All Obituaries

Christopher C. Steenburg Sr., 68, of Catawissa passed away Monday February 17, 2020 at his residence. He was born September 9, 1951 in Trenton, Ontario, a son of the late Arthur and Ada (Rose) Steenburg. He graduated from Centennial High School in Belleville, Ontario, and attended Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario. RCMP Academy class of 1974. He joined the Canadian Forces Officer Candidate School and graduated class of 1979. He was Second Lieutenant at the Hasting and Prince Edward...

Daniel E. Brobst 53, of Catawissa Pa; went to be with the Lord Sunday February 16, 2020, at his residence. Daniel was born March 25, 1966, in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Joseph and Erlda (Wohlford) Brobst. He graduated from Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School. Daniel worked at Bucknell Unversity in the Security Department, was a part time police officer for Nescopeck, and formally had been a part time officer in Mainville and Shickshinny police Departments. Daniel was a life...

Grace Gish, 99, of Elysburg, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020, at her residence. Grace was born Jan. 2, 1921, in Cleveland Township, a daughter of the late Harry E. and Catherine (Snyder) Yeager. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles F. Gish, who passed in 1984; and three siblings: William, Harry, and Eleanor. Grace was a member of the Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Paxinos. She attended Wynn School and worked for many different...

Anna M. Horn, 79, of Catawissa, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born June 26, 1940, in Locust Township, a daughter of the late Lear J. and Emma (Rhodes) Penman. She graduated from Locust Township High School. Anna worked at Catawese Coach Bus Company as a tour consultant from 1979 until retiring in the 2000s. She also worked at Knoebels for 40 years in the catering department. She was a member of Mill Grove UCC, where she was the...

Rosanne Polokowski Bowes, age 76, passed away peacefully January 31, 2020.  She was born September 30, 1943 in Catawissa, Pennsylvania to Helen and Joseph Polokowski.  She was married for 53 year to Roy Bowes until he preceded her in death in 2018.  Rosanne worked at Milco Industries until her and Roy moved to Johnstown, NY in the early 1990’s. They returned home to the Bloomsburg area to be closer to family.  She was a devoted and beloved mother and grandmother...

Randy Lee Gaugler Sr., 65, of Numidia passed away Tuesday January 21, 2020 at Emmanuel Center for Nursing, Danville. He was born September 29, 1954 in Bloomsburg, a son of Lucy (Valencik) Gaugler of Numidia and the late Lloyd Gaugler. He graduated from Columbia-Montour Area Vocational Technical School class of 1969. His class was the first graduating class from the school. Randy could fix anything. He built his own airplane and flew it. He enjoying camping, flying airplanes, and traveling....

Nola Hilliard Crone, 90, of Catawissa, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at her residences surrounded by her family. She was born June 22, 1929 in Mainville, a daughter of the late Floyd and Frances (English) Pursel. She worked at the Bloomsburg Hospital for 28 years.  She enjoyed going for day trip car rides and making ceramics. Most of all she enjoyed working in her flower beds. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her first husband George Hilliard, her...

John Yeager, 84, of Catawissa, passed away Saturday, January 04, 2020 at his home. He was born April 23, 1935 in Bear Gap, a son of the late John and Flourence (Artley) Yeager. He attended Bear Gap Schools. He worked at TRW for thirty eight years and was a lifelong farmer. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Janice (Tyson) Yeager who passed January 4, 1999, two brothers Melvin and Roy Yeager and two sisters Betty Lorencen and Dorothy Linn. John is survived by...

Lawrence “Larry” Michael Mindler, 62, of Coal Township passed away December 21, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born January 8, 1957 in Bloomsburg a son of Lamar Mindler of Rockford, Michigan, and the late Catherine (Coladonato) Mindler, who passed away December 22, 2018. He graduated from Bloomsburg High School and then joined the United States Army where he supported multiple MOS' serving from October 1982 for 16 years until his honorable discharge....

Sara Caroline Hoffner, 94, daughter of former State Representative H. Clayton Beaver and Effie Helwig Beaver, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2019 at the Sarah Todd Memorial Nursing Home in Carlisle, PA. She was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years J. William Hoffner, brother Edward Beaver, and sister Mary Cherrington. She is survived by sons William, and partner Susan Varner of Bloomsburg, Ned and wife Anne of Camp Hill; grandson Ross Hoffner and wife Laura of Harrisburg,...