Obituaries

May 18, 2021

May 17, 2021

Thelma M. (Frey) Rubenstein, age 88, formerly of Stony Brook Circle, Orangeville died at 3:40 a. m. Monday May 17, 2021 at Vintage Knolls Senior Living Center in Danville where she resided for four years.

Born in Beaver Township on January 16, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Grover and Cora (McAfee) Frey. She was a 1951 graduate...

May 17, 2021

Deborah L. (Hevner) Rundle, age 63, of Kriner Street, Danville, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Born on March 19, 1958 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of the late Austin and Leona (Landis) Hevner. She had been a resident of Danville since 2015.

Deborah was an avid gardener. She loved decorating...

May 16, 2021

Helen E. (Garraway) Swank, age 86, formerly of West Main Street, Bloomsburg, died Sunday evening, May 16, 2021, at the Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center where she resided since Feb. 7, 2020.

Born in Frackville on May 13, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Elwood A. and Helen R. (Boxer) Garraway. She was a graduate of the former...

May 13, 2021

Morris J. “Jim” Smith, age 78, of 351 East Street, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly on Thursday, May 13, 2021 in the emergency room of the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital.

Born in Ft. Riley, Kansas on November 3, 1942, he was a son of the late G. P. and Louise (Bartlett) Smith. His early life was spent in Kansas where he was a 1960...

May 5, 2021

Shirley A. (Palm) Decker, a resident of the Danville area since 1996, passed peacefully from life to life eternal on the morning of May 5, 2021 at the Emmanuel Center in Danville.

She was born on April 17, 1923 in Cleveland, Ohio, a daughter of the late John C. and Edyth (Weidel) Palm. While she was an infant, her parents...

May 3, 2021

Huber Lee Kline, age 88, of 427 Main Street, Benton, passed away on May 3, 2021, after effectively running the bases to cross home plate.

Born July 13, 1932 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, he was the son of the late H. Lee Kline and Sarah Baker Kline. Hubie was a graduate of Benton High School class of 1950. His...

Apr 30, 2021

Judith K. (Fox) Campbell, age 81, of Buckhorn Rd., Bloomsburg, died Friday, April 30, 2021 at The Gardens at Orangeville where she had been a patient since April 12th.

Born in Bloomsburg on March 20, 1940. She was the daughter of the late John R. and Jeanne A. (Smith) Fox.

She was a 1958 graduate of the former Catawissa High...

Apr 28, 2021

James E. Haas, age 74, of 1263 White Hall Road, Turbotville, died unexpectedly at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday April 28, 2021 at his home.

Born in Mahoning Township on February 7, 1947, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Gladys M. (Long) Haas. He graduated from Danville High School in 1965. He resided in the Lightstreet area...

Apr 22, 2021

Susan Maybelle (Swarts) Lunger, age 78, died peacefully at her home in Bloomsburg, surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, April 22, 2021, due to complications following cardiac surgery. Friends and family were shocked by the sudden loss of the confidant, voice of reason, and true friend many had in Susie.

Born in Bloomsburg on August 11, 1942, Susan was...

Apr 20, 2021

Jennie A. (Lesnefsky) Ellis, age 92, of 2610 Tower Road, Bloomsburg, died at 1:05 a. m. Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Bloomsburg Hospital where she was a patient.

Born in Beaver Township on September 22, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Julie (Bolinsky) Lesnefsky. She was a lifelong resident of the Bloomsburg area and a...

Apr 17, 2021

Edna P. (Swartz) Heydenreich Koelker, age 89, of 29 W. Fourth Street, Bloomsburg died at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville on Saturday morning, April 17, 2021

Born in Clinton Township, Lycoming County of April 15, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Hugh and Mary (Robbins) Swartz. She resided in Bloomsburg for many years and more recently she...

Apr 16, 2021

Michael D. Fedder, age 59, of 525 Catherine Street, Bloomsburg, died at 7:35 p. m. on Friday April 16, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

 Born in the Bloomsburg on February 10, 1962, he was a son of the late Jacob R. and Ruth (Gensel) Fedder. He spent his entire life in Bloomsburg and was a 1982 graduate...

Apr 15, 2021

Apr 12, 2021

Marta Miranda Santos, age 77, of 39 Evergreen Point, Danville, passed away on Monday, April 12, 2021 at Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation, Danville.

Born on August 24, 1943 in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Fundador Miranda and Maria Santos.

Marta was a devout Catholic.

She is survived by her son, Edgar Rosado, of Biloxi, MS;...

Apr 11, 2021

Edward R. Mott, Ed.D., age 93, of Bloomsburg, PA passed away Sunday, April 11, 2021. Born in Oil City, on February 16, 1928, he was a son of the late Clifford and Madeline Mott. Preceding him in death were his wife Joan Mott and brother Clifford Mott.

Ed was a graduate of Oil City High School, Class of 1946. After...

Apr 10, 2021

Jacqueline S. (Gallegos) Haseltine, age 96, of Bloomsburg, died on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 12: 28 p. m. at the Brookdale Assisted Living where she resided since 2019.

She was born on August 9, 1924 in Frankfort, Indiana a daughter of the late Joel and Sarah (Herrera) Gallegos. Jackie loved gardening and teaching ballroom dancing and was an avid...

Apr 10, 2021

Pamela A. Nadzom, age 72, of 210 Lorinda Lane, Bellfonte, died on Saturday April 10, 2021 at 8:45 p.m. at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

She was born on September 3, 1948 in Washington DC, a daughter of the late Walter and Sallye (Nowell) Malec.

Pamela was employed by the federal government in accounting until she retired.

She is survived...

Apr 9, 2021

Raymond R. “Bob” Haladay, age 83, 204 Buckhorn Road, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly on Friday, April 9, 2021, at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Born in Cleveland Township, Columbia County on October 21`, 1937, he was a son of the late John L. and Victoria (Welkom) Haladay. Bob was a 1955 graduate of the former Catawissa High School.

He owned...

Apr 3, 2021

Patsy A. (Kingston) Johnson, age 82, of 317 Jackson Street, Bloomsburg (Rupert) died at 8:40 a. m. Saturday, April 3, 2021 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital where she had been a patient.

Born on June 7, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Donald L. and Erma (Steinruck) Kingston. She spent her lifetime in the Bloomsburg/Catawissa area.

Patsy was last...