Obituaries

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Elizabeth M. "Betty" Sebasovich

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Sebasovich

Mar 22, 2017

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Sebasovich, age 93, 39 Sun Valley Drive, Sunbury, ended her lifes  journey  at 3:15 a. m. Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Mountain View Manor Nursing Home, Coal Township, where she resided since May, 2011.

Born on March 14, 1924 in Shamokin, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Catherine (Malloy) Shalongo. She was a 1942...

James E. Hileman

James E. Hileman

Mar 21, 2017

James E. Hileman, age 89, 7 Arch St., Bloomsburg, died at 10:36 a. m. Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at The Gardens At Orangeville in Orangeville where he was a guest since February 7, 2017.

Born in Ford City, Armstrong County, on October 27, 1927, he was a son of the late Dennis and Ethel (Painter) Hileman.

He was last employed by...

Leroy F. Force

Leroy F. Force

Mar 16, 2017

Leroy F. Force, age 51, 505 Strawberry Ave., Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly at his home early Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Born on November 6, 1965 in Bloomsburg, he was a son of the late George R., Sr., and Helen (Folk) Force. He was a 1983 graduate of Millville High School. Leroy spent his early life in Greenwood Township and  later also...

Eleanor A. Knorr

Eleanor A. Knorr

Mar 11, 2017

Eleanor A. (Barton) Knorr, age 81, 500 W. Third St., Bloomsburg, died at 11:56 p. m. Saturday, March 11, 2017 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was admitted earlier in the day. She was in failing health since August, 2016.

Born in Bloomsburg on December 28, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Caleb F,. and Catherine...

Richard J. Shoemaker

Richard J. Shoemaker

Mar 10, 2017

Richard J. Shoemaker, age 83, 10 E. Tenth St., Bloomsburg, died at 10:05 a. m. Friday, March 10, 2017 at the home of his daughter, Alicia Stackhouse, 476 W. Main St., Bloomsburg. He had been in failing health for the past year.

Born in Bloomsburg on April 18, 1933, he was the only child of the late Glenn F. and...

Susanne E. Griffith

Susanne E. Griffith

Mar 8, 2017

Susanne E. Griffith, age 77, Benton, Columbia County, died unexpectedly at her home early Wednesday, March 8, 2017.

Born on August 11, 1939 in West Chester, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Esther (Fiore) Laurento. She lived in the Benton area since 2006 and previously resided in Chadds Ford. She was a graduate of St. Agnes High...

C. Dale Laubach

C. Dale Laubach

Mar 6, 2017

C. Dale Laubach, age 84, 30 Clifton Drive (Sherwood Village), Bloomsburg, passed away at his home at 10:15 a. m. Monday, March 6, 2017, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on September 19, 1932 in Bloomsburg, he was a son of the late Carlton and Mabel A (Kreidler) Laubach. He resided in Bloomsburg over 60 years and  was a 1950 ...

Joanne E. Downs

Joanne E. Downs

Mar 1, 2017

Joanne E. (Lewis) Downs, age 86, 237 W. Sixth St., Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at 7:59 p. m. Wednesday, March 1, 2017 at the Geisinger Columbia Montour Hospice At Maria Hall, Danville.

Born in Bear Gap on December 6, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Norton H. and Vera G. (Dudy) Lewis. She spent most of...

Joanne M. Linn

Joanne M. Linn

Feb 26, 2017

Joanne M. Linn,. age 80,  203 Fleming Avenue, Danville, returned home on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 10:55 p. m. while a guest at Geisinger Columbia Montour Hospice At Maria Hall in Danville.

Born on August 1, 1936, in Danville,  a daughter of the late Joseph E. and Anna R. (Lechner) Linn. She was raised in the second ward of...

Pat G. "Pasquale" Latorra

Pat G. "Pasquale" Latorra

Feb 26, 2017

Pat G. "Pasquale" Latorra, age 94,  Huntington Mills, passed away at his home early Sunday, February 26, 2017 after an illness.

Born in Montclair, New Jersey on September 7, 1922, he was a son of the late Leonard and Elizabeth (Salzarulo) Latorra. He was a 1940 graduate of Bound Brook High School, Bound Brook, N.J.

Pat lived in the Somerset...

