All Obituaries

Pearl E. Murphy, 93, of Lewistown, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019. Born April 20, 1926, in Burnham, she was a daughter of the late Samuel H. and Minnie (Young) Miller. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Herman H. Murphy Sr., who passed in 1975; sons, Herman, Jr. and Charles; a daughter, Katherine C; and a daughter-in-law, Esther Murphy; six brothers; and four sisters, Pearl was the last of her immediate family. She is survived by: children,...

Robert R. “Bob” Rager, 85, of McClure, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital. Born April 2, 1934, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Ranzel B.  and Mary G. (Rabenstein) Rager. He is survived by: his wife, Helen (Houser) Rager, who he married in 1954; children, Annette M. Rager and wife, Robin Randolph, of Lewistown, and Michelle L. Fisher, of Reedsville; granddaughter, Kayla A. Fisher; three step-grandsons, Joshua, Nathan and Tyler...

Brian M. Austin Sr., 63, of Lewistown, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019, at his home. Born October 13, 1956, in Lewistown, he was a son of the late William E. and Marie A. (Haller) Austin.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: a grandson, Kyle Austin; four brothers, Robert (in infancy), Richard, James, and Andrew Austin; and a sister, Sharon Guerrini. Brian is survived by: his wife, Jeannie Austin, whom he married Nov. 9, 1974; children, Brian M. Austin Jr....

Margaret M. (Pat) Patterson, 95, of Lewistown, entered into the arms of Jesus, at 4:45 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, at Valley View Haven, Belleville. She was born in 1924 in Granville Township, Lewistown, to the late Henry and Maggie Price.  Margaret is survived by her daughter, Irene P. VanTassel, of Lebanon. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: her husband, Clair A. Patterson, in 1977; a brother, Rush H. Price, in 2004; half-sister, Helen P. Shoop; and her...

Wallace D. "Dewey" Barnes, 84, of Lewistown, passed away Friday, November 8, 2019, at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital. Born July 11, 1935, in a trolley car in Lewistown, he was a son of the late Wallace L. and Lillian I. (Carlin) Barnes. Dewey is survived by: his wife, Cathy (McLucas) Barnes; children, Deb Harshbarger, of Mifflintown, Lori Bagley and husband, Elmer, of Duncansville, Bill Barnes, of Lewistown, and Melissa McCarthy and husband, Frank, of N.Y.; stepson, Jamie McNemar...

James B. Carolus Jr., 75, of Lewistown, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019. Born Dec. 9, 1943, in Lewistown, he was the son of the late James B. Carolus Sr. and Ella Mae (Bailey) Carolus. He is survived by his wife, Sandra P. (Shade) Carolus, whom he married in 1967; children, Christina L. Willard and husband, Tony, and James B. Carolus III, and wife, Amy, both of Lewistown; four grandchildren, Andrew Willard, Brooke Willard, Dustin Carolus and Erika Carolus;...

Evelyn L. Charlesworth, 94, of Lewistown, passed away Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at Ohesson Manor. Born June 9, 1925, in Lewistown, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Edna (Ruble) Smith.  In addition to her parents, Evelyn was preceded in death by: her husband, James R. Charlesworth, June 27, 2014; two infant daughters; and her sister, Shirley Perkins. Evelyn is survived by: daughter, Jean Louise Brown and husband, Samuel, of North Pole, Alaska; son, Robert L. Charlesworth...

Larry E. Dodson, 75, of Lewistown, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2019, at his home. Born July 20, 1944, in Lewistown, he was a son of the late Walter and Catherine (O'Shell) Dodson. Larry is survived by: his wife, Rosalee (Bryer) Dodson; children, Shari Pyles and husband, Marty, of Mechanicsburg, and Douglas Dodson, of Lewistown; seven grandchildren, Ava Pyles, Nathan Post, Chloe Pyles, Molly Crider, and Shane, Dylan, and Alexandria Dodson; great-grandchildren, Brayden, Keaton,...

Harry L. Rosenberry, 90, of Lewistown, passed away Thursday, October 17, 2019, at Geisinger Lewistown Hospital. Born November 9, 1928, in Yeagertown, he was a son of the late Samuel E. and Florence M. (Krepps) Rosenberry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by: siblings, James M. Rosenberry, Elsie C. Rosenberry, George S. Rosenberry, Betty L. Arnold, Patsy V. Wray, Kenneth L. Rosenberry. He is survived by: his wife of 63 years, Dorothy E. Rosenberry, of Lewistown;...

C. Wayne Robbins, 81, of Lewistown, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019, at William Penn Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Born June 6, 1938, in Burlington, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Cheston B. and Edith S. (Stiefel) Robbins.  He was also preceded in death by his recently departed wife, Patricia 'Pat' L. (Schafer) Robbins. Wayne is survived by: his son, Wayne J. Robbins, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; daughters, Celina Robbins, of New Jersey, and Laura...