Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg
Serving Bloomsburg, PA and surrounding area
Burtus A. Wandell
Jun 12, 2009
Burtus A. Wandell, age 77, of Bloomsburg went to be with the Lord on Friday, June 12, 2009 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville after being admitted on Tuesday, June 2. Burt was born on March 8, 1932 in Berwick, the son of the late Samuel Blaine and Emma (Updegrove) Wandell. He was a 1948 graduate of Shickshinny High...
Richard O. Stauffer
Jun 11, 2009
Richard O. Stauffer, age 55, of 6980 Hillside Drive, Bloomsburg, died Saturday, June 11 , 2009 at the Bloomsburg Hospital. Born on January 13, 1954 in Bloomsburg he was the son of the late Eleanor (Nuefer) Stauffer. He attended the Bloomsburg schools.Mr. Stauffer had been employed by the former Bloomsburg Mills for 25 years as a machine operator and later...
Barbara Bardsley
Jun 2, 2009
Barbara Bardsley, age 87, of 330 West Third St., Bloomsburg died Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at the Bloomsburg Health Care Center. She was a Third Street resident for 11 months, and a resident of East Eight St. for over 50 years.Barbara was born on December 18, 1921 in Exmouth, England, the daughter of William T. and Alice (West) Glover. She...
William R. Miller
May 27, 2009
William R. Miller, age 78, of 69 West Overlook St., Orangeville, was found at his home on Wednesday, May 27. He had been a resident of his Stoney Brook Circle home for five years and previously had lived in Beaver Twp.Mr. Miller was born September 10, 1930 in Williamsport, a son of the late Harold J., and Flossie E. Witchey...
Mark P. Wagner
May 22, 2009
Mark P. Wagner, age 38, of 6 Wolf Manor Drive, Berwick died Friday, May 22, 2009 in Bloomsburg. Mark was born on August 18, 1970 in Bloomsburg, the son of Pam (Eveland) Wagner of Bloomsburg and John Wagner of Berwick. He was a 1988 graduate of Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School. Mark also attended Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke....
E.J. Mchenry
May 7, 2009
E.J. McHenry, age 94, a 58 year resident of 95 East 12th St., Bloomsburg, concluded his journey in life Thursday evening, May 7, in the Bloomsburg Health Care Center where he was a patient for two months. Mr. McHenry was the only son of William E. and Maude J. Johnson McHenry on February 19, 1915 in Orangeville. E.J. attended the...
Sherry Mae Cassel
May 4, 2009
Sherry Mae Cassel, age 65, of 160 West 8th St., Bloomsburg, died Friday Feb 6 in The Bloomsburg Hospital where she had been admitted earlier in the day. Sherry was born May 4, 1943 in Bloomsburg a daughter of the late Robert L. and Dorothy Mensch Corsnitz. Sherry was also the step-daughter of the late Fay A. Corsnitz. She attended...
Daniel R. Hack
Apr 11, 2009
Daniel R. Hack, Sr., age 52, of 270 E. First St., Bloomsburg died Saturday, April 11 at the Bloomsburg Hospital. Dan had been failing health since December of 2008. Dan was born September 4, 1956 in Bloomsburg, the son of the late Donald and Mary (Neaus) Hack. He was a 1974 Graduate of the Bloomsburg High School. Dan was employed...
Robert C. "Bob" Breisch
Apr 9, 2009
Robert C. "Bob" Breisch, age 75, 2999 Columbia Blvd., Bloomsburg died Thursday, April 9 at his residence. Bob was born July 14, 1933 in Main Twp, the son of the late Norman Ray and Cordelia Goldie ( Probst) Breisch. He attended schools in Beaver School in Mainville and Bloomsburg schools. During the Korean War, he served in the U. S....
Mary A. Stief
Apr 4, 2009
Mary A. Stief, age 94, formerly of 11th St. Bloomsburg, died Saturday, April 4, in Hillspring Assisted Living, Springboro, OH. Mary was a resident of the Dayton, OH area since 2006, prior she was a 30 year resident of Bloomsburg and previous to that she was a 30 year resident of the Utica, NY area. Mary was born January 17,...
