Obituaries

Rodney N. Benfer, 65, of Middleburg, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at his home, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Sunbury on May 22, 1960, he was the son of Daniel I. Benfer Jr. and the late Irene C. (Weikel) Benfer.
On July 20, 1985, he married...

Kitty Arlene Bilger, 69, of White Deer, entered into eternal rest at 6:59 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital.
She was born on April 9, 1956, in New Castle, Wyoming, a daughter of the late Robert Lee and Jean Arlene (Say) Edison. On Feb. 6, 1972, she married David F. Bilger, with...

Barbara Brown Fisher, 80, passed away on Jan. 6, 2026, at the Masonic Village at Elizabethtown, Pa. She resided in Selinsgrove, Pa., from 1963 to 2022 and was married to the late Earl Fisher.
Barbara was born on Feb. 6, 1945, in Hartford, Connecticut, to the late David C. and Daisy (Brookbanks) Brown. She was a...

Virginia Evelyn Freed, 90, of Port Trevorton, passed away peacefully at her daughter's home, surrounded by loved ones on Jan. 9, 2026.
Virginia was born on April 9, 1935, in West Perry Township, Snyder County. She was the daughter of the late Howard and Esther (Clotfelter) Reichenbach of Buckwheat Valley, Mount...

Robert "Bobby" C. Gelnett, 90, of Liverpool, entered into rest on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at home.
He was born June 7, 1935, in Liverpool, a son of the late Clayton B. and Ruth M. (Kauffman) Gelnett. On Sept.13, 1958, he married the former Ruth L. Garlin, who survives.
Bobby was a 1953 graduate of Greenwood High...

Edna G. Hackenberg, 87, formerly of Middleburg, passed away on Tuesday evening, Jan. 13, at Nottingham Village, Northumberland.
She was born March 19, 1938, in Jackson Township, Snyder County, a daughter of the late Franklin H. and Lottie M. (Kratzer) Royer.
On April 20, 2002, she married Guy J. Hackenberg, who...

Harry E. Hummel Jr., 79, passed away on Jan. 10, 2026, at Northern Dauphin Nursing & Rehabilitation in Millersburg.
Born on Oct. 29, 1946, in Sunbury, he was the son of the late Harry E. Hummel Sr. and June E. (Hare) Hummel. Harry was a proud 1964 graduate of Sunbury High School.
Harry dedicated much of his...

Rev. Edmund William Minnich, of Numidia and formerly of Danville, stepped into Heaven on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at the age of 98 years and one month! He was born at home in Wilburton #1, Pa., to Eva Elizabeth (Stibitz) Minnich, a homemaker and George Sylvester Minnich, a coal miner, on Dec. 11, 1927.
Rev. Minnich...

Richard Peterec, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and professor, passed away on Jan. 5, 2026, at the age of 94.
He was married to his wife, Mary, for 67 years. Together, they had five daughters, to whom he meant the world. Taking care of Mary and his daughters was always at the forefront of his mind.
Richard...

Deborah S. (Sierer) Shaffer passed away Jan. 7, 2026, at Nottingham Village, Northumberland, where she was a resident since April 10, 2024.
Deb was born Feb. 1, 1954, to the late Russel and Iona (Varner) Sierer of Mount Pleasant Mills. On Oct. 24, 1975, she married Carl Shaffer, who survives. The couple were married...