Obituaries

Mar 5, 2020

Ramona E. (McHenry) Diltz, age 82, 15 Kingsbury Drive, Benton (Central) died at 2:10 a. m. Thursday, March 5, 2020 at the Berwick Hospital Center in Berwick where she was a patient.

Born in Bloomsburg on July 25. 1937, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Frieda (Palmer) McHenry. A lifelong resident of the Benton area, she was...

Feb 26, 2020

Ralph R. Swaldi, age 90, formerly of 455 Market St., Bloomsburg, died at 3:50 p. m. Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at Sunset Ridge Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Scott Township where he resided for the past two years.

Born in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County on December 28, 1929, he was a son of the late Mr. & Mrs. Peter Swaldi....

Feb 24, 2020

Jack Runge, Sr., age 96, of 1122 Numidia Drive, Catawissa (Numidia) died Monday morning at the Grandview Health and Rehabilitation Center in Danville.

Born in Numidia on August 15, 1923, he was a son of the late Carl and Blanche (Sanger) Runge. He was a lifelong resident of Numdia  and a graduate of the former Locust Township High School.

Jack...

Feb 15, 2020

L. Mildred (Kline) Boyer, age 92, of Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg (Almedia) died at 8:52 a. m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at The Gardens of Orangeville in Orangeville, where she had been a patient since Jan. 9, 2020.

Born in Scott Township on August 24, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Harry R. and Margaret (Brobst) Kline. A...

Feb 15, 2020

Barbara A. (Beckey) Hardy, age 79,  of 1 W. Overlook St., Orangeville (Stony Brook Circle) died at  5:25 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient.

Born in West Reading, Berks County on Nov. 18, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Robert W. and Mildred V. (Shakespeare) Beckey. She...

Feb 11, 2020

Kenneth R. Kelsey, age 96, of 5th St., Benton, passed away at 5:35 a.m. Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at the Brookdale Senior Living Center, Bloomsburg.

Born on June 28, 1923 in Derrs, he was the son of William O. and Irma N. (Keeler) Kelsey. Kenneth was a 1941 graduate of Benton High School and a lifelong resident of the Benton...

Feb 10, 2020

Feb 8, 2020

Kenneth E. Miscannon, age 72, of 7 East 11th St., Bloomsburg, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2020, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born on May 3, 1947, in Bloomsburg, he was the son of the late Kenneth A. and Beatrice L. (Teitsworth) Miscannon. Kenneth graduated from Bloomsburg High School and was a lifelong resident of the Bloomsburg area.

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Feb 4, 2020

James G. Eichelberger, age 82, of 116 Starview Drive, Berwick, died  at his home at 4:26 a. m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, after an illness.

Born in Allentown on Dec. 31, 1937, he was a son of the late George and Stella (Fry) Eichelberger. He resided in Columbia County since 1989 and formerly lived in Lehigh County.

Jim was last...

Feb 1, 2020

Walter Andrew Kocum, age 92, of 70 Brentwod Circle, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 12:30 p. m. Saturday, February 1, 2020, after an illness.

Born in Newark, New Jersey on April 14, 1927, he was a son of the late Anthony  F. and Elizabeth (Wolverton)  Kocum. He resided in Scott Township since 2001; Mendham, New Jersey from 1965 to...

Feb 1, 2020

David E. Garlock, age 64, of 97 W. Main St., Thompsontown, died on February 1, 2020 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. 

Born on August 19, 1955, in Harrisburg, he was the son of the late John and Betty (Cave) Garlock. He resided in Tompsontown for three years and was formerly of Huntington. 

David was a truck driver. 

He is...

Jan 31, 2020

Flint W. Kressler, age 51, Millville, passed away on Friday, January 31, 2020 at his home.

Born on May 9, 1968, in Mahoning Twp., he was the son of the late Jack S. and Ruth M. (Oman) Kressler. Flint was a 1986 graduate of Central Columbia High School and a lifelong resident of the area.

Flint was a well-known and respected...

Jan 30, 2020

Rosalyn "Lynn" (Portnoy)  Golden, age 91, of 1115 Eighth Ave., Berwick, died peacefully on Thursday at 6:27 a. m. while a guest at Grandview Health & Rehabilitation in Danville.

Born in New York City on August 12, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Morris and Lilly (Cohen) Portnoy.  Her early life was spent in New York and she...

Jan 29, 2020

Phyllis J. (Forney) Carr, age 79, of Chestnut Towers Apartments, Sunbury, died at 10:50 p. m. on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at the Williamsport Hospital.

Born on April 17, 1940 in Mahoning Township, Montour County, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. and Blanche (Jackson) Forney. She resided in Sunbury since 1983 and previously lived in Riverside most...

Jan 26, 2020

Gerald D. “Gerry” Cresswell, age 79, of 1240 Grange Hall Rd., Milton, died peacefully at 6:31 a.m. Sunday, January 26, 2020 in the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born on November 20, 1940 in Pine Grove, he was the son of the late Albert Samuel and Margaret Mary (Omlor) Cresswell. Gerry was a 1958 graduate of Blue Mountain High School. He...

Jan 25, 2020

Darlene M. (Beck) Mazurkiewicz, age 64, of 1047 Upper Raven Creek Road, Benton, died at her home and was pronounced dead  of natural causes at 1:50 p. m. Saturday, Jan.25, 2020.

Born in Somerville, New Jersey on Oct. 31, 1955, she was a daughter of the late Melvin and Delores (Gore) Beck.  She resided in Benton Township for 19 years...

Jan 25, 2020

Eleanor E. (Brown) Stere, age 69, of 104 Bellcurve Drive, Bloomsburg, passed away surrounded by her loving family at 12:39 a. m. Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for three weeks.

Born in Williamsport on April 25, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth Brown and Beverly J. (Avery)...

Jan 23, 2020

Dorothy J. Capobianco, age 92, of  Bloomsburg, died at her home Thursday, January 23, 2020.

She was born in Toronto, Canada on April 3, 1927 a daughter of Hiram and Margaret (Dinsmore) McCallum. Her father was a former mayor of Toronto. She resided in Bloomsburg for the past eight years and formerly lived in Bradenton, Florida for 36 years. Early...

Jan 22, 2020

Jordan A. Newman, age 96, of 524 Katy’s Church Road, Muncy, died at 9 p. m. Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, at Vintage Knolls Senior Living in Danville where he resided for the past year.

Born in Belmar, New Jersey on May 6, 1923, he was a son of the late Earl and Gertrude (Crook) Newman. He was a graduate of...

Jan 12, 2020

Gladys M. (Long) Haas, age 94, 140 Adams Drive, Danville (Pepper Hills) and formerly of Railroad St., Danville for many years, died peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 12, at 3:45 p. m.

She was born on January 31, 1925 in Danville, a daughter of the late Roy and Mildred (George) Long. She was raised in an orphanage north...