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...
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...
