Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg
Serving Bloomsburg, PA and surrounding area
Audrey M. Starr
Sep 22, 2021
Audrey M. Starr, age 95, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday evening, September 22, 2021, at the home of her son, Atley in Hemlock Twp. under the care of Geisinger Hospice. She was born on Saturday, March 20, 1926 in Danville, a daughter of the late Franklin and Ruth (Andress) Bitler. Audrey was employed by Milco Industries, Bloomsburg and Millville...
Edith Lorraine Hilbert
Sep 17, 2021
Edith Lorraine Hilbert, age 90, of Catawissa, passed away on Friday morning, September 17, 2021, at her Franklin Township home. She was born on Thursday, February 5, 1931 in Jamestown, NY, a daughter of the late Arthur D. and Edith E. (Sherman) Edson. Lorraine graduated from the Bemus Point High School, Bemus Point, NY in 1948. Lorraine then lived for...
Frease J. Hess
Sep 16, 2021
Frease J. Hess, age 94, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021, a patient of Brookdale Assisted Living of Bloomsburg. He was born on Monday, March 14, 1927 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Oliver J. and Veda (Keller) Hess. Throughout his younger years, Frease attended the Bloomsburg area schools, and later graduated from the Bloomsburg High...
Eugene W. Eddy
Sep 15, 2021
Eugene W. Eddy, age 84, of Northumberland and formerly of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday morning, September 15, 2021, at Nottingham Village Skilled Nursing Center, Northumberland. Eugene was a resident of his home in Northumberland for the past year and previously resided in Bloomsburg for 50 years. He was born on Monday, March 1, 1937, in Fairmont, WV, the son...
H. Rodney "Rod" Erwine
Sep 14, 2021
H. Rodney "Rod" Erwine, age 87, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Tuesday morning, September 14, 2021, at his home under the care of Commonwealth Hospice of Berwick. He was born on Friday, September 14, 1934 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Warren "Bud" and Helen "Pinky" (Hartzell) Erwine. Throughout his younger years, Rod attended the Bloomsburg area schools, and...
Donald R. Kline
Sep 10, 2021
Donald R. Kline, age 88, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021, at his Madison Township residence. He was born on Monday, March 6, 1933 at the family farm, the youngest son of the late Floyd B. and Dorothy (Bowen) Kline. Donald lived in the same home that he was born in until the age of 70, when...
Marie P. Parks
Sep 9, 2021
Marie P. Parks, age 79, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Thursday, September 9, 2021. Marie was a resident of Bloomsburg all of her life. She was born on Friday, February 27, 1942 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Herman and Viola P. (Swartz) Mills. On June 27, 1964, Marie married her loving husband, Charles H. Parks who preceded her...
Karen June (Aneskevich) Watkins
Sep 7, 2021
Karen June (Aneskevich) Watkins, age 51, of Hermitage,TN (formerly of Tresckow and Danville, PA) passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, September 7th, 2021. She was born on Saturday, December 27, 1969 in Hazleton, a daughter of June (Controvich) Aneskevich of Bloomsburg and the late Thomas Aneskevich. Karen graduated from West Hazleton High School and Penn State Hazleton with an associates degree in...
Florence M. Sneidman
Sep 4, 2021
Florence M. Sneidman, age 97, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Saturday evening, September 4, 2021, at her home in South Centre Township. Florence was born on Friday, May 16, 1924 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Millard and Anna (Bauman) Ent. Throughout her younger years, Florence attended the Bloomsburg area schools, and later graduated from the Bloomsburg High...
John C. Peischel
Sep 3, 2021
John C. Peischel , age 70, of Unityville, passed away on Friday evening, September 3, 2021, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. John was a resident of his home in Unityville for most of his adult life and had been in failing health for 9 months. John was born on Monday, February 26, 1951 in Quakertown, a...
Colan R. Combs
Aug 30, 2021
Colan R. Combs, age 82, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Colan was a resident of his home in South Centre Twp. for over 46 years. He was born on Monday, July 17, 1939 in King City, MO a son of the late Ralph E. and Wilma (Allenbrand)...
James "Jim" D. Aucker
Aug 26, 2021
On Thursday, August 26th, 2021, James "Jim" D. Aucker age 65, passed away at his home after a short, courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by loved ones and under the care of the Commonwealth Hospice of Berwick. To live a life with no regrets is to live a life well lived. Jim lived the best life of all....
Robert Manning Amick Sr.
Aug 24, 2021
Robert Manning Amick, Sr. age 90, of Millertown Road, Bloomsburg died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, under the care of Berwick Hospice and wonderful caregivers and family who walked with him on the last leg of his journey. Born in Hardwick, VT, on January 25, 1931, he was a son of the late Harold H. and...
Dr. Robert W. Meldrum
Aug 22, 2021
Dr. Robert W. "Bob" Meldrum, age 80, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday August 22, 2021. He was a dedicated, hard working local family physician and resident of South Centre Twp. for over 40 years. He was born on Sunday, October 27, 1940 in Chicago, IL to the late Robert A. and Pauline (Repas) Meldrum. Bob was a graduate...
Romayne V. Meiss
Aug 22, 2021
Romayne V. Meiss, age 91, of Catawissa, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2021, at Parkview Nursing and Rehab Center, Wilmington, Delaware from complications of dementia. She was born the oldest daughter of Raymond and Mary Louise (Nevraski) Vogelson on June 28, 1930, in Hazleton, PA. Romayne graduated from Hazleton Area High School and was part of the school's Speeder's...
James A. Lee
Aug 21, 2021
James A. Lee, age 57, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Jim was a resident of Bloomsburg after his family moved to town in 1969. Jim was born on Wednesday, May 13, 1964 in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, a son of Lanny L. and Ann L. (Buggy) Lee of Danville....
David W. Gray
Aug 21, 2021
David W. Gray, age 41, of Orangeville, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at his Scott Twp. home. He was born on Friday, May 30, 1980 in DuBois, a son of Milton "Dave" Gray and Linda J. (Ryden) Merryman. David graduated from Southern Columbia High School in 1998. David expanded his education by graduating from Penn Tech in 2000,...
Thomas J. Kaler
Aug 18, 2021
Thomas J. Kaler, age 81, of Millville, passed away on Wednesday morning, August 18, 2021, at his home with family and under the care of Commonwealth Hospice. Tom and his late wife returned to their home in Millville in 2012. Tom was born on Sunday, September 24, 1939 in Williamsport, PA, a son of the late Donald E. and Verona...
Duane A. Gregory
Aug 17, 2021
Duane A. Gregory, age 64, a life-long resident of Bloomsburg, passed away on Tuesday morning, August 17, 2021, at his son's home in Nescopeck and under the care of Commonwealth Hospice of Berwick. Duane was a resident of his home in Bloomsburg for over 22 years. He was born on Wednesday, July 17, 1957 in Bloomsburg, a son of the...
Janet M. Mclaughlin
Aug 13, 2021
Janet M. McLaughlin, age 99, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 13, 2021, at her Scott Twp. home. Janet was a resident of her home in Espy for the past 20 years, formerly of the Catawissa and Bloomsburg areas. She was born on Sunday, April 16, 1922 in Montgomery, a daughter of the late Samuel C. and M....


