Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg
Serving Bloomsburg, PA and surrounding area
Lila Mae Tischler
Nov 5, 2010
Lila Mae Tischler, age 84, of Stoney Brook Circle, Orangeville, died on Friday evening, November 5, 2010, a resident of Bloomsburg Health Care Center. She had been a resident since May of 2010. Lila was born on Tuesday, December 15, 1925 in Pittston, a daughter of the late Melvin and Edith Santee Geib. She attended the Wyoming High School. Throughout...
Glenn E. Raup
Nov 4, 2010
Glenn E. Raup, age 75, of Bloomsburg, died on November 11, 2010 in Bonita Springs, Florida. He was a Bloomsburg resident his entire life, but throughout his later years he would winter in Bonita Springs. Glenn was born on Friday, September 6, 1935 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Paul F. and Eva I. (Rider) Raup. He was a...
Helen F. Meeker
Nov 2, 2010
Helen F. Meeker, age 95, of 11th Street in Bloomsburg, died suddenly on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 in Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. She was admitted Sunday morning following a sudden illness. Helen was born on Saturday, January 9, 1915 in Berwick, a daughter of the late Leonard R. and Harriet Deiterick Gearhart. She was a member of the 1932...
Lee D. Walter
Oct 31, 2010
Lee D. Walter, age 91, of Glenn Avenue, Bloomsburg, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, October 31, 2010. He was cared for and nurtured with much love and compassion by the staff of Columbia Montour Home Hospice at Maria Hall in Danville. Lee was born on Saturday, February 1, 1919, in Bloomsburg, a son of the late...
John Stugrin
Oct 21, 2010
John Stugrin, age 97, formerly of Catawissa, a resident of Dushore and Laporte since 2004, died Thursday, October 21, in The Highlands Care Center, Laporte. John was born Sunday, October 12, 1913 in New York, New York, a son of the late Samuel and Theresa Boback Stugrin. John attended a one room school in the Numidia area. During World War...
Verna Rakocy
Oct 19, 2010
Verna Rakocy, age 88, of Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, died on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, a resident of Balanced Care at Bloomsburg. Prior to her residence in Bloomsburg, she was also a resident of Kane, Pennsylvania prior in her life. Verna was born on Wednesday, April 19, 1922, in Mt. Carmel, a daughter of the late Walter and Sophia Grenda....
Angelo M. Bafile
Oct 19, 2010
Angelo M. Bafile, age 86, of 300 Leader Dr. Williamsport, died Tuesday, October 19, 2010 in Manor Care North Nursing Home where he resided since March. Previously, he was a resident of Fritzingertown Nursing Home, Drumms. Angelo was born on Tuesday, April 8, 1924 in Berwick one of nine children of Bonafucio and Irene Necchrini Bafile. Angelo was honorably discharged...
Grace M. Lee
Oct 16, 2010
Grace M. Lee, age 95, formerly of West 11th St. Bloomsburg, died Saturday, October 16, 2010 in the Orangeville Nursing and Rehab Center, Orangeville where she had resided for six years. Born on Wednesday, August 25, 1915 in Bendertown, Fishing Creek Twp., Grace was a daughter of the late Ray and Geraldine Eveland Deittrick. In 1934, she graduated from the...
Harriet S. Everett
Oct 15, 2010
Harriet S. Everett, age 90, formerly of Stony Brook Circle, Orangeville, died on Friday, October 15, 2010 a resident of Loyalton of Bloomsburg. She was a resident of Loyalton since this past July. Harriet was born on Sunday, July 4, 1920, in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Leroy and Ruth Fields Shoemaker. She was a graduate of the Bloomsburg...
Maude I. Dent
Oct 6, 2010
Maude I. Dent, age 88, of Main Street in Lightstreet, died on Wednesday, October 06, 2010, as a resident of Balanced Care at Bloomsburg. She was a resident of her home in Scott Township for over 55 years. Maude was born on Saturday, October 8, 1921 in North Centre Township, a daughter of the late Raymond and Pearl Bower Keller....
