Obituaries

May 11, 2015

Patricia A. Sessions, age 69, 165-B Schoolhouse Road, Bloomsburg (Buckhorn), died at her home at 3:45 p.m. Monday, May 11, 2015 after a lengthy illness. Born in Bloomsburg on February 4, 1946, she was a daughter of L. Arlene (Fedder) LeVan, Buckhorn and the late John LeVan. She was a lifetime resident of the Bloomsburg area, living on West Main...

May 8, 2015

Lillian  C.  Gross Lillian C. Gross, age 99, 908 S. Market St., Bloomsburg, died at 10:38 a. m. Friday, May 8, 2015 at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing, Danville, where she was a patient since Feb. 8, 2014. She previously resided at Maria Joseph Manor for five years. Born in Lightstreet on February 10, 1916, she was a daughter of the late...

May 8, 2015

Gelsomina V. Collins, age 81, formerly of Mt. Pocono, died at 1:10 p. m.  on Friday,  May 8, 2015 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Staten Island, N.Y. on April 20, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Elvira Saer. Gelsomina grew up in Staten Island before moving to Mt. Pocono over 20 years ago. She had resided...

May 7, 2015

Walter T. Howard, Ph.D.,  age 63, 511 Grove Ave., Catawissa, our loving husband, father, step-father, grandfather, brother and uncle concluded his journey through this stage of being at 8:30 p. m. Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he  was a patient since April 27th. Born on November 23, 1951 in Hazard, Kentucky, he was a son of...

May 5, 2015

Viola C. Wildsmith, age 96, of 56 Fisher Court, Danville, died at her home at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2015. She was in failing health for ten years. Born in Bloomsburg on June 2, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Catherine (Slusser)  Martz. She resided in Danville for the last 20 years. In earlier years, Viola...

May 5, 2015

Paul Thomas Connor Paul Thomas Connor, age 76, Central Road (Carroll Park), Bloomsburg, peacefully left this earth in the presence of his family and the Lord at Geisinger-Columbia Montour Hospice At Maria Hall, Danville at 7:20 a. m. Tuesday, May 5, 2015. He was surrounded by  love and given compassionate  care by the hospice team. Born in Taylor on August 26, 1938,...

Apr 30, 2015

Martha B. Young, age 92, of the Riverview Point Apartments, 131 Main St., Catawissa, died at her home at 1:15 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015, after a brief illness. Born in Mayberry Township, Montour County on November 10, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Emanuel E. and Sarah A. (Wagner) Parks. She resided in Buckhorn from 1950-2001, when...

Apr 30, 2015

Andrew G. Barnes, Sr. age 81, 2391 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, (Espy), died at 4:14 a.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital where he was a patient for three days. Born in Catawissa on December 14, 1933, he was a son of the late Alfred I. and Martha J. (Fisher) Barnes. He resided in Bloomsburg and Espy most...

Apr 28, 2015

One year ago, April 28, 2015, David M. Cole, resident of Annapolis, Maryland departed this life. He was 85 years old.

Mr. Cole was born in Bloomsburg on March 23, 1930, to Ray M. and Loula L. Cole.  He graduated from Bloomsburg High School with the Class of 1948 and from Bloomsburg State Teachers College with the Class of...

Apr 26, 2015

Lawrence J. “Larry” DiSipio, Sr., age 77, of Washingtonville, was pronounced dead at his home at 4:45 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2015.   Born in Philadelphia on January 25, 1938, he was a son of the late Anthony and Mary (D’Zuro) DiSipio.  He resided in Washingtonville for a year, Danville for ten years and previously lived in the Benton (Waller) area. Larry...

Apr 21, 2015

Mabel  L.  (Swank)  Remick Mabel L. (Swank) Remick, age 94, formerly of 75 W. Cedar Street, Orangeville (Stony Brook Circle) died at 11:30 p. m. Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the Orangeville Nursing  & Rehabilitation Center, Orangeville, where she resided for one year. Born in Danville on October 7, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Albert N. and Esther (Kent)  Swank. Her early...

Apr 21, 2015

Ann Elizabeth Perotti, age 80, formerly of 330 West Third Street, Bloomsburg, died at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at the Orangeville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Orangeville, where she had resided for the past five years. Born in Beaver Township on July 26, 1934, she was a daughter of the late John and Lottie (Monusko) Ball. She spent her...

Apr 21, 2015

Richard W. Harvey, age 80, 1139 Lightstreet Road, Bloomsburg, died at 1:53 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2015 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for two days. Born in Huntington Township, Luzerne County on January 3, 1935, he was the son of the late Walter and Catherine (Kishbaugh) Harvey. A 1954 graduate of the former Huntington Township...

Apr 19, 2015

Ronald  B.  Moore Ronald B. Moore, age 73, 104 Buckhorn Road, Bloomsburg, was stricken at his home on Sunday, April 19, 2015 and pronounced dead in the emergency room of the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital at 8:40 a. m. Born in Berwick on July 23, 1941, he was a son of the late Byron and Tacy E. (Crossley) Moore. A 1959  graduate of Bloomsburg High...

Apr 19, 2015

Deborah  Mae  Miknich Deborah Mae Miknich, age 61, 318 N. Arch St., Berwick, died peacefully at her home and was pronounced dead  on Sunday, April 19, 2015.  at 10:50 a. m. Born in Berwick on November 10, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Frank Dobbins and Shirley H. (Winn) Bankes. Her step father was the late Daniel J. "Duke" Bankes, Sr. She...

Apr 17, 2015

Sterling  E.  Aten Sterling E. Aten, age 68, 168 Nursery Road, Berwick, went to be with his Lord at 5:54 p. m. Friday, April 17, 2015, while a patient at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was admitted earlier in the day. Born in Bloomsburg on September 28, 1946, he was a son of the late Marshall C. and Helen (Yohey) Aten....

Apr 15, 2015

Anita M. Russo Anita M. Russo, age 87, 450 Mill St., Catawissa, died at 5:40 a.m., Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was admitted Tuesday. She was in failing health for two months. Born on July 11, 1927, in Raven Run, Schuylkill County, she was a daughter of the late Carlo and Marion (Russo)...

Apr 13, 2015

Charles  J.  Kemble Charles J. Kemble, age 73, 222 Main Street, Benton, died at 9:23 p. m. Monday, April 13, 2015, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where   he was a patient for two days. His death followed a long illness. Born in Philadelphia on July 2, 1941, he resided there until moving to Benton in 2008. Charles was last employed by...

Apr 7, 2015

Grace E. Bogart, age 89, of 91 W. Pebble Lane (Stony Brook Circle), Orangeville, died at 9 p.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2015 in Orangeville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, where she was a guest since December 4, 2012. Born in Bloomsburg on January 1, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Edgar F. and Margaret (Leighow) Shaffer. A 1944 graduate...

Apr 5, 2015

Christine Rose Shaffer, age 61, of 1237 Bloom Road, Danville, a lover of nature, went to walk in Heaven’s gardens on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, the day of salvation and a full moon. After a courageous fight, she sadly lost her battle with cancer. She was born in Danville on September 1, 1953, a daughter of the late Joseph...