Obituaries

Sep 14, 2021

Carolyn E. (Melick) Derr, age 93 of Charlotte, North Carolina died in Charlotte on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. She spent most of her life in Bloomsburg before moving to Charlotte to be nearer her children and grandchildren.

Born on February 12, 1928 in Morristown, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late George and Esther (Udall) Melick. She graduated...

Sep 10, 2021

Trisha N. (Horsefield) Miller, age 37, of Hughesville, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 in Montour County.

Born in Berwick on July 24, 1984, she was the daughter of Cindy L. (Horsefield) Traver.

At the time of her death, she was employed as general manager of the Denny’s Restaurant on Lightstreet Road in Bloomsburg, where she was employed for...

Sep 10, 2021

Nyoka D. (Hill) Troup, age 77, of 23 Draketown Rd., Scott Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 10, 2021 at her home.

Born on June 19, 1944 in Charleston, SC, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Evelyn (Headden) Hill. She had been a resident of the Bloomsburg area since 1969.

Nyoka enjoyed working outside, planting flowers, and...

Sep 6, 2021

Gary E. Blass, age 72, of 560 Mill Grove Road, Catawissa, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born in Bloomsburg on August 22, 1949, he was a son of the late Ralph L. and Betty Marie (Adams) Blass. He was a lifelong resident of Roaring Creek Township...

Sep 4, 2021

Donald L. Spaid, Jr., age 65, of 4 Knob Mountain Terrace, Orangeville, died at his home on Saturday evening, September 4, 2021 after an illness.

Born in Berwick on October 17, 1955, he was a son of the late Donald L. and Gloria A. (Cooper) Spaid.

A 1974 graduate of Central Columbia High School he resided in the Orangeville area...

Sep 2, 2021

Roxanne Hittle Shovlin, age 74, of 15 West Creek Road, Benton, died peacefully with her family by her side at 12:05 p. m. Thursday, September 2, 2021.

Born in Wilkes-Barre on February 11, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Myrtle (Faust) Arnold. Her early life was spent in Mountaintop and she was a 1965 graduate of...

Sep 2, 2021

Dorothy Marie (Judge) Doyle, age 74, of Sunnyside Ave., Bloomsburg, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at her home surrounded by her loved ones.

Born in Scranton on March 9, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Dorothy (Walton) Judge. She was a graduate of St. Patrick’s High School, Scranton, in 1965 and attended Marywood...

Aug 29, 2021

David K. “Kelly” Brewer, age 92, of 1621 Main Street, Bloomsburg (Lightstreet) died peacefully at 8:30 p. m. Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Scott Township.

Born in Orangeville on October 7, 1928, he was a son of the late Leon S. and Myrtle M. (Keller) Brewer. He attended the Orangeville High School and graduated from...

Aug 27, 2021

Ruth S. Peak, age 82, of 6715 Jefferson St., Bloomsburg (Lime Ridge), passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Born on August 22, 1939 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sara (Snyder) Titus. She had been a resident of Lime Ridge since 1984.

Ruth was last employed...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Aug 8, 2021