Romona A. Mayes
Oct 5, 2010
Romona A. Mayes, age 61, of Millertown Road, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at her residence. She resided at her home in Mount Pleasant Township for the past 12 years. Romona was born Wednesday, October 6, 1948 in Brigham City, Utah, a daughter of the late Roy and Ruth Peeples Bragger. She was a member of the...
Thomas B. Bojako
Oct 3, 2010
Thomas B. Bojako, age 83, of Lightstreet Road, Bloomsburg, died on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at his home surrounded by his children. Thomas had been failing in health for the past two years. He was a resident of his home in Bloomsburg for the past 20 years and formerly of Wildwood, New Jersey for ten years and also Coatsville, Pennsylvania...
Suzanne B. Garguilo
Oct 1, 2010
Suzanne B. Garguilo, age 63, formerly of East Setauket, New York, died Friday, October 1, 2010 a resident of Balanced Care at Bloomsburg. She was a resident of Setauket, New York for over 40 years and was a resident of Balanced Care at Bloomsburg for the past 18 months. Suzanne was born on Saturday, August 2, 1947, in West Hempstead,...
Antonio Frazao
Sep 30, 2010
Antonio Frazao, age 93, of Port Noble Drive, Bloomsburg, died on Thursday, September 30, 2010, a resident of Bloomsburg Health Care Center. Formerly of Bridgeport, Connecticut, he and his wife were residence of Bloomsburg since 1994. Antonio had been failing in health for the past four years. Antonio was born on Friday, September 28, 1917 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, a...
Richard M. "Dick" Bowman
Sep 30, 2010
Richard M. "Dick" Bowman, age 81, of 3rd Street in Espy, Bloomsburg, died suddenly on Thursday, September 30, 2010 in the Bloomsburg Hospital ER after being stricken at the Bloomsburg Fair. Dick was born on Thursday, June 27, 1929 in Orangeville, a son of the late Millard M. and Ida Crawford Bowman. He was a member of the 1948 Graduating...
Richard S. Emmons
Sep 28, 2010
Richard S. Emmons, age 62, of Poor House Rd., Catawissa, died Tuesday, September 28 at his home. He was born July 25, 1948 in Gorham, Maine, a son of the late Ralph Taylor and Violet Pennell Emmons. Richard attended the Bonny Eagle High School in Buxton, ME. He was most recently employed for the past 16 years by the Press-Enterprise...
Lee Charles Hopple, Ph.D.
Sep 26, 2010
Lee Charles Hopple, Ph.D., of 925 Market Street, Bloomsburg, devoted husband, father, and grandfather passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Sunday, September 26, 2010 surrounded by his loving family. He was 77 years old and in ill health for the past 1 ½ years. He was born on Thursday, January 5, 1933 in Pottsville, the son of the late Ethel...
Frances M. Riggs
Sep 22, 2010
Frances M. Riggs, age 88, formerly of Williams Street in Bloomsburg, died on Wednesday, September 22, 2010 a patient of the Buffalo Valley Nursing Home. She was a resident of Buffalo Valley since 2008. Frances was born on Saturday, June 3, 1922 in Mt. Pleasant Township, a daughter of the late James and Harriet Eves Mordan. She was a member...
John Jacob "Jake" O'Brien, Jr.
Sep 19, 2010
John Jacob "Jake" O'Brien, Jr. age 26, of Main Street, Lightstreet died on Sunday, September 19, 2010 in the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital following an automobile accident that occurred on late Saturday evening. Jake was born on Wednesday, February 22, 1984 in Berwick, a son of John O'Brien, Sr. of Lightstreet and the late Susan M. Perreault on July 27,...
Gladys Ruth Rhodes
Sep 12, 2010
Gladys Ruth Rhodes, age 83, of Numidia, died on Sunday, September 12, 2010 a resident of Emmanuel Nursing Center in Danville. Gladys was a resident of her home in Numidia for over 50 years. She had been failing in health since February. Gladys was born on Wednesday, May 4, 1927 in Mifflinville, a daughter of the late William and Annamary...


