All Obituaries

William H. "Bill" Karns, 87, of rural Benton (The Village of Central), died Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born June 18, 1933 in Sugarloaf Township, he was a son of the late Harry and Geraldine (Everett) Karns.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 57 years, Hazel S. (Miller) Karns, on October 5, 2014. Bill attended the former Grassmere School.   He faithfully served his country in the U. S. Army stationed in Germany during the...

Dorothy K. "Dot" (Hess) Thomas, 102, formerly of Cambra, died early Tuesday morning, February 23, 2021 at the Gardens at Orangeville, where she had been a resident for the past three years. Born September 7, 1918 in Asbury, Fishing Creek Township, she was the youngest of six children; a daughter of the late Rush and Bertha Hess.  She married George G. Thomas in 1935, whom preceded her in death on August 29, 1994.  They lived in Forks, Orangeville and Cambra.  They...

Stephen B. Weiner, Sr., 78, of Benton, (Sugarloaf Township), formerly of Ambler, PA, died Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at the V.A. Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. Born January 16, 1943 in Abington, PA, he was a son of the late Stephen and Anna (Coleman) Weiner. Steve faithfully served his country in the U. S. Army during the era of the Vietnam War and was a Disabled Veteran.  He was a member of the Commanders Club of the D. A. V. He was employed by Gill Quarries, Inc., in Chalfont for...

Ashley Ann (Steavens) Goode, 34, of Palmyra, Dauphin County, went to be with the Lord on Sunday evening, February 7, 2021 at her home. Born March 3, 1986 in Lansing, Michigan, she was a daughter of Kristine (Ehrke) Phillips, of Lansing, Michigan and the late Jeffrey Steavens.  She and her husband, Brian J. Goode, would have celebrated their 7th wedding anniversary on June 14th. Ashley was a graduate of Everett High School in Lansing, Michigan and Purdue Kaplan University where she...

David R. Hack, Sr., age 59, of Millville, passed away on Saturday, February 13, 2021, a patient of the Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born on Wednesday, March 15, 1961 in Bloomsburg, a son of the late Donald and Mary (Nause) Hack.  On September 3, 1982, David married his loving wife, the former Charlotte M. Watkins. For 15 years, David was employed by Bloomsburg Mills and later for Cargill, Hazleton until his retirement in 2009. He loved spending time with family and...

N. Hester (Fritz) Andress, 97, of Summerhill and a Benton area native, died early Friday morning, February 12, 2021 at the Bonham Nursing Center, Stillwater, where she had been a resident since August. Born March15, 1923 in Jackson Township, she was a daughter of the late Karl W. and Sarah (Appleman) Fritz.  She was a 1941 graduate of Benton High School.  Hester had done housekeeping for area residents and had also worked at Bercon Packaging in Berwick. Hester was a member of...

Martha R. (Hopkins) DiSipio, 84, formerly of the Benton area, died Thursday morning, January 28th, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born June 6, 1936 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Robert F. and Rose Agnes (Conners) Hopkins. Martha attended the Nether Providence High School in Wallingford, PA.  While living in the Benton area, she was an active member of the Stillwater Christian Church where she was a Deaconess, a member of the Brush Arbor Choir and...

Arleta J. (VanOrder) Johnson, 89, formerly of the Benton area, died Wednesday morning, February 3, 2021 at the Gardens at Orangeville.  Born January 14, 1932 in Antrim, Tioga County, she was a daughter of the late Alfred VanOrder and Leona (Short) VanOrder.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Elwin A. Johnson, Sr., who died May 20, 1999.  Mrs. Johnson was a graduate of Westfield High School, Class of 1950.  She was a long-time employee of the Charles...

Francine (Romeo) Guzy, age 93, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2021, at Sunset Ridge Health Care, Bloomsburg, where she had been a resident for the past 8 years. Francine was born in Berwick on April 22, 1927, and she resided in the Wilkes-Barre area for most of her life.  She was a daughter of the late Pasquale and Mary (Esole) Romeo.   She was also preceded in death by her 4 brothers (Steve, Michael, Patsy, and Sam Romeo), and her 7 sisters (Rachel Romeo,  Nellie...

Dorothy I. "Dot" (Hess) Wolford, 96, of Benton Township, died Friday, January 22, 2021 at the home of her daughter, Dottie Wetzel, in Orange Township. Born January 21, 1925 in Sugarloaf Township, she was a daughter of the late   Harry T. and Mary (Temple) Hess.  She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 65 years, Alfred C. "Pete" Wolford, on March 3, 2008. Mrs. Wolford attended the Grassmere School and was employed by the Magee Carpet Company in...