STONINGTON - A driver walked away with only scratches Friday when his car struck a corn crib and then a shed off Maple Road near here and a 4-by-4-inch post went through his front windshield.

The driver was not identified by police.

The piece of wood broke off from the shed, entered at the top left of the windshield, narrowly missing the driver, went across the front seat and knocked out the passenger side window.

Other boards were on the car or lying near it in the snow-covered grass at the scene of the crash, which occurred about 3:30 p.m. about two miles off Route 61 in Shamokin Township.

The car, which went out of control on the snow-covered road, continued about 50 yards across the grass after hitting the shed and came to a stop when it hit a large tree.

Reports at the scene were that the driver walked to a residence, from which emergency personnel from Stonington Fire Company and Americus Ambulance were called.

Trooper Brian Ronk from Stonington State Police said the man suffered only minor injuries.

SUNBURY - Northumberland County's acting sheriff is ready to hit the ground running.

Former deputy Robert J. Wolfe, sworn into office at noon Friday in Courtroom 2 at the courthouse by President JudgeWilliam H. Wiest, said he was feeling excited and a bit overwhelmed.

"This is the one of the greatest honors of my life, and I will strive to do the best for the citizens of Northumberland County," he said moments after the brief ceremony.

Following the swearing in, outgoing Sheriff Chad Reiner, who resigned amid the county's salary cuts dispute, presented Wolfe with the sheriff's badge, then embraced him.

"He's the best person to step in as sheriff," Reiner said.

Wolfe will need the blessing of Gov. Tom Corbett, who will take recommendations on a nominee for sheriff over the next 90 days, and then majority approval by the state Senate.

Wolfe is a 20-year veteran of the Shamokin police department, where he reached the rank of corporal before retiring in April 2009. Since that time, he has worked in the sheriff's office and as a part-time policeman in several communities.

Reiner made Wolfe, formerly a corporal, the chief deputy Jan. 8, replacing Randy Coe. The change was made with political affiliation in mind because Wolfe, like Reiner, is a Democrat while Coe is a Republican.

Wolfe stood with his wife, Patty, and 3-month-old grandson Leon Herb while Wiest asked him to raise his right hand and swear to uphold the duties of the office. Also present were his two daughters, his mother-in-law, a stepson and his fiance, a brother and his wife and his daughter's boyfriend.

Wolfe's insight and ideas on how to improve make him the man for the job, and the deputies stand behind him, Coe said.

"He will be a sheriff of outreach for the community and he understands the needs of the office," he said.

Wolfe said he wants to organize educational programs with children, streamline the warrant system and look into establishing night shifts.

He said he would be available 24 hours a day and that his office would be transparent.

Pay 'is what it is'

Reiner handed in his resignation letter Jan. 8, citing the commissioners' controversial decision last year to cut his and other row officers' salaries by 42 to 48 percent. Reiner said if the pay cuts withstand a court challenge, combined with county-mandated increases in health care insurance costs and his retirement contribution, he would have been reduced to $15,900 a year before taxes when the new rate took effect Jan. 1, 2016.

That's what Wolfe's salary will be at that point, if he runs and is elected in 2015. For now the salary stays at $53,834.

Wolfe said he's humbled to take the position no matter the pay.

"It is what it is," he said.

Reiner 'turning page'

Reiner will start his new position in law enforcement Monday, but would not reveal where he is headed.

"I'm honored to have worked here. This is a new chapter in my life and I'm turning the page," he said.

Reiner, 36, served as chief deputy for four years under Sheriff Charles Berkoski, who passed away in office in May 2004. Reiner was appointed to the post by then-Gov. Ed Rendell. He won election to a two-year term in 2005 and was elected again in 2007 and 2011.

Wolfe said he will miss Reiner, and wished him the best in his new career.

"He was my mentor and I hope I can do half as good a job as he did," he said. "I hope to continue what Sheriff Reiner started."

KELLY TOWNSHIP - A Lewisburg man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing from Walmart, running from police and pushing a state trooper to escape arrest in this Union County township.

Jesus Alexander Santana Reyes, 33, was committed to Union County Prison in lieu of $125,000 following the Thursday incident, according to state police at Milton.

Reyes was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge John H. Reed on charges of one felony of criminal trespass and five misdemeanors of retail theft, flight to avoid apprehension, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.

Trooper Jason R. Caccia said he responded to a retail theft at the department store at 120 Ajk Blvd., Lewisburg, at 4 p.m. Thursday. Walmart Loss Prevention employees told Caccia Reyes fled the scene when confronted.

When Reyes was spotted later, he fled into an apartment in Shelly Circle, where police attempted to coax the man to exit the residence via PA system, police said.

Reyes refused to come out, and police learned there were two juvenile children in the apartment with him. Officers called a family member for help.

When police entered the apartment, Reyes allegedly fled onto an elevated deck where he jumped to the ground below, police said.

Once on the ground, a physical confrontation allegedly ensued between Reyes and a trooper. Reyes wrestled away from the trooper and forcibly pushed him, police said.

Reyes allegedly ran south across Ziegler Road into a wooded area, where police took him into custody after deploying a Taser, police said.

CECIL, N.J. - The family of a teen who died in a Shamokin fire Dec. 10 claims a woman who asked for donations on gofundme.com hasn't given any of the money to the family.

Joseph "Wes" Vecchio said Victoria Fortune, of 1625 Pulaski Ave., Coal Township, started a page on the crowdfunding website Dec. 10, the day his stepdaughter, Melissa Lee "Missy" Pangburn, 13, of 5 S. Rock St., died in a fire that also destroyed five row homes.

A Dec. 10 post on Fortune's Facebook page said, "please donate to the family that have lost their daughter for funeral expenses and other expenses. RIP MISSY" and included a link to the gofundme.com site.

The page couldn't be found Wednesday, but a cache search showed a version from Sunday. Vecchio said Fortune deleted the page shortly after Pangburn's mother, Barbara Wiley, contacted Fortune on Facebook Wednesday. Fortune also blocked Wiley on Facebook Wednesday, Vecchio said.

Vecchio said Wednesday Fortune visited the family shortly after the fire and said she'd do what she could to help Pangburn's family. Six weeks later, none of the donations have made their way to the teen's family.

"We have not received any donated money from this woman," Vecchio said. "I feel she will do this again."

Page said $705

Vecchio said donors raised more than $700 in his stepdaughter's name during December, but the page hadn't been updated in about a month.

Fortune, who contacted The News-Item by phone Friday, said Pangburn's family said they didn't want her help, but she was unable to cancel the website before people started donating money.

"I tried canceling it when my friend bought them a carseat. They said they had everything they needed and they didn't want the money," Fortune said.

Wiley said she overheard Fortune tell the friend she'd reimburse her for the carseat from the $500 already raised on the website. That was Dec. 12, Wiley added.

"She said when she reached $1,000, she would give the money to our family," Wiley said.

Fortune said GoFundMe wouldn't allow her to suspend the fundraising page in the beginning, but she successfully canceled it completely Wednesday. According to the website, a page can be canceled at any time by clicking the "Turn off donations" button in account settings.

Fortune said she doesn't know how much her page raised, how much the company kept in fees, if any was returned to donors or if any money was sent to her by GoFundMe.

"If the money doesn't go back to the people who donated, I'm more than willing give them (Pangburn's family) something every month. I'm more than willing to do that even if the money goes back to the donors.

"I'm not a thief," she said.

When asked why she would make monthly installments instead of an in-full payment - assuming the money hasn't been returned to donors and is in fact, according to GoFundMe's policy, in her possession - she said she doesn't know where the money is.

A Coal Township man, who asked to remain anonymous, donated $25 on Fortune's site. He said the money was drawn from his bank account Dec. 17 and he hasn't received a refund of any kind.

Police involved

Vecchio said he's been in contact with Shamokin police Patrolman Raymond Siko II. The family plans to press charges if police determine a crime has been committed.

