Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg

Serving Bloomsburg, PA and surrounding area

Paul H. 'Jinx' Kindt

Paul H. 'Jinx' Kindt

Feb 8, 2012

Paul H. "Jinx" Kindt, age 93, a 50 year resident of Millertown died on Wednesday, February 8, 2012, a resident of Bloomsburg Health Care Center since 2008. Paul was born on Thursday, June 20, 1918 in Mt. Pleasant Township, a son of the late Bruce and Grace (Ruckle) Kindt. Throughout his young life, he attended school at the former Mt....

Harry B. Dewald

Harry B. Dewald

Feb 7, 2012

Harry B. DeWald, age 63, of Park Street, Bloomsburg, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, a patient of Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was also a resident, prior to his home on Park Street, of Fernville and also East Eighth Street in Bloomsburg. Harry was born on Thursday, December 16, 1948 in Bloomsburg the son of the late Jesse H....

Joan A. "Jenny" Levan

Joan A. "Jenny" Levan

Feb 6, 2012

Joan A. "Jenny" LeVan, age 73, of Bloomsburg, died on Monday, February 6, 2012 at her home in Almedia surrounded by her family under the care of Columbia Montour Home Hospice. She has been a resident of her home in Almedia since 1965. Jenny was born on Thursday, December 29, 1938 in Centralia, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late William...

Edward S. Trudnak

Edward S. Trudnak

Feb 4, 2012

Edward S. Trudnak, age 82, of Sunken Heights, Bloomsburg died on Saturday morning, February 4, 2012 at his home surrounded by his family under the care of Columbia Montour Home Hospice. Edward was born on Sunday, June 9, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois a son of the late William and Anna (Tomaszkiewiz) Trudnak. Surviving is his beloved wife of over 13...

Charles J. Inman

Charles J. Inman

Feb 3, 2012

Charles J. Inman, age 68, of Catherine Street, Bloomsburg died unexpectedly on Friday, February 3, 2012 at his residence where he had resided the past five years. Charles was a 30 year resident of Bloomsburg. Charles was born on Saturday, January 1, 1944 in Pleasantville, NJ, a son of Mary McGurk Inman. He was raised by his grandmother, the late...

Dawnna Jean Thomas

Dawnna Jean Thomas

Jan 30, 2012

Dawnna Jean Thomas, age 79, a 45 year resident of Boone Road, Bloomsburg, died on Monday, January 30, 2012 in the Bloomsburg Health Care Center where she had resided since July of 2010. Dawnna was born on Friday, September 30, 1932 in Danville, a daughter of the late Alfred and Gertrude (Stephen) Cooper. She attended the Danville Area Schools. She...

Marlin Craig Weiser

Marlin Craig Weiser

Jan 28, 2012

Marlin Craig Weiser, age 66, of Orangeville, died Saturday morning, January 28, 2012 in the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville where he was admitted on December 27. He was a resident of Orangeville for three years and formerly lived in Nescopeck. Craig was born on Saturday, April 14, 1945 in Danville, a son of the late Marlin Clifford and Martha Ema...

Joan E. Phillips

Joan E. Phillips

Jan 27, 2012

Joan E. Phillips, age 82, of Montour Boulevard, Danville, died on Friday, January 27, 2012. She was a former resident of Stony Brook Circle, Berwick, PA, Budd Lake, NJ and Ocala, Florida. Joan was born on Thursday, December 26, 1929 in Montreal, Canada, a daughter of the late Harold and Pearl (Lydon) Riddell. Throughout her working career, she was employed...

Joseph S. Fenstermacher

Joseph S. Fenstermacher

Jan 26, 2012

Joseph S. Fenstermacher, age 86, a life-long resident of Bloomsburg, died on Thursday, January 26, 2012 after a sudden illness at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Joseph lived his entire adult life in Bloomsburg. Joseph was born on Monday, February 9, 1925 in Columbia County, a son of the late Violet (Bruch) Fenstermacher. Throughout his earlier years, he attended the Bloomsburg...

Elaine C. Hinde

Elaine C. Hinde

Jan 26, 2012

Elaine C. Hinde, age 70, of Bloomsburg, died on Thursday, January 26, 2011 a recent patient of Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Elaine had been enduring a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis for the past 25 years. She and her husband have been residents of the Bloomsburg area for the past 28 years and formerly resided in Seneca Falls, New York....

