Obituaries
Marjorie L. Eshleman
Aug 4, 2014
Marjorie Land Eshleman, age 87, 7115 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg (Lime Ridge) passed away at 1:30 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2014 at her home after an extended illness and surrounded by her loving family. Born in Staten Island, NY on June 14, 1927, she was a daughter of the late James N., Sr. and Frances (Hoon) Land. She was a...
Helen M. Vognetz
Jul 31, 2014
Helen M. Vognetz, age 86, formerly of 1708 Bloom Road, Danville, passed away peacefully with her loving husband at her side at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, July 31, 2014 in Emeritus at Bloomsburg, where she had resided since March. She was in failing health for the last several months. Born in Bloomsburg on August 22, 1927, she was a daughter of...

Marie Femenella
Jul 30, 2014
Marie A. (Henry) Femenella, age 89, 1283 Cherry St., Bloomsburg, died at her home at 10:30 a. m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, after an illness.
Born in Brooklyn, New York on November 22, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Frances (Delaney) Henry. She resided in Bloomsburg for five years and previously lived in South Carolina and...
Leona E. Bardo
Jul 25, 2014
Leona E. Bardo, age 95, formerly of Third St., Benton died at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, July 25, 2014 at the Orangeville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had been a guest since February, 2012. She had been in ill health for the past 2 1/2 years. Born in Jackson Twp., on May 7, 1919 she was the daughter of the...
Paula Ruth Lehr
Jul 22, 2014
Paula R. Lehr, age 79, of 161 Belles Road, Orangeville, died at her home at 10:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 22, 2014 after courageously battling cancer for the past year. Born in Rome, New York on March 26, 1935, she was a daughter of the late Samuel H. and Ida (Leventhal) Rumack. She attended East Stroudsburg High School and later Rome...

Ruth N. Billman
Jul 16, 2014
Ruth N. Billman, age 87, formerly of Fisherdale Road, Elysburg, died at 11:15 a. m. Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at the home of her daughter, Julie, in Bloomsburg. She was in failing health for the past year. She was a guest at Vintage Knolls, Danville, from September, 2013 until three weeks ago when she went to her daughters home. ...

Joan A. Latta
Jul 13, 2014
Joan A. Latta, age 79, 1911 Brush Valley Road, Sunbury, died at her home at 12:25 p. m. Sunday, July 13, 2014 after an illness. Born on September 18, 1934 in Trenton, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Leonard and Doris (Riggs) Latta. Joan resided in Pennsylvania since 1972 and previously lived in Trenton. She was employed...
Timothy J. "Timmy" Marshall
Jul 13, 2014
Timothy J. âTimmyâ Marshall, age 36, 508 E. Front Street, Danville, joined his sister in heaven at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, July 13, 2014 at his home. Born in Bloomsburg on April 12, 1978, he was the son of John E. and Nancy (Lipovsky) Marshall, of Danville. A 1997 graduate of Columbia Montour Vo Tech School, he had resided in Danville...
E. June Ortman
Jul 13, 2014
E. June Ortman, age 89, formerly of Dutch Hill area of Bloomsburg, went home to be with her Savior Jesus Christ at 3:45 p.m. on Sunday, July 13, 2014 while at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for two and a half weeks. Born in Hemlock Twp., Columbia County on June 4, 1925, she was a...
Bruce D. Bennett
Jul 12, 2014
Bruce D. Bennett, age 88, 43 Sandy Stone Dr., Orangeville and formerly of Ramsey, N.J. passed away peacefully at his home early Saturday morning, July 12, 2014. He was in failing health for the past year. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 30, 1926, he was a son of the late Walter E. and Lillian Frances (Mayne) Bennett. He spent...

Doris J. Howell
Jul 5, 2014
Doris J. Howell Doris J. Howell, age 86, 10 Sundale Drive, Bloomsburg (Lightstreet) died at 1:15 p. m. Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where she was a guest since June, 2013. She was in failing health since Feb., 2012. Born in Berwick on April 6, 1928, she was a daughter of the late Reuben and Elizabeth...
Pearl L. Bolinsky
Jul 4, 2014
Pearl L. Bolinsky, age 84, 42 Avon Ave., Bloomsburg, died at 8:28 p.m. Friday, July 4, 2014 in Balanced Care at Bloomsburg Health Care Facility, where she was a patient for five days. She had been in failing health since January. Born in Main Twp., Columbia County on October 17, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Norman, Sr....

M. Vance Shellahamer
Jul 3, 2014
M. Vance Shellahamer M. Vance Shellahamer, age 99, 6135 Pickwick Road, Tallahassee, Fla., died Thursday morning, July 3, 2014, at the Capital Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee, where he was a patient for five days. Born in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County on August 13, 1914, he was the only child of the late Raymond and Katie I. (Boyer) Shellahamer. He resided in Tallahassee...
Edward E. Jenkins
Jul 3, 2014
Edward E. Jenkins Edward E. Jenkins, age 82, 3101 Bloom Road, Danville, died at 3:45 p. m. Thursday, July 3, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after battling surgical complications Born in Mahoning Township, Montour County on August 20, 1931, he was a son of the late Edward T. and Florence (Keefer) Jenkins. He resided in the Danville area his entire...

Ruth E. Evans
Jun 28, 2014
Ruth E. (Fritz) Evans Ruth E. (Fritz) Evans, age 92, Erie and formerly of Benton died on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at the Abington Crest Nursing Home, Erie after a long illness. She was born on April 15, 1922, the only child of the late Bruce I. and Mary E. (White) Fritz, at her parents home in Benton. She was a 1940...
Donna J. Sheehan
Jun 25, 2014
Donna J. Sheehan, age 57, 2701 Fourth Ave., N, St. Petersburg, Florida died at 1:29 p.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at the Bayfront Health Hospital, St. Petersburg, where she was a patient for six days. She was in failing health for four years. Born in Bloomsburg, PA on July 15, 1956, she was a daughter of the late William M. and Edna...
James R. Long
Jun 25, 2014
James R. Long, age 78, 696 E. Hillcrest Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 25, 2014 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after struggling with cancer for six months. Born in Bloomsburg on April 14, 1936, he was a son of the late Freas (Pete) and Margaret (Stackhouse) Long. A 1954 graduate of Bloomsburg High School, he resided in Bloomsburg...

William F. "Fred" Stetler
Jun 21, 2014
William F. âFredâ Stetler, age 85, 131 Main St., Catawissa, and formerly of Danville died on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 6:20 p. m. in the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, Bloomsburg, where he resided for the past four months. He was born on April 2, 1929 in Danville, a son of the late William and Pearl (Edwards) Stetler. He attended the...

Martin M. "Mert" Gildea
Jun 11, 2014
Martin M. âMertâ Gildea, age 80, 657 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, died at his home at 6 a. m. Wednesday, June 11, 2014, after having been in failing health since April. Born in Mt. Carmel on March 15, 1934, he was a son of the late Cornelius and Mary C. (Fidnarick) Gildea. He resided in Bloomsburg since 1966. Mert was...
Enid N. Rockwell
Jun 4, 2014
Enid N. Rockwell, age 89, 3011 Woods Edge Drive, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Concordia, Argentina on January 11, 1925, she was a daughter of the late Letitia (Belsey) and Chief Yellow Hawk. She had resided in Bloomsburg with her daughter for the last three and a...