Robert Barron, 83 of Berwick, passed away Thursday evening, November 17, 2016 at the Berwick Hospital Center Emergency Room after being stricken at his residence at Berwick Retirement Village I. He was born November 11, 1933 in Glen Lyon, PA., a son to the late John and Laura (Sperry) Barron. Robert served in the Army during the 1950's. After his...
Jean E. Grozier, 83, of Bloomsburg, died Wednesday November 9, 2016, at Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital due to complications of pneumonia. She was born July 7, 1933, a daughter to the late Bruce and Eunice (Barber)Whitenight of Nescopeck. She and her late husband, Wilbur L. Grozier Sr., who passed on July 18, 2008, celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on April 30,...
Ralph E. Allen, Jr., 56, of Berwick, passed away unexpectedly in his home Monday, October 24, 2016. He was born in Berwick December 15, 1959, a son to Ralph and Gloria (Klinger) Allen. He was a graduate of Berwick High School and lived and worked his entire life in the Berwick community. His work history included working at Seidel's Meat...
H. Tyler Whitenight, 55 of Berwick, died Friday, October 14, 2016 at the Gardens At Orangeville. He was born October 2, 1961 in Berwick, a son to the late Harold L. and June (Southwick) Whitenight. Tyler worked for 21 years as a 911 Dispatcher at the Columbia County 911 Center before retiring for health reasons. He was a member of...
Ray S. Evans, Jr., 79, of Berwick, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2016 at the Berwick Hospital. He was born July 4, 1937, a son to the late Ray S. Evans, Sr. and Lillian (Tittle) Evans. Ray attended schools at Lime Ridge and North Centre Township. He worked as a shear operator at the former ARGO of PA plant, located...
Clifford K. Bath, 94, of Berwick, passed away Monday, September 19, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, surrounded by his family. He was born March 1, 1922, a son to the late Clinton Bath and Mary (Edwards) Davenport. Clifford was a graduate of Scott Township High School, Class of 1940, after which he was employed by American Car and Foundry Co...
Carol M. Whitenight, 58 of Berwick, died unexpectedly in her home Friday, September 16, 2016. She was born August 19, 1958 in Yonkers, NY, a daughter to Joan (Terry) McPhillips and the late Thomas McPhillips. Carol was a graduate of Scarsdale (NY) High School, Class of 1976. She then attended Iona College, where she obtained a BA in the field...
Jean Claire Fetterman, 90, formerly of Berwick, passed away peacefully Friday, September 2, 2016 at Elmcroft of Dillsburg, where she had resided since December, 2015. She was born in Berwick April 7, 1926, a daughter to the late William and Mae (Nuss) Henrie. Jean worked for many years at the former Sharping Shoe Store in Berwick. She also was an...
John Loy Polowchak, 74, died September 1, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona. He was born March 21, 1942 in Berwick, a son to the late Michael and Jessie (Redline) Polowchak. John was a graduate of the Berwick Area High School Class of 1960. He then attended and graduated from Williamsport Tech, after which he worked at Hughes Aerospace in California until...
Ruth E. Roth, 83, formerly of Wapwallopen, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at Providence Place in Drums, where she had been a resident for the past several years. She was born July 5, 1933 in Union Township, a daughter to the late Loren and Catherine (Fink) Search. Ruth was a graduate of Newport High School in 1952. She sold...
Paraskevi "Vivian" Christos Kokkoros, 102, formerly of Brooklyn, N.Y., went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 13, 2016 at the Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton. She was born in Arna, Greece July 15, 1914, a daughter to the late Dr. Christos and Stavroula (Papoutsis) Kokkoros. As a young woman in Greece, Paraskevi assisted her father, who was a medical...
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....