Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Bloomsburg

Serving Bloomsburg, PA and surrounding area

Evelyn K. Tressler

Evelyn K. Tressler

Dec 28, 2008

Evelyn K. Tressler, age 87, a twelve year resident of 316 N. Montour St., Montoursville, died Sunday, December 28. She was formerly of RD Muncy and Bloomsburg. Evelyn was born July 11, 1921 in Bloomsburg, the daughter of the late Benjamin and Ruth (Mowery) Krum. She was a 1939 graduate of Bloomsburg High School. Evelyn was a devoted housewife and...

Alberta Edwards

Alberta Edwards

Dec 23, 2008

Alberta Edwards, age 76, a resident of 168 County Line Road, Danville died Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at her residence. Formerly of Manhattan, NY; Centereach, Long Island; Delancey, NY; Benton, PA, and Leesburg, FL. Alberta was born July 18, 1932, in Manhattan, NY, the child of the late Albert E. Oeding and Gladys McIntosh. Following graduation of high school, Alberta...

Leona M. Austin

Leona M. Austin

Dec 22, 2008

Leona M. Austin, age 91, a fifty-nine year resident of 503 W. Ninth Street, Bloomsburg, died Monday, December 22, at Balanced Care of Bloomsburg where she had resided since April. Leona was born September 8, 1917 in Beaver Township, PA, the daughter of the late Herbert and Hannah (Trumball) Longenberger. She graduated from Bloomsburg High School in 1934 working as...

Betty Ruth (Keller) Luchak

Betty Ruth (Keller) Luchak

Dec 20, 2008

Betty Ruth (Keller) Luchak, age 75, a resident of 379 East Third Street since 1935, and 330 W. Third Street, Bloomsburg since 1994 died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at the Bloomsburg Hospital. Betty Ruth was born May 4, 1933 in Bloomsburg, the only child of the late Rutter Lynn and Alice Woodford (Williams) Keller. She was a 1951 graduate of...

Pearl L. Shaffer

Pearl L. Shaffer

Dec 19, 2008

Pearl L. Shaffer, age 79, 717 Locust Street, Bloomsburg, died Friday, December 19 at Orangeville Nursing and Rehab Center. Pearl had resided on Locust St. since 1954, prior to that she lived on the family farm on Shaffer Road, Scott Township. Pearl was born March 11, 1929 in Scott Township, the daughter of the late Roy C. and Lillian (Sitler)...

Kenneth S. Taylor

Kenneth S. Taylor

Dec 17, 2008

Kenneth S. Taylor, age 75, 700 E. Third Street, Bloomsburg, died Wednesday, December 17 at his residence. He had been a Bloomsburg resident for over forty years. He had been in ill health since October. Ken was born May 12, 1933 in North Adams, MA, the son of the late Hugh and Anna (Walsh) Taylor. He was a 1951 graduate...

Clifton M. Wolfe

Clifton M. Wolfe

Dec 9, 2008

Clifton M. Wolfe, age 97, 420 Shaffer Road, Bloomsburg, died Tuesday, December 9 at Bloomsburg Hospital where he had been admitted Monday. Prior to moving to Shaffer Road, Clifton had lived at 1081 Market St., Bloomsburg for 67 years. Clifton was born November 16, 1911 in Mifflinville, the son of the late Aaron and Amanda (Redline) Wolfe. He was a...

Olive Blanche Hall

Olive Blanche Hall

Dec 4, 2008

Olive Blanche Hall, age 92, passed away on December 4, 2008 at Berwick Retirement Village where she had resided since April, 2003. She had formerly lived at Bloomsburg Towers and on Port Noble Drive, Bloomsburg.Blanche was born January 26, 1916 in Briar Creek, the daughter of the late Raymond and Pearl (Mourey) Farrell. Most of her working life she was...

Roy E. Hoglund

Roy E. Hoglund

Nov 25, 2008

Roy E. Hoglund, age 91, 1017 Fair St., Mifflinville, died Tuesday, November 25 at Berwick Hospital where he had been admitted earlier in the day. Roy had lived on Fair St. for the past thirty-eight years. Roy was born February 19, 1917 in Bayonne, NJ, the son of the late Carl and Svea (Silen) Hoglund. He attended Lyndhurst High School,...

Dwight D. Norquest

Dwight D. Norquest

Nov 22, 2008

Dwight D. Norquest, age 47, of 724 Rhodes Street, Bloomsburg, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 22. He was born May 24, 1961 in Berwick, a son of Erma J. (Markle) Norquest of Bloomsburg and the late Robert O. Norquest.Dwight had been a resident of his South Centre Township home for 23 years. He was a...

