Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg

Serving Bloomsburg, PA and surrounding area

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...

Richard C. Budd

Richard C. Budd

Nov 23, 2011

Richard C. Budd made his final journey to our Lord Wednesday morning, November 23, 2011 at Riverwoods Senior Care Home in Lewisburg, PA. Richard Clayton Budd, a veteran of the Pacific Theater in World War II, former long-time employee of IBM, Corp in New York State and a resident of Lewisburg since 1994 died suddenly Wednesday morning in Riverwoods Senior...

Edward Coladonato

Edward Coladonato

Nov 16, 2011

Edward Coladonato, age 74, of Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg died on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 a patient of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He was a resident of his home in Scott Township for over 25 years. Edward was born on Wednesday, August 18, 1937 in Atlas, PA a son of the late Pantaleon and Elizabeth (Kovach) Coladonato. He attended...

James R. Richeldifler

James R. Richeldifler

Nov 13, 2011

James R. Richeldifler, age 58, of Lightstreet Road, Bloomsburg, died on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at his home. James was born on Friday, December 12, 1952 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late James and Tressa (Temple) Richeldifler. He was a member of the 1971 Graduating Class of Central Columbia High School. For over seven years, James was the caretaker...

Audrey J. Dent

Audrey J. Dent

Nov 5, 2011

Audrey J. Dent, age 95, a long time resident of Lightstreet, died on Saturday, November 5, 2011 a resident of Balance Care at Bloomsburg where she was admitted in December of 2009. Audrey was born on Sunday, January 9, 1916 in Foundryville, PA, a daughter of the late Nevin R. and Laura (Kirkendall) Rarich. She was a member of the...

Ruth 'Betty' E. Hack

Ruth 'Betty' E. Hack

Nov 3, 2011

Ruth E. "Betty" Hack, age 87, of Port Noble Drive, Bloomsburg died on November 3, 2011 a resident of Homeland Center in Harrisburg. She was a life-long resident of the Bloomsburg Area. Betty was born on Saturday, May 3, 1924 in Danville, a daughter of the late Howard and Ruth (Goodall) Patterson. She was a member of the 1942 Graduating...

Mark J. Hollingshead

Mark J. Hollingshead

Nov 3, 2011

Mark J. Hollingshead, age 56, of Orchard Drive, Catawissa died on Thursday, November 3, 2011 at home with family under the care of Columbia Montour Home Hospice. Mark had been battling a recent bout with cancer and had been failing in health since May of 2009. Mark was born on Wednesday, August 24, 1955 in Bloomsburg, a son of Mae...

Stanley M. Heath

Stanley M. Heath

Oct 27, 2011

Stanley M. Heath, age 71, of Catherine St., Bloomsburg, died on Thursday, October 27, 2011 under the care of Columbia Montour Home Hospice while a patient at the Bloomsburg Hospital since Monday. Stanley was born on Monday, July 15, 1940 in Sherman Mills, Maine, a son of the late David and Alma Heath. Throughout most of his working life, he...