Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg
Serving Bloomsburg, PA and surrounding area
Zella F. Bradley
Feb 9, 2010
Zella F. Bradley, age 78, died Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Emmanuel Nursing Center, Danville, where she had been a resident for the past five years. Prior to moving to Emmanuel Nursing Center, Zella had lived at 4 W. Eighth St., Bloomsburg for forty-five years.. Zella was born March 4, 1931, in Berwick, the daughter of the late Otis J....
Gary W. Fenstermacher
Feb 5, 2010
Gary W. Fenstermacher, ager 67, of 345 Iron Street, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly on Friday, February 5 at his residence. Prior to living on Iron Street, since 1998, he was a resident on 28 Lunger Drive in Bloomsburg. Gary was born on Wednesday, June 3, 1942 in Bloomsburg, the son of the late Woodrow Wilson and Helen (Roan) Fenstermacher. He attended...
Jean M. Deiterich Bowman
Jan 30, 2010
Jean M. Deiterich Bowman concluded her journey in this life on Saturday, January 30 in the Grandview Health Homes in Danville, where she had been a resident for the past ten years. She was born in Bloomsburg on Wednesday, May 20, 1925, a daughter of the late Charles F. and Ethel M. (Fausey) Deiterich. She attended the Bloomsburg Area Schools...
Chris A. Shultz
Jan 27, 2010
Chris A. Shultz, age 40, of 726 Bottom Rd., Millville, died Wednesday, January 27 in the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She had been battling leukemia since July 2009. Chris was born on Sunday, March 16, 1969 in Bloomsburg, a daughter of Dave and Kay Lou (Creasy) Case. She graduated in 1987 from the Millville High School and earned a bachelor's...
Paul L. Showers
Jan 24, 2010
Paul L. Showers, age 80, of 1914 Bloom Road, Danville, died on Sunday, January 24, at the Geisinger Medical Center. He was a resident of his home on Bloom Road since 1968. Paul was born Tuesday, December 10, 1929 in Canton, Ohio, a son of the late Robert and Emma (Whalen) Showers. He attended school in Rush Township. Paul served...
Mary K. Bower
Jan 24, 2010
Mary K. Bower, age 73, of 2213 Bentley Drive, Bloomsburg, died on Sunday, January 24, 2010 in the Geisinger Medical Center where she was admitted suddenly. She was a resident at her home on Bentley Drive for over 19 years. Mary was born on Saturday, May 2, 1936 in Bloomsburg, PA a daughter of the late Charles and Kathryn L....
Doyle E. Hess
Jan 20, 2010
Doyle E. Hess, age 84, of 15 Worman St., went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 20, at the Grand View Health Homes where he was admitted earlier in the day. Doyle had been ill for several years. He was a resident of Espy since September and had previously lived on Fowlersville Road for 43 years. Mr. Hess...
Melvin W. Peifer
Jan 18, 2010
Melvin W. Peifer, age 83, of 20 Windsor Road, Bloomsburg died Monday, January 18, at his home following an illness of several years. Melvin was a resident of his current home for 10 years and previously lived in Millville and New Jersey. Melvin was born September 1, 1926 in Montgomery a son of the late James R. and Lydia Buss...
Thomas "Tom" W. Snyder
Jan 13, 2010
Thomas "Tom" W. Snyder, Sr., age 64, of 12 Terrace Drive, Bloomsburg died with his family at his side on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He was admitted in November 2009. Tom was born on Saturday, August 11, 1945 in Espy, a son of the late Blake and Ruth (Rupp) Snyder. He was a...
Edwin S. "Eddie" Brobst, Jr.
Jan 12, 2010
Edwin S. "Eddie" Brobst, Jr., age 72, of Bloomsburg, died Tuesday, January 12, at the Columbia Montour Hospice at Maria Hall where he resided since Monday. He was a resident of his Main Twp. home since 1972 and formerly resided in Bloomsburg. He had been in failing health for several months. Eddie was born September 26, 1937 in Bloomsburg a...
