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Lily A. Thiel

Lily A. Thiel, 24, of Belleville, passed away at 3:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024 at her home. Arrangements are under the care of Henderson Funeral Home, Belleville, and will be announced upon completion.

Ivan J. Glick

Ivan J. Glick, 85, of Belleville, passed away at 6:17 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024 at Valley View Haven. Arrangements are under the care of Henderson Funeral Home, Belleville, and will be announced upon completion.

Richard Perry, record producer, dies at 82

Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “The Great American Songbook” series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, died Tuesday. He ...

Dictator who twice ruled Suriname dies

PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony of Suriname then returned to power by election three decades later despite charges of drug smuggling and murder, has died. He was 79. Suriname’s President Chan Santokhi on Wednesday reflected on Bouterse’s outsized legacy in a message of condolences to his family and called on the nation to “keep calm and maintain order.” Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk wrote on Facebook that Bouterse’s “life had a lasting impact on our country and his efforts will not be ...

Dorothy A. Selfridge

Dorothy A. (Yoder) Selfridge, 95, of Reedsville, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at Hilltop Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Altoona. Born on June 11, 1929, in Belleville, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rebecca (Bawel) Zook. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Andrew Yoder; her second husband, C. Glenn Selfridge; a son, Keith Yoder; four half-brothers; a sister; and a great-grandchild, Alli. Dorothy is survived by her loving children: Kathlyn Damicantonio and her husband, James, of Milroy; Anthony Yoder, of Lewistown; ...

Beryle ‘Becky’ A. Wiser

Beryle “Becky” A. Wiser, 95, formerly of McClure, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024. She passed peacefully at her daughter’s home in Delaware, where she resided. Born Sept. 15, 1929, in Lewistown, she was the daughter of the late Charles F. and Gertrude (Zook) Goss. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband and Navy Veteran, Wesley W. Wiser, on Sept. 28, 2012; and her siblings, Richard, Percy, Kenneth, Lawrence and Ruth Goss, Mildred Roush, Shirley Weaver, Dorothy Goss and a stillborn Infant. She was the last surviving ...