Obituaries
Mary E. (Brobst) Mulligan
Jan 26, 2024
Mary E. (Brobst) Mulligan, age 69, of South Third Street, Catawissa, died on Friday, January 26, 2024 at The Gardens of Millville, where she was a patient since August 7, 2023.
Born in Bloomsburg on June 23, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Ronald, Sr. and Caroline (Ackley) Brobst. She was a lifelong resident of Catawissa.
Mary worked at various...
David Fenstermacher
Jan 21, 2024
David Fenstermacher, age 63, of Middle Road, Elysburg (Cleveland Twp.), died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sunday January 21, 2024 at his home.
Born on February 25, 1960 in Phoenix, Arizona, he was the son of the late Delbert and Ruth (Ditko) Fenstermacher. A lifelong resident of the Bloomsburg and Numidia areas, he attended Bloomsburg area schools. He graduated from Williamsport...

Linda D. Keister
Jan 16, 2024
Linda D. Keister, age 67, of 330 W. Third St., Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday January 16, 2024 at her home.
Born on July 20, 1956 in Kelly Township, Union County, she was a daughter of the late Walter S. and Ethel M. (Diem) Keister. She was a graduate of Lewisburg High School and resided in Bloomsburg for...
V. Larry Shultz
Jan 13, 2024
V. Larry Shultz, age 83, of Mt. Zion Drive, Danville passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, January 13, 2024, after an illness.
Born in Bloomsburg on March 30, 1940, he was a son of the late Victor A. and Edith (Parks) Shultz. He spent his early years in Elysburg before moving to Cooper Township, Montour County where he...
Sally Jane (Brooking) DeFrain
Jan 13, 2024
Sally Jane (Brooking) DeFrain, age 81, of Mountain Pink Road, Bloomsburg died early Saturday, January 13, 2024, at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville where she had been a patient.
Born in Bloomsburg on October 7, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Paul H. and Lillie S. (Tressler) Brooking. She attended Bloomsburg High School and was a resident...
James E. "Jim" Rafter, Jr.
Jan 4, 2024
James E. “Jim” Rafter, Jr, age 68, of Drinker Street, Bloomsburg (Fernville) died Thursday, January 4, 2024, at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital where he had been a patient.
Born in Lock Haven on March 25, 1955, he was a son of the late James E., Sr. and Arlene (Minser) Rafter. He resided in Bloomsburg since 2006 and previously lived in Shamokin.
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Carol L. (McCormick) Lewis
Jan 2, 2024
Carol L. (McCormick) Lewis, age 75 of Roaring Creek Road, Danville died at her home on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 after an illness.
Born in Mahoning Township, Montour County on October 28, 1948, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Cora (Andrews) McCormick. She was a lifelong resident of the Danville area and a graduate of Danville High...
Shawn T. Nevel
Jan 1, 2024
Shawn T. Nevel, age 52 of Third Street, Mifflinville, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, January 1, 2024 while under the care of Compassus Hospice and with his family at his side.
Born in Berwick on September 6, 1971, he was the son of Franklin Nevel of Orangeville and Susan (Hauck) Nevel of Berwick. His...
Carl E. Parks, Sr.
Jan 1, 2024
Carl E. Parks, age 81, of Robbins Rd., Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday January 1, 2024 at the Gardens At Millville, where he had been a resident since November 29, 2023.
Born in Montour Twp., Columbia County, on March 29, 1942, he was the son of the late Earl and Ethel (Parks) Creveling. He was a lifelong resident of Columbia...

Nirmal Kapil
Dec 30, 2023
Nirmal (Pandit) Kapil, age 90, of Scenic Drive, Bloomsburg died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, December 30, 2023.
She was born on December 29, 1933 in Kasur, Punjab (pre-partition India) a daughter of the late Ramrakha and Gyandevi Pandit.
Nirmal was a graduate of Punjab University and worked for the Cadbury Fry Corp. for 17 years, first in Calcutta...