Marie C. Mcgovern
Jan 11, 2010
Marie C. McGovern, age 93, of 442 W. Main St., Bloomsburg, died on Monday, January 11, 2010 at her home surrounded by her family. Marie was born on Thursday, May 27, 1916 in Wilmington, DE a daughter of the late Peter Leo and Sara (Anderson) Meehan. In 1934, she graduated from the West Catholic Girls High School in Philadelphia. During...
Josephine A. Magaskie
Jan 7, 2010
Josephine A. Magaskie, age 83, formerly of Shamokin died on Thursday, January 7, 2010 in the Grandview Health Home where she was admitted in August 2009. Josephine was born on Friday, July 23, 1926 in Danville, PA a daughter of the late John and Edna (Ritzmand) Gaertner. She was a 1944 graduate and Valedictorian of the St Edward's High School...
Teri M. Laylon
Jan 4, 2010
Teri M. Laylon, age 59, of 110 Sunken Heights Ave., Bloomsburg, died Monday, January 04, 2010 in the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Teri was born on Tuesday, August 8, 1950 in Williamsport, a daughter of the late Joseph Frank and Nora Agnes Jennings Trimarchi. In 1968 Teri graduated from the Loyalsock High School and in 1972 from Shippensburg State College....
Della Ruth Kreisher
Jan 2, 2010
Della Ruth Kreisher, age 81, of 1303 Numidia Drive, died Saturday, January 2, 2010 in the Emmanuel Nursing Center, Mahoning Twp., Montour Co. where she was admitted Tuesday, December 29. She had been in ill health for several months. Della Ruth was born at home in West Hemlock Twp., Montour Co., on Saturday, November 10, 1928. She was the daughter...
Mildred E. "Betty" Shearer
Jan 2, 2010
Mildred E. "Betty" Shearer, age 87, of 377 Bissetts Lane, Bloomsburg, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 2, 2010 with her children at her side in the Geisinger Medical Center where she was admitted Wednesday. She had been in ill health for two years. She was a resident of her Scott Twp. home since 1955. Betty was...
Freda J. Emlet
Jan 1, 2010
Freda J. Emlet, age 80, a resident of Bloomsburg since June 2006 died suddenly Sunday evening in the Geisinger Medical Center Emergency Room. For 40 years Freda was a resident of Camp Hill and prior to moving to Bloomsburg she resided in Mechanicsburg for 10 years. One of 14 children, Freda was born on January 6, 1930 in Mechanicsburg, a...
Frederick W. Evans
Dec 14, 2009
Frederick W. Evans, age 85, of 149 W. Dawalt St., Orangeville, died Monday, December 14, at his home. Born in Wilkes Barre on October 17, 1924, he was a son of the late Evan B. and Florence Vinecomb Evans. Fred was a 1943 graduate of the GAR High School. Upon graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during...
Sandra L. Smith
Dec 12, 2009
Sandra L. Smith, age 57, of Columbia Village, Millville, died on Saturday, December 12, at Grandview Health Homes with her loving family at her side. Sandra had been ill for two weeks. She was a resident of Millville for 8 years and had formerly lived in Stony Brook Circle, Orangeville. Sandra was born Wednesday, December 3, 1952 in Danville a...
Martha E. Hoglund
Dec 4, 2009
Martha E. Hoglund, age 90, a resident of 1017 Fair Street, Mifflinville for 39 years, died Friday, December 4, at the Bloomsburg Hospital after being admitted on Thursday. She was the widow of the late Roy E. Hoglund who died on November 25, 2008. Martha was born on Wednesday, May 21, 1919 in Trenton, New Jersey, the daughter of the...
The Rev. Canon Dr. Robert Howard Pursel
Nov 23, 2009
The Rev. Canon Dr. Robert Howard Pursel, age 67, a resident of 245 West Fifth St., Bloomsburg for 25 years, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at his home. He had been in ill health for the past year. Dr. Pursel was born December 8, 1941 in Bloomsburg, the only child of the late Russell H. and Mary B. (Berger) Pursel....


