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Obituaries

SATURDAY JUNE 18 2016

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DEATHNOTICES
BELLEFONTE
Fisher E. Pauline Fisher, 98, died Friday, June
17, 2016, at Centre Crest. Arrangements, by Dean
K. Wetzler Funeral Home, 201 Spring St., Milesburg,
will be announced.
BELLEFONTE
Shehan Lloyd "Scott" Shehan, 64, died Thursday,
June 16, 2016, at Mount Nittany Medical Center.
www.heintzelmanfuneralhome.com
CENTRE HALL
Lance Wanda L. Lance died Thursday, June 16,
2016, at her home. Arrangements, by Mark D. Heintzelman Funeral and Cremation Service, Centre Hall,
will be announced.
DEATHS ELSEWHERE
BOCA RATON, FL
Lykens Harry Damian Lykens, 39, died Tuesday,
June 14, 2016, at his home. Arrangements by Koch
Funeral Home, State College.
McELHATTAN
Connelley Joyce M. Connelley, 71, died June 16,
2016, at Select Specialty Hospital at Geisinger, Danville. Arrangements by Yost-Gedon Funeral Home &
Cremation Services LLC, Lock Haven.
SANBORN (RURAL HOUTZDALE)
Richner Jay L. Richner, 47, died Friday, June 17,
2016, at Mount Nittany Medical Center. Arrangements by Heath Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Osceola Mills. heathfuneral.com
STATE COLLEGE
DeMartino William (Bill) DeMartino, 89, died
Tuesday, May 24, 2016.

Lloyd (Scott) Shehan

September 21, 1951 June 16, 2016
State football.
Lloyd Scott Shehan,
In addition to his wife,
64, of
Debra, he is survived
Belleby one son, Dr. Steven
fonte
died June Shehan (Tina), of Camp
16, 2016, Hill; one daughter, Julie
Evey (Justin), of Lamar;
at Mount
two sisters, Judy LlewelNittany
lyn (Robert), of Ringtown
Medical
and Phyllis Shehan, of
Center.
Born Sep- State College; and four
grandchildren, Preston
tember 21,
and Emma Evey and
1951, in
Kyle and Maura Shehan.
Lewistown
Visitation will be 6-8
he was the son of the
p.m. Sunday, June 19,
late Lloyd Emery and
2016, and Monday, June
Virginia Charlotte
20, 2016, from 10-11
(Ganoe) Shehan.
a.m. at the Woodycrest
On July 7, 1973, in
United Methodist Church,
State College, he mar219 Clearview Avenue,
ried the former Debra
State College, PA 16803.
D. Dixon, who survives
The funeral services will
at home.
follow at 11:00 a.m. at
Scott was a Staff Serthe church with the Revgeant in US Air Force
erend Dr. Renee Ford
serving during the Vietofficiating.
nam Conflict.
Interment will be in
He was a Group
Centre County Memorial
Leader at Chemcut
Park with military honors
Corp in State College
in accord.
and a member of
In lieu of flowers, methe Woodycrest United
morial contributions in
Methodist Church,
where he was a lay lead- Scotts name may be
made to Woodycrest
er. He was also a troop
United Methodist Church
leader in Boy Scout
Elevator Fund, 219 W.
troop #370.
Scott was a loving hus- Clearview Avenue, State
band, father and grandfa- College, PA 16803.
A guest book can be
ther; family was the most
signed or condolences
important part of his life.
He enjoyed photography, sent to the family at www
.heintzelmanfuneralhome
wood working and
.com
sports, especially Penn