Bernadine M. Krum

Bernadine M. Krum

Nov 20, 2008

Bernadine M. Krum, age 92, 110 Friar Road, Bloomsburg died Thursday, November 20 at her residence of over fifty years. She had been in ill health for the past two months. Bernadine was born November 13, 1916 in Danville, the daughter of the late William and Mary (Manning) Miller. She attended Danville area schools. She attended St. John Lutheran Church....

William Ellis Beyer

William Ellis Beyer

Nov 14, 2008

William Ellis Beyer, age 94, died Friday, November 14, 2008 at Bloomsburg Health Care where he had resided since February e, 2003. Prior to moving to Bloomsburg Health Care he lived at 2733 Riverview Ave., Espy. William was born May 28, 1914 in Danville, the son of the late William S. and Wilhemina (Morgan) Beyer. He attended Bloomsburg High School....

Marion "Pat" John

Marion "Pat" John

Nov 12, 2008

Marion "Pat" John, age 98, a seven year resident of Harrisburg Grayson View and formerly of Bloomsburg died November 12, 2008 at the Carolyn Croxton Slane Residence affiliated with Hospice of Central PA.Pat was born October 2, 1910 in Lightstreet, the daughter of the late James and Emma (Faux) Patterson. She attended Bloomsburg High School.Pat was a member of St....

Jane M. Barndt

Jane M. Barndt

Nov 10, 2008

Jane M. Barndt, age 94, died Monday, November 10 at Balanced Care at Bloomsburg where she had resided for the past five years. Prior to moving to Balanced Care, Jane lived at 146 E. Fourth St., Bloomsburg. Jane was born March 22, 1914 in Harrisburg, PA, the daughter of the late Joseph and Nettie Mencer. She was a graduate of...

Kenneth G. Sneidman

Kenneth G. Sneidman

Nov 9, 2008

Kenneth G. Sneidman, age 82, 126 Ridge St., Almedia, died Sunday, November 9 at his residence. He had lived on Ridge St. for fifty-eight years. He had been seriously ill for the past month.Kenneth was born December 15, 1925 in Lime Ridge, the son of the late James A. and Beatrice O. (Cain) Sneidman. He was a 1943 graduate of...

Miriam E. "Mim" Kuziak

Miriam E. "Mim" Kuziak

Nov 8, 2008

Miriam E. "Mim" Kuziak, age 77, Kramer Hill Road, Benton, died Saturday, November 8 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville where she had been admitted October 25. Prior to moving to Benton five years ago with her daughter and son-in-law, Miriam lived at 576 W. Main St., Bloomsburg for forty-four years. Miriam had been in ill health for two years.Miriam was...

Robert O. Norquest

Robert O. Norquest

Nov 3, 2008

Robert O. Norquest, age 80, of Draketown Road, Bloomsburg, departed from his loving family on November 3 at Bloomsburg Hospital where he had been admitted on Saturday. He had been in ill health for three years. Robert was born January 22, 1928 in the upper end of Shickshinny Valley of Columbia County, the son of the late Edward, Sr. and...

Theresa Shustack

Theresa Shustack

Oct 17, 2008

Theresa Shustack, age 79, 463 Scotch Valley Drive, Bloomsburg, PA died Friday, October 17, 2008 at Columbia Montour Hospice at Maria Hall, Danville, PA where she had been a resident for two weeks ago. She had been in ill health since February. Mrs. Shustack had resided on Scotch Valley Drive since 1988. Theresa was born October 1, 1929 in West...

Margaret Girton

Margaret Girton

Oct 17, 2008

Margaret Girton, age 87,of 278 East Sixth Street, Bloomsburg died on October 17, 2008 at Autumn Grove Cottage, Spring, Texas. Margaret was born May 14, 1921 in Mount Carmel, the daughter of the late Lewis G. Barnes and Anna (Stefanski) Barnes. She graduated from Elysburg High School. She was first employed by the former Columbia Silk Mill, and most recently...

Ralph W. "Joe" Remley

Ralph W. "Joe" Remley

Oct 12, 2008

Ralph W. "Joe" Remley, Jr., age 84, 197 E. 11th St., Bloomsburg, died Sunday, October 12 at Bloomsburg Health Care Center where he had been a resident since March. Joe had lived on E. 11th St. for 40 years. Joe was born September 4, 1924 in Orangeville, the son of the late Ralph W. and Mabel P. (Bower) Remley. He...