Obituaries
Anthony J. "Tony" Sedor
Jul 20, 2015
Anthony J. âTonyâ Sedor, age 94, 20 E. Eighth Street, Bloomsburg, died at 1:50 a. m. Monday, July 20, 2015 at Balanced Care At Bloomsburg in Scott Township, where he was admitted Saturday. Born in Frackville on November 9, 1920, he was a son of the late John and Helen (Nush) Sedor. He resided in Bloomsburg since 1944. He was a...
Jane M. Achy
Jul 19, 2015
Jane M. Achy, age 72, 134 N. Second Street, Catawissa, died at 3:15 p. m. Sunday, July 19, 2015, at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing, Danville, where she was a patient since June 30, 2015. Born in Catawissa on January 1, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Roy and Grace Hoffman. She resided in Catawissa her entire life....

Norma J. Higgins
Jul 18, 2015
Norma J. Higgins, age 74, of 201 W. Mulberry St., Shamokin, died at 7:40 a.m. Saturday, July 18, 2015 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for two days. Born in Shamokin on October 6, 1940, she was the daughter of the late William J., Sr. and Florence E. (Whalen) Higgins. Norma resided in the Shamokin...
Katharine L. "Kitty" Leech
Jul 16, 2015
KATHARINE LOUISE âKITTYâ LEECH Kitty [Katharine Louise], on July 16, 2015. Hemingway said that this world âkills the very good and the very gentle and the very brave impartially.â Our brilliant, lovely Kitty was all three of these and so much more, and we all suffer for her loss. She was an immensely talented costume designer, illustrator, and photographer. Above all, Kitty was a...
Mary A. Spezialetti
Jul 15, 2015
Mary A. Spezialetti, age 92, 840 Market Street, Bloomsburg, died at 2:40 a.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2015 in the emergency room of the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. She was in failing health for three years. Born in Bloomsburg on January 1, 1923, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary (Lang) Brady. She was a lifetime resident of Bloomsburg, and...
Jacob B. "Jake" Stout
Jul 12, 2015
Jacob B. âJakeâ Stout, age 19, 298 Peacock Corners Road, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly Sunday morning, July 12, 2015 while visiting at the Deerfield Village, Canaan Valley, West Virginia. Born in Bloomsburg on February 17, 1996, he was a son of Jeffrey D. and Kimberlee D. (Kemp) Stout, with whom he resided. Jake attended Central Columbia schools before attending Columbia Montour...
Nina E. Rhodes
Jul 6, 2015
Nina E. Rhodes, age 83, 1705 N. Mulberry Street, Berwick, died at 6:10 a. m. Monday, July 6, 2015, shortly after being admitted to the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Ralpho Township, Northumberland County on April 9, 1932, she was daughter of the late Walter A., and Harriet E. (Adams) Snyder. Nina was a 1950 graduate of the former...
Susan L. Roberts
Jul 6, 2015
Susan L. Roberts, age 64, 369 Thomas Road, Bloomsburg, died at 2:20 p. m. Monday, July 6, 2015 at her home after being seriously ill since May 26th. Born in Bloomsburg on March 5, 1951, she was a daughter of the late Zender D. and Mary I. (Brown) Winn. She resided in Mount Pleasant Township much of her life. Susan...
David L. Brown, Jr.
Jul 4, 2015
David L. Brown, Jr. David L. Brown, Jr., age 52, 16 Bloom Street, Danville, died at 8:20 p. m. Saturday, July 4, 2015, at the home of his brother, Dennis Brown, in Riverside. He was seriously ill for the past six months. Born in Bloomsburg on December 4, 1962 he was the son of Mary (Eifert) Shetler, Bloomsburg and the late David...
Geraldine L. Blom
Jul 1, 2015
Geraldine L. (Rider) Blom, age 91, Farmington, Conn. died late Wednesday evening, July 1, 2015, at the Arden Court of Avon, Avon, Conn., where she resided since February, 2010. Born in Bloomsburg on April 7, 1924, she was the only child of the late Harry E. and Hazel C. (Kocher) Rider. She was a 1942 graduate of Bloomsburg High School and...

