Obituaries

David T. Craig Sr., 86, of Milton passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Gino J. Merli Veteran Center, Scranton.
Born in Lewisburg on June 3, 1939, he was the son of the late Calvin C. and Melissa A. (Edkin) Craig. He was married to the former Helen Jean Hackenberg. Together they celebrated 63 years of...

Frank Petrullo Gallo passed away peacefully on April 22nd, 2026 in St. Petersburg, FL, after a brief illness. He was 96. Frank was born March 25th, 1930, in Northumberland, PA. One of six children born to Pasquale Gallo and Rose Petrullo Gallo, Frank grew up in the family home in "Norry". After graduation from...

Sylvia Gagnon Gleason, a friend to many in the Lewisburg area, died Sunday, May 3, 2026. Born July 29, 1933, in Springfield, Massachusetts, she was the only child of Gabriel and Florine Belanger Gagnon. She and her husband, Martin L. Gleason, moved to their much-loved farmette in Lewisburg in 1976.
After her...

Robert Anthony "Rob" Margel, 50, of Selinsgrove passed away on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was the son of Edward John and Michaelene Jane (Wargo) Margel. Rob was born on Dec. 3, 1975, in Port Jefferson, New York.
He was a 1994 graduate of Selinsgrove High School and attended...

Rev. Edward E. Prowant, 85, of Lewisburg, died on Monday, May 4, 2026, at Wellspan Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg.

Born March 29, 1941, in Williamsport, he was raised by Forrest and Helen (Brungard) Prowant and lived the first 25 years of his life on a small farm on the White Deer Pike. On January 21,...

Hilma Markel "Pickle" Rigel, 97, of Beavertown, entered into rest on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital. Hilma is Beavertown's oldest resident, living in Beavertown for 74 years. Prior to that, she lived in Middleburg.
She was born on Dec. 6, 1928, in Middleburg, a daughter of the late John and...

Lynda E Smith passed peacefully on May 1 in the arms of her daughter Kandi, from injuries sustained in a car accident days earlier. Born to the late Andrew M. Eisenhauer, killed in action during WWII in Cicino, Italy, on Jan. 10, 1944, and Betty Hommel Eisenhauer Sauers, remarried when she was 4 to George E. Sauers...

Victor G. Vogel, MD, 74, passed peacefully surrounded by family, pastor and caregiver at his home in Lewisburg, Pa., on April 12, 2026.
He was born March 14, 1952, to Victor and Margaret (Smith) Vogel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. As the son of a pastor in the United Church of Christ, he moved frequently during his...