The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA

December 17, 2009

Funeral arrangements


ACKLEY, ADAM J., 29, of New Columbia. Funeral at 11 a.m. today in Rooke Chapel, Bucknell University, Lewisburg. Burial in Lewisburg Cemetery. V.L. Seebold Funeral Home, Selinsgrove.

BLAZER, REYNOLDS W., 75, of Center Valley. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral Home, 20 N. Ambler St., Quakertown, followed by funeral at 11.

BROSIUS, DAVID L., 80, of Shamokin Dam. Visitation from 10:30 to noon Friday at St. Paul’s Evangelical Congregation Church, Pitman, followed by funeral at noon. Burial in St. Paul’s E.C. Cemetery, Pitman. Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, Klingerstown.

BUCHER, RALPH E., 81, of Sunbury. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Jerre Wirt Blank Funeral Home, 395 State St., Sunbury, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.

BUCKLEY-JOHNSTON, CHRISTINE M., 41, of Danville. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Shiloh United Church of Christ, 500 Bloom Road, Danville, followed by funeral at 11. Brady Funeral Home, Danville.

CONRAD, BYRON M., 84, of Langhorne. Memorial service at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Catawissa Avenue and Reagan Street, Sunbury. Burial in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington. Dunn/Givnish Funeral Home, Langhorne.

DUNBAR, STEVEN S., 36, of Freeburg. Celebration of life service from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, 210 King St., Northumberland, followed by remembrance service at 1.

FRITS, GRACE D., 86, of Shamokin Dam. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. today at Zion’s Church of Kratzerville, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in Zion Reformed Cemetery, Kratzerville.

GARMAN, GUSSIE E., 86, of Selinsgrove. Visitation from noon to 1 today at Michael J. Salonis Funeral Home, 206 Maple Ave., Marysville, followed by memorial service at 1.

HECKERT, DOROTHY M., 83, of Northumberland. Visitation from 10 to noon Friday at Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, 210 King St., Northumberland, followed by funeral at noon. Burial in Orchard Hills Cemetery, Shamokin Dam.

HITE, LOIS L., 84, of Northumberland. Visitation from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Joseph W. Epler Funeral Home, 210 King St., Northumberland, and 9 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Emmanuel Bible Fellowship Church, 1051 Catawissa Ave., Sunbury, followed by funeral at 9:30. Burial in Riverview Cemetery, Northumberland.

JOHNSON, JAMES R., 70, of Lewisburg. Visitation from 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at John H. Shaw III Funeral Home, Market and Eighth streets, Lewisburg, followed by celebration of life service at 4.

KLOSE, ESTHER L., 100, of Mifflinburg. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at St. John’s United Church of Christ, 417 Market St., Mifflinburg, followed by funeral at 2. Burial in Mifflinburg Cemetery. Roupp Funeral Home, Mifflinburg.

RAKER, RACHEL D., 83, of Coal Township. Visitation from noon to 1 Friday at Farrow Funeral Home, Sixth and Chestnut streets, Shamokin, followed by funeral at 1. Burial in Northumberland Memorial Park, Stonington.

REITZ, GLADYS M., 94, of Mount Pleasant Mills. Visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, Mount Pleasant Mills, followed by funeral at 11. George P. Garman Funeral Homes Inc., Mount Pleasant Mills.

SCHWALM, FLORENCE F., 87, of Dornsife. Visitation from 11 to 11:30 a.m. today at Stephen R. Rothermel Funeral Home, 1133 Ridge Road, Klingerstown, followed by funeral at 11. Burial in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Erdman.

STAMETS, MARGERY F., 79, of Shamokin. Memorial service at noon today in Lark Memorial Chapel, St. John’s Church of Christ, 118 N. Eighth St., Shamokin. Farrow Funeral Home, Shamokin.

TIDEY, PAULA A., 81, of Shamokin. Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. today in Mother Cabrini Church, 200 N. Shamokin St., Shamokin. Burial in St. Mary Cemetery, Coal Township.