All Obituaries

Glen V. (Sandy) LeVan 86, of Catawissa, went to be with the Lord, Tuesday July 28, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Glen was born February 16, 1934, in Catawissa, a son of the late Vaughn and Florence (Thrash) LeVan. He attended high school in Catawissa. Glen served in the United States Army, retiring after 23 years, where he received the Distinguished Rifleman Badge. He was a tool and die maker for the former Textron Plant in Danville, also T.R.W. and the former Maxi in...

Gertrude Burns 90, of Elysburg Pa; went to be with the Lord. Wednesday July 15, 2020 at her residence. She was born February 27, 1930, in Wurtzburg Germany, a daughter of the late Herrn Hons and Sophie Gerhard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, two husbands; Elwood Dull, Thomas Burns, and her companion William Tharp Sr. Gertrude was a graduate of Wurzburg High School and moved to this area in 1998. She enjoyed gardening. Gertrude is survived by William...

Darla Drumheller, 64, of Catawissa passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at her residence. She was born February 8, 1956 in Bloomsburg, daughter of Jane (Startzel) Coutts and the late James Coutts. Darla graduated from Southern Columbia High School class of 1974. Darla was a stay at home mom who loved raising her three children. She was active in their music boosters, holding several offices while her children were in school. She was a 4-H leader for McIntyre Countryside club. Darla...

Thomas Joseph Benedict, 72, of Elybsurg passed away Sunday June 28, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born March 2, 1948 in Mahanoy City, PA, son of the late Joseph and Anna (Hillebush) Benedict. He graduated from Mahanoy City High School and then entered the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Tom was a heavy equipment operator for many years, owning his own business. He could operate any equipment with ease and loved to make people laugh. He enjoyed going to the...

Bonnie K. Kitchen, 58, of Catawissa, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday June 17, 2020, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa. Bonnie was born April 4, 1962, in Bloomsburg, a daughter of the late Richard C. Walters Sr. and Barbara (Huntington) Gottshall. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a brother, Richard C. Walters Jr. Bonnie was a graduate of Bloomsburg High School Class of 1980. She was a housewife and she served with Southside Area Ambulance in Catawissa...

Karen Lee Domanski, 65, went home to heaven on June 15th, at her home in Catawissa, PA.  Karen was the beloved wife of John Domanski, with whom she would have shared 34 years of marriage with on June 28th. Karen was born in Danville, PA, the daughter of the late Joseph and Charlotte Fausnaught.  She graduated from Danville High School in the class of 1973.  Karen was a member of the Catawissa First Methodist Church in Catawissa, PA.  Karen enjoyed spending time with her...

Mary R. Miller, 85, of Catawissa, PA and formerly of Louisville and Minerva, Ohio passed away Wednesday June 3, 2020 at the Gardens of Millville where she was a resident since March 2, 2020. She was born August 22, 1934 in Canton, Ohio, a daughter of the late Basil “Pinker” and Dorothy (Violand) Renier. She graduated from Central Catholic High School in Canton Ohio. She moved to PA with her family in 1979 to take care of her mother in law as she was always thinking of other...

Ralph W. Beishline Jr., 73, of Catawissa went to be with the Lord Sunday, May 31, 2020, at ManorCare Health Services in Williamsport. Ralph was born May 28, 1947, in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Ralph W. Sr. and Emily (Zanoline) Beishline. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three siblings: Emily Raup, Henry Beishline and Mary Welliver. Ralph was a graduate of Southern Columbia High School’s Class of 1966 and was proud that he started in school in a one-room...

Sylvia Rarig Rozell of Catawissa died early Friday morning, May 29 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville. She was 80 years old. Born in Numidia on January 2, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Amy Bittner Rarig and the late Raymond R Rarig. She was a graduate of the Roaring Creek Valley school of Numidia, class of 1958 She lived in Rock Glen PA for more than 50 years, moving to Catawissa later in life. Due to medical reasons, she was placed in Grandview Nursing Facility 2 years...

G. Dennis Deska, 79, of Catawissa, went to be with the Lord, Sunday, April 26th, at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.  Dennis was born May 15, 1940, son of the late George Deska and Evelyn (Shoffler) Deska. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his former wife, Dawn Deska in 2019, and Ella-Mae Deska in 1997; his two sisters, Shelley Schofield and Caroline Alkema, and step-son Derl Wynings. Dennis grew up in Paterson, NJ. He attended schools in Elysburg, PA, and...