Michael F. Fogarty, 79, of Montoursville, peacefully passed away Thursday, June 4, 2026, at Muncy Place. Born September 24, 1946, in Williamsport, he was the son of the late Matthew F. and the late Anna (Lebet) Fogarty. Mike married the former Canda L. Schwenke on June 21, 1975.
A 1964 graduate of St. Joseph’s High School and a 1968 graduate of Mansfield University, Mike taught fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in the South Williamsport Area School District for 34 years, retiring in 2002. His teaching style and helpful manner were appreciated by both students and faculty members. Following his retirement from teaching, Mike obtained his realtor’s license and worked as an agent for Coldwell Banker Kimble Realty.
Sports were an important part of Mike’s life from a young age. He was a shooting guard on Charley Blackburn’s St. Joe basketball teams, lettering all four years and amassing more than 1,000 points. Mike coached junior high girls’ basketball for 18 years and girls’ tennis for 17 years at South Williamsport. He was an ASA and PIAA softball umpire for 35 years and a PIAA basketball official for 21 years.
Mike began his radio broadcasting career in 1969 as a member of the WMPT and later WRAK radio sports broadcasting teams calling a variety of high school sporting events. A highlight of his broadcasting career were more than 20 years broadcasting games at the annual Little League Baseball World Series. A listener once described his style as “as enjoyable as if you were sitting with a friend talking baseball.” Mike also spent many years supporting press box operations for South Williamsport High School and Lycoming College football. In recognition of his lifelong sports contributions, Mike was inducted into the West Branch Valley Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2011.
Mike was a man of quiet faith and steadfast loyalty to his family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Canda; son Brendan (Jessica) of Havertown; daughter Minda of Montoursville; sister, Julia Johnson, of Williamsport; sister, Maureen (Roger) Pauling, of Manalapan, NJ; brother-in-law, Dennis (Janis) Schwenke, of Point Pleasant, NJ; many nieces and nephews.
The family will receive family and friends at the Crouse Funeral Home, 133 E. Third St., Williamsport, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00am on Friday, June 12, 2026 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 100 Walnut St., Montoursville, with Rev. David W. Bechtel officiating. Burial to follow at Montoursville Cemetery.
The family will provide the flowers and suggests memorial contributions to Dementia Friendly Lycoming County, 878 Old Cement Rd., Muncy PA, 17756 or to the Dr. W.B. Konkle Memorial Library, 384 Broad St., Montoursville, PA, 17754 or to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 900 Mulberry St., Montoursville, PA 17754.
The family would like to thank the administration and staff of Heritage Springs Memory Care in Montoursville for taking the best care of Mike and for supporting us the last three and a half years.
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