All Obituaries

WILLIAMSPORT - Dr. Ann T. (Weber) Williams, 90, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at Valley View Nursing Center. She was married on June 24, 1967 to the late Franklin V. Williams and they celebrated 47 years together at the time of his death in 2015. Ann was born in Hazleton on October 1, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Arthur William and Cecelia (Murphy) Weber. She was a 1947 graduate of St. Joseph High School and attended Lycoming College from 1947-1949. She then attended and...

WILLIAMSPORT - Patricia D. (Burchanoski) McCloskey, 69, of Clover, South Carolina and formerly of Williamsport, passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Piedmont Hospital, Rock Hill, South Carolina. She had married the late Joseph Eugene “Joe” McCloskey in 1967 and they shared 48 years of marriage until his death in 2014. Patricia was born in Williamsport on February 20, 1950 and was the daughter of the late Peter F. and Kathryn L. (McLaughlin) Burchanoski, Jr. Patricia was...

A. June Holmes, 91, of Montoursville, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 07, 2020 at Valley View Rehab and Nursing Center, Montoursville. Burial will private at the convenience of the family at Green Lawn Memorial Park, Montgomery. Arrangements were entrusted to Maneval Allen Redmond Cremation & Funeral Home, Williamsport. Condolences may be left at www.jamesmaneval.com.

Robert B. Pysher, 86, passed away Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 at the Rose View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Williamsport. He was a son of the late Donald L. and Thelma M. (Maynard) Pysher. Robert was a carpenter by trade and enjoyed building and going to Crosscutters games. He was a Korean War Veteran, serving in the United States Army. He is survived by two children, Cherie Lyon and James Pysher, a brother, William (Rita) Pysher, a daughter-in-law, Leah Pysher, and many grandchildren,...

Eugene Murray Drier, born July 9, 1926 passed away at home on January 1, 2020. The son of Samuel and Bertha Drier, immigrants, he was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. He later lived in Harlem, then Queens, then Nassau County, until leaving New York in 1988 to live here in Williamsport. He married the love of his life, Ethel Jonas, who survives, on February 19, 1949. He is predeceased by his parents and by his sister Ethel Brandt of the Bronx. Surviving, besides Ethel, are his...

LOYALSOCK TWP. - Susan M. (Bubb) Hall, died on Friday, December 27, 2019 at age 71. She was the daughter of the late James L. Bubb, Jr. and Mary L. (Fetzer) Bubb. Susan was a graduate of Loyalsock Twp. School, class of 1966.  She had worked at several local law firms, the last being at McCormick Law Firm for Dean R. Fisher, Esq. and Carl E. Barlett, Esq. from 1996 to 2008 when she became disabled.  She was a member of the Northway Presbyterian Church and member of the...

Josephine M. Canfield, 74, of Williamsport, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019 at her home. She was born in Williamsport on Sept. 20, 1945 to late Joseph and Edna (Mayer) Stutzman. Josephine worked as a bartender at Ann’s Tavern, Williamsport.  Surviving is the love of her life, Kenny Shaffer, Williamsport; a son, Raymond Kozen, Jr. (Danielle), Manchester; two daughters, Susan Young (Andrew) and Lisa Kozen (Gary Wiesner, Jr.), bot of Williamsport; eight...

MONTOURSVILLE - Mary Alice Ann Caffrey, 88, formerly of Williamsport, passed away Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Valley View Rehab & Nursing Center following a long decline precipitated by the ravages of dementia. Born on November 17, 1931 in Wilkes-Barre, Mary Alice was the daughter of Peter F. Goobic and Mary E.  (Kilgaski) Goobic.  A graduate of Memorial High School in Plains, Mary Alice started dating Charles Caffrey on the day the Korean War broke out in 1950.  They...

Joyce Rinehart, 64, passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019 with company of her family. She was born March 26, 1955 and was the daughter of the late Max A. and Thelma (O’Brien) Lukens. Joyce graduated from Williamsport High School in 1973 where shortly after, she met Earl and fell in love.  Joyce enjoyed various activities, including Bingo, karaoke and going to the river lot.  She loved the holidays and spending time with her family.  She was a dedicated homemaker. ...

WILLIAMSPORT - On Sunday, December 8, 2019, the Heavens opened, and God called home his child Scott Lamont Watson. Scott was born on June 15, 1962, in Newark, NJ, to Arthur Lee and Connie Patricia (Ashford) Watson.  From an early age, Scott’s parents instilled in him the value and importance of family, respect for others, love for God and to never accept the proverbial wooden nickel. As a result, people from all walks of life were drawn to him. His humor and quick wit, along with...