Obituaries
Paul C. "Hap" Schatz
Dec 26, 2020
Paul C. “Hap” Schatz, age 76, of Bloomsburg died at 10:10 p. m. Saturday, December 26, 2020, at Brookdale Senior Living in Bloomsburg where he resided since July, 2019.
Born in Norristown on August 10, 1944, he was a son of the late John E., Sr. and Thelma (Michener) Schatz. He resided in Mt. Pleasant Township since 1976.
Hap was...
David S. Conrad
Dec 24, 2020
David S. Conrad, age 71, of 31 Sunset lane, Danville, died at 9:25 p. m. Thursday, December 24, 2020 at The Gardens At Millville where he was a patient.
Born in Sunbury on October 11, 1949, he was a son of the late Jesse W. and Alice S. (Hess) Conrad. He resided in Montour County since 1981.
David was a...
Michael P Yacko
Dec 23, 2020
Michael P. Yacko, age 63, OF Houston, Texas died at the Cypress Pointe Health & Wellness Center in Houston on Wednesday, December 23, 2020 after an illness.
Born in Williamsport on Feb. 26, 1957, he was a son of the late Walter and Addie Mae Bogart of Catawissa. He attended Southern Area High School.
Mike resided in Texas for 40...
Diana M. Keller
Dec 20, 2020
Diana M. (Kroll) Keller, age 82, of Bloomsburg died at her home on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, after an illness.
Born on April 12, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Gertrude (Jurkiewicz) Kroll. She resided in Fort Lauderdale, Florida before moving to Oregon in 1986 and to Bloomsburg in 2009.
Diana was a...

Brian E Keller
Dec 19, 2020
Brian E. Keller, age 73, formerly of Buckhorn died Saturday morning, December 19, 2020, at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center where he resided for seven years.
Born in Bloomsburg on April 14, 1947 he was a son of the late Glenn and Maxine (Shank) Keller. He was a 1965 graduate of Southern Area High School and a resident of...
Kenneth E. Reibsome
Dec 16, 2020
Kenneth E. Reibsome, age 73, of 153 Cross Road, Bloomsburg died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday afternoon, December 16, 2020.
Born in Danville on December 10, 1947, he was a son of the late John and Catherine (Bennett) Reibsome. He attended the Danville schools.
Ken was employed by the former Magee Carpet Co. and its successor Autoneum for 38...
Keith E. Blades
Dec 14, 2020
Keith E. Blades, age 60, of 88 Walnut Drive, Berwick (Beach Haven) died at his home at 7:15 a. m. Monday, December 14, 2020 after an illness.
Born in Easton, Maryland on May 31, 1960, he was the son of Charlotte (Collins) Blades of Cordova, Maryland and the late Jackie Blades. He resided in Beach Haven for two years and...
Kenneth J. Brown
Dec 13, 2020
Kenneth J. Brown, age 79, of 3631 Second Street, Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully at his home at 5:56 a. m. Sunday, December 13, 2020 after an illness.
Born in Hemlock Township on August 25, 1941, he was one of 14 children born to the late Harry H. and Cora L. (Gower) Brown. He resided in the Bloomsburg area his entire...
Beverly Joan Fasciano
Dec 13, 2020
Beverly J. (Wood) Fasciano, age 81 of 150 E. 10th Street, Bloomsburg died peacefully at her home at 12:35 a. m. Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020.
Born in Englewood, New Jersey on Feb. 24, 1939, she was the only child of the late Robert and Maria (Jungert) Wood. She resided in Bloomsburg for the past two years and previously lived inn...
Robert J. "RJ" Savage
Dec 10, 2020
Robert J. “RJ” Savage, age 77, of 11 Evans Lane, Orangeville died on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at The Gardens At Orangeville where he had resided for six years.
Born in Catawissa on August 8, 1943, he was a son of the late Wellington F. and Lois N. (Trainer) Savage. His early years were spent in Catawissa and he attended...
Patricia A. "Pat" Gensemer
Dec 10, 2020
Patricia Anne Webster Gensemer, Bloomsburg, died Thursday, December 10th, 2020, just days before her 93rd birthday. She was born December 14, 1927, in Syracuse, New York, to Rev. Bradford Gray Webster and Irene Anderson Stryker Webster.
Pat graduated from Gowanda, NY High School in 1945 and from Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, in 1949. As a member of the Westminster...
Marjorie D. Mensinger
Dec 4, 2020
Marjorie D. (Diltz) Mensinger, age 88, of 314 Bissett’s Lane, Bloomsburg went to be with her Lord and Saviour at 10:40 p. m. Friday, December 4, 2020 while a patient at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Lime Ridge on November 28, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Alvin F. and Myrtle (Benjamin) Diltz. She spent her entire...
Edward "Duddley" Evans
Dec 2, 2020
Edward "Duddley" Evans, age 56, of Scranton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Philadelphia on June 3, 1964, he was the son of the late Robert and Rose Marie (Robinson) Evans.
He was loved by his family and will be deeply missed, especially by his favorite cousin, Frank Sykes.
Duddley's...

Norma M. Bruenecke
Nov 30, 2020
Norma M. Bruenecke, age 86, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020 at The Gardens at Orangeville, where she resided for the past 7 years.
Born in Blakeslee on May 1, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Archie Boyd, Sr. and Frances (Miller) Silfies.
Norma is survived by her daughter, Kathleen, wife of Douglas Reider, Bloomsburg, and...
Cephas A Stair
Nov 27, 2020
Cephas A. Stair, age 81, of Market Street, Mifflinville, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday evening, November 27, 2020.
Born in Nanticoke on February 19, 1939, he was the son of the late Cephas and Dominica C. (Meskonis) Stair. He resided in Mifflinville since 1967.
Cephas attended the Millville Schools and went on to graduate from Bloomsburg High School...
Catherine M. Maxwell
Nov 24, 2020
Catherine M. (Ozelek) Maxwell, age 85, of Shamokin and formerly of Danville died on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
Born in Berwick on June 19, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Dawett) Ozelek. She attended the former Locust Township High School in Numidia. She resided in Danville for over...
Ricky Lee "Rick" Steward
Nov 21, 2020
Ricky L. “Rick” Steward, age 65, of Mill Street, Orangeville, died at 5:35 p. m. Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born at Geisinger on November 4, 1955, he was a son of Carolyn F. (Albertson) Steward of Orangeville and the late Gerald L. “Mick” Steward. He was a lifelong resident of Orangeville and a 1974...
Joan A. Hummer
Nov 18, 2020
Joan A. (Hower) Hummer, age 87, of 69 Hummer Road, Danville, died at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 3:30 p. m. after an illness.
Born in Riverside on August 24, 1933, she was a daughter of the late James R. and Beatrice M. (Roadarmel) Hower.
She lived in the Riverside/Rush Township area her entire...
Richard S. Welliver
Nov 18, 2020
Richard S. Welliver, age 55, 0f 10 Baker Lane, Bloomsburg, died at his home on Wednesday, November 18, 2020.
He was born in Bloomsburg on January 12, 1965 a son of the late Charles R., Jr. and Minnie A. (Kyttle) Welliver. He spent his life in the Bloomsburg area and was a 1984 graduate of Bloomsburg High School.
Richard was...

Michael G. Pratt
Nov 18, 2020
Michael G. Pratt, 70, of 200 Berwick Road, Orangeville, Died at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. Born in Troy, New York, he was the son of the late Edwin G. and Carolyn (Daudelin) Pratt.
Michael was an artist and Entrepreneur.
Surviving is his niece Shannon Bensalah of Watervliet, New York.
Services are private