All Obituaries

Mabel E. ( Runge ) Longenberger 92, went to be with her Lord on January 13, 2021, a resident of Emmanuel Nursing Center,  Danville, PA. She formerly lived at 110 Middle Road, Catawissa.  She was born the daughter of Wilbur and Laura Billhime, Turbotville, and adopted at age 7 by William and Edith Runge. She was married to William C. Longenberger on November 18, 1950, for 38 years until his death on October 12, 1989. Mabel worked for sewing factories in Catawissa, and lastly at...

Evelyn Mae Riegel, age 97 passed peacefully on December 23, 2020.  Evelyn was a resident at Riverwoods Skilled Nursing Facility, in Lewisburg Pennsylvania, the past six months. She was born April 10, 1923, in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and was the daughter of Donald and Phoebe Kline. She graduated from the Old Scott Township School in 1941.  On June 10, 1956, she married her true love, Arthur Clair Riegel, they celebrated 54 years of marriage. Arthur and Evelyn had two daughters,...

Helen E. Huntington, 93, formally of Catawissa; went to be with the Lord, Saturday December 19, 2020, at Emmanuel Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation Danville where she was a resident since March. Helen was born November 16, 1927, in Danville, a daughter of the late Ralph D. and Mercy (Bucher) Getkin, in addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Earl (Sam) Huntington, whom she married on March 26, 1949 and passed on January 16, 2011, two siblings, Ralph E. Getkin...

Josephine Marie Faux, 97, of Catawissa took her last breath shortly after 2 PM on November 16th at her home.  It was in the very next moment when she realized what God inspired Paul to write in 1 Corinthians 2:9, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.”  Josephine was standing in the throne room of God looking into the eyes of her Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.  Standing behind her was her husband with...

Myrtle E. Fisher, 80, of Bloomsburg, went to be with the Lord Wednesday December 9, 2020 at the Bloomsburg Health and Rehabilitation Center, Bloomsburg. She was born June 20, 1940 in Hampden, Maine, a daughter of the late Ross and Emma (Holland) Lane. Myrtle was a 1960 graduate of Waterville High School, Maine. She as a member of St. John’s Community Church in Catawissa. Myrtle used to work as a manager at the former Rea and Derick now known as CVS. She enjoyed sewing, baking, and...

June A. Miller, 87 years, passed away on December 4, 2020 at her home in Harrisburg. Born in Numidia, she was the daughter of the late G. Clyde and Florence Miller. After graduating from Locust Township High School, she furthered her education at Thompson Business School. She worked for the Pennsylvania State Milk Market Board as an administrative assistant for 24 years and for Polyclinic Medical Center before retiring. June was 87 in number only, she refused to be defined by her age or...

Randy F. Kremser, 62, of Catawissa passed away Wednesday November 25, 2020 at his residence surrounded by his family after battling cancer. He was born February 28, 1958 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Guy E. Kremser Sr. and Dorethea (Klinger) Kremser. He attended Southern Area High School and worked for Venezia Trucking as a truck driver. Randy was a social member of Catawissa Legion Post 541 and the Catawissa Hunting Club. He loved to ride on his Harley Davidson motorcycle, and going on...

Thomas W. Vaughn, 84, of rural Catawissa left his earthly home for a better place at 11 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. He and his twin sister were born at home in Williamsport on June 27, 1936, to parents William L. Vaughn and Lillian Juanita (nee Maneval) Vaughn (Rowskosky). After education in the Williamsport school system, he enlisted in the Army in 1955 at the age of 19 and served for nine years, which included 15 months in Korea. After his discharge in 1964, he entered the retail...

Reuben H. Herman, 91, of Catawissa passed away Monday November 2, 2020 at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. He was born December 13, 1928 in Stonington, PA, a son of the late Foster and Grace (Kersetter) Herman. He graduated from Sunbury High School and then joined United States Army on February 15, 1951 and got honorably discharged February 15, 1953. Reuben worked and retired from TRW in Danville. He enjoyed sitting on his front porch and attending Catawissa Senior Center. He was a...

Barbara A. Lewis, 87, of Catawissa, went to be with the Lord, Sunday November 1, 2020 at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born, May 21, 1933 in Catawissa, a daughter of the late J. Chester and Grace M. (Phillips) Bucher. She graduated from Catawissa High School and then graduated from Bloomsburg Teacher College. She worked as a teacher at New Brunswick Schools in New Jersey. Barbara enjoyed doing word searches, gardening, camping, and traveling. Most of all she enjoyed...