Siko said Thursday he is still trying to determine if Fortune broke the law and, if so, which department would handle it. Because Vecchio and his family live in New Jersey, Fortune lives in Coal Township and the money was raised on a website that reaches people worldwide, Siko is unsure if city police would even be involved.

"We're all in limbo," Siko said.

Claimed to be a firefighter

Fortune was interviewed by a WNEP news crew the day of the fire and said, "Being a firefighter and I feel sorrow for the family(sic). I wish I was here to provide help for them, but all we can do is give our thoughts and prayers to the family." Despite claiming to be a firefighter, she has no training, according to Greg Berezovske, fire chief of Beaverdale, where Fortune and her husband, Wayne, are members. Wayne has some training, and Victoria "helps out when she's around," Berezovske said.

Berezovske first heard about the situation when he was messaged by a member of Pangburn's family on a social media site.

"We knew nothing about it until Facebook," he said. He said Beaverdale Fire Company was not involved in the fundraising efforts.

Generous neighbors

Vecchio said neighbors and friends were generous after the fatal blaze, and many handed them money and gift cards to help them through the tough time. A benefit held by several area parents and Pangburn's friends, Kaitlyn Merlino, Nicole Bainbridge and Bethany Bordell, at Club Echo in Shamokin Dec. 14 brought in about $500, which was given to the family, Vecchio said.

Vecchio, who is currently out of work, said he and his family are "thankful and blessed" for all the support they've received and aren't bringing attention to this fundraising situation because of the money.

"We just don't want these people making money off of Missy dying," Vecchio said. He said there are at least two other situations in which he believes local people have benefited from scams involving his stepdaughter's name and story. He's considering hiring lawyers.

Willing to pay back

Fortune said she withdrew money only once: Right after the first donation - $25 - was made. She said she doesn't know where the rest of the $705 went, saying GoFundMe keeps 8 percent in fees.

Eight percent of $705 is $56.40, which means Fortune's efforts would have raised $648.60.

According to GoFundMe, a 5 percent fee is collected from each donation and a 3 percent fee is deducted from each payment.

The website also states in the FAQ section, "With GoFundMe, the money you collect goes directly to you. There are no deadlines or limits - each donation you receive is yours to keep."

Fortune said several times Friday, "I am more than willing to pay them back if they'll work with me," but said Pangburn's family refused to give her an address where she could send a check.

She said her bank balance is in the negative and family members have been making deposits to help her financially. She said she's on a fixed income and doesn't work, but is willing to pay $50 to $75 per month.

"I was the one who did the fundraiser, so I might as well (give them the money). I'm not going to be a bitch to them," Fortune said.

Vecchio, however, said he doesn't believe Fortune and said she used the money for herself.

"It's disgusting," he said. "How many other victims is she doing this to?"

What is GoFundMe?

Brad Damphousse, CEO, and Andrew Ballester, CTO, started GoFundMe in 2010 and call it the official home of crowdfunding, a process of raising a money from a large group of people who each give a modest sum. It's used to fund causes of all kinds: from personal events such as graduations and vacations to tragic situations such as accidents and natural disasters. Other crowdfunding sites include Kickstarter, Indiegogo and Crowdrise.

GoFundMe is based in San Diego and accepts donations via credit card, wire transfer or WePay.

Money is donated in real time and, in most cases, is available to the person raising the funds immediately, according to the site. Money raised can be withdrawn at any time and are sent to the person who created the fundraising page by check or electronic bank transfer, according to gofundme.com.

All-or-nothing campaigns require fundraisers to reach a pre-established goal within a set timeframe before money is received. In those situations, donors make pledges and money is not withdrawn from their accounts unless the goal is reached.

Donors generally give small amounts of money, but because the website is accessed by people worldwide, large amounts of funds can be raised quickly.

Each campaign has a chart to show how much has been raised and the profiles of donors are also listed.

In February 2012, GoFundMe raised $1 million in a single month. By November, the payment volume nearly surpassed $5 million per month, according to the website. GoFundMe and the crowdfunding phenomena have been featured in media outlets such as Time, Forbes and U.S. Today.

Girl Scout info night planned

TREVORTON - A free Girl Scouts information night will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the Line Mountain Elementary School auditorium, 542 W. Shamokin St.

Parents and guardians of girls in grades kindergarten through third as well as potential volunteers are invited to attend to learn about programs and opportunities offered by Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania.

An information night will also be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Baugher Elementary cafeteria, 60 Brenda Rovenolt Circle, Milton.

For more information, go to www.gshpa.org or call 1-800-692-7816.

Boy Scout troop reorganizing

MOUNT CARMEL - Boy Scout Troop 174, Mount Carmel Elks Lodge 356, is reorganizing.

All boys ages 11 to 18 are welcome to join, and new and past members are urged to get involved.

Trips are planned to Poe Valley and Locust Lake and include fishing, hiking and camping.

Scouts run the troop, choosing and planning activities.

The troop is working with the Mount Carmel Lions Club to take care of the nature trail and pond at Whitman's Dam on Route 61.

Meetings are held at Mount Carmel Elks, 128 S. Oak St.

Call Scoutmaster Sam Cimino at 570-339-5021 for more information.

Midnight Riders Ministries to preach

SHAMOKIN - Midnight Riders Ministries will be presented from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at the What Not Shoppe Cafe, 139 E. Independence St., Shamokin.

The ministry was started in 2012 by the Rev. Jerry Conley and his wife, Susan, with the motto of "Taking it to the streets." Conley will be sharing his story of how God changed him "from doing dope to preaching hope."

The ministry also raises money to help Teen Challenge, a faith-based Christian rehab facility. All are welcome and there will be free refreshments.

The Rev. Martin Moran, who worked with the newly-appointed bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, said the Most Rev. Ronald W. Gainer is a kind and humble man who cares for all people.

"For him, everyone is not a stranger," said Moran, pastor of the Divine Redeemer Parish, Mount Carmel.

Especially the poor, he added, noting Gainer spent the last Holy Thursday washing the feet of the homeless at a shelter in the Lexington, Ky., and giving them socks.

"We've had some great bishops, and we're continuing that with him (Gainer)," said Moran. "He's a true shepherd."

On Friday, Pope Francis named the 66-year-old Pottsville native as the 11th bishop of the Diocese of Harrisburg, succeeding Bishop Joseph P. McFadden, who died, May 2, 2013, according to an announcement by the Very Rev. Robert M. Gillelan Jr., diocesan administrator.

As former executive director for the Catholic Campus Ministry Association in Cincinnati, Ohio, Moran worked closely with Gainer for five years. Gainer was the episcopal moderator who represented the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB), an outreach for catholic college students from the campus ministry.

Moran and Gainer also served together on the USCCB Committee for Catholic Education, of which McFadden chaired.

The new bishop is joyful, hardworking and "the cream of the crop," Moran said.

Ordained in Allentown

Gainer was born Aug. 24, 1947.

He attended Mary, Queen of Peace Grade School, Pottsville, graduated from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, Philadelphia, receiving a B.A. degree in June 1969 and a Masters of Divinity Degree (summa cum laude) in June 1973, attended the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome, Italy, from 1984 to 1986, receiving the Licentiate Degree in Canon Law and a Diploma in Latin Letters in June 1986.

Gainer was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Allentown May 19, 1973, named a Prelate of Honor (Monsignor) by Pope John Paul II Aug. 20, 1991, named second bishop of Lexington by Pope John Paul II Dec. 2, 2002, and was ordained to the episcopacy by Archbishop of Louisville Thomas C. Kelly, and solemnly installed as Bishop of Lexington Feb. 22, 2003, with Bishops Edward Cullen and Joseph Kurtz serving as co-consecrators. Archbishop Kurtz is a native of Mahanoy City. Bishop Cullen is the former bishop of Allentown.

