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Posted By: GenealogyBuff.com Donald M. 'Don' Bogar
Donald M. "Don" Bogar, 79, of McClure R.R.2, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died 10:12 a.m. Monday, Sept. 29, 2003, at Evangelical Community Hospital, Lewisburg, where he had been a patient for five days.
Born in Port Trevorton, Sept. 6, 1924, he was a son of the late Irene B. Wolf.
Mr. Bogar was a 1942 graduate of Selinsgrove High School, and served in the Navy during World War II on the U.S.S. Caldwell. During his three years aboard ship, he was involved in numerous campaigns in the South Pacific.
He graduated from Bliss Electrical School in Washington, D.C., after serving in the Navy. He began his employment with IBM in Harrisburg as a custom engineer and advanced to field engineering manager. He retired after 32 years of service in 1979.
Mr. Bogar was a member of Christ Church in Beaver Springs.
He was a member of the Erman E. Lepley American Legion Post 23 in Beaver Springs, McClure and Beaver Springs fire companies and was a life member of the National Rifle Association.
After retiring, he lived on his farm and enjoyed gardening, building, hunting and spending time with his family.
In addition to his wife, the former Mary M. Herman, whom he married on Jan. 1, 1949, he is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Howard (Donna R.) Goff, Elkmont, Ala.; three sons: James D. Bogar, Mechanicsburg; Randall E. Bogar, Beavertown; and Richard M. Bogar, Bloomsburg; eight grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and a brother, Marshall R. "Bud" Herman, Selinsgrove.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Christ Church with the Rev. David Meckley officiating. Burial Bonnie L. Treon
Bonnie L. Treon, 60, of 429 N. Fifth St., Sunbury, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Sunday evening, Sept. 28, 2003, at her home.
Born in Sunbury, May 13, 1943, she was a daughter of Dorothy (Brosious) Slack, Sunbury, and the late Howard Grady.
Mrs. Treon graduated from Sunbury High School in 1961 and was employed for 31 years as a dental assistant for Dr. William Rumberger Sr., Sunbury.
She was a member of the Otterbein United Methodist Church, Sunbury.
Mrs. Treon was also a member of the Red Hat Society of Sunbury.
She enjoyed reading and was a sports fan, especially of the sports involving her grandchildren.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by her stepfather, Donald Slack.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Kenneth "Chub" Treon, whom she married June 6, 1964; three children: Mrs. Gary (Sharon T.) Kemberling, Sunbury; Kenneth H. Treon Jr., Danville; and Donald F. Treon, Doylestown; eight grandchildren; and three sisters: Cheryl Darrah, Donna Slack and Carol Jones, all of Sunbury.
A memorial service will be 7 p.m. Thursday in the Otterbein United Methodist Church, Fourth and Vine streets, Sunbury. Burial Margaret Grace 'Meg' Hulsizer
Mass of Angels will be held on Saturday
Margaret Grace "Meg" Hulsizer, three-year-old daughter of Daniel E. Jr. and Sara S. Hulsizer, Catawissa, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2003.
A grandfather, John F. Geffken, formerly of Central, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died previously.
In addition to her parents, Meg is survived by a brother, Noah; grandparents Meg Geffken, Central, and Daniel Sr. and Margaret Hulsizer, Danville; and great-grandparents: Daniel and Sarah Hulsizer, Danville.
Mass of the Angels will be celebrated 2 p.m. Saturday at Christ the King Catholic Church, Benton.
Arrangements are under the direction of the McMichael Funeral Home Inc., 4394 Red Rock Road, Benton.
Myrtle G. Knouse
Myrtle G. Knouse, 88, of Selinsgrove R.R.1, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died at the Sunbury Community Hospital at 12:25 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2003. She had been a resident of Nottingham Village, Northumberland, since October 2001.
Born in Penn Township, Snyder County, on Aug. 25, 1915, she was a daughter of the late A.P. and Victoria (Herman) Herman.
On Sept. 30, 1933, she married Harry D. "Nut" Knouse, who preceded her in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death on Oct. 25, 1995.
She was a member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kratzerville.
Mrs. Knouse was also a member of the Kratzerville Homemakers and the ladies' auxiliary of the Kratzerville Fire Company. She enjoyed working at the company carnival.
She enjoyed embroidery, quilting, and watching cooking shows on television.
Mrs. Knouse was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by a sister, Arlene Heckman, and two brothers in infancy.
Surviving are three sons: H. Ronald Knouse, Selinsgrove R.R.1; Barry A. Knouse, Sunbury R.R.1; and Bobbie D. Knouse, Danville. Also surviving are a sister, Thelma J. Brouse, Selinsgrove R.R.1; a brother, Marvin M. Herman, Selinsgrove R.R.1; three grandchildren; a step-granddaughter; nine great-grandchildren; one step-great-granddaughter; and one great-great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Kratzerville, at 11 a.m. Monday, with the Rev. Charles A. Brophy, her pastor, officiating.
