All Obituaries

Arnold E. Springman, 90, formally of Montoursville, went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 9, 2021, at The Williamsport Home. He was born on March 24, 1931, in Montoursville, son of the late G. Frederick and Bertha (Fry) Springman. Arnold was the former owner-operator at Springman Building Supply, a member of Lycoming Valley Baptist Church where he was also a deacon, song leader and lay preacher. He also volunteered at Rose View Manor and The Williamsport Home. In addition to his...

Shirley L. Lambert, 98, died peacefully on Monday, April 5, 2021, at the home of her loving daughter and son-in-law. She was born on November 28, 1922 in Williamsport, daughter of the late Harry B. and Aletha C. Thompson. Shirley graduated from the Williamsport Area High School in 1940 and later attended and graduated from Williamsport Dickinson Seminary. She took great pride in her thirty-year career as a legal secretary for J. Neafie Mitchell. She married Bernard C. Lambert on May 9,...

Calvin A. Packard, Sr., 95, of Williamsport, died peacefully on April 1, 2021, at Rose View Nursing and Rehab Center. He was born on May 19, 1925, in Jersey Shore, son of Laura (Wheeland) Packard. Calvin was a WWII Army Air Corp. Veteran, he graduated from Lycoming College with a BS in mathematics, he was employed by the NASA Federal Manned Flight Center from 1960-1983. While employed with NASA, he was responsible for developing and operating a computer software system to support the...

Richard D. Harris, Jr., 62, of Loyalsock Township, died on April 2, 2021, at UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport. He was born on April 13, 1958, in Williamsport, son of the late Richard D. Sr. and Frances (Rinker) Harris. Richard was a HVAC Tech, had been a member of the S. Williamsport Fire Dept., enjoyed hunting and fishing, and was a member of S. Williamsport Borough Council. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, the former Sharmane Black; and sister, June Louise...

Mitchell “Mitch” R. Hoffman, 70, of Loyalsock Township, died on March 28, 2021, at UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport. He was born on June 26, 1950, in Williamsport, the son of the late C. Raymond and Celia A. (Ryder) Hoffman. Mitchell was a member of St. Paul-Calvary United Methodist Church, attended Faxon Kenmar United Methodist Church as well as Newelltwon United Methodist Church, was Volunteer of the Year for C.A.P.A. He also loved cats and word search puzzles. In addition to...

On the morning of Thursday, March 25 Thomas Charles Ott loving husband, father and grandfather passed away at the age of 75, at his residence. Tom was born on August 7, 1945 in Muncy, PA to Howard and Esther Ott.  He was a 1963 graduate of Muncy High School. He received his Business degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stout in 1968, while in college, Tom was a three-sport athlete, playing baseball, football, and wrestling. He was a three-time NAIA All-American, inducted into...

Mary Ellen Rosencrance, 78, of Cogan Station, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021, at UPMC Susquehanna. She was born on May 29, 1942, daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Atkinson) Muench of Bear Creek, PA. Mary Ellen graduated from Wilkes College in 1965 with a B.S. in Nursing Education and taught Psychiatric Nursing at Williamsport Hospital School of Nursing for 23 years. After spending several years being a stay-at-home mom, she became the school nurse at St. Anne’s Elementary and...

Mary D. Christie, 93, formally of Montoursville, died on March 22, 2021, at Peter Becker Community. She was born on October, 18, 1927, in Williamsport, daughter of the late William F. and Emmy (Goetz) Dietz. Mary graduated from Williamsport High School in 1945, where she participated in the orchestra, playing the violin as well as the marching band, where she played the xylophone. Mary belonged to the Presbyterian Home Auxiliary, was a member of the Montoursville Presbyterian Church, where...

Madison E. Stout, 15, of Muncy Township, died on March 14, 2021, at her residence. She was born on March 18, 2005, in Williamsport, daughter of Jeffrey and Jenifer (McMahon) Stout.  Madison was in the 10th grade at Muncy High School, she enjoyed reading, animals and her dream was to have her own zoo. Surviving in addition to her parents are maternal grandparents, Robert and Ruth McMahon, of Williamsport; brother, Brent (Jacalyn Doyle) McMahon and their child, Jolene, of Larksville;...

Gladys M. Sherman, 81, of Zephyr Hills, FL and formally of Williamsport, died on March 8, 2021, at Zephyr Hills Hospital. She was born on January 14, 1940, in Milton, daughter of Russell G. and Martha (Hunt) Yocum. Gladys was a member of first Baptist Church of Zephyr Hills where she was very active. She was preceded in death by her parents; first husband, Don Starr; and two sons, Don Starr, Jr. and Thor Starr. Surviving is her husband, William Sherman; two sons, Matthew (Clara)...