All Obituaries

Rolland G. Raber, age 71, of 1159 Lightstreet Rd., Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly of a heart attack in the emergency room of the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital at 11:34 a. m. Friday, November 16, 2018. Born in Berwick on April 5, 1947, he was the son of Clifford  R. and Laura A. (Nevel) Raber. He resided in Bloomsburg for many years. After graduating from Berwick Area High School in 1966, he was drafted into the U. S. Army. Rolland served his country as a starlight-sniper on the DMZ...

Russel O. "Pappy" Roberts, age 82, of  91 Schoolhouse Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home Sunday morning, November 11, 2018 after an illness of two years. Born in Bloomsburg on May 6, 1936, he was the son of the late Henry R. and Helen (West) Roberts.  A lifelong resident of Bloomsburg, he was a 1954 graduate  of Bloomsburg High School. Pappy was employed by the former TRW, Corp., in Danville for many years, retiring in 2001.  An active member of the Trinity...

The Rev. Sterling Willard Bristol, age  68, River Hill Drive, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania went home with his Lord after church on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at 12 noon, at the Geisinger Medical Center, in Danville. He was born on February 3, 1950 in Hartford, Conn. a son of Winifred Marie (Martin) Bristol  of New Hartford, Conn. and the late Willard H. Bristol. After a severe accident  when he was seventeen, he was told he would not be able to continue his education. Sterling...

Mary L.  Williams, age 89, of 44 Stacey Lane, Middleburg, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, November 2, 2018 while a guest at Emmanuel Center For Nursing in Danville, where she resided since May, 2017. Born in Shamokin on August 8, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Mary (Schaum) Wertz. She was a 1947 graduate of Mt. Carmel High School and a 1951 graduate of Temple University Hospital School of Nursing. Following college, she returned to Mt. Carmel to care...

Clare A. (McDonald) MacMahon, age 88,  of 257 Ashton Hollow Road, Catawissa, died at 10 p. m. Friday, November 2, 2018 at The Gardens of Orangeville where she resided  since May, 2017. Born in Brooklyn, New York on July 23, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Peter F.  and Blanche T. (Stein) McDonald. She resided in the Catawissa area since 1970. Clare was a graduate of St. Brendan Catholic High School, Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1948. She was employed as a secretary in her...

William Miller Millar, age 93, formerly of Danville and  New Providence and Summit, New Jersey, died at the Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Born in Washington, D. C. on May 28, 1925, he was a son of the late Julian Zimmerman and Dolores (Miller) Millar. He resided in New Jersey much of his life before moving to Danville to live with his son several years ago. He was a graduate of the Peddie School in Hightstown, New Jersey and also of New York...

Daniel Lee Jeirles, age 57, 7 Rhodomoyer Rd., Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday morning, October 27, 2018. Born in Williamsport on April 29, 1961, he was the son of the late  Ardell L. and Margaret P. (Hughes) Jeirles. He resided in Mt. Pleasant Township for 20 years and previously lived in Berwick. Dan was last employed at the Mount Pleasant Mills Auto Wreckers salvage yard in Mount Pleasant Mills. His hobbies were hunting and fishing. Surviving are two...

Linda S. (Seidel) Fox, age 66, of 330 W Third St, Bloomsburg, died at 6:55 AM, Thursday, November 1, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, where she was admitted on Tuesday. Born on September 1, 1952 in Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of the late Eugene A. and Frances Elaine (Webb) Seidel. Most of her life was spent in Catawissa and Bloomsburg. She was a 1970 graduate of Bloomsburg High School. Linda was employed as a cook at various restaurant's in the Bloomsburg/Catawissa area. She...

Linda J. (Hess) Brown Klann, age 75, 1031 Ridge Road, Bloomsburg (Lightstreet) died at 6:40 p. m. Saturday, October 27, 2018, at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on January 25, 1943 she was the daughter of the late Robert O. and Nina M. (Goss) Hess.  She grew up in Raven Creek and lived in Rohrsburg before moving to Lightstreet 34 years ago. Linda was a member of the Rohrsburg Christian Church. She was employed by the former Magee Carpet...

Joseph L. LaGasse, age 86, of 3654 Talanca Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 6: 40 p. m. Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at Sunset Ridge Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Scott Township where he was a patient for eight days. Born on December 18, 1931 in Madawaska, Maine, he was a son of the late Henry and Odil (Raymond) LaGasse. He resided in Bloomsburg since 1980 and previously lived in Kingston, New York. Joe was last employed as an operating engineer, working out of the Newark, New Jersey...