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Ronald J. Bergen

Ronald J. Bergen, 88, passed away at home on September 13, 2026. He was born in Punxsutawney, PA, on April 24, 1938, a son to the late James and Eloise (Engler) Bergen. He was most recently a resident of Loyalsock Township, but previously lived in Cogan Station for 48 years. Ron graduated St. Mary’s High School class of 1956 and enlisted in the Marine Corps while a senior in high school and was honorably discharged as an E-5 in 1962. He attended St. Francis College in Loretto, PA and Lycoming College in Williamsport before joining the staff of the Sun-Gazette as a display ...

Glenda Hessler Unzelmann May 27, 1938 – September 9, 2026

Glenda Hessler Unzelmann age 88, passed away on September 9, 2026. She was born May 27, 1938 in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, daughter of Glenn Harvey Hessler and Grace Bitler Hessler. She attended Susquehanna University before moving to Boston in 1958 where she was employed by Eastman Dillon ...

Funerals

WIDGER — Joseph Thomas Widger, 2 p.m. Friday, Buckheit Funeral Chapel, 637 S. Main St., Mansfield. Family and friends may call from 1 to 2 p.m. BICE — Freda P. Bice, 4 p.m. Friday, The First Baptist Church of Ulysses, 603 South Main St., Ulysses. Friends may call from 3 to 4 p.m. SWANK — Warren Waymond Swank, Sr., 10 a.m. Saturday, McCarty-Thomas Funeral Home-Hughesville, 557 E. Water St., Hughesville. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. FORTNER — Dolores S. Fortner, Mechanicsburg, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sanders Mortuary, 821 Diamond St., ...

Warren Waymond Swank, Sr.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Warren Waymond Swank, Sr., of Lairdsville, who departed this life peacefully on September 11, 2026, at the age of 85. Born September 4, 1941, in Muncy Valley at the family homestead, he was a son of the late Lester and Pauline (Yeager) ...

Helen A. Ertel

Helen A. Ertel, 95, formerly of Williamsport, passed away on Thursday, September 10, 2026, surrounded in spirit and love by her family in Lincoln Park, Michigan. She was born in Williamsport on February 12, 1931, a daughter of the late Emmett and Grace (Miller) Reynolds. Helen attended ...

Joseph Thomas Widger

Joseph Thomas Widger, 80, passed away Sept. 12, 2026. Family and friends may call Sept. 18 from 1 to 2 p.m. at Buckheit Funeral Chapel, service will follow at 2 p.m.