Hazle Marie Balducci, 88, formerly of Berwick, died peacefully amongst family on Sunday, July 31, 2016. She was born in Bloomsburg October 9, 1927, a daughter to the late William and Esther (Rupert) Lutz. Hazle was a graduate of Bloomsburg High School class of 1945, where she was a varsity cheerleader and played the clarinet in the high school band....
Megan Elizabeth Wark, 26, of Berwick, died at her home on Friday, July 29, 2016 following a four year battle with Hodgkins Lymphoma. She was born in Bloomsburg on March 7, 1990, a daughter to Jeffrey and Linda (Fenstemaker) Showers. Megan was a 2008 graduate of the Berwick Area High School and attended the Jolie Beauty Academy in Hazleton. She...
Marie Jane (Shultz) Houck, 92 formerly of Berwick and currently a resident of Geisinger-Bloomsburg Health Care Center for the past two years, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 9, 2016 at the Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. She was born April 18, 1924 in Berwick, a daughter to the late Fred C. and Jessie (Cavenee) Shultz. A graduate of Berwick High School, Marie lived...
Judith Anne "Judy" (Featherman) Gizenski, 73, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Savage Hill, Orangeville and Berwick, died Tuesday, July 5th, 2016 at Life Care Hospital, Mechanicsburg where she had been a resident since June 21st. She had the diagnosis of ovarian cancer for the past 7 ½ years. Born October 26, 1942 in Berwick, she was a daughter of the...
Helen Redline Ehmer, 94, formerly of Bloomsburg, died at Signature HealthCARE of Bloomsburg Sunday, June 19, 2016. She was born in MIfflinville on September 28, 1921, a daughter of the late John C. and Carrie (Flick) Redline. She was the last member of her immediate family. Helen graduated from Scott Township High School in 1939 and attended West Chester State...
Thomas Wilson Collins, 76 of Summerhill, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 at his residence. He was born March 1, 1940 in Sayre, a son to the late Brooks Collins, Sr. and Ethel (Wilson) Collins. Tom spent eight years in the Coast Guard before working as a mixer in the cement industry and as a crusher operator and maintenance worker...
Franklin R. Dennis, 91, life-long resident of North Centre Township, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. He was born August 12, 1924 in North Centre Township, a son to the late George Roy and Laura (Petty) Dennis. Franklin farmed for most of his working years. He also drove truck for Harold Shuman and later for...
Peter F. "Skip" Drumm III, 64 of Mifflinville, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at his home after a brief, but brave battle with cancer. He was born June 9, 1951 in Chicago, a son of the late Peter F. Drumm, Jr. and his wife, the former Dorothy Ryan Drumm. Skip was a graduate of Southern Illinois University with a...
Bradley Ray Schechterly, 47, of Fowlersville Road, Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly Sunday afternoon, May 15th, 2016 at his home. Born December 24, 1968 in Berwick he was a son of Hazel M. (Gower) Schechterly, of Berwick and the late George L. Schechterly, Sr. He and his wife, Tracy L. (Williamson) Schechterly, would have celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary on June 29th....
Rev. Gerald L. "Tom" Wiggin, 71 of Bloomsburg, passed away Thursday evening, April 28, 2016 at the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born August 19, 1944 in Rochester, NH, a son to the late Gerald L. and Michaelena (D'Auria) Wiggin, Sr. Tom earned a Master's of Divinity at the Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary in Denver , CO. He served...
JOSEPH C. DeFELICE Joseph C. "Joe" DeFelice, 77, of P.O. Box 107, Mifflinville, died Sunday, April 24th, 2016 at the Grandview Health Home in Danville. Born September 5, 1938 in Mifflin Township, he was a son of Pauline (Hess) DeFelice, of Downingtown and the late Carl J. DeFelice. He and his wife, Gladys J. (Parr) DeFelice, would have celebrated their...
Gerald L. Kershner, 81 of Berwick, passed away Saturday, April 23, 2016 at his residence. He was born July, 17, 1934, a son to the late Luther and Marie (Chappell) Kershner. A graduate of Berwick High School, Class of 1952, Gerald continued his education at Bloomsburg State Teachers College, graduating in 1956. Following graduation, Gerald left Berwick and eventually came...
Franklin D. Setzer, 73 of Berwick, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2015 at his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born January 30, 1943 in Berwick, a son to the late Harry and Beatrice (Fish) Setzer. Franklin worked for years as a salesman in the home construction and remodeling business before his retirement. He enjoyed little league baseball, the...
Jack Canouse, 86 of Bloomsburg, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Elmcroft of Berwick, where he recently had become a resident. He was born October 17, 1929 in Berwick, a son to the late David and Ruth (McAfee) Canouse. Jack was a "proud Marine," having served in the Corps for four years prior to working as a sales man...
Jane A. Eveland, 87 of Briar Creek, passed away Sunday, March 20,2016 at Select Specialty Hospital in Danville. She was born September 17, 1928 in Briar Creek, a daughter to the late Ray and Bessie (Whitmire) DeHaven. Jane lived her entire life in the Berwick area. After graduating from Berwick High School, she married Dane D. Eveland June 28, 1947,...
Francis D. "Chick" Carter, 87 of Berwick, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at Fritzingertown Senior Living Community in Drums, where he had been a resident for a week. He was born in Berwick March 26, 1928 to the late John and Helen (Klusitas) Carter. A lifelong resident of Berwick, Chick attended Berwick schools and graduated with the...
Anna P. (LaVelle) Gause, 78, of Sterling Avenue, Berwick, died Friday, March 11, 2016 at her home. Born May 4, 1937 in Medford, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Meda (Patterson) LaVelle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Karl A. Gause, Sr., of 44 years, on October 13, 2000. Mrs. Gause was the office...
David M. Stout, 61 of Berwick, passed away peacefully Monday, March 7, 2016 at his home, surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born March 6, 1955 in Danville, a son to the late Doyle and Grace L. (McHenry) Stout. A graduate of Central Columbia High School, Dave worked for years as a mechanic for the Consolidated Container...
Robert H. Kishbaugh, 87 of Berwick, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born June 26, 1928 in Berwick, a son to the late Victor and Ruth (Jacobs) Kishbaugh. Bob taught science at the Berwick Junior High School and Middle School for 35 ½ years before retiring in 1987. He loved doing yardwork, going...
Beth Ann (Kacyon) Bodwalk Beth Ann (Kacyon) Bodwalk, 58, of Paperdale Road, Stillwater, and formerly of Berwick, went home to be with her Lord after a long battle with ovarian cancer. Her faith and the love of her family carried her through this difficult time. She had been ill for the past two and a half years. Born October 15,...