Harry Damian Lykens

February 3, 1977 June 14, 2016
his aunt, Mary Gurskey.
Harry Damian Lykens,
Harry was a 1995 grad39, of
Boca Ra- uate of State College
Area High School. He atton, Fla.,
tended the Pennsylvania
passed
State University and
away on
Point Park College in
June 14,
Pittsburgh. His greatest
2016, at
his home. enjoyment in life was
spending time with his
Harry
family and friends. He
was born in State Colenjoyed golf and played
lege, to Harry H. Lykens
III and the late Josephine often. In his life, Harry
Sirianni Lykens on Febru- always truly lived it.
Visitation will be 4-6
ary 3, 1977. He married
Sarah Shaner on Novem- p.m. on Friday, June 24,
2016, at Koch Funeral
ber 18, 2011, who surHome, 2401 S. Atherton
vives at home.
Street, State College.
He is survived by his
Funeral Mass will be
daughter, Elle J. Lykens
held at 10:30 a.m. on
and his stepson, Owen
Saturday, June 25, 2016,
T. Mayville, of Boca Raat Our Lady Victory Cathton; his father, Harry H.
olic Church, 820 WesterLykens III, of State Colly Parkway, State College; two sisters, Nicole
E. McDowell and her hus- lege, with Father Dadey
officiating.
band, Jeffrey, of Red LiBurial will be in Centre
on, Emily M. Lykens, of
State College; one broth- County Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions
er, Michael F. Lykens,
may be made to the St.
of State College; and
Paul Lutheran Scholarthree nephews, Tyee,
ship and Endowment
Connor and Aidan
Fund, Attn.: Jeff KremMcDowell, of Red Lion.
pler, 701 West Palmetto
He also leaves behind
Park Road, Boca Raton,
several loving aunts,
FL 33486.
uncles, cousins, and
Arrangements are unmany dear friends.
der the care of Koch FuAlong with his mother,
neral Home, State Colhe was proceeded in
lege. Online condolences
death by his maternal
and signing of the guest
grandparents, Frank A.
book may be entered at
and Eileen E. Sirianni;
www.kochfuneralhome.
his paternal grandparcom or visit us on Faceents, Dr. Harry D. and
book.
Marjorie A. Lykens; and

Joyce M. Connelley
December 11, 1944 June 16, 2016
Charles VanDyke, of
Joyce M. Connelley,
Drifting; six grandsons,
71, of McElhattan
Matthew Connelley,
passed away June 16,
Jeremy Savage, Ryan
2016, at 4:20 a.m. in the
Connelley, Mubarik
Select Specialty HospiGraves, Yasin Graves,
tal at Geisinger in DanLevi Savage; two grandville. She was born in
daughters, Olivia Fiedler
Renovo December 11,
1944, to late Howard and and Sacoya Connelley;
a number of great grandEileen Hess Sample.
children; and many nieJoyce married John I.
ces and nephews.
Connelley Sr., June 5,
Joyce was preceded
1965, and celebrated
in death by a son, John I.
51 years of marriage.
Connelley, Jr.; and a
She worked at the
daughter, Pamela J.
Lock Haven Hospital in
the Laundry Department. Connelley Collucci.
Funeral services for
She enjoyed spending
Joyce M. Connelly will
time with her family and
grandchildren, as well as be Tuesday, June 21,
2016, at 10:00 a.m. at
playing cards with her
neighbors. Joyce attend- the Yost-Gedon Funeral
Home & Cremation Served the Lock Haven First
ices LLC, 121 W. Main
Baptist Church.
St., Lock Haven, PA
Joyce is survived by
her husband of 51 years, with Pastor Dick Hawley
of the Lock Haven First
John I. Connelley Sr, of
McElhattan; a son, Scott Baptist Church officiat(Diana Askey) Connelley, ing.
Visitation will be Monof Blanchard; six sisters,
day, June 20, 2016, 6-8
Art Wetzel, of Howard,
p.m. at the funeral home.
Donna Keckler, Peg
Interment will be in the
Page, of Pleasant Gap,
Dunnstown Cemetery.
Pat Preslovich, of Snow
Online thoughts and
Shoe, Mary Ann Baker,
memories can be made
of McConnellsburg,
at www.yost-gedonfuner
JoAnn Barna, of Akron,
alhome.com
Ohio; one brother,

