Obituaries
Joanna Buckingham
Apr 11, 2014
Joanna (Fice) Buckingham Joanna (Fice) Buckingham, age 92, 4 Kent Road, Bloomsburg, died at her home at 9:19 a. m. Friday, April 11, 2014. She was in failing health for the past year. Born in Sayre on November 13, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Leon R., Sr. and Josephine (Farrell) Fice. She resided in Bloomsburg since 1953. Joanna was...

Kathryn E. Gotshall
Apr 2, 2014
Kathryn E. "Kathy" Gotshall Kathryn E. "Kathy" Gotshall, age 74, Catawissa, died at 3:45 a. m. Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at her home after an illness of two months. Born in Oaklyn, New Jersey on June 26, 1939, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Elva (Fortescue) Zimmerman. She was a 1957 graduate of Benton Area High School and resided in the...

William D. Babb, Sr.
Apr 1, 2014
William D. Babb, Sr., aged 78, 18 Buck Road, Orangeville, died at 9:30 a. m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at the Grandview Health Homes, Danville, where he was a guest since March 3, 2014. He was in failing health for the past three years. Born in Catawissa on July 26, 1935, he was a son of the late Fred and...
Laura Doris Brassington-Coleman
Mar 28, 2014
Laura Doris Brassington-Coleman Laura Doris (Palmer) Brassington-Coleman, age 85, 776 Ringtown Mountain Road, Catawissa, and formerly of Almedia, died at 6:235 p. m. Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, Bloomsburg, several hours after she was admitted. She was in failing health since January. Born at Jonestown, Fishingcreek Township, on April 10, 1928, she was a...
Carl E. Diltz
Mar 28, 2014
Carl E. Diltz Carl E. Diltz, age 94, 139 Rotary St., Orangeville (Stony Brook Circle) died at 11:40 p. m. Thursday, March 27, 2014 at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre Hospital, Wilkes-Barre, where he was a patient for two days, while under the care of Celtic Hospice. His death followed a brief illness. Born in Sugarloaf Township, on February 17, 1920, he was a son of...

Floyd E. Osterhoudt
Mar 28, 2014
Floyd E. Osterhoudt Floyd E. Osterhoudt, age 75, formerly of Bloomsburg, died at 5:12 a. m. Friday, March 28, 2014 at the Bonham, Nursing Center, Stillwater where he was a patient for three years. Born on June 14, 1938 IN Ellenville, New York, he was a son of the late Floyd Joe and Marge (Vandermark) Osterhoudt. He resided in the Bloomsburg area...

Danny L. Lore
Mar 25, 2014
Danny L. Lore, age 67, of Columbia Village Apartments, Millville, died unexpectedly at his home and was pronounced dead on Tuesday, March 25, 2014. He had been in failing health for several years. Born in Berwick on January 9, 1947, he was the son of the late Donald and Mary (Kalbach) Lore, and had resided in the Berwick area most...

Albert J. Mensch, Jr.
Mar 17, 2014
Albert J. Mensch, Jr., age 69, 370-A Hollow Road, Catawissa, died at 11:22 a. m. Monday, March 17, 2014 in the emergency room of the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. He was in failing health for the past eight years. Born in Raleigh, North Carolina on May 28, 1944, he was the son of the late Albert J., Sr. and Mary Linda...

