Obituaries

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Esther May Matyas

Esther May Matyas

Nov 19, 2019

Esther May Matyas, age 92, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Esther has lived in Bloomsburg since the age of 18. She was born on Saturday, April 30, 1927 in Philadelphia, a daughter of the late Roy and Ida (Tronseau) Shaffer. On June 12, 1946, Esther married her loving...

Harold Glenn Girton

Harold Glenn Girton

Nov 17, 2019

Harold Glenn Girton, age 80, of Bloomsburg, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 17, 2019. Harold was a lifelong resident of Bloomsburg. He was born on Friday, February 3, 1939 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Morris E. and Jane (Walter) Girton. Throughout his younger years, Harold attended the Bloomsburg area schools. Harold faithfully served his country in the...

Susan H. Krum

Susan H. Krum

Nov 11, 2019

Susan H. Krum, age 70, of Bloomsburg , passed away on Monday, November 11, 2019, at her Scott Twp. home. Susan was a resident of Bloomsburg all of her life. She was born on Wednesday, April 13, 1949 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of Blanche L. (Flick) Hartman and the late Cortez K. Hartman. Throughout her younger years, Susan attended the...

Amy P. Hackenberg

Amy P. Hackenberg

Nov 9, 2019

Amy P. Hackenberg, age 50, of Orangeville, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Amy was a resident of her home in Orangeville for over 25 years. She was born on Thursday, June 26, 1969 in Scranton. Amy graduated from Riverside High School, Taylor in 1987. She expanded her education by attending...

Joseph E. Weiss Jr.

Joseph E. Weiss Jr.

Nov 8, 2019

Joseph E. Weiss Jr., age 85, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019, a patient of the Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center. Joe was a resident of Bloomsburg for most of his life, except for his years of his military service spent in Germany. Joe was born on Sunday, August 12, 1934 in Bloomsburg, a son of the...

Darlene L. Lehman Lewis

Darlene L. Lehman Lewis

Nov 6, 2019

Darlene Louise (Dippel) Lehman Lewis, age 86, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at her home. Darlene spent her childhood in Minersville and moved to Bloomsburg in 1950, and after getting married in 1954 she resided in Catawissa for 34 years. She was born on Friday, March 10, 1933 in Peckville, a daughter of the late Christopher...

Michael A. Amick

Michael A. Amick

Nov 4, 2019

Michael A. Amick, age 61, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019, at his Mount Pleasant Twp. home where he resided for over 26 years. He was born on Sunday, April 27, 1958 in Bellefonte, a son of Robert M., Sr. and Sarah "Sally" E. (Keith) Amick of Bloomsburg. Michael graduated from Central Columbia High School in 1976....

Carolyn "Sue" Brown

Carolyn "Sue" Brown

Nov 3, 2019

Carolyn "Sue" Brown, age 82, of Jerseytown, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2019, a resident of the Grandview Health and Rehab Center, Danville. Carolyn was a resident of Jerseytown most of her life. She was born on Thursday, April 15, 1937 in Jerseytown, a daughter of the late Richard "Kelly" and Ethel (Rishel) Holdren. Throughout her younger years, Carolyn...

Michael Eric Somerville

Michael Eric Somerville

Oct 29, 2019

Michael Eric Somerville, age 21, of Bloomsburg, died on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at his Montour Twp. home. Michael Eric was born on Monday, December 8, 1997 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Michael LaMar and Dione Dorsey Somerville. He attended the Bloomsburg area schools, and later graduated from Bloomsburg High School in 2016. He was currently a student at...

Maureen M. Shaw

Maureen M. Shaw

Oct 27, 2019

Maureen M. Shaw, age 64, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019. Maureen was a resident of the Bloomsburg area for over 20 years and formerly lived in Mansfield. She was born on Wednesday, August 10, 1955 in Mansfield, a daughter of the late Seymour and Gertrude (Finch) Shaw. Maureen graduated from Mansfield Jr./Sr. High School in 1972...

