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Carolyn (Yost) Karas

Carolyn (Yost) Karas

Dec 30, 2021

Carolyn (Yost) Karas, aged 88, of Mt. Pleasant Road, Orangeville, better known as Mamas K, left her earthly confines in the early morning hours of December 30, 2021. Fierce and stubborn to the end, she died peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family.

Carolyn was born in Bloomsburg on August 6, 1933 to John and Marion “Miney” (Unger) Yost and...

Gary Raymond Keefer

Gary Raymond Keefer

Dec 29, 2021

Gary R. Keefer, age 68, of 144 Elysburg Road, Danville (Riverside) died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, December 29, 2021.

Born in Bloomsburg on December 27, 1953, he was a son of the late Raymond and Dorothy (Newbury) Keefer. He spent his life in the Danville/Riverside areas and was a 1971 graduate of Danville High School. He later graduated from...

Dawn Carole (Williard) Aucker

Dawn Carole (Williard) Aucker

Dec 27, 2021

Dawn C. (Williard) Aucker, age 83, of 405 Finch St., Orangeville (Stony Brook Circle) died unexpectedly early Monday morning, Dec. 27, 2021, at her home.

Born in Lykens on January 21, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Eleanor (Clark) Williard. She resided in Stony Brook Circle for the past 21 years and previously lived in Wonderview for...

Mark D.  Moser

Mark D. Moser

Dec 26, 2021

Mark D. Moser, age 67, of 590 15th St., Danville (Riverside), died at his home at 1:07 a.m. Sunday, December 26, 2021 after an illness.

Born at Geisinger Medical Center on December 8, 1954, he was the son of June (McCoy) Kratzer, of Danville, and the late Carl Moser. Mark was a 1972 graduate of Danville High School, where he was...

Glenda Fausey Stevenson

Glenda Fausey Stevenson

Dec 24, 2021

Glenda E. (Fausey) Stevenson, age 72, of 10 Crickside Lane, Shickshinny (Jonestown) passed away peacefully with her family at her side at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, on Friday December 24, 2021.

Born at the Berwick Hospital on July 29, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Glenwood and Freda M. (Puterbaugh) Fausey. She resided in the Jonestown section of Fishingcreek...

Cynthia A. (Cooney) Allen

Cynthia A. (Cooney) Allen

Dec 22, 2021

Cynthia A. (Cooney) Allen, age 58, of 54 Long View Dr., Bloomsburg, passed away Wednesday morning, December 22, 2021, at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville from Brain Cancer.

She was born in Corry on February 1, 1963, the daughter of Patrick and Bonnie (Fitzgerald) Cooney. A 1981 graduate of Corry High School, Cindy resided in Orange Township for the past...

Stephen J Pursel

Stephen J Pursel

Dec 21, 2021

Stephen J. Pursel, age 70, of 101 Division St., Bloomsburg, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Born on April 7, 1951 in Berwick, he was the son of the late Dean J. and Pearl I. (Broadt) Pursel. Stephen attended Danville High School and graduated from Columbia-Montour Vocational Technical School.

Before retiring, he...

Gary W Lupini

Gary W Lupini

Dec 21, 2021

Gary W. Lupini, of 222 E. 7th St., Berwick, passed away on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 at the Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, where he had been a patient.

Born on July 3, 1981 in Bloomsburg, he was the son of Terry J. Lupini, and his wife Kathy, of Catawissa, and Karen (Whitmire), and her husband Gary Bedio, of Berwick. Gary was a...

George W. DePoe

George W. DePoe

Dec 16, 2021

George W. DePoe, age 98, formerly of Fernville, died peacefully on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living Center, Bloomsburg, with his family by his side.

Born in Benton Township on August 25, 1923, he was the son on the late Frank M. and Bernice V. (Houseweart) DePoe. He was a 1942 graduate of Benton High School and resided in...

Mary Ann (Roseborough) Berkey

Mary Ann (Roseborough) Berkey

Dec 14, 2021

Mary Ann (Roseborough) Berkey, 82, of Danville, peacefully passed away on December 14, 2021.

Mary Ann was born on May 22, 1939 to Agnes (Cook) and Allen Roseborough in Huntingdon. After Mary Ann graduated from Juniata Valley High School in 1957, she moved to Washington, D.C. where she worked as a fingerprint analyst for the F.B.I. She later returned...

