All Obituaries

Frederick Stuck, 61, of Yeagertown, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019, in Lewistown. Born April 28, 1958, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late William R., Sr. and Margaret (Valencic) Stuck. He is survived by; wife, Tammy (Smith) Stuck, whom he married on Oct. 2, 1982, and spent 41 loving years with; daughter, Kolby E. Stuck and husband, Timothy Kanagy, of York; and brothers, William R. Stuck Jr., and wife, Janice, of Yeagertown, and Robert L. Stuck Sr., of Burnham. Fred graduated...

Dawn A. Wentle, 69, of Burnham, passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at Geisinger Holy Spirit Hospital. Born Sept. 22, 1949, in Alport, Centre County, she was a daughter of the late Arnold and Zana (Searfoss) Reichert. Dawn is survived by: her husband, James T. Wentle, whom she married on Jan. 23, 1970; son, Geoffery and wife, Nicole; much loved grandchildren, Braden and Lauren; sisters, Jennifer Tate and Denise Turso and husband, James; and many nieces and nephews. Dawn was a retired...

Robert A. Gross, 81, of Lewistown, Granville Township, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at his home. Born April 30, 1938, in Beaver Falls, Beaver County, he was a son of the late Irvin Sr. and Gertrude R. (Murphy) Gross. Robert is survived by: his wife, Barbara (Cerny) Gross; children, Robert A. Gross Jr., of Steelton, and Ruth A. Gross, of Wormleysburg; and siblings, David Gross and wife, Mary Lou, of Ohio, Irvin Gross Jr. and wife, Cheryl, of West Virginia, Jack Gross and wife, Dari,...

Mark Edward Ganoe, 70, of Lewistown Borough, went to be with His Lord and Savior at 10:34 a.m., Monday, May 20, 2019, at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital. Born April 17, 1949, in Williamsport, he was the son of the late Robert E. and Margaret (Rupert) Ganoe. Mark is survived by: sons, Brian E. Ganoe, of York, and Kyle A. Ganoe and wife, Melyssa, of East Salem; Kyle and Melyssa's daughter, Natalya; and his sister, Cathy J. Ganoe, of Millbrook, Michigan. He was a graduate of...

Mary A. Walls, 64, of McClure, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital. Born June 8, 1954, in Lewistown, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Geraldine (Knepper) Arnold. She is survived by her husband, Charles E. Walls, whom she married in April of 1974; daughters, Andrea L. Walls, of McClure, and Daphne A. Walls and companion, Tom Wray, of McVeytown. Mary graduated from Penn Highlands Lewistown Campus, Class of 1972. She was a member of Parkview Church...

Helen Gay Casner, 64, of Lewistown, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born June 13, 1954, in Lewistown, she was a daughter of the late Donald E. and Helen (Wagner) Casner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Deanna J. Casner, and siblings, Shelva D. Sweitzer, Mabel “Jo” Cooley, and Donald S. Casner. She is survived by: companion, William Ray Wolfley, of Reedsville; daughter, Tara L. Wagner,...

Virgie M. Hackenberg Peterson, 95, of Lewistown, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 12:16 p.m., Friday, May 10, 2019, at Valley View Haven. Born Sept. 11, 1923, in Lewistown, she was a daughter of the late Newton Hamilton and Carrie A. (Dunn) Bishop.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her first husband, James Hackenberg Sr., second husband, Glenn Peterson, and companion, Stanford Haines; daughters, Judith A. Soult and Trudy E. Brown; grandchildren, James...

Aurora "Rory" Faye Kuhns-Shearer, 4, of Burnham, went to heaven on Thursday, May 9, 2019, after a 4-year battle with congenital heart disease. Born Dec. 24, 2014, in Danville, she was the precious daughter of Maggi Shearer, of Burnham. Aurora was preceded in death by her maternal great-grandfather, J. Paul Shearer, and maternal grandmother, Karina Shearer, in 2003. In addition to her mother, Aurora is survived by: maternal great-grandparents, Norma Ewing and husband, Jim, of...

Max A. Naylor, 85, of Lewistown, Granville Township, passed away at 4:45 a.m., Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Ohesson Manor. Born May 26, 1933, in Lewistown, he was a son of the late James and Beatrice (Hann) Naylor.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his siblings, Hilda Brinkley, Beverly Stewart, Rex Naylor and Jay Naylor. Max is survived by: his loving wife, Mildred (Fink) Naylor, whom he married on May 21, 1971; daughters, Sara Laub and husband, Don, of Belleville,...

Mary E. Grinder Hershey, 90, of Lewistown, passed away at 8:58 p.m., Tuesday, May 7, 2019, at William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Born Jan. 2, 1929, in Apollo, Armstrong County, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth M. and Josephine (Craft) Wells.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley E. Grinder Sr., and two sisters, Agatha Mailin and Phillis Davis. Mary is survived by: children, Stanley E. Grinder Jr. and wife, Jill, of...