Jean G. Madden
Apr 1, 2009
Jean G. Madden, age 79, 1021 East Fifth Street, Bloomsburg died Monday, April 1 at Grandview Health Homes, Danville where she had been a resident since April, 2007. Jean had lived on E. Fifth Street for over thirty-five years. Jean was born June 24, 1929 in Bloomsburg, the daughter of the late Thomas A. and Beryl Isobel (Werkheiser) Gorrey. She...
George H. Reichenbach
Mar 22, 2009
George H. Reichenbach, age 79, of Pottsgrove, died Sunday, March 22, 2009 at his residence in East Chillisquaque Township. He had been failing in health since June of 2008. George was born November 13, 1929, in Danville, PA. He was the son of the late Harry and Grace (Cook) Reichenbach. George attended the Danville Area Schools. He was a veteran...
William R. "Hamp" Hampton
Mar 10, 2009
William R. "Hamp" Hampton, age 82, Schoolhouse Road, Buckhorn died Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He had been ill for the past four weeks. Early in life he lived in Bear Gap and later moved to Bloomsburg. He lived in Buckhorn since 1955. Hamp was born July 18, 1926 in Catawissa, the son of the late...
Bruce J. Penman
Feb 18, 2009
Bruce J. Penman, age 86, 89 Reservoir Street, Bloomsburg, died Wednesday, February 18 at his residence surrounded by his family. He had resided on Reservoir Street since 1960. Bruce was born January 17, 1923 in Wilkes-Barre, the son of the late Bruce Wentz and Margaret (Williams) Penman. He was a 1941 graduate of Benton High School. During World War II...
Betty C. Kocher
Feb 9, 2009
Betty C. Kocher, age 91, 1501 St. Rt. 487, died Monday, February 9, 2009 at Balanced Care at Bloomsburg, where she had been a resident since December, 2004. Betty had been a resident of the Lightstreet her entire life. Betty was born August 28, 1917 in Lightstreet, the daughter of the late Paul and Sara (Custer) Greenly. She was a...
Kenneth J. Rosini
Feb 6, 2009
Kenneth J. Rosini, age 66, of 662 Old Berwick Rd., Bloomsburg died Friday, February 6, in the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was admitted January 12. Kenneth was a resident of his current home for 20 years and had been a Bloomsburg resident for 34 years. Ken was born July 2, 1942 in Shamokin a son of the late...
Martha H. Waples
Jan 31, 2009
Martha H. Waples, age 90, a resident of Balanced Care, Bloomsburg for two years and formerly of Espy, died Saturday, January 31 in The Bloomsburg Hospital where she was admitted Tuesday. Martha was born June 30, 1918, in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Clyde and Helen Tubbs Hartman. She was salutorian of the 1936 graduating class of the former...
Gene Louis Hansen
Jan 21, 2009
Gene Louis Hansen, age 78, of 325 Frosty Valley Road, Danville, died Wednesday, January 21 in Dade City, FL. He was formerly a resident of Mechanicsburg for ten years. Gene was born May 9, 1930 in Mt. Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, the son of the late Pielgord and Clara (Karnes) Hansen. He graduated high school in 1948, and joined the...
Paul K. Hummel
Jan 1, 2009
Paul K. Hummel, age 61, died Friday in Balanced Care of Bloomsburg where he had resided since January. Mr. Hummel had been in failing health for two years.Paul was born February 24, 1948 in Berwick a son of the late Paul E. and Betty Dahaba Hummel. He graduated in 1966 from the Munster High School, Munster IN. For 21 years...
Christine B. Dawson
Jan 1, 2009
Christine B. Dawson, age 86, of 2274 Old Berwick Rd., Bloomsburg, died Thursday evening in the Berwick Retirement Village where she had resided since September 2007. Christine was a resident of Espy her entire life. She was born March 20, 1923 a daughter of the late William and Margaret (Hoss) Heckman.Mrs. Dawson attended the former Scott school and was a...