William (Bill) DeMartino

October 21, 1926 May 24, 2016
cobbler.
William (Bill) DeMartiDuring World War II,
no, 89,
Bill served as a corporal
passed
in the U.S. Army Air
away
peaceful- Corps from 1944 to
ly on May 1946, where he worked
24, 2016, in communications. For
his service, he was
in State
awarded the Military
College.
Bill was Good Conduct Medal,
World War II Victory
a loving,
Medal, Asiatic - Pacific
energetic
Theater Campaign Ribman, who
cared deep- bon, and Army of Occuly for his family members pation Medal (Japan),
as well as an Honorable
and the community. He
Discharge.
was greatly involved in
On May 30, 1951, he
the lives of both his chilmarried wife Theresa
dren and grandchildren,
Marie Mariella in Erie.
and often went out of his
The two moved to State
way to provide assisCollege in 1962, where
tance and kindness to
Bill was employed as a
those who were lucky
vending supervisor at
enough to know him. He
Penn State University unloved music, especially
Jazz, as well as the thea- til his retirement in 1992.
After retirement, he contre arts, and entertained
tinued to serve customaudiences on the radio
ers as an employee of
during the early days of
Weis Market and The
broadcast.
Dollar Store.
He is survived by wife,
He and his family have
Theresa; sons, William,
long been active memDenis, Joseph (Yvonne),
bers of the Our Lady of
and daughter, Beth
Victory Parish, and Bill
Dougherty (Frank);
was also a Third Degree
grandchildren, Theresa
member of the Knights of
and Daniel Dougherty,
Columbus of the Father
and Jackie and Peter
OHanlon Council.
DeMartino; sister, Annie
A Funeral Mass will be
Woodward (Jamesheld on Tuesday, June
deceased).
21, 2016, at 10:30 a.m.
He was preceded in
at Our Lady of Victory
death by parents, Louis
and Lydia, and stepmoth- Church, 820 Westerly
Pkwy., State College,
er, Mary; and brothers,
PA 16801, with The Most
Pat and Louis.
Reverend Father Neil
Bill was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 21, Dadey officiating.
Internment will be
1926, to Louis DeMartino
immediately following in
and Lydia Drippan.
Pine Hall Cemetery in
He attended Erie Tech
State College.
High School in Erie, and
Memorial contributions
graduated in 1944. From
can be made to Our Lady
age 13, he worked in his
fathers shoe repair shop of Victory Preschool, 810
Westerly Pkwy., State
- Custom Shoe Repair College, PA 16801.
and became a skilled

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Trauma care
Large areas of the United States are not served by top
medical facilities equipped to care for every aspect of
injury, known as Level I trauma centers.
Level I trauma center
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SOURCE: American Trauma Society

AP

Study: Up to 1
in 5 trauma
deaths could
be prevented
BY LAURAN NEERGAARD

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON

Up to 1 in 5 people may
be dying unnecessarily
from car crashes, gunshots
or other injuries, a stark
conclusion from government advisers who say
where you live shouldnt
determine if you survive.
The findings take on new
urgency amid the increasing threat of mass casualties like the massacre in
Orlando.
The Orlando shooting
happened just blocks from
a major trauma care hospital, an accident of geography that undoubtedly
saved lives. But Fridays
call to action found that
swaths of the country dont
have fast access to top
care, and it urges establishing a national system that
puts the militarys battlefield expertise to work at
home.
The ultimate goal: Zero
preventable deaths after
injury and minimizing
disability among survivors,
said the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine report.
Because no one organization is in charge of trauma care in America, the
high-ranking advisers
called on the White House
to lead the effort, but they
also said local and state
improvements could begin
immediately.
The meter is running on
these preventable deaths,
said Dr. Donald Berwick,
of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, who
chaired the NAS committee.
Trauma is the leading
cause of death for Americans 45 and younger,
killing nearly 148,000
people in 2014 alone and
costing an estimated $670
billion in medical expenses
and lost productivity.
The report found a
patchwork of results, from
emergency medical systems the often-volunteer
first responders that are

considered more as transporters than health providers, to death rates that vary
twofold between the bestand worst-performing
trauma centers.
Yet the biggest opportunity to save lives occurs
well before reaching a
doctor. About half of
deaths occur at the scene
of the injury or en route to
the hospital.
The answers always
been to drive faster or fly
faster. Were almost at the
limit of that. Minutes really
do count in these critically
ill patients. But we can do
things to stop bleeding,
resuscitate better, while
were flying or driving
faster, said panelist Dr.
John Holcomb, a trauma
surgeon and retired Army
colonel now at the University of Texas Health
Science Center in Houston.
Where the military
comes in: The percentage
of wounded service members who died of their
injuries in Afghanistan
decreased by nearly half
between 2005 and 2013,
the report found. The improvement resulted from
systematic study of battlefield deaths that led to new
policies such as equipping soldiers with tourniquets so the wounded
didnt have to hope a medic was nearby in time to
stop catastrophic bleeding.
Military findings suggest
about 20 percent of deaths
could be prevented with
optimal care, Holcomb
said. That translates into
81 patients a day dying in
the United States every
day that are potentially
preventable, he said.
The military still needs
improvement, too, the panel
said: Nearly 1,000 battlefield deaths between 2001
and 2011 were from potentially survivable injuries.
One worry is that hard-won
lessons will be lost, leading
the panel to recommend
that military surgeons keep
their skills sharp by doing
some work in civilian trauma centers between combat
tours.

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