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Edward Joseph Szymczak

Edward Joseph Szymczak

Jun 8, 2018

Edward Joseph Szymczak, age 79, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Friday June 8, 2018 at Grandview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Danville.

Born in Kingston on June 1, 1939, he was a son of the late Walter E. and Bernadine T. (Konesko) Szymczak of Larksville.

Edward was a graduate of Kingston High School, Class of 1957 and went on to...

Helen Barrett

Helen Barrett

Jun 5, 2018

Helen (Murman) Barrett, age 84, 193 McIntyre Road, Catawissa,  died at 8:50 a. m. on June 5, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She resided in Catawissa for 17 months and previously lived in Beaver Township, Bloomsburg, for many years.

Born in Sandy Valley, Luzerne County, on September 8, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and...

Dee Anna Williams

Dee Anna Williams

Jun 5, 2018

Dee Anna Williams, age 38, 356 Mill Street, Danville, died at her home on Tuesday, June 5,2018.

Born in Kelly Township, Union County on October 18,1979,she was the daughter of Debra A. Ryan, Allenwood and Donald M. Williams, Melbourne, Fla. She resided in Danville for three years and had previously resided in Bloomsburg and Sunbury with much of her early...

Robert E. Waters

Robert E. Waters

Jun 3, 2018

Robert E. Waters, age 75, 130 Mountain Road, Catawissa, died at his home at 3:20 p. m. Sunday, June 3, 2018 after an illness.

Born in Bloomsburg on May 23, 1943, he was a son of the late Cameron E. and Anna Mae (Trump) Waters. He spent his lifetime in the Catawissa area.

Robert was employed by Hanover Foods, Co.,...

Bertie L. Milliken

Bertie L. Milliken

Jun 2, 2018

Bertie L. Milliken, age 85, 77 Hartzell Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 2 p. m. Saturday, June, 2, 2018 after having been in failing health for 10 years.

Born in Camden, Maine on January 7, 1933, he was a son of the late Amos L. and Evelyn C. (Brodis) Milliken. He resided in Madison Township since 2002 and...

Richard G. Porter

Richard G. Porter

May 26, 2018

Richard  G. Porter, age 67. 377 Fowlersville Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 1:50 p. m. Saturday, May 26, 2018 after an illness of three months.

Born in Hazleton on July 2, 1950, he was a son of the late Paul and Margaret (Buchman) Porter. He was a 1968 graduate of  Weatherly High School, where he resided until moving...

Carol Deforest Locke-Endy

Carol Deforest Locke-Endy

May 23, 2018

Carol Deforest Locke-Endy, 76, died of cancer at her Bloomsburg home at 5 Kent Road on May 23, 2018 while under the devoted care of Geisinger Home Health and Hospice.

            Carol was a graduate of Peterborough High School in New Hampshire and received a B.A and an M. A. in English from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where...

Franklin D. Welliver

Franklin D. Welliver

May 22, 2018

Franklin  D. Welliver, age 91, 165 Fowlersville Road, Bloomsburg, died at 3:06 p. m. Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for four days.

Born on September 19, 1926 in Bloomsburg, he was a son of the late James and Ada (Fairman) Welliver. He was a 1944 graduate of the former Scott...

Ruth Mosier

Ruth Mosier

May 21, 2018

Ruth (Bogart) Mosier, age 100, formerly of Bloomsburg, died at 11:34 p. m. Monday evening at the Southern Life Style Senior Living Center, Lake Placid, Florida.

Born in Scott Township on February 21, 1918, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Lillian (Ball) Bogart.

Ruth was a 1935 graduate of Berwick High School. She lived in Pine...

Sara E. Tubbs

Sara E. Tubbs

May 17, 2018

Sara E. Tubbs, age 99, of Bloomsburg, died on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at the Sunset Ridge Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Scott Township, where she resided for six years.

