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....
Robert H. Kase
Nov 16, 2009
Robert H. Kase, age 79, of 26 Susie's Lane Danville, died Monday, November 16, 2009 at his home. He had been in failing health since February. Mr. Kase was a resident of his Hemlock Twp. home since 1956. A son of the late Robert and Martha (Flick) Kase, he was born in Danville on Wednesday, February 19, 1930.Mr. Kase was...
Michael J. Ketchem
Oct 30, 2009
Michael J. Ketchem, age 55, of 278 East 8th St., Bloomsburg, died Friday, October 30, 2009 in the Geisinger Medical Center where he was admitted on Saturday, October 24. Michael has been a Bloomsburg resident his entire life. Born June 1, 1954, in Bloomsburg, Mr. Ketchem was the son of Robert and Ellen (Gearinger) Ketchem, both of Bloomsburg. He graduated...
Robert L. Mcewen
Oct 20, 2009
Robert L. McEwen, age 78, 737 E. Fifth St., Bloomsburg, died Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at his residence. Prior to moving to his Fifth Street residence three and a half years ago, he resided on E. Fourth Street for thirty-eight years. He had been in ill health for the past three years. Robert was born September 28, 1931 in Williamsport,...
Linda G. Booth
Oct 19, 2009
Linda G. Booth, age 64, of 8 Bittersweet Drive, Bloomsburg, died Monday, October 19, at her residence. She had been struggling in health for several years prior to her passing. She is formerly of the Chicago area and resided in Bloomsburg for the past three years. Linda was born Friday, February 2, 1945 in Chicago, Illinois, the only daughter of...
Audrey Ann Mckinstry
Oct 17, 2009
Audrey Ann McKinstry, age 82, of 668 Park St., Bloomsburg, Pa., passed away suddenly on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2009. She had been a resident of Park Street since 1948. Audrey was born in Bloomsburg on May 11, 1927, the daughter of the late Porter B. and Lenna (Applegate) McKinstry. She is survived by one son, Lohr, and his wife, Brandy,...
Burnis B. "Bo" Barton
Oct 10, 2009
Burnis B. "Bo" Barton, age 69, of 54 Oak Lane, Berwick, died Saturday, October 10, 2009 at his home in North Centre Twp. Bo had been in failing health for several years.Mr. Barton was born on Thursday, March 7, 1940 in Martha Gap, VA a son of the late Earl James and Versie Woods Barton. He was a peace time...
Barbara A. Gross
Oct 10, 2009
Barbara A. Gross, age 68, formerly of 100 Leonard St., Bloomsburg, died Saturday, October 10, in the Geisinger Medical Center where she was admitted Monday. Barbara had been in declining health for the past month. She was a resident of her former home for 35 years and had most recently resided at 330 West Third St., Bloomsburg since 2007. Barbara...
