Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg

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Stetler H. "Barney" Honabach

Stetler H. "Barney" Honabach

Feb 27, 2021

Stetler Hurley "Barney" Honabach, age 85, of Catawissa, passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday, February 27, 2021, with his two sons by his side. Born in Aristes on April 8, 1935, Stetler "Barney" Honabach was the son of the late Francis Stetler and Hannah (Brobst) Honabach. Barney and his late wife Marianne, built their home on her families...

Kaye A. "Ken" Wright

Kaye A. "Ken" Wright

Feb 22, 2021

Kaye A. "Ken" Wright, age 90, of Bloomsburg, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021 at his South Centre Twp. home. He was born on December 23, 1930 in Bloomsburg, the son of the late Kenneth and Mary (Krum) Wright. Throughout his younger years, Ken attended Bloomsburg area schools, and later graduated from Bloomsburg High School in 1949. On April 29,...

Nina K. Aikey

Nina K. Aikey

Feb 18, 2021

Nina K. Aikey, age 74, of Orangeville, went home to be with her Lord after a 2 1/2 year courageous battle with hodgkin's lymphoma on Thursday, February 18, 2021. Nina was a resident of her home in Greenwood Twp. for over 27 years. She was born on Sunday, May 5, 1946 in Lewisburg, a daughter of the late Gilbert and...

Douglas D. Fetterman

Douglas D. Fetterman

Feb 17, 2021

Douglas D. Fetterman, age 67, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, at his Montour Twp. home. Douglas was a resident of Bloomsburg all of his life. He was born on Saturday, October 10, 1953 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Arthur Edward and Betty Lillian (Propst) Fetterman. On July 10, 1971, Douglas married his loving wife,...

Betty Jane "Bj" Wolf

Betty Jane "Bj" Wolf

Feb 17, 2021

Betty Jane "BJ" (Daubert) Wolf, age 95, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, a resident of Heather Court, Nottingham Village in Northumberland. BJ was a resident of Bloomsburg for over 70 years. She was born on Tuesday, November 10, 1925 in Milton, a daughter of the late Grant and Anne (Lloyd) Daubert. BJ graduated from the Milton...

Robert "Bobby" Gary Brooking

Robert "Bobby" Gary Brooking

Feb 16, 2021

Robert "Bobby" Gary Brooking, 79, passed away on Tuesday, February, 16, 2021 under the expert and compassionate care of the Angels on Earth at Highlands Healthcare in Laporte. Bobby was born in the Bloomsburg Hospital on March 23, 1941, the third child of the late John Jr. and Lucille (Millard) Brooking. Bobby was well known in the Bloomsburg area, having...

Leroy C. Yocum Sr.

Leroy C. Yocum Sr.

Feb 15, 2021

Leroy C. Yocum, Sr., age 70, of Bloomsburg, passed away suddenly on Monday evening, February 15, 2021. He was born on Monday, September 4, 1950 in Bloomsburg, a son of Doris (Small) Tomashefski of Bloomsburg and the late Carl Yocum. Leroy graduated from the Southern Columbia High School and served in the U.S. Army Reserves. For many years, Leroy was...

Joan R. (Rinker) Laidacker

Joan R. (Rinker) Laidacker

Feb 14, 2021

Joan R. (Rinker) Laidacker, age 86, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021, a patient of the Bonham Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Stillwater. She was born on Monday, September 24, 1934 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Donald Rinker and Patricia (Pursel) Low. Throughout her younger years, Joan attended the Bloomsburg area schools, and later graduated...

Claude W. Renninger

Claude W. Renninger

Feb 12, 2021

Claude W. Renninger, age 88, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 12, 2021. He was born May 25, 1932 in Richfield, PA, a son of the late John S. And Sadie M. (Clotfelter) Renninger. He was a 1948 graduate of Freeburg High School, Freeburg, PA, and a graduate of Bloomsburg State Teacher's College, Thompson's School of...

Faye N. Kline

Faye N. Kline

Feb 12, 2021

Faye N. Kline, age 81, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Friday, February 12, 2021, a patient of the UPMC, Williamsport. Faye was a resident of the Bloomsburg area all of her life. She was born on Thursday, November 16, 1939 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late C. Earl and Maida (Ryan) Nichols. Faye graduated from the Millville High School...