During his 30 years as a priest of the Allentown Diocese, he was an assistant pastor at the former St. Bernard's Church in Easton and St. Catharine of Siena Church in Reading and a campus minister at Lafayette College in Easton and at Kutztown University and Albright College in Reading. He was the Judicial Vicar of the diocese, pastor of Holy Trinity Church in Whitehall, and the first Secretary of Catholic Life and Evangelization in the diocese.

For much of his priesthood, Gainer served in parish, campus ministry, marriages and family, and tribunal positions. As Secretary of Catholic Life and Evangelization for the Diocese of Allentown he supervised 14 diocesan offices and the promotion of the works of spiritual renewal and evangelization.

He will be installed as bishop of Harrisburg Wednesday, March 19.

The Diocese of Harrisburg consists of 15 counties (Adams, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Union and York) in central Pennsylvania with a Catholic population of almost 250,000 people. It was established in 1868, the same year the Diocese of Scranton was established.

In comparison, the Lexington Diocese is comprised of 50 counties in central and eastern Kentucky with a total Catholic population of about 46,000.

Surprised

Gainer expressed surprise at his appointment in comments on the Lexington diocese website. He said he learned of the transfer Jan. 13.

"While I was completely surprised and, quite frankly, stunned by the news of my transfer, I willingly and happily accept our Supreme Pastor's decision as God's will for us and for me," he said.

He expressed his gratitude to the people of the Lexington diocese and asked for their prayers.

"Pray especially for the faithful of the Harrisburg Diocese as I prepare to join them as their shepherd and know that I will continue to pray for the faithful of the Lexington Diocese. May God bless us all we move forward into this new chapter in the life of the Church."

'A new renaissance'

Gainer is excellent at forming relationships with the priests under him and the staff, and he "has a way of engaging the young people in the church about the practice of living their faith," Moran said.

As the grandson of a coal miner and the knowledge of the area, Moran said Gainer will be sympathetic to the consolidation of parishes and schools.

"I think we'll see a new renaissance of Catholic life," Gainer said.

The Rev. Frank Karwacki, pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, said it's great news to hear the new bishop is from the Coal Region and ordained from Allentown.

"He is already a bishop from Lexington, and he comes to us with experience," he said. "We welcome him back home to the Coal Region."

Monsignor Edward J. O'Connor, pastor of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Pottsville, had worked with Gainer when was a diocesan priest.

"He's a very, very friendly man. A very congenial person," said O'Connor. "He's a man of great gifts and very pastoral. He's a Pottsville native and very proud of Schuylkill County. And we're very proud of him."

(Time-Shamrock Writer John E. Usalis contributed to this report.)

Aug. 1 - A daughter, Jasmine Jade Sage, to James M. Sage and Thelma M. Amarose, of Kulpmont; a daughter, Jada Lorraine Pursel, to Desiree Young and Justin Pursel, of Bloomsburg.

Aug. 3 - A daughter, Rylee Paige Smith, to Kelsey Bailey and Kellid Smith, of Herndon.

No date provided, appeared in Aug. 4 edition - A son, Brayden Michael Amico, to Salvatore Amico and Morgan Schminkey, of Shamokin.

Aug. 6 - A son, Aaron John, to Jason and Nicole Mowery, of Kulpmont.

Aug. 10 - A son, Chase Brian, to Brian and Sara Snyder, of Dornsife.

Aug. 12 - A son, Max Jameson, to Jamie and Adrienne Smith, of Shamokin.

Aug. 14 - A daughter, MackKenzie Rosalie, to Audrey and Timothy Wyland II.

Aug. 16 - A son, Mason Emanuele, to Eric and Katie Giorgini, of Danville; a son, Jackson Reese, to Michael and Jennifer Balkie, of Sewell, N.J.

Aug. 19 - A daughter, Tierney Jane, to Seth and Christa Keefer, of Dalmatia; a son, Spencer Breining, to Terry and Heather Ellsworth, of Virginia Beach, Va.

Aug. 20 - A daughter, Scarlett Rose, to Kyle and Michelle Sokol, of Gettysburg; a son, Brayden Eric Tyler, to Nathan and Keana Witmer, of Dalmatia.

Aug. 22 - A son, Caleb Forrest, to the Rev. Scott and Danielle Gray.

Aug. 23 - A son, Koa Lawrence, to Justin and Amy Kluck Leonowicz, of Elysburg.

Aug. 30 - A daughter, Ava Rylee Edwards, to Matt Edwards and Danielle Revinski, of Ashland; a daughter, Nevaeh Sonnel, to Kristina and Gilbert Chelborg Sr.; a son, Mason Alexander, to Marcus and Jennifer Gallagher.

April 1 - Robert J. McCormick, 88, of Ashland.

April 2 - Mary Ann Urbanowicz, 56, of Mount Carmel; Marie A. Bartol, 72, of Mount Carmel.

April 3 - Nelson Oscar "Pinky" Wetzel, 102, of Pitman; Leonard F. "Dutch" Hojnacki, 83, of Coal Township; Barry Lee Kehler, 65, formerly of Shamokin; Kathleen F. "Kathy" Mahoney, 66, of Palmyra.

April 4 - Harold A. Wesner Sr., 88, of Locustdale; Joseph E. Baranoski, 82, of Sunbury.

April 5 - Judy F. Delvecchio, 63, of Paxinos; Anthony "Tony" Miriello, 63, formerly of Marion Heights; Earl R. Scheetz, 99, of Coal Township; John Horengic Jr., 78, of Lanham, Md.

April 6 - Edward J. Marshalek Jr., 53, of Mount Carmel; Williard L. Hubler, 70, of Ashland.

April 7 - Melanie C. Koppen, 36, of Shamokin; Joseph F. Winhofer Jr., 77, of Kulpmont; Marian E. McHale, 92, of Fountain Springs; Malcolm "Mal" Walburn, 37, of Coal Township.

April 8 - Lewis G. Hubler, 78, of Coal Township; Ida "Lorraine" Rebilas, 84, of Coal Township; Jonathan R. "J.R." Christ, 23, of Coal Township; Irene M. (Shelbert) Thomas, 94, formerly of Shamokin; Richard Allen "Dick" Drumheiser, 78, of Boynton Beach, Fla.

April 9 - Shirley Ferrick (nee Rothermel), 92, of Rockledge.

April 10 - Sophie J. Leeman, 68, of Coal Township; Anna Mary Thomas, 100, of Kulpmont; Joan A. Bowman, 79, formerly of Marion Heights.

April 11 - Russel Gary Reiner, 60, of Elizabethtown; Daniel John Lubreski, 80, of New Freedom; Agnes Bolstrum, 92, of Palmyra; George A. Kandra, 87, of Lancaster.

April 12 - Ned L. Knarr, 87, of Mount Carmel; Ronald E. Clark, 77, of Mount Carmel; John C. Kissinger, 87, formerly of Emmaus; George Petsock, 79, of Camp Hill.

April 13 - Mario J. Stello, 58, of Kulpmont; Cynthia M. Pohar, 76, of Mount Carmel.

April 14 - Anna Marie F. "Nancy" Zarkoskie, 78, of Coal Township; Jildo R. Mirarchi, 77, of Coal Township; Simon L. Miller Jr., 82, of Elysburg.

April 15 - William Price, 84, of Coal Township.

April 16 - Carol J. McCracken, 66, of Coal Township; John J. Long, 74, of Coal Township.

April 17 - Maxine Kehler, 52, of Paxinos; Julia Goodman, 87, formerly of Marion Heights,

April 18 - Henry W. Szymanski, 88, of Mount Carmel; Betty Maxine Brodie, 79, of Coal Township; William Michael "Mike" Aiello, 45, of Cleveland, Ohio.

April 19 - David Kisela, 63, of Mount Carmel; Gerald A. "Jerry" Spatzer, 71, of Coal Township; Helen A. (Yost) Bickert, 71, of Shamokin; Joan A. (Doyle) Maurer, 77, of Royersford; Carmen "Butch" Vitacco, 81, of Switzerland; Donald L. Herb, 83, of Peoria, Ariz.

