Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg

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Edward C. Wade

Edward C. Wade

Aug 20, 2019

Edward C. Wade, age 89, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Tuesday, August 20, 2019, a patient of the Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomsburg. Ed was a resident of his home in South Centre Twp. for over 30 years. He was born on Thursday, September 13, 1929 in Newark, NJ, a son of the late Edward and Estelle (Rogers)...

Dr. Raj P. Chopra Md

Dr. Raj P. Chopra Md

Aug 18, 2019

Dr. Raj P. Chopra passed away at the age of 86 on Sunday, August 18th at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA. He was born on August 29th, 1932 in Ludhiana, India. His love of learning led him down the path of medicine. He graduated from Grant Medical College in Bombay, India in 1957. He married his wife Rani in...

Kenneth S. Hower

Kenneth S. Hower

Aug 18, 2019

Kenneth S. Hower, age 68, of Berwick, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019, a patient of the Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bloomsburg where he resided for the past 14 years. He was born on Sunday, July 22, 1951 in Catawissa, a son of the late Kenneth L. and Mary (Macrovich) Hower. Throughout his younger years, Ken attended...

Robert H. Folk Sr.

Robert H. Folk Sr.

Aug 18, 2019

Robert H. Folk, Sr. age 85, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019, at his Scott Twp. residence. Robert was a resident of his home in Bloomsburg for over 58 years. He was born on Wednesday, October 4, 1933 in Berwick, a son of the late Leroy and Josephine (Horrax) Folk. Bob faithfully served his country in the...

Erica  Magagna

Erica Magagna

Aug 5, 2019

Erica Magagna, age 55, passed away at her home in Danville after an incredibly brave and determined 9 year struggle against leukemia. She succumbed only after exploring every possible cure known to science, including some highly experimental ones at the University of Pennsylvania, which she embraced hoping they might not only help her but might lead to breakthrough treatments for...

Shirley D. Clapp

Shirley D. Clapp

Aug 1, 2019

Shirley D. (Sheldon) Clapp, age 96, of Danville, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Shirley was a resident of Vintage Knolls in Danville for the past 5 years. She was born on Monday, May 21, 1923 in Oakham, MA, a daughter of the late Nathan William and Doris Althea (Carpenter)...

Sandra K. (Keller) Romig

Sandra K. (Keller) Romig

Jul 26, 2019

Sandra K. (Keller) Romig, forever 63, of Catawissa, completed her battle with cancer of nine months on Friday evening, July 26, 2019, at her home of thirty-one years surrounded by her family and friends while under the care of Geisinger Home Hospice. Sandra was born on Saturday, September 17, 1955 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Bruce and Ida...

Michele D. Kessler

Michele D. Kessler

Jul 22, 2019

Michele D. Kessler, age 63, left this life on Monday, July 22, 2019, in the presence of her loving family. She had written on the cover of her notebook a quote from Sartre's No Exit: "One always dies too soon or too late. And yet one's whole life is complete at that moment, with a line drawn neatly under it,...

Lillian A. Ottaviani

Lillian A. Ottaviani

Jul 20, 2019

Lillian A. Ottaviani , age 88, of Bloomsburg, died on Saturday, July 20, 2019, a resident of the Sunset Ridge Healthcare Center, Bloomsburg. She was a resident of Bloomsburg since 1958. Lillian was born on Saturday, January 3, 1931 in Summer Hill, New York, a daughter of the late Charles Ripley and Sarah (Eaton) Knickerbocker. She graduated from the Homer,...

Gerald L. Zamit

Gerald L. Zamit

Jul 8, 2019

Gerald L. Zamit, age 75, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019, a patient of the Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by his loving family. Gerald was a resident of his home in Bloomsburg for 45 years. He was born on Monday, December 27, 1943 in Detroit, MI a son of the late Henry J. Zamit and...

Thomas Edward Deater Jr.

Thomas Edward Deater Jr.