Judith W. Hanson

Judith W. Hanson

Jan 21, 2012

Judith W. Hanson, age 95, of Bloomsburg, died on Saturday morning, January 21, 2012 after a brief time at Columbia Montour Home Hospice at Maria Hall. She was most recently a resident at Bloomsburg Health Care Center in Bloomsburg. Judith was born on Tuesday, December 19, 1916 in Montevideo, Minnesota the daughter of the late Bert Abbey and Alice Chambers...

Marilyn K. "Toot" Kile

Marilyn K. "Toot" Kile

Jan 17, 2012

Marilyn "Toot" K. Kile, age 71, of West Third Street, Bloomsburg, died on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 a patient at Geisinger Medical Center after a brief illness. She has been a resident of her home on Third Street since July of 1987 and formerly of Ridge Avenue in Bloomsburg "Toot" was born on Tuesday, July 2, 1940 in Bloomsburg, a...

Rose M. Sikorski

Rose M. Sikorski

Jan 16, 2012

Rose M. Sikorski, age 97, formerly of Wonderview, Bloomsburg, died Monday, January 16, 2012 a resident since March of Emmanuel Nursing Center in Danville. Rose was born on Saturday, April 25, 1914 in Manhattan, New York, a daughter of the late Charles and Rose (Verdi) Lopresti. Throughout most of her working career, she was employed by WT Grant Department Stores...

Frances T. Orosz

Frances T. Orosz

Jan 7, 2012

Frances T. Orosz, age 65, of Rosewood Apartments, Berwick, died Saturday morning, January 7, 2012 a resident of Balanced Care at Bloomsburg after being admitted earlier in the week. She was also a resident of her former home on 10th Street in Berwick. Frances had been fighting a battle with ill health since 1998. Frances was born on Monday, January...

Eleanor M. Flowers

Eleanor M. Flowers

Jan 3, 2012

Eleanor M. Flowers, age 89, of Piscataway, NJ and formerly of Fords, NJ for over 50 years, died on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 a patient of the Bloomsburg Hospital in Bloomsburg, PA. Eleanor was born on Wednesday, April 5, 1922 in Perth Amboy, NJ. Mrs. Flowers was a member of the St. Peters Episcopal Church in Perth Amboy, NJ. She...

George William Campbell, Jr.

George William Campbell, Jr.

Dec 30, 2011

George William Campbell, Jr., age 91, of S. Market Street, Bloomsburg, died on Friday, December 30, 2011, a resident of Bloomsburg Health Care for the past four years. He was a long-time resident of Columbia County. George was born on Monday, September 6, 1920 in Elysburg, a son of the late George and Emma (Bell) Campbell. He graduated from the...

John E. Shaffer, Jr.

John E. Shaffer, Jr.

Dec 26, 2011

John E. Shaffer, Jr., age 79, of Tipton, Pennsylvania died on Monday, December 26, 2011 a resident at Valley View Home in Altoona. John was born on Saturday, July 9, 1932 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late John E. and Iva (Walter) Shaffer, Sr. John earned a bachelor's degree from the Bloomsburg State Teachers College in 1956, a master's...

Frederick S. Mercer

Frederick S. Mercer

Dec 20, 2011

Frederick S. Mercer, age 71, of E. Eighth St. in Bloomsburg, died on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 a patient of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He was a resident of his home on Eighth Street for over 20 years and formerly of Fourth Street in Bloomsburg Frederick was born on Friday, September 27, 1940 in Akron, Ohio, a son of...

Dorothy L. Potter

Dorothy L. Potter

Dec 13, 2011

Dorothy L. Potter, age 87, of Cameltown Hill Road, Danville, died Tuesday, December 13 in the Columbia Montour Hospice at The Bloomsburg Hospital. She had been in failing health since November 10. Dorothy was a resident of her Danville area home since 2005. She was born on Wednesday, February 13, 1924 in Berwick, a daughter of the late William and...

Julie Maria Lacey

Julie Maria Lacey

Dec 13, 2011

Julie Maria Lacey, age 36, of Catherine St. Bloomsburg, died Tuesday, December 13. Julie was born on Saturday, November 1, 1975 in Atlantic City, NJ a daughter of Patricia Lacey Inman of Bloomsburg. In 1994, Julie graduated from the Bloomsburg High School and continued her education by obtaining a Phlebotomy Degree at Luzerne County Community College in 2008. She was...