Obituaries
Bertie L. Milliken
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...
Richard G. Porter
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...
Carol Deforest Locke-Endy
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...
Franklin D. Welliver
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...
Ruth Mosier
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...
Sara E. Tubbs
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...
Joyce Ann Robison
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...
Dominic E. Spezialetti
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...
George F. Gehrig
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...
Gretchen A. Henz
May 12, 2018
Gretchen Ann (Lewis) Henz, age 80, of Bloomsburg, died at 6:20 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 2018, at the Bloomsburg Care & Rehabilitation where she resided for 10 years. She was under the care and supervision of several wonderful nurses and nursing assistants for the duration of her time as a patient.
Born on August 6, 1937 in Carbondale, she was...
Richard L. "Rick" Gearhart
May 11, 2018
Richard L. "Rick" Gearhart, age 64, 14 Steltz Road, Danville, passed away at 7:45 p. m. Friday, May 11, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born on November 22, 1953 in Levittown, he was a son of the late William and Annamae (Boyd) Gearhart. He was a graduate of Pennsboro High School.
Rick was employed by Smucker's Pet Food...
Nolly S. Andreas
May 8, 2018
Nolly S. Andreas, age 86, 57 Valley View Road, Danville and formerly of Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, died at her home at 4:23 p. m. Tuesday, May 8, 2018, after an illness.
Born in the Netherlands on June 13, 1931, she resided in Lake Hopatcong for many years before moving to Danville to live with her daughter in 2012.
Nolly...
Judith C. Reevs
Apr 25, 2018
Judith C. Reevs, age 76, 621 E. Third St., Bloomsburg, died at her home on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease while under the loving care of Geisinger Hospice.
Born on January 24, 1942 in Oceanside, New York, she was a daughter of the late Paul Clinton, Jr., and Jean M/. (Turner) Conder. She was a 1960...
Brian L. Kishbaugh
Apr 23, 2018
Brian L. Kishbaugh, age 55, 310 Stouts Road, Nescopeck, was stricken ill at his home and died in the emergency room of the Berwick Hospital Center at 10:02 p. m. Monday, April 23, 2018.
Born in Berwick on September 14, 1962, he was a son of the late Clifford and Bertha (O'Neal) Kishbaugh. He lived in the Berwick -Nescopeck area...
Emma A. Kile
Apr 22, 2018
Emma A. (Fritz) Kile, age 96, 7 W. Hillcrest Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 11:39 a. m. Sunday, April 22, 2018, at the Sunset Ridge Health & Rehabilitation in Scott Township where she was a patient since February 3, 2018.
Born in Benton Township on December 11, 1921, she was daughter of the late Arden and Belma M. (Golder) Fritz. She...
Jacqueleen E. Traugh
Apr 19, 2018
Jacqueleen E. (Breach) Traugh, age 85, 256 Houck Hollow Road, Bloomsburg, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at 3:50 a. m. while a patient at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for 10 days, while surrounded by her loving family.
Born in Catawissa on September 10, 1932, she was a daughter of...
William Frank Worthington
Apr 15, 2018
William Frank Worthington, age 70, 4 Kent Road, Bloomsburg, was stricken ill at his home and taken to the emergency room of the Bloomsburg Hospital where he died at 2:22 p. m. Sunday, April 15, 2018.
Born on May 21, 1947 in Norristown, he was a son of the late Lawrence E. and Ann (Venezia) Worthington. He attended Conshohocken High...
Thomas L. Fought, Sr.
Apr 15, 2018
Thomas L. Fought, Sr., age 80, 323 W. 11th Street, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 4:35 a. m. Sunday, April 15, 2018, with his family by his side. . He was in failing health since June, 2017.
Born in Bloomsburg on April 1, 1938, he was a son of the late Thomas F. and Francis (Greenly) Fought. He was...
Ruthanna Sneidman
Apr 13, 2018
Ruthanna (Sharpless) Sneidman, age 89, of Bloomsburg, passed peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2018, at Sunset Ridge Health & Rehabilitation (formerly Signature) in Scott Township, with family at her bedside.
Ruthanna’s parents, Paul Leslie and Romayne (MacAllister) Sharpless, welcomed her arrival on December 26, 1928, at the Bloomsburg Hospital. While their only child, Ruthanna grew up on Fifth and Center...
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