Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg

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Grace M. Lee

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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...

Bonnie L. Berger

Bonnie L. Berger

Sep 9, 2010

Bonnie L. Berger, age 69, of Shangrila Drive, Bloomsburg, died on Thursday, September 9, 2010 surrounded by her family. She was a resident of her home on Shangrila Drive for the past six years and formerly of Fernville. Bonnie had been failing in health during the past year. Bonnie was born on Friday, June 6, 1941 in Bloomsburg, a daughter...

Donald F. Sharretts

Donald F. Sharretts

Sep 8, 2010

Donald F. Sharretts, age 91, formerly of Orange Street, Berwick, died on Wednesday, September 08, 2010 a resident of the Berwick Retirement Village. He was also a resident of Bloomsburg for many years before moving to his home on Orange Street. Don was born on Friday, April 4, 1919, in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Fred G. and Nellie...

Thomas L. Ohl

Thomas L. Ohl

Sep 6, 2010

Thomas L. Ohl, age 74, of Pony Trail Drive, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly Monday, September 6, at his home. He was a resident of his Hemlock Twp. home since 1968. He was born on Tuesday, December 24, 1935 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Lee F. Ohl and Grace P. (Edwards) Ohl McHenry. Thomas was a 1953 graduate of the...

Harold George Lindner

Harold George Lindner

Sep 3, 2010

Harold George Lindner, age 69, of West Cedar Street, Orangeville, died Friday, September 03, 2010 in the Bloomsburg Hospital Emergency Room. He had been a resident since June at Columbia Montour Home Hospice at Maria Hall in Danville. Harold was born on Sunday, June 22, 1941 in Kenosha, Wisconsin a son of the late Harold E. and Lucille F. Hanson...

Marvin J. Johnson

Marvin J. Johnson

Aug 30, 2010

Marvin J. Johnson, age 84, of Park Avenue, Catawissa, passed away peacefully on Monday evening, August 30, 2010. During the summer months, he also resided at the J&D Campground in Franklin Township. Marvin was born on Saturday, May 29, 1926 in Catawissa, an only son of the late Gerald H. and Sara Creasy Johnson. He was a member of the...

Ada Shearer

Ada Shearer

Aug 27, 2010

Ada Shearer was born in Oldham Lancaster, England. Ada was the daughter of the late Joshua and Amy Byrom Morris. Ada passed away on Friday, August 27 in her home on East Street in Bloomsburg. Ada was a much loved member of the community. She leaves behind her devoted brothers, G. Frederick Morris and Robert Morris and her Shih Tzu,...

Edna Mae Lovett

Edna Mae Lovett

Aug 27, 2010

Edna Mae Eifert Lovett, age 95, formerly of 855 Grovania Drive, Bloomsburg, died on Friday, August 27, 2010 as a patient at the Bloomsburg Health Care Center. She was a resident on Grovania Drive for over nine years until becoming a resident of Bloomsburg Health Care Center. Edna was born on Monday, March 8, 1915 in Bloomsburg, the daughter of...