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Jean I Rine

Jean I Rine

Jan 24, 2021

Jean I. (Love) Rine, age 87, of 33 Beaver Run Road, Danville, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 24, 2021.

Born in Mahoning Township on February 17, 1933 she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Mildred (Stigerwalt) Love. She was aa lifelong resident of the Danville area and a 1949 graduate of Danville High School.

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Margaret J. "Margie" Kressler

Margaret J. "Margie" Kressler

Jan 23, 2021

Margaret J. “Margie” Kressler, age 89. Of 3452 First Street, Bloomsburg (Almedia) died at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center on Saturday morning, January 23, 2021.

Born in Danville on October 28, 1931, she was a daughter of the late William S. “Ottie” and Mary E. (Lamberson) Linker. Her early life was spent in Danville where she was a 1949...

Penny Sue Hess

Penny Sue Hess

Jan 23, 2021

Penny Sue (Hunsinger) Hess, age 56, of 438 N. Plum Street, Mt. Carmel, died unexpectedly at her home at 7:48 a. m. Saturday, January 23, 2021.

Born in Bloomsburg on October 9, 1964, she was a daughter of the late Franklin A., Sr. and Grace M. (Loar) Hunsinger. She was a 1982 graduate of Central Columbia High School.

Penny was...

Ellen A Glidewell

Ellen A Glidewell

Jan 23, 2021

Ellen A. (Kile) Glidewell, age 78, of 429 Fowlersville Road, Bloomsburg passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Susan Bennett, in Orangeville on Saturday afternoon, January 23, 2021.

Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on December 14, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Emma A. (Fritz) Kile. She resided in North Centre Township for...

Harry H Lewis

Harry H Lewis

Jan 23, 2021

Harry H. Lewis, age 78, of 456 W. Library Avenue, Danville, died at 11:25 a. m. Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital where he was a patient.

Born at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville on February 5, 1942, he was a son of the late Edward F. and Elvira M. (Dawson) Lewis. He was a lifelong resident of the...

Kathy Mae Oldroyd

Kathy Mae Oldroyd

Jan 22, 2021

Kathy Mae Oldroyd, 65, a longtime resident of Espy, passed away Friday morning, January 22, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville with her husband by her side.

She had been in declining health since mid-September.

Born on May 1, 1955 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, Kathy was a daughter of  Geraldine (Miller) Snyder, now residing at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation...

Roland R. "Lefty" Laubach

Roland R. "Lefty" Laubach

Jan 22, 2021

Roland R. “Lefty” Laubach, age 84, of Frosty Valley Road, Bloomsburg, passed peacefully at his home on Friday afternoon, January 22, 2021.

Born in Bloomsburg on August 22, 1936, he was a son of the late Robert and Mildred (Hock) Laubach. He lived in Bloomsburg his entire life and was a 1954 graduate of Bloomsburg High School.

Lefty served in...

Mary Eva Miller

Mary Eva Miller

Jan 22, 2021

Mary Eva (Chambers) Miller, age 90, of Exchange passed away peacefully on Friday morning, January 22, 2021. She follows her husband of 59 years, William R. Miller, Sr., who died in January, 2010.

Mary was born in Slackwater, Lancaster County, by the Conestoga Creek on April 8, 1930 to Frank and Mary (Kiphorn) Chambers. She had a brother Frank, Jr....

Arlene A. Gebhart

Arlene A. Gebhart

Jan 18, 2021

Arlene A. (Crone) Gebhart, age 93, of Bloomsburg died early Monday morning January 18, 2021 at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center where she resided for almost seven years.

Born in Madison Township on July 22, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Arthur M. and Jennie R. (Baker) Crone. She resided in Bloomsburg most of her life.

Arlene...

Joann M Balschi

Joann M Balschi

Jan 17, 2021

Joann M. (Kocher) Balschi, age 84, of 729 Hookies Grove Road, Northumberland, died early Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient.

Born in Danville on June 23, 1936 a daughter of the late Ross A. and Dorothy E. (Everett) Kocher. She was a 1954 graduate of Danville High School.

Her early life...

