Obituaries

Jun 23, 2018

Carla G. Williams, age 95, 4502 E. Willet St., Gilbert, AZ died at her home on Saturday, June 23, 2018 after an illness.

Born in Fishingcreek Township, Columbia County, PA on May 13, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Gustav H. and Gertrude C. (Teel) Dippe’.

She was a 1941 graduate of Coughlin High School, Wilkes-Barre and a...

Jun 14, 2018

Betty L. (Smoyer) Rupert, age 96, 330 W. Third Street, Bloomsburg, died at her home on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 2:23 p. m. after an illness.

Born in Beaver Township on March 5, 1922, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Verdie (Johnson) Smoyer. She resided in Bloomsburg for 17 years and previously lived in Beaver Township.

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Jun 14, 2018

Katheryn E. Nooney, age 80, 316 Hollow Road, Catawissa, died at 4:33 p. m. Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the Geisinger Hospice at Maria Hall, Danville, where she was a patient for five weeks. She was in failing health since February.

Born on May 22, 1938 in White Township, Indiana County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and...

Jun 12, 2018

Barbara Ann Derr, age 74, 2344 Second Street, Bloomsburg (Espy) died at her home at 4:31 a. m. Tuesday, June 12, 2018 after an illness.

Born in Bloomsburg on December 16, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Jesse, Jr. and Sarah (Gray) Derr. She spent her entire life in the Bloomsburg area.

Barbara was employed as a caregiver...

Jun 11, 2018

Esther  H. Joscht, age 86, 292 Shickshinny Road, Benton, died at 1:30 p. m. Monday, June 11,2018, at The Gardens At Orangeville in Orangeville where she was a patient since February, 2018.

Born in Yugoslavia on June 18, 1931,she was a daughter of the late Friedrich and Hedwig (Bach) Hedrich. She resided in Benton since 1974 and had previously resided...

Jun 8, 2018

A beloved husband, father son and brother, David D. Beiler, M.D. of Riverside, died peacefully at his home on June 8, 2018, a few months shy of his 96th birthday.

Born September 4,1922 in Meadville, he was the fifth of six children of the late Allegheny College Professor, Irwin and Elizabeth (Crates) Beiler, who died of a prolonged illness...

Jun 8, 2018

Edward Joseph Szymczak, age 79, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully on Friday June 8, 2018 at Grandview Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Danville.

Born in Kingston on June 1, 1939, he was a son of the late Walter E. and Bernadine T. (Konesko) Szymczak of Larksville.

Edward was a graduate of Kingston High School, Class of 1957 and went on to...

Jun 5, 2018

Helen (Murman) Barrett, age 84, 193 McIntyre Road, Catawissa,  died at 8:50 a. m. on June 5, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She resided in Catawissa for 17 months and previously lived in Beaver Township, Bloomsburg, for many years.

Born in Sandy Valley, Luzerne County, on September 8, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and...

Jun 5, 2018

Dee Anna Williams, age 38, 356 Mill Street, Danville, died at her home on Tuesday, June 5,2018.

Born in Kelly Township, Union County on October 18,1979,she was the daughter of Debra A. Ryan, Allenwood and Donald M. Williams, Melbourne, Fla. She resided in Danville for three years and had previously resided in Bloomsburg and Sunbury with much of her early...

Jun 3, 2018

Robert E. Waters, age 75, 130 Mountain Road, Catawissa, died at his home at 3:20 p. m. Sunday, June 3, 2018 after an illness.

Born in Bloomsburg on May 23, 1943, he was a son of the late Cameron E. and Anna Mae (Trump) Waters. He spent his lifetime in the Catawissa area.

Robert was employed by Hanover Foods, Co.,...

Jun 2, 2018

Bertie L. Milliken, age 85, 77 Hartzell Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 2 p. m. Saturday, June, 2, 2018 after having been in failing health for 10 years.

Born in Camden, Maine on January 7, 1933, he was a son of the late Amos L. and Evelyn C. (Brodis) Milliken. He resided in Madison Township since 2002 and...

May 26, 2018

May 26, 2018

Richard  G. Porter, age 67. 377 Fowlersville Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 1:50 p. m. Saturday, May 26, 2018 after an illness of three months.

Born in Hazleton on July 2, 1950, he was a son of the late Paul and Margaret (Buchman) Porter. He was a 1968 graduate of  Weatherly High School, where he resided until moving...

May 23, 2018

Carol Deforest Locke-Endy, 76, died of cancer at her Bloomsburg home at 5 Kent Road on May 23, 2018 while under the devoted care of Geisinger Home Health and Hospice.

            Carol was a graduate of Peterborough High School in New Hampshire and received a B.A and an M. A. in English from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where...

May 22, 2018

Franklin  D. Welliver, age 91, 165 Fowlersville Road, Bloomsburg, died at 3:06 p. m. Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for four days.

Born on September 19, 1926 in Bloomsburg, he was a son of the late James and Ada (Fairman) Welliver. He was a 1944 graduate of the former Scott...

May 21, 2018

Ruth (Bogart) Mosier, age 100, formerly of Bloomsburg, died at 11:34 p. m. Monday evening at the Southern Life Style Senior Living Center, Lake Placid, Florida.

Born in Scott Township on February 21, 1918, she was a daughter of the late John R. and Lillian (Ball) Bogart.

Ruth was a 1935 graduate of Berwick High School. She lived in Pine...

May 17, 2018

Sara E. Tubbs, age 99, of Bloomsburg, died on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at the Sunset Ridge Healthcare & Rehabilitation in Scott Township, where she resided for six years.

Born in  Jamison City, Sugarloaf Township on June 21, 1918, she was a daughter of the late Mace A. and Cora N. (Cole) Tubbs.  She resided in Bloomsburg since 1920 and...

May 16, 2018

Joyce Ann Robison, age 71, 20 Neyhart Road, Orangeville,  died at 4:01 p. m. Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at The Gardens At Orangeville.

Born in Bloomsburg on December 17, 1946, she was a daughter of the late William and Geraldine (Long) Howard.

Early in her life she was employed at the former Columbia Silk  Mill and later sold Avon Products...

May 15, 2018

Dominic E. Spezialetti, age 93, 840 Market Street, Bloomsburg, died Tuesday afternoon, May 15, 2018, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, after a brief illness.

Born in Berwick on August 21, 1924, he was a son of the late Fiorangelo and Carmella (Sichetti)  Spezialetti. He was a 1942 graduate of Berwick High School and resided in Bloomsburg since 1947.

Dominic...

May 12, 2018

George F. Gehrig, age 92, 314 E. Market Street, Danville, died at his home at 9:50 p. m. on Saturday, May 12, 2018, after an illness, surrounded by his family.

Born in Danville on May 9, 1926, he was a son of the late J. Frank and Sara M. (Cripple) Gehrig. He was a lifelong resident of Danville and a...