Born in  Jamison City, Sugarloaf Township on June 21, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Mace A. and Cora N. (Cole) Tubbs.  She resided in Bloomsburg since 1920 and...

Joyce Ann Robison

Joyce Ann Robison

May 16, 2018

Joyce Ann Robison, age 71, 20 Neyhart Road, Orangeville,  died at 4:01 p. m. Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at The Gardens At Orangeville.

Born in Bloomsburg on December 17, 1946, she was a daughter of the late William and Geraldine (Long) Howard.

Early in her life she was employed at the former Columbia Silk  Mill and later sold Avon Products...

Dominic E. Spezialetti

Dominic E. Spezialetti

May 15, 2018

Dominic E. Spezialetti, age 93, 840 Market Street, Bloomsburg, died Tuesday afternoon, May 15, 2018, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, after a brief illness.

Born in Berwick on August 21, 1924, he was a son of the late Fiorangelo and Carmella (Sichetti)  Spezialetti. He was a 1942 graduate of Berwick High School and resided in Bloomsburg since 1947.

Dominic...

George F. Gehrig

George F. Gehrig

May 12, 2018

George F. Gehrig, age 92, 314 E. Market Street, Danville, died at his home at 9:50 p. m. on Saturday, May 12, 2018, after an illness, surrounded by his family.

Born in Danville on May 9, 1926, he was a son of the late J. Frank and Sara M. (Cripple) Gehrig. He was a lifelong resident of Danville and a...

Gretchen A. Henz

Gretchen A. Henz

May 12, 2018

Gretchen Ann (Lewis) Henz, age 80, of Bloomsburg, died at 6:20 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2018, at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation where she resided for 10 years. She was under the care and supervision of several wonderful nurses and nursing assistants for the duration of her time as a patient.

Born on August 6, 1937 in Carbondale, she was...

Richard L. "Rick" Gearhart

Richard L. "Rick" Gearhart

May 11, 2018

Richard L. "Rick" Gearhart, age 64, 14 Steltz Road, Danville, passed away at 7:45 p. m. Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born on November 22, 1953 in Levittown, he was a son of the late William and Annamae (Boyd) Gearhart.  He was a graduate of Pennsboro High School.

Rick was employed by Smucker's Pet Food...

Nolly S. Andreas

Nolly S. Andreas

May 8, 2018

Nolly S. Andreas, age 86, 57 Valley View Road, Danville and formerly of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, died at her home at 4:23 p. m. Tuesday, May 8, 2018, after an illness.

Born in the Netherlands on June 13, 1931, she resided in Lake Hopatcong for many years before moving to Danville to live with her daughter in 2012.

Nolly...

Judith C. Reevs

Judith C. Reevs

Apr 25, 2018

Judith C. Reevs, age 76, 621 E. Third St., Bloomsburg, died at her home on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease while under the loving care of Geisinger Hospice.

Born on January 24, 1942 in Oceanside, New York, she was a daughter of the late Paul Clinton, Jr.,  and Jean M/. (Turner) Conder. She was a 1960...

Brian L. Kishbaugh

Brian L. Kishbaugh

Apr 23, 2018

Brian L. Kishbaugh, age 55, 310 Stouts Road, Nescopeck,  was stricken ill at his home and died in the emergency room of the Berwick Hospital Center at 10:02 p. m. Monday, April 23, 2018.

Born in Berwick on September 14, 1962, he was a son of the late Clifford and Bertha (O'Neal) Kishbaugh.  He lived in the Berwick -Nescopeck area...

Emma A. Kile

Emma A. Kile

Apr 22, 2018

Emma A. (Fritz) Kile, age 96, 7 W. Hillcrest Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 11:39 a. m. Sunday, April 22, 2018, at the Sunset Ridge Health & Rehabilitation in Scott Township where she was a patient since February 3, 2018.

Born in Benton Township on December 11, 1921, she was  daughter of the late Arden and  Belma M. (Golder) Fritz. She...