All Obituaries

Barbara (Keller) McHenry, 84, of Benton, died Wednesday afternoon, July 11, 2018 surrounded by her granddaughters at the Gardens at Millville where she had been a resident since December 2015. Born August 26,1933 in Danville, she was a daughter of the late Glenn Allen Keller and Margaret (Laymon) Keller.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Gerald LeRoy McHenry, on November 6, 2016. Mrs. McHenry was a graduate of Benton High School and was employed by Milco...

Arlene (Bankes) Fisher, 90, of Main Street, Orangeville, died late Monday evening, July 2nd, 2018 at the Brookdale Rehab Center, Bloomsburg where she had been a resident since April 17, 2015. Born July 26, 1927 in Bloomsburg, she was a daughter of the late Byron Bankes and Lucille (Derr) Bankes Gearinger.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Raymond A. Fisher, on May 8, 2010. She was a 1945 graduate of Bloomsburg High School and had been employed by the former...

Donald Franklin Hess, 81, of Waller Road, Benton, died Thursday morning, June 28, 2018 at his home following a lengthy illness. Born July 5, 1936 in Fishing Creek Township, he was a son of the late William Howard Hess, Sr., who died August 16, 1998 and Sylvia (Polk) Hess, who died February 21, 1996.  Mr. Hess was also preceded in death by his wife of 59 years, Melba K. (Cox) Hess, who died on July 8, 2014.  Mr. Hess attended the former Jonestown School and worked as a self...

Dottie McHenry Rabb, 97, of Benton passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, surrounded by loving children and grandchildren in Geisinger Hospital. She and her husband, Donald Drum Rabb, recently celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in April. Friends and relatives from across the country attended the affair at Benton Christian Church. Dottie and Donald enjoyed a very special day seeing and speaking with these precious friends. Dottie was born on her family farm, Oct. 10,...

Jesse E. Fritz, 85, of S. R. 239, Benton, went to be with the Lord Thursday evening, June 14, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, where he had been a patient since Saturday evening. Born April 3, 1933 in Benton, he was a son of the late Woodrow Fritz, who died March 30, 1998 and Alice (Butler) Fritz, who died June 16, 1987.   He and his wife, Sandra (Baker) Fritz, celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on February 23rd. Mr. Fritz was a 1951 graduate of Benton High...

Robert D. (Bob) Chamberlain, Sr., 94, of Orangeville and Benton, Pennsylvania, passed away on June 9 , 2018 with family nearby. He lived his entire life as a PA resident. A descendant of Henry Chamberlin, the blacksmith, from Norfolk County, England, Bob, the elder son of Ruth Bixler Chamberlain and Ira Rankin Chamberlain, was  born in Columbia County, PA and resided there his entire life. He attended and was a graduate of the Orangeville Vocational High School before serving in the...

Leonard Joseph Leger, 80, of Waller and Bartow, Florida died Sunday, April 8, 2018 at Lakeland Regional Hospital, Lakeland, Florida.  Born July 18, 1937 in New Brunswick, Canada, he was a son of the late Joseph and Alice (Donelle) Leger.  He and his wife, Mary (Gilbert) Whitman, were married on December 13, 2012. Mr. Leger worked as a grocery manager for 26 years in Canada and after that owned and operated his own business, sales and service of batteries and alternators for big...

Roberta E. "Bobbie"  (Kitchen) Buck, 69, of Bloomsburg, died unexpectedly Thursday, May 31, 2018 at her home in South Centre Township. Born May 11, 1949 in Bloomsburg, she was a daughter of the late Raymond F. Kitchen, Sr., who died December 9, 2004 and Marqueen M. (Hess) Kitchen, who died October 27, 2006.  She was also preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Charles B. Buck, Sr., on November 3, 2006. Mrs. Buck was a 1967 graduate of Benton High School.  She...

Bruce A. Jankowski,  64, formerly of Benton and more recently a resident of Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center, died Tuesday evening, May 29, 2018 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born November 23, 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, he was a son of the late Tadeusz A. "Ted" Jankowski, who died March 21, 2001 and Mary S. "Marie" (Lojewski) Jankowski, who died December 8, 2004. Bruce grew up in Bridesburg/Philadelphia and along with his parents, moved to Benton in...

Henry A. Schumacher, 65, of Benton, died late Monday evening, May 14, 2018 at Geisinger Bloomsburg Health Care Center. Born, September 3, 1952, he was a son of Joan E. (Wolf) Schumacher Meyer and the late John Schumacher.  Henry owned and operated the Jamison City Hotel until 1999.  He had also previously worked as a township supervisor. He was a member of the Order of Raccoons, the North Mountain Fire Company and Ambulance Association. An avid hunter, he especially enjoyed...