Paul W. Canouse, Jr.
Dec 2, 2019
Paul W. Canouse, Jr., 73, of Berwick, passed away unexpectedly at his home Monday, December 2, 2019. Born in Bloomsburg June 15, 1946, he was a son to the late Paul and Gladys (Major) Canouse. Paul was a graduate of Berwick High School, Class of 1964, and Bloomsburg State College, Class of 1969. He taught business at Jersey Shore Area...
Gladys C. (Ward) Moore
Nov 17, 2019
Gladys C. Moore, 93, of Berwick, passed away peacefully Sunday, November 17, 2019 at Emmanuel Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Danville. Born in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania September 15, 1926, she was a daughter to the late Edward and Catherine (Graham) Ward. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years,...
Robert J. Felix, Sr.
Nov 14, 2019
Robert John Felix, Sr., 91, of Berwick, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at the Gardens at Orangeville on Thurs., November 14, 2019. He was born March 22, 1928 in Berwick, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late Rudolph and Frances (Klapal) Felix. A lifelong resident of Berwick, he worked as a welder for the former AC&F Industries, the Berwick Forge...
Peter Horvat
Oct 22, 2019
On Tuesday, October 22, 2019, Peter Horvat, 96, of Berwick, devoted husband, father, and grandfather, passed away peacefully at his residence. He was born October 12, 1923 in Berwick, a son to the late Eva and Frank Horvath. Peter served as a Coxswain in the Navy during WWII in both the Atlantic and the Pacific. After the war, he came...
Frances ´Fran´ Lee (Fink) Kirchdoerfer
Oct 13, 2019
Frances Lee Kirchdoerfer, 96, of Berwick, passed away peacefully Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in Berwick April 1, 1923, she was a daughter to the late Harold and Lena (Hicks) Fink. Frances was a graduate of Berwick High School, class of 1942. She had worked for many years at Wise Foods and later at...
Helen E. Nutaitis
Oct 2, 2019
Helen E. Nutaitis, 100, of Hanover Township, formerly of Berwick, passed away peacefully Wednesday, October 2, 2019 at Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Nanticoke. Born in Hazleton December 5th, 1918, she was a daughter to the late John and Isabel Perry and foster parents Clark and Pearl Yost. Helen was a graduate of Berwick High School, Class of 1935. Following...
Shirley C. Gearhart
Sep 20, 2019
Shirley C. Gearhart, 89, of Berwick, passed away peacefully Friday, September 20, 2019 at Berwick Retirement Village II. Born in Berwick September 23, 1929, she was a daughter to the late Roscoe and Jessie (Roberts) Gearhart. Shirley was a graduate of Berwick High School, Class of 1947. Following graduation, she worked at the AC&F in Berwick and later as an...
Clara Jean (Hough) Smith
Sep 8, 2019
CLARA JEAN SMITH Clara Jean (Hough) Smith, 87, formerly of Berwick, died Sunday, September 8, 2019 at Brookdale Assisted Living, Bloomsburg, where she had been a resident since 2011. Born August 31, 1932 in Berwick, she was a daughter of the late Barton and Evelyn (Bomboy) Hough. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Robert W....
Phyllis June (Ritter) Sitler
Sep 5, 2019
Phyllis June Sitler, 84, of Bloomsburg, died Thursday, September 5, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. She was born in Berwick September 14, 1934, a daughter of the late Alfred L. and Eva (Nunkester) Ritter. Phyllis was a graduate of Berwick High School in the Class of 1952. After graduating, she married the love of her life, Richard Lawrence Sitler,...
Tennis Robert Keck
Aug 8, 2019
Tennis Robert Keck, 87, of North Centre Township, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2019 at his residence. He was born May 24, 1932 in Berwick, a son of the late Homer and Ida (Davis) Keck. Tennis served in the Navy as a SeaBee during the Korean Conflict. After his discharge he worked at U. S. Radium for ten years before...
