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Michael J. “Mike” Johnson, Sr., 50, of Centre Hall, passed away on Monday, April 26, 2021 at the Mount Nittany Medical Center. Born on Jan. 4, 1971 in Fitc

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He was born Aug. 2, 1933, in Ridgeway, S.C. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where his rank was Private First Class. He was employed as a steel worker. Survivors include his brother, Johnny Hutchinson; and sister, Margaret Jarrell-Peace. A private burial will be in Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Peter Rossi & Son Memorial Chapel, Warren. MOST READ

Honor restored: Veteran stripes reinstated posthumously Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 1of8 Sergeant Edwin O. Pochert was striped of his stripes after in incident in WWII, with the promise to have them reinstated. After receiving an honorable discharge shortly after, following an injury, his rank remained recorded as a Private First Class. His work to reinstate his stripes was passed down to his daughter after his passing in 2012. (Courtesy Photo) Show MoreShow L...

Flag-Carrying 11-Year-Old Takes Big Steps to Thank Law Enforcement On any given Saturday morning, people living in Southern California might catch a glimpse of 11-year-old Jordan Ramirez taking his weekly stroll. He isn’t difficult to spot. Ramirez dresses in military fatigues and carries a large “Thin Blue Line” American flag as he walks from police station to police station, often accompanied by an escort of squad cars. “I want to show the first responders that I respect them,” Rami...

Duane Pugh — the loving husband for 51 years to the late Margaret “Peg” (Schofield) Pugh; the devoted father and father-in-law of Jacqlynn “Jacqi” and Francis McGarry of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Hemlock Farms, Pa., and Duane Jr. and Cynthia Gurnee Pugh of Bethesda, Md.; and the adoring grandfather to Claire (24) and Peter (20) McGarry, and Cordell (21) and Eleanor “Ellie” (16) Pugh — died Tuesday evening at Wilson Hospital after a brief illness. Duane was born...