Obituaries
Kent Franklin
Mar 28, 2026
Kent Franklin, 70, formerly of West Front Street, Berwick passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Grandview Nursing & Rehabilitation in Danville where he was a patient.
Born in Plains, Georgia on October 18, 1955, he was a son of the late Curtis and Clara (Schley) Franklin. He resided in New York City prior to moving to Berwick.
Kent was last...
Larry R. Long
Mar 25, 2026
Larry R. Long, 79, of West Main Street, Bloomsburg passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 while under the care of Compassus Hospice.
Born on March 1, 1947 in Bloomsburg, he was a son of the late Robert I. and Naomi (Huffard) Long. He was a lifelong resident of Bloomsburg and a 1966 graduate of Bloomsburg High...
Peter Mastroianni
Mar 21, 2026
Peter Mastroianni passed away peacefully at his Rohrsburg home on March 21, two days after the 50th anniversary of meeting his future wife, and three months before his 80th birthday.
Peter attended Penn State before graduating the Philadelphia College of Art with a BFA in Ceramics. His career in sculpting, modelmaking, and reproduction spanned the fields of fine arts, industrial reproduction,...
Dennis L. Adams
Mar 19, 2026
Dennis L. Adams, age 80, of Millwood Dr., Danville, passed away on Thursday March 19, 2026 at Highlands Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in LaPorte.
Born on May 22, 1945 in Reading, he was the son of the late LeRoy C. and Ellen M. (Frey) Adams. He was a 1963 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School in Shillington. He also graduated from...
Marlene Marie Pawlowski
Mar 16, 2026
Marlene Marie Pawlowski, age 87, of Lake Nuangola, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 16th, 2026, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.
Marlene was born in Glen Lyon, PA on July 8, 1938, to Theodore and Marcella (Lipsky) Pawlowski. She graduated from Newport Township High School and Mount Holyoke College and got her MA in city planning from the University...
Ruth I. (Foust) Fry
Mar 14, 2026
Ruth I. (Foust) Fry, 95, of Ivy Lane, Danville passed away at her home on Saturday morning, March 14, 2026, after an illness.
Born on June 26, 1931 in Mahoning Township, Montour County, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Ruth E. (Weaser) Foust. She was a lifelong resident of Danville and a 1949 graduate of Danville High School.
Ruth...
Shannon M. Stevens-Kriner
Mar 11, 2026
Shannon M. Stevens-Kriner, age 56, of Tannersville, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Wednesday morning March 11, 2026 at her home.
Born in Des Moines, Iowa on April 10, 1969 she was the daughter of the late Karen K. Kimsey.
She graduated from Pocono Mountain High School in 1987. She obtained a B.S. degree from Marywood University, where she was president of...
Sandra Rose Davis
Mar 8, 2026
Sandra Rose Davis, age 74, of Millville, passed away on Sunday March 8, 2026 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
Born on September 25, 1951 in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Mary Rose Carnivalle) LePage.
Surviving is her husband, James W. Davis; son, James W. Davis, Jr., and his wife Carol of Scranton; son, Joseph...
Kathryn B. (Shetterly) Mensch
Mar 7, 2026
Kathryn B. (Shetterly) Mensch, 88, of Boone Road, Bloomsburg passed away peacefully at Glenbrook Nursing and Rehab Center in Berwick on Saturday evening, March 7, 2026.
Born in Liverpool, Perry County, she was a daughter of the late John and Beatrice (Reichenbach) Shetterly. She resided in Bloomsburg since 1947 and was a 1955 graduate of Bloomsburg High School.
Kathryn was employed by...
Clara J. Jones
Mar 4, 2026
Clara Jane Jones, 97, of Danville, passed away peacefully residing at Vintage Knolls on March 4 2026.
She was born on January 23, 1929 to Florence (Smith) Reisenweaver and Wilbur Wilson Reisenweaver in Drums. She was the youngest of four children, Marie (Biscomb), Wilber (Nick) Reisenweaver and Irene (Heidrich).
She graduated from Hazleton High School in 1946, and became a Registered Nurse...
