Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg

Serving Bloomsburg, PA and surrounding area

Margaret Mae Fry

Margaret Mae Fry

Jul 12, 2011

Margaret Mae Fry, age 78, of Catherine St., Bloomsburg, died Tuesday, July 12, 2011 in the Laurel Center of Hamburg, PA. She had been in failing health for several months. Margaret was born on Saturday, December 3, 1932 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Lloyd and Gladys Vedder Lidgard. She was a graduate of the Bloomsburg High School. For...

Cora Jean Temple

Cora Jean Temple

Jul 10, 2011

Cora Jean Temple, infant daughter of Craig Temple and Paula (White) Sullivan, died Sunday, July 10, 2011 in the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Surviving in addition to her parents are four brothers: Tylere Temple, Bryan Welliver, Kyle Temple and Dustin Sullivan; maternal grandparents: Gary and Bonnie (Bowman) White of Crestview FL; paternal grandparents: Robert L. and Brenda J. (Neaus) Temple...

Orest M Garin

Orest M Garin

Jul 9, 2011

Orest M. Garin, age 90, a resident of The Meadows at Maria Joseph Manor, Danville, died Saturday, July 9, in the Geisinger Medical Center. Mr. Garin was formerly a 47 year resident of Whitehouse Station, NJ. Born on Friday, March 18, 1921 in New York City, Orest was a son of the late Charles and Louise Keller Garin. In 1939,...

Sharon E. Bingaman

Sharon E. Bingaman

Jul 9, 2011

Sharon E. Bingaman, age 67, a 10 year resident of Poplar Street, Bloomsburg, died Saturday, July 9, 2011 in the Bloomsburg Hospital following a brief illness. Sharon was born on Wednesday, July 21, 1943 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Lawrence and Doris Schneider Grassley and was the step-daughter of Edna Grassley of Danville. She attended the Bloomsburg High...

Nellie S. Edwards

Nellie S. Edwards

Jul 3, 2011

Nellie S. Edwards, age 87, a life long resident of Columbia County, died Sunday, July 3, 2011 in Bloomsburg Health Care Center where she was a short term resident. Nellie was born on Thursday, August 16, 1923 in Catawissa, a daughter of the late Emmanuel and Bessie Steinruck Singley. She graduated from the Catawissa High School in 1941. For 25...

Helen T. Coalision

Helen T. Coalision

Jun 24, 2011

Helen Theresa Stugrin Coalision, age 93, of Clearview Avenue, Bloomsburg, died on Friday, June 24, 2011 a patient of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. She had been in failing health for several years. Since May 2010, she was a resident of Maria Joseph Manor in Danville. Helen was born on Sunday, December 2, 1917, in Mt. Carmel, a daughter of...

Clinton B. Robbins

Clinton B. Robbins

Jun 12, 2011

Clinton B. Robbins, age 77, of Hillside Road, Bloomsburg, died on Sunday morning, June 12, 2011 at home with his wife, of 57 years, by his side. He lived on Hillside Road for over 50 years. Following many battles with health challenges over the past few years, Clint returned home under hospice care. Clint was born on Monday, October 16,...

Noelle M. Stoker

Noelle M. Stoker

Jun 7, 2011

Noelle M. Stoker, age 64, of West Main St. Bloomsburg, died on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at her home with her husband at her side. She was a resident of West Main St. since 1969 and formerly lived on First Street. Noelle was born on Friday, August 9, 1946 in Jamestown, NY, a daughter of the late Erie Mattocks and...

George H. Houser

George H. Houser

Jun 5, 2011

George H. Houser, age 76, of Zion Grove, PA died on Sunday June 5, at the home of his brother and sister-in-law in Mifflinville. George was a resident of his Beaver Twp. home for 44 years and previously lived in Lime Ridge. George was born on Thursday, November 29, 1934 in Shumans, PA one of fourteen children of John and...

Thecla M. Roadarmel

Thecla M. Roadarmel

Jun 4, 2011

Thecla M. Roadarmel, age 91, formerly of Zehner Street, Bloomsburg died on Saturday, June 4, 2011 a resident at Bloomsburg Health Care Center where she resided since January 2004. Thecla was born in Mt. Carmel on Tuesday, May 4, 1920 a daughter of the late Leo and Matilda Schneider. She resided in Bloomsburg since the early 1930's and graduated from...