Shawndra Michelle Alley-Stepney
Aug 4, 2019
Shawndra Michelle Alley-Stepney, 47, of Berwick, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. She was born May 24, 1972 in Berwick, a daughter of Kay L. (Oblosser) Santora and the late Joseph E. Alley, Jr. Shawndra was a graduate of Berwick High School. She loved children and working with and caring for animals, especially dogs and...
William H. Selden, Jr.
Jul 7, 2019
William H. Selden, Jr., 98, of Berwick concluded his journey in this life on July 7, 2019. He was born on March 25, 1921 in Staten Island, New York, and has been a resident of Berwick since September 1932. Selden graduated from the Bewick High School in June 1939. In January 1943 he received his Bachelor of Science degree from...
Bonnie Eileen Shultz-Furek
Jul 1, 2019
Bonnie Shultz-Furek, 74, died peacefully at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, on Monday, July 1, 2019, with her grandchildren by her side. Bonnie was born on October 18, 1944, a daughter of Wayne and Margaret Shultz, in Berwick, PA. With her husband James, she traveled the world to places such as Korea, Belgium, Ethiopia, and West Point. She resided in...
Ruth R. (Rough) Fenstemaker
Jun 30, 2019
Ruth R. Fenstemaker, 96, of Berwick, passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 at the Gardens at Orangeville, where she recently had been admitted. She was born in Berwick October 12, 1922, a daughter of the late Frank and Geraldine (Bomboy) Rough. Ruth spent most of her life in Berwick. After graduation from Berwick High School in 1940, she worked as...
Richard ´Dick´ W. Baer
Jun 26, 2019
Richard W. "Dick" Baer, 89, of Berwick, died Wednesday, June 26, 2019 at Berwick Retirement Village II. He was born October 18, 1929 in Berwick, a son of the late Roy and Ethel (Hess) Baer. Dick attended Berwick schools where he graduated in 1947. His work history included driving bread truck, employment at Berwick Weaving, the Dennison Hotel in Atlantic...
Jack W. Farver
Jun 20, 2019
Jack W. Farver, 82, of Berwick, passed away with his family at his side Thursday evening, June 20, 20019 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He was born October 13, 1936 in Berwick, a son of the late William and Nola (Snyder) Farver. Jack lived in Berwick almost his entire life, where he worked at the Wise Potato Chip...
Adam Kendel
Jun 20, 2019
Adam Kendel, 78, of Berwick, went to his Lord and Savior peacefully Thursday morning, June 20, 2019 at Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he had recently been admitted. He was born in Yugoslavia November 27, 1940, a son to Ludwig and Karoline Kendel. Adam worked for 23 years in the maintenance department at the Cornwall Nursing Home in Cornwall,...
Allen ´Skip´ Fredrick Seesholtz
May 24, 2019
Allen Fredrick "Skip" Seesholtz, 84, of Berwick, passed away peacefully Friday, May 24, 2019 at Providence Place Senior Living Drums. He was born January 27, 1935 in Danville, a son to the late William and Ella (Pentz) Seesholtz. . For most of his adult life Skip was the owner-operator of Allen F. Seesholtz, Inc. trucking company. He had a passion...
Louise (Chiki) Kovach
May 17, 2019
Louise (Chiki) Kovach, 101 and ten days short of her 102nd birthday, formerly of Berwick, passed away peacefully with family by her side, at her residence in Kenneth City, Florida Friday, May 17, 2019. She was born May 27, 1917 in Berwick, a daughter to the late Charles and Mary (Kovacs) Chiki. In her younger years, Louise attended Berwick schools...
Eugene S. Adams
May 6, 2019
Eugene S. Adams, 78, of Berwick, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. Born in Berwick October 18, 1940, he was a son to the late Donald W. Adams and Ida (Boone) Lupini. Eugene attended Mifflinville Schools and then proudly served his country in the Army National Guard. He later worked in the maintenance department...