Joseph Gyimesi, 77, of North Centre Township, died Friday, July 28, 2017 at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. He was born March 12, 1940 in Gyor, Hungary, a son to the late Laszlo and Erzibeth (Kantor) Gyimesi. Joseph was a professional soccer player in Hungary before fleeing to America as a refugee after the Hungarian Uprising of 1956 was put down...
Richard B. Markle, 64, of Berwick, died unexpectedly Thursday, July 27 at Geisinger Community Medical Center in Scranton. Born in Berwick on November 27, 1952, he was a son to the late Howard and Helen (Masker) Markle. Richard graduated from Berwick High School in 1970. He had been employed by Lady Esther Lingerie Corp. until its closure, after which he...
Joyce Marie Hiller Davis, 58, of Benton, passed away Wednesday, July 26 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. Born in Berwick March 18, 1959, she was a daughter to the late Donald and Sarah (Werts) Hiller. Joyce graduated from the Columbia Montour Vo-Tech in 1977. Afterward, she worked as a secretary, most recently at W Lynn & Son in Benton. Joyce...
Stanley W. Eveland, 66, formerly of Berwick, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center. Born September 27, 1950 in Berwick, he was a son to the late Jack and Florine (Kershner) Eveland. Stanley graduated from Berwick High School in 1968 after which he attended the Allentown Electronic Training Center. He was employed by...
Mary C. Zerbe, 86, of Berwick, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2017 at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was born September 21, 1930 in Northumberland, a daughter to the late Ralph and Bertha Mae Marks. A stay at home mom until her youngest child started school, she then worked at the Consolidated Cigar Plant and later as a waitress at...
Marion Jane Neyhard, 79, of Bloomsburg, PA, passed away Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at the Gardens at Orangeville, 3 days after admission. She was born November 11, 1937 in Philadelphia, a daughter to the late Henry and Francis Mason Shaffer, Sr. Marion was a graduate of Bloomsburg High School, where she was a majorette in the band. She was a...
Margaret M. Cole, 85, formerly of Berwick, died Sunday, June 25, 2017 at the Hershey Medical Center. She was born June 12, 1932 in Berwick, a daughter to the late Edwin and Clara (Muelhoff) Cole. Margaret worked at the ACF, Magee Carpet Company, Consolidated Cigar Company, and the State Employment Office, from which she retired in 1993. Following retirement she...
Patricia A. (Mowery) Watro, 62 of Berwick, passed away peacefully with her family at her side Sunday, June 4, 2017 at her home. She was born December 15, 1954 in Berwick, the daughter of John and Edith (Bower) Mowery. A graduate of Berwick High School, she worked as a supervisor for 25 years at Berwick Industries. Pat's interests included reading,...
Guido Dalto, Jr., 88 of Berwick, Pennsylvania, passed away at the Gardens at Orangeville, Pennsylvania on Thursday, June 1, 2017. He was born December 12, 1928 in Berwick, Pennsylvania. Guido was a graduate of Berwick Area Senior High School. He was retired from the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Guido was a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church...
Laberta B. Sterner, 92 of Berwick, died Sunday May 28, 2017 at Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. She was born April 19, 1925 in Nescopeck, a daughter to the late Randall and Iva (Cornell) Bredbenner. After graduating in the Class of 1943 at Dearborn (Michigan) High School , Laberta went to cosmetology school then worked as a hairdresser until retiring in 1977....
Patricia A. Mead, 67 of Berwick, lost her courageous battle with cancer May 27, 2017 at Berwick Retirement Village II, where she had resided for many years. She was born January 16, 1950 in Bainbridge, NY, a daughter to the late Hubert and Marion (Debble) Mead. Pat enjoyed doing puzzles and spending time with her family. She was a regular...
Barbara K. "Sis" Farver, 75 of Berwick, died unexpectedly Saturday, May 27, 20107 at Shady Rest Campground, Eyers Grove, where her family had been camping. She was born August 31, 1941 in Berwick, a daughter to John and Selena (Kreischer) Switzer. Barbara was a graduate of Berwick High School and later worked at Lady Esther for over thirty years. She...
Dorothy A. Kovach, 84 of Berwick, passed away Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Berwick Retirement Village I, where she was residing. She was born July 6, 1932 in Beach Haven, a daughter to the late Robert and Harriet (Church) Snavely. Dorothy worked as an aide in the Berwick School District for a number of years. She was an avid collector...
Patricia "Pattie" Lynn Petty, 48, of Berwick, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at the Berwick Hospital Center Emergency Room. She was born December 17, 1968 in Hanover Township, a daughter to Edward Salsavage and the late Frances (Suhena) Salsavage. Pattie was a graduate of Hanover Area High School, Class of 1987. While in high school, she worked at Boscov's...
Grace L. Longenberger, 84 of Evansville, passed away peacefully into the arms of her Savior Saturday, May 13, 2017 at Signature HealthCARE of Bloomsburg. She was born January 26, 1933 in Evansville, a daughter to the late Doyle and Mary (Adams) Keck. Grace attended the one room school in Evansville for a year before continuing her education at Berwick, where...
Constance F. Bokrosh, 83, of Berwick, died peacefully Monday, May 1, 2017 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. Born July 5, 1933 in Mountain Top, she was a daughter to the late Paul and Albena (Knorr) Fillman. Connie was a graduate of Fairview High School in Mountain Top and the Penn Hospital School of Nursing in Philadelphia. She worked as a...
Shirley M. Fisher, 85, of Mifflinville, died peacefully, surrounded by her family at her residence Friday, April 28, 2017. She was born February 22, 1932 in Hazleton, a daughter to the late Robert and Eva Mae (Hill) Stark. Shirley was a graduate of Hazle Township High School where she was a majorette. In 1951 she married the love of her...
Iris M. Eckroth, 82, of Bloomsburg, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, April 13, 2017 at her home. She was born May 31, 1934 in Orange Township, a daughter to the late Ray and Maude (Ivey) Whitenight. Iris was a graduate of the Scott School in Espy. Afterward, she worked at Letterman's Bakery in Bloomsburg and Lady Esther in Berwick before taking...
Paul E. Martz, Sr., of Berwick, passed away Monday, April 3, 2017 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. He was born November 19, 1937 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Raymond and Sarah (Church) Martz. A graduate of Central Columbia High School, he is an inductee in their Hall of Fame as a soccer player. Paul proudly served...
Crystal Lea Stout Busch, 55, of Berwick, passed away Thursday morning, March 23, 2017 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born September 12, 1961 in Berwick, a daughter to Sheila (Horsefield) Stout and the late Darvin L. Stout. A Berwick High School graduate, Crystal worked for years as a machine mechanic at Berwick Offray. She enjoyed collecting...