Obituaries
Fern I. (Keller) Armstrong
Sep 20, 2024
Fern I. (Keller) Armstrong, age 94, formerly of Bloomsburg passed away on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at The Gardens At Orangeville.
Born in Mt. Grove on Sept. 8, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Marvin and Malinda (Sherman) Keller. She was a lifelong resident of the Bloomsburg area.
Fern held several jobs in her working years, including DFC Foods in...
Peter M. Schumacher
Sep 19, 2024
Peter M. Schumacher, age 60, of Ash Street, Danville, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday evening, Sept. 19, 2024, after an illness.
Born on December 9, 1963, in Danville, Illinois, he was a son of Karen L. (Highfield) Singleton of Florida and the late Peter L. Schumacher.
Peter was employed by Bower & Strausser, General Contractors working at Geisinger Medical...
Coty Joe Cool
Sep 14, 2024
Coty Joe Cool, age 36, of Buckhorn and formerly Catawissa, passed away on Saturday, September 14, 2024.
Born on April 25, 1988, in Danville, he was the son of Pamela S. (Artley) Hays and the late Dennis R. Cool.
He was a 2007 graduate of Southern Columbia High School.
Coty was currently employed at Autoneum as a machine operator for the past 11...
Ralph J. "Andy" Andrews, Jr.
Sep 13, 2024
Ralph J. “Andy” Andrews, Jr., age 73, of River Hill Drive, Bloomsburg passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by family and friends, on Friday afternoon, September 13, 2024, after an illness.
Born in New York City on October 9, 1950, he was a son of the late Ralph and Florence “Tommie” (Tighe) Andrews. He was a 1968 graduate of Mount...
Beverly J. Hess
Sep 8, 2024
Beverly J. (Risch) Hess, age 81, of 131 Main Street, Catawissa and formerly of Berwick died Sunday, September 8, 2024, at the Grandview Nursing & Rehabilitation in Danville.
Born in Bloomsburg on July 14, 1943, she was a daughter of the late Carl H. and Louise M. (Eisenhauer) Risch. She resided in Berwick much of her lifetime.
Beverly was last employed by...
Joyce Lorraine (Andress) VanHorn
Sep 7, 2024
Joyce Lorraine (Andress) VanHorn, age 94, Bloomsburg, was peacefully welcomed into Heaven and God’s loving arms on Saturday, September 7th, 2024, at 1:47pm, at the home of her granddaughter Trisha, with whom she had resided since January 1st, 2021.
She was devoted to her family and loved by us all!
She will forever live on in our hearts and memories and we...
Ted Pennebaker
Sep 5, 2024
Ted Pennebaker, a beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home on September 5, 2024, in Bloomsburg, PA. Born on September 20, 1945, in Lewistown, PA, Ted lived a life full of love, dedication, and remarkable achievements.
Ted was born to George and Anna Lucille (Shirk) Pennebaker and spent his childhood in Lewistown. He graduated from Lewistown Area Senior...
Richard L. "Dick" Roadarmel
Sep 1, 2024
Richard L. “Dick” Roadarmel, age 87, of Lightstreet Road, Bloomsburg passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday morning, September 1, 2024.
Born in Bloomsburg on December 1, 1937, he was a son of the late Harry A., Sr. and Helen F. (Summers) Roadarmel. He was a 1954 graduate of Bloomsburg High School and a 1961 graduate of the former Bloomsburg...
Shannon J. (McAfee) Cokosky
Aug 30, 2024
Shannon J. (McAfee) Cokosky, age 53 of 608 Market Street, Berwick, died peacefully at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia early Friday, August 30, 2024.
Born in Berwick on May 16, 1971, she was the daughter of Eli and Lois (Harvey) McAfee of Berwick. A lifelong resident of Berwick, she was a 1989 graduate of Berwick High School.
Shannon was employed...
Cathi Ann (Sarnoski) Allison
Aug 24, 2024
Cathi Ann (Sarnoski) Allison, 64, of Linden, passed away peacefully August 24, 2024 surrounded by her loving family and friends.
Born October 7, 1959 in Bloomsburg, she was the daughter of Joanne (Schutt) Sarnoski and the late Ted Sarnoski. Cathi graduated from Central Columbia High School and was employed by Geisinger Medical Center for many years.
