Mar 4, 2021
On Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, Peggy Rae Keller, 77, succumbed to a lengthy and difficult battle with breast cancer. She slept away peacefully, ending a devastating 11-year illness that started in late 2009. Born April 22, 1943 she was a native of, and lifelong resident of Williamsport. She was the only child of Raymond A. and Margaret (Bluhm) Bennett. There is no immediate family other than her husband, however, she had a great many cousins and friends. She was known by a large number of Williamsport residents due to her lengthy retail employment at both the former Dice Drug Company, and lastly at Tony’s Deli, spanning the better part of 50 years in total. After retirement, she volunteered in the cafeteria at Bishop Neumann High School for a number of years. Peggy attended the former St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Williamsport, graduating as part of the Class of 1961. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Bastress.
HANNIBAL — Missouri Department of Transportation crews are on a mission to repair potholes on smaller and larger routes throughout the area following the recent extreme cold in February.
Today:
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Tonight:
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
High temperatures are expected to rise into the upper 70s to low 80s over the course of the week, peaking on Friday.
Courtesy of HistoryNet:
1811 An uprising of over 400 slaves is put down in New Orleans. Sixty-six blacks are killed and their heads are strung up along the roads of the city.
1847 General Stephen Kearny and Commodore Robert Stockton retake Los Angeles in the last California battle of the Mexican War.
Richard “Dick” W. Hafer, 77, of Hughesville, passed away on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020.
Richard was born Dec. 15, 1943 in Sunbury and was the son of the late Joseph M. Hafer and Dorothy E. Renn. He married Rose Marie Shafer on August 18, 1973 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church of Williamsport. His wife of 46 years preceded him in death on March 24, 2020. They raised two sons, Richie, and Nathan.
Richard was a teacher in the East Lycoming School District retiring in 2003 after teaching for 38 years. He taught mathematics and computers at Hughesville High School. Dick was a graduate of the former Sunbury High School, Class of 1961, and earned his bachelor’s degree from Susquehanna University in 1965.