All Obituaries

Dr. Donald Drum Rabb, 97, of Benton, Pa., died on March 8, 2019.  He was the son of U.S. Marshall Robert W. Rabb and Lola Drum Rabb owners of Rabb’s Rexall Drug Store in Benton, PA., born on February 24, 1922.  He was predeceased by his loving wife Dottie in June of 2018 and great grandson Jacob Shipman in 2016.  He is survived by his sister, Betty Rabb Helwig and her husband Joseph of Media, Pa., his daughter, Dottieann Rabb Pollock, Boca Raton, Fl., Robert McHenry...

Trent R. Karns, 56, of Benton, died early Thursday morning, March 7th, 2019 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.  Born February 22, 1963 in Bloomsburg, he was a son of B. Kareen (Horn) Karns, a resident of The Gardens at Orangeville, and the late Charles R. Karns. Trent was a graduate of Benton High School.  He enjoyed mowing lawns for people in the Benton area. Surviving, in addition to his mother, Kareen, are his brother, Timothy C. Karns, of Stillwater; a niece, Jennifer...

Richard D. "Dick" Traver, 86, died early Saturday morning, March 16th, 2019, at the Gardens at Orangeville, where he had been a resident since January. Born December 22, 1932 in Noxen, Wyoming County, he was a son of the late Richard and Arlene (Crispell) Traver.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Alvaretta B. (Boop) Traver in 1979. He was a graduate of Noxen High School and had worked as a truck driver for Suburban Propane (formerly known as ParGas), retiring in...

       Harry J. Dunn, age 79, of Benton, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Harry lived in Benton since 1991 and previously resided in Mt. Pearl, Newfoundland, Canada.       He was born on Friday, November 17, 1939 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, a son of the late Harry J. and Emma T. (Rumsey) Dunn.  On September 9, 1961, Harry married his loving wife, the former...

Anne (Rowan) Taber, 93, passed away Thursday, March 14, 2019 at the Gardens at Millville Nursing Home. She had recently moved to Benton from Chesterton, Indiana and was an executive secretary for Continental Bank in Chicago from 1974 until her retirement in 1998. Born in Shotts, Scotland on April 28, 1925, she was the daughter of Alexander B. Rowan and Cecilia I. (Burt) Rowan and immigrated to Wallingford, Connecticut with her mother in 1932.  Her father arrived previously in...

Catherine (Feckete) Mancini, 68, of Orangeville, died early Wednesday morning, March 6, 2019 at the Gardens at Orangeville. Born August 5, 1950 in Manhattan, New York, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Koster) Feckete. She was a 1968 graduate of the East Meadow High School in New York and was employed by the Wise Potato Chip Company of Berwick for 15 years as well as the payroll clerk for Orangeville Boro for many years.  She had moved to Columbia County in...

Steven J. Swigart, 60, of S. R. 254, Orangeville, died suddenly early Monday morning, March 4th, 2019 at his home. Born, March 21, 1958, he was a son of the late William W. "Bill" Swigart, who died June 12, 1987 and Hazel D. (Cole) Swigart, who died April 6, 2006.  He was also preceded in death by a brother, Rodney W. Swigart, Sr. on July 12, 2005. Steve attended Benton High School and was employed by the Gardens at Orangeville Nursing Home. He loved mowing lawn and doing...

Margaret "Peggy" (Mills) Aburrow, a resident of Bonham Nursing Center, Stillwater, PA, died early Tuesday, March 5, 2019.  Peg lived her youth, married, and raised a family in Washington, D. C.  She was the only child of Francis B. Mills and Alice (Fagen) Mills, of Washington, D. C.  She was born June 29, 1922 in Washington, D. C. and graduated from Notre Dame Academy in 1940.  She worked for the government during World War II and on February 14th, 1946,...

Beverly J. (Walton) Shultz, 73, of rural Stillwater, died Friday, February 22, 2019 at UPMC Susquehanna, Williamsport. Born December 29, 1945 in Presque Isle, Maine, she was a daughter of the late Delma "Ted" Walton and Thelma (Hughes) Walton.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Benjamin Rodger Shultz, on June 19, 2018. Mrs. Shultz was an accomplished spackler and was employed by various modular home manufacturers and contractors as well as being self...

Woodrow O. "Woody" Davis, 68, of Orangeville, died Saturday evening, February 16th, 2019 at the Bonham Nursing Center, Stillwater where he had been a resident for the past two months. Born August 2, 1950 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, he was a son of the late William Albert Davis and Norma E. (Wilson) Davis.     Mr. Davis was a graduate of Benton High School and then worked as a truck driver/heavy equipment operator.  He had last worked for L & K Mills...