Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg
Serving Bloomsburg, PA and surrounding area
Carlton W. Price Jr.
Jan 22, 2015
Carlton W. Price, Jr., age 70, of Bloomsburg, died on Thursday afternoon, January 22, 2015 at his home in Scott Township. Carlton was born on Thursday, July 20, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland, a son of the late Carlton W. and Thelma (Leidner) Price, Sr. Throughout his younger years, Carlton attended the Baltimore City College High School. Immediately following his education,...
Christina M. (Whelan) Alws
Jan 19, 2015
Christina M. (Whelan) Alws, age 69, of Main Twp., Columbia County died on Monday afternoon, January 19, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family and friends, under the care of Columbia Montour Hospice. Christina had been in failing health for several years. Christina was born on Thursday, May 17, 1945 in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland, a daughter of the...
Carol J. (Marino) Devaney
Jan 16, 2015
Carol J. (Marino) Devaney, age 65, of Bloomsburg, died on Friday afternoon, January 16, 2015 surrounded by her family as a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Carol had courageously battled her ill health for over the past five years. Carol was born on Monday, February 14, 1949 in Wilkes-Barre, a daughter of the late Michael and Agnes...
E. Rhea Miller
Jan 15, 2015
E. Rhea Miller, age 84, of Bloomsburg, died on Thursday morning, January 15, 2015 a resident of Orangeville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center since 2007. Rhea was born on Saturday, December 13, 1930 in Catawissa, a daughter of the late Clarence I. and Bertha S. (Snyder) Miller. Throughout her younger years, she attended the former Scott Township School and graduated in...
Beatrice B. (Baker) Guffey
Jan 12, 2015
Beatrice B. (Baker) Guffey, age 88, of Bloomsburg, died on Monday morning, January 12, 2015 surrounded by her children and under the care of Columbia Montour Hospice. Beatrice was born on Wednesday, April 28, 1926 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Thomas and Laverne (Krum) Baker. Throughout her younger years, she attended and later graduated from the Danville High...
Louis J. Slobinsky Jr.
Jan 12, 2015
Louis J. Slobinsky, Jr., age 83, of Orangeville, died on Monday evening, January 12, 2015 a patient of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Louis had been battling health challenges throughout the past year. Louis was born on Sunday, May 10, 1931 in South Fork, PA, a son of the late Louis J. and Stella (Sobel) Slobinsky, Sr. Throughout his younger...
John L. Paul
Jan 7, 2015
John Lewis Paul, age 88, of Bloomsburg died peacefully at his home under the care of Columbia Montour Hospice on Wednesday morning, January 7, 2015. John was born on Saturday, February 13, 1926 in Williamstown, PA, a son of the late William and Lottie (Updegrove) Paul. John graduated from the Branch Township High School in Llewellyn, PA in 1943, and...
Marlin R. Wagner
Dec 25, 2014
Marlin R. Wagner, age 76, of Bloomsburg, died on Thursday afternoon, December 25, 2014 surrounded by his family, a resident of Orangeville Health and Rehabilitation Center in Orangeville. Marlin was born on Tuesday, June 26, 1938 in Nescopeck, a son of the late John A. and Eva (Keller) Wagner. Throughout his younger years, Marlin attended the Nescopeck area schools and...
Joyce E. (Baylor) Comstock
Dec 24, 2014
Joyce E. (Baylor) Comstock, age 77, of Mifflinville, died on Wednesday evening, December 24, 2014 a resident of Balanced Care at Bloomsburg for the past thirteen years. Joyce was born on November 17, 1937 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Daniel M. and Frances (Fetterolf) Baylor. Throughout her younger years, Joyce attended the Mainville area schools and later graduated...
Sharon Ann Zalonis
Dec 20, 2014
Sharon Ann Zalonis, age 72, of Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly on Saturday evening, December 20, 2014 a patient of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Sharon was born on Saturday, September 12, 1942 in Galveston, Texas, a daughter of the late Adolph M. and Freda (Steinruck) Zalonis. Throughout her younger years, Sharon attended the Bloomsburg area schools and graduated in 1961 from...