Charles Kenneth Hill

Charles Kenneth Hill

Feb 9, 2021

Charles Kenneth Hill, age 83, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at his Hemlock Twp. home. Charles was a resident of his home in Bloomsburg for over 17 years and previously of Toms River, NJ. He was born on Friday, October 1, 1937 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, a son of the late Glenn Edward and Clara...

Tresa Diann Neiderhiser

Tresa Diann Neiderhiser

Feb 5, 2021

Tresa Diann (Combs) Neiderhiser, age 58, of Bloomsburg, was called home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 5, 2021. She courageously confronted a diagnosis of advanced stage cervical cancer on January 1, 2021, which quickly took her life. Even in the midst of facing her own mortality, Tresa maintained her sense of humor and deep concern for her...

Dudley P. Cooley

Dudley P. Cooley

Feb 3, 2021

Dudley P. Cooley, devoted husband, father, grandfather, 82, died Wednesday, February 3, 2021, at Geisinger Medical Center with his family at his side. Born June 9, 1938, in Freeport, Illinois, he was the son of Pete E. and Mary G. Cooley of Decatur, Illinois, and later of Somerville, NJ. He and his wife Sue celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in...

Emma Malinda Price

Emma Malinda Price

Feb 3, 2021

Emma Malinda Price, age 76, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 3, 2021 after a sixteen year battle with Parkinson's Disease, a recent stroke and the after-effects of Covid 19. She and her husband Burton J. Price resided in Bloomsburg for 49 years and most recently in Lewisburg, PA. January twenty eighth marked their 56th...

W. George Whitfield Jr.

W. George Whitfield Jr.

Jan 30, 2021

W. George Whitfield Jr., age 89, was promoted on to Glory from Holmes Regional Medical Center in Merritt Island, Florida, on Saturday, Jan 30, 2021. Born in a home on Second St. in Espy, April 6, 1931 to the late Wellington George, Sr. and Clara L. (Dent) Whitfield, George went on to graduate in 1949 from Scott School in Espy,...

Fred Göte Wesstrom

Fred Göte Wesstrom

Jan 29, 2021

Fred Göte Wesstrom, age 94, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Friday, January 29, 2021, a patient of the Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center. Fred was born on Friday, April 9, 1926 in Stockholm, Sweden a son of the late Alfredo and Elsa (Johannson) Wesstrom. Fred was raised and educated in Sweden where he served a tour in the Swedish Navy....

Keith Merrill Eves

Keith Merrill Eves

Jan 27, 2021

Keith Merrill Eves, age 85, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Keith was a resident of Bloomsburg area most of his life. He was born on Tuesday, March 26, 1935 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Merrill and Florence (Yanke) Eves. Keith graduated from Bloomsburg High School...

Jimmy Lee Rupert

Jimmy Lee Rupert

Jan 24, 2021

Jimmy Lee Rupert, age 74, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021 at The Gardens of Orangeville, after fighting a courageous battle with physical complications following an unfortunate fall on July 4, 2011. Throughout this difficult time, he maintained a positive attitude and an admirable sense of humor which impressed all those who visited him. He was born...

Ahnastacia F. Miller

Ahnastacia F. Miller

Jan 23, 2021

Ahnastacia F. Miller, age 84, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2021, a patient of the Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center. Ahnastacia lived in Bloomsburg for several years and previously resided in Danville. She was born on Thursday, February 6, 1936 in Danville, a daughter of the late George Miller and Phoebe (Thomas) Miller Oberdorf. For over 14...

Ruth E. Fenstermacher

Ruth E. Fenstermacher

Jan 21, 2021

Ruth E. Fenstermacher, 89, a resident of The Gardens at Orangeville, formerly of Bloomsburg, left this world on January 21, 2021, to go home to her Lord. Ruth was born August 4, 1931, in Johnstown to Andrew and Anna (Marchick) Ditko. A member of the National Honor Society, Ruth graduated as valedictorian of the class of 1950 of Johnstown High...