Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg

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Paul R. "Ted" Bowman

Paul R. "Ted" Bowman

Sep 1, 2022

Paul R. "Ted" Bowman, age 88, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Thursday morning, September 1, 2022, at his Mt. Pleasant Twp. home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on Friday, November 17, 1933 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Paul W. and Florence A. (Rinker) Bowman. Ted graduated from the Bloomsburg High School in 1951. Ted faithfully...

Carroll A. Yost

Carroll A. Yost

Aug 30, 2022

Carroll A. Yost, age 79, of Millville, and formerly of Stillwater, went home to be with his Saviour on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, with his loving family at his side. He was born on Sunday, March 21, 1943 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Sheldon E. and Marion R. (Doty) Yost. Carroll attended the Benton High School. He faithfully...

Calvin E. Cromley

Calvin E. Cromley

Aug 30, 2022

Calvin E. Cromley, age 72, of Bloomsburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, surrounded by his loving family. Calvin was a resident of Bloomsburg his entire life. He was born on Saturday, October 29, 1949, in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Charles E. and Dawn E. (Coutts) Cromley. Throughout...

George V. Kmiecinski Jr.

George V. Kmiecinski Jr.

Aug 25, 2022

George V. Kmiecinski, Jr., age 74, of Bellefonte and formerly of Drums passed away on Thursday, August 25, 2022, at the Centre Care Nursing Home, Bellefonte. He was born on Saturday, June 19, 1948 in Danville, a son of the late George V. and Thelma (Rupp) Kmiecinski. George graduated from the Bloomsburg High School in 1966. He faithfully served in...

Jeralee Ann Brobst

Jeralee Ann Brobst

Aug 20, 2022

Jeralee Ann Brobst, age 4, of Catawissa, passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Jeralee was born on Sunday, September 3, 2017, in Danville, the only child of Jeremy L. W. and Deena M. (Bigelow) Brobst. Jeralee was a member of Axis Gymnastics and was looking forward to starting preschool in...

Robert B. "Rob" Shaffer

Robert B. "Rob" Shaffer

Aug 20, 2022

Robert B. "Rob" Shaffer, age 46, of Bloomsburg, passed away comfortably on Saturday afternoon, August 20, 2022, at the Milton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born on Sunday, December 28, 1975, in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Thomas E. Shaffer II and Jean (Morgalis) Shaffer. Rob graduated from the Central Columbia High School in 1994 and then attended...

Carol Lee Walters

Carol Lee Walters

Aug 16, 2022

Carol Lee Walters, age 70, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, at her home. Carol was a resident of her home in Bloomsburg for over 21 years and previously resided in Catawissa. She was born on Saturday, March 15, 1952, in Danville, a daughter of the late Harold and Pauline (Baylor) Shires. Carol graduated from the Danville...

Gerald E. Mordan

Gerald E. Mordan

Aug 15, 2022

Gerald E. Mordan, age 87, of Chaumont, NY, died on Monday, August 15, 2022, at Jefferson County Hospice. Gerald, formerly of Danville, was a resident of his home in Chaumont, NY for over 18 years. He was born on Tuesday, August 6, 1935, in Danville a son of the late Earl and Hazel (Snyder) Mordan. Gerald attended the Danville schools...

Herbert C. "Herb" Rampe Iii

Herbert C. "Herb" Rampe Iii

Aug 8, 2022

Herbert C. "Herb" Rampe, III age 76, of Catawissa, passed away on Monday morning, August 8, 2022, at The Grandview Health and Rehabilitation Center, Danville. Herb was a resident of his home in Locust Twp. for over 26 years. He was born on Thursday, November 1, 1945, in Southampton, NY, a son of the late Herbert C. Rampe, II and...

Jeffrey S. "Jeff" Davis

Jeffrey S. "Jeff" Davis

Aug 6, 2022

Jeffrey S. "Jeff" Davis, age 56, of Bloomsburg, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning, August 6, 2022. Jeff was a resident of Bloomsburg most of his life, with the exception of ten years he resided in New York City. He was born on Tuesday, January 25, 1966, in Allentown, a son of Dr. Frank S. and Sandy W. (Weil) Davis....

