All Obituaries

David C. Laubach, 67, of Sugarloaf Township, died Saturday, July 23, 2022 at his home. Born June 21, 1955 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, he was a son of Katherine (Cole) Laubach Starr, of Benton and the late Jack J. Laubach, who died April 29, 2013. David and his wife, Wendy A. (Arnold) Laubach, celebrated their  38th wedding anniversary on May 27th. He attended Benton Area Schools and graduated from the Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School in 1974.  He had been employed by...

Melanie Ann (Bogucki) MacDonald, 74, of Fairmount Township, formerly of Philadelphia, died peacefully, Saturday, October 1, 2022 at her home. Born August 29, 1948 in Philadelphia, she was a daughter of the late Edwin and Mildred (Suida) Bogucki.  She and  her husband, John C. MacDonald, Jr., celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on June 24th. Melanie was a graduate of St. Hubert's Catholic High School in Philadelphia.  She  was employed as a secretary for Major...

Stephen A. "Steve" Williams, 80, of Benton, died Monday, September 19, 2022 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.  Born September 21, 1941 in Bellefonte, Centre County, he was a son of the late Casmer "Pete" and Hazel (Fultz) Williams.  He and his wife, Maria A. (Massic) Williams, would have celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary on March 3rd.  Steve was a 1960 graduate of State College High School.  He then earned his Associate's Degree...

Mary Ann (Finney) Chonko, 69, of rural Benton (Sugarloaf Township), died Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born January 5, 1953 in Luzerne, she was a daughter of the late Eugene C. and Verna R. (Amos) Finney. She and her husband, Wayne A. Chonko, Sr., would have celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary on March 6th. Mary Ann attended Luzerne High School.  She had been employed by Canteen Vending at Heinz in Bloomsburg for many years and had also done...

Michael T. Mulgrew, 64, of Bethel Hill Road, Sweet Valley, died Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Guardian Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Nanticoke.  He had been in declining health for the past several years. Born June 29, 1958 in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Robert and Anna (Bodalski) Mulgrew. Michael was a graduate of St. John Newman High School in Philadelphia.  He worked as a stevedore (longshoreman) for many years. He attended Stillwater Christian...

Raymond F. "Raymie" Kitchen, Jr., 71, of Fishing Creek Township, died Wednesday evening, September 14, 2022, surrounded by his family at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital.  Born July 19, 1951 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, he was a son of the late Raymond F. Kitchen, Sr., who died December 9, 2004 and Marqueen M. (Hess) Kitchen, who died October 27, 2006.  He and his wife, Gail Y. (Hayman) Kitchen, celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary on June 22nd. He was a 1970...

John I. Evans, 66, of Paxinos and formerly of the Benton area, died Sunday, September 18, 2022 at his home.   Born August 24, 1956 in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late Winifred Evans Cole.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret J. "Peg" (Hollinger) Evans, on April 6, 2021. Mr. Evans attended Benton Schools and had faithfully served his country in the U. S. Navy.  He had been employed as a truck driver for VanHoekelen Greenhouses, Inc.,...

Myrna Eileen (Mott) Scherer, 86, known as Eileen, to friends and family, died unexpectedly on September 4, 2022 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre. Eileen was born on February 23, 1936 in Fairmount Township, the seventh of seven children to Linden D. and Sarah O. (Downing) Mott.  She attended a one-room schoolhouse and Huntington Mills High School.  Following graduation in 1954, she worked in the dining room at The Inn at Buck Hill...

Betty Jean (Cragle) Keller, 91, of rural Orangeville (Fishing Creek Township), died Sunday morning, September 11, 2022 at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. Born October 21, 1930, in Hunlock Creek, Luzerne County, she was a daughter of the late Stanley and Esther (Gensel) Cragle.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Earl F. Keller, on July 14, 2008. She assisted her husband with the family farm in Fishing Creek Township for many years...

Robert D. "Bob" Kindig, 94, of Benton Township, died Sunday, September 4th, 2022 at Emmanuel Center, Danville. Born May 21, 1928 in Stillwater, he was a son of the late John H. and Mildred (Hayman) Kindig.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Stella L. (Maziarczyk) Kindig, on September 20, 2006. Bob was a 1946 graduate of Benton High School.  He had been employed by Magee Carpet Company in Bloomsburg for 20 years as a carpet weaver and then worked for...