April 21 - Anna E. Plempel, 97, of Coal Township; Joe Mannion, 78, of Clearwater, Fla.

April 22 - Josephine A. Garrigan, 90, of Shamokin.

April 24 - Marceline I. "Marcy" (Gidaro) Carroll, 78, of Drexel Hill and formerly of Yeadon.

April 25 - Charles James Daley, 99, of Ashland; Mary Rosalie (Snella) Nark, 91, of Hershey; Frank W. Homski, 82, of Coal Township; Theresa M. Scicchitano, 91, formerly of Shamokin.

April 26 - Marion "Peachy" Rozinski, 73, of Shamokin; Margaret C. McManiman, 76, of Elysburg; C. Marie Swift, 91, of Elizabethtown; Matthew B. Crowl, 39, of Shamokin.

April 27 - Robert W. Buchinski, 68, of Kulpmont.

April 28 - Helen Tanis, 86, of Centralia; Judith S. Wilt, 65, of York; Helen M. Nolter, 87, of Mount Carmel; Joseph R. Bradley, 82, of Danville.

April 29 - Theresa Gedeika, 95, of Mahanoy City, formerly of Mount Carmel and Kulpmont.

April 30 - Louis S. "Cocoa" Papp, 90, of Kulpmont; Helen M. Steele, 84, of Coal Township.

Sept. 1 - Stella Adams, 80, of Danville, was killed in a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Airport Road and Route 54, in Elysburg.

Sept. 3 - The start of the school day at Shamokin Area Middle-High School was delayed for approximately 90 minutes when students had to go through metal detectors at the school.

Sept. 4 - Despite objections by the public and officeholders, Northumberland County announced a sweeping reduction in wages for elected officials, between $25,000 to $30,000 for each office, in addition to requiring them to pay 50 percent of the county's contribution toward health benefits.

Sept. 6 - Despite efforts by firefighters, flames destroyed the home of Coal Township Rescue Squad chief Jim Hoffman and his wife, Cheryl, in the 1300 block of West Independence Street.

Sept. 7 - As mandated by the state to help pay for its new sewage plant, Zerbe Township supervisors raised the rates 36 percent beginning in January 2014, up from $88 to $120 a quarter.

Sept. 9 - Police began to search for a Coal Township man who fled Magisterial District Judge John Gembic's office after learning there was a warrant issued for his arrest on theft-related offenses.

Sept. 10 - Following a two-hour preliminary hearing, a Sunbury magisterial district court judge ruled that Naheem J. Reams would be held for court on charges of aggravated assault charges for allegedly attempting to run over a Sunbury police officer during a high speed chase on June 5.

Sept. 16 - Although he had the judge's sympathy, the appeal of 29 dangerous structure citations against David Dubbs, 60, of Kulpmont, was denied, keeping the $23,608 in fines for a pile of rubble where his fire-destroyed home once stood at 916 Chestnut St., Kulpmont.

Sept. 17 - Raymond G. Splane, the chairman of the Shamokin Housing Authority Advisory Board, was charged by Shamokin Police with disorderly conduct and harassment after residents of two housing complexes owned by the authority complained that Splane was harassing them, peering into windows and arguing with residents and visitors.

Sept. 18 - Members of the Mount Carmel Area Education Association picketed the contract negotiation meeting between them and the school board, and planned to do so the next night at the school board meeting. The "informational picket" was designed to show that teachers had been working since June 2010 under an expired contract.

Sept. 19 - Sixteen individuals, including a ringleader already in federal custody, were arrested and charged with drug offenses as part of a drug ring that funneled approximately $2 million in cocaine and heroin into the area in the past year.

Sept. 24 - Ariel Parker, 26, of Coal Township, suffered serious injuries when he crashed his motorcycle through a wooden fence at the intersection of State and Jackson streets, and then was ejected from the bike.

Sept. 25 - Charges were pending against a Shamokin woman after she crashed into a lamppost, trash can, two park benches and a tree on one of the medians on Market Street. Police reported the driver was holding a can of duster spray in her hand and was allegedly huffing while driving.

Sept. 26 - A family of four was left homeless after a fire destroyed their home along Otto Station Road between Herndon and Dornsife. Members of the Rice family were not home at the time the blaze started, but two of their three dogs were found dead in the home.

Sept. 28 - A Mini-THON event at Mount Carmel Area Junior-Senior High School raised more than $12,000 for the Four Diamonds Fund, which provides financial, medical and pediatric cancer research support.

WILLIAMSPORT - A former registered nurse with VNA Health System in Shamokin has filed a federal lawsuit against the health care agency and one of its supervisors, claiming, among other things, she was illegally fired while on maternity leave.

Melissa Saleski-Shingara, of Tharptown, filed the suit Tuesday in U.S. District Court against the nursing agency and her former supervisor, Yvonne Timco, of Coal Township. She is seeking more than $75,000 plus attorney fees and punitive damages from the defendants in excess of $50,000.

Jessica A. Trell, VNA director of business development, said in an e-mailed response Friday to The News-Item seeking comment on the case, that it is company policy not to publicly discuss employment issues.

"However, we do deny any allegations and did not engage in any discriminatory conduct toward our employees, past or present," Trell wrote.

Saleski-Shingara, represented by attorney Franklin E. Kepner Jr., of Berwick, claims she suffered severe monetary loss, loss of reputation in the community, humiliation, emotional stress and other damages.

She claims VNA Health System caused her to be employed in a sexually and physically hostile environment, violated the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, treated her less favorably because she was pregnant and had small children, terminated her without cause and violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and her rights under the Family Medical Leave Act.

Saleski-Shingara, who has five children and suffers from multiple sclerosis, was hired by VNA as a registered nurse in January 2006. She had children in 2011 and 2012 and took maternity leave on March 7, 2012, her suit says.

The plaintiff claims Timco, president of the VNA's eastern division, made improper, unflattering and hurtful comments regarding her pregnancies on numerous occasions.

She also claimed Timco harassed her about her pregnancy and her young children and punished her in regard to having off holidays despite having seniority.

In early May 2012, Saleski-Shingara received a letter from the VNA stating that nobody was able to get in contact with her while she was on maternity leave and that she was being considered as having abandoned her job. About 10 minutes after receiving the letter, the plaintiff said she called the VNA to inform them nobody told her to contact anyone while she was on maternity leave.

On May 9, 2012, the plaintiff was advised that the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) policy at the VNA had been revised after she began her maternity leave, and that after May 30, 2012, she no longer had any maternity leave or FMLA leave available.

Saleski-Shingara said she was advised that if she was unable to return to her job by May 31 that year, her employment would be concluded. Shortly thereafter, the plaintiff said she received a letter from a VNA official notifying her that the company had accepted her verbal resignation due to medical reasons. The plaintiff said she immediately informed her employer that she had not resigned.

She was terminated from VNA on May 31, 2012, the suit states.

The plaintiff says she was cleared to return to work June 15, 2012.

The suit also claims VNA terminated the plaintiff's health insurance that covered her medicine for multiple sclerosis. She said the medicine ordinarily costs approximately $2,800 per month.

She says she was unable to obtain medicine for treatment of her multiple sclerosis several times, causing her to become dizzy and lose her vision, according to the suit.

She also claimed a VNA official told her that if she had attempted to find a job, company lawyers would initiate legal action against her for violating two non-compete agreements that she signed when taking the VNA job. As a result, the plaintiff was unable to work from May 31, 2012, to Oct. 21, 2013, the suit says, and she lost wages, medical benefits and insurance and suffered great emotional and psychological damage.

Sept. 1 - A son, Channing Perry, to Richard and Nicole Tasker, of Coal Township.

Sept. 3 - A son, Evan Matthew, to Joseph and Shauna LaMas, of Danville.

