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William R. Hart

William R. Hart, 66, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2025 at William Penn Nursing Home. Arrangements have been entrusted to King-Barr Funeral Home and will be announced upon completion.

Anthony ‘Tony’ F. Gangemi

Anthony “Tony” F. Gangemi, 83, passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital while surrounded by his loving family. Arrangements have been entrusted to King-Barr Funeral Home and will be announced upon completion.

Alvin J. King

Alvin J. King, 84, formerly of Andover, N.Y. and Belleville, PA, passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2025, at Brookline Manor, Mifflintown. Arrangements are under the care of Henderson Funeral Home, 3813 West Main Street, Belleville, and will be announced upon completion.

TV actor Richard Chamberlain dies at 90

LOS ANGELES — Richard Chamberlain, the handsome hero of the 1960s television series “Dr. Kildare” who found a second career as an award-winning “king of the miniseries,” has died. He was 90. Chamberlain died Saturday night in Waimanalo, Hawaii of complications following a stroke, ...

Samuel E. Lyter

Samuel E. Lyter, 56, of Lewistown, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born May 20, 1968, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Charles Lyter Sr. and Edna K. ‘Toot’ Wolfley, who survives. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death ...

Louis S. Shope

Louis S. Shope, 56, of Allensville, passed away on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at his home. He was born on June 8, 1968, in Youngstown, Ohio to Rita (Sabelli) Alamo and the late Warren F. Shope, Sr. Along with his mother he is survived by siblings: Jodi Goss and husband, Lou of Petersburg, Brett Shope and wife, Darlene of Huntingdon, Kathy Hetrick of Huntingdon, and Warren F. Shope, Jr. and wife, Alison of Huntingdon. He is also survived by a number of special nieces and nephews. He graduated in 1986 from Huntingdon Area High School with FFA Honors. He was employed at Rog Garners as ...