Obituaries

Aug 12, 2018

Sarah Jane "Sally" Ross, age 78, Austin Trail, Orangeville, passed away at her home at 11 a. m. Sunday, August 12, 2018 after battling cancer since February, 2017.

Born in Bloomsburg on February 16, 1940, she was a daughter of the late William Graver and Naomi Meredith Lentz. She was a 1958 graduate of Bloomsburg High School.

Sally resided in...

Aug 6, 2018

Tammy L. Drumm, age 55, 17 Montgomery Village, Danville, died at her home on Monday, August 6, 2018. She had been in ill health since 2007.

Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on February 26, 1963, she was a daughter of Charles W. Drumm of Danville and the late Grace A. (Baylor) Drumm, who died in 2008.. She spent her entire...

Aug 4, 2018

Gail I. (Norquest) Shultz, age 76, 2488 Third Street, Bloomsburg (Espy) died at her home at 5:15 p. m. Saturday, August 4, 2018 after and illness of several years.

Born in Boston Mass. on May 14, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Myrtle A. (Norquest) Ellis.

Gail spent her entire life in the Bloomsburg area and was a...

Jul 29, 2018

Jean M. (Moon) Hunt, age 84, of Bloomsburg, died at 9:18 a. m. Sunday, July 29, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for 17 days. She was previously a guest at Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation for six years.

Born in Williamsport on May 19, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Grant T....

Jul 29, 2018

Gerard J. Dullea, Ph.D., age 75, 1112 Lightstreet Road, Bloomsburg, died  at 10:38   p. m. Sunday, July 29, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient.

Born in Milton, Mass. on May 24, 1943, he was a son of the late Walter and Edna (Barthel) Dullea. He resided in Bloomsburg for 20 years and previously...

Jul 29, 2018

Christ K. Sausser, age 67, 448 East Street, Bloomsburg, died at his home on Sunday, July 29, 2018 and was pronounced dead at 1:15 p. m.

He was born in Catskill, New York on December 21, 1950, a son of the late Harry P. Jr. and Carolyn C. M. (Saxe) Sausser. He resided in Bloomsburg since 1999.

Christ was a...

Jul 26, 2018

Quinten James Tausendfreundt, son of Nicole M. Fisher and Tistian J. Tausendfreundt, 414 Second

Street, Oneida, died at birth on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 4:08 p. m. in the Geisinger Bloomsburg

Hospital, Bloomsburg. Surviving in addition to his parents are seven siblings: Zachary, Patrick, Bradley,

Liam, Morganna, Blake and Toby.

 

Arrangements were entrusted to the care of the...

Jul 23, 2018

Carol I. (Pickard) Wagner, age 59, 4037 Smith Street, Bloomsburg (Almedia) died at her home on Monday, July 23, 2018, at 9:30 p. m. after an illness, surrounded by her family.

Born on January 22, 1959 in Elkhart, Ind., she was a daughter of the late Chester I. and Lorraine (Vandal) Pickard. She spent most of her life in the...

Jul 20, 2018

Sally J. (Wertman) Brent, age 71, 711 Alton Street, Danville, died at her home at 11 p. m. on Friday, July 20, 2018 after being seriously ill since November.

Born in Danville on July 8, 1947, she was a daughter of the late Alfred  and Mary (Fitzgerald) Wertman. A lifelong resident of Danville, she graduated from Danville High School in...

Jul 18, 2018

J. Edward Burket, age 80, 3605 First Street, Bloomsburg (Almedia) died at 12:41 p. m. Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was admitted Tuesday.

Born on April 9, 1938 in Martinsburg, he was a son of the late Elvin and Mary (Dilling) Burket. He was a 1956 graduate of the former Morrison Cove High...

Jul 17, 2018

Jul 14, 2018

Charles W. Rine, age 87, 33 Beaver Run Road, Danville, died at 12:35 a. m. Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for 12 days. He had been  in failing health for three  months.

Born in  Lewisburg on January 20, 1931, he was a son of the late John A. and Ruth...

Jul 14, 2018

Glen H. Shaw, age 77,  223 Stony Brook Road, Orangeville, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, July 14, 2018.

Born in Waller on November 21, 1940, he was a son of the late Lawrence Halbert and Alberta Louise (Hartman) Shaw. He was a resident of the Orangeville area since 1966.

Glen was a 1958 graduate of Benton High School...

Jul 12, 2018

A. Keith Phillips, age 81, 1300 Grandview Drive, Bloomsburg and formerly of Benton died at his home and was pronounced dead at 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, July 12, 2018.

Born in Jackson Township on January 13, 1937, he was a son of the late John R. and Margaret A. (Fritz) Phillips.  He resided in the Benton area most of his...

Jul 11, 2018

Bertha M. (Hart) Guttman, age 91, formerly of 330 W. Third Street, Bloomsburg, died at 1:25 a. m. Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was admitted Monday.

Born in Frenchtown, New Jersey on October 25, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Esther (Templeton) Hart. She was employed briefly early in...

Jul 11, 2018

Helena Jeanne (Shaffer) Bower, age 95, formerly of Millville died at 5:55 p. m. Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Brookdale Senior Living Center in Bloomsburg where she resided for four years.

Born in Bloomsburg on July 20, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Carl E. and Bessie A. (Kishbaugh) Shaffer. Her early life was spent in Bloomsburg, where...

Jul 10, 2018

Scott A. Shaffer, age 52, 110 Hillside Road, Danville, died at 4:09 p. m. on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for one month.

Born in  Bloomsburg on October 11, 1965, a son of George W. Shaffer, Jr., of Summerville, South Carolina  and  Mary Ruth  (Carey) Knorr,  a guest at Sunset...

Jul 7, 2018

Mary Ann (Gordner) Shaffer, age 84, of W. Fifth Street, Bloomsburg and formerly of Mount Pleasant Township died at 8:38 p. m. Saturday, July 7, 2018 at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing, Danville, where she was a patient since June 11, 2018.

Born on April 16, 1934 in Mount Pleasant Township, she was a daughter of the late Delbert L....

Jul 6, 2018

Charles L. "Smoke" Sevison, age 80, 271 Zackery Road, Stillwater, died at 5:30 p. m. Friday, July 6, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was admitted Thursday. He had been in failing health for many years.

Born in Locust Township, Columbia County, on May 13, 1938, he was a son of the late Daniel and Elsie (Litwhiler)...

Jul 6, 2018

George C. Berger, Jr., age 83, 235 W. Eleventh Street, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 10:15 a. m. Friday, July 6, 2018. He had been in failing health for the past year.

Born in Sunbury on September 10, 1934, he was a son of the late George C. and Mabel (Bickel) Berger. He resided in Bloomsburg for 80 years...