Charmaine (Hess) Keefer
Jul 2, 2018
Charmaine Catherine (Hess) Keefer, 82, of Lime Ridge, passed away Monday, July 2, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. She was born January 26, 1936 in Nanticoke, a daughter to the late Leon and Margaret (Cahill) Hess. Charmaine was raised in Shickshinny. In 1954 she married the love of her life, Richard E. Keefer, and they lived 33 wonderful years...
Linda Allyn Johnson
Jul 1, 2018
Linda Allyn Johnson, 67, of Bloomsburg, passed away Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Geisinger MedicalCenter Danville after a twenty year battle with cancer. She was born May 21, 1951 in Hazleton, a daughter to the late Lewis and Theresa (Silvetti) Williams. She was a graduate of Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills, PA., and also attended the Bucks County Community...
Rose (Miknich) Kocerha
Jul 1, 2018
Rose (Miknich) Kocerha, 92, formerly of Berwick, passed away peacefully at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia on July 1, 2018. Born in Berwick March 21, 1926, she was a daughter to the late Nicholas and Julia (Klym) Miknich. Rose was a graduate of Berwick High School, Class of 1945 and later attended the Jammel School of Cosmetology in Bloomsburg. In...
Jack Richard Heckman, Jr.
Jun 23, 2018
Jack Richard Heckman, Jr., 48, of Wilkes-Barre, PA. died unexpectedly Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, succumbing to injuries after being stricken by a motor vehicle while riding his bike on Thursday, June 14th. He was born August 12, 1969 in Kingston, PA. a son to the late Jack R. Heckman, Sr. of Nescopeck, PA. and Barbara (Petrishin)...
Margaret Alice Stephens
Jun 19, 2018
Margaret Alice Stephens, 92, of Berwick, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Berwick Retirement Village II. She was born October 5, 1925 in Berwick, a daughter to the late Nathan E. and Margaret (Junk) Arey. Margaret graduated from Berwick High School in 1943. She then continued her education at the Geisinger School of Nursing under the U. S. Cadet...
Kent A. Kissinger, Sr.
Jun 17, 2018
Kent A. Kissinger, Sr., 77, of Drums, formerly of Bloomsburg and Berwick, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 17, 2018. Born in Berwick January 1, 1941, he was a son to the late Elmer and Bernice (Dent) Kissinger. Kent was a graduate of Berwick High School, Class of 1958. Following graduation, he enlisted and proudly served his country in the United...
Stephen John Lazar
Jun 13, 2018
Stephen John Lazar, 97, of Berwick, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, June 13, 2018 at Berwick Retirement Village I, surrounded by his family. He was born August 17, 1920 in Beaver Meadows, PA, son to the late Michael and Helen (Warkola) Lazar. Stephen served in the Army Air Corps during World War II in the Asia-Pacific theatre. After the war...
Nancy E. (Davis) Vought
Jun 8, 2018
Nancy E. Vought, 74, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, Friday, June 8, 2018 at Grandview Health Care in Danville. Nancy was born on August 7, 1943 in Berwick, to the late Harold and Elizabeth Davis. She graduated from Berwick High School and completed numerous courses at Bloomsburg University. Nancy was known as being very compassionate and...
Richard James Taylor
May 27, 2018
Richard James Taylor, 87, of Berwick, passed away peacefully Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. He was born May 4, 1931 in Berwick, a son to the late Harold and Edna Mae (Duke) Taylor. A 1949 graduate of Berwick High School, Dick's first job was at Standard Pressed Steele in Jenkintown, PA. After a few years there...
Nancy J. (Labella) Deutsch
May 25, 2018
Nancy Deutsch, of Berwick, passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at the Berwick Hospital Center. Born in Manhattan on December 5, 1925, she was a daughter to the late Joseph and Teresa (DiGiacomo) LaBella. Following graduation from high school, she worked in a variety of positions including dental assistant, model, and bank teller. Nancy was a member of the Berwick...
