Obituaries

Jun 23, 2020

Bonnie L. Keszkowski, age 70, of 612 Beaver Valley Rd., Bloomsburg, died at 12:41 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.

Born on July 16, 1949 in Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Pearl (Breisch) Bolinsky. She spent her entire life in the Bloomsburg area and was a 1967 of the Bloomsburg...

Jun 23, 2020

Arden W. Sitler, age 78, of 788 State Rte. 93, Orangeville, passed away at his home at 1:30 a.m., Tuesday June 23, 2020.

Born on July 17, 1941 in Bloomsburg, he was the son of Martha (Shaffer) Sitler of Orangeville  and the late Derl Sitler. He was a 1959 Benton High School graduate. Arden resided in North Centre Twp. for...

Jun 22, 2020

Helen J. (Noval) Wallace, age 99, of 975 South Market St., Bloomsburg, died at 11:45 p.m., Monday June 22, 2020 at the Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Born in Mt. Carmel on December 18, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Anthoni and Julia (Swiacki) Noval. She was a graduate of Mt. Carmel High School in 1939 and of...

Jun 20, 2020

Gerald H. DeFrain, Jr., age 72, of Mill Street, Orangeville, died on Saturday, June 20, 2020,  at the Orangeville Manor where he resided for the last ten years.

Born in Nanticoke on June 26, 1947, he was the son of the late Gerald H. and Helen D. (Kibbler) DeFrain.

Gerald resided in Berwick for many years and was a 1965...

Jun 18, 2020

William D. Drewery, II, age 26, of 11113 Cub Circle, Bloomsburg, died at his home on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

Born on November 2, 1993 in West Palm Beach, Florida, he was the son of Deborah L. Aycock, Raybun Gap, Georgia and William D. Drewery of Fayetteville, North Carolina. He resided in Bloomsburg for four years.

William was a graduate...

Jun 18, 2020

Victor L. Kimsal, age 88, 115 Whitmire Road, Orangeville, died at 5:35 a. m. Thursday, June 18, 2020, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he had been a patient.

Born in Mt. Carmel on April 16, 1932, he was a son of the late Victor L. and Catherine (Suchocki) Kimsal. He resided in North Centre Township for 55 years.

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Jun 16, 2020

Paula Marie Martin, age 65, of 318 W. Gray St., Elmira, NY, passed away on June 16, 2020 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville as a result of injuries she received in a  two car auto accident on Monday June 15, 2020 in Fishingcreek Township, Columbia County, PA

Born on May 19, 1955 in Montour Falls, NY, she was the...

Jun 4, 2020

Robert M. Robbins, age 66, 193 Gearhart Road, Watsontown passed away peacefully at his home with his family at his side on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 12:22 p. m.

He was born on Nov. 23, 1953 at the Muncy Hospital, a son of the late Woodrow W., Sr. and Alberta (Millheim) Robbins. His life was spent in...

May 30, 2020

Glenda L. (Scott) Doliva, age 62, 100 Front St., Hanover section of Nanticoke, died unexpectedly at her home on Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Born in Wausau, Wis. on October 5, 1957, she was the daughter of Nancy Jane (Wiesman) Scott with whom she resided and the late Frank L. Scott.

She resided in Nanticoke for four years and previously in...

May 29, 2020

Shirley Ann (Robbins) Hittle, age 49, of 20 West Creek Road, Benton, passed away at 7:15 a.m. on Friday, May 29, 2020 at Sunset Ridge Healthcare & Rehabilitation, Scott Twp., where she had resided for a year.

Born on June 30, 1970 in Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of Larry A. and Mary F. (Gochenaur) Robbins. A 1989 Benton High...

May 29, 2020

Scarlett A. Erdman, age 77, of 133 Meadow Lark Lane, Danville (Riverside), passed away unexpectedly at her home on Friday, May 29, 2020.

Born on October 8, 1942 in Shamokin, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angela S. (Sabotor) Senoski. Scarlett resided in Riverside since 2006 and previously lived in Irish Valley.

Before retiring, she was a secretary for...

May 29, 2020

David W. Johnson, age 64, of 4340 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home on Friday evening, May 29, 2020 after an illness.

Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on April 17, 1956, he was a son of Anna M. (Wagner) Johnson and the late Edgar W. Johnson.

David was a lifelong resident of the Bloomsburg area and a graduate...

May 29, 2020

Robert Lee Johnson, age 76, of Gordon, Schuylkill County, died at the Geisinger Medical Center on Friday, May 29, 2020 after an illness.

Born in Hazleton on March 2, 1944, he was the son of the late Guy and Sarah “Sally” (Ashman) Johnson. He resided in Gordon for the past 11 years and spent most of his life in Bloomsburg.

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May 21, 2020

Mildred C. Chronister, age 98, formerly of East Berlin, died at 3:58 a. m. Thursday, May 21, 2020 at the Grandview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Danville where she was guest since March, 2019.

Born on January 13, 1922 in Hampton, Adams County, she was a daughter of the late George and Lena (Rowland) Gordon.

Earlier in her life she...

May 20, 2020

Barry E. Engelman, age 78, formerly of Harveys Lake and Wilmington, North Carolina, died at 4:49 a. m. Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at the Grandview Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Danville.

He was born at Noxen in Wyoming County, a son of the late William E. and Ethel (Kresge) Engelman.

Barry was employed for many years as an electrician working...

May 19, 2020

Joseph A. Parri, age 52, of Chamber Street, Danville, passed away unexpectedly at his  home on Tuesday, May 19, 2020.

Born in Wilkes Barre on August 6, 1967, he was the son of Harry and Sharon (Toole) Parri of Wilkes Barre. He was a 1985 graduate of Bishop Hoban High School.

Joseph lived and worked in Danville for the last...

May 16, 2020

George H. Keyser, age 79, formerly of East Green Street, Nanticoke, died at 4:45 a. m. Saturday, May 16, 2020 at the Mountain Top Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center in Mountain Top where he resided since December 15, 2017.

Born in Drums on September 5, 1940, he was a son of the late James and Jessie (Stackhouse) Keyser. He resided in...

May 12, 2020

Dwight A. Johnson, age 59, of Roslyn Drive, Berwick, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 after a three  year long battle with cancer.

Born in Nanticoke on March 28, 1961, he was a son of the late Arthur B. and Irma (Harrison) Johnson. He spent most of his life in the Shickshinny and Berwick areas....

May 11, 2020

Margaretta A. Sowers, age 69, of 317 W. Front St., Berwick, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at the Grandview Healthcare & Rehabilitation, Danville.

Born on January 2, 1951 in Alturis, California, she was the daughter of the late George R. and Patricia M. (Rogers) Hammond.

She worked as a laborer in various factories.

Margaretta is survived by a...

May 10, 2020

Stephen Lukachik, III, age 54, of 3 Moyer’s Grove Rd., Wapwallopen, passed away at 9:50 p.m. Sunday, May 10, 2020 in the Berwick Hospital Center.

Born on January 12, 1966 in Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late Stephen, Jr. and Maryann (Capp) Lukachik.

He served in the U.S. Army. 

Stephen was a guard at Frackville State Correctional Institute.

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