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Menno E. Wengerd

Menno E. Wengerd, 67, of 217 Iris Lane, Belleville, passed away Monday, June 29, 2026, at his home. He was the son of the late Eli and Mary (Zook) Wengerd. Surviving is his wife, Miriam N. (Yoder) Wengerd; children, Mary E. Swarey and husband Louie of Tyrone, Korie E. Wengerd and wife Esther of Waverly, Ohio, Elizabeth M. Wengerd at home, Lomie B. Peachey and husband Simon of Beaver, Ohio, Sadie M. Swarey and husband Urie of Mill Creek, Mattie E. Swarey and husband Joseph of Belleville, Miriam M. Peachey and husband Elmer of Beaver, Ohio, David M. Wengerd and wife Martha of ...

Jonathan ‘Scott’ Hasson

Jonathan “Scott” Hasson, 56, of Burnham, passed away on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born on Dec. 13, 1969, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Sharon (Weyant) O’Reilly and John C. Hasson, who survives him alongside his wife, Cheryl. In ...

Gerald K. Snook

Gerald K. Snook, 80, of Lewistown, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2026, at the Hollidaysburg Veterans Home. Born August 10, 1945, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Guy and Violet (Spiglemyer) Snook. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Brian Snook, and his ...

Larry King, ex-husband of Billie Jean King who helped with growth of women’s pro tennis, dies at 81

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Larry W. King, the former husband of Billie Jean King who partnered with her on the creation of the WTA Tour and the "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, died Friday. He was 81. King died at his home of prostate cancer, said his wife, Nancy Bolger King. Larry King and Billie Jean King met at Cal State-Los Angeles and married in 1965. Billie Jean King credited him as "one of the unsung heroes in the establishment of women's professional tennis in the early 1970s." "Larry's intelligence, love, commitment and humor helped me navigate my career for more ...

Shirley A. (Sweigart) Goodling

Shirley A. (Sweigart) Goodling, 69, of Millerstown, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center, with her family by her side. Shirley was born on June 21, 1956, on the family homestead near Liverpool, a daughter of the late Harvey and Mary ...

Carol L. “Cookie” Weyant, 80, of Lewistown, passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Born April 3, 1946, in Lewistown, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Johnson. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her ...