Dorothy ´Jean´ Jean (Beishline) Carter
May 25, 2018
Dorothy (Jean) Carter, 79, of Bloomsburg, passed away Friday, May 25, 2018 at Berwick Retirement Village II. Born in Benton, February 27, 1939, she was the daughter of Mary Isabel (Lockhoff) Beishline Phillips, Danville, and the late Fred C. Beishline. She will be reunited with her husband, Joseph A. Carter, who passed away on August 26, 2014, after 57 years...
Joyce M. (Fetterman) Caplo
May 18, 2018
Joyce M. Segin Caplo (nee Fetterman), 91, formerly of Berwick, passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 at Bloomsburg Healthcare Center, where she resided. She was born August 25, 1926 in Berwick, a daughter to the late Myron and Arlene (McClintock) Fetterman. Joyce lived and worked in Berwick for many years before moving to Hazleton then to Selinsgrove and finally, Bloomsburg....
Richard L. Evans
May 18, 2018
Richard L. Evans, 62, of Stillwater, went to be with his loving Lord and Savior, Jesus, Friday, May 18, 2018 after losing his courageous fight with cancer at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. He was born June 27, 1955 in Trenton, New Jersey, the second son to the late Leroy N. and Genevieve Lucy Ann (Welsh) Evans. After graduating from Pennsbury...
Kimberlee Stout
May 4, 2018
Kimberlee D. Stout, 48, of Bloomsburg, passed away peacefully May 4, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born in Berwick August 3, 1969, she was a daughter to Robert "Randy" Kemp and wife, Karen, and Connie L. (Whitmire) Fairchild and husband, Will. Kim was a 1987 Graduate of Berwick Area High School. She continued her education at Luzerne County...
Betty Jane (Leiby) Laubach
Apr 28, 2018
Betty Jane Laubach, 94, of Berwick, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Berwick Retirement Village II. Born in Berwick November 13, 1923, she was a daughter to the late John and Arvilla (Boston) Leiby. Betty was a graduate of Berwick High School and attended Empire Beauty School. She proudly served her country during World War II in the...
Charles Wesley Fish
Apr 22, 2018
Charles Wesley Fish, 81, formerly of Berwick, died Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. He was born February 6, 1937 in Berwick, a son to the late Marion Joseph and Anna (Bigins) Fish. Charles retired from the United States Air Force June 30, 1976 after 20 years of service including two tours in Vietnam. He was a...
Max L. Klinetob
Apr 19, 2018
Max L. Klinetob, 77, of Summerhill, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. He was born July 28, 1940 in Berwick, a son to the late David and Eleanor (Lenhart) Klinetob. Max was a graduate of Berwick high School and Williamsport Technical School. He worked as a machinist at PPL's nuclear powered electrical generating plant in...
James Richard Eichlin
Apr 19, 2018
James Richard Eichlin, 71 of Berwick, passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Danville. He was born February 24, 1947 in Easton, PA, a son to the late Richard J. and Sarah Elizabeth (Sitgraves) Eichlin. Jim graduated from Wilson High School in 1965. He then worked his way through Penn State, where he was awarded a BS in...
Pauline E. (Galanti) Carter
Apr 18, 2018
Pauline E. (Galanti) Carter, 87, of Berwick, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at her residence with her family by her side. Born in Berwick June 30, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppi and Josephine (Biacchi) Galanti. A graduate of Berwick High School, she worked at Berwick Industries for a number of years before marrying Joseph...
Hilda Zofcin
Apr 18, 2018
Hilda E. Zofcin, 96, formerly of Berwick, passed away April 18, 2018, at Brookdale Assisted Living, Lake Worth, FL, where she had resided. She was born September 14, 1921, in Muhlenburg, daughter of the late Edward Barnes and L. Blanche (Culver) Vosler. Hilda was a 1938 graduate of Shickshinny High School and subsequently the Wilkes-Barre General School of Nursing. She...