John G. Moyle

John G. Moyle

Feb 26, 2017

John G. Moyle, age 67, 1830 Main Street, Bloomsburg (Lightstreet) died at his home at 5:40 a. m. Sunday, February  26, 2017 after having been in failing health for nine years.

Born on May 10, 1949 in Bloomsburg, he was a son of the late G. Frank and Daisy (Yeager) Moyle. He spent his entire life in the Bloomsburg area...

Charlotte Mae O'Brecht

Charlotte Mae O'Brecht

Feb 26, 2017

Charlotte M. O'Brecht, age 90, 2620 Tower Road, Bloomsburg, died at 1:45 a. m. Sunday, February 26, 2017 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for two days. She was in failing health since January.

Born on November 21, 1926 in Bloomsburg, she was a daughter of the late Charles N., Sr. and Mary E. (Thomas)...

Harold J. Hill

Harold J. Hill

Feb 24, 2017

Harold J. Hill, age 72, 648 Main Mifflin Road, Bloomsburg, died at 10:20 p. m. Friday, February 24, 2017 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center. He was in failing health for three years.

Born in Berwick on October 22, 1944, he was a son of the late Charles and Carrie Hill. He resided in Mifflin Township for the past...

JoAnn F. Edwards

JoAnn F. Edwards

Feb 23, 2017

JoAnn F. Edwards, age 85, formerly of Bloomsburg, died at 10:30 a. m. Thursday, February 23, 2017 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she had been a patient.

Born in Bloomsburg on Dec. 10, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Reber E. Fornwald and the late Stella (Pinterich) Fornwald Keller. Her early life was spent in Bloomsburg...

Mary Evelyn Dietz

Mary Evelyn Dietz

Feb 23, 2017

Mary E. (Enterline) Dietz, age 80, Spotsylvania, Va. and formerly of rural Danville (Rush Township) died at her home, Thursday afternoon, February 23, 2017 after a brief illness.

Born in Rush Township on April 14, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Jasper and Mary (Wentzel) Enterline. She  was a 1954 graduate of Danville High School. She spent her...

Marqueen L. Beishline

Marqueen L. Beishline

Feb 23, 2017

Marqueen L. (Holden) Beishline, age 87, 263 Zaners Bridge Road, Stillwater, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at The Gardens at Orangeville. She had been in failing health for the past two years.

Born in Berwick, on November 4, 1929 she was the eldest child of the late Harold G. and E. Irene (Hudelson) Holden. She was a 1947...

Carole L. Steinruck

Carole L. Steinruck

Feb 20, 2017

Carole L. (Rutter) Steinruck, age 72, a resident of Elmcroft Assisted Living, Berwick,  and formerly of Franklin Place, Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, at the Berwick Hospital Center, where she was a patient for four days.

Born in Danville on July 17, 1944, she was a daughter of the late William M. and Kathryn F "Kay"...

Sarah Dorothy "Dot" Reigel

Sarah Dorothy "Dot" Reigel

Feb 15, 2017

Sarah Dorothy “Dot” Reigel, age 85, formerly of West First St., Bloomsburg, died at 4:30 p. m. Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at The Gardens At Orangeville where she resided for the past two years.

Born in Bloomsburg on February 15, 1932, she was  the only child of the late Boyd S. and Hazel V. (Strauser) Patterson. She spent her lifetime in...

Beverly Ann Rupert

Beverly Ann Rupert

Feb 14, 2017

Beverly Ann Rupert, age 78, 6785 Jefferson St., Bloomsburg (Lime Ridge), died at her home at 9:15 a. m. Tuesday, February 14, 2017. She had been in failing health since January.

Born in Danville on May 15, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Freda (Erlston) Ritter.  She was a 1957 graduate of Danville High School.

Beverly...

Margaret Jane Dove

Margaret Jane Dove

Feb 14, 2017

Margaret Jane Dove, age 88, Lincoln Towers, Mulberry St., Shamokin died unexpectedly at her home early Tuesday, February 14, 2017.  

Born in Bloomsburg on August 2, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Augustus C. and Cora P. Hagemeyer. She was a 1946 graduate of Bloomsburg High School

Margaret Jane spent her early life in Bloomsburg and lived...