Tregertha Leonore Tyler, 84, of Hallstead, PA was called home to be with the Lord on December 5, 2015. She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Elton “Skip” Tyler.

Treg is also survived by four daughters, Thena and Robert Summers, Hallstead, PA, Serena Brown, Great Bend, PA, Larena and Robert Nickerson, Susquehanna, PA, and Darena Sellitto, Cary, NC; and a grandson, Scott Summers, Dunmore, PA. She is predeceased by her parents, LeRoy and Mildred “Ruth” Stoddard, a son-in-law, David Brown, and a granddaughter, Brooke.

Treg’s favorite holiday was Christmas and for many years she and Skip decorated elaborately on Airport Road, including a daily countdown until Christmas. She was a life member of the Great Bend Hose Company. Treg and Skip enjoyed traveling and camping with their family and friends. She was also an Avon Representative for 49 years.

The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation for Treg’s care by the aides, nurses, and activity personnel of the Skilled Nursing Facility at Barnes-Kasson Hospital. A special thanks to Sally Burns, her roommate of 9 years, but also a very dear friend and companion. 

A funeral service was held Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at the Tuttle-Yeisley Funeral Home, Inc., Hallstead, PA with Pastor Richard Woodruff. Interment will be made in New Milford Cemetery. Should friends so desire, expressions of sympathy may take the form of a donation to Barnes-Kasson S.N.F., Activity Fund, 2872 Turnpike Street, Susquehanna, PA 18847.

Robert D. Keen, 82, of Jackson Township, died Sunday at the Barnes-Kasson Hospital, Susquehanna, following a short battle with cancer.   His wife of 55 years is the former Trudy Jones.

Born  October 1, 1933 in East Benton, PA, he was the son of the late George Carlton Keen and Myrtle Hunt Geisshart. 

Robert was a graduate of East Benton High School and became a self employed dairy farmer.  He then became an artificial inseminator for Atlantic Breeders in Dauphin County, Pa for 18 years before his retirement.  He served in the US Air Force and spent his retirement fishing and gardening.

He is survived by twin daughters: Denise Pease & husband Lloyd of Susquehanna, PA and Dianne Miller & husband G. Allen of Scott Township, PA; one son - Kenneth Keen of Coopersburg, PA; six grandchildren - Matthew Pease, Kendal Henning, Heather Soden, Kyle Miller, Justin Keen and Shannon Keen; four great grandchildren -Madison Soden, Jordan Henning, Tyler Soden and Paige Henning; one brother - George Keen of Greenfield Township, PA; several nieces & nephews.

As per Robert's wishes, he was cremated and a private memorial service will be held in the future. 

Cremation arrangements are under the care of the Shifler-Parise Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Clifford.

To share condolences and photos with Robert's family visit his book of everlasting memories at www.parisefuneralhome.com.

Earl Keith Hall passed away after a long illness, Nov. 22, 2015, at Meadow View Skilled Nursing Home in Montrose, PA. Earl was born August, 15, 1926, son of the late Earl and Louise (Gunn) Hall. He was the husband of the late Vivian D. Hall.

Earl was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving during World War II on the USS Wasp aircraft carrier. After serving his country, he was a dairy farmer for many years in CT and MA. He was a machinist for Torrington Manufacturing Co. and worked at Hitchcock Chair before moving to PA.

Earl Keith is survived by his daughter, Gail Spielman and her husband, John of Phoenix, AZ; a son, Keith J. Hall and his wife Lois of Torrington, CT; six grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren; 3 step-children; his brother Franklin (Si) Hall and his wife, Marion of Winsted, CT and Winter Haven, FL; a sister-in-law, Mary Hall of Norfolk, CT; a brother-in-law, Alfred Dombrowski of Winsted, CT; his very dear cousins, Emma and Jim Hall of New Milford, PA; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his wife, Vivian, one brother, Kenneth, and two sisters, Marion Taschereau and Marge Dombrowski.

