James D. Fegley

James (Jim) D. Fegley died on March 28, 2025, at The Manor at Penn Village in Selinsgrove, PA. Born in Sunbury, PA on November 22, 1928, he was the son of the late David and Pauline Keithan Fegley and the brother of the late Esther Phillips. Jim was a loving and devoted husband to his wife of forty-eight years, Madaline (Maddie) J. Fegley (nee Whitnack), who died in 2022.

He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, David and Patti Fegley, Sunbury, and their children and grandchildren, his nephew, Tim Phillips, Northumberland, and nieces, Candy Lloyd, Sunbury, and Mindy Hoffman, Selinsgrove. Jim was also deeply loved by his stepchildren, Rita Whitlock Marks, Asheville, NC, the late Joseph Chance, formerly of Muncy, Robert Schweppenheiser, Linden, Cathy Johnson, Muncy, and step-grandchildren, Brady Buck, Landisville, NJ, Jake Buck, Charlotte, NC, Brett Johnson, Erie, PA, Jessica Chance Humer, Dover, PA, and Andrea Chance, Muncy.

Jim was an immensely talented baseball pitcher and had a tryout at Shibe Park in Philadelphia but had to relinquish an opportunity to play professionally after sustaining a shoulder injury. He managed his father’s car dealership in Sunbury, and later, worked with his good friend, the late Bud Neidig, at Neidig’s Amesite Company in Muncy. Jim was an avid fan of Penn State football, the Eagles and Phillies, and enjoyed watching professional golf on TV. A consummate host, Jim loved to cook for family and friends, whether at home or at his hunting cabin. He was known for his wonderful sense of humor and his playful and sharp wit, which endeared him to everyone. Throughout their marriage, Jim and Maddie lived in Watsontown and Muncy and, after retirement, in North Fort Myers, Fla where he volunteered several hours a week at the in-house post office at Lee Memorial Hospital. They were members of St. Andrew’s Luteran Church in Muncy, PA, and Messiah Lutheran Churches in both North Ft. Myers, Fla and South Williamsport, PA. They traveled widely, enjoyed going out to dinner with friends, and were an impressive couple on the dance floor, especially when dancing to the music of the big-band era of their youth.

Jim’s life was celebrated at a private family service, and his ashes were buried next to his wife’s ashes at the Muncy Cemetery.