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October 14, 2009

Funeral arrangements

AUKER, DONALD A., 77, of Riverside. Visitation from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at Visneski Funeral Home Inc., 10 W. Mahoning St., Danville. Funeral at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Peter’s United Methodist Church, 240 Sunbury Road, Riverside. Burial at 2 p.m. Friday in Memorial Shrine Cemetery, West Wyoming.

BENFER, MIRIAM E., 87, of Lewisburg. Graveside service at 1 p.m. today in Lewisburg Cemetery. Cronrath-Grenoble Funeral Home, Lewisburg.

BOTTOMSTONE, HELEN L., 97, of Milton. Visitation from 11 to noon today at Shaw Funeral Home, 400 N. Front St., Milton, followed by funeral at noon. Burial in Lewisburg Cemetery.

DEPIETRO, GABRIEL B. JR., 72, of Mifflinburg. Visitation from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at Roupp Funeral Home, 8594 Old Turnpike Road, Mifflinburg, followed by memorial service at 8.

JOBSON, the REV. CANNON JOHN X., 74, of Winfield. Requiem at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 225 N. Derr Drive, Lewisburg.

REED, BEATRICE, 99, of Mifflinburg. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Roupp Funeral Home, 8594 Old Turnpike Road, Mifflinburg, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mifflinburg.

REINARD, CHESTER E., 85, of Mount Pleasant Mills. Visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at George P. Garman Funeral Home, 9366 Route 35, Mount Pleasant Mills, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in Arbogast’s Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Mills.

REINOEHL, ROBERT E., 79, of Klingerstown. Visitation from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, followed by memorial service at 1. Burial in Jacob’s Cemetery, Pitman.

SAVITSKY, NANCY, 55, of Northumberland. Memorial service at 2 p.m. today in St. Pius X Catholic Church, 116 Fairview Drive, Selinsgrove. Burial in Yocum’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Grill. Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, Northumberland.

TOWER, BETTY L., 82, of Holley, N.Y. Visitation from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Christopher Mitchell Funeral Homes, 16650 W. Albion Road, Route 31, Holley.

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