Obituaries
George A. Turner
Oct 16, 2014
George A. Turner Historian and Civic Leader George Augustus Turner, age 78, of 611 Country Club Dr., Bloomsburg, was reunited with the Lord on Oct. 16, 2014 at the Select Specialty Hospital at Geisinger Medcial Center, Danville, after an illness that failed to vanquish his determined spirit. He was a devoted husband, a beloved father, grandfather, and brother, a staunch...
Norma M. White
Oct 13, 2014
Norma M. White, age 89, of 149 Buckhorn Road, Bloomsburg, died at 7:40 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. Born in Nescopeck on August 2, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Dora (Smith) Lynn. After graduating from Nesopeck High School in 1943, she moved to Columbia County, and resided there her entire life....
Jean A. Masteller
Oct 10, 2014
Jean A. Masteller, age 91, 1067 Mainville Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 7:45 p. m. Friday, October 10, 2014 at the home of her daughter, Deborah Shultz in Bloomsburg. Born in Sugarloaf, Luzerne County, on September 14, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Archer and Edith (Reagan) Roth. She resided in Mainville for 59 years. Jean was a 1941 graduate...
Derl S. "Little Derl" Hampton, Jr.
Oct 9, 2014
Derl S. “Little Derl†Hampton, Jr., age 50, 7-A Rhodomoyer Road, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly at 3:42 p.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014 in the Emergency Room of Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. Born in Berwick on June 4, 1964, he was a son of the late Derl S., Sr. and Anna (Hrinda) Hampton. He resided in Mt. Pleasant Twp. for nine years, and previously...
Elizabeth Laura Christian
Oct 3, 2014
Elizabeth Laura Christian, age 58, of 23 Westover Road, Benton, passed away peacefully at 5:00 a.m. Friday , October 3, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after a heroic six month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 10, 1956 in Glenolden, the daughter of E. Jayne (Davis) McCann, Benton and...
Louise K. Lewis
Sep 24, 2014
Lewis K. Lewis, age 85, formerly of Market St., Benton, died at 5:45 p. m. Thursday, September 24, 2014, at the Orangeville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Orangeville, where she was a patient since August 1. She previously resided at Loyalton of Bloomsburg for three years. Born in Benton on October 3, 1928, she was a daughter of the late H. Hurl and...
Jay Howard Belles
Sep 20, 2014
Jay Howard Belles Jay Howard Belles, age 77, 205 Belles Road, Orangeville, died at his home under the care of Columbia Montour Home Hospice, at 5:45 p. m. Saturday, September 20, 2014. He was in failing health since June, having been diagnosed with a rare virus, J.C., which attacks the immune system. Born on June 5, 1937 in Bloomsburg, he was the...
Dolores A. Ziminsky
Sep 19, 2014
Dolores A. Ziminsky Dolores A. Ziminsky, age 76, formerly of R. R. #1, White Haven, died at 5:09 p.m. Friday, September 19, 2014 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, where she was admitted on Wednesday. She had been a guest at the Mountain City Nursing Home, Hazleton. Born on November 5, 1937 in Dennison Township, Luzerne County, she was daughter of the...
Dorothy J. Eckhart
Sep 17, 2014
Dorothy J. Eckhart, age 73, 134 Huntington Creek Road, Sweet Valley,. died at 8:31 p. m. Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for one day. She had been in ill health for several years. Born in Nanticoke on January 27, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Thelma...
Ruth A. Carlough
Sep 17, 2014
Ruth A. Carlough, age 91, Bloomsburg, died at her home on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 9:45 a. m. while under the care of Columbia Montour Home Hospice. Born in Main Township on September 10, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Warren Robert and Ida (Young) Mauser. Ruth graduated from the former Mifflin Township High School in 1942...
Merle B. Turner
Sep 15, 2014
Merle B. Turner, age 89, formerly of Wedgetown Road, Bloomsburg, died at 2 a.m. Monday, September 15, 2014 in Orangeville Nursing and Rehab. Center, where he had been a guest since February 2010. Born in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Columbia County on July 5, 1925, he was a son of the late Ellis and Ruth A. (Beagle) Turner. He had resided...
Vicki L. (Davis) Sherwood
Sep 10, 2014
Vicki L. (Davis) Sherwood, age 52, 2700 Lackawanna Ave., Lot 19, Bloomsburg, died at her home at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Bloomsburg on August 14, 1962, she was a daughter of Barbara (Bason) Davis, Bloomsburg and the late Donald J. Davis. She was a 1980 graduate of Bloomsburg High School...
Paul A. Merook
Sep 4, 2014
Paul A. Merook, age 70, 61 Three Springs Road, Stillwater, died at his home at 2:20 p.m. Thursday, September 4, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Born in Coaldale, Schuylkill County on November 30, 1943, he was a son of the late Leo Merook and the late Elizabeth (Williams) Minalda. A 1962 graduate of Mahanoy Area High School, he resided in...
Paul R. Coxe
Aug 28, 2014
Paul R. Coxe, age 80, 93 Avon Avenue, Bloomsburg, died at 3:09 p.m. Thursday, August 28, 2014 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he had been a patient for 11 days. Born in Bloomsburg on September 23, 1933, he was a son of the late Richard and Carolla (Watts) Coxe. He was a 1951 graduate of Bloomsburg High School, and...
Donald R. Carl
Aug 26, 2014
Donald R. Carl, age 76, 251 E. Ninth Street, Bloomsburg, died at 8:25 a.m. Tuesday, August 26, 2014 in Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where he had been a guest for four months. Born in Locust Twp., Columbia County on June 17, 1938, he was a son of the late Alvah and Edna Mae (Beltz) Carl. A graduate of the...
Margaret J. Franklin
Aug 21, 2014
Margaret J. Franklin, age 92, 311 Center Street, Danville, died at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 21, 2014 in Emmanuel Nursing Center, Danville, where she had resided for the last month. She was in failing health for several years. Born at Southdale in Huntington Twp., Luzerne County on May 17, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Amos and Helen...
Armando J. "Al" Lenzini
Aug 19, 2014
Armando Joseph “Al†Lenzini, age 95, of 339 Orchard Drive, Catawissa, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at 9:55 p.m. He spent most of his adult life in Bloomsburg and was fondly called “Big Alâ€. Al was born in Mocanaqua on January 28, 1919 and was the youngest son of Giovanni and Ottavia (Nesti) Lenzini’s nine...
Charles C. Housenick, II
Aug 16, 2014
Charles C. "Nick" Housenick, II Charles C. "Nick" Housenick, II, age 76, of Bloomsburg, an investment advisor, former Ford dealer and avid Philadelphia Phillies fan died at 4:45 a. m. Saturday at his summer home in Eagles Mere from complications of congestive heart failure. Nick was born in Bloomsburg on October 13, 1937 to the late John C. and Mary (Berwind) Housenick and...
Richard E. "Richie" Herbert
Aug 9, 2014
Richard E. “Richie†Herbert, Jr., age 42, 109 W. Mahoning St., Danville, died in Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, August 9, 2014. Born in Camp LeJeune, NC on July 31, 1972, He was a son of Patricia (Asbury) Herbert, Danville and the late Richard E. Herbert. A 1990 graduate of North Shore High School in Slidell, La.; Richie resided in Danville the...
Catherine Jean Sitler
Aug 8, 2014
Catherine Jean Sitler, age 86, 3 Avon Avenue, Bloomsburg, died at 10:15 a.m. Friday, August 8, 2014 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Trevorton on May 14, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Rachel (Blanksby) Strohecker. Jean was a 1945 graduate of Trevorton High School and a 1948 graduate of the former Geisinger Hospital School...
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