Sept. 7 - A daughter, Katherine Elizabeth Griffiths, to Tre Griffiths and Chelsea Lytle, of Coal Township.

Sept. 11 - A son, Jonathan Allen Jr. to Jonathan and Patricia Hawkins of South Chesterfield, Va.

Sept. 12 - A son, Tyson Uriah, to Bill and Sabrina Asbury, of Catawissa.

Sept. 13 - A daughter, Karlee Mae Twining, to Jessica Latsha and Kurtis Twining, of Shamokin.

Sept. 16 - A daughter, Kailynn Nicole Martz, to Jackie Rupert and Vincent Martz, of Shamokin.

Sept. 23 - A daughter, Kinley Rose Bixler, to Gina Daya and Joshua Bixler, of Coal Township.

Sept. 24 - A son, Kayden Robin, to Ryan and Debbie Heller, of Mount carmel.

Sept. 25 - A son, Joel Gibson Emery, to Amanda Feudale and Clayton Emery, of Benton.

Sept. 26 - A daughter, Aubrey Elise, to Nadine and Todd Deroba.

Sept. 28 - A daughter, Brooklyn Anne, was born to Richard and Krystal Jakuc, of Mount Carmel; a daughter, Oaklyn Mae, to Johnathan and Ashley Barnes, of Shamokin; a son, Kail Jeffrey Evans, to Jeffrey Evans and Kelly Melichercik, of Kulpmont.

Nov. 1 - The Northumberland County Courthouse was evacuated at 1 p.m. and closed for the rest of the day after a "credible bomb threat" was received. A search turned up no explosives.

Nov. 5 - In county elections, voters elected James F. Kelley as coroner, Chris Grayson as controller, Justin Dunkelberger as prothonotary and Mary L. Zimmerman as register/recorder of deeds. In a close race, Dan McGaw was ahead of William Milbrand by nine votes for mayor of Shamokin.

Nov. 6 - The God's Chuckwagon Mobile Soup Kitchen dedicated a converted school bus to serve as its new base of operations, traveling to Mount Carmel and Shamokin to feed more than 200 people each week.

Nov. 8 - A Centre County visiting judge granted a temporary injunction that restored salary cuts to four row officers that had their pay cut by the Northumberland County Commissioners, beginning in 2014.

Nov. 8 - Following an official count, the absentee ballots determined Shamokin City Councilman Bill Milbrandto be the new mayor of Shamokin, beating challenger Dan McGaw by one vote.

Nov. 12 - Sunbury Police were probing a suspicious death after a male, believed to be in his 40s, was found dead in a backyard of a Catawissa Avenue home. An autopsy showed that Troy LaFerrara, of Port Trevorton, was killed by multiple stab wounds and his death was ruled a homicide.

Nov. 12 - Shamokin City Council voted 3-2 against the first reading of a loan proposal for $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to renovate the American Legion Building. Opponents of the plan said the city's financial status was too tenuous to take on such a loan.

Nov. 13 - Police officers from around the area came to Shamokin to memorialize Shamokin Police Cpl. David Witmer on the 30th anniversary of his death. He was killed in the line of duty during a shootout in Trevorton.

Nov. 14 - After a three month legal battle, a debris pile and property owned by fire victim David Dubbs, of Kulpmont, was transferred to the Borough of Kulpmont, in exchange for dropping 93 citations and over $85,000 in fines.

Nov. 15 - State officials said that after Northumberland County Judge Robert Sacavage resigned at the beginning of the year, his seat is the 19th in the state that needs a replacement, and may not be filled until the 2015 election, due to fiscal concerns.

Nov. 15 - A coal stove was believed to be the cause of a fire that destroyed the former Faith Reformed Chapel, Ranshaw. The building had been converted into a residence.

Nov. 16 - A Philadelphia man wanted for threatening the lives of his ex-girlfriend and her children was taken into custody by city police Saturday after arriving in Shamokin by bus.

Nov. 19 - For the second time that year, Northumberland County commissioners failed to pass a proposed 2014 budget,.

Nov. 20 - Line Mountain seventh-grader Audriana Beattie took the stand in a preliminary injunction hearing in U.S. District Court on her petition to join the Line Mountain Middle School wrestling team. In her testimony, Beattie said she does get emotional after losing a match, but "everyone does," and "It doesn't matter that I'm a girl, because I'm just as good as they are."

Nov. 20 - After police conducted a search of a Dewart Street apartment, authorities arrested Nathan Morell on charges of possessing 798 packets of heroin and other drugs, one of the largest in the area.

Nov. 22 - A Lycoming County judge ruled Northumberland County Commissioner Stephen Bridy is entitled to information involving what the City of Shamokin has paid to provide health insurance to its employees, including elected officials.

Nov. 24 - Erika Smith, 34, of Elysburg, the stepdaughter of Ralpho Township Police Chief Stuart Appel, passed away following an alleged heroin overdose at a Catawissa home three days earlier. Police charged the two individuals who were with her with drug-related charges as the death investigation continues.

Nov. 25 - After almost 18 months of negotiations, the Mount Carmel Area School District and its teachers came together on a three-year contract, with raises that will cost the district close to $700,000 over the life of the agreement.

Nov. 26 - After Gov. Tom Corbett signed a $2.3 transportation funding bill, those involved with the Central Susquehanna Thruway project said construction on the highway that will alleviate the congested Routes 11 and 15 strip north of Selinsgrove will be completed in a decade with the first contracts being awarded in less that two years.

Nov. 27 - In adopting their tentative budget, Shamokin City officials said they must erase a $600,000 deficit before a final 2014 budget can be passed.

Nov. 29 - One bid was received, but officials said negotiations will continue to sell the former Saint Catherine Medical Center in Fountain Springs.

Feb. 1 - Mary E. Stiklaitis, 88, of Lansdale.

Feb. 2 - Jane J. Lucid, 89, of Elysburg; Patricia A. Rumberger, 77, of Lancaster.

Feb. 3 - Eleanor Mary Mundorf, 88, of Mount Carmel; Linda J. (Schill) Makowski, 57, of Kennett Square; Joseph F. Costello, 87, of Mount Carmel; Dawn M. Miller, 37, of Coal Township.

Feb. 4 - Sister Mary Leontine, 90, of Hamburg, N.Y.

Feb. 5 - Gene H. Ritsert, 96, of Mount Carmel; Mary E. (Markel) Miller, 91, of Coal Township; Thomas Lally, of Coal Township.

Feb. 6 - Isabella Anne Lane, 3, of Rehoboth, Del.

Feb. 7 - Donald Lee Schleig, 72, of Shamokin; Alex Bovidge, 90, formerly of Ashland; Florence J. Sewalk, 89, of Shamokin; Paul W. "Butch" Hepler Sr., 85, of Enola, and formerly of Gowen City; Mary M. (Mirarchi) Connaghan, 83, of Joppa, Md., formerly of Shamokin.

Feb. 8 - Robert J. Hoskie, 61, of Ashland; Michael Molesevich, 85, of Mount Carmel; Evelyn T. Boslego, 87, of Mount Carmel; Doris L. Dombroskie, 85, of Street, Md.

Feb. 9 - Grace A. Getchey, 75, of Coal Township; Hazel I. Rooney, 73, of Kulpmont; Gabriella Kutcher, 88, of Lyon Township, Mich.

Feb. 11 - John M. Hogan Jr., 85, of Doylestown.

Feb. 12 - Glenn J. Wert, 91 formerly of Mount Carmel and Colonial Park, Harrisburg.

Feb. 13 - John J. Zarick, 78, of Coal Township; Linda D. Arnold, 62, of Elizabethville, formerly of West Cameron Township.

Feb. 14 - Elaine Kropp, 70, formerly of Mount Carmel; Judith Ann "Judy" Stank, 71, of Coal Township; George R. Watkins, 77, of Kulpmont; Robert Welker, 65, of Shamokin; Leonard Sahonick, 76, of Mount Carmel; Pasquale R. "Pay" Chiavaroli, 89, of Shamokin; Geraldine F. McFalls, 94, of Danville.

