Obituaries
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...
Elizabeth Laura Christian
Oct 3, 2014
Elizabeth Laura Christian, age 58, of 23 Westover Road, Benton, passed away peacefully at 5:00 a.m. Friday , October 3, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, after a heroic six month battle with pancreatic cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was born on August 10, 1956 in Glenolden, the daughter of E. Jayne (Davis) McCann, Benton and...
Louise K. Lewis
Sep 24, 2014
Lewis K. Lewis, age 85, formerly of Market St., Benton, died at 5:45 p. m. Thursday, September 24, 2014, at the Orangeville Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Orangeville, where she was a patient since August 1. She previously resided at Loyalton of Bloomsburg for three years. Born in Benton on October 3, 1928, she was a daughter of the late H. Hurl and...
Jay Howard Belles
Sep 20, 2014
Jay Howard Belles Jay Howard Belles, age 77, 205 Belles Road, Orangeville, died at his home under the care of Columbia Montour Home Hospice, at 5:45 p. m. Saturday, September 20, 2014. He was in failing health since June, having been diagnosed with a rare virus, J.C., which attacks the immune system. Born on June 5, 1937 in Bloomsburg, he was the...
Dolores A. Ziminsky
Sep 19, 2014
Dolores A. Ziminsky Dolores A. Ziminsky, age 76, formerly of R. R. #1, White Haven, died at 5:09 p.m. Friday, September 19, 2014 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton, where she was admitted on Wednesday. She had been a guest at the Mountain City Nursing Home, Hazleton. Born on November 5, 1937 in Dennison Township, Luzerne County, she was daughter of the...
Dorothy J. Eckhart
Sep 17, 2014
Dorothy J. Eckhart, age 73, 134 Huntington Creek Road, Sweet Valley,. died at 8:31 p. m. Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where she was a patient for one day. She had been in ill health for several years. Born in Nanticoke on January 27, 1941, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Thelma...
Ruth A. Carlough
Sep 17, 2014
Ruth A. Carlough, age 91, Bloomsburg, died at her home on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at 9:45 a. m. while under the care of Columbia Montour Home Hospice. Born in Main Township on September 10, 1923, she was a daughter of the late Warren Robert and Ida (Young) Mauser. Ruth graduated from the former Mifflin Township High School in 1942...
Merle B. Turner
Sep 15, 2014
Merle B. Turner, age 89, formerly of Wedgetown Road, Bloomsburg, died at 2 a.m. Monday, September 15, 2014 in Orangeville Nursing and Rehab. Center, where he had been a guest since February 2010. Born in Mt. Pleasant Twp., Columbia County on July 5, 1925, he was a son of the late Ellis and Ruth A. (Beagle) Turner. He had resided...
Vicki L. (Davis) Sherwood
Sep 10, 2014
Vicki L. (Davis) Sherwood, age 52, 2700 Lackawanna Ave., Lot 19, Bloomsburg, died at her home at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2014 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Bloomsburg on August 14, 1962, she was a daughter of Barbara (Bason) Davis, Bloomsburg and the late Donald J. Davis. She was a 1980 graduate of Bloomsburg High School...


