Obituaries
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...
Christine F. (Bixler) Peet
Feb 2, 2026
Christine F. (Bixler) Peet, age 75, of Shaffer Rd., Bloomsburg, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Monday February 2, 2026 at her home.
Born in Shamokin on November 15, 1950, she was the daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Broveg) Bixler.
Christine was a home health aide for many years of her life.
Surviving is her husband, Charles R. “Chuck” Peet, with whom...
Joan S. Dalton
Jan 29, 2026
Joan S. Dalton, age 84, of W. Third St., Bloomsburg and formerly of Stillwater, passed away on Thursday January 29, 2026 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
Born on June 11, 1941 in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Zygmund S. and Sophie Derkowski. She resided in Bloomsburg for the past five years and had...
Laura R. (Albertson) Titman
Jan 28, 2026
Laura R. (Albertson) Titman, age 82, of East Third St., Mifflinville, passed away on Wednesday January 28, 2026 at First Health Hospice House in West End, North Carolina.
Born on December 6, 1943 in Orangeville, she was a daughter of the late Wilson I. and Helen M. (Thomas) Albertson. She was a 1961 graduate of Central Columbia High School and resided...
Janet M. (Cornelison) Minnick
Jan 25, 2026
Janet M. (Cornelison) Minnick, age 66, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Sunday January 25, 2026 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital.
Born in Bloomsburg on May 23, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Richard E. and Patricia K. (Whitenight) Cornelison.
Janet worked as a home health aide for many years.
Surviving are her four children: Phillip M. Strause, of Wilkes-Barre, Sara M....
James P. "Jimmy" Yengo
Jan 24, 2026
James P. "Jimmy" Yengo, age 64, of Numidia Dr., Catawissa, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Saturday January 24, 2026 at his home.
Born on January 22, 1962 in Jersey City, New Jersey, he was the son of the late Alphonso and Angela (Dobert) Yengo.
Jimmy served in the U.S. Navy.
He was a truck driver for most of his life.
Jimmy loved...
Mariann (Litterer) “Mer” Crone
Jan 24, 2026
Mariann (Litterer) “Mer” Crone,70, of Buckhorn Road, Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
Born on June 13, 1955 in Millville, she was a daughter of the late Glen and Jane (Smith) Litterer. Mariann graduated from Millville Area High School in 1973 and remained a proud member of her hometown community throughout her life.
She enjoyed working...
Judith A. (Steele) LeVan
Jan 17, 2026
Judith A. (Steele) LeVan, 80 of Bisset Lane, Bloomsburg passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2026, after an illness.
Born on June 29, 1944 in Williamsport, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Helen (Martz) Steele.
Judy was employed as a home health aide by the Area Agency on Aging and also the former Berwick...
Kathleen M. "Kay" (Hess) Mausteller
Jan 15, 2026
Kathleen M. “Kay” (Hess) Mausteller, age 99, of Rupert Drive, Bloomsburg, passed away on Thursday January 15, 2026 at Sunset Ridge Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Scott Township, where she had resided for several years.
Born on September 12, 1926 in Sugarloaf Twp., Columbia County, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and B. Ione (Golder) Hess. She was a...
Nancy A. (Shuman) Hock
Jan 14, 2026
Nancy A. (Shuman) Hock, 95, formerly of Bloomsburg passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 while a patient at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
She was born in Bloomsburg on September 23, 1930 a daughter of the late John H., Sr. and Rowena P. (Patterson) Shuman. She graduated from Bloomsburg High School in 1948 and went on to attend Beaver...
Gloria M. Shultz
Jan 13, 2026
Gloria M. Shultz, age 79, of Millertown Road, Bloomsburg, passed peacefully on Tuesday January 13, 2026, at Geisinger Medical Center surrounded by her family. Her passing was unexpected.
Born on August 17, 1946, In Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of the late Walter J. and Kathryn M. (Helwig) Miller.
Gloria was a longtime member of the Dream Machines Motor Club and enjoyed...
Elinora (Ellie) Strausser
Jan 7, 2026
Elinora (Ellie) Strausser, of Danville, passed away peacefully, leaving this world wrapped in the love she so generously gave throughout her life. Born in her living room in Riverside, on December 31, 1933, to Harry I. Lynn, Sr and Nora (Burkland). On January 7, 2026, she entered the Holy Kingdom from her own living room, where care had been provided...
Ruth (Donar) Reichart
Jan 7, 2026
Ruth (Donar) Reichart, age 96, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Wednesday morning January 7, 2026 at Brookdale Senior Living in Bloomsburg.
Born on September 24, 1929 in Black Creek Township, Luzerne County, she was the daughter of Alfphonso and Mary (Alliprandini) Donar. She was a 1947 graduate of Rock Glen High School and she graduated from the McCann School of Business...
Nita June (Grim) Frink
Jan 6, 2026
Nita June (Grim) Frink, 99, of Danville, Pennsylvania and formerly of Phillipsburg, New Jersey passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 in Danville.
Born on April 17, 1926 in Richland Center, Wisconsin, a daughter of the late John Mayfield and Glennie Pearl (Swancutt) Grim.
June attended and graduated from Bethlehem Central School in Delmar, New York. She earned a B. S....
Shirley A. (Roush) Swank
Jan 6, 2026
Shirley A. (Roush) Swank, 83, of Mt. Zion Drive, Danville died peacefully at her home on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 after an illness.
Born in Sunbury on June 24, 1942, she was a daughter of the late Walter L. and Leona (Straub) Umstead.
Shirley was employed by the former Roselon Yarns, Inc., Geisinger Medical Center and last at the former Montour County...
Virginia M. (Kreps) Howard
Jan 6, 2026
Virginia M. (Kreps) Howard, age 73, of Grove Ave., Catawissa, passed away on Tuesday January 6, 2026 at home surrounded by family.
Born on July 20, 1952 in Mahoning Twp., Montour County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Jean I. (Tillinghast) Kreps. She was a 1970 graduate of Lewisburg High School. She also graduated from the former Bloomsburg...
Fred Elwood Hossler
Jan 4, 2026
Fred Elwood Hossler died peacefully at home in Danville, Pennsylvania on January 4, 2026. He was 84.
Fred grew up in Hamburg, PA. He received a BS in Biology from Muhlenberg College, an MS in Microbiology from Penn State University, and a Ph.D. in Pathology from the University of Colorado. Fred completed his post-doctoral work at Yale University.
Fred started his career...
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