Obituaries
Margaret L. Steege
Sep 22, 2013
Margaret L. Steege, age 92, 1095 Elk Grove Road, Benton, died unexpectedly at her home and was pronounced dead at 2:42 p. m. Sunday, September 22, 2013. Born in Austin, Minn. She was the 13th child and last surviving of 15 children born to the late Phillip and Mary (Hessler) Lembrick. She resided in Sugarloaf Township since 1969 and formerly lived in Vienna...
David J. Warfel
Sep 22, 2013
David J. Warfel, age 63, 540 Valley Road, Bloomsburg, died at 5:15 a. m. Sunday, September 22, 2013 at his home after being seriously ill since June. Born in Chula Vista, California on January 27, 1950, he was the son of Rena L. (Warner) Warfel of Riverside and the late Leon M. Warfel. David was a 1969 graduate of Penn...
Charles O. Michael
Sep 22, 2013
Charles O. Michael, age 86, formerly of Upper Raven Creek Road, Benton and Newark, Del. Died at 1:26 p. m. Sunday, September 22, 2013 at the Grandview Health Homes, Danville. Born in Centralia on August 24, 1927, he was a son of the late Edward and Jeanette (Turner) Michael. He resided in Bensalem, Bucks County for many years and in Raven...
Willard O. Phillips
Sep 13, 2013
Willard O. Phillips, age 97, 90 W. Walnut Street, Millville, died at 11:25 a. m. Friday, September 13, 2013 at the Bonham Nursing Center, Stillwater, where she resided since May. Born in Sonestown, Sullivan County on September 22, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Tressie (Klinger) Savage. Her early life was spent in Benton and later...
William P. "Bill" Miller
Sep 13, 2013
William P. âBillâ Miller, age 57, 194 Orchard Drive, Catawissa, died at 4:15 p. m. Friday, September 13, 2013 at his home after an illness of five years. Born in Anderson, Ind., on August 5, 1956, he was the son of Eugene and Dorothy (Ebling) Miller, Byrdstown, Tenn. and resided in the Catawissa area since 1971. Bill was a 1974 graduate...
Susan M. Flanagan
Sep 10, 2013
Susan M. âSueâ Flanagan, age 56, 285-B Market St., Benton, died at her home at 5 a. m. Tuesday, September 10, 2013 after a lengthy illness. Born in Allentown on January 14, 1957, she was a daughter of Mildred (Kuntz) Dotter, Walnutport and the late Ernest Dotter. She resided in Benton for five years and previously lived in Bloomsburg. Sue...
Mary C. Smith
Sep 4, 2013
Mary C. Smith, age 84, formerly of 231 Vine Street, Danville, died at 2:17 p. m., Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at the Grandview Health Homes, Danville, where she resided since October, 2010. Born in Danville on April 21, 1929, she was a daughter of the late John F. and Elsie M. (Deibert) Mason. She was a lifelong resident of Danville and a...
Anson C. Woodring
Sep 1, 2013
Anson C. Woodring Anson C. Woodring, age 86, 4159 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, died at 5:45 p. m. Sunday, September 1, 2013 at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing, Danville, where he resided since March. Born in Hazleton on January 16, 1927, he was a son of the late Howard F. and Kathryn (Rarich) Woodring. He moved to Bloomsburg at an early age...
Shirley G. Mensch
Aug 26, 2013
Shirley G. Mensch, age 77, 87 Pepper Hills, Danville, died at 4 a.m. Monday, August 26, 2013 at her home. She had been in failing health for three years. Born in Franklin Twp., Columbia County on January 17, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Martha (Artley) Stine. She had resided at Pepper Hills for 34 years,...
Antoinette E. Turgeon
Aug 24, 2013
Antoinette E. Turgeon, age 95, 74 Distillery Hill Road, Benton, died at 3:26 p.m. Saturday, August 24, 2013 in Balanced Care at Bloomsburg, where she had been a resident since 2008. Born in Lewistown, Me. on December 13, 1917, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Amelia (Vachon) Martel. She resided in Benton since June 2005, and formerly...
