jane (Winter) Prendergast. Helen was a 1948 graduate of St. Joseph Catholic School. Helen worked at the former Mr. Donut and Heller’s Market. She was a member of the former Ascension Catholic...

Steven "Steve" W. Barner, 73, of Williamsport, a veteran, husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024. Born on July 15, 1950 in Loganton, he was the son of John C. and Frances G. (Lodge) Barner. Steve served in the National Guard and was a proud graduate of Penn College (WACC) where he received an Associate Degree in Computer Science. After retiring as a computer operator from Textron, he became a co-founder of Williamsport Auto Sales & Services...

Bernadine E. Carr,85, of South Williamsport, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at UPMC Williamsport, surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Carr. Born July 26, 1938, in Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Bernadine (Zettlemoyer) Miller.   She was a graduate of the Williamsport Area High School and furthered her education at the Pennsylvania College of Technology, where she earned an associate's degree in...

Gary W. Day, 74, of Nisbet, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at home surrounded by his family. Surviving is his loving and devoted wife of 42 years, Anne M. (Noviello) Day. Born February 13, 1950, in Williamsport, he was a son of the late Charles W. and Shirley M. (Berish) Day. Gary attended South Williamsport Area School District. Gary proudly served his country as a U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran beginning at the age of 18. His bravery and skill were recognized with numerous...

Patti R. Levering, 89, of Williamsport died Wednesday, April 9, 2024 at Rose View Center. Born August 7, 1934 in Steubenville, OH she was a daughter of the late James Ritter and Elizabeth Rutter. Patti worked for Neece Paper Company and was a secretary for Steven Cappelli when he was Mayor of Williamsport and Pennsylvania State Representative. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church and loved to bake. Patti is survived by her son, Thomas H. Levering II (Linda) of Williamsport, seven...

Jeffrey E. “Jeff” Halstead,48, of Linden, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at his home. Born April 24, 1975, in Williamsport, he was a son of the late Howard C. “Skip” Halstead, Jr. and Bonnie J. (Wilcox) Halstead of Linden. Jeff was a graduate of Williamsport Area High School, class of 1993, and carried his passion for food into his studies at Pennsylvania College of Technology where he pursued culinary arts. Jeff previously worked at Weis Markets...

Bertha Ann Diemer,83, of Williamsport passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at UPMC Williamsport. Born November 29, 1940, in Bloomsburg, she was a daughter of the late Albert and Hattie (Shaffer) Miller. Bertha was a 1957 graduate of the Bloomsburg Area High School. She worked at the former, Bertha’s Shirt Factory, for several years. She enjoyed knitting, hosting dinner parties, and cooking holiday meals for her family. She was also a collector of various treasurers. Most of all...

Robert Emerson Furman, 72, of Montgomery died unexpectedly Friday, April 5, 2024.   Born October 3, 1951 in Sunbury he was a son of the late Neal and Marjorie (Yeager) Furman. Bob graduated from Shikellamy High School and earned his Associate’s degree in architectural engineering from W.A.C.C. He worked for many years at Larson Design Group.  Bob was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. He proudly served his country in the United States Army Reserve during the...

Yong Cha Schweikart, 84, formerly of Cogan Station, passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 at WeCare at Loyalsock. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce W. Schweikart on November 5, 2006. Born January 3, 1940, in Jeon-nam, Republic of Korea.  Yong Cha worked at the former Wundies. She was a member of the Lycoming Centre Presbyterian Church and the former Han Maum Korean Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed cooking authentic Korean meals for her church members and friends as...

Fred K. Helm, 74, of Williamsport, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024 at his home. He was preceded in death by his wife of 25 years, Karen M. (Frey) Helm on April 15, 1997. Born June 12, 1949 in Williamsport, he was a son of the late Gordon K. and Dorothy M. (Eck) Helm.  Fred was a graduate of the Williamsport Area High School and attended Welding School. Following graduation, he was an exceptionally talented self-employed welder for many years. In his free time, he enjoyed farming...