Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg
Serving Bloomsburg, PA and surrounding area
Ned Wagner
Oct 25, 2022
Ned Wagner, age 91, of Bloomsburg, passed away Tuesday, October 25, 2022. He was born on February 7, 1931, the son of the late Paul and Elsie (Hoffman) Wagner. In his early years, he attended the one room schoolhouse in Lincoln Park (Reading). He was a 1949 graduate of Upper Darby High School and a 1951 graduate of the Penn...
Harry Summy Keller, Iii
Oct 24, 2022
Harry Summy Keller, III (Hal) 87, passed away on Monday October 24, 2022 surrounded by family. He was a renaissance man loving the classics, international travel, finance, literature and coastal Maine. He was born on December 30, 1934, the oldest child of Bernice and Harry Summy Keller Jr. Siblings include Sally, who predeceased him in 2021, and his brother James...
Robert L. Carson
Oct 23, 2022
Robert L. "Bob" Carson, age 80, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. He was born on November 7, 1941 and was the son of the late Ernest "Kit" and Matie (Townsend) Carson. He earned his B.A. and master's degree from Bloomsburg University and attended Lehigh University as a Doctoral Candidate studying literature....
Gloria D. Friend
Oct 21, 2022
Gloria D. Friend, age 78, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Friday, October 21, 2022, a patient of the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. Gloria was a resident of her home in Bloomsburg for over 3 years. She was born on Tuesday, September 12, 1944 in Wellsboro, a daughter of the late John L. and Audrey Ruby (Parsons) Torpy. She attended the Philadelphia...
John F. H. Magagna
Oct 20, 2022
John F. H. Magagna was born at the Nesbitt Hospital in Kingston, Pennsylvania on March 31, 1969, to Diane Ringawa Magagna and John F. Magagna. He first attended school at Wyoming Seminary Lower School until the family moved to Tehran, Iran, where his father was headmaster of an American international school. John attended school at the elementary level in Iran...
Elaine H. Morgan
Oct 19, 2022
Elaine H. Morgan, age 91, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at her Montour Township home surrounded by her loving family and under the care of Geisinger Hospice. Elaine was a resident of her home for over 54 years. She was born on Monday, June 8, 1931 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Edward and Edna...
Helen A. Wanich
Oct 18, 2022
Helen A. Wanich, age 103, of Danville, passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, a patient of the Emmanuel Nursing Center in Danville. Helen was a resident of her home in Danville for over 62 years. She was born on Sunday, December 15, 1918 in Catawissa, a daughter of the late Alfred and Susanna (Keller) Johnson. She graduated from the...
Maryann Paragian
Oct 17, 2022
Maryann Paragian, age 91, of Bloomsburg, passed away surrounded by her loving family, Monday, October 17, 2022, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Maryann was born on Friday, February 13, 1931 in Berwick, a daughter of the late Vahan Jack and Almast (Karabajakian) Paragian. She graduated from the Berwick High School class of 1949. For over 38...
Joe Jones Jr.
Oct 17, 2022
Joe Jones, Jr., age 85, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2022. He was a resident of his home in Bloomsburg for over 43 years. Joe was born on Sunday, May 16, 1937 in Albany, GA a son of the late Joseph and Mary Lee (Walker) Jones, Sr. Joe married his loving wife, the former Iona R. Manson,...
Charles James Klatt
Oct 16, 2022
Charles James Klatt, age 73, of Catawissa, died on Sunday, October 16, 2022, a patient of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Charles was a resident of his home in Catawissa for over 40 years. He was born on Friday, April 1, 1949 in Rocky Hill, CT a son of the late James and Florence P (Kukoski) Klatt. Throughout his younger...
Virginia "Ginger" Hock
Oct 12, 2022
Virginia "Ginger" Hock, age 81, of Bloomsburg, passed away Wednesday, October 12, 2022. Ginger and her late husband Don lived in their home in Dutch Hill for over 52 years. She was born February 28, 1941 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Richard "Kelly" and Ethel (Rishel) Holdren of Jerseytown. Virginia attended Millville High School and studied for one...
Maryalice C. Breisch
Oct 12, 2022
Maryalice C. Breisch, age 88, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, a patient of the Emmanuel Nursing Center in Danville. She was born on Sunday, December 24, 1933 in Berwick, a daughter of the late Ariel and Florence (Ashton) Wolfe. Maryalice graduated from the Berwick High School in 1951. On October 10, 1952, Maryalice married her loving...
Cooper Dizon Doclosen
Oct 10, 2022
Cooper Dizon Doclosen, aged 7 months, died in his mother's arms on October 10, 2022, at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. After struggling with chronic lung disease of prematurity and pulmonary hypertension for several months, he passed peacefully to the Lord. Cooper enjoyed holding hands, having his cheek stroked, and his hair brushed. He loved to hear songs and stories...
Linda Seagers Hummel
Oct 8, 2022
Linda Seagers Hummel, age 77, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022. She was born on Sunday, April 29, 1945, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Robert and Helen (Hartman) Seagers. She graduated from the Bloomsburg HS. Linda expanded her education by attending Northern VA Community College and graduated with an Associate Degree. Linda was employed...
Jeffrey Haffey
Oct 8, 2022
Jeffrey Haffey, age 45, passed away on October 8, 2022. He was born on October 21, 1976, in Danville, PA. He was the son of Joseph (Diana) Haffey of Clearfield, PA and Judith Haffey of Bloomsburg, PA. Jeff was preceded in death by his paternal Grandparents John and Bertha Haffey and his Maternal Grandparents, Frank and Betty Quick. Along with...
Michelle E. Koban
Oct 6, 2022
Michelle E. Koban, age 64, of Mifflinville, passed away on Thursday afternoon, October 6, 2022, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. She was born on Sunday, August 24, 1958 in Berwick, a daughter of the late Zane E. and Betty Jean (McCarty) Hoffman. Michelle graduated from the Columbia Montour Vo Tech High School in 1976. On May...
Belva L. Lynn
Oct 1, 2022
Belva L. Lynn, age 94, of Catawissa, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, October 1, 2022, a patient of the Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Thursday, November 17, 1927 in Shickshinny, a daughter of the late Ray and Ruth Chapin. Belva attended the Shickshinny School District. Belva married her loving husband, Harry Donald Lynn...
Joseph M. Gerst
Sep 29, 2022
Joseph M. "Joe" Gerst, age 76, passed away at home on Thursday evening, September 29, 2022. He was born on Sunday, January 6, 1946 in Danville, a son of the late Albert K. and Dorothy C. (Krainak) Gerst. Joe graduated from the Danville High School in 1964 and Bloomsburg State College in 1968, graduating with a Master's Degree in Education....
Marjorie A Gilchrist
Sep 28, 2022
Marjorie A. Gilchrist, age 92, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, a patient of the Nottingham Village in Northumberland. Marjorie was a resident of her home in Bloomsburg for over 5 years. She was born on Thursday, March 6, 1930, in Rochester, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Paul C. and Vaun (Till) Vanderslice. Marjorie graduated from...
Mary R. Kennison
Sep 26, 2022
Mary R. Kennison died on Monday September 26, 2022 in Lewisburg after a lengthy illness. She was born July 13, 1938 to the late Kenneth G. Reinhart, Sr. and Catharine S. Reinhart, Wyalusing. Mary lived in New York, Florida, Colorado and Pennsylvania throughout her life. A graduate of Wyalusing Valley High School and the Robert Packer Hospital School of Nursing,...


