Obituaries
June L. Long
Jan 30, 2011
JUNE L. LONG June L. Long, age 81, 323 W. Market St., Danville, died at 8:10 p. m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2011, at ManorCare Health Services, Sunbury, where she was a patient since Sept. 3, 2010. Born In Danville on Aug. 2, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Marvin and Mabel (Shutt) Lormor. She was a lifelong resident of Danville...
Patricia A. Kobilis
Jan 28, 2011
PATRICIA A. KOBILIS Patricia A. Kobilis, age 76, 1126 Lightstreet Road, Bloomsburg, died at 8:25 a. m. Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 in the Bloomsburg Hospital where she was a patient for one week. She was in failing health for several years. Born in West Chester on May 14, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Ellen (Bosworth) Horan. Her...
Martha G. Martz
Jan 26, 2011
MARTHA G. MARTZ Martha G. Martz, age 86, 2361 Third St., Bloomsburg (Espy) died at 10:45 a. m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 at her home after being in failing health since July. Born in Bloomsburg on March 20, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Mae (Beagle) Crawford. Her entire life was spent in the Bloomsburg area and she...
Dorothy E. Keefer
Jan 24, 2011
Dorothy E. Keefer, age 88, 34 Ash St., Danville, died at 2:05 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24, 2011 at Balanced Care at Bloomsburg, Scott Twp., where she had been a patient since December. Born in Point Twp., Northumberland County, on April 3, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Harry E. and Getha L. (Keiser) Newbury. A 1941 graduate of...
Dorothy (May) Girton
Jan 23, 2011
Dorothy (May) Girton, age 86, East Fifth St., Bloomsburg, died at her home on Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011 at 5:41 p.m. She was seriously ill for two months. Born in Bloomsburg on June 12, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Agnes (Dowd) May. She was a 1942 graduate of Bloomsburg High School. She resided in Troy...
Eugene L. Tourtellot
Jan 21, 2011
EUGENE L. "GENE" TOURTELLOT Eugene L. "Gene" Tourtellot, age 82, 118 Old Reading Road, Catawissa, died at 12:55 p. m. on Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 in the emergency room of the Bloomsburg Hospital. He was born on Aug. 22, 1928 in Mapleville, Rhode Island, the son of the late Benjamin and Florence (Cook) Tourtellot. He resided in the Catawissa area for many years....
Marian T. Gulliver
Jan 20, 2011
MARIAN T. GULLIVER Marian T. Gulliver, age 94, 531 W. Third St., Bloomsburg, died at 5:30 p. m. Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at the Bloomsburg Health Care Center where she was a patient since Aug. 16, 2010. Born in Mifflintown, Juniata County, she was a daughter of the late Edward S. and Maude (Smith) Taylor. She resided in Bloomsburg for over...
Viola M. Stadler
Jan 15, 2011
VIOLA M. STADLER Viola M. Stadler, age 106, formerly of East Third St., Bloomsburg, died at 10:55 p. m. Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, at the Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where she was a patient since Oct., 2007. Born on Nov. 16, 1904 in Catawissa, she was a daughter of the late Harry B. and Hannah (Peifer) Stadler. She resided in Penns Grove, New Jersey...
Haurice J. Conner
Jan 15, 2011
HAURICE J. CONNER Haurice J. Conner, age 81, Rickett St., Orangeville, was pronounced dead at 9:29 a. m. Sat. Jan. 15, 2011 in the emergency room of The Berwick Hospital Center, Born on Feb. 5, 1929 in Orangeville, he was a son of the late Arthur J. and Genevieve G. (DeLong) Conner. He spent his entire life in Orangeville and graduated from...
Bernadette B. Shive
Jan 13, 2011
Bernadette B. Shive, age 83, 115 Clifton Drive, Bloomsburg (Sherwood Village) died at 1:27 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was admitted Wednesday. She had been a guest at Maria Joseph Manor, Danville, since March 2008. Born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey on Dec. 7, 1927, she was a daughter of the late George...
Terry G. Seiple, Sr.
