Obituaries
Hilda E. James
Apr 22, 2013
Hilda E. James Hilda E. James, age 93, Bloomsburg, died at 4:30 a. m. Monday, April 22, 2013, at Balanced Care At Bloomsburg, where she resided for two years. Prior to that she was a resident of Loyalton for two years and previously resided on Jefferson Street for 50 years Born on February 5, 1920 in Edwardsville, she was a daughter of...
Daniel Ansbach, Jr.
Apr 17, 2013
Daniel Ansbach, Jr. Daniel Ansbach, Jr., aged 86, 133 Willow Drive, Berwick, died at his home at 8 a. m. Wednesday, April 17, 2013, after having been in failing health since November. Born in Hazleton on June 27, 1926, he was a son of the late Daniel J. and Lillian Kathryn (Slusser) Ansbach. He resided in Berwick since 1966. Dan served with...
Lois I. Wintersteen
Apr 16, 2013
Lois I. (Ticknor) Wintersteen, age 88, formerly of 9 Dahl Road, Bloomsburg (Buckhorn) died peacefully at 10:15 a. m. Tuesday at the Golden Living Center - Mansion Nursing Home, Sunbury, with her family and the staff by her side. She resided there since 2003. She was born on April 18, 1924 in Zerbe Township, Northumberland County, a daughter of the late...
Dorothy L. Maust
Apr 15, 2013
Dorothy L. Maust, age 85, 2410 John Penn Circle, Bloomsburg, died at 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 15, 2013 in Grandview Health Homes, Danville, where she had been a resident for the last six years. Born in Mifflin Twp., Columbia County on May 9, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Deane Pauline (Lehman) Henrie. A graduate of...
Elizabeth "Betty" M. Scheib
Apr 13, 2013
Elizabeth M. âBettyâ Scheib, age 83, 51 Sunny Slope Road, Stillwater (New Columbus), died at 10:10 a. m. Saturday, April 13, 2013, at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was admitted Friday. She was in failing health for several years. Born in Philadelphia on Aug. 31, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Michael A. and Elizabeth E. (Evans)...
Kenneth J. Fleenor
Apr 7, 2013
Kenneth J. Fleenor Kenneth J. Fleenor, age 72, 16 Meadow Lane, Danville, died at 3:25 p. m. Sunday, April 7, 2013, at the Grandview Health Homes, Danville, where he was admitted Saturday.. He was in failing health for several years. Born on February 5, 1941 in Bristol, Tenn., he was a son of the late Clara Jane (Fleenor) Guinn. He resided in Danville for...
Ethel M. Savage
Apr 5, 2013
Ethel M. Savage Ethel M. Savage, age 87, 320 W. Fourth Street, Bloomsburg, died at 12:30 p. m. Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Grandview Health Homes, Danville, where she resided for two years. Her death followed a brief illness.' Born In New Columbus, Luzerne County on March 26, 1926, she was the only child of the late Alvin and Ethel (Medland) Doty....

Alfred P. Herrold, Sr.
Mar 31, 2013
Alfred P. Herrold, Sr., age 76, of 928 W. Pine Street, Coal Twp., died at 8:15 a.m. Sunday, March 31, 2013 at Mountain View Nursing Home, Coal Twp. Born in Milton on March 15, 1937, he was a son of the late Jay, Sr. and Doris (Johnson) Herrold. He resided in the Bloomsburg area much of his life, and spent...

Karen F. Vesneski
Mar 28, 2013
Karen F. Vesnesky, age 67, of 5 Willow Lane, Bloomsburg, died at 3:47 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013 in Geisinger Medical Center, Mahoning Twp. Born on February 22, 1946 in Floral Park, Nassau Co., NY, she was a daughter of the late Herman and Shirley (Kerns) Ficher. She had resided in Bloomsburg since 199o. Karen was employed for many years...
Kathleen "Kathy" M. Kreisher
Mar 24, 2013
Kathleen M. âKathyâ Kreisher Kathleen M. âKathyâ Kreisher, age 58, 187 Dahl Road, Bloomsburg, died at her home at 10:05 a. m. Sunday, March 24, 2013, after a brief illness. Born at the Bloomsburg Hospital on November 14, 1954, she was a daughter of the late Charles N. and Joanne L. (Bond) Lobach. Her early life was spent in rural Danville...