Richard A. Aucker
Aug 22, 2013
Richard A. âRichâ Aucker, age 52, 495 Hollow Road, Catawissa, died at 5:15 p.m. Thursday, August 22, 2013 at his home. He had been ill for two years. Born in Danville on May 29, 1961, he was a son of the late Jay Aucker and Pearl (Wilt) Aucker Richardson. He had resided in the Catawissa area for 10 years, and...
Leonard D. McCormick
Aug 22, 2013
Leonard Dale McCormick, age 76, 44 Montour Street, Danville, died at his home at 1 a.m. Thursday, August 22, 2013. Born in Danville on November 21, 1936, he was a son of the late Raymond D. and Cora A. (Andrews) McCormick. He resided in Silver Springs, Nevada for 45 years before returning to Danville in November 2011. Dale was a...
Barbara J. Landesman
Aug 20, 2013
Barbara J. Landesman, age 67, 475 Ridge Street, Bloomsburg (Almedia) died at 12:40 p. m. Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at the Select Specialty Hospital at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was hospitalized much of the time since April due to complications following surgery. Born in Norwich, New York on Dec. 14, 1945, she was a daughter of the late Bert...
Cynthia L. O'Brien
Aug 20, 2013
Cynthia L. âCindyâ OâBrien, age 54, 225 E. Sixth St., Bloomsburg, died at 11:50 p. m. Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at the Statesman Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Levittown, where she was a patient for 11 days. She was seriously ill since December, 2012. Born on July 19, 1959 in Kansas City, Kansas, she was a daughter of the late Richard and...
Paula M. Lynch
Aug 17, 2013
Paula M. (Adams) Lynch Paula M. (Adams) Lynch, age 55, 117 Leonard St., Bloomsburg, died at 2:25 a. m. Saturday, August 17, 2013 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for one week. She was in ill health since June. Born on October 28, 1957 in Munich, Germany, she was a daughter of Robert W. Adams,...
Fronie C. Greenly
Aug 10, 2013
Fronie C. Greenly Fronie C. Greenly, age 90, formerly of Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg (Espy) died at 5:15 a. m. Saturday, August 10, 2013 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where she was a patient since April. Prior to that she resided at Loyalton of Bloomsburg and Emeritus Assisted Living from 1995 until April, 2013. Born in Espy on June 23, 1923,...
Ellen M. Kemble
Aug 9, 2013
Ellen M. (O'Brien) Kemble Ellen M. (O'Brien) Kemble, age 63, 222 Main St., Benton, died Friday, August 9, 2013 at the Watsontown Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Watsontown, where she was a patient since July 14th. She was in failing health for ten years. Born in Philadelphia on Dec. 15, 1949, she was a daughter of the late William J. and Theresa...
Lawrence A. Hacker
Aug 8, 2013
Lawrence A. âLarryâ Hacker, age 67, 104 Mountainside Drive, Berwick, died at 4:10 a. m. Thursday, Aug. 8, 2013 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for two days. Born in Berwick on January 26, 1946, he was a son of the late Francis and Mabel (Remaley) Hacker. He resided at his present address in Brookside Village...
Craig V. Traugh
Aug 6, 2013
Craig V. Traugh, Sr., age 57, 327 N. Vine St., Berwick, died at his home at 10:22 p. m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, after having been in failing health for several years. Born in Berwick on August 16, 1955, he was a son of Carolyn Emma Jane (Bogert) Traugh, Brandon, Fla. and the late Henry L. Traugh, Sr. He spent his...
Samuel H. Ganshaw
Jul 31, 2013
Samuel H. Ganshaw, age 78, passed away peacefully in his home in Mifflinville at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 with his wife and daughter, Anne Williams at his side. Son of the late Ernest and Helen (Britton) Ganshaw, Sam was born June 4, 1935 in Wilson, New York, where he developed a broad knowledge of agriculture and deep...