Feb. 15 - Devin Riley Payne, 1, of Coal Township.

Feb. 16 - Anthony F. Deibler, 58, of Shamokin; Frank C. "Cooper" Navrocki, 86, of Shamokin.

Feb. 17 - Russell R. Barella, 74, of Mount Carmel.

Feb. 18 - Mary Taylor, 86, of Ranshaw; Stella T. Wilson, 82, of Somerset, N.J.

Feb. 19 - John J. "Jack" Fanelli, 83, of Pottsville; Coralee Archeskie, 81, of Coal Township; David Lee "Jimmy" Payne, 26, of Coal Township.

Feb. 20 - George A. John Jr., 85, of Shamokin; Esther M. Neiswinder, 93, of Northumberland; Walter V. Wanzie, 89, of Mount Carmel.

Feb. 21 - Larry T. Wisnoskie, 60, of Helfenstein; Ernest A. Klock, 89, of Lewisburg; Richard M. Kunkel, 91, of Hagerstown, Md.

Feb. 22 - Robert F. Laczkowski, 74, of Coal Township; Lester A. Yocum, 85, of Elysburg; Rosemarie R. (Stankunas) Petroskie, 77, of Coal Township; Louise S. (Kurtz) Wronoski, of Ardmore.

Feb. 23 - Mildred A. Evert, 94, of Mount Carmel.

Feb. 24 - Alma (Boyer) Carl, 85, of Northumberland; Ronald C. Haggerty, 72, of Shamokin; Dennis A. "Dutch" Whispell, 49, of Kulpmont.

Feb. 25 - Margaret Kofskie, 88, formerly of Marion Heights; Janet L. Melidick, 84, of York; Shirley J. Ryan, 81, of New Brunswick, N.J. Shirley J. Ryan, 81, of Piscataway, N.J.

Feb. 26 - Heather R. Varano, 38, of Kulpmont; Mary Lou Bednarczyk, 68, of Mount Carmel

Feb. 27 - Arlene M. Watkins, 89, of Kulpmont; Patricia A. Topolski, 73, of Coal Township; Paul Dombroski, 60, of Kulpmont; John J. Malinowski Jr., 69, of Glen Rock.

Feb. 28 - James F. Reichwein, 74, of Locust Gap; Rita C. Sosnoskie, 79, of Northumberland; Anna (Lynn) Orr, 96, of Milford, Conn.

Oct. 1 - Helen M. Targonski, 91, formerly of Dover, Del. and Shamokin; Gerald J. "Rocky" Janovich, 72, of Coal Township.

Oct. 2 - Bernard J. Bruni, 90, of Kulpmont.

Oct. 3 - Mable A. Brophy, 85, of Cleveland Township; David T. Gulba Sr., 56, of Trevorton; Robert Henry Dallas, 92, of Whitehouse, N.J.

Oct. 4 - Harry Yeager Sr., 68, of Mount Carmel; Jean M. Culp, 84, of Coal Township; Sara Jane Feese, of Shamokin.

Oct. 5 - John Shivelhood, 51, of Salem, N.H.; Daniel A. Dietterick, 81, of Kulpmont.

Oct. 6 - Michaeline "Mickey" Koproski, 89, of Shamokin; Thelma R. Kerstetter, 91, of Watsontown; Angela (Zyskoski) Honcz, 91, of Milford, Conn.; Phyllis M. Erdman, 80, of Mount Carmel; Leonard John Marchinski, 87, of Mohnton.

Oct. 7 - Francis J. Sando, 69, of Coal Township; Catherine V. Mull 63, of Coal Township.

Oct. 8 - Roy Edmonds, 76, of Den-Mar Gardens; Andrew E. "Buster" Duzick, 92, of Coal Township; John W. Taylor Jr., 77, of Mount Carmel; Edward F. Cove Sr., 91, of Bloomsburg.

Oct. 9 - Frank S. Kramer, 82, of Elysburg; Fred R. Bowers Jr., 75, of Kulpmont; Charles Kent, 87, of Mount Carmel.

Oct. 11 - Marianne B. (nee Olbrish) Moleski, 74, of Philadelphia.

Oct. 12 - Daniel E. "Bear" Dormer, 71, formerly of Coal Township.

Oct. 15 - Robert E. Pruden Sr., 67, of Ashland.

Oct. 16 - Dal T. Elliot Jr., 60, of Paxinos; Joseph Zukus, 61, of Ashland.

Oct. 17 - Robert A. "Zeke" Ziegler, 74, of Lebanon.

Oct. 18 - Barbara A. Sobotor, 79, of Harrisburg.

Oct. 19 - Roman Marshall Jr., 47, of Shamokin.

Oct. 20 - Joyce Reed, 73, of Coal Township; Beatrice Kukuk, 85, of Pitman; Marguerite M. (Menapace) Budick, 89, formerly of Wilmington, Del.

Oct. 22 - Margaret Ann Belfonti, 73, of Harrisburg; Dr. Edwin Weisbond, 90, of Tampa, Fla.

Oct. 23 - William Puketza Jr., 75, of Mount Carmel.

Oct. 24 - Virginia M. Wetzel, 95, of Ashland; Anna May (Carl) Owens, 88, of Mount Carmel.

Oct. 25 - Mabel A. Kovack, 92, formerly of Mount Carmel; John "Jack" Reiprish, 88, of Coal Township.

Oct. 26 - Robert L. Wehry, 91, of Northumberland and formerly of Lewisberry and Ashland; Richard K. Swisher, 52, of Sunbury; Clara D. Ruths, 87, of Mount Carmel.

Oct. 27 - Julie Kay (Flock) Harris, 50, of Shamokin; Johanna Kraft, 84, of Mount Carmel

Oct. 28 - Richard "Shady" Shade, 79, of Rebuck; Renna Mae Moore, 89, of Jacksonville, Fla.; Rev. John C. Lorenz, 77, of Robinson; Joanne F. (Ruths) Kornacki, 78, of Woodbridge, Va.

Oct. 29 - Louise M. (Bojack) Rovito, 80, of Glen Riddle.

Oct. 30 - Stella A. Bridy, 89, of Havertown.

Oct. 31 - Anthony James (Cea) Conklin, 29, of Catawissa.

Jan. 1 - A daughter, Marin Rose, to Kyle and Beth Snyder, of Elysburg.

Jan. 2 - A daughter, Hailey Sophia Snyder, to Wesley Snyder and Danielle Stump, of Danville.

Jan. 5 - A son, Noah Ryan Annis, to Thomas J. Annis Jr. and Wendy L. Delorso-Smith, of Shamokin; twins, Camdyn J. and Chase J. Kovaschetz, to Shawn Kovaschetz and Taryn Krumbine, of Locust Gap.

Jan. 6 - A daughter, Avery Grace Yeager, to Corey J. Yeager and Marisa Lynn Betz, of Mount Carmel; a daughter, Teagan Marie Weaver, to Fred Weaver and Jamie Shultz, of Bloomsburg.

Jan. 8 - A son, Evan Dennis, to Kyle and Kaitlyn Nolter, of Mount Carmel.

Jan. 9 - A daughter, Scotlyn Heberling Owens, to J.C. Owens and Anne Eaton, of Bloomsburg; a daughter, Sophia Rose, to Jason and Mandy Fantini, of Locust Gap; a daughter, Sadie Elizabeth, to Ben and Rachael Dangler, of Shamokin.

Jan. 10 - A daughter, Morgan Rylee, to Tom and Sophia Molesevich, of Leck Kill.

Jan. 11 - A daughter, Raelyn Katherine Snyder, to Daniel A. Snyder Sr. and Ashley M. Dusendschine, of Kulpmont.

