All Obituaries

Linda S. (Kreischer) Heaps, 84, of Mt. Pleasant Township, died Tuesday evening, February 24, 2026 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born July 12, 1941 in Berwick, she was a daughter of the late Freas and Marguerite H. (Long) Kreischer.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Paul W. Heaps, on June 25, 2022. Mrs. Heaps was a  graduate of Berwick High School.  She had been employed by the Berwick Public Library and later ran the Columbia County Traveling ...

Sheila E. (Davenport) Tripp, 75, of rural Stillwater, (Huntington Township), died early Monday morning, February 23, 2026 at the Gardens at Millville. Born May 15, 1950 in Nanticoke, she was a daughter of the late Cletus V. and Audrey (Beaver) Davenport.  She and her husband, Kenneth V. Tripp, would have celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary on August 3rd.  Sheila was a 1968 graduate of Northwest Area High School and earned her Associate Degree in Social Services from Luzerne ...

John  H. "Jay" Zimmerman, of rural Orangeville  (Fishing Creek Township), died Wednesday evening, February 18, 2026 at the Gardens at Orangeville.  Born January 29, 1925 in Huntington Township, Luzerne County, he was a son of the late John R. and Jennie Maude (Sheerer) Zimmerman.  He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 78 years, Lyle H. (Hunsinger) Zimmerman, on February 14th.  He was educated in a one room school house at Sunshine, Jonestown, ...

Lyle H. (Hunsinger) Zimmerman, 100, of rural Orangeville  (Fishing Creek Township), died early Saturday morning, February 14, 2026 at the Gardens at Orangeville.  Born March 29, 1925 in Nescopeck, she was a daughter of the late Hiram Benjamin Hunsinger and Lella (Michael) Hunsinger.  She and her husband, John H. "Jay" Zimmerman, would have celebrated their 79th wedding anniversary on June  27th. Lyle was a 1943 graduate of the former Nescopeck High ...

Eleanor Ruth (Fausey) Drabot, 96, of Rohrsburg, died Sunday, February 8, 2026 at Celebration Villa of Berwick, where she had been a resident for the past three years. Born December 11, 1929 in Greenwood Township, she was a daughter of the late Ray A. and Myrtle M. (Rhone) Fausey.  She was preceded in death by her husband, William C. "Bill" Drabot, on December 1, 2002. Eleanor was a graduate of Millville High School and had done domestic work in the area for most of her ...

Betty H. (Kingsbury) Remley, 87, of Divide, passed away peacefully at home on January 29, 2026. Born January 14, 1939 in Red Rock to the late Paul and Anna (Laycock) Kingsbury. Betty was the first graduating class from Northwest High School in 1957 and went to work at Dockey’s shirt factory in Benton while milking the family’s cows at home after her father’s passing. Her favorite job came after she married her loving husband, Carl Remley and became a full-time ...

Donna Sutton Deeter, 57, of York, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 28, 2026. Donna was a radiant presence in the lives of all who knew her, a woman whose joy, generosity, and sunshine -filled spirit truly lit up every room she entered. Born in Germany on May 15, 1968, where her Dad was stationed, they moved to Benton when she was 3 months old. She graduated from Benton class of 1986 and then graduated from Bloomsburg University. She dedicated over 26 years of her professional life to ...

H. Jolene Campbell Stackhouse, 88, of rural Stillwater passed away Monday, January 26, 2026, following a brief illness. Born in Sugarloaf Township, Jolene was the daughter of the late Harry M. and Vera (Hartzell) Campbell, and second mother Lavenia (Deitrick) Campbell. On February 23, 1955, at Town Hill UMC, Jolene married her beloved husband Arnold, who she met while square dancing, forming a bond that lasted over 70 years. Together they were the proud parents of daughter, Paula, wife of ...

David W. Bardo, 78, of Benton, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at the UPMC Williamsport Hospital. Dave was born December 2, 1947 in Bloomsburg, son of the late Eugene & Leona (Keeler) Bardo. He graduated from Benton H.S. in 1966 and immediately enlisted in the military where he proudly served in the U.S. Army, Army Reserves and National Guard for 12 years during the Vietnam conflict. After returning from his military service Dave became an entrepreneur, most recently running ...

Kenneth E. Long, 52, of Bloomsburg, passed away at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville after an illness with cancer. Ken was born July 20, 1973 in Bloomsburg, son of Paul Kenneth & Sandra May (Derr) Long. Ken graduated from Benton H.S. and went on to graduate from Bloomsburg University with a major in education. He worked several jobs throughout his life, most recently he worked at Weis Markets in Bloomsburg for over 10 years. He was a member of Derrs Christian Church, the Catawissa ...