Obituaries
Richard "Dick" D. Rees
Oct 14, 2019
Richard D. "Dick" Rees, age 82, of 423 E. Third Street, Bloomsburg, died at 1:02 a. m. Monday, October 14, 2019 at Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center where he was a patient for five days.
Born in Philadelphia on September 19, 1937, he was the son of the late Evelyn Rees. He graduated from the Philadelphia Public School system and...
Jessie (O'Donnel) Horean
Oct 12, 2019
Jessie (O’Donnel) Horean, age 93, of Bloomsburg and formerly of Montoursville, died at 12:02 p. m. Saturday, October 12, 2019, at the Sunset Ridge Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Scott Township where she was a patient.
Born in Prestonpans, Scotland on Sept. 7, 1926, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary (O’Donnel) Drysdale. She resided in Bloomsburg...

Catherine R. Moss
Oct 11, 2019
Catherine R. (Tedesco) Moss, age 80, 355 Tenny Street, Bloomsburg, died at her home at 12:38 a. m. Friday, October 11, 2019, after an illness.
Born in Bloomsburg on September 6, 1939, she was a daughter of the late John Joseph and Geraldine R. (Need) Tedesco. She attended the Bloomsburg High School.
Catherine resided in Key West and Palm Beach...
Valdessa I Stuempfle
Oct 6, 2019
Valdessa I. (Corson) Stuempfle, age 90, 205 Edgar Ave., Bloomsburg, died at 6:15 p. m. Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient.
Born in Williamsport on Nov. 27, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Irene M. (White) Corson. She was a 1947 graduate of Williamsport High School and...
Gayle M. Yocum
Oct 5, 2019
Gayle M. (Sponenberg) Yocum, age 68, formerly of West Street, Bloomsburg, died at 8:07 p. m. Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was in failing health since July 20, 2019.
Born in Bloomsburg on May 29, 1951, she was a daughter of the late David and Margaret (Lizardi) Sponenberg. She was a lifelong resident of...
Catherine H. Quinton
Oct 3, 2019
Catherine H. (Pope) Quinton, age 70, of Riverside, died at 9:35 p. m. Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at the Geisinger Hospice At Maria Hall in Danville.
Born in Sunbury on Jan. 26, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Irene (Kessler) Pope. She was a 1970 graduate of Shikellamy High School and also graduated from the former...
Dorothy M. Deitterick
Oct 2, 2019
Dorothy M. Deitterick, age 75, of 1073 Ridge Road, Orangeville (Bendertown), died at 7:45 a. m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019 at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing in Danville, where she was a patient since June 14, 2019.
Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on January 19, 1944, she was a daughter of the late George E. and Mary (Swerdon) Deitterick. She...
John A. Pinto, Sr.
Oct 1, 2019
John A. Pinto, Sr., age 83, of 2558 Old Berwick Rd., Bloomsburg (Espy) passed away at 9:18 p.m. on October 1, 2019 at his home.
Born in Philadelphia on September 24, 1936, he was a son of the late Manuel and Elizabeth (Hibberd) Pinto.
John worked for Tastykake Baking Co., Philadelphia, for 20 years. He moved to Bloomsburg in 1973...
Eugene M. "Gene" Hamilton
Sep 30, 2019
Eugene M. “Gene” Hamilton, age 96, formerly of West 12th Street, Bloomsburg, died at 2:05 a. m. Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 at Vintage Knolls Senior Living, Danville.
Born in Mayfield, Lackawanna County, on April 14, 1923, he was a son of the late Michael E. and Blanche (Mecolick) Yurkovsky.
He moved to Bloomsburg as a child and attended Bloomsburg High...
Lanny L. Eifert
Sep 27, 2019
Lanny L. Eifert, age 70, of 84 Whites Church Road, Bloomsburg, died at 4:42 p. m. Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at the Geisinger Medical Center , Danville, where he had been a patient since Sept. 2, 2019.
Born on December 24, 1948 in Bloomsburg, he was a son of the late Elmer C. "Punk" and Geraldine E. (Hower) Eifert. He...