Jan. 12 - A daughter, Peytin Marie Adams, to Jeannie DeLong and Robert W. Adams, of Kulpmont.

Jan. 14 - A son, Matthew John Susnoskie Jr., to Matthew J. Susnoskie Sr. and Alicia Leann Lahr, of Shamokin.

Jan. 15 - A son, Jacob Wyatt Lynch, to Sean Lynch and Meghan Madden, of Atlas.

Jan. 16 - A son, Devin Mitchel, to Donald and Angela Combs, of Coal Township; a son, Blake Remington, to Christopher and Erica Campbell, of Lock Haven; a son, Hunter Michael Russell, to Robert Russell and Jennifer Treese, of Frackville.

Jan. 17 - A son, Jericho, to Jimmie Driggers II and Danielle Aikey, of Shamokin; a son, Jacob Daniel, to Scott and Brooke Meyer, of Towson, Md.

Jan. 22 - A daughter, Laila Ginevra, to Danny and Heather Mattucci, of Mount Carmel.

Jan. 23 - A son, Benjamin Michael Johnson, to Antonia Timmins and Michael Johnson, of Kulpmont.

Jan. 25 - A daughter, Alianna Elizabeth Scarlett, to Brianna Tanney and Dylan Scarlett, of Coal Township.

Jan. 27 - A son, Samuel John, to Dr. Michael and Tara Higgins, of Den Mar Gardens.

Jan. 30 - A daughter, Olivia Grace, to Francis and Charity Depka, of Kulpmont; a son, Mateo Alexander Velazquez, to Angel Velazquez Sr. and Tabitha McClure, of Shamokin.

Jan. 31 - A son, Ace Charles Rosini, to Justin Rosini and Brittany Laudenslager, of Sunbury.

Nov. 1 - Mary "Minnie" Bressi, 94, of Kulpmont; Mike Wardrop, 90, of Lincoln Park.

Nov. 2 - Robert E. Gruneberg, 46, of Elysburg.

Nov. 3 - Gloria L. "Lottie" Rothermel, 71, of Herndon.

Nov. 5 - Carol Ann Hollenbach, 47, of Shenandoah; Chester F. Yocum, 89, of Elysburg; Ann B. Weber, 76, of Union Dale.

Nov. 7 - Carole J. Dusick, 78, of Selinsgrove; Ann (Barni) Mikulec, 86, of Glendale, Ariz., formerly of Ranshaw.

Nov. 9 - Daniel L. Fox, 86, of Shamokin.

Nov. 10 - Raymond F. General, 62, of Coal Township; Maria Anne Tray-Dyer, 65, of Columbia, Ohio; Robert Bolstrum, 65, of Hartford, Conn.

Nov. 11 - William D. Janovich Jr., 47, of Coal Township; Gary L. Bowers, 57, of Selinsgrove; Nellie A. Dombroski, 94, of Sunbury.

Nov. 12 - Joseph C. Berry, 55, of Mount Carmel; Sharon M. Singh, 61, of Trevorton; Eleanor N. Mihal, 62, of East Cameron Township; Barry L. Yuricich, 56, of Klingerstown.

Nov. 13 - Victor J. Radzewicz Jr., 73, of Mount Carmel; Dorothy Weller, 93, formerly of Aristes; Elizabeth "Betty" Novich, 90, of Coal Township.

Nov. 14 - Carol J. Bubernack, 76, of Allentown; Dr. John J. "Jack" Marlette, 90, of Selinsgrove; Arlene L. Clark, 85, of Columbia, Tenn.; C. William Bohr, 80, of Pottsville

Nov. 15 - Francis L. "Frank" Zurick Jr., 60, of Burnside; Catherine I. Hoskie, 81, of Pottsville; Bernice A. Sulick, 76, of Aristes; Edward C. Andrews, 88, of Coal Township; Joseph (Joe) Edward Purcell, 77, of Cockeysville, Md.

Nov. 16 - Leonard J. Staudenmeier, 97, of Ashland; Janice Ann Price, of Fountain Springs.

Nov. 17 - John C. Witkowski, 71, of Shamokin; Barbara Nye, 93, of Coal Township; Arnold W. Lutz, 57, of Elysburg; Charles C. Rehnert Jr., 72, of Mount Carmel.

Nov. 18 - Clarence S. Weaver, 87, of Myerstown.

Nov. 19 - James C. Hubler, 68, of Mount Carmel; Charles R. Wolfe, 67, of Shamokin; Edward G. Nolan Sr., 80, of Williamsport; Gertrude McCarthy, 93, of Danville; Benjamin J. Terry, 89, of Orlando, Fla.; Benjamin John Terry, 89, of Orlando.

Nov. 21 - John E. Purcell Jr., 53, of Mount Carmel; James J. Fiebig, 78, of Pitman, N.J.; Harold J. Miller, 49, of Shamokin; Bernard J. Britt, 81, of Mechanicsburg.

Nov. 23 - Enez L. Stetz, 95, of Mount Carmel; John "Jack" Pitts, 62, of Ashland; Fayne Lewis Alvord, 89, of Coal Township.

Nov. 24 - Erika Gwen Smith, 34, of Elysburg.

Nov. 25 - Anne L. (Metzinger) Gregory, 97, of Bloomsburg; Catherine P. Washleski, 84, of Hillsborough, N.J.; Shirley M. Krebs, 86, of Shamokin.

Nov. 26 - Victor F. Bogetti, 76, of Shickshinny Lake; Victor R. "Ronnie" Rosini, 74, of Coal Township.

Nov. 27 - Robert T. Carduff, 73, of Mount Carmel.

Nov. 28 - James A. Kopenhaver, 80, of Hanover; Martin Zelones, 73, of Coshocton, Ohio.

Nov. 29 - Daniel E. Hood Sr., 52, of Locust Gap; Raymond T. Jones, 75, of Westminster, Md.

Nov. 30 - Audrey M. Olvany, 76, of Shamokin; First Sgt. (Retired) William B. Williams Sr., 80, of Port St. Lucie, Fla.

May 1 - Reynold J. "Renny" Bishop, 60, of Elysburg; Charles "Bob" J. Shipe, 63, of Taft, Calif.

May 2 - Bishop Joseph P. McFadden, 65, of Harrisburg; Eleanor A. Mattucci, 82, of Mount Carmel; Dr. John Kallaway, 86, of Shamokin.

May 3 - Dorothy Hirsh, 86, of Mount Carmel; Gordon R. DeHart, 58, of Sunbury; Bertha Mae Deitrich, 79, of Coal Township; M. Marie Kahler, 84, of Coal Township.

May 4 - Joseph I. Moroski, 71, of Coal Township; Nancy I. Edmunds, 80, of Johnson City, N.Y.

May 5 - Anthony J. Bixler, 63, of Shamokin; Charles R. Hale, 76, of Coal Township; Vincent R. "Bones" Kwiatkowski, 97, of Coal Township; Joanne L. Stabinski, 80, formerly of Mount Carmel; John "Jack" Walencewicz, 92, of Cape May, N.J.

May 6 - Theodore W. "Dory" Bakowicz, 92, of Shamokin.

May 7 - Stephen P. Bednar Sr., of Coal Township; Gerald J. "Pop-Pop" Laskoski, 63, of Kulpmont.

May 8 - Dean R. Marquette, 78, of State College; Stanley J. Rusesky, 66, of Kulpmont.

May 9 - Clara L. Peipher, 84, of Excelsior; Irene Jatko, 97, of Den-Mar Gardens; Brenda A. Wolfgang, 64, of Girardville; Clem Marchetti, 72, formerly of Kulpmont.

May 10 - Patricia A. Arnold, 77, of Paxinos.

May 11 - Frederick J. Markle Sr., 70, of Shamokin; Helen C. York, 93, of Woodbridge, Va.

May 12 - Rodney C. "Moe" Thiry, 76, of Mount Carmel; Barbara Ann Schoenberger, 88, of Coal Township.