Jul 8, 2019

Thomas Edward Deater Jr., age 78, of Danville, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019, at his West Hemlock Twp. home, surrounded by his loving family. Thomas was a resident of his home for the past 14 years. He was born on Sunday, December 1, 1940 in Berwick, a son of the late Thomas Edward Deater, Sr. and Lois (Evans)...

Jean Eileen Jacobs

Jean Eileen Jacobs

Jul 5, 2019

Jean Eileen Jacobs, age 79, of Almedia, died on Friday, July 5, 2019, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Jean was a resident of her home in Almedia for over 50 years. Jean was born on Friday, December 1, 1939 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Orville and Hildred (Hunsinger) Boone. Throughout her younger years, Jean attended...

Shirley Joan Jones

Shirley Joan Jones

Jul 4, 2019

Shirley Joan Jones, age 87, of Bloomsburg, died on Thursday, July 4, 2019, a patient of the Emmanuel Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, Danville. Shirley was a resident of her home in Bloomsburg for over 54 years. She was born on Sunday, July 19, 1931 in Liberty, Nebraska, a daughter of the late Wilbert and Wilma (Wignall) Maine. Throughout her...

Alverna M. Fenstemaker

Alverna M. Fenstemaker

Jul 3, 2019

Alverna M. Fenstemaker, age 96, of Millville, died on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, a patient of The Gardens at Millville in Millville. Alverna was a former resident of Berwick. Alverna was born on Monday, March 12, 1923 in Berwick, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Robert and Gertrude Davis. Throughout her younger years, Alverna attended the Summer Hill one room...

Michael S. Farr

Michael S. Farr

Jun 28, 2019

Michael S. Farr, age 43, of Danville, passed away on Friday, June 28, 2019, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Michael was a resident of his Valley Township home in Danville. He was born on Sunday, April 25, 1976 in Bloomsburg, a son of Shirley (Young) Hack and his stepfather Robert Hack of Bloomsburg and the late John Farr and...

Dennis W. Artley

Dennis W. Artley

Jun 21, 2019

Dennis W. Artley, age 72, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2019, at his Montour Twp. home, where he resided for the past five years. He was born on Sunday, June 1, 1947 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late William and Rhona (Bauman) Artley. Throughout his younger years, Dennis attended the Bloomsburg area schools, where he was...

Santo F. J. Lanzafame

Santo F. J. Lanzafame

Jun 19, 2019

Santo F. J. Lanzafame, age 87, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Wednesday evening, June 19, 2019, a patient of the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. Santo, also known by friends and family as "Sid", was born on Thursday, October 22, 1931 in New York City, NY, a son of the late Anthony and Angeline (Mancuso) Lanzafame. Throughout his younger years, Sid attended...

Marie D. Layos

Marie D. Layos

Jun 14, 2019

Marie D. Layos, age 73, of Bloomsburg, died on Friday, June 14, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her family. Marie was born on Wednesday, November 7, 1945 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Earl and Eva (Beaver) Dershem. Throughout her younger years, Marie attended the Bloomsburg area schools, and later graduated from the Bloomsburg High School in 1963....

Mickey M. Moyer Sr.

Mickey M. Moyer Sr.

Jun 2, 2019

Mickey M. Moyer, Sr., age 63, of Bloomsburg, died on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at his home in Scott Township where he had lived for the past 8 years. Mickey was born on Saturday, August 13, 1955, a son of the late Harold M. Moyer and Shirley Jones of Ohio. In 2005 Mickey married his loving wife the former, Linda...

Larue D. Whiteco

Larue D. Whiteco

Jun 1, 2019

Larue D. Whiteco , age 95, of Bloomsburg, passed into the arms of his Heavenly Father on Saturday, June 1, 2019, a patient of the Geisinger Hospice at Maria Hall in Danville. Larue was a resident of his home that he made with Julia in Almedia for 67 years. Larue was born on Friday, November 30, 1923 in Beaver Township,...