Obituaries

Apr 17, 2019

Cynthia L. (Keller) Wolff, age 68, of 110 Sunnyside Ave., Bloomsburg, died at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, comforted by family and friends, after a courageous battle with colon cancer.

Born in Williamsport on December 18, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Louis D. Stevens, Jr. and Ruth E. Keller. A 1968 graduate of...

Apr 17, 2019

Robert G. Barna, Jr., age 62, 103 W. Blaine Street, McAdoo, died at his home on Wednesday, April 17, 2019, after an illness.

Born in Hazleton on June 2, 1956, he was a son of the late Robert G. and Elizabeth T. (Sabolchick) Barna. He spent his entire  life in McAdoo and was a 1974 graduate of Hazleton High School.

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Apr 15, 2019

Sunny Ruth “Nana” (Chapin) Laubach, age 95, of 39 Neyhard Road, Orangeville, died at 12:01 a. m. Monday, April 15, 2019 at The Gardens of Orangeville where she resided for 5 ½ years.

Born in Jonestown on January 9, 1924, she was a daughter of the late William O. and Mary E. (Chapman) Chapin. She resided in the Jonestown/Orangeville area...

Apr 14, 2019

Kurt D. Tobin, age 53, 110 Roaring Brook Drive, Hunlock Creek died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, April 13, 2019.

He was born on August 28, 1965 in Wilkes-Barre, a son Barbara (Hoover) Tobin,  Okeechobee, Fla. and the late Dennis Tobin. He lived in the Sweet Valley/Hunlock Creek area his entire life and was a 1983 graduate of Lake...

Apr 10, 2019

Dale Miah Cole, age 81, of Largo Fla., beloved father, grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2019 in Largo. Purposeful and resolute to the end, his strength of character, his unique sense of humor, his active intellectual life, and his devotion to family and friends are his lasting gifts to all of us who love him.

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Apr 9, 2019

H. Raymond Chandler, Jr., age 98, of Kennett Square died on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 at the Crosslands Continuing Care Community in Kennett Square.

Born on January 6, 1921 in Germantown, he was a son of the late H.  Raymond and Ruth (Kocher) Chandler. He resided in Greenwich, Conn. Prior to moving to Kennett Square in 2005.

His early life...

Apr 1, 2019

Roger W. Hartman, age 68, 222 Grovania Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 10:05 p. m. Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after a brief illness.

Born in Bloomsburg on May 19, 1950, he was a son of the late James Otis and Viola (Kile) Hartman. He spent most of his lifetime in the Orangeville and Grovania areas....

Apr 1, 2019

Linda A. (Oman) Huttenstine, age 74, 68 Oman Road, Orangeville, died unexpectedly at her home and was pronounced dead  at 9:35 p. m. Monday, April 1, 2019

Born in Bloomsburg on November 24, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Jay and Marian (Widmer) Oman. She was a lifelong resident of Orange Township and a 1962 graduate of Central...

Mar 27, 2019

Mary R. Shetler, age 75, passed away at 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation center, where she had been a patient for five years.

Born on September 4, 1943 in Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of  John Henry and Mary Josephine (Gillaspy) Eifert. A former graduate of Bloomsburg High School, she lived in Bloomsburg...

Mar 25, 2019

Paul Jason Mowry, age 90, of Bloomsburg died at 10:11 am Monday, March 25, 2019 at his daughter’s home in Sinking Spring, PA surrounded by his loving family.

Born in South Auburn on October 10, 1928, he was the son of the late Rex Wallace and Vera Ethel (Tewksbury) Mowry. His early life was spent in South Auburn where he...

Mar 25, 2019

Mar 21, 2019

Dorothy W. Valeski, 92, of Legion Road, Bloomsburg passed away on Thursday morning, March, 21 at Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a patient for a short period of time.

Dorothy was born on May 23, 1926 in Bloomsburg. She was the eighth of nine children of Stanley and Catherine (Juskowiak) Wawroski and was the last surviving...

Mar 17, 2019

Evelyn J. Krum, age 93, of 100 Westminster Drive, Bloomsburg,  passed away at 9:50 p.m., Sunday March 17, 2019 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg.

Born on January 30, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Mildred (Letteer) Hopper. Evelyn attended the former Scott Twp. School before becoming a homemaker. She resided in the Almedia and Espy...

Mar 13, 2019

John F. Butasek, age 83, of 912 Market Street, Bloomsburg, died at 2:57 p. m. Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in the emergency room of the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital.

Born on Feb. 20, 1936 in Ashley, he was a son of the late  John and Mary (Stanek)  Butasek. He was a 1954 graduate of Hanover Township High School and also graduated...

Mar 13, 2019

Carol L. (Lewis) Mas, age 67, of Mary St., Berwick, died at 2:14 a. m. Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she had been a patient for three days. She was in failing health for the past three years.

Born in Bloomsburg on January 10, 1952, she was a daughter of Alice F. (Benscoter) Lewis,...

Mar 9, 2019

Otis L. Taylor, age 88, 1825 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home on Saturday, March 9, 2019.

Born in Bloomsburg on April 10, 1930, he was a son of the late Hurley and Pearl (Robbins) Taylor. He resided in the Bloomsburg area his entire life.

Otis and his wife Barbara owned Taylor's Restaurant in the Market Street Plaza,...

Mar 9, 2019

E. JoAnn (Karns) Johnson, age 85, of 1146 Ridge Road, Bloomsburg (Lightstreet) died at her home at 11:59 a. m. Saturday, March 9, 2019 after an illness of one year.

Born in Benton Township on December 19, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Clyde and Edith (Force) Karns. She was a 1951 graduate of Benton High School and...

Mar 6, 2019

Ralph J. Palmiero, age 92, of 441 W. Main Street, Bloomsburg, died at 12:31 a. m. Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at  Elmcroft of Berwick where he was a guest for three months.

Born in Berwick on June 2, 1926, he was a son of the late Peter and Josephine (Frank) Palmiero.  He was a 1944 graduate of Berwick High School...

Feb 27, 2019

Elaine (Taylor) Hartman, age 88, of 9 Shawnee Road, Bloomsburg, died at her home at 7:15 p. m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019 after an illness of one year.

Born in Gary, Indiana on August 24, 1930, she was a daughter of the late T. Carl and Ruth (Gillaspy)_ Taylor. She was a 1948 graduate of Benton High School and...

Feb 27, 2019

Sylvia Parrilla, age 82, of Berwick, passed away at 12:26 a.m. on Wednesday, February 27, 2019,  at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for nine days.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on October 16, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Arcelio and Angela (Castro) Ramirez. Sylvia graduated high school in Puerto Rico. She...