All Obituaries

Nancy Bittner Spiece 86, of Catawissa, went to be with the Lord Wednesday April 20, 2022, at UMPC in Harrisburg. Nancy was born August 27, 1935, in Bloomsburg a daughter of the late, Alfred and Bernice (Yeager) Burge. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Luther Bittner, two daughters, Debra Pritchard and Sherry DeBalko, and sister Betty Lou Schrader. She was a graduate of Centralia High School and spent all of her life in the Columbia County. She...

​Fred Cyrus Styer, 91, of Susque View Road, Catawissa, Pa. passed away on Jan.14, 2022 in the home that he and his family built after their first home was destroyed by flooding. He was surrounded by his family, assisted by the VNA Hospice of Shamokin. ​Fred was born June 30, 1930 at the Geisinger Hospital in Danville Pa. Fred was the 10th child of 12 born to the lateCharles and Emily (Crossley) Styer.  His brothers were Ralph, Leonard,...

Wayne Elwood Yohey, 85, of Catawissa, passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born July 12, 1936, in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Clarence and Abbie (Cox) Yohey.  He attended school in Catawissa, and then joined the United States Army. Wayne worked at Catawissa Lumber. He was a member of Catawissa Hose Co., former Boy Scout and Cub Scout leader, and coached Little League baseball. Wayne enjoyed hunting and fishing. Wayne is survived by his...

Dale Edward Feese, 80, of Catawissa, passed away on March 4, 2022, surrounded by his loving family, following a brief illness. The son of Joyous (Fetterman) and Austin Feese, Dale was born on August 13, 1941. He graduated from Southern Columbia High School in 1961, where he enjoyed athletics, made lifelong friends, and met the woman he devoted his life to, Donna Jean (Stewart) Feese. Dale and Donna were married on August 7, 1966, at the Christ United Evangelical Lutheran Church in...

On Thursday afternoon, March 3, 2022, Lucille Virginia Faux – 96 - of Catawissa passed away peacefully at her home and is now reunited in eternal jubilee with all the family and friends from her youth who were waiting with open arms to embrace her.  Born on October 1, 1925, in Catawissa to the late Roy and Irene (Davis) Linn, Lucille was the youngest of their four children and...

Lydia R. Billig, 96, of Catawissa, went to be with the Lord, Wednesday March 2, 2022, at Mountain View Nursing Home & Rehabilitation Center. She was born Dec. 24, 1925, in Catawissa, a daughter of the late Harvey A. and Florence (Gotshall) Smith. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Gerald K. Billig who passed in August 1994, son John K. Billig, on Oct. 21, 2015; brother, John Smith; and two sisters: Jean White and Betty Lynn. Lydia was a member of St....

Faye A. Blass 93, of Danville and formally of Catawissa, went to be with the Lord, Monday February 21, 2022, at Emmanuel Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation. She was born July 31, 1928, in Lightstreet, a daughter of the late Frank and Victoria (Sitler) Howell. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by two husbands, Clair Levan in 1954, and Mervin J. Blass in August 4, 1998. As well as brother Frank Howell and two sisters, Della Mae Gardner and Winifred Smull. Faye worked...

Eleanor Ann Miller, 86, of Numidia passed away peacefully at Emmanuel Nursing and Rehabilitation in the presence of her loving daughters, Susan and Linda, on Feb. 4, 2022. The daughter of Anthony and Anna (Chupailo) Doraski, Eleanor was born March 18, 1935, on the family’s farm in Catawissa. Eleanor attended McIntyre School. She met her late husband, George E. Miller of Numidia, at Springbrook Park skating rink. They married in 1957. Eleanor’s first job as a seamstress was...

Robert "Butch" James Hartman II., 75, of Catawissa passed away Thursday January 27, 2022 at Geisinger Medical Center. He was born September 8, 1946 in Catawissa, a son of the late Robert J. and Reta Elizabeth (Goodwin) Hartman.  He graduated from Southern Columbia High School and then served in the US Army from 1967-1971.  Robert worked at Penndot for 30 years and also worked security at the Bloomsburg Fair for many years. He was a member of Catawissa American Legion,...

Thelma Alverna Helwig of Catawissa R.D.#1, passed away, Friday evening, February 4, 2022. She was the wife of James Joseph Helwig, who passed away on October 19, 1986.   Thelma was born on February 21, 1927, in Roaring Creek Township, a daughter of the late Reuben Stillwagner Miller and Cora Emma (Strausser) Miller. Siblings include Marian Shultz (Deceased), Pauline Bush, Reuben Miller (Deceased), Kenneth Miller (Deceased), Beverly Campbell (Deceased), and Cheryl...