Obituaries
Helen Louise Dunsford, M.D.
Aug 27, 2021
Dr. Helen Louise Lucia Dunsford passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 27th 2021 at 78 years of age. She had a long career breaking gender barriers in the fields of pathology and microbiology. She loved her work as a pathologist, frequently saying that she solved murder mysteries for a living. In her roles as dean of students and...
Charles L. Heller
Aug 26, 2021
Charles L. Heller, age 79, formerly of Almedia, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation, where he had been a resident.
Born on February 22, 1942 in Moorestown, NJ, he was the son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Roll) Heller. A 1961 graduate of Moorestown High School, Charles resided in Pennsauken, NJ, until moving to...
Leah Alice Bower
Aug 26, 2021
Leah Alice Bower, age 88, of 2209 Third St., Bloomsburg, died of natural causes on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at the Emmanuel Center for Nursing in Danville.
Born in Evansville, Briar Creek Township, on October 10, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Jason M. and Floe (Adams) Bower. Alice attended a one-room school house as a child until...
David F. Williams
Aug 25, 2021
David F. Williams, age 72, of 45 N. Gates Ave., Kingston, died peacefully with family by his side on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Wilkes-Barre. He resided in the Hampton House Skilled Nursing Facility in Wilkes-Barre for the past five months.
Born on January 29, 1949 in Kingston, he was the son of the late...
Carmen M. Calleri
Aug 24, 2021
Carmen M. Calleri, age 69, of 404 Valley Road, Bloomsburg, died at 6:01 a. m. Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021 at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital in Plains Township, Luzerne, where he was taken after having been stricken at the Wilkes Barre Scranton Airport.
Born in Berwick on December 13, 1951, he was a son of the late Carmen M. and...
James D. Bitting, III
Aug 24, 2021
James D. Bitting, III, age 64, of Rhodomoyer Rd., Bloomsburg, passed away on Friday, August 13, 2021 at his home.
Born in Bloomsburg on August 24, 1957, he was the son of the late James D. Bitting, III and Maryellen (Andrews) Bitting. He was a lifelong Bloomsburg resident.
James enjoyed traveling all over the U.S.
He is survived by his...
Vickie E. Martz
Aug 18, 2021
Vickie E. Martz, age 65, of Danville, passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 2:44 am at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born on December 10, 1955 in Bloomsburg, she was the son of the late Dale O. and Shirley I. (Chappell) Martz.
Vickie graduated from Danville High School and was a Medical Transcriptionist for Geisinger in Danville.
Vickie enjoyed...
Gary E. Brent, Sr.
Aug 17, 2021
Gary E. Brent, Sr., age 74, of 711 Alton St., Danville, died at his home on Tuesday August 17, 2021. He fought a courageous battle with cancer.
Gary was born on January 15, 1947 in Danville. He was the son of the late John E. and Betty A. (Hackenberg) Brent. A lifelong resident of Danville, he graduated from Danville High...
Daryle R. McNelis
Aug 15, 2021
Daryle R. McNelis, 50, of 6 Hillside Drive, Bloomsburg, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, August 15, 2021.
Born in Hershey, PA, on March 17, 1971, he was son of Donna K. (McNelis) and her husband, David P. Woodward.
Daryle was a 1989 graduate of Central Columbia High School and resided in the Bloomsburg area for most of his life. He...
Edward J. Kinn, III
Aug 11, 2021
Edward J. Kinn, III, age 74, of 1851 Fifth St. Hollow Rd., Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at the Gardens at Orangeville.
Born on November 28, 1946 in Hopkinsville, KY, he was the son of the late Edward John and Mildred (Polakowski) Kinn. Edward was a 1967 graduate of Bloomsburg High School and resided in the Bloomsburg/Catawissa...
Michael D. "Mike" Queen
Aug 7, 2021
Michael D. “Mike” Queen, age 34, died at home on the afternoon of his birthday, Saturday, August 7, 2021.
Mike was born in Somers Point, NJ, on August 7, 1987. He was a 2006 graduate of Central Columbia High School.
He was an avid Philadelphia Eagles, Flyers, Phillies, and 76ers fan and especially loved the Eagles Super Bowl win over...
Gladys V. Utt
Aug 6, 2021
Gladys V. (Artley) Utt, age 84, passed away on Friday, August 6, 2021, at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a resident for several years.
Born on November 11, 1936 in Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Lillian (Marks) Artley. Gladys resided in Bloomsburg since 1980.
She was a member of St....
Victoria Louise Clark
Aug 2, 2021
Victoria Louise Clark, age 68, of 124 Magargle Road, Danville, died at her home on Monday, August 2, 2021, at 2:54 a. m. after an illness.
Born on February 10, 1953 in Baltimore, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence.Riviello and Betty Mae (Kane) Rivielo. Her early life was spent in Springfield, PA and she was a 1971 graduate...
Jerry R. Puterbaugh
Aug 2, 2021
Jerry R. Puterbaugh, age 60, of 5 N. Sherman Street, Wilkes-Barre died at his home on Monday, August 2, 2021 after an illness.
Born at the Berwick Hospital on June 11, 1961, he was the son of Joyce M. (Snyder) Puterbaugh of Nescopeck and the late Karl J. Puterbaugh.
Jerry resided in Wilkes-Barre for the past five years and previously...
Kary Lee Strouse
Aug 1, 2021
Kary L. Strouse, age 74, 135 Fisher Court Danville, died at 8:15 a. m. Sunday, August 1, 2021, at the Smith Health Care in Mountaintop where he was a patient for four days.
Born in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County on May 22, 1947, he was a son of the late Leon and Phyllis (Kirkpatrick) Strouse. He was a Danville...
Terry R. Crone
Jul 30, 2021
Terry R. Crone, age 69, of 340 Buckhorn Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home and was pronounced death on Friday afternoon, July 30, 2021, of natural causes.
Born in Bloomsburg on October 28, 1951, he was a son of the late Robert L. and Margaret E. (Shoemaker) Crone. He was a life long resident of the Bloomsburg area and a...
Kenneth D. Leidy
Jul 25, 2021
Kenneth D. Leidy, age 72, of 5007 Woods Road, Stewartstown, died at the York Hospital on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at 9:46 p.m. after an illness.
Born in Bloomsburg, on July 17, 1949, he was the son of the late Sheldon J. and Aldonna V. “Donna” (Morgalis) Leidy. He was a 1967 graduate of Central Columbia High School and also...
Frank Patterson "Pat" Pursel, III
Jul 24, 2021
Frank Patterson “Pat” Pursel, III, age 93, of Bloomsburg passed away, after extended hospice care from leukemia, at 6 p. m. on Saturday, July 24, 2021, at the Pursel farm near Buckhorn.
Born in Bloomsburg on August 4, 1927, he was a son of the late Frank P., Jr. and Helen (Stryker) Pursel.
Pat attended Bloomsburg High and went on to...
Patricia K. Horn
Jul 20, 2021
Patricia K. (Culbertson) Horn, age 80, 745 Mifflin X Road, Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 4:15 p. m. after a long illness.
Born in Mapleton, Huntington County on March 14, 1941, she was a daughter of the late William and Leah (Werner) Culbertson. She was a 1959 graduate of...
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