Charles W Schuller, Jr
Sep 26, 2019
Charles W. Schuller, Jr., age 81, of 132 Heather Hills Drive, Danville, died at 2:12 p. m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019 at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing where he was a ;patient.
Born in Brooklyn New Ork on Sept. 6, 1938, he was the son of the late Charles W., Sr. and Dorothy (McWilliams) Schuller. He resided in Danville...
June Laster
Sep 25, 2019
June (Meeker) Laster, age 97, of 330 West Third St., Bloomsburg, died at 1 a. m. Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital where she was admitted Tuesday.
Born on May 4, 1922 in Jamison City, she was a daughter of the late John and Nellie (Hirleman) Meeker. Much of her early life was spent in Bloomsburg where she...
Gene M. Snyder
Sep 24, 2019
Gene M. Snyder, age 84, of 93 Schoolhouse Road, Bloomsburg (Buckhorn), died at 2:25 a. m. Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for 12 days.
Born at Mazeppa in Buffalo Township, Union County, on April 5, 1935, he was a son of the late Clarence and Grace (Ross) Snyder. He resided...
Pietro L. Guarino
Sep 20, 2019
Pietro L. Guarino, age 58, 38 Tyler Road, Danville, died at 8:43 p. m. Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient.
Born in Caracas, Venezuela on June 22, 1961, he was a son Giovanna (Papaleo) Guarino of Palermo, Sicily and the late Ingnazio Guarino. He resided in Danville since 2003 and formerly ...
Joyce E. Kershner
Sep 17, 2019
Joyce E. (Wilson) Kershner, age 78, of 6870 Lows Road, Bloomsburg, died at 1:10 a. m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019 at The Gardens At Orangeville, where she had resided since August 30, 2019.
Born in Espy on August 17, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Albert J. and Sadie E. (Richenderfer) Wilson. She was a 1959 graduate of...
Marjorie D. Fullmer Schooley
Sep 4, 2019
Marjorie D. (Folk) Fullmer Schooley, age 86, of 507 Meadow Lane, Danville, peacefully passed away at her home on Wednesday, Sept 4, 2019.
She was born on March 14, 1933 in Danville, a daughter of the late Russell and Ruth (Bingaman) Folk. A 1951 graduate of Danville High School, she had a successful career as a plant operator at Merck...
Janice J. DeRemer
Sep 2, 2019
Janice J. DeRemer, age 88, of 126 Ridgeview St., Danville, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, September 2, 2019 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born on June 19, 1931 in Wilkes Barre, she was the daughter of the late James and Marie (Boyle) Kelley. Janice lived in Wilkes Barre for most of her life, but she resided in Danville for...
Dorothy D. Hupkowicz
Aug 26, 2019
Dorothy D. Hupkowicz, age 98, formerly of W. Third St., Bloomsburg, died at 5:10 a.m., Monday, August 26, 2019 at the Garden Gate Health Care Facility, Cheektowaga, NY, where she had been a resident since March 2018.
Born in Fishingcreek twp. on January 30, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Collins Lyle and Marjorie Mae (Hartzell) Doty.
In...
John M. "Mickey" Dietz
Aug 23, 2019
John M. “Mickey” Dietz, age 78, of 59 Frosty Valley Road, Bloomsburg, died at 12:28 a. m. Friday, August 23, 2019, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for three days.
Born in Mahoning Township, Montour County, on March 2, 1941, he was a son of the late Harry and Ernestine V. (Boyer) Dietz. He resided in...
Shirley M. Koser
Aug 19, 2019
Shirley M. (Johnson) Koser, age 83, formerly of Bloomsburg, died at 5:45 a. m. Monday, August 19, 2019 at Vintage Knolls Senior Living Center, Danville, where she resided.
Born on March 24, 1936 in Derry Township, Montour County, she was a daughter of the late Harry C. and Helen (Fenstermacher) Johnson. She resided in Bloomsburg from 1980 to 2017 and previously...