Jonathon L. "Bubba" Powlus

Jonathon L. "Bubba" Powlus

Oct 25, 2019

Jonathon L. "Bubba" Powlus, age 25, of Bloomsburg, died on Friday, October 25, 2019, at his home in Bloomsburg. Jonathon was born on Thursday, March 31, 1994 in Bloomsburg, a son of Stacy (Mensch) Powlus of Bloomsburg and John L. Powlus of Millville. Throughout his younger years, Jonathon attended the Bloomsburg area schools. Jonathon was employed by McDonalds of Buckhorn....

Edwin A. "Ed" Eyerly

Edwin A. "Ed" Eyerly

Oct 23, 2019

Edwin A. "Ed" Eyerly , age 83, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday, October 23, 2019, a patient of The Gardens at Orangeville. Ed was a resident of Bloomsburg his entire life. He was born on Thursday, August 13, 1936 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Arthur C. and Myreta (Yost) Eyerly. Ed faithfully served his country in the...

Joan F. Mervine

Joan F. Mervine

Oct 20, 2019

Joan F. Mervine, age 69, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Sunday, October 20, 2019, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Joan was a resident of her home in Bloomsburg for over 46 years. She was born on Friday, February 17, 1950 in Rock Glen, a daughter of the late Carl A. and Margaret F. (Wackley) Eckrote. Throughout her...

James N. Gillaspy

James N. Gillaspy

Oct 19, 2019

James N. Gillaspy, age 70, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Saturday, October 19, 2019, at his South Centre Twp. home surrounded by his loving family. James was a resident of Bloomsburg all of his life. He was born on Wednesday, October 5, 1949 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late James Gillaspy and Louise (Reibsome) Gillaspy Craig. Throughout his younger...

Dr. Stephen Charles Wallace

Dr. Stephen Charles Wallace

Oct 17, 2019

Dr. Stephen Charles Wallace, age 78, of Bloomsburg, departed this life to be with his Lord and Savior and return to his wife Jeannine (Russell) Wallace on Thursday, October 17, 2019. Stephen was born on Sunday, March 30, 1941 in Huntingdon, PA, a son of the late Harris Taylor Wallace, who passed in 1998 and Ruth (Burkholder) Wallace who passed...

Thomas Edward Shaffer Ii

Thomas Edward Shaffer Ii

Oct 13, 2019

Thomas Edward Shaffer II, age 72, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He was better known as Eddie and was a resident of Bloomsburg all of his life. He was born on Monday, February 10, 1947 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Thomas E. and Elmira (Bankes)...

Jeremy R. Holmes

Jeremy R. Holmes

Oct 5, 2019

Jeremy R. Holmes, age 42, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019, at his South Centre Twp. home, where he lived for the past 6 years. He was born on Friday, January 28, 1977 in Farmingdale, NJ, a son of Roxann (Rager) Holmes of Brick, NJ and the late Robert B. Holmes. On July 6, 2013, Jeremy married...

Donald E. Hock

Donald E. Hock

Oct 5, 2019

Donald E. Hock, age 82, of Bloomsburg, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019. Don and his wife Ginger lived in their home in Dutch Hill for over 51 years. He was born on Sunday, July 11, 1937 in Bloomsburg a son of the late Lester and Mildred (Mosteller) Hock. Throughout his younger years, Don attended the Bloomsburg area schools, and...

Bettejean M. Buckley

Bettejean M. Buckley

Oct 3, 2019

Bettejean M. Buckley, age 92, died on Thursday, October 3, 2019, a resident of Grandview Health and Rehab, Danville. Bettejean was born on Thursday, October 7, 1926 in Wilkes Barre, a daughter of the late George N. and Elizabeth A. (Gallagher) Shiffer. On June 25, 1953, Bettejean married her loving husband, Dennis J. Buckley Sr. who died June 2, 2002....

Betty J. Davila

Betty J. Davila

Oct 3, 2019

Betty J. Davila, age 54, of Bloomsburg, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2019, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Betty was a resident of her home in Bloomsburg for six years and was formerly of Lubbock, TX. She was born on Sunday, September 19, 1965 in Slaton, TX, a daughter of the late Felipe and Margarita (DeLaO) Davila....