Obituaries
Rosemary D. McCarthy
Dec 5, 2014
Rosemary D. McCarthy Rosemary D. McCarthy, age 84, 9 W. Park Street, (Carroll Park) Bloomsburg, died at her home at 6:10 a. m. Friday, December 5, 2014 after having been in failing health for six months. Born in Wilkes-Barre on May 15, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Emma (Keller) Williams. She was a 1948 graduate of GAR High School,...

Layla Sofia Seiler
Dec 5, 2014
Layla Sofia Seiler, daughter of Cassandra M. Cook and Josh M. Seiler, 155 ½ Reagan Street, Sunbury, died at birth at 3:14 a.m. Friday, December 5, 2014 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents: Karen E. Johns and Ronnie Cook, both of Danville; paternal grandparents: Edward Seiler, Salt Lake City,...
Dolly M. Engle-Bachman
Dec 4, 2014
Dolly M. Engle-Bachman, age 94, 24 Spruce Street, Danville, went to see her Lord on Thursday, December 4, 2014 at the Grandview Health Homes, Danville, where she resided for two weeks. She was born on August 24, 1920 in Bethlehem and was the adopted daughter of Stuart and Meda (Hensel) Engle. Her birth mother was the late Zua (Lewis) Shultz of Bloomsburg. She...

Betty L. McDaniel
Nov 30, 2014
Betty L. McDaniel, age 84, 110 Shawnee Road, Bloomsburg, died at 1:44 a. m. Sunday, November 30, 2014, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was admitted Friday evening. Born in New Market, Alabama on July 8, 1930, she was the daughter of the late R. E. and Ruby (Fowlkes) Sisco. She resided in Bloomsburg for over 60 years. Betty was employed...
Edgar W. Johnson
Nov 25, 2014
Edgar W. Johnson Edgar W. Johnson, age 79, 323 Wagner Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 7:30 a. m. Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at the Berwick Retirement Village II, in Berwick. He was in failing health for two years. Born in Hazleton on August 2, 1935, he was a son of the late Guy and Sarah "Sally" (Ashman) Johnson. He resided in the Bloomsburg...
Michael A. Hampton
Nov 25, 2014
Michael A. "Hammy" Hampton Michael A. "Hammy" Hampton, age 56, 500 Mowery Road, Danville, died at his home at 2:55 p. m. Tuesday, November 25, 2014 after an illness of three months. He was known to his friends and co-workers as "Hammy" and to his family as "Mike". Born in Mahoning Township, Montour County, at the Geisinger Medical Center, on April 16, 1958, he was the...
Kathleen E. Dreisbach
Nov 23, 2014
Kathleen E. "Kaybudd" Dreisbach Kathleen E. "Kaybudd" Dreisbach, age 92, 1015 E. Fifth Street, Bloomsburg, died at 3:15 a. m. Sunday, November 23, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Pittsfield, Mass. on January 9, 1922, she was the only child of the late Joseph and Esther (Burns) Buckley. Kaybudd was a 1939 graduate of Pittsfield High School and a 1943...

Leona M. Hess
Nov 14, 2014
Leona M. Hess, age 76, formerly of Lightstreet Road, Bloomsburg, died at 7:55 a. m. Friday, November 14, 2014 at the Orangeville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Orangeville, where she resided for 35 years. Born in Bloomsburg on April 29, 1938, she was a daughter of the late Carlton C. Hess and the late Helen M. (Runyan) Hess Fedder. She spent...

Georgina Robles
Nov 13, 2014
Georgina Robles Georgina Robles, age 99, formerly of Catherine St., Bloomsburg, died at 11:23 p. m. Thursday, November 13, 2014 at the Balanced Care At Bloomsburg nursing facility in Scott Township. Born in Caguas, Puerto Rico on August 22, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Gregorio and Inocencia (Dieppa) Torres. She resided in Bloomsburg since 2008 and previously lived in...
Cynthia L. Laukhuff
Nov 7, 2014
Cynthia L. Laukhuff Cynthia L. Laukhuff, age 55, 412 Bloom St., Danville, died at 5:17 a. m. Friday, November 7, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for 10 days. Her death followed a lengthy illness. Born on February 18, 1959 in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Phyllis L. (Fritsch) Bloom, Danville and Ervin C. "Ike" Laukhuff, III...

