Obituaries

Dec 8, 2021

Mary Cecelia (Mainzer) Norris, age 71, of 25 Cameron Drive, Elysburg and previously of Danville, died Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester County, New Jersey on December 1, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Lewis J. and Olga M. (Levenchuck) Mainzer.

Mary was a 1967 graduate of St. Cyril Academy in...

Dec 8, 2021

Emily J. (Randall) Hontz, age 86, of 50 Wandell Rd., Sweet Valley, passed away at 5:28 p.m. on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at the Birchwood Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Nanticoke.

Born on May 9, 1935 in Noxen, Wyoming County, she was the daughter of the late Steven and Helen C. (Johnson) Randall. She resided in the rural Sweet Valley/Bethel...

Dec 8, 2021

Pauline E. (Kmiecinski) Roberts, age 91, of 1274 Ash Street, Danville, died Wednesday morning, December 8, 2021, at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.

Born in Danville on November 23, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Valentine and Susan (Grausam) Kmiecinski. She was a longtime resident of Danville and a 1948 graduate of Danville High School. She graduated...

Dec 7, 2021

Christopher Satishkumar Sundaresan, age 46, of Danville PA, went home to glory on Tuesday, December 7, 2021.

Chris was born on March 9, 1975 to Richard Sundaresan and Priya Richard in Chennai, India. After he graduated from Christian Medical College, Vellore, India in 1998, he went on to do dual masters in MHSA and MBA at Arizona State University in 2002....

Dec 6, 2021

Ruth (Wert) Fox, 62 of Bloomsburg slept peacefully until passing the morning of December 6, 2021 after a brief stay at The Gardens in Orangeville. Her passing from a long, arduous fight with lung cancer left all who knew Ruth in awe of her determination to keep on living.

Formerly of Berwick, PA born on June 26, 1959 the daughter...

Dec 6, 2021

Karen L. (Stackhouse) Ash, age 77, of 236 W. Sixth St., Bloomsburg, passed away on Monday evening, December 6, 2021 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital.

Born on March 9, 1944 in Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of the late Grant M. and Lois J. (Doty) Stackhouse. Karen resided in the Bloomsburg area for much of her life.

Karen was...

Dec 3, 2021

On Friday, December 3, 2021, Carl S. Holt, Jr., loving father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, went home to the Lord at Geisinger Medical Center. He was 66 years old.

Carl was born on November 3, 1955 in Frederick, MD. He was raised and went to school in Littlestown PA.

Carl was a special and loving soul with a...

Nov 30, 2021

Clara L. (Hauze) Welliver, aged 101, of 108 Thomas Road, Bloomsburg died Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital.

Born in Sugarloaf, Luzerne County, on November 27, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Ellen (Ernst) Hauze. She attended Bloomsburg State Teachers College.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl T. Welliver, on June 10,...

Nov 24, 2021

Judith Ann “Jude” (Schramm) Kurtz, 66, of Danville, succumbed to a long, courageous battle with lung cancer on November 24th, 2021 at home surrounded by her devoted husband and loving daughters.

The daughter of the late Albert and Hedwig (Kowaleski) Schramm, Mt. Carmel, Jude was born at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville on January 21, 1955. During her formative years, she...

Nov 24, 2021

Jack E. Welkom, age 86, of Big Valley Road, Catawissa, went home to be with his Lord 0n Wednesday morning, November 24, 2021.

Born on January 7, 1935, in the home which he grew up in in Slabtown, he was a son of the late John and Ella (Dancho) Welkom.

He was a member of Glad Tidings Assembly of God...

Nov 22, 2021

Miriam J. “Mim” (Keller) Stauder, age 89, formerly of 2987 State Rte 487, Orangeville (Forks), passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at The Gardens of Orangeville, where she resided for several years.

Born on February 4, 1932 in Mahoning Twp., Montour County, she was the daughter of the late Glenn A. and Margaret L. (Lamon) Keller. Mim had resided...

Nov 22, 2021

Pamela J. (Davis) Lengel, age 44, of Berwick, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born on January 14, 1977 in Gainesville, Florida, she was the daughter of the late, Charles H. and Lucretia (Krouse) Davis. Earlier in her life she was an aide in various nursing homes, and more recently an in-home caregiver. She...

Nov 20, 2021

Roberta L. “Bobbie” Allen, age 75, of 152 Rhodes St., Bloomsburg, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at her home.

Born on September 13, 1946 in Mahoning Twp., Montour County, she was the daughter of the late Raymond C. and Anna (Graham) Mausteller. Bobbie resided in Bloomsburg for 31 years and formerly resided in Danville.

She was last...

Nov 19, 2021

Deborah L. Barnhart, aged 63, of 113 Boyd Station Road, Danville, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, November 19, 2021.

Born in Miami, Florida on September 12, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Norman and Jacqueline (Rinker) Dennison.

Deb was employed for many years as a cook at the former Balzanos Restaurant in Bloomsburg. She currently...

Nov 18, 2021

Bertha M. (Knight) “Bert” Williams, age 88, formerly of Pepper Hills, Danville, died at 3:15 p.m., Thursday, November 18, 2021 at Grandview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Danville, where she had been a patient since March 16, 2018.

Born in Danville on September 17, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Arella M. (Fisher) Knight. She was...

Nov 17, 2021

James R. Burrows, age 73, of Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg (Espy) died unexpectedly at his home early Wednesday morning November 17, 2021.

Born in Bloomsburg on December 11, 1947 he was a son of the late Russell C. and Frances E. “Betty” (Hull) Burrows. He was a 1966 graduate of Bloomsburg High School.

Jim was...

Nov 17, 2021

Richard P. Walters, aged 75, of Bloomsburg went to be with his Lord on Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Nazareth Memory Center in Danville, surrounded by his family.

Born in Lewisburg on February 4, 1946, he was a son of the late Fred and Rita (O’Neill) Walters. He grew up in Mifflinburg, graduating from Mifflinburg High School in 1964. As...

Nov 16, 2021

Lane Crawford Ikeler, age 51, of Bel Air, Maryland died of natural causes at his home on Tuesday, November 16, 2021.

Born in York on May 6, 1970, he was the only child of Larry C. and Lucille (Zablocky) Ikeler.

He was a 1988 graduate of Hereford High School, Hereford, MD and also graduated from Virginia...

Nov 15, 2021

John C. “Jack” Miller, aged 79, of Nanticoke died on Monday Nov. 15, 2021.

Born in Scranton on August 16, 1942, he was the son of the late Frank, Sr. and Clara (Heller) Miller. He served with the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.

He was a retired truck driver and previously owned his own...

Nov 13, 2021

Marianne (Kriner) Coratello, aged 66, of Northumberland died peacefully after a courageous battle with cancer on Saturday, November 13, 2021.

Born in Bloomsburg on October 30, 1955, she was the daughter of Marjorie A. (Eck) Kriner of Almedia and the late Edward E. Kriner. She resided in Northumberland since 1995 and previously lived in Pine Grove.