Burial John D. Uleau
Employed by Westinghouse over 30 years
John D. Uleau, of Sweet Valley, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2003. Born Feb. 20, 1934, in Westgrove, and raised in Lenni, he graduated from Media High School.
Upon graduation in 1952, Mr. Uleau was employed by Westinghouse in Lester. In 1953 he entered the Marines and served onboard the Tarawa CV-40 until his discharge in 1955. He resumed his employment and continued working there for 31 years.
He then worked for Tedeco in Glenolden for two years. In 1997, he and his wife, Helen, retired to Sweet Valley.
He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
He was predeceased by his parents, Francis and Mary Uleau and a brother, Francis.
He is survived by his wife, Helen A. Uleau; daughters: Suzanne O'Brien and her daughter Colleen of Linwood; Caroline (Mark Haschak) of Glen Mills; son, Jeffrey (Diane) and their twin sons Austin and Justin of Fleetwood; brothers, Michael Uleau of Lenni, Patrick (Theresa) Uleau of Lenni, Thomas (Diane) Uleau of Maryland; nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received Friday morning, Dec. 12, 2003, from 8 a.m. until 8:45 a.m. at the McMichael Funeral Home, Inc., 4394 Red Rock Road, Benton. A Mass of Christian Burial Beverly Ann Ridall
Beverly Ann Ridall, 61, of 317 W. Front St., Berwick, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died 2:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 3., 2003 at Berwick Ret. Village I.
Born in Berwick, Jan. 4, 1942, she was a daughter of the late William Dodd, Sr. and Carrie Hill Fish.
A member of the Berwick Salvation Army, Evan Owen social club, she enjoyed collecting dolls and teddy bears, watching NASCAR and wrestling.
A sister, Irene, and a granddaughter, Theresa Kaye Ridall, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died previously.
Survived by her husband of 43 years, Walter Ridall, Sr., two sons: Walter Ridall, Jr., and Loren Ridall, both of Berwick; two daughters: Tracey Mensch, Barnesville, Stephanie Clere, previously of Berwick; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four brothers, Vernon Hill, Berwick, Harold Hill, Trout Run, Herbert Fish, Berwick, Loren Fish, Orangeville; two sisters: Lois Roberts, Lightstreet, Cindy Young, Millville.
A memorial service will be held noon Tuesday at Berwick Army Citadel, 320 W. Second St., with Capt. Adam Hench officiating. No calling hours. Expressions of sympathy in her memory to the Berwick Salvation Army.
Ted L. Parker
Bloomsburg man, WWII vet was clerk for Merck
Ted L. Parker, age 76, of 670 Sawmill Road, Bloomsburg, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003, at his Scott Township home. He had lived at his Scott Township residence for 50 years and had been in failing health for 2 years.
Mr. Parker was born Sept. 30, 1927, in Bloomsburg, a son of Mildred (Crawford) Parker and the late C. LaRue Parker. He attended Bloomsburg High School. Following high school he served with the U.S. Marines during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
Mr. Parker was employed as a receiving clerk in the Shipping and Receiving Department of Merck Cherokee Plant, where he retired in 1987 after 35 years of service.
Mr. Parker was a member of Washington Lodge 265 F&AM, Caldwell Consistory, Bloomsburg Archery Club and Willow Run Country Club. He was an avid sportsman and outdoorsman, and he enjoyed golfing and woodworking.
Survivors include, in addition to his mother, his wife: Diora (Fenstermacher) Parker, with whom he would have celebrated 55 years of marriage on Oct. 16; one daughter: Mrs. Bernard (Linda) Bafile of Bloomsburg; two sons: Chris L. Parker, husband of Kay, and Carl B. Parker, husband of Lynn, of Bloomsburg; 5 grandchildren: Mrs. Wayne (Nikki) Poe of Danville, Michael Parker of Bloomsburg; Michele Bafile of Bloomsburg, Randy Parker of Bloomsburg, and Brian Parker of Berwick; three great-grandchildren: Lauren and Kayla Poe and Morgan Parker; and a sister: Mrs. James (Doris) Jacobsen of Pinehurst, N.C.
Friends will be received Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Allen Funeral Home, Market and Eighth Sts. Funeral services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. William T. Anderson, First United Methodist Church, Catawissa, officiating. Burial Ida Grendzinski
Ida Grendzinski, 84, of Wapwallopen, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Tuesday morning, Dec. 2, 2003. Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 6, at 9 a.m. from the Mayo Funeral Home, 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial Doris E. West
Doris E. West, age 77, formerly of 3411 Old Berwick Road, Bloomsburg, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Tuesday, September 30, 2003, at Orangeville Nursing and Rehab Center, where she had resided since June 9.