Upon his request, a graveside service will be held at the New Milford Cemetery at the convenience of the family.

Arrangements will be made by the Tuttle-Yeisley Funeral Home, Inc. of Hallstead, PA.

Robert S. Dietrich, 80, of Hallstead, PA was reunited with his wife, Dawn Dietrich, on December 1, 2015. Dawn predeceased him in September, 2010.

Bob is survived by his daughters, Shawn and Walter Bird, Marcellus, NY and Shari and Phil Gentile, Boiling Springs, PA; four grandchildren, Geena and Jamie Bird, and Katelyn and Kurt Gentile; siblings, Kay Pike, Marion Walker, and Dorothy Radley; brother-in-law, Leon and Barb Button; best friends, Bill and Betty Richards; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was predeceased by a brother, J. Donald Dietrich.

Bob served with the US Army during the Korean Conflict Era. He was a member of the American Legion Post #357. He was a long time member of the Lions Club and former President. He enjoyed fishing at his camp in Canada and taking his grandchildren water skiing. He could often be found in the morning with his friends at Burger King’s Coffee Club, especially during NFL football pool. Bob worked for GAF/Ansco until they closed and then as a financial advisor for Confidential Brokerage Services, Inc., Johnson City, NY. Bob was an avid researcher of genealogy and spent numerous hours working on his family history, Dawn’s family history, as well as cataloging Rose Hill Cemetery plot details.

A funeral service was held Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Tuttle-Yeisley Funeral Home, Inc., Hallstead, PA. Interment will be made in Rose Hill Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may take the form of a donation to Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 961 Marcon Blvd #452, Allentown, PA 18109 or Alzheimer’s Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011.

Stewart Sidney Bialer, 72, died peacefully at home on Nov. 27th, 2015 at his beloved Neverdone Farm in Lawton, PA, following a valiant battle with melanoma.

He was born on March 21, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY, to Lena and Solomon Bialer, first-generation immigrants from Eastern Europe. Lena and Sol had both been widowed and had children of their own, and Stew was the only child they had together.

Stew often put the needs of others before his own and made an indelible mark on countless lives. As a teacher in New York City’s public schools, he broke the mold as a passionate educator who refused to follow the system’s norms. One of his proudest accomplishments was a program he created to bring inner city youth to Israel to live and work on a kibbutz, teaching them what can be accomplished through self-worth, mutual respect and camaraderie. He became a local and national celebrity, appearing in The New York Times, New York magazine, prime time news and the Today Show. A documentary about the program, Black to the Promised Land, made its round at theaters and film festivals across the country and abroad.

Stew remained a teacher, mentor, motivator and inspiration to many, long after his retirement and remain close friends with students from throughout the decades.

He was a perpetual entrepreneur. From owning and operating The Science Shop in Manhattan and an arcade in Brooklyn, to being a co-landlord of a small apartment building, his many ventures often lost more money than they made, but fulfilled his never-ending quest for the next project.   

Stew’s home and garden, which he shared with his wife Susan and aptly named Neverdone Farm, were his most passionate lifelong endeavor. There, he fueled his passion as a woodworker, beekeeper, conservationist, master granola maker, lumberjack, stone wall builder, philosopher and faithful servant to his animals.

He gave generously, sharing his wisdom, compassion, time, home, heart, harvest and money, always seeking lives to enrich and the ways in which he could help. Most recently, he traveled to Myanmar and was so stricken by the widespread poverty that he regularly sent money to a friend he made there to better individual lives as she saw fit.

Stewart is survived by his beloved wife, Susan BeGasse; children, Adam, Emily and Lisa; sons-in-law, Jordan and Jerry and grandchildren, Ori, Alyssa, Aaron, Julia, Jacob and Laila. He was predeceased by his parents, brother, Philip and sisters, Sylvia and Ethel.

A celebration of his life will be held on his farm next summer.

Calling hours will be held at the Rush Fire Hall on Tuesday, December 15, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM.