John Robert Watkins of Price, Utah, passed away shortly after midnight on February 21, 2023 at the Utah Valley Hospital with his wife and son by his side. John was born on January 6, 1942, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania to John and Ruth Watkins. It was in the woods surrounding the family farm that his love
May 5, 2021
Kenneth R. Bergren, 94, of Winter Haven, Fla., formerly of Williamsport, passed away peacefully May 4, 2021. He was born Dec. 19, 1926, the son of Carl Gustav Bergren and Esther Larson Bergren, both of whom predeceased him. He married the love of his life on March 17, 1956, the former Audre LaForme. Audre survives at home.
Ken grew up in South Williamsport and graduated from South Williamsport High School in 1944. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army. He was honorably discharged in 1947. After the Army, he enrolled at the former Dickenson Junior College (currently Lycoming College) for 2 years before transferring to Augusta College, in Rock Island, Ill. He graduated in 1952 with a degree in business administration.
Apr 10, 2021
Richard L. Hessert, 87, of Rumson, New Jersey, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on the morning of March 30, 2021 after a lengthy battle with dementia and later, COVID.
Dick was born in DuBoistown on September 29, 1933 to father George L. Hessert Sr. and mother Elizabeth (Denius) Hessert-Heilman. The youngest of three sons, Dick graduated from South Williamsport High School, where he played all-state football. He was drafted into the U.S. Army after graduation and was stationed in Berlin, Germany during the Korean War as a combat engineer. His job was to wire bridges between East and West Berlin with explosives to curtail the Soviets. Upon exiting the military, Dick attended Lycoming College, graduating with a degree in mathematics. Soon after, Dick was hired at Geisinger Medical Center to set up one of the first dialysis labs in the country. Dick attended the University of Washington, Seattle, for extensive training in dialysis. Dick became a pioneer in th
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