Craig A. Moyer
Mar 2, 2026
Craig A. Moyer, age 67, of Millertown Road, Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday March 2, 2026 at his home after an illness.
Born on October 8, 1958 in Bloomsburg, he was the son of the late Harold “Ding” Moyer and Shirley (Crawford) Moyer. He was a 1976 graduate of Girard High School in Girard, Ohio.
Craig was employed by the former Magee...
Linda May de Berjeois
Feb 27, 2026
Linda May de Berjeois passed away on February 27, 2026, at age 66, in Bloomsburg. Linda was born in Plainfield, NJ, to parents Herbert de Berjeois and Helen McGoldrick.
Linda attended Arthur L. Johnson High School and later attended New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Linda began her career as a Telecommunications Analyst at Drexel Burnham Lambert before transitioning to running a day...
Dennis T. Weiss
Feb 26, 2026
Dennis T. Weiss, 75, of Danville died on Wednesday evening, Feb. 26, 2026, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He had been a resident of The Gardens At Millville for several years.
Born in Bloomsburg on June 30, 1950, he was a son of the late Morris Weiss and Helen (Seese) Stewart. He resided in Danville most of his life and...
Michael G. Fortin
Feb 22, 2026
Michael G. Fortin, 81, formerly of McGuire Road, Bloomsburg passed away Sunday Morning, Feb. 22, 2026, at the Grandview Nursing & Rehabilitation in Danville.
Born in Lewiston, Maine, he was a son of the late Lewis J. and Rita M. (Bourgoin) Fortin. He graduated from high school in Albany, New York and also from an Albany College.
Michael was employed as a...
Dennis R. Eckrote
Feb 20, 2026
Dennis R. Eckrote, Sr., 74, of Sugarloaf Heights Rd., Drums died at his home on Friday morning, Feb. 20, 2026, after an illness.
Born in Hazleton on Oct. 29, 1951, he was a son of the late Russell D. and Johanna L. (Slovik) Eckrote. He resided in Drums for 44 years.
Dennis was a 1969 graduate of West Hazleton High School and...
William L. Whispell, Sr.
Feb 17, 2026
William L. Whispell, Sr., 84 of Fernville, Bloomsburg died at his home on Tuesday morning, Feb. 17, 2026 after an illness.
Born in Mahoning Township, Montour County on Jan. 4, 1942, he was a son of the late William and Katherine (Kessler) Whispell. He was a 1960 graduate of Danville High School and resided in Fernville since 1971.
William was a welder...
Mabel I. (McKane) Swartz
Feb 12, 2026
Mabel I. (McKane) Swartz, age 93, of Danville, passed away on Thursday February 12, 2026 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
Born on January 30, 1933 in Meadowbrook, Long Island, New York, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret P. (Leslie) McKane. She resided in Danville since 1960.
Mabel was employed by the Danville State Hospital as a...
Martha S. (Ploch) Orlaski
Feb 9, 2026
Martha S. (Ploch) Orlaski, 86, of Millville passed away early Monday morning, February 9, 2026 at the Mountain View Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Coal Township, Northumberland County.
Born in Danville on May 18, 1939, she was a daughter of the late George and Lois (Reese) Ploch. She resided in the Millville area most of her life.
Martha was employed at various...
Virginia A. (Bellum) Johns
Feb 8, 2026
Virginia A. (Bellum) Johns, 90, of Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, passed away at her home early Sunday, February 8, 2026 after an illness.
Born in Beaver Township on January 20,1936, she was a daughter of the late Phillip R., Sr. and Dorothy (Buehler) Bellum. She was a 1954 graduate of Beaver Township High School and resided in South Centre Township since...
Edward E. Hutton
Feb 3, 2026
Edward E. Hutton 82, passed away peacefully on February 3, 2026 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
He was born on June 25, 1943 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania to Russel and Phyllis Fornwald Hutton.
Growing up, Ed spent time between the Bloomsburg area and Tampa, Florida. He eventually moved to Benton, Pennsylvania and married the former June L. Young. They had celebrated 36...
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