Thomas E. Rhone
Dec 19, 2014
Thomas E. Rhone, age 73, of Rupert, died on his birthday Friday evening, December 19, 2014 at his home surrounded by family and under the care of Geisinger-Columbia Montour Home Hospice. Tom was born on Friday, December 19, 1941 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Merle and Hazel (Cashner) Rhone. Tom attended the Bloomsburg area schools throughout his younger...
Keith A. Young, Cw4, U.S. Army Ret
Dec 18, 2014
Keith Avery Young, age 70, of Buckhorn, died on Thursday afternoon, December 18, 2014 a recent patient of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He was born on October 8, 1944 at Bloomsburg Hospital, second son of the late Charles A. and Laurabelle Avery Young. He was raised on a farm in Washingtonville area, which he often shared, was where he...
Henry Morgan Sr.
Dec 7, 2014
Henry Morgan, Sr., age 76, of Bloomsburg, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, December 7, 2014 under the care of his loving wife. Mr. Morgan was born on Wednesday, June 15, 1938 a son of the late Pierce and Clara (Miller) Morgan of Nescopeck. Mr. Morgan was a resident of his current home for 42 years and was formerly...
David J. Wilson
Dec 5, 2014
David J. Wilson, age 60, of Orangeville, died on Friday afternoon, December 5, 2014 at his home and under the care of Geisinger-Columbia Montour Home Hospice. David was born on Wednesday, August 11, 1954 in Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania, a son of Jean (Flory) Wilson of Inverness, Florida and the late John Wilson. Throughout his younger years, he attended the...
Marie E. (Fry) Keller
Dec 4, 2014
Marie E. (Fry) Keller, age 70, of Buckhorn, died on Thursday morning, December 4, 2014 a resident of the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Health Care Center for over a year. Marie was born on Tuesday, April 25, 1944, a daughter of George and Arlene Fry. Throughout her younger years, Marie attended the Bloomsburg area schools and later graduated from the Bloomsburg High School...
Edith "Eadie" (Nuss) Girton
Dec 2, 2014
Edith "Eadie" (Nuss) Girton, age 82, of Bloomsburg, died at her home on Tuesday, December 02, 2014, under the care of Geisinger-Columbia Montour Hospice. Eadie was born on Monday, June 20, 1932 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Thomas and Beatrice (Gower) Nuss. She attended the Bloomsburg High School. For over 10 years, Eadie was the owner and operator...
Jack V. Sorber
Dec 2, 2014
Jack V. Sorber, age 83, of Buckhorn, died on Tuesday evening, December 2, 2014 at his home surrounded by family and under the care of Geisinger-Columbia Montour Home Hospice. Jack was born on Sunday, May 24, 1931, a son of the late Robert P. and Mary C. (Shultz) Sorber. Jack began his education at the Bloomsburg Normal School and later...
Daniel A. Peckne
Dec 2, 2014
Daniel A. Peckne, age 70, of Bloomsburg, died on Tuesday evening, December 2, 2014 a resident of the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Health Care Center where he was a resident for the last three years. Danny was born on Monday, August 7, 1944 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Vincent and Josephine (Geiger) Peckne. Following his graduation from the Berwick High School...
Janet M. (Raudenbush) Sokol
Nov 27, 2014
Janet M. (Raudenbush) Sokol, age 78, a resident of her home in Mt. Pleasant Township for over 40 years, died on Thursday evening, November 27, 2014 a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Janet was born on Friday, June 19, 1936 in Ashland, a daughter of the late William E. and Alverta (Semerod) Raudenbush. Throughout her younger years,...
Helen C. Thackara
Nov 25, 2014
Helen C. (Casey) Thackara, age 94, a life-long resident of Bloomsburg, died on Tuesday afternoon, November 25, 2014, a resident of Grandview Health Homes in Danville. Helen was born on Friday, August 6, 1920 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late William C. and Myrtle (Rishe) Casey. In 1938, Helen graduated from the Bloomsburg High School with her high school...


