Obituaries
Joseph Annillo, Jr.
Feb 7, 2021
Joseph Annillo, Jr., age 80, of 61 E. Northampton St., Wilkes-Barre, passed away peacefully at 3:20 p.m. on Sunday, February 7, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Union City, NJ, on August 8, 1940, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret E. (LaGuardia) Annillo. He was a graduate of Union Hill High School in...
Forrest W. "Butch" Shoop, Jr.
Feb 5, 2021
Forrest W. “Butch” Shoop, Jr., age 65 of Northumberland passed away on Friday, Feb. 5, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
Born in Bloomsburg on August 20, 1955, he was a son of the late Forrest W., Sr. and Barbara A. (Hendricks) Shoop. He attended Danville High School.
Following school he enlisted in the U. S. Coast Guard...
John E Laubach
Feb 2, 2021
John E. Laubach, age 83, of Danville died at 5:50 a. m. Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at the Emmanuel Center for Nursing in Danville.
Born in Bloomsburg on April 10, 1937 he was a son of the late William C., Sr. and Hazel I. (Montague) Laubach. He was a graduate of Bloomsburg High School and also of the former Bloomsburg...
Edna M. Makara
Jan 29, 2021
Edna M. (Keller) Makara, age 85, 585 Scotch Valley Road, Bloomsburg died at her home at 4:40 a. m. Friday, January 29, 2021 after an illness.
Born in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County on November 5, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Marvin and Malinda (Sherman) Keller. She spent her early years in Mountain Grove and later lived...

Douglas H. Kephart
Jan 27, 2021
Douglas H. Kephart, age 67, of Hazleton, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Hazleton.
Born on October 9, 1953 in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of Lois J. (Hummel) Kephart, Hunlock Creek, and the late Duane L. Kephart. A 1971 graduate of Northwest High School, he resided in Hazleton for the past 16 years.
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Brian L. Bankes
Jan 26, 2021
Brian L. Bankes, age 57, of Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg passed away unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, January 26, 2021.
Born in Berwick on July 17, 1963, he was a son of Carolee (Erb) Bankes- Baldwin of Berwick and the late Paul G. Bankes, Jr. He was a 1982 graduate of Berwick High School where he played football.
Brian...
Betty M. Blass
Jan 25, 2021
Betty M. Blass, age 92, of 75 Horn Rd., Catawissa, passed away peacefully at The Gardens at Millville on Monday afternoon, January 25, 2021.
Born on April 6, 1928 in Franklin Twp., Columbia County, she was the daughter of Ezra and Edna (Rhodes) Adams. Her lifetime was spent in the rural Catawissa area.
She was a longtime member of the...
Phyllis R. Oberdorf
Jan 25, 2021
Phyllis Rachel (Reeder) Oberdorf, age 98, formerly of Dahl Road, Bloomsburg, passed away on January 25, 2021 at the Bonham Care & Rehabilitation Center, Stillwater where she received wonderful care.
Born on March 18, 1922 in Lower Augusta Township, Northumberland County, a daughter of the late John B. and Edna (Smith) Reeder. She graduated from Sunbury High School in 1940.
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Marysusan Christian
Jan 24, 2021
Marysusan Christian, 72, of Oak St., Danville, went to be with her Lord unexpectedly on January 24, 2021 after a short illness.
She was born in Torrington, Connecticut on May 10, 1948. She was the daughter of George H. and Barbara M. (Chaison) Christian.
Marysue graduated high school in 1966 and St. Peter’s School of Nursing, Albany, NY, in 1969....
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
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
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...

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...
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...
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
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....

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...
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
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
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...