Rose M. Heaps
Avid reader, longtime Catawissa homemaker
<p>Rose M. Heaps, 79, longtime resident of South Street, Catawissa, died unexpectedly Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, at her home. She had been in failing health just recently. </p>
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Elizabeth Miller-Farrell
Florida woman was born in Centralia
<p>Elizabeth Miller-Farrell, age 90, of Cocoa Beach, Fla., passed away Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, at Emmanuel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Danville.</p>
Washington agency tests ‘salmon cannon’
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Pete the cat sets shelter record
<p>CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — A 12-year-old cat named Pete who lived at a southwest Idaho animal shelter for a year and a half has been adopted.</p>
Joseph Pinamonti Sr.
Graveside service for Elysburg farmer
<p>Joseph Pinamonti Sr., 95, of 188 Wynn School Road, Elysburg, PA 17824, died Friday evening at Maria Hall, Danville. Born in Atlas, on Sept.
Martin J. Ezzyk
Funeral arrangements will be announced
<p>Martin J. Ezzyk, 57, of Berwick, died unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, at the Berwick Hospital Center Emergency Room.</p>
Frances E. Boyek
Shickshinny woman retired from DataCom
<p>Frances E. Boyek, 91, formerly of Boyek Road, Shickshinny, passed away Thursday evening, Sept. 25, 2014, at Bonham’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stillwater.</p>
Wal-Mart’s mobile checking eliminates its overdraft fees
<p>NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart is the latest company to get rid of fees that traditional banks charge customers who don’t have enough money in their accounts to cover purchases.</p>
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<p><strong>New names on signs are right, state says</p>
Obamacare’s sizeable tumor
<p>Surgeons at the University of Arizona Medical Center removed a 47-pound tumor from a woman’s stomach in April — not even close to being the largest ever mentioned in News of the Weird, but