Opal May Strausser
Dec 29, 2023
Opal May Strausser, age 91, of Bloomsburg, passed away on Friday, December 29, 2023 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Opal was a resident of Bloomsburg and had been recently rehabilitating for several weeks at Nottingham Village in Northumberland.
Opal was born in Bloomsburg on June 1, 1932, the daughter of the late Joseph and Lenna (Labour) Strausser. She graduated...
Frank L. Gregory
Dec 27, 2023
Frank L. Gregory, age 95, formerly of Lancaster County, died early Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, at the Maria Joseph Manor in Danville, where he resided since October 2019. Born in Nescopeck, on Dec. 4, 1928, he was a son of the late George and Margaret (Gutschal) Gregory. Frank proudly served his country as a member of the U.S....
Charles R. Hartzell, Sr.
Dec 21, 2023
Charles R. Hartzell, Sr., age 77, Watsontown and formerly of Bloomsburg, passed peacefully to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, December 21, 2023, at his home surrounded by loved ones.
Born in Bloomsburg on November 6, 1946, he was a son of the late Earl and Hazel (Hess) Hartzel. Following graduation from Central Columbia Joint High School in 1965, he...
Ronald L. Adams
Dec 21, 2023
Ronald L. Adams, age 74, of Adam Drive, Catawissa died at his home on Thursday, December 21, 2023.
Born in Bloomsburg on May 5, 1949, he was a son of the late Ray and Erma (Stine) Adams.
He was a lifelong farmer.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Dean Adams in 1989.
Ronald...
Eugene W. "Gene" Bechtel
Dec 21, 2023
Eugene William Bechtel, Sr., lovingly known as Gene or GB, cast his final line on December 21,2023, at the age of 70 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. Born on September 30, 1953, in Halifax,Dauphin County, to the late John Lawrence Bechtel and Iola Ellen Enders; Gene left a legacy aslegendary as his greatest catch.
With his wife, he enjoyed traveling and...
Emil R. "Andy" Anderson
Dec 19, 2023
Emil R. “Andy” Anderson age 92, formerly of Montour Boulevard, Bloomsburg died peacefully at the Maria Joseph Manor in Danville on Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
Born in Catawissa on June 6, 1931, he was a son of the late Emil A and Ethel (Smith) Anderson. His step mother was the late Marcella Anderson. He resided in Bloomsburg most of his...
Janette (Brouse) Gebhart
Dec 17, 2023
Janette (Brouse) Gebhart, age 90, of Lone Hickory Lane, Danville (Rush Township).
Hebrews 9:27 says “As it is appointed unto men once to die and after this the judgment….” I kept my appointment, I couldn’t be late, nor could I postpone it, so on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 10:45 a. m., God said life for me on...
Douglas C. Jowett
Dec 15, 2023
Douglas C. Jowett, age 82, of McKinley Street, Hazleton, died peacefully at his home on Friday evening, December 15, 2023 after an illness.
Born in Montreal, Canada on June 10, 1941, he was a son of the late Geoffrey E. S. and Ellen I. (Preston) Jowett. He was a graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in mechanical engineering.
Douglas...
Breanna Kay DePaolo
Dec 11, 2023
Breanna Kay DePaolo, age 31, of West First St., Bloomsburg, died Monday December 11, 2023 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
Born on March 20, 1992 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, she was the daughter of Ronald J. DePaolo, of Bloomsburg, and Jill A. (Guffy) Cox, of Pensacola, FL. She was a 2010 graduate of Midd-West High School in...
Jerry N. Seybert
Dec 10, 2023
Jerry N. Seybert, age 91, formerly of Bloomsburg (Rupert) died early Sunday morning December 10, 2023 at the Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Danville.
Born in Bloomsburg on September 25, 1932, he was the son of the late Ray N. and Edith M. (Reese) Seybert. He was a lifelong resident of the Bloomsburg area and a 1950 graduate of...