All Obituaries

Kenneth E. Valentine, of Centre Hall, formerly of Aaronsburg, passed from this life on Monday, July 15, 2019 after a courageous, hard fought battle with lymphoma.  He was 64. Born December 24, 1954 in Lock Haven, Kenny was a son of the late Earl O. and Rosella Mae (Homan) Valentine. He was a 1972 graduate of Penns Valley Area High School.  On June 26, 1976 he married Luzetta M. Yearick who survives at their home.  In addition to his wife, Kenny is survived by one daughter,...

Surrounded by her loving family, Dorothy S. “Dot” Gardner of Howard, passed from this life at her home on July 9, 2019.   She was 83.  Born September 18, 1935 in Jacksonville, Dot was a daughter of the late Raymond and Bertha (Bitner) Lucas.  She was a 1953 graduate of the former Howard High School.  On April 7, 1956, she married Lee F. “Tuff” Gardner, who preceded her in death on January 3, 2014. Dot was a homemaker and loving mother to her...

Cloyd L. Kerstetter, 77, of Aaronsburg, passed from this life on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Manor Care in Jersey Shore.  Born June 14, 1942 in Coburn, Cloyd was a son of the late Leonard F. and Verna (Sproul) Kerstetter.  He was a 1961 graduate of Penns Valley Area High School.  On May 23, 1964, Cloyd married Mary C. Vonada who survives at their home.  Also surviving are two sons, Kevin Kerstetter (Claudia) of Rebersburg, and Brian Kerstetter (Amy) of Spring Mills; two...

Surrounded by his family, Douglas E. Hicks, 73, of Livonia, passed from this life at his home on Monday, July 1, 2019.  Born January 3, 1946 in Bellefonte, Doug was a son of the late Myron F. and Eva J. (Brooks) Hicks.  On July 17, 1965, Doug married Sally I. Baney who survives at their home.  In addition to his wife Sally, Doug is survived by one daughter, Tammy Broker of Lewisburg; one son, James Hicks (Tracy) of Livonia; and two brothers, Stephen Hicks (Connie) of Howard...

Marion K. Huxta, formerly of Woodward, passed from this life June 30, 2019 at Evangelical Hospital in Lewisburg.  She was 77.  Marion was born on September 30, 1941 in Northumberland County.  She made her home with Gary (Bo) and Geri Butler in Woodward from 1998 to 2018 before moving to Rolling Hills.  Marion was a special lady who loved to help Geri cook meals.  She enjoyed watching soaps, western movies, music and singing and small parties.  Marion loved to...

Annette R. Dean, of Bellefonte, loving daughter, sister, aunt, niece, friend, passed from this life on June 22, 2019 at Cambria Care Center in Ebensburg.  She was 39.  Born December 15, 1979 in State College, Annette was a daughter of the late Guyer L. “Gary” Dean and Susan M. “Rossman” Stoy (James) of Dysart.  She earned her GED and went on to attend South Hills School of Business and Technology in State College, where she earned an Associate Degree in...

Susan C. Bair, of Millheim, passed from this life after a long, hard fought battle with ovarian cancer, at Geisinger Hospital in Lewistown.  She was 61.  Born February 12, 1958 in Lock Haven, Sue was a daughter of the late Kenneth E. and Esther M. (Waite) Swartz.  She was a 1976 graduate of Penns Valley Area High School.  Sue was employed in the housekeeping department at The Meadows in Centre Hall with 20 plus years of service.  She loved spoiling her...

Ward Brian Ostromecki, 58 passed peacefully from this life on June 2, 2019 at his home in Millheim.  Born August 15, 1960 in Maspeth, NY, Ward was the son of the late Walter and Joyce “Ritter” Ostromecki.  A 1978 graduate of Bangor High School, Ward then attended Penn State University where he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Logistics.  On September 30, 1989, Ward married his high school sweetheart, Consolata “Connie” DeLesio, who...

James S. “Jim” Whitehill, age 85, of Aaronsburg, died April 22, 2019 at Mount Nittany Medical Center in State College.  He was born in Bellefonte on July 9, 1933 and was the son of the late Walter and Grace (Stover) Whitehill.  On April 7, 1956 in Centre Hall, he married Edith B. (Edie) Lohr, who preceded him in death on December 28, 2009 after 53 ½ years of marriage.  He attended State College High School.  Jim served in the U.S. Army from May...

Lawrence R. “Larry” Sipley, Sr., 83, of Woodward, passed from this life at his home on Thursday, April 18, 2019.  Born on December 3, 1935 in Newton, New Jersey, Larry was a son of the late J. Atwood Sipley and Ethel (Bell) Sipley.  On June 28, 1957 he married Joyce E VanScoten, who survives at their home.  Larry was first employed with his father in Warren County, NJ for over 40 years where they farmed together.  He then worked for Mobil Oil in the plastics...