She was born April 30, 1926 in West Hazleton, a daughter of the late Joseph and Elanor (Faux) Faust.
Mrs. West was a 1944 graduate of Hazle Township High School.
She was a member of Shiloh Bible Church, Almedia.
She was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by her husband, Richard C. West, on June 18, 2001; a son: Richard Alan West in 1967; and a brother: Joseph Faust.
Mrs. West is survived by a son: Dale E. West of Vineland, New Jersey; two grandsons: Dale West of Oceanside, California and Richard West of Bloomsburg; a great-granddaughter: Mikeala West; and two sisters: Ruth Shershan of Drifton and Elma Bast of Hazleton.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the Allen Funeral Home, 745 Market at Eighth Street, Bloomsburg, with her pastor: Dr. Douglas H. Lyon officiating. Burial Nancy J. Hildebrand
Woman was former nursing center employee
Nancy J. Hildebrand, 49, of Bloomingdale Road, Shickshinny, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2003, in the Orangeville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, where she had resided since January.
Born March 8, 1954, in the Berwick Hospital, she was a daughter of the late Lawrence Brader and Geraldine Church Brader Funket.
Mrs. Hildebrand graduated in 1972 from Northwest Area High School.
She was first employed at the former Country Cousins Shoe Factory in Mocanaqua for 19 years, and was then employed for 13 years at the Bonham Nursing Center in Register, retiring due to ill health.
Mrs. Hildebrand was a member of the Bloomingdale Bible Church.
An infant son, Marvin W. Shoemaker III, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died previously.
Survivors include her husband, Harold Hildebrand, whom she married on Aug. 25, 1990; a son, Curtis Shoemaker, Bloomingdale; a daughter, Mrs. Chad (Heather) Killian, Berwick; five stepchildren; two grandchildren; 15 step-grandchildren; seven step-great-grandchildren; two sisters: Betty Capute, Wilkes-Barre; and Ruth Church, Florida; a stepbrother, John R. Funket, Shickshinny; and her stepfather, John Funket, Shickshinny.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday from the Mayo Funeral Home Inc., 77 N. Main St., Shickshinny, with her pastor, the Rev. Richard W. Metcalf, officiating. Burial Charles Jacob Brobst
Charles Jacob Brobst, age 89, 428 W. Ninth St., Bloomsburg, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died at 9:10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 8, 2003, at Columbia-Montour Hospice at Maria Hall, Danville, where he had been a guest since Oct. 21, 2003.
He was born in Kaseville, Montour County, Feb. 4, 1914, a son of the late George and Lavina (Bryant) Brobst. His early life was spent in Montour County, where he attended the area schools. Prior to his entrance into the U.S. Army on Feb. 27, 1941, he sailed aboard a tanker for the Sun Oil Co.
During World War II, he served in northern France, the Rhineland and Central Europe. Brobst distinguished himself by meritorious service as a wire chief for the 71st Anti-Aircraft Artillery Group during the defense of Cherbourg, France. In a period of five days, Sgt. Brobst renovated and rehabilitated the elaborate wire communications network required to provide an efficient early warning system. He kept communications operative by long painstaking work in severe and inclement weather without regard for himself.
Once again, in the defense of Antwerp, Belgium, he kept 1,500 miles of wires operative for 80 individual gun sites. Brobst was presented the Bronze Star Medal for gallantry. His sincerity and responsible actions served as an inspiration for all with whom he served. Previously, he had been awarded the American Defense Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze service stars. He was discharged from the Army on Dec. 2, 1945.
Following the war, he resided in Bloomsburg, where he was employed by John Robison as a finish carpenter and cabinetmaker for many years. He was involved in the early development of Sherwood Village. He was later employed by H. R. Erwine and Sons. For 12 years, he was employed at TRW in Danville. In 1982, he retired from the former Hidlay Oil Co., where he worked for three years transporting fuel from Baltimore to Bloomsburg. He was a member of the Bloomsburg Fire Department for more than 50 years, having originally been a member of the former Friendship Fire Co. He was a life member of the Bloomsburg Fireman's Relief Association and of the Bloomsburg Historic Preservation Society. He was a longtime member of Wesley United Methodist Church.
Mr. Brobst traveled extensively throughout the United States. He recorded his experiences on film and processed the photographs in his own darkroom. He was a avid boater and, for many years, enjoyed fishing in the waters around his summer home in Rehoboth Beach, Del..
He and his wife, the former Eva P. Mausteller, would have celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Christmas Eve. He is also survived by a daughter, Bonnie A. Brobst, the wife of the Rev. Dr. Eric W. Gritsch, Baltimore, Md.; a son, Bloomsburg Councilman Bill Brobst, Bloomsburg; a sister, Emily Reichart, Tampa, Fla.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by two brothers: Marvin Brobst of Danville, and Fred Brobst of Bloