All Obituaries

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...

Helen Faye (Shultz) Hilkert, 90, of Benton, died late Wednesday evening, January 22, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born August 18, 1929 in Madison Township, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Adda V. (Deihl) Shultz.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold D. Hilkert, on November 25, 2007. Mrs. Hilkert was a graduate of Millville High School and had been employed by Milco Industries in Bloomsburg in her younger years.  Later, she and her husband...

Dotty Ann (Swigart) Wilson, 66, of Benton Township, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, January 21, 2020 at her home. Born January 16, 1954 in Berwick, she was a daughter of the late William W. "Bill" Swigart, who died June 12, 1987 and Hazel D. (Cole) Swigart, who died April 6, 2006.  She and her husband, George W. Wilson, would have celebrated their 12th wedding anniversary on June 1st. Dotty attended Benton High School.  She had been employed by Kent General...

Helen J. (Pursley) Kinney, 81, of Greenwood Township, and formerly of Raven Creek, died Monday, January 20, 2020 at the Bonham Nursing Center, Stillwater, where she had been a resident for the past three years. Born December 1, 1938 in Weikert, Union County, she was a daughter of the late William McCollum Pursley and Ruth (Hironomus) Pursley. She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Eugene F. "Gene" Kinney, on February 2, 2014. Helen's mother died when she...

James L. "Jim" Puderbaugh, 76, of rural Benton (Pine Township), died Tuesday evening, January 14th, 2020 at his home. Born February 24, 1943 in Pine Township, he was a son of the late Glenn C. Puderbaugh, who died in 1989 and Eleanor R. (Kesler) Puderbaugh, who died December 16, 2019. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Edna J. (Smith) Puderbaugh, on August 14, 2017. He attended school in Benton and later in Millville.  Jim worked for Milco Industries in...

Gary K. Fidler, 63, of Benton, died early Monday morning, January 20, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.  He had been in ill health for the past year. Born October 13, 1956 in Long Beach, California, he was a son of the late Robert K. Fidler and Shirley (Mauger) Stinsky.  Gary was a 1974 graduate of Reading High School.  He worked as a truck driver and had been employed by Swishers of Bloomsburg. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing and...

Miles Otto Little, 92, of Benton, died Sunday evening, January 12, 2020 after a short illness. He was born March 12, 1927 in Roseville, Michigan.  Miles spent most of his young life in and around Estella, Sullivan County. He was the son of the late Otto G. and Marian (Rightmire) Little.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther Klem Little, on May 23, 2012. Miles was a well-known businessman owning and operating Little Lumber Company and Little Construction Company of Benton...

Helen C. (Maziarczyk) Snyder, 92, of Stillwater, died Monday morning, January 13, 2020 at her home following a lengthy illness. Born June 1, 1927 in Wilkes-Barre, she was a daughter of the late Izydor and Agnes (Naklicki) Maziarczyk.  Helen attended schools in Cambra and Huntington Mills.  She also attended Bloomsburg University and earned her LPN degree through Geisinger Medical Center. In her younger years, she worked for the family store in Central for 19 years and later for...

Keith R. Whitmoyer, 60, of Catawissa, died early Thursday morning, January 9, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born May 23, 1959 in Batavia, New York, he was a son of the late Roy Whitmoyer, who died in 2010 and Carmen I. (Wagner) Whitmoyer, who died in 1987. Keith was a graduate of Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School.  He worked as a printer during his working career and most recently was a press room supervisor.  He also traveled for various companies...

Lena (Brader) Kishbaugh, 95, of Fairmount Township, died Sunday, January 5th, 2020 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Nina and Harold Saxe, Sr. Born April 3, 1924 in Town Line (Union Township) she was a daughter of the late Clifford and Maude (Vosler) Brader.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Sofaroes D. Kishbaugh on May 6, 1963. Mrs. Kishbaugh attended schools in Union Township and had been employed by the former Country Cousin Shoe Factory in Mocanaqua. She was of...