Jan 7, 2011
TERRY G. SEIPLE, SR. Terry G. Seiple, Sr., age 73, 413 Fowlersville Road, Bloomsburg, collapsed and died while sweeping snow at his home early Friday morning, Jan. 7, 2011. He was born in Stroudsburg on April 30, 1937 a son of the late Tennis G. and Erma M. (Knorr) Seiple. He resided in the Bloomsburg area most of his life and was a...
Carol G. Achy
Jan 6, 2011
Carol G. Achy, age 75, 170 Nottingham Road, Bloomsburg (Sherwood Village) died at 11:35 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, at her home after an illness of 18 months. Born in West Nanticoke on Dec. 15, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Earl Gregory and Mary Elizabeth Wolfe Ent. She resided in the Bloomsburg area since 1951. She attended...
Helen Knapka
Dec 25, 2010
HELEN KNAPKA Helen Knapka, age 97, 204 Old County Road., Benton, died peacefully in the presence of her granddaughter at 7:25 a. m. Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 2010 at the Birchwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Nanticoke, where she was a patient since Aug. 20, 2010. Born in Pittston on November 4, 1913, she was a daughter of the late William and...
Joann L. Ruggles
Dec 23, 2010
JOANN L. RUGGLES Joann L. Ruggles, age 64, 474 Klinger Hill Road, Benton, died at 5 a. m. Thursday, December 23, 2010 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for six days. Born in Whitplain Township, Montgomery County, on July 9, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Edward L. and Amanda E. (Saylor) Myers. She resided...
Ida M. Turner
Dec 23, 2010
Ida Margaret Turner, age 83, 15 Wedgeown Road, Bloomsburg, died at 8:03 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, at Loyalton At Bloomsburg in Scott Township where she resided since May. Born in Mt. Pleasant Township on Nov. 4, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Ervin E. and Eleanor M. (Fenstermacher) Magill. She was a 1945 graduate of Bloomsburg High...
Roy M. Shaffer
Dec 21, 2010
Roy M. Shaffer, age 76, 10 Morrison Road, Bloomsburg, died at 8:25 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was admitted late Sunday evening. Born in Bloomsburg on Oct. 19, 1934, he was a son of the late Ray W. and Pearl (Hillard) Shaffer. He resided in the Bloomsburg area his entire life, attending...
Elsie R. "Tucker" Geisinger
Dec 9, 2010
Elsie R. "Tucker" Geisinger, age 94, of 367 E. First St., Bloomsburg, died at the home of her niece, Dolores "Cookie" Sanders, Orangeville, on Thursday evening and was pronounced dead at 7:58 p.m. She had been in failing health since April. Born in Scott Township on April 25, 1916, she was a daughter of the late John M. and Nora...
Mary R. Snyder
Dec 4, 2010
MARY R. (WAYNE) SNYDER Mary R. (Wayne) Snyder, age 90, 1102 Bloom Street, Danville, died at 6:23 p. m. Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010, at the Geisinger Medical Center, where she was a patient for three days. Born in Bloomsburg on July 27, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Walter B. and Margaret (Kisner) Wayne. She resided in Danville for over 40...
James P. Gillespie
Dec 2, 2010
JAMES P. "BOOMER" GILLESPIE James P. "Boomer" Gillespie, age 84, 1250 Fairview Ave., Bloomsburg, died at 4:15 p. m. Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for 11 days. Born in Staten Island, New York on July 8, 1926, he was a son of the late Clarence and Katherine (Omlor) Gillespie. Boomer resided in...
Nan L. Pursel
Nov 30, 2010
NAN L. PURSEL Nan L. Pursel, age 66, 417 Iron St., Bloomsburg, died at 10:30 a. m. Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 at the Columbia Montour Hospice At Maria Hall, Danville. She was in failing health since Feb., 2009. Born in Bloomsburg on Feb. 7, 1944, she was a daughter of Myrtle (Johnson) Myers, Espy and the late Delbert Myers. A lifelong resident...


