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South Williamsport, Pa. — Robert W. "Bob" Morehart, Sr., 72, of South Williamsport passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 at UPMC Williamsport after an extended
Feb 10, 2021 A black iron kettle used to boil hog parts to make sausage, liver pudding and scrapple. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette A wooden block table used for butchering. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette A brown paper bag from Smithgail & Ging Neats Packers, which was orginally established in downtown Williamsport in 1932. KAREN VIBERT-KENNEDY/Sun-Gazette These were the days when city butchers knew the products the customers wanted. That is what Don Waltman, a retired butcher and owner of Waltman Meats, 338 Court St., said about his shop and its predecessor, Smithgall & Ging Meat Packers...
Don Waltman has decided to hang up his cleaver. Owner of Waltman Meats, 338 Court St., he recently decided to retire and put the store up for sale. “I’m going to be 78 in June,” said Waltman, standing behind the empty counters once brimming with meats, coldcuts and side salads. Waltman, wearing a mask with cattle print — a sign of the times and one matching his career choice — said it had been a challenging year with COVID-19, but that was not the reason for closing after a half century. “My legs are gone,” Waltman said, acknowledging he was unable to stand too long without supp...