Obituaries

Harry H Lewis
Jan 23, 2021
Harry H. Lewis, age 78, of 456 W. Library Avenue, Danville, died at 11:25 a. m. Saturday, January 23, 2021 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital where he was a patient.
Born at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville on February 5, 1942, he was a son of the late Edward F. and Elvira M. (Dawson) Lewis. He was a lifelong resident of the...
Ellen A Glidewell
Jan 23, 2021
Ellen A. (Kile) Glidewell, age 78, of 429 Fowlersville Road, Bloomsburg passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter, Susan Bennett, in Orangeville on Saturday afternoon, January 23, 2021.
Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on December 14, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Robert L. and Emma A. (Fritz) Kile. She resided in North Centre Township for...
Roland R. "Lefty" Laubach
Jan 22, 2021
Roland R. “Lefty” Laubach, age 84, of Frosty Valley Road, Bloomsburg, passed peacefully at his home on Friday afternoon, January 22, 2021.
Born in Bloomsburg on August 22, 1936, he was a son of the late Robert and Mildred (Hock) Laubach. He lived in Bloomsburg his entire life and was a 1954 graduate of Bloomsburg High School.
Lefty served in...
Mary Eva Miller
Jan 22, 2021
Mary Eva (Chambers) Miller, age 90, of Exchange passed away peacefully on Friday morning, January 22, 2021. She follows her husband of 59 years, William R. Miller, Sr., who died in January, 2010.
Mary was born in Slackwater, Lancaster County, by the Conestoga Creek on April 8, 1930 to Frank and Mary (Kiphorn) Chambers. She had a brother Frank, Jr....

Kathy Mae Oldroyd
Jan 22, 2021
Kathy Mae Oldroyd, 65, a longtime resident of Espy, passed away Friday morning, January 22, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville with her husband by her side.
She had been in declining health since mid-September.
Born on May 1, 1955 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, Kathy was a daughter of Geraldine (Miller) Snyder, now residing at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation...
Arlene A. Gebhart
Jan 18, 2021
Arlene A. (Crone) Gebhart, age 93, of Bloomsburg died early Monday morning January 18, 2021 at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center where she resided for almost seven years.
Born in Madison Township on July 22, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Arthur M. and Jennie R. (Baker) Crone. She resided in Bloomsburg most of her life.
Arlene...
Joann M Balschi
Jan 17, 2021
Joann M. (Kocher) Balschi, age 84, of 729 Hookies Grove Road, Northumberland, died early Sunday, January 17, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient.
Born in Danville on June 23, 1936 a daughter of the late Ross A. and Dorothy E. (Everett) Kocher. She was a 1954 graduate of Danville High School.
Her early life...
Robert H. Cochran
Jan 14, 2021
Robert H. Cochran, age 65, of 1325 Orange Street, Berwick, passed away peacefully at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, on Thursday, January 14, 2021 where he had been a patient since December 16, 2020.
Born in Sewickley on May 10, 1955, he was a son of the late Robert Leslie, Jr. and Lois (Barker) Cochran. He moved to the Bloomsburg...
Carl M. Swartzlander, Jr.
Jan 13, 2021
Carl M. Swartzlander, Jr., age 79, of 280 Church Road, Northumberland entered into rest at his home on Wednesday morning, January 13, 2021.
He was born on June 14, 1941 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville a son of the late Carl M. and Nora G. (Straub) Swartzlander. He was a 1960 graduate of Danville High School where he resided...
Edward H Polk
Jan 13, 2021
Edward H. Polk, age 97, 119 Pepper Hills Drive, Danville, died early Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center where he was a patient.
Born in Greenwood Township on September 14, 1923, he was a son of the late Reamer D. and Viola (Corneilson) Polk. He resided in Danville since 2001 and previously lived on River...
