All Obituaries

Carl B. “Butch” Burkhart, Sr., 56, of Lock Haven, died Thursday, March 14, 2019 at UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport. Born July 24, 1962, in Jersey Shore, he was a son of the late John Sr. and Margaret (Riggle) Burkhart. Butch loved fishing, hunting, and spent most of his time outdoors. He also enjoyed playing horseshoes and throwing darts. Surviving are two sons, Carl B. Burkhart, Jr., of Williamsport and Jim E. Burkhart (Samantha), of South Williamsport; a daughter April M....

Max J. Cole, 80, of Cogan Station, died Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at home surrounded by family. Born Sept. 22, 1938 in South Williamsport, he was a son of the late Ai and Catherine M. (Becker) Cole. Max was a graduate of South Williamsport High School and proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps until 1961. He worked as a supervisor at Wundies for 41 years before retiring. It was there that he met the love of his life, his wife of 58 years, Evelyn (Reber) Cole, who survives. Max was a...

       Russell M. Lentz, 72, of Montoursville, died peacefully after a courageous battle on Friday, March 8, 2019 at his home, three years after being blessed to receive a lung transplant.      Born July 29, 1946 in Williamsport, he was a son of Charles M. Lentz and Ruth B. (Karicher) Welch.      Russ served his country proudly in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War as part of the USS Saratoga, attack aircraft carrier. He was a member of...

     Russell G. Kimura, 73, of Cogan Station, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 2, 2019, after courageously fighting lung disease the last years of his life.      He is survived by his wife, F. Denise Hamby, daughter, Keri M. Kimura and her fiance Ryan Blotnick, brother, Craig Kimura and his wife Sally, sister-in-law, Julie Ryan and her husband Robert, nieces, Caitlin Kimura, Cecily Kimura, Amanda Gertjejansen, Makalya Ryan, and nephew Jesse...

     Callie Ann Brown, 94, of Loyalsock, went to be with the Lord on the morning of Feb. 19, 2019, at her home.  She was born on April 2, 1924 in Lexington, Ky., the only child of the late William M. and Esther L. (Martin) Morris.        Callie graduated from the University of Kentucky and moved to Bridgeport, Conn., to work in the accounting department of the General Electric Company where she met and married Daniel J. Brown. She devoted her life to...

John T. Flannery Jr., 96 of Montoursville, died February 19, 2019, at home. Born May 4, 1922, in Williamsport, he was the son of the late John T. Flannery Sr. and Mary E. (Hennegan) Flannery. John was a graduate of St. Joseph High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served our country in Germany during WWII from 1942 to 1946. After his time in the military he began working for Sylvania of Montoursville, where he worked for 32 years until his retirement in 1982. He was a member of Our...

Ann L. Gehrig, 80, of Williamsport, passed peacefully into God's care Feb. 18, 2019, at her home, surrounded by family. Surviving is her loving husband of 59 years, Robert W. Gehrig.   Born Sept. 14, 1938 in Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late Charles F. and Ruth R. (Frymire) Pfeiffer. Ann was a 1956 graduate of Montoursville High School and also earned a degree from Lycoming College. She worked as a legal secretary for several years at local law firms. Her most important...

Shirley K. "Shirk" Griffin, 73, of Williamsport, died Monday Feb. 18, 2019, in her home surrounded by family. Born March 5, 1945 in Williamsport, Shirley was a daughter of the late Daniel and Shirley (Lusk) Flexer. Shirley attended and was a member of the former Memorial Baptist Church. Shirley was a loving wife and devoted mother that enjoyed spending every second she could with family. When Shirley had free time, you could find her watching westerns such as Gunsmoke and...

     Ann Bonnell Morean, 88, of Williamsport, turned the page and ended the final chapter of her life on Saturday, February 16, 2019 at the Gatehouse. She married Elwood L. Morean, Sr. and shared 41 loving years with him until his passing on March 2, 2003.      Born September 22, 1930, in White Pine, she was a daughter of the late Clifford and Ida (Hughes) Bonnell.        Ann attended school in a one room school house and worked as a...

     Caroline R. “Carol” Scarborough, 82, of Williamsport, passed away, Saturday, February 16, 2019 at UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport. She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Terry D. Scarborough, on October 31, 2018.      Born September 5, 1936, in Renovo, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Rose (Pitonyak) Bendick.      Carol graduated first of her class from Renovo High School. She worked as a seamstress at...