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​Caleb Amrine (8) was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on May 30, 2020 in Stockbridge, Georgia. His father, David Amrine, performed the religious ordinances. Caleb's mother, Kyra Amrine, referred to the idea of Caleb reaching this important life milestone as "craziness". Caleb is the second child in the family and second to make the baptismal covenant. 

When asked before hand what he thought about it, Caleb express both excitement and apprehension. David expressed pride in Caleb's choice. All four of the grandparents were able to participate in various roles in the meeting and rite. Caleb's older brother, Aiden, also participated as an official witness.

Welcome to the newest member of our family. Lucy Paulene Beach was born on Easter morning, April 12, at 10:30am. She weighed in at 8 pounds even and measured 20 inches. Proud parents Jacob and Kanneisha Beach are happy and tired. Lucy made it ‘outside’ via caesarian section. Mother and daughter are recuperating.

Kanneisha posted, “The last few days have been crazy. We went from just Jacob Beach and I to having Lucy on Easter. Lucy is doing great… I am doing good as well.”

Cooper, the family dog, is a protective 'big brother' to his new 'little sister'. Jacob notes how Cooper is quick to come to Lucy’s side whenever she fusses.

​Much of the world has been affected at some level from a pandemic of the coronavirus dubbed COVID-19. Our family has not escaped. Thankfully, as of this writing none of has contracted the illness, yet each has been affected in some way. Many of us are under stay-at-home orders within our state. Kathy Carper is a nurse Pennsylvania and so experiences the front line of the battle. Emily is a Walmart worker and sees yet another side of the panic people have adopted due to the pandemic. Most of us have had some version of work schedule adjustment. Schools by and large have been shifted to online work, or closed for the remaining part of the school year.

Matthew and Jacob are likely among the most at risk. Matt lives north of Venice and east of Milan, Italy. That part of the world has been a significant hotspot for a number of weeks. The clampdown there is more severe than what those of us in the U.S. face. Jacob and Kanneisha are expecting their first child, Lucy. She is due in early May. They live in Bellingham, WA. That’s the same city where there was such devastation at a nursing home with a number of illnesses and death among staff and residents. They will have to go to the hospital for Lucy’s arrival, putting them at increased risk of infection.

​It’s anyone’s guess how long this will go on, if there will be some future wave, or if the medical industry will figure out a vaccine against it. In either case we have all learned the meaning of a new phrase, social distancing.

​We are sad to announce that on September 23, 2019, at the age of 86, Joseph Kitta (Berwick, Pennsylvania) passed away. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joseph Kitta to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by : his parents, Joseph Kitta and Kathryn Kitta (Kita); his siblings, Edmund, Chester Kitta, Cynthia Stofko, Genny Poplawski and Josephine Kitta. He is survived by : his wife Marqueen Kitta (Miller); his children, Joseph Kitta of Berwick and Kathy Carper of Berwick; his grandchildren, Shannon Roberts, Brittany Smith, Kristen and Kelsey Kitta; his great grandchildren, Nora and Xilas. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 26th 2019 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc. (1024 N Market St, Berwick, PA).

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 26th 2019 at 11:00 AM at the same location.

(BHP editor note: For those unfamiliar, 'Uncle Joe' is the brother-in-law of Paulene Beach, who is the editor's mother.)

​The extended family continues to grow. John Timothy Coates was born on July 9, 2019 to parents Kevin and Emily Coates. John has an older sister, Hazel, who will be very happy to watch over her little brother. Before he was born we all got used to calling him 'Baby John'. I asked what he will be called now that he's out in the world. Emily says they will start calling him 'Little John' when he becomes a one-year-old. There may be some Robin Hood jokes as he grows.

​Proud parents Tim and Abby Beach of Florida announce the arrival of their daughter Tessa Jane Beach. She is the second child and first daughter of the proud couple. Along with older brother, Brock, the parents referred to a recent doctor visit as a 'traveling circus.' 

​Nathan Beach and Vicky Somerville made it official on March 2, 2019. They were sealed in the Ogden, Utah temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints surrounded by friends and family. The ceremony was followed up with congratulations and the usual barrage of picture taking outside the temple. Later a reception was held in their honor at a local Ogden chapel. 

The couple celebrated their honeymoon by driving to Portland, Oregon to enjoy the sites of America's northwest coast. They begin their new life together in Ogden as Nathan works to complete his degree in Computer Science at Weber State University. 

​We wish them well on this new adventure!

​Our angel mother passed peacefully to the next life surrounded by her family on January 24, 2019. She died at Ogden Regional Medical Center from complications from pneumonia.

She was born Paulene Fay Miller in Berwick, PA, to Lester Edmund Miller and Velma Pearl Wilson on March 7, 1941.

She married Frederic Ambrose Beach on August 11, 1962, in Williamsport, PA. They were later sealed in the Washington D.C. Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in January 1975.

Paulene loved spending time with her family. The holidays were her favorite because the family would be together. She loved to sew and crochet and made each of her children and grandchildren quilts for their weddings. She was an avid reader and loved novels involving church history. She loved doing family history work and located and provided work for over 40,000 ancestors. She worked in the Brigham City Temple once a week as a switchboard operator and loved every minute. She was a member of the Brigham City 16th ward 

She is survived by her children: Lisa (Curtis) Mann, North Ogden; Michael (Michelle) Beach, Stafford, VA; Daniel (Denise) Beach, Honeyville; Cris (Jerry) Dunn, Brigham City; and Vangee Nez, Sanostee, NM; 20 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brother Paul Miller, Berwick, PA; and sisters Marqueen (Joseph) Kitta, Berwick, PA, and Shirley Miller, Boyertown, PA.

She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her sister Gladys, her brother Carl and grandson Schuyler.
Funeral services will be held Friday, February 1, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Myers Mortuary Chapel, 205 S. 100 East, Brigham City, UT. A viewing will be held Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the mortuary. Interment will be at Calls Fort Cemetery.

​We wish to thank the nurses and doctors at Ogden Regional Medical Center’s Intermediate Care Unit for their very good care.
Mom, you’ll always be our angel. You’ve watched over us all from the beginning and we know you’ll always be watching over us. Spread your wings and fly!