Thomas E. "Tom" Mcgovern

Thomas E. "Tom" Mcgovern

Aug 5, 2022

Thomas E. "Tom" McGovern, age 68, of Bloomsburg, passed to his heavenly home on Friday morning, August 5, 2022, at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. Tom was a resident of Bloomsburg all his life. He was born on Monday, June 21, 1954, a son of the late John E. and Marie C. (Meehan) McGovern. Tom was a member of St. Columba...

Sandra L. (Jefferson) Rupp

Sandra L. (Jefferson) Rupp

Jul 31, 2022

Sandra L. (Jefferson) Rupp passed peacefully to join her mother, father and sisters on the morning of July 31, 2022. She was the victim of complications of a neurological disorder known as Multiple Systems Atrophy. Sandra was born in Phoenixville, PA on May 9, 1949, the daughter of the late Joseph and Miriam (Kingston) Wien. Sandy is survived by her...

Theresa Kathleen Chayko

Theresa Kathleen Chayko

Jul 30, 2022

Theresa Kathleen Chayko, 81, of Danville, died on July 30, 2022, following a long illness, surrounded by her loved ones at home. Born in Urbana, IL, on November 12, 1940, she resided in Champaign, IL, Perth Amboy, NJ, and Woodbridge, NJ, prior to moving to Danville in 2008. She was an office manager for Sethness Caramel Color, Avenel, NJ, retiring...

Carolyn A. Strausser-Cragle

Carolyn A. Strausser-Cragle

Jul 30, 2022

Carolyn Ann (Warnke) Strausser-Cragle, age 70, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 30, 2022, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. She was born on leap day, February 29, 1952, in Stillwater, PA, a daughter of the late Fredrick Henry and Anna Elizabeth (Hittle) Warnke. Carolyn attended Bloomsburg area schools and graduated from Columbia Montour Vo Tech in 1970....

Kendra Joy Cook

Kendra Joy Cook

Jul 25, 2022

Kendra Joy Cook, age 41, of Danville, passed away on Monday, July 25, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her loving family after courageously battling cancer. She was born on Sunday, March 29, 1981, in Danville, a daughter of Renee M. Petro of Danville. Kendra graduated from the Southern Columbia Area High School in 1999. Kendra expanded her education by...

Mary C. Reichart

Mary C. Reichart

Jul 23, 2022

Mary C. Reichart, age 95, of Orangeville, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2022, at her home. Mary was a resident of her home in Orange Twp. for over 45 years. She was born on Thursday, June 9, 1927 in Mainville, a daughter of the late Daniel and Bertha (Lynn) Slusser. Mary graduated from the former Mainville High School. On...

Adam R. Kortes

Adam R. Kortes

Jul 21, 2022

Adam R. Kortes, age 27, of Danville, passed away on Thursday, July 21, 2022, at his home. He was born on Sunday, May 7, 1995, in Pittsburgh, a son of Richard A. and Kristine (Heipel) Kortes. Adam graduated from the Danville Area High School in 2015. Adam was a loving innocent soul taken too unexpectedly. He loved giving and receiving...

Myron P. "Ecky" Eckroth

Myron P. "Ecky" Eckroth

Jul 21, 2022

Myron P. "Ecky" Eckroth, age 88, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Thursday evening, July 21, 2022, at Sunset Ridge Healthcare Center in Bloomsburg. He was born on Thursday, June 28, 1934 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late John Wilbur and Elma M. (Smith) Eckroth. Myron graduated from the former Scott Twp. High School in 1952. For many years, Myron...

Norman F. "Buck" Buckley

Norman F. "Buck" Buckley

Jul 19, 2022

Norman F. "Buck" Buckley, age 61, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, at his home. He was born on Wednesday, November 30, 1960 in Putnum, CT a son of the late Norman Buckley, Sr. and Joann (Bousquet) Flagg. Norman graduated from the William Tennent High School, Warminster, PA. After graduation he skipped out on professional baseball...

Lance E. Werst

Lance E. Werst

Jul 18, 2022

Lance E. Werst, age 68, of Shickshinny, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022, at his Fishingcreek Twp. home, where he resided for over 35 years. He was born on Wednesday, August 19, 1953 in Pittsburgh, a son of Mabel A. (Cook) Werst and the late Mervin C. Werst. Lance graduated from the Conestoga High School, Berwyn, PA in 1971....