Kenneth A. DeNoon
Nov 7, 2014
Kenneth A. DeNoon,, age 76, 350 Iron St., Bloomsburg, died at 11:26 a. m. Friday, November 7, 2014 at the Emmanuel Center For Nursing, Danville, where he resided since Jan. 28, 2013. Born on November 7, 1938 in Harbor Beach, Mich., he was a son of the late James W. and Everine C. (Lester) DeNoon. He resided in Bloomsburg since...
Allen D. "Tink" Koser
Oct 29, 2014
Allen D. âTinkâ Koser, age 75, 404 W. Mahoning St., Danville, died at 2:58 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville after a brief illness. Born in Derry Township, Montour County on Sept. 25, 1939, he was a son of the late Pharis E. and Maud A. (Hess) Koser. He had resided in Danville for most of his...

Peter Paul Begosh
Oct 29, 2014
Peter Paul Begosh, age 73, 54 Bardo Road, Millville, died at 5:38 a.m. Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for one week. He was in failing health for the past two years. Born in Swoyersville, Luzerne County, on October 2, 1941, he was the son of the late Andrew and Margaret...
Richard L. Ward, Sr.
Oct 28, 2014
Richard L. Ward, Sr., age 88, formerly of Avon Avenue, Bloomsburg, died at 10:19 a.m. Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at Geisinger Health South Rehabilitation Hospital, Danville, where he was admitted Monday after being a patient in Geisinger Medical Center. Born in Bloomsburg on November 6, 1925, he was a son of the late Alfred L. and Alice A. (Stadler) Ward....

Dorothy M. Shuler
Oct 19, 2014
Dorothy M. Shuler, age 87, formerly of Railroad St., Bloomsburg, went to be with her Lord at 11:20 a. m. Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the Country Meadows of Lancaster nursing facility in Lancaster. Born in Scott Township on January 5, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Ray and Edith M. (Reese) Seybert. She resided in Bloomsburg until 1955...
Ardell L. Jeirles
Oct 18, 2014
Ardell L. Jeirles Ardell L. Jeirles, age 87, 7-A Rhodomoyer Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 1:16 p. m. Saturday, October 18, 2014 after being seriously ill for the past month. Born on August 24, 1927 in Mackeyville, Clinton County, he was a son of the late Charles E., and Martha M. (Fritzgerald) Jeirles. He resided in Mount Pleasant Township for the...
George A. Turner
Oct 16, 2014
George A. Turner Historian and Civic Leader George Augustus Turner, age 78, of 611 Country Club Dr., Bloomsburg, was reunited with the Lord on Oct. 16, 2014 at the Select Specialty Hospital at Geisinger Medcial Center, Danville, after an illness that failed to vanquish his determined spirit. He was a devoted husband, a beloved father, grandfather, and brother, a staunch...
Norma M. White
Oct 13, 2014
Norma M. White, age 89, of 149 Buckhorn Road, Bloomsburg, died at 7:40 p.m. Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. Born in Nescopeck on August 2, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Dora (Smith) Lynn. After graduating from Nesopeck High School in 1943, she moved to Columbia County, and resided there her entire life....
Jean A. Masteller
Oct 10, 2014
Jean A. Masteller, age 91, 1067 Mainville Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 7:45 p. m. Friday, October 10, 2014 at the home of her daughter, Deborah Shultz in Bloomsburg. Born in Sugarloaf, Luzerne County, on September 14, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Archer and Edith (Reagan) Roth. She resided in Mainville for 59 years. Jean was a 1941 graduate...
Derl S. "Little Derl" Hampton, Jr.
Oct 9, 2014
Derl S. âLittle Derlâ Hampton, Jr., age 50, 7-A Rhodomoyer Road, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly at 3:42 p.m. Thursday, October 9, 2014 in the Emergency Room of Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. Born in Berwick on June 4, 1964, he was a son of the late Derl S., Sr. and Anna (Hrinda) Hampton. He resided in Mt. Pleasant Twp. for nine years, and previously...