Obituaries
Mabel L. Remick
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...
Ronald B. Moore
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...
Deborah Mae Miknich
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...
Sterling E. Aten
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....
Anita M. Russo
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)...
Charles J. Kemble
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...
Grace E. Bogart
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...
Christine Rose Shaffer
Apr 5, 2015
Christine Rose Shaffer, age 61, of 1237 Bloom Road, Danville, a lover of nature, went to walk in Heavenâs 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...
Marcella L. Baker
Apr 5, 2015
Marcella L. (Gensel) Baker Marcella L. (Gensel) Baker, age 89, 625 Ann St., Nescopeck (Mifflinville), died at her home on Sunday, April 5, 2015 and was pronounced dead at 1:30 p. m. She had been in failing health for several years. Born in Bloomsburg on November 18, 1925, she was a daughter of the late William H. and Mary E. (Hunsinger) Gensel....
Lois D. Roberts
Apr 1, 2015
Lois D. (Fish) Roberts, age 59, 1130 Main Street (Lightstreet), Bloomsburg, died at her home and was pronounced dead at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2015. Her death followed an illness of several years. Born in Berwick on February 11, 1956, she was a daughter of the late Herbert C., Sr. and Carrie E. (Hill) Fish. She was a 1974...
William E. Laubach
Mar 30, 2015
William E. Laubach, age 75, of 217 E. Fifth Street (PO Box 91), Mifflinville, died at 12:13 p.m. Monday, March 30, 2015 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for four days. He was in failing health for two months. Born in Berwick on November 24, 1939, he was a son of the late Robert C....
Marjorie S. Gillespie
Mar 29, 2015
Marjorie S. (Ent) Gillespie, age 86, of 1250 Fairview Avenue, Bloomsburg, died at 1:40 a.m. Sunday, March 29, 2015 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Health Care Center, Bloomsburg, where she was a resident for two and half weeks. She was in failing health for the past year. Born in Bloomsburg on August 11, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Fred...
Raymond A. Strausser, Jr.
Mar 28, 2015
Raymond A. "Ray" Strausser, Jr., age 61, of 351 East Street, Bloomsburg, died at 4:26 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for nine days. His death followed a lengthy illness. Born in Bloomsburg on November 6, 1953, he was a son of the late Raymond A. and Nellie Joy (Petrich) Strausser....
Robert A. Fest
Mar 28, 2015
Robert A. Fest, age 62, of 125 Leonard Street, Bloomsburg, was pronounced dead in the emergency room of the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital on Saturday evening, March 28, 2015. Born in Bloomsburg on January 16, 1953, he was a son of the late Paul E. Fest and Arlene (Johnson) Fest Palmiero. He was a 1970 graduate of Bloomsburg High School, and resided...
Donald L. Erlston
Mar 27, 2015
Donald L. Erlston, age 71, 24 Cooper Street, Danville, died at 5:31 a. m. Friday, March 27, 2015, in the emergency room of the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Danville on October 11, 1943, he was a son of the late John and Mary Ellen (Bogart) Erlston. He was a lifelong resident of Danville and attended the Danville High School....
Kathleen D. Unger
Mar 25, 2015
Kathleen D. Unger, age 66, of 1462 Hill Road, Millville, died at her home on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Born in Somerville, N.J. on February 28, 1949, she was a daughter of the late Roland L. and Esther A. (Laidacker) Cragle. A graduate of Piscataway (N.J.) Vo Tech School, she resided in the Bloomsburg area for 30 years before moving to...
Dorothy A. Thomas
Mar 22, 2015
Dorothy A. (Longenberger) Thomas, age 91, formerly of Main Street, Lightstreet, went to be with her dear Savior at 11:47 a.m. Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Balanced Care at Bloomsburg, where she was a guest for two years. Born in Roaring Creek Township, Columbia County on June 6, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Ira and Ida (Bogert)...
William F. "Billy" Waters
Mar 22, 2015
William F. âBillyâ Waters, age 74, of 229 Legion Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home and was pronounced at 12:20 p.m. Sunday, March 22, 2015. Born in Catawissa on June 26, 1940, he was a son of the late Cameron E. and Anna Mae (Trump) Waters. Billy was well known for hauling junk in his wagon, and for most of...
Diane K. Breech
Mar 21, 2015
Diane K. (Weaver) Breech, age 65, of 141A River Hill Drive, Bloomsburg, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2015. She had been in failing health for six months. Born in Waller on April 4, 1949, she was the daughter of Dorothy Shaffer, Benton, the late Martin Crane, and adopted...
Robert E. Franklin
Mar 17, 2015
Robert E. Franklin, age 98, of 23 E. Sunny Drive (Stony Brook Circle), Orangeville, died at 10:25 p.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Health Care Center, after a lengthy illness. Born in Huntington Twp., Luzerne County on October 22, 1916, he was the son of the late Amos and Helen (Phillips) Franklin. A 1934 graduate of Huntington Mills...