Obituaries

Apr 19, 2018

Jacqueleen E. (Breach) Traugh, age 85, 256 Houck Hollow Road, Bloomsburg, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 3:50 a. m. while a patient at Geisinger  Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for 10 days, while surrounded by her loving family.

Born in Catawissa on September 10, 1932, she was a daughter of...

Apr 15, 2018

William Frank Worthington, age 70, 4 Kent Road, Bloomsburg, was stricken ill at his home and taken to the emergency room of the Bloomsburg Hospital where he died at 2:22 p. m. Sunday, April 15, 2018.

Born on May 21, 1947 in Norristown, he was a son of the late Lawrence E. and Ann (Venezia) Worthington. He attended Conshohocken High...

Apr 15, 2018

Thomas L. Fought, Sr., age 80, 323 W. 11th Street, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 4:35 a. m. Sunday, April 15, 2018, with his family by his side. . He was in failing health since June, 2017.

Born in Bloomsburg on April 1, 1938, he was a son of the late Thomas F. and Francis (Greenly) Fought. He was...

Apr 13, 2018

Ruthanna (Sharpless) Sneidman, age 89, of Bloomsburg, passed peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2018, at Sunset Ridge Health & Rehabilitation (formerly Signature) in Scott Township, with family at her bedside.

Ruthanna’s parents, Paul Leslie and Romayne (MacAllister) Sharpless, welcomed her arrival on December 26, 1928, at the Bloomsburg Hospital. While their only child, Ruthanna grew up on Fifth and Center...

Apr 13, 2018

Peter T. Mitchell, age 83, a 46 year resident of Stockholm, N.J. and most recently of Danville , passed away peacefully on April 13, 2018.

Born on August 3, 1934 in Yonkers, N.Y., Peter was a son of the late Lawrence V. and Margaret (Weir) Mitchell. He was a 1952 graduate of Rice High School, Manhattan, N.Y.

In 1958 he...

Apr 13, 2018

Harry E. Reinaker, Jr., age 97, 47 Kaseville Road, Danville, died at 2 p. m. Friday, April 13, 2018 at  Geisinger Hospice At Maria Hall in Danville.

Born in Danville on February 3, 1921, he was a son of the late Harry E., and M. Elizabeth (Patton) Reinaker. His early years were spent in Danville and he was a 1939...

Apr 11, 2018

Apr 5, 2018

B. Joann (Reibsome) Kelly, age 80, 804 Poplar Street, Bloomsburg, died at her home at 12 noon on Thursday, April 5, 2017, after being in failing health since June, 2016.

Born in Danville on April 11, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Walter N., Sr. and Mary (Law) Reibsome. She resided in the Bloomsburg area much of her...

Apr 2, 2018

Mar 29, 2018

Henry J. “Bear” Larsen, Jr., age 72, 233 Stecker Mill Road, Danville, lost his 10 ½ month battle with leukemia at 3:45 p. m. on Thursday, March 29, 2018,  while in the loving arms of his wife, Christine, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born in Philadelphia on December 30, 1945, he was the son of the late Henry J.,...

Mar 29, 2018

Rose Mary  (Levan)  Winn, age 73, 2510 Second Street, Bloomsburg(Espy), died at 9:20 a. m. Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital where she was a patient for four days.

Born in Bloomsburg on December 7, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Leroy W. and Betty M. (Walters) Levan. She spent her entire life in the Bloomsburg...

Mar 28, 2018

Brittany Nicole Tebo, age 27, 442 W. Girard Street, Mount Carmel , died in the emergency room of the Geisinger-Shamokin  Area  Community Hospital on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at 2:11 a. m.  of injuries  she received in a one car accident on PA Route 901 in Mount Carmel Township.

She was born in Jacksonville, Florida on June 13, 1990, a...

Mar 26, 2018

Aaron W. Metzger, age 82, 448 Frosty Valley Road, Danville, died at 1:12 p. m. Monday, March 26, 2018 at the Grandview Health & Rehabilitation where he resided since December 30, 2014.

Born in Lewis Township, Northumberland County,  on  March 27, 1935, he was a son of the late Henry R. and Hattie E. (Moser) Metzger. He spent his entire...

Mar 26, 2018

Harold E. Kase, age 86, 268 Orchard Drive, Catawissa and formerly of the Danville area died at 10:45 a. m. Monday, March 26, 2018 in the emergency room of the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was taken after being stricken at his home.

Born in Mahoning Township on May 10, 1931, he was the only child of the late...

Mar 26, 2018

Patricia A. "Pat" Eisenhart, age 83, 394 Stevens Hill Road, Benton, died unexpectedly  at her home in the Village of Central on Monday evening, March 26, 2018.

Born in Gilberton, Schuylkill County on August 7, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Joseph C. and Anastasia (Marcavage) Budusky. She resided in Central since 1985 and previously lived in Ashland....

Mar 21, 2018

Diane C. (Long) Oberdorf, age 65, 1538 Second Street, Danville, died at 1 a. m. Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at her home after an illness of two years.

Born in Johnstown on February 14, 1953, she was a daughter of the late Leroy L. and June (Pfeil) Long. She resided in Danville for 14 years and  formerly lived in Johnstown.

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Mar 19, 2018

Rita M. “Snook” Harris, age 94, formerly of Red Maple Lane, Bloomsburg, died at 4:20 p. m. Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing, Danville, where she was a patient since January 3, 2018. She previously resided at Brookdale Senior Living Center, Bloomsburg for four and a half years.

Born on October 9, 1923 in Dornsife, Northumberland...

Mar 10, 2018

William C. Harrell, age 87, 2281 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg (Espy) died at 10:50 a. m. Saturday, March 10, 2018,  at the Watsontown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Watsontown where he was a patient for one month.

Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on June 24, 1930, he was a son of the late Ernest and Frances (Furman) Harrell. He returned...

Mar 6, 2018

Eleanor B. (Reichard) Reese, age 93, of Bloomsburg, died  unexpectedly at her home on Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Born in Shickshinny on September 7, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Willard and Blanche (Kinney) Reichard. She was a 1943 graduate of Shickshinny High School and resided in Bloomsburg since 1944.

Eleanor was employed by the former Bell Telephone...

Mar 5, 2018

Roy H. Kilpatrick, age 100, 201 Sunnyside Avenue, Bloomsburg (Fernville) died 4 p. m. Monday, March 5, 2018 at the Grandview Health & Rehabilitation, Danville, where he was a patient since February 14, 2018.

Born in Nazareth on February 24, 1918, he was the son of the late Peter and Elsie (Bartholomew) Kilpatrick. He resided in Bloomsburg for 64 years.

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