Former Bellefonte Business Owner Killed in Spring Township House Fire

A retired Bellefonte business owner remembered as a man who touched many lives died in a Spring Township house fire on Monday morning. Preliminary autopsy results found that Lech "Les" Urbanski, 76, died of smoke inhalation and his death was ruled accidental, the Centre County Coroner's Office reported on Friday. A father of seven and grandfather of 17, Urbanski and his wife of nearly 16 years, Karen Urbanski, owned The Great Mish Mosh in Bellefont before retiring and selling the business earlier this year. They previously owned the former Aardvark Kafé in State College. Emergency responders were dispatched to a fire at their home on the 1700 block of Axemann Road at about 6:25 a.m. Monday. After firefighting and recovery efforts involving agencies from around Centre County, Urbanski was found deceased at about 3:15 p.m., according to Centre County Chief Deputy Coroner John D. Kubalak. The couple's dog, Nellie, also died according to a GoFundMe campaign to assist Karen Urba