Obituaries
Ruth Ann Bower
Oct 5, 2017
Ruth Ann Bower, age 83, 67 Upper Woodcrest Road, Berwick, died at her home at 5:30 p. m. Thursday, October 5, 2017 after having been in ill health since April.
Born near Stillwater on June 9, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Griffith and Vivian (Shultz) Sponenberg. She resided in Berwick for 73 years and attended Berwick High...
Gale L. Leidy
Oct 3, 2017
Gale L. Leidy, age 64, 5007 Wood Road, Stewartstown, died at the York Hospital, Tuesday evening, October 3, 2017. She had been in failing health since February.
Born in Burbank, Ill., December 1, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Helen (Stawiarski) Hervieux.
She was a 1970 graduate of Redis High School, Burbank, Ill. She resided in...
Lorraine M. Drosdick
Oct 3, 2017
Lorraine M. (Balliet) Drosdick, age 85, 511 E. Third Street, Bloomsburg, died at the Geisinger Home Health and Hospice at Maria Hall, Danville, on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.
Born in Beaver Meadows, Carbon County, on February 11, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Davis) Balliet. She was a 1951 graduate of Hazleton High School and...

Jeffrey A. Whitmire
Oct 2, 2017
Jeffrey A. Whitmire, age 56, 34 Cemetery Road, Berwick, died at 6:35 a. m. Monday, October 2, 2017 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, Bloomsburg, where he was a patient since September 19, 2017.
Born in Berwick on January 14, 1961, he was a son of Joan M. (Thomas) Harmon, Berwick and the late Zane Whitmire.
He was a...

Deborah R. Harris
Sep 30, 2017
Deborah R. Harris, age 55, 2915 State Route 42, Millville, died at her home at 8:26 p. m. Saturday, September 30, 2017 after having been seriously ill since June.
Born in Wilkes-Barre on November 4, 1961, she was the biological daughter of the late Clyde and Marqueen (Hilderbrande) Harris. She was raised in Benton by the late Joseph and Sarah...
Dale E. Kreamer
Sep 29, 2017
Dale E. Kreamer, age 62, 31 Middle Avenue, Service, 325 Market Street, Bloomsburg.
Bloomsburg, died at 7:03 p. m. Friday, September 29, 2017, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for 10 days.

Edward W. Holcombe
Sep 20, 2017
Edward W. Holcombe, age 96, 3745 Red Maple Lane, Bloomsburg, died at his home on Wednesday, September 20, 2017.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Doris H. (Palmer) Holcombe on February 9, 1986.
He is survived by his second wife, the former M. Ann (Spencer) Stone, whom he married on December 4, 1989.
At his...
Louis Peter Foshay
Sep 17, 2017
Louis Peter Foshay, 76, 11 Penn Brook Drive, Bloomsburg, died Sunday, September 17, 2017 at his home. He had been in failing health in recent years suffering from bronchial emphysema, pulmonary fibrosis and suffered a heart attack on August 22, 2017.
Born January 7, 1941 in Nyack, New York, he was the son of the late Adelbert "Bert" and Rose...
Charles C. "Charlie" Rubenstein
Sep 10, 2017
Charles C. "Charlie" Rubenstein, age 88, of 303 Country Lane East, Orangeville (Stony Brook Circle), died at 12:52 a. m. Sunday, September 10, 2017 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he had been battling a lengthy illness
Born in Lightstreet on February 22, 1929, he was a son of the late Frank O. and Mary K. (Hoss) Rubenstein. He...

Betty M. Johns
Sep 7, 2017
Betty M. Johns, age 83, formerly of Lime Ridge, died at 9:51 pm on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville,
Born in Berwick on October 13, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Clarence A. and Lorena M. (Girton) Johns. She resided in the Lime Ridge area most of her life before becoming a resident...
Margaret K. Deeter
Sep 5, 2017
Margaret K. (Williams) Deeter, age 98, formerly of Catawissa, died at 10:10 p. m. Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing in Danville, where she was a guest since February 27, 2017.
Born in Roaring Creek Township on February 12, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Harold "Harry" and Myrtle (Wagner) Williams. She spent her...
Beverly Dawn Cromley
Sep 4, 2017
Beverly Dawn Cromley, age 85, formerly of Colonial Avenue, Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 4, 2017 at St. John's Nursing Home, Rochester, New York where she was a guest for two and a half years.
Born in Bloomsburg on June 18, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Agnes (Krum) Eveland. She spent her entire...

James M. Bean
Sep 3, 2017
James M. Bean, age 55, 1 E. Sixth Street, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 10:30 p. m. , Saturday, September 3, 2017, after an illness.
Born in Lewisburg on April 30, 1962, he was a son of the late Richard and Alma (Fullmer) Bean. He resided in Bloomsburg for over 20 years.
Jim was last employed by Furman Foods,...
Evelyn A. Ralston
Sep 1, 2017
Evelyn Ann (Deihl) Ralston, age 71, 422 Valley Road, Bloomsburg , died unexpectedly at her home on Friday, September 1, 2017 and was pronounced dead at 10:20 p. m .
Born in Bloomsburg on January 5, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Walter W. and Evelyn A (Bolinsky) Deihl. She was a lifelong resident of Bloomsburg and a...
Adam Michael Gritzer
Aug 30, 2017
Adam Michael Gritzer, age 30, Danville, lost his long battle to addiction on August 30, 2017 at his home.
Born at the Lewisburg Hospital on June 30, 1987, he was the son of George A. Gritzer, and Beth A. (Wirick) Gritzer.
Adam was a 2006 graduate of Lewisburg Area High School. He enjoyed non-traditional sports while in middle and high...
Stacey R. Zimmerman
Aug 30, 2017
Stacey R. Zimmerman, age 39, 109 Pine Street, Danville, died at her home on Wednesday, August 30, 2017.
Born in Winston Salem, North Carolina on March 13, 1978, she was a daughter of Jerry and Mary (Ford) Crowder, of North Chesterfield, Virginia. She resided in the Danville area for about 10 years. She was a 1996 graduate of Dinwiddie High...
Gordon E. Bitler
Aug 29, 2017
Gordon E. Bitler, age 94, 193 Magargle Road, Danville, died at 9:25 a. m. Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient since Friday.
Born in Valley Township, Montour County on May 27, 1923, he was a son of the late Howard R. and Olive V. (Golder) Bitler. He resided in Anthony Township...

Katherine P. "Kay" Reber
Aug 29, 2017
Katherine P. "Kay" Reber
Katherine P. "Kay" Reber, age 93, formerly of 3 Tower View Circle, Danville, died at 8:14 a. m. Tuesday, August 29, 2017 in the Nazareth Memory Unit at Emmanuel Center For Nursing where was a guest for 3 1/2 years.
Born in Shamokin on August 16, 1924, she was a daughter of the late John and...

Louis L. Anders
Aug 26, 2017
Louis L. Anders
Louis L. Anders, age 84, formerly of Stony Brook Circle, Orangeville, died at 3 p. m. Saturday, August 26, 2017 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center where he resided since April, 2013.
Born on October 9, 1933 in Bardolph, McDonough County, Illinois, a son of the late Lee R. and May (Miller) Anders. He resided in...