Obituaries

Mar 15, 2014

Morris T. "Shorty" Barnes Morris T. "Shorty" Barnes, age 73, formerly of Shickshinny, died at 11:03 a. m. Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Berwick Restirement Village, Berwick, where he resided for the past year and a half. Born in Bloomsburg on August 3, 1940, he was a son of the late Alfred I. and Martha (Fisher) Barnes. He attended...

Mar 13, 2014

Wendelin R. “Wendy” Frantz, age 84, of Bloomsburg, died at 7:40 a. m. Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Columbia Montour Hospice At Maria Hall, Danville, where he was a guest for  12 days. He was in failing health for the past six months. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 28, 1929, he was a son of the late Wendelin C....

Mar 13, 2014

Jean L. Magill, age 88, 239 E. 10th Street, Bloomsburg, died at 3:50 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home, Stroudsburg, following a brief illness. She had resided there since April 2013. Born in Hunlock Twp., Luzerne County on February 19, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bessie (Davenport) Hummel. A 1943...

Mar 6, 2014

Matthew C. Haney, age 66, 127 Dahl Road, Bloomsburg, and formerly of Benton passed away into peace on Thursday, March 6, 2014 in Danville, surrounded by his loving family, spearheaded by his beautiful and devoted wife, Barbara. He was born on February 18, 1948 in Abington, Montgomery County, one of thirteen children  of the late James A. and Dolores (Duffy) Haney.  He...

Mar 5, 2014

John Estaugh  "Jack" Hopkins, M.D. Philadelphia area physician and avid outdoorsman John Estaugh "Jack" Hopkins, M.D. , age 92, passed away quietly at his home on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Born in Philadelphia on Dec. 16, 1921, he was the son of the late Arthur, M.D. and Martha (Carrington) Hopkins. He was raised in Merion. Jack was a graduate of The...

Mar 2, 2014

Steven M. Frohman, age 52, 300 Crabapple Lane, Bloomsburg, died at 11:57 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He had been in failing health for some time. Born in Bloomington, In. on March 6, 1961, he was a son of the late Erich and Constance (Rubin) Frohman. A 1979 graduate of Central Columbia High School and...

Mar 1, 2014

Dayne G. McHenry, age 68, 1810 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly at his home and was pronounced dead at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 2014. Born in Bloomsburg on August 27, 1945, he was a son of the late Edward T. McHenry and Helen E. (Leiby) Shoemaker McHenry Miller. A 1963 graduate of Central Columbia High School, he resided...

Feb 28, 2014

Franklin B. “Frank” Neaus, III, age 44, 820 Railroad St., Bloomsburg,  died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Born in Bloomsburg, he was the son of Franklin B., Jr. and Naomi R. (Seidel) Neaus, of Almedia. Frank was a lifelong resident of the Bloomsburg area and a 1987 graduate of Central Columbia High School. He was last employed...

Feb 28, 2014

Lois N. Howe, age 79, 414 W. Third St., Bloomsburg, died at 4:10 p. m. Friday, Feb. 28, 2014  at the Emmanuel Nursing Center At Maria Joseph Manor, Danville, where she was a patient since Oct. 4, 2013. She had been in failing health for several years. Born in Cleveland Township on May 23, 1934, she was a daughter of the...

Feb 24, 2014

Henry  B.  Whitenight,  Sr. Henry B. Whitenight, Sr., age 75, 109 Skyline Drive, Berwick, died at 6:10 a. m. Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Health Care Center, Bloomsburg, where he was a patient since Feb. 1, 2014. He was in failing health for the past year. Born in Greenwood Township on March 11, 1938, he was a son of the late...

Feb 23, 2014

George  Y.  "Joe"  Brennan George Y. "Joe"  Brennan, age 78, 365 East St., Bloomsburg, died at  10:01  a. m. Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for one week. Born on May 3, 1935 in Ashburnham, Mass., he was a son of the late William and Eda (Stafford) Brennan. He resided in Bloomsburg for the past 32 years...

Feb 22, 2014

Nanci  M.  Lynn Nanci M. Lynn, age 83, 139 Bissett's Lane, Bloomsburg, died at 5:51 a. m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 at Balanced Care At Bloomsburg, a health care facility in Scott Township, where she was a patient for ten days. She had been in failing health for four months. Born in Hazleton on July 12, 1930, she was a daughter of...

Feb 21, 2014

Matthew L. "Matt" Pollock, age 45, 135 N. German St. Dushore and formerly of Benton, died at 7:55 a.m.  Friday, Feb. 21, 2014 at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, where he was a patient. Matt had been in failing health since being injured in an accidental fall six years ago. Born in Bridgeport, Conn. on November 8, 1968, he was a...

Feb 21, 2014

Jean E. Adams, age 61, 826 LaSalle Street, Berwick, died suddenly at her home and was pronounced dead at 10:15 a.m. Friday, February 21, 2014. Born in Bloomsburg on May 14, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Clarence I. and Nellie J. (Petrich) Adams. A 1970 graduate of Southern Columbia High School, she had resided in Berwick for...

Feb 19, 2014

Wayne  T.  "Sam" Samuels Wayne  T. "Sam"  Samuels, age 63, 18 Klingerville Lane, Bloomsburg, died early Wednesday, February 19, 2014,  at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, following a brief illness. Born in Bloomsburg on November 19, 1950, he was a son of the late George F., Sr. and Catherine E. (Singley) Samuels. He spent his entire life in the Bloomsburg area and was a 1971...

Feb 15, 2014

Feb 15, 2014

Shirley E. Felker, age 78, 4970 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, died at 10:30 a. m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, in Danville. She was in failing health for a number of years. Born in New Hope, Virginia on Feb. 26, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Paul and Elizabeth (McCauly) Hunter. She was a 1952 graduate of Wilson Memorial...

Feb 14, 2014

Grace S. Klees, age 90, 38 Mateo Drive, Danville, died at  12:50 p. m. Friday, Feb. 14, 2014 at the Emmanuel Nursing Center, Danville, where she was a patient for one week. Born on Sept. 25, 1923 in Cleveland Township, Columbia County, she was a daughter of the late C. Victor and Ora Elizabeth (Thomas) Small.  She resided at her present home...

Feb 7, 2014

Thomas  E.  Onofrio,  Sr. Thomas E. Onofrio, Sr., age 80, 7025 Columbia Blvd., Bloomsburg, died at his home at 9 a. m. Friday, February 7, 2014 after an illness. Born in New Haven, Conn., on January 5, 1934, he was a son of the late Dominik T. and Laura E. (Ouelett) Onofrio. He resided in the Bloomsburg area since 1987. Tom was a...

Feb 7, 2014

Eleanor  R.  Schauer Eleanor R. Schauer, age 94, 1825 Fifth Street Hollow Road, Bloomsburg, died at 10:25 a. m. Friday, February 7, 2014, at  Balanced Care At Bloomsburg, a health care facility in Scott Township where she resided for the past five years. Born in Scott Township on January 19, 1920, she was the only child of the late Paul M. and  Nola I....