Gertrud A. Viets

Gertrud A. Viets

Jun 2, 2011

Gertrud A. Viets, age 90, formerly of Bloomsburg, died on Thursday, June 2, 2011 a resident of Magda's Family Care Home in Phoenix, Arizona. She has resided in Arizona with family for the past ten years. Gertrud was born on Friday, July 2, 1920 in Schollene, Germany, a daughter of the late Karl and Anna (Behrand) Meyer. For over 28...

Jose Enrique Torres

Jose Enrique Torres

May 26, 2011

Jose Enrique Torres, age 60, of Montour Boulevard, Bloomsburg, died May 26, 2011 at his residence. He was a resident on Montour Boulevard for over 20 years. Jose was born on Tuesday, December 5, 1950 in Puerto Rico, a son of the late Heriberto and Carlita (Sanchez) Torres. For over 11 years, he was employed by the former Catawissa Lumber...

Walter Breitenmoser

Walter Breitenmoser

May 8, 2011

Walter Breitenmoser, age 95, of West Twelfth Street in Bloomsburg, died Sunday morning, May 8, 2011 surrounded by family at his home under the care of Columbia Montour Home Hospice. He was a resident of his home in Bloomsburg for over 34 years. Walter had been failing in health for the past four years. Walter was born on Tuesday, September...

Wendy M. Mowery

Wendy M. Mowery

May 5, 2011

Wendy M. Mowery, age 43, a 12 year resident of East Fourth St., Bloomsburg, died Thursday, May 5, at her home. She had been ill since October 2009. Wendy was born September 7, 1967 in Pheonixville, PA a daughter of Sharon (Richart) Long of Bloomsburg. She graduated from the Bloomsburg High School in 1985. Wendy was last employed by the...

Mary Lou Long

Mary Lou Long

May 4, 2011

Mary Lou Long, age 82, of Dug Road, Bloomsburg, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 surrounded by her family, at her residence in Madison Township under the care of Columbia Montour Home Hospice. She was a resident of her home on Dug Road for over 39 years. She had been failing health since November of last year. Mary Lou was...

Donna L. Brobst

Donna L. Brobst

May 2, 2011

Donna L. Brobst, age 57, of VFW Home Lane, Catawissa, went home to be with her savior on Monday, May 2, 2011 at her home. She was a resident of her Catawissa Twp. home for 33 years and formerly had lived on Old Berwick Rd., Bloomsburg. She had been ill for 4 ½ years. Donna was born December 12, 1953...

Howard L. Mccloughan

Howard L. Mccloughan

Apr 30, 2011

Howard L. McCloughan, age 85, of Millville Rd. Bloomsburg died unexpectedly Saturday, April 30. 2011 at his home. Howard was the only child of the late Warren and Velma Hartzell McCloughan. He attended the Bloomsburg High School and served with the US Army Air Corp during World War II. Most of his working career Howard was a truck driver. He...

Mae Lucille Shaffer

Mae Lucille Shaffer

Apr 29, 2011

Mae Lucille Shaffer, age 93, of Locust Street, Bloomsburg died on Friday, April 29, 2011a patient of Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. She was a resident of her home on Locust Street since 1954 and formerly of the family farm in Scott Township. Mae was born on Tuesday, April 9, 1918 in Scott Township, a daughter of the late Roy...

Gary T. Wassmer

Gary T. Wassmer

Apr 24, 2011

Gary T. Wassmer, age 50, of Cooper Twp., Montour Co., died Sunday, April 24, at his home following a brief illness. He was a resident of Cooper Twp. since 2002. Born November 14, 1960 in Honesdale, PA he was a son of the late Gail A. (Gustin) Wassmer and Lester A. Wassmer of Binghamton NY. After graduating from the Chenango...

Beverly J. Aungst

Beverly J. Aungst

Apr 22, 2011

Beverly J. Aungst, age 70, of Jefferson St., Bloomsburg, died on Friday, April 22, 2011 at her home. She had been in ill health since 2007. She was a resident of Jefferson St. for 36 years and had previously lived on West Main St., Bloomsburg and also in Buckhorn. Beverly was born on Saturday, April 5, 1941 in Bethlehem, a...