Cathi was a loving wife, daughter,...
James Robert Williams
Aug 23, 2024
James Robert Williams, age 82, our beloved father of Northumberland, passed away at Emmanuel Center for Nursing in Danville on Friday, August 23, 2024.
Jim was born in Danville on August 25, 1941, a son of the late Thomas L. and Anna R. (Fenstermacher) Williams. He grew up on farms with siblings Dan, Frank, James, Clyde, Nelson, Thelma, Martha, Letitia, Robert,...
Douglas J. "Doug" Budd
Aug 21, 2024
Douglas John Budd passed away peacefully on August 21st, 2024 at his residence in Bloomsburg, PA.
Born April 26th, 1959, he was the son of the late George and Angelina (Coppola) Budd. He graduated from Stamford Catholic High School, where he was an allstar member on the football team.
Doug worked as an IT specialist for multiple companies and loved going to...
Ruth E. (Bower) Snyder
Aug 16, 2024
Ruth E. (Bower) Snyder, age 95, of Schoolhouse Road, Bloomsburg (Buckhorn), died peacefully on Friday August 16, 2024 at the Heritage Springs Memory Care Center in Muncy.
Born in Liberty Township, Montour County, on September 20, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Hazel (Mordan) Bower. She resided in Buckhorn for 70 years and was a 1946 graduate...
Laura C. (Persechino) Abate
Aug 16, 2024
Laura C. (Persechino) Abate, age 74, of Iron Street, Bloomsburg died at her home on Friday, August 16, 2024.
She was born in Camden, New Jersey on December 15, 1949, a daughter of the late Fred J. and Helen (Malizia) Persechino. She was a 1968 graduate of Camden Catholic High School. She resided in Bloomsburg for 22 years and formerly lived...
Rose Marie Appelman
Aug 14, 2024
Rose M. (Hermanski) Appelman, age 77, of Jefferson St., Bloomsburg, died early Wednesday morning August 14, 2024 at Emmanuel Center For Nursing in Danville, where she had been a patient.
Born in Bloomsburg on November 11, 1946 she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Tobias) Hermanski. She spent her early life in the Catawissa area and resided in...
Julian J. Wahly
Aug 9, 2024
Julian J. Wahly, age 58, of Catherine Street, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, August 9, 2024.
Born in McKeesport on March 31, 1966, he was a son of Janet (Mantooth) Wahly of Danville and the late Julien V. Wahly. His early life was spent in Danville and he resided in Bloomsburg for over 20 years. He was a...
Barbara C. (Kilgus) Fogle
Aug 7, 2024
Barbara C. (Kilgus) Fogle, age 101, of Kings Road, Drums, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday evening August 7, 2024.
Born on July 16, 1923 in Muncy Township, Lycoming County, she was a daughter of the late Ray and Clara (Swank) Kilgus. She resided in Drums for the past 10 years and previously was a longtime resident of Stony Brook...
F. Richard Schilling
Aug 5, 2024
F. Richard Schilling, age 98, of Sherwood Village, Bloomsburg, died at his home early Monday morning, August 5, 2024, after an illness.
Born in Merchantville, New Jersey on March 14, 1926, he was a son of the late Frank and Freda Schilling. He was a 1944 graduate of Bloomsburg High School and resided in Bloomsburg for many years.
Earlier in his life,...
Scott Allen Busch
Jul 27, 2024
Scott Allen Busch, age 64, of First Street, Danville, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at his home.
Born on February 16, 1960 in Buffalo, NY, he was the son of Ronald W. and Deloris (Johnson) Busch. He resided in Danville since 2021 and previously lived in Orange County, CA.
Scott was an automotive mechanic.
Scott enjoyed building models...
James Emerson "Jim" Laubach
Jul 25, 2024
James Emerson “Jim” Laubach, 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at the Masonic Village in Elizabethtown.
He was born in Benton on February 23, 1933, the youngest of three children of the late Jonathan Paul and Ethel Irene (Bray) Laubach. A 1951 graduate of Benton High School, he earned his Bachelor’s degree at Lycoming College in Williamsport in...
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