Anthony J. "Tony" Sylvester
Jan 11, 2021
Anthony J. “Tony” Sylvester, Ph. D, age 90, of Bloomsburg, died peacefully with his wife at his side on Monday, January 11, 2021.
Born in Newark, New Jersey on August 1, 1930, he was the son of the late Pasquale and Angelina (Grasso) Silvestri. He resided in Bloomsburg since 1965.
Tony was a graduate of St. Benedict’s Catholic High School...
Shirr Keithan
Jan 9, 2021
Shirr (Couden) Keithan, age 71, of 1240 Numidia Drive, Catawissa (Numidia) died at 1:17 p. m. Saturday, January 9, 2021 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
Born in Reading on January 2, 1950, she was the daughter of the late John R. and Alberdina (Stagg) Couden, Sr.
Shirr was a 1968 graduate of Governor Mifflin High School in Shillington...
Kevin B. Breisch
Jan 6, 2021
Kevin B. Breisch, age 57, of 183 Mountain Road, Berwick, died at his home at 11:45 a. m. Wednesday, January 6, 2021 after an illlness.
Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on December 30, 1963, he was the son of Lonnie E. Breisch of Orangeville and the late Darla Lou (Hess) Breisch. He was a 1983 graduate of Central Columbia High...
Ross Helwig
Jan 5, 2021
Ross Helwig, age 93, of English Hill Road, Bloomsburg died Tuesday afternoon, January 5, 2021, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he had been a patient.
Born in Ringtown on May 2, 1927, he was a son of the late Edward Wallace and Florence Ava (Fuhrman) Helwig. He resided in Mount Pleasant Township since 1951. He was a 1945...
Barbara Jean Underkoffler
Jan 4, 2021
Barbara Jean Underkoffler, age 53, of Danville, died at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, on Monday, January 4, 2021 at 2:26 PM where she was a patient.
Born in Philadelphia on August 26, 1967, she was the daughter of Dorothy Jean Riffert and the late Robert J. Underkoffler.
Barbara had a giving heart and was always very kind with sharing her money, helping...
Dinh Vinh
Jan 4, 2021
Dinh Vinh, age 81, of Bloomsburg, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Monday, January 4, 2021 at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation Center, where he had been a resident for four years.
Born on January 25, 1939 in Vietnam, he was the son of the late Tran Thi Ngoc Lan and Nguyen Phuoc Buu Dong. He resided in Bloomsburg since 1975.
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Anna Mae Anderson
Jan 3, 2021
Anna Mae (Reichert) Anderson, age 91, 1707 Montour Boulevard, Danville, and formerly of Bloomsburg, died at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville on Sunday, January 3, 2021 after an illness.
Born in Pottsville on March 29, 1929, she was a daughter and only child of the late James and Alma (Fenker) Reichert. Her foster parents were Jacob and Minnie Horne and...
Christopher Taylor
Jan 1, 2021
Christopher Lee Taylor, 33, of Port Allegany, PA, died Friday, January 1, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.
Born December 14, 1987 in Coudersport, PA, he was the son of Lalloyd “Pete” and the late Roxanne Erway Taylor.
Christopher attended school in Port Allegany and then went on to attend BOCES in Olean, NY for culinary arts. He...
William Lee Amon
Jan 1, 2021
William Lee Amon, age 84, of 918 E. Eighth St., Bloomsburg, died at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville on Friday, January 1, 2021 after an illness.
Born in Cranberry Township, Venango County on April 16, 1936, he was a son of the late Ralph and Mary Ellen (Shull) Amon. He was a 1954 graduate of Cranberry High School. A longtime resident...
Barbara Ann Pfleegor
Jan 1, 2021
Barbara Ann (Young) Pfleegor, age 86, formerly of Stony Brook Circle, Orangeville, died at 12:15 p. m. Friday, January 1, 2021, at Emmanuel Center For Nursing in Danville where she resided for one and a half years.
Born in Bloomsburg on January 8, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Ernest J. and Mary (Peterman) Young. She spent her...