Jill E. (Shutt) Dent

Jill E. (Shutt) Dent

Dec 12, 2021

Jill E. (Shutt) Dent, age 58, of 220 Toby Run Road, Danville died Sunday, December 12, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville of Covid-19.

Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on August 8, 1963, she was a daughter of Wealthy E. (Morrow) Shutt of Danville and the late Raymond F. Shutt, Jr. She was a lifelong resident of...

Jacqueline K. (Harding) Estrada

Jacqueline K. (Harding) Estrada

Dec 11, 2021

Jacqueline K. (Harding) Estrada, age 41, of 1261 Chestnut St., Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly of natural causes at her home on Saturday, December 11, 2021.

Born in Bloomsburg on December 26, 1979, she was the daughter of Rachel (Fortin) Harding and the late Charles R. Harding. She spent her life in Bloomsburg and was a 1997 graduate of Columbia-Montour Vocational School.

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Mary Cecelia (Mainzer) Norris

Mary Cecelia (Mainzer) Norris

Dec 8, 2021

Mary Cecelia (Mainzer) Norris, age 71, of 25 Cameron Drive, Elysburg and previously of Danville, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey on December 1, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Lewis J. and Olga M. (Levenchuck) Mainzer.

Mary was a 1967 graduate of St. Cyril Academy in...

Emily J. (Randall) Hontz

Emily J. (Randall) Hontz

Dec 8, 2021

Emily J. (Randall) Hontz, age 86, of 50 Wandell Rd., Sweet Valley, passed away at 5:28 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at the Birchwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Nanticoke.

Born on May 9, 1935 in Noxen, Wyoming County, she was the daughter of the late Steven and Helen C. (Johnson) Randall. She resided in the rural Sweet Valley/Bethel...

Pauline E. (Kmiecinski) Roberts

Pauline E. (Kmiecinski) Roberts

Dec 8, 2021

Pauline E. (Kmiecinski) Roberts, age 91, of 1274 Ash Street, Danville, died Wednesday morning, December 8, 2021, at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Born in Danville on November 23, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Valentine and Susan (Grausam) Kmiecinski. She was a longtime resident of Danville and a 1948 graduate of Danville High School. She graduated...

Christopher Satishkumar Sundaresan

Christopher Satishkumar Sundaresan

Dec 7, 2021

Christopher Satishkumar Sundaresan, age 46, of Danville PA, went home to glory on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

Chris was born on March 9, 1975 to Richard Sundaresan and Priya Richard in Chennai, India. After he graduated from Christian Medical College, Vellore, India in 1998, he went on to do dual masters in MHSA and MBA at Arizona State University in 2002....

Ruth (Wert) Fox

Ruth (Wert) Fox

Dec 6, 2021

Ruth (Wert) Fox, 62 of Bloomsburg slept peacefully until passing the morning of December 6, 2021 after a brief stay at The Gardens in Orangeville. Her passing from a long, arduous fight with lung cancer left all who knew Ruth in awe of her determination to keep on living.

Formerly of Berwick, PA born on June 26, 1959 the daughter...

Karen L. (Stackhouse) Ash

Karen L. (Stackhouse) Ash

Dec 6, 2021

Karen L. (Stackhouse) Ash, age 77, of 236 W. Sixth St., Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday evening, December 6, 2021 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital.

Born on March 9, 1944 in Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of the late Grant M. and Lois J. (Doty) Stackhouse. Karen resided in the Bloomsburg area for much of her life.

Karen was...

Carl S. Holt, Jr.

Carl S. Holt, Jr.

Dec 3, 2021

On Friday, December 3, 2021, Carl S. Holt, Jr., loving father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, went home to the Lord at Geisinger Medical Center. He was 66 years old.

Carl was born on November 3, 1955 in Frederick, MD. He was raised and went to school in Littlestown PA.

Carl was a special and loving soul with a...

Clara L. (Hauze) Welliver

Clara L. (Hauze) Welliver

Nov 30, 2021

Clara L. (Hauze) Welliver, aged 101, of 108 Thomas Road, Bloomsburg died Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital.

Born in Sugarloaf, Luzerne County, on November 27, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ellen (Ernst) Hauze. She attended Bloomsburg State Teachers College.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl T. Welliver, on June 10,...