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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.

Freda P. Bice

Freda P. Bice, 94, of Ulysses, PA, died September 11, 2026. Friends may call at The First Baptist Church of Ulysses, 603 South Main Street, Ulysses, PA on Friday, September 18, 2026 from 3 to 4 p.m., with a Memorial Service at 4 p.m. Arrangements are with Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Ulysses, PA.

Robert “Bob” Cashman

Robert “Bob” Cashman, 85, of Hughesville, died Saturday, September 12, 2026, at his residence. To view a full obituary, please visit mccartythomas.com.