Obituaries

Dean W. Kriner Logo | Bloomsburg, PA
Paul A. Merook

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

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

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

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

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 Al”. 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

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

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

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...

Richard F. Klenert

Richard F. Klenert

Aug 7, 2014

Richard  F.  Klenert

Richard F. Klenert, age 84, 85 Hill St., Benton, died at 7:03 p. m. Thursday, August 7, 2014, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for three weeks.

Born in Brooklyn, New York on May 21, 1930, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Lafferty) Klenert.. He resided in Benton...

Dorothy V. Arnold

Dorothy V. Arnold

Aug 7, 2014

Dorothy  V.  Arnold

Dorothy V. Arnold, age 94, 330 W. Third St., Bloomsburg, died at 4:46 p. m., Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital where she was admitted earlier in the day. She had been ill for two weeks.

Born in Fairview, Maryland on December 13, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Edward L. and...

Carlisle C. Horne

Carlisle C. Horne

Aug 6, 2014

Carlisle C. Horne, age 93, 1335 Continental Blvd., Danville, died at his home on Wednesday evening, August 6, 2014 after having been in failing health for several years.

Born in Cleveland Township, Columbia County on May 6, 1921, he was a son of the laate Robert E. and Bertha Mae (Fritz) Horne. He was a graduate of the former Locust...

Glenn M. Spayde

Glenn M. Spayde

Aug 4, 2014

Glenn M. Spayde, age 85, 240 Crabapple Lane, Bloomsburg, went to be with his Lord at 10:27 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2014 at Balanced Care at Bloomsburg, a nursing facility in Scott Township, where he was a patient since July 19. He was in failing health for ten years.

Born in Bloomsburg on February 6, 1929, he was a son...

Marjorie L. Eshleman

Marjorie L. Eshleman

Aug 4, 2014

Marjorie Land Eshleman, age 87, 7115 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg (Lime Ridge) passed away at 1:30 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2014 at her home after an extended illness and surrounded by her loving family. Born in Staten Island, NY on June 14, 1927, she was a daughter of the late James N., Sr. and Frances (Hoon) Land. She was a...

Helen M. Vognetz

Helen M. Vognetz

Jul 31, 2014

Helen M. Vognetz, age 86, formerly of 1708 Bloom Road, Danville, passed away peacefully with her loving husband at her side at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, July 31, 2014 in Emeritus at Bloomsburg, where she had resided since March. She was in failing health for the last several months. Born in Bloomsburg on August 22, 1927, she was a daughter of...

Marie Femenella

Marie Femenella

Jul 30, 2014

Marie A. (Henry) Femenella, age 89, 1283 Cherry St., Bloomsburg, died at her home at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, after an illness.

Born in Brooklyn,  New York on November 22, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Delaney) Henry. She resided in Bloomsburg for five years and previously lived in South Carolina and...

Leona E. Bardo

Leona E. Bardo

Jul 25, 2014

Leona  E. Bardo, age 95, formerly of Third St., Benton died at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2014 at the Orangeville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a guest since February, 2012. She had been in ill health for the past 2 1/2 years.       Born in Jackson Twp., on May 7, 1919 she was the daughter of the...

Paula Ruth Lehr

Paula Ruth Lehr

Jul 22, 2014

Paula R. Lehr, age 79, of 161 Belles Road, Orangeville, died at her home at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 after courageously battling cancer for the past year. Born in Rome, New York on March 26, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Samuel H. and Ida (Leventhal) Rumack. She attended East Stroudsburg High School and later Rome...

Ruth N. Billman

Ruth N. Billman

Jul 16, 2014

Ruth N. Billman, age 87, formerly of Fisherdale Road, Elysburg, died at 11:15 a. m. Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at the home of her daughter, Julie, in Bloomsburg. She was in failing health for the past year. She was a guest at Vintage Knolls, Danville, from September, 2013 until three weeks ago when she went to her daughters home.     ...

Joan A. Latta

Joan A. Latta

Jul 13, 2014

Joan A. Latta, age 79, 1911 Brush Valley Road, Sunbury, died at her home at 12:25 p. m. Sunday, July 13, 2014 after an illness. Born on September 18, 1934 in Trenton, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Doris (Riggs) Latta. Joan resided in Pennsylvania since 1972 and previously lived in Trenton. She was employed...

Timothy J. "Timmy" Marshall

Timothy J. "Timmy" Marshall

Jul 13, 2014

Timothy J. “Timmy” Marshall, age 36, 508 E. Front Street, Danville, joined his sister in heaven at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13, 2014 at his home. Born in Bloomsburg on April 12, 1978, he was the son of John E. and Nancy (Lipovsky) Marshall, of Danville. A 1997 graduate of Columbia Montour Vo Tech School, he had resided in Danville...