All Obituaries

Sage Weston Harvey, 25, of rural Benton (Sugarloaf Township) died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born November 14, 1994 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, he was a son of Rodney C. and Margaret A. (Wolever) Harvey, of Benton. Sage was a 2013 graduate of Benton High School and had been employed by several area businesses.  He was happiest when hanging out with friends, four-wheeling, fishing and hunting.  He was an avid Philadelphia Eagles...

Gerald A. "Jerry" Zeveney, 90, of Benton, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.   Born March 12, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Alphonso Zeveney, who died January 8, 1996 and Dorothy E. (White) Zeveney, who died Nov. 22, 2002.  He and his beloved wife, Mary Ann (Trudnak) Zeveney, would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on October 15th.   Jerry was a 1948 graduate of Huntington Mills High School and then...

Arden F. Robbins, 92, of Mt. Pleasant Township, died Sunday evening, March 15, 2020 at his home following a lengthy illness. Born January 22, 1928 in Bloomsburg,  he was a son of the late Samuel Guy Robbins, who died Dec. 11, 1967 and Florence M. (McMichael) Robbins, who died Aug. 6, 1999.   He was also preceded in death by his wife, Ruth M. (Martz) Robbins, of 61 years, on May 26, 2015. Mr. Robbins was a 1945 graduate of Millville High School and then served his country in...

Betty Zane (McHenry) Unbewust, 97, of Benton, died Saturday, March 7th, 2020 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Joseph and Jill Pascale, in Manassas, Virginia. Born November 13, 1922 in Fishing Creek Township, she was a daughter of the late Lewellyn and Mary Ellen (Thomas) McHenry.  She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 68 years, John Unbewust, on August 26, 2009. Zane enjoyed being a homemaker and assisting her husband, John, with his bulk milk tank business...

Loretta M. Leo, 85,of Fairmount Township, died late Monday evening, February 24, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. Born January 1, 1935 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Antonio and Jennie (Macari) Marsella.  She was preceded in death by her loving husband, James D. Leo, on May 14, 2017. Mrs. Leo was a graduate of the John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls School in Philadelphia.  She was last employed in the cafeteria at the Northwest Area School District where...

Donald A. "Don" Marshall, 76, of Orange Township, died Thursday morning, February 20, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born July 27, 1943 in Berwick, he was a son of the late Francis J. Marshall, who died September 14, 1976 and Hazel C. (Kishbach) Marshall, who died Feb. 28, 1990.  Don was the loving and caring husband of Lorraine (Mika) Marshall, with whom he celebrated a 52nd wedding anniversary on October 21st.  Don was a 1962 graduate of Central Columbia...

Richard P. Jost, 86, of Benton, passed away February 18 at home, with his wife at his side.  Richard lived a colorful life. As the son of a career Army officer, and later serving in the Army himself as a medic during the Korean Conflict, he lived in several foreign countries and American states, his adventures producing stories he loved to share with friends and family. Richard loved all things Nature, and was a self-taught horticulturist, specializing in orchids and exotic plants. For...

Patricia Ann (Phillips) Neafie, 78, formerly of Huntington Mills, died Friday morning, January 31, 2020 at the Joe Raso Hospice Residence in New City, New York. Born May 16, 1941 in Washington, DC, she was a daughter of the late George Edward Phillips, who died April 20, 2005 and Margaret Adelle (Olive) Phillips, who died June 11, 1987. Patricia attended elementary school in Washington, DC and graduated from Central London High School in London, England.  She later earned her BS...

Ruth A. (Laubach) Karns, 99, of Rohrsburg, died Tuesday morning, January 28th, 2020 at Brookdale, Bloomsburg. Born November 18, 1920 in Fishing Creek Township, she was a daughter of the late Elmer and Margaret (Lutz) Laubach.  She was preceded in death by her two husbands:  Kenneth Horn, who was killed in World War II and Oliver "Chubby" Karns, who died November 24, 1998. Mrs. Karns was a 1938 graduate of Benton High School.  She had been employed as a library...

Abraham Lincoln "Abe" Monroe, 79, of Huntington Township, died late Saturday evening, January 25th, 2020 at his home. Born June 30, 1940 in Huntington Township, he was a son of the late Seymour W. and Myrle F. (Goodman) Monroe.  He and his wife, Janice E. (Chapin) Monroe, would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on March 23rd. Abe was a 1958 graduate of Northwest Area High School.  He had been employed by the Wise Potato Chip Company of Berwick for 48 years where...