Obituaries
Gail B. Ising
Jun 4, 2014
Gail B. Ising, age 70, 340 N. Mulberry St., Berwick, died at 8:30 p. m. Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at her home after being in failing health for two months. Born on June 26, 1943 in Jersey City, New Jersey, she was the only child of the late Rose Ann Coffman. She resided in Berwick for the past 30 years. Gail...
Edna V. Eifert Jones
Jun 3, 2014
Edna V. (Lynn) Jones Edna V. (Lynn) Jones, age 92, 915 Tower Drive, Danville, died at 8:40 p. m. Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at her home after a brief illness. Born in Berwick on June 16, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Gerdon A. and Irene M. (Paden) Lynn. She resided in the Danville area for much of...
Donald A. Brouse
May 28, 2014
Donald A. Brouse, age 80, formerly of West Fifth Street, Bloomsburg, died at 4:23 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2014 in the Emergency Room of Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He had resided at Orangeville Nursing & Rehab. since January 2012. Donnie was born in Bloomsburg on March 12, 1934. A 1953 graduate of Bloomsburg High School, he had resided there all...

Richard J. Bellum
May 27, 2014
Richard J. Bellum, age 69, 490 Scotch Valley Road, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly at his home and was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, 2014. Born in Beaver Twp., Columbia County on August 2, 1944, he was a son of the late Phillip R., Sr. and Dorothy (Buehler) Bellum. He resided in Beaver Twp. for all of his life. Richard...
Carl T. Womer
May 24, 2014
Carl T. Womer Carl T. Womer, age 90, 102 E. Wood Street, Centralia, died at 7:55 p. m. Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the Columbia Montour Hospice at Maria Hall, Danville, where he was a guest for five days. He was in failing health for several months. Born in Aristes on August 15, 1923, he was a son of the late John...
Francis J. Truskoloski
May 15, 2014
Francis J. "Frank" Truskoloski Francis J. "Frank" Truskoloski, age 75, 123 State Route 118 (Red Rock Corners), Benton, was lifted up on the wings of the angels on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was admitted on Wednesday. His loving family was by his side. He was born in Shenandoah on June 14, 1938, a son of the late Frank and...
Beulah I. Miller
May 13, 2014
Beulah I. Miller Beulah I. Miller, age 98, 109 Schoolhouse Road, Benton, died unexpectedly at 11:21 a. m. Tuesday, May 13, 2014, at Vintage Knolls, Danville, where she resided for the past two months. Born in Jackson Township on July 23, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Hurley F. and Stella M. (Evans) Fritz. She spent much of her life in the Grassmere area...
Harold W. "Tex" Sinclair
May 12, 2014
Harold W. “Tex†Sinclair, age 78, 80 Ridge Road, Catawissa, died at 4:15 p. m. Monday, May 12, 2014 at his home after a long battle with cancer. His loving wife and family were at his bedside. Born on Sept. 22, 1935 in Floydada, Texas, he was a son of the late Harry and Myrtle (Sandfer) Sinclair. He attended Petersburg...
Robert D. Mensch
May 8, 2014
Robert D. Mensch, age 78, 311 Boone Road, Bloomsburg, died at 5:31 a.m. Thursday, May 8, 2014 in Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for one week. He had been in failing health for a year and a half. Born in Mt. Carmel Twp., Northumberland County on January 20, 1936, he was a son of the late...
Violet J. Zapach
May 7, 2014
Violet J. Zapach, age 79, 32 Fisher Run Road, Mainville, died at 10:14 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, 2014 at the home of her niece, Pam Nunamaker, 86 Laidacker Road, Milton. She had been in failing health since December 2013. Born in Beaver Twp., Columbia County on June 13, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mary...
Marie G. Faust
May 3, 2014
Marie G. Faust Marie G. Faust, age 99, 3012 Whitehall Road, Norristown, died at 4:30 a. m. Saturday, May 3, 2014 at her home after a brief illness. Born on Sept. 14, 1914 in Cleveland Township, Columbia County, she was a daughter of the late Boyd C. and Effie I. (George) Horne. She was a 1931 graduate of Bloomsburg High School. Mrs. Faust...
Terry L. Tittle
Apr 28, 2014
Terry L. Tittle, age 64, 20 W. Market Street, Apt. 2, Danville, died at 5:30 a.m. Monday, April 28, 2014 at his home after a lengthy illness. Born in Boston, Mass. On September 21, 1949, he was the son of the late Clyde and Betty (Golder) Tittle. A 1967 graduate of Danville High School, he had resided there for over...
Mary R. Shultz
Apr 28, 2014
Mary R. Shultz Mary R. Shultz, age 82, 4 Cardinal Road, Orangeville, died peacefully at home at 9:45 p. m. Monday, April 28, 2014. She had been a guest at the Millville Health Care Center from June, 2012 until returning to the home of her daughter, Mary Sue Loreman earlier Monday. Born in Bloomsburg on August 23, 1931, she was a daughter...

Jacob F. Lunger
Apr 24, 2014
Jacob F. Lunger Jacob F. Lunger, age 67, 28 Perry Ave., Bloomsburg, died at 4:15 p. m. Thursday, April 24, 2014 at the Grandview Health Homes, Danville, where he was a patient since November 20, 2013. Born in Bloomsburg on February 27, 1947, he was a son of the late Ivan Lunger and the late Hazel (McCormick) Lunger Lupini. He...
Nancy J. Swank
Apr 24, 2014
Nancy J. (Spencer) Swank Nancy J. Swank, age 72, 27 Upper Woodcrest Road, Berwick, left her earthly home at 10:53 p. m. Thursday, April 24, 2014 at the home of her son, Scott, in York, to pass over the rainbow to her eternal home. She had been battling cancer since 2007. Born in Bloomsburg on May 15, 1941, she was the daughter...
George W. Diamond
Apr 17, 2014
George W. Diamond, age 50, 2641 Tower Road, Bloomsburg, died at 3:46 p. m. Thursday, April 17, 2014, at the Sun Home Hospice Care Center at the Sunbury Hospital, Sunbury, where he was a patient for two days. His death followed a brief illness. Born in Bloomsburg on May 16, 1963, he was a son of the late George P....
Nina D. Feldser
Apr 17, 2014
Nina D. Feldser Nina D. Feldser, age 79, 346 Center St., Bloomsburg, died at her home at 9:30 p. m. Thursday, April 17, 2014 after being seriously ill for two weeks. Born in Bloomsburg on December 26, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Clarence S. and Faye E. (Kressler) Diltz. Her entire life was spent in the Bloomsburg area and...

Catherine F. Novotny
Apr 16, 2014
Catherine F. (Savage) Novotny, age 102, formerly of Whiting, New Jersey died at 9:45 p. m. Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at the Westview Health Care Center, Dayville, Conn. where she resided for five years. Born in Davidson Township, Sullivan County on March 31, 1912, she was a daughter of the late Peter and Tressie (Klinger) Savage. She resided in Whiting,...
Richard W. Harner
Apr 15, 2014
Richard W. "Pete" Harner Richard W. "Pete" Harner, age 77, 32 Sunset Lane, Catawissa, died unexpecedly at his home at 11:30 p. m. Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Born in Locust Township on November 11, 1936, he was a son of the late Ralph and Ruth (Hittle) Harner. He spent his entire life in the Catawissa. area. Pete was employed at the...
Lois C. Stanziale
Apr 15, 2014
Lois C. Stanziale, age 88, 445 Hillside Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, 2014 in Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where she had resided for three and a half years. Born in Wilkes-Barre on January 30, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Louis A. and Jennie (Baker) Frank. A 1944 graduate of Coughlin High School...