Obituaries
Lisa M. Kobal
May 11, 2016
Lisa M. (Laird) Kobal, age 49, 104 Bell Curve Drive, Bloomsburg, died at her home on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.
Born in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming County on December 27, 1966, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Beverly (Avery) Laird.
Lisa was a devoted mother and grandmother. A free spirited woman, she enjoyed nature, gardening and preparing...
John T. "Jack" Ralston
May 7, 2016
John T. “Jack” Ralston, age 73, 422 Valley Road, Bloomsburg, died at 6:20 a.m. Saturday, May 7, 2016, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for one week. He was in failing health for three months.
Born in Bloomsburg on April 21, 1943, he was a son of the late Roy and Arlene (Kimbel) Ralston. Jack...
Betty J. Hartman
May 4, 2016
Betty J. Hartman, age 77, 302 Main-Mifflin Road, Bloomsburg, died at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was seriously ill since October, 2015.
Born in Bloomsburg on January 25, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Harry H. and Cora L. (Gower) Brown. She resided on West Eighth Street, Bloomsburg for many...
Victor M. Frey, Jr.
May 3, 2016
Victor M. Frey, Jr., age 58, 127 Country Road, Danville, passed away at his home at 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2016, after a courageous fight with pancreatic cancer. He was ill for seven months.
Born in Allentown on July 2, 1957, he was the son of Dorothy (Nothstein) Frey, Allentown and the late Victor M. Frey, Sr. He was a 1975...
Paul T. Dalious
May 2, 2016
Paul T. Dalious, age 83, 400 E. Hillcrest Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 2:34 a.m. Monday, May 2, 2016, in the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where he was a patient since March 25, 2016. He had been in failing health since December 3, 2015.
Born in Main Township on June 2, 1932, he was a son of the late Samuel...
Travis T. Chapin
Apr 30, 2016
Travis T. Chapin, age 24, 36 Register Road, Stillwater, died in a ATV accident in Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, and was pronounced dead at 9:50 p. m. Saturday, April 30, 2016.
Born at the Lewisburg Hospital on May 1, 1991, he was a son of Tammy D. (Erdley) Chapin, Shickshinny and the late Chad N. Chapin. He resided in...
Allen C. Miknich
Apr 27, 2016
Allen C. Miknich, age 73, 78 N. Iron St., Bloomsburg, died at 1:11 p. m. Wednesday, April 27, 2016, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for three days. He was in failing health for three years.
Born in Berwick on July 11, 1942, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Wozniak) Miknich....
Clara E. Spencer
Apr 23, 2016
Clara E. Spencer, age 95, formerly of Third St., Benton, died at 1:20 a. m. Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Bonham Nursing Center, Stillwater, where she resided since June, 2011.
Born in Fairmount Township, Luzerne County, on November 6, 1920, she was a daughter of the late John B. and Margaret E. (Getz) Gearhart. She resided in Benton since...

John S. "Jack" Llewellyn
Apr 19, 2016
John S. "Jack" Llewellyn, age 88, formerly of the Catawissa area , died at 1:45 p. m. Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where he resided since June 24, 2014.
Born on January 8, 1928 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, a son of the late Sterling W. and Elizabeth L. (Carpenter) Llewellyn, he resided in the...
Dale W. Engelman
Apr 16, 2016
Dale W. Engelman, age 83, 100 Hill Road, Millville, died at 10:30 a. m. Saturday, April 16, 2016 at the Grandview Health Homes, Danville, where he had been a guest much of the time since November, 2015.
Born in Noxen, Wyoming County, on February 4, 1933, he was a son of the late William and Ethel (Kresge) Engelman. He was...
Richard J. Cuti
Apr 15, 2016
Richard J. Cuti, age 77, Bloomsburg and formerly of Ridgewood, New York died at 5:55 a. m. Friday, April 15, 2016 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where he resided for almost seven years.
Born in New York City on August 9, 1938, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Jacknik) Cuti. He resided in Ridgewood,...
Jane V. Morris
Apr 11, 2016
Jane V. Morris, age 96, formerly of Fernville and Danville died at 10:04 p.m. Monday, April 11, 2016 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where she resided since October, 2008.
Born in Sunbury on February 1, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Elsie (Simpson) Smith. She was a 1937 graduate of Sunbury High School.
Jane...
Victoria A. "Vicki" Borich
Apr 6, 2016
Victoria A. “Vicki” Borich, age 71, 218 E. Ninth St., Bloomsburg, died at 7:01 p. m. Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for nine days. She was seriously ill since December 27, 2015.
Born in Bloomsburg on September 19, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Robert D. and Edith...
Dr. Jorge Alberto Topete
Apr 5, 2016
Dr. Jorge Alberto Topete, age 87, Quarry Drive, Bloomsburg, died Tuesday evening, April 5, 2016 at his home.
Born on October 5, 1928 in the little town of Mazata, in the region of Etzatlan, Jalisco, Mexico, he was the son of the late Juan Manuel and Carmen (Fregoso) Topete. He was baptized by a Roman Catholic priest who was on...
Jane C. McHenry
Apr 2, 2016
Jane C. McHenry, age 71, of 6465 Main Street, Bloomsburg (Lime Ridge), died Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.
Born in Bloomsburg on November 19, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Clarence W. and Grace L. (Hess) Hopper. A 1962 graduate of Central Columbia High School, Jane resided in Espy all her life until...
Dorothy M. Newman
Apr 1, 2016
Dorothy M. Newman, age 87, 524 Katy’s Church Road, Muncy, died at 6:27 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2016 at the Geisinger Columbia Montour Hospice at Maria Hall, Danville, where she was a guest for five days. She was in failing health for several years.
Born in Hawthorne, New Jersey on July 13, 1928, she was a daughter of the late ...

Alan J. "Jud" Cameron
Mar 25, 2016
Alan J. "Jud" Cameron
Alan J. "Jud: Cameron, age 82, 277 E. Eighth Street, Bloomsburg, died at 12 noon on Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Grandview Health Homes, Danville, where he was admitted on March 12, 2016.
Born in Bloomsburg on January 14, 1934, he was the only child of the late William Norman and Esther Ruth (Shutt) Cameron....
Warren G. Klees
Mar 24, 2016
Warren George Klees, age 92, formerly of Fernville, died on Thursday, March 24, 2016, at the Emmanuel Nursing Center, Danville. He resided at the Meadows in Danville since since May 2002.
He was preceded in death by his wife of over 62 years. the former Grace Arlene Small, on February 14, 2014 and by two brothers, Karl Kermit Klees and...

Brian L. Eisenhart
Mar 23, 2016
Brian L. Eisenhart, age 63, formerly of 330 W. Third Street, Benton, died at 12:20 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in Celtic Healthcare, Wilkes-Barre. He was a resident of Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care for a year prior.
Born in York on August 8, 1952, he was a son of the late Clyde L. and Vera L. (Packer) Eisenhart. He graduated...
Eric L. Craig
Mar 21, 2016
Eric L. Craig, age 54, 324 E. Third St., Mifflinville, died at his home at 9:50 p. m. Monday, March 21, 2016, after an illness of two weeks.
Born in Bloomsburg on January 18, 1962, he was a son of the late Albert J. and Mary J. (Riegel) Craig. He resided in Mifflinville since 1972 and was a 1979 graduate...