All Obituaries

Rebecca A. "Becky" (Kingsbury) Vick, 61, of Las Vegas, NV and formerly of Stillwater, passed away peacefully on July 13, 2020. Born April 3, 1959 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, she was a daughter of Beverly (Ribble) Kingsbury, formerly of Stillwater and currently of Boonsboro, Maryland and the late John "Jack" Kingsbury, who died in 1983. Rebecca was a 1977 graduate of Benton Area High School  where she was captain of the field hockey and basketball teams as well as a...

Gerald A. "Jerry" Zeveney, 90, of Benton, died Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville.   Born March 12, 1930 in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Alphonso Zeveney, who died January 8, 1996 and Dorothy E. (White) Zeveney, who died Nov. 22, 2002.  He and his beloved wife, Mary Ann (Trudnak) Zeveney, would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on October 15th.   Jerry was a 1948 graduate of Huntington Mills High School and then...

Jay Earl Wise Jr., always known as "Jay Jay" lost his earthly battle on May 4th 2021 when he was reunited with his Lord and Savior. He was born on October 2, 1976 to Jay Earl Wise, Sr., of Benton & Sherry Rinehart of Bechtelsville, Pa. In recent months Jay Jay spent a lot of quality time with his parents routinely each week making memories that will be cherished forever. He leaves behind 2 daughters:  Kasey Avila of Benton & Ellie Wise of Turbotville and a son...

Dorothy E. (Owen) Fritz, 90, of Sugarloaf Township, died late Sunday evening, May 9th, 2021 at her home.Born March 30, 1931 in Plainsville, Luzerne County, she was a daughter of the late Charles William Owen, Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth (Bray) Owen.  She was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Douglas H. "Doug" Fritz, on February 15, 2014.She had been employed by the former Dockey Shirt Factory of Benton and later Milco Industries in Benton.  She had last worked...

Eugene A. Derr, Jr., 96, of North Centre Township, died Thursday, May 6, 2021 at his home.  Born October 10, 1924 in Stillwater, he was a son of the late Eugene A. Derr, Sr. and Gertrude (Letteer) Derr.  He was also preceded in death  by his two wives:  Florence E. (Williams) Derr, who died on April 3, 1989 and Mildred Jean (Moss) Sellers Derr, who died on October 15, 2012.  Mr. Derr attended the Fernville School and then Bloomsburg High School and Bloomsburg...

Carrol Leroy Fausey, 84, of Greenwood Township, died Saturday, April 24, 2021 at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Lisa Fausey, in Martinsburg, West Virginia under the excellent care of Home Helpers of the Panhandle and Hospice of the Panhandle.  Born November 13, 1936 in Bloomsburg, he was the son of the late Fred and Elsie (Hartman) Fausey and raised by the late Roy and Cora (Hartman) Keeler. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nancy Lois (Fritz) Fausey who died...

Raymond Floyd Hacker, 95, of Fairmount Township, died Monday afternoon, April 26th, 2021 at his home. Born November 5, 1925 in Sugarloaf Township, he was a son of the late Harvey and Lillian (VanSickle) Hacker, of Central.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane E. (Eves) Hacker on December 19, 1996. Mr. Hacker faithfully served his country in the U. S. Army from 1944 to 1946 in World War II.  He worked as a printer for the Lancaster Press in Lancaster, retiring in 1988....

Deborah A. (Hess) Comstock, 67, of Berwick, died Wednesday evening, April 28th, 2021 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. Born May 30, 1953 at the Berwick Hospital, she was a daughter of the late Gary and Nancy (Lynn) Hess.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Comstock, on October 5, 2012. Deborah attended Columbia Montour Vocational Technical School and was employed by the former Venditti Travel Agency in Bloomsburg.  She had later worked for Wal-Mart...

David A. Artman, 77, of North Centre Township, entered into the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ early Monday morning, April 12th, 2021 at his home. Born January 22, 1944 in Berwick, he was a son of the late Arthur and Helen (Zadiraka) Artman.  He and his wife, Helen (Naus) Artman, would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on October 17th. David was a 1961 graduate of Central Columbia High School. He furthered his education at Bloomsburg State College where he...

James David Karnes, 74, of Lightstreet, died early Thursday morning, April 15th, 2021 at his home. Born November 28, 1946 at the Bloomsburg Hospital, he was a son of E. Jean (Evans) Karnes, of Lightstreet and the late James J. Karnes. He and his wife, Linda M. (Houck) Karnes would have celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on June 24th. Mr. Karnes was a 1964 graduate of Central Columbia High School and then enlisted in the Army National Guard.  He spent his entire...