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Bethann Judy Swarey

Bethann Judy Swarey, stillborn daughter of Sylvanus J. and Laura M. (Peachey) Swarey, was born on Saturday, July 19, 2025. In addition to her parents, Bethann was survived by her maternal grandparents: Sylvanus and Ada Peachey, of Belleville; paternal grandparents: Rudy and Julia Swarey, of Mill Creek; maternal great grandparents: Ben Y. Zook, of Belleville and Katie Peachey, of Belleville; paternal great-grandparents: Jonathan Swarey, of Allensville, Daniel and Rachel Yoder, of Belleville; maternal aunts and uncles: David and Katie Peachey, of N.Y., Daniel and Lena Peachey, of ...

Blanche F. Reisinger

Blanche F. Reisinger, 76, of Ickesburg, died Sunday, July 20, 2025. All Services and Interment will be private. Arrangements entrusted to the Brown Funeral Homes, Inc., 111 Westfall St., McAlisterville.

Road maintenance to resume in Mifflin County

From staff reports LEWISTOWN — The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced the following schedule of maintenance activities in Mifflin County the week of July 21. PennDOT performs year-round maintenance in its mission to provide a safe, efficient transportation system, and the scope of work in Mifflin County for the coming week is as follows: Manual Patching • Route 4013 (Ferguson Valley Road) between Strodes Run Road in Granville Township and Route 322 in Derry Township Tuesday, through Friday. Flaggers in the roadway will provide traffic control during daylight ...

Nancy Lee (Seby) Miller

Nancy Lee (Seby) Miller, 85, of Milroy, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital. Born Sept. 20, 1939, in Lewistown, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Roberta (Reese) Seby. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, David R. Miller, who passed in 2000. She is survived by her children, D. Keith Miller, Laurie Lee Miller, Wendy Jo Miller and husband, Todd Vanopynen; grandsons, Kyle D. Stoner, Clinton Heimbaugh, Marc D. Stoner; great-grandchildren, Owen M. Heimbaugh, Chloe E. Stoner, Kaylee G. Stoner, Christopher J. ...

Phyllis A. (Dillman) Sheaffer

Phyllis A. (Dillman) Sheaffer, 95, of Lewistown, passed peacefully into eternal life on July 18, 2025, at the Locust Grove Retirement Village in Mifflin. Born Aug. 4, 1929, in Lewistown, she was the daughter of William M. and Mabel M. (Parson) Dillman and the ninth of 10 siblings. In ...

Thelma P. Carter

Thelma P. Carter, 89, of McClure, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Greenwood Village. Arrangements are under the care of Hoenstine Funeral Home and will be announced upon completion.