Robert B. Meredith
Mar 23, 2013
Robert B. Meredith Robert B. Meredith, age 90, formerly of Orangeville Manor, Orangeville, died on Saturday, March 23, 2013 at the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center, Scranton, where he was a patient since January, 2012. He previously lived at Orangeville Manor for 13 years. Born in Scranton on April 12, 1922, he was a son of the late Benjamin and...
Paul M. Strausser
Mar 16, 2013
Paul M. Strausser Paul M. Strausser, age 86, 280 1/2 East Eighth Street, Bloomsburg, died at 4:35 a. m. Saturday March 16, 2012 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he was a patient for two days. Born in Catawissa on July 25, 1926, he was a son of the late Paul K. and Ida (Johnson) Strausser. His parents died an early...
Louella B. Kessler
Mar 13, 2013
Louella B. Kessler, age 92, 1 Lenox Drive, Selinsgrove, died at 3:10 p. m. Wednesday, March 13, 2013 in the emergency room of the Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg. She was in ill health for the past month. Born in Mt. Carmel on April 11, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Lewis G. and Anna (Stefanski) Barnes. She resided...
Edward J. Sundra
Mar 8, 2013
EDWARD J. SUNDRA Edward J. Sundra, age 88, 152 McGuire Park Drive, Bloomsburg, died at 7:20 a. m. Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Berwick Retirement Village II, where he was admittted on Friday. Born in Hazleton on May 24, 1924, he was a son of the late Frank and Pauline (Holidick) Sundra. Edward was a 1942 graduate of the former West Hazleton High...
Mabel G. Girton
Mar 6, 2013
Mabel G. Girton, age 101, 15 Ann Drive, Danville and formerly of Bloomsburg, died at 8:30 a. m. Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at the Emmanuel Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation, Danville, where she was a patient since March 25, 2011. Born in Locust Township on November 10, 1911, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Tivilia (Long) Hughes....
John A. Cherrington
Mar 3, 2013
John A. Cherrington, age 28, 3 Hidden Hollow Drive, Bloomsburg, died on Sunday, March 3, 2013 in a motorcycle accident in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. He was born in Bloomsburg on July 30, 1984, the son of Barry J.and Debbie J. (Rhoads) Cherrington, Bloomsburg. John was a 2002 graduate of Bloomsburg High School and resided in Main Township all of his life....
Virginia Cole
Feb 25, 2013
Virginia J. Cole Virginia J. Cole, age 84, 131 Main St., Catawissa, died at 2:06 p. m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2013 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for four days. She was in failing health since October. Born in Union Township, Schuylkill County on Jan. 25, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Earl and Grace...
Ruth O. Malin
Feb 24, 2013
Ruth O. Malin, age 93, formerly of W. Ninth Street, Bloomsburg, died at 9:57 a. m. Sunday, Feb. 24 in RiverWoodâs nursing facility in Lewisburg, where she resided since May, 2008. Born in Springmont, Montgomery County, on March 10, 1919, she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Katie (Fulmer) Hendricks. Her step-father was the late Lloyd Mountz. Ruth...

Starlene Storm Utt
Feb 23, 2013
Starlene Storm Utt Starlene Storm Utt, infant daughter of Tiffany A. Utt, 1300 Ferry Road, Bloomsburg, died at birth, Saturday, February 23, 2013 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Surviving in addition to her mother are a sister, Renate' Hays; a brother, Demian Hays; grandmother, Deborah Utt, and her fiance' Kevin Davis; an aunt Charlotte Utt; and two uncles: Billy Utt and...
Richard L. Connolley
Feb 23, 2013
Richard L. Connolley Richard L. Connolley, age 76, 40 Knights Drive, Bloomsburg (Sherwood Village), died at 2:40 p. m. Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Health Care Center, where he was a patient for two days. He was seriously ill for the past five weeks. Born in Danville on Aug. 22, 1936, he was a son of the late James P....