May 13 - Ruth J. Reichenbach, 78, of Sunbury.

May 14 - Patsy Ann Malett, 66, of Shamokin; Bruno J. Leonardi, 100, of Mount Carmel; John Broda, 82, of Wilburton.

May 15 - Calvin J. Fertig, 95, of Coal Township; William H. Lupold, 66, of Shamokin; Mary C. (Kelser) Pahl, 55, of Milton.

May 16 - Shawn Latshaw, 28, of Wilkes-Barre; Marsha Barnes, 66, of Mount Carmel

May 17 - Renee Gribbin (Derk) Apichell, 72, of Trevorton; Hilda A. Dilliplane, 87, of Coal Township; Clement S. Seroski, 90, of Gilbertsville; Frank R. Stelma Jr., 77, of Mount Carmel.

May 18 - Jeffrey Scheuren, 41, of Shamokin.

May 19 - Leroy "Roy" A. Greager, 86, of Coal Township; Elizabeth R. "Betty" Rupp, 87, of Coal Township; James A. Kukuk, 68, of Ashland; Anthony "Tony" Joseph Bogutskie, 58, of Moorpark, Calif.

May 20 - Adele (Mam-Mam) Ososkie, 87, of Mount Carmel; Florence E. Gratti, 89, of Coal Township.

May 21 - Clara M. Kerstetter, of Coal Township; Joseph D. Werntz, 66, of Selinsgrove.

May 23 - The Rev. John Rex Thomas, 76, of Ashland.

May 24 - Mary E. "Betty" Hertzog, 82, of Mount Carmel; Daniel R. "Dixie" Richardson, 86, of Shamokin; Kathryn M. Graykoskie, 102, of Coal Township.

May 25 - Elizabeth H. (Kandra) Horan, 82, formerly of Shamokin.

May 26 - Anna Mae Jubenski, 90, of Trevorton; Joseph F. "Joey" James 65, of Shamokin; Marie Angela Kondisko, 70, of Mount Carmel.

May 27 - Glenn R. Snyder Sr., 64, of Coal Township; Allen S. Kline, 84, of Bloomsburg.

May 28 - Walter G. Wesner, 64, of Locustdale; Mary K. Duke, 98, formerly of Mount Carmel.

May 29 - Helen C. Lebo, 80, of Trevorton; Ethelwyn Fodor Mikalonis, 94, formerly of Shamokin; Henry P. "Pete" Brown, 83, of Coal Township; Carl J. Ditchey, 83, of Susquehanna Township; Allen H. Klischer Jr., 65, formerly of Aristes.

May 30 - Rosemarie Amershek, 71, of Elysburg; Roy L. Kerner, 66, of Locustdale; George E. Mensch Jr., 65, of Aristes; Neal E. Williams, 77, of Shamokin; Eugene J. Petrovich, 77, of Blandon.

May 31 - Joanne T. Stevens, 60, of Coopersburg; Frank E. Baranoski, 86, formerly of Kulpmont; James R. "Jimmy" DeFlavio, 62, of Quakertown.

Divorces

Robert J. Csatlos, 351 Chestnut St., Kulpmont, from Taralyn Csatlos, 723 Chestnut St., Kulpmont. Married July 30, 2011.

Victoria K. Bogutskie, 853 Spruce St., Kulpmont, from Ronald J. Bogutskie, 800 W. Fifth St., Mount Carmel. Married Sept. 22, 1990.

Marriage licenses

Timothy Allen Kuhns to Nolita Y. Kerstetter, both of 1808 Upper Road, Shamokin. Issued Jan. 27.

Property transfers

Empire Builders Inc. to Brian M. Gummel, property in Marion Heights, $20,800.

Mark A. Campbell and Sherry L. Campbell to Sherry L. Campbell, property in Mount Carmel Township, $1.

Catherine A. Sledgen to Samuel N. Vetovich and Kathy A. Vetovich, property in Shamokin, $55,000.

Matthew A. Weikel and Beth Weikel to David E. Hoover and Cassandra L. Hoover, property in Shamokin, $6,000.

P.N. Patel and Rasila P. Patel to John E. Savitski, property in Ralpho Township, $1.

Greg A. Wilt and Jalee K. Wilt to John E. Savitski, property in Rockefeller Township, $1.

Lorrie L. Secord to Robert R. Tegge Jr. and Jamie A. Tegge, property in Rockefeller Township, $1.

Martin L. Sarfine III and Samantha Sarfine to Steven M. Moyer and Samantha E. Johnson, property in Coal Township, $80,000.

Danny T. Foor and Kendra C. Foor to Danielle L. Miller, property in Coal Township, $31,500.

Rei Partners Inc. to Antonio D. Michetti and Evguenia Michettie, property in Jackson Township, $1.

William Shambach to Sonja F. Shambach to Michael W. Shambach and Tonya L. Quester, property in Upper Augusta Township, $1.

Jesse T. Colabine to Joseph E. Freitag, property in Mount Carmel, $1.

Albert Shevitski and Catherine E. Shevitski to Albert Shevitski, property in Coal Township, $57,000.

George Leshock Jr. and Jeffrey A. Evans to Welding and Diesel Enterprises LLC, property in Kulpmont, $11,700.

Celia C. Papp to Robert L. Papp, Thomas L. Papp and Corinne L. Klose, property in Kulpmont, $1.

Gloria Sigafoos and Gloria R. Sigafoos to Tina E. Wilson and James D. Wilson Jr., property in Zerbe Township, $1.

YORK - Justin Reichner, a sophomore majoring in computer engineering at York College, has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester with a 4.0 grade-point average.

Reichner, a 2011 graduate of Shamokin Area High School, is a son of James and Denise Reichner, of Shamokin, and a grandson of Melvin and Judy Reichner and William and Barbara Robison, of Shamokin.

May 1 - A daughter, Jillian Mae, to Thomas and Jennifer Dluge, of Watsontown.

May 3 - A son, Derek William, to Jeffrey and Nicole Schenewerk, of Sunbury.

May 5 - A daughter, Alyssa Nicole Shurock, to Glen Alan Shurock Jr. and Kristen Klinger, of Shamokin.

May 9 - A son, Rocky Cole, to Barry Roseman and Jamie Brungard-Roseman, of Northumberland.

May 12 - A daughter, Kylee Nicole Pielacha, to Chris Lee Pielacha and Jamie Lee Kemper, of Shamokin; a son, Miles Jeffrey, to Casey and Jennifer Johns, of Shamokin; a son, Nicholas Paul Lesher, to Kenneth Sampsell Jr. and Samantha Lesher, of Trevorton; a daughter, Ally Marie, to Ben and Melissa Miller, of Kulpmont.

May 14 - A son, Jake Lee Thompson, to John Thompson and Denise Moser, of Fort Washington, Md.; a son, Patrick Francis, to Christopher and Sara Wallace, of Bryn Mawr.

May 16 - A son, Jacob Luke, to Steven and Betsy Grimm, of Sunbury.

May 17 - A daughter, Harper Rhiannon, to Philip and Amanda Fallat, of Kulpmont; a son, Caleb Matthew, to John Jr. and Megan Janolek, of Mount Carmel; a son, Joseph Grant, to Richard and Kayla Jilinski, of Shamokin.

May 18 - A daughter, Alexis Bailey, to Jesse and Jillian Bright, of Shamokin.

May 20 - A daughter, Ilah Sarge Long, to Travis Long and Taren Adams, of Sunbury.

May 21 - A son, Ayden Allyn Orner, to Robert Orner and Angela Williams, of Klingerstown.

May 29 - A son, Nicholas Francis, to Mark and Angela Danko, of Chambersburg.

May 30 - A daughter, Ali Rae, to Jeffrey and Kerri Molesevich.

May 31 - A son, Christian Jerrod, to Jerrod and Laura Cole, of Bloomsburg.