All Obituaries

Linda M. (Beck) Arsenyevictz, 69, of Benton Township, died Wednesday morning, November 25, 2020 at her home. Born December 17, 1950 in Somerville, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Melvin A. and Dolores (Gore) Beck.  She and her husband, Paul M. Arsenyevictz, celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary on July 5th. Linda enjoyed being a homemaker and spending time with her family. Surviving, in addition to her husband, Paul, are her three children:  Dawn L. Swisher...

Avid cook enjoyed spending time with husband and kids Elizabeth “Lisa” Hope (Bergman) Canouse, age 58, of Berwick, passed away Tuesday, November 24th, 2020.  Lisa was born in Northeast Philadelphia to the late Bernard and Edith Bergman.  On Friday afternoons in her youth, you could find her enjoying a cheesesteak from her favorite place, Steve’s, right around the corner. Lisa moved to Berwick once getting married and made this her home.  She loved...

Rev. Arthur L. Hayman, 83, of the Benton area, died Saturday morning, November 14th, 2020 in Jacksonville, Florida.  Born September 15, 1937 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, he was a son of the late Arthur L. and Dorothy (Lunger) Hayman.  He and his wife, Joan E. (Moses) Hayman, celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary on July 29th, 2020.  Rev. Hayman was a 1956 graduate of Benton  High School and later a graduate of Columbia International University in Columbia, South...

 Robert L. “Bob” Hess, 94, of Benton passed away peacefully from complications due to COVID-19 virus on Monday November, 16, 2020 at Bonham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Stillwater.  Surviving is his loving and devoted wife of 73 years, Jean M. (Young) Hess. Born on June 21, 1926 in Waller, Jackson Township, he was the son of the late Joseph E. and Kathryn M. (Fritz) Hess. In the fourth grade Bob sent a Valentine’s Day card to Jean (which she still has) and married her...

William L. "Bill" Asbury, 54, of  rural Catawissa (Locust Township), died Monday, November 2, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.   Born January 10, 1966 in Abington, PA, he was a son of the late John D. and Joyce (Blevins) Asbury.   Bill was a 1984 graduate of Central Columbia High School.  He assisted his brother, Ron, with the operation of Asbury Drywall.     He faithfully served his country in the U. S. Marine...

Dolores C. “Dee” (Matta) Wise, 66, went home to be with the Lord, Friday morning, October 30, 2020, at her home in Fairmount Township surrounded by her family, after fighting a courageous four year battle with cancer. Born November 7, 1953 at the Pottstown Memorial Hospital, Montgomery County, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Viola (Dobbs) Matta. Dee graduated from Spring Ford High School/Montgomery County Vo-Tech School where she studied horticulture and met her...

Gloria Ann Appleman, 76, of Fowlersville, passed away peacefully at the Gardens at Orangeville, following a brief illness, on Sunday, October 25, 2020. She was born March 18, 1944 in Myrtle Beach, SC and grew up in Rohrsburg.  A 1962 graduate of Millville High School, she completed X-Ray Tech education. Gloria worked as an X-Ray tech locally and in Florida.  After spending many years in Florida, she returned to the area early in the 1990's. She worked at RR Donnelly and Sons /...

Jean Silcox Baldwin of Benton and formerly of Chestertown, MD died peacefully on Saturday, Oct. 24 at her daughter’s home in Benton, PA. She was 92 years young. Jean was born in Still Pond, MD in 1928, the youngest child of J. Horton Silcox and Elsie Green Silcox. She grew up on several different farms in Kent County. She loved growing up as a “farm kid,” and had many stories about her animals, farm life and big family dinners marked with laughter and storytelling. She...

Donald L. "Don" Remley, 65, of rural Benton (Jackson Township), went to be with the Lord on Tuesday evening, October 20, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family.  He had been in ill health since May. Born December 26, 1954 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, he was a son of the late G. Edward Remley, who died April 23, 1992 and Marian E. (Spencer) Remley, who died May 15, 2019.  He and his wife, Esther N. (Landis) Remley, celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary on...

David Seward Williams, 73, of Town Hill, died Sunday morning, October 11, 2020 at his home. Born February 26, 1947 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a son of the late David Edward Williams and Marian Violet (Seward) Williams.  Mr. Williams was a graduate of Kenwood High School in Baltimore, Maryland and then attended Essex Community College, Dundalk Community College, both of Maryland and Trinidad State Junior College in Colorado. He owned and operated Dave Williams Pro Shop in...