Morris T. Barnes
Mar 15, 2014
Morris T. "Shorty" Barnes Morris T. "Shorty" Barnes, age 73, formerly of Shickshinny, died at 11:03 a. m. Saturday, March 15, 2014 at the Berwick Restirement Village, Berwick, where he resided for the past year and a half. Born in Bloomsburg on August 3, 1940, he was a son of the late Alfred I. and Martha (Fisher) Barnes. He attended...
Wendelin R. "Wendy" Frantz
Mar 13, 2014
Wendelin R. âWendyâ Frantz, age 84, of Bloomsburg, died at 7:40 a. m. Thursday, March 13, 2014 at the Columbia Montour Hospice At Maria Hall, Danville, where he was a guest for 12 days. He was in failing health for the past six months. Born in Cleveland, Ohio on April 28, 1929, he was a son of the late Wendelin C....
Jean L. Magill
Mar 13, 2014
Jean L. Magill, age 88, 239 E. 10th Street, Bloomsburg, died at 3:50 a.m. Thursday, March 13, 2014 in Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home, Stroudsburg, following a brief illness. She had resided there since April 2013. Born in Hunlock Twp., Luzerne County on February 19, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Bessie (Davenport) Hummel. A 1943...
Matthew C. Haney
Mar 6, 2014
Matthew C. Haney, age 66, 127 Dahl Road, Bloomsburg, and formerly of Benton passed away into peace on Thursday, March 6, 2014 in Danville, surrounded by his loving family, spearheaded by his beautiful and devoted wife, Barbara. He was born on February 18, 1948 in Abington, Montgomery County, one of thirteen children of the late James A. and Dolores (Duffy) Haney. He...
John E. Hopkins
Mar 5, 2014
John Estaugh "Jack" Hopkins, M.D. Philadelphia area physician and avid outdoorsman John Estaugh "Jack" Hopkins, M.D. , age 92, passed away quietly at his home on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Born in Philadelphia on Dec. 16, 1921, he was the son of the late Arthur, M.D. and Martha (Carrington) Hopkins. He was raised in Merion. Jack was a graduate of The...

Steven M. Frohman
Mar 2, 2014
Steven M. Frohman, age 52, 300 Crabapple Lane, Bloomsburg, died at 11:57 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 2014 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He had been in failing health for some time. Born in Bloomington, In. on March 6, 1961, he was a son of the late Erich and Constance (Rubin) Frohman. A 1979 graduate of Central Columbia High School and...

Dayne G. McHenry
Mar 1, 2014
Dayne G. McHenry, age 68, 1810 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly at his home and was pronounced dead at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, March 1, 2014. Born in Bloomsburg on August 27, 1945, he was a son of the late Edward T. McHenry and Helen E. (Leiby) Shoemaker McHenry Miller. A 1963 graduate of Central Columbia High School, he resided...
Franklin B. Neaus, III
Feb 28, 2014
Franklin B. âFrankâ Neaus, III, age 44, 820 Railroad St., Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly at his home on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Born in Bloomsburg, he was the son of Franklin B., Jr. and Naomi R. (Seidel) Neaus, of Almedia. Frank was a lifelong resident of the Bloomsburg area and a 1987 graduate of Central Columbia High School. He was last employed...
Lois N. Howe
Feb 28, 2014
Lois N. Howe, age 79, 414 W. Third St., Bloomsburg, died at 4:10 p. m. Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 at the Emmanuel Nursing Center At Maria Joseph Manor, Danville, where she was a patient since Oct. 4, 2013. She had been in failing health for several years. Born in Cleveland Township on May 23, 1934, she was a daughter of the...
Henry B. Whitenight, Sr.
Feb 24, 2014
Henry B. Whitenight, Sr. Henry B. Whitenight, Sr., age 75, 109 Skyline Drive, Berwick, died at 6:10 a. m. Monday, Feb. 24, 2014 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Health Care Center, Bloomsburg, where he was a patient since Feb. 1, 2014. He was in failing health for the past year. Born in Greenwood Township on March 11, 1938, he was a son of the late...

George Y. Brennan
Feb 23, 2014
George Y. "Joe" Brennan George Y. "Joe" Brennan, age 78, 365 East St., Bloomsburg, died at 10:01 a. m. Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for one week. Born on May 3, 1935 in Ashburnham, Mass., he was a son of the late William and Eda (Stafford) Brennan. He resided in Bloomsburg for the past 32 years...

Nanci M. Lynn
Feb 22, 2014
Nanci M. Lynn Nanci M. Lynn, age 83, 139 Bissett's Lane, Bloomsburg, died at 5:51 a. m. Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 at Balanced Care At Bloomsburg, a health care facility in Scott Township, where she was a patient for ten days. She had been in failing health for four months. Born in Hazleton on July 12, 1930, she was a daughter of...