Robert H. Cochran

Robert H. Cochran

Jan 14, 2021

Robert H. Cochran, age 65, of 1325 Orange Street, Berwick, passed away peacefully at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, on Thursday, January 14, 2021 where he had been a patient since December 16, 2020.

Born in Sewickley on May 10, 1955, he was a son of the late Robert Leslie, Jr. and Lois (Barker) Cochran. He moved to the Bloomsburg...

Carl M. Swartzlander, Jr.

Carl M. Swartzlander, Jr.

Jan 13, 2021

Carl M. Swartzlander, Jr., age 79, of 280 Church Road, Northumberland entered into rest at his home on Wednesday morning, January 13, 2021.

He was born on June 14, 1941 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville a son of the late Carl M. and Nora G. (Straub) Swartzlander. He was a 1960 graduate of Danville High School where he resided...

Edward H Polk

Edward H Polk

Jan 13, 2021

Edward H. Polk, age 97, 119 Pepper Hills Drive, Danville, died early Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center where he was a patient.

Born in Greenwood Township on September 14, 1923, he was a son of the late Reamer D. and Viola (Corneilson) Polk.  He resided in Danville since 2001 and previously lived on River...

Anthony J. "Tony" Sylvester

Anthony J. "Tony" Sylvester

Jan 11, 2021

Anthony J. “Tony” Sylvester, Ph. D, age 90, of Bloomsburg, died peacefully with his wife at his side on Monday, January 11, 2021.

Born in Newark, New Jersey on August 1, 1930, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Angelina (Grasso) Silvestri. He resided in Bloomsburg since 1965.

Tony was a graduate of St. Benedict’s Catholic High School...

Shirr Keithan

Shirr Keithan

Jan 9, 2021

Shirr (Couden) Keithan, age 71, of 1240 Numidia Drive, Catawissa (Numidia) died at 1:17 p. m. Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Born in Reading on January 2, 1950, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Alberdina (Stagg) Couden, Sr.

Shirr was a 1968 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School in Shillington...

Kevin B. Breisch

Kevin B. Breisch

Jan 6, 2021

Kevin B. Breisch, age 57, of 183 Mountain Road, Berwick, died at his home at 11:45 a. m. Wednesday, January 6, 2021 after an illlness.

Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on December 30, 1963, he was the son of Lonnie E. Breisch of Orangeville and the late Darla Lou (Hess) Breisch. He was a 1983 graduate of Central Columbia High...

Ross Helwig

Ross Helwig

Jan 5, 2021

Ross Helwig, age 93, of English Hill Road, Bloomsburg died Tuesday afternoon, January 5, 2021, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he had been a patient.

Born in Ringtown on May 2, 1927, he was a son of the late Edward Wallace and Florence Ava (Fuhrman) Helwig. He resided in Mount Pleasant Township since 1951. He was a 1945...

Barbara Jean Underkoffler

Barbara Jean Underkoffler

Jan 4, 2021

Barbara Jean Underkoffler, age 53, of Danville, died at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, on Monday, January 4, 2021 at 2:26 PM where she was  a patient.

Born in Philadelphia on August 26, 1967, she was the daughter of Dorothy Jean Riffert and the late Robert J. Underkoffler.

Barbara had a giving heart and was always very kind with sharing her money, helping...

Dinh Vinh

Dinh Vinh

Jan 4, 2021

Dinh Vinh, age 81, of Bloomsburg, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2021 at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center, where he had been a resident for four years.

Born on January 25, 1939 in Vietnam, he was the son of the late Tran Thi Ngoc Lan and Nguyen Phuoc Buu Dong. He resided in Bloomsburg since 1975.

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Anna Mae Anderson

Anna Mae Anderson

Jan 3, 2021

Anna Mae (Reichert) Anderson, age 91, 1707 Montour Boulevard, Danville, and formerly of Bloomsburg, died at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville on Sunday, January 3, 2021 after an illness.

Born in Pottsville on March 29, 1929, she was a daughter and only child of the late James and Alma (Fenker) Reichert. Her foster parents were Jacob and Minnie Horne and...

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