Barbara M. Heidger
Jun 30, 2015
Barbara M. Heidger Barbara M. Heidger, age 59, 14 Rainbow Road, Catawissa, died at 2:40 p, m. Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for four days. Born in Carbondale on June 15, 1956, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Nellie (Markuncus) Chesnick. She resided in the Bloomsburg area since 1974. Barb...
Helen R. Schutz
Jun 25, 2015
Helen R. Schutz, age 87, of 229 Church Road, Bloomsburg, died at 11:04 p.m. Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Berwick on November 6, 1927, she was a daughter of the late John and Mary (Harrison) Rusinko. Helen resided in the Bloomsburg area most of her life. After graduating from Berwick High School, she...
Ruth T. Keeler
Jun 21, 2015
Ruth T. Keeler, age 83, formerly of Clearview Avenue, Bloomsburg, died at 7:38 p. m. Sunday, June 21, 2015 at the Valley View Nursing Home, Montoursville, where she had been a guest since April 30, 2015. Born in Bloomsburg on November 12, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Minnie (Shoemaker) Thomas. She returned to Bloomsburg in 2007...

William C. "Bill" Reppert
Jun 16, 2015
William C. "Bill" Reppert William C. "Bill" Reppert, age 90, Danville, died at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing, Danville, where he resided for the past 1 1/2 years. Born in Danville on September 9, 1924, he was a son of the late Darrell E. and Ethel M. (Batron) Reppert. He spent his entire life...

Janice M. Weyant
Jun 13, 2015
Janice M. Weyant, age 89, formerly of Binghamton, NY died at 11:25 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Health Care Center, Bloomsburg, where she resided for five years. Born in Alesia, Maryland on June 14, 1925 she was a daughter of the late Benjamin I. and Florence A. (Perry) Buck. Her step-father was the late Joseph Murray Kelley. Janice...
William D. Ashelman
Jun 13, 2015
William D. Ashelman William D. Ashelman, age 93, formerly of Northumberland, died at 7:03 a. m. Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the Millville Health & Rehabilitation Center, Millville, where he resided since Oct., 2009. He was born on April 17, 1922 in Benton Township, a son of the late Ward C. and Grace (Eveland) Ashelman. Bill was a 1940 graduate of Benton...

Dawn G. Letterman
Jun 10, 2015
Dawn G. Letterman Dawn G. Letterman, age 82, 2229 Third Street, Bloomsburg (Espy), went home to heaven to be with her family on June 10, 2015 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for three days. Mom was born in Bloomsburg on February 19, 1933, the third child of the late Harry J. and Mabel E. (Sellard) Rhone. She...

Jeffrey L. Stackhouse
Jun 6, 2015
Jeffrey L. Stackhouse Jeffrey L. Stackhouse, age 55, 676 Pine Tree Road, Millville, died Saturday, June 6, 2015 in the emergency room of the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, and was pronounced dead at 10:11 p. m. Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on January 18, 1960, he was the son of Relda (Musselman) Stackhouse, Millville, and the late Byron O. Stackhouse. He spent...
Barbara L. Jacobsen
Jun 5, 2015
Barbara L. Jacobsen, age 70, of 102 E. Pebble Lane, Orangeville (Stony Brook Circle), died at her home at 7 a.m. Friday, June 5, 2015. She was in failing health since last August. Born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 7, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Harold E. and Helen J. (Jones) Dixon. Barbara was a 1963...
Lawrence E. "Larry" McGovern
Jun 3, 2015
Lawrence E. âLarryâ McGovern, age 62, 80 Ridge Road, Catawissa and formerly of Riverside, died at his home early Wednesday, June 3, 2015 and was pronounced dead at 10:25 a. m. He was in failing health for the past month. Born in Chester on August 22, 1952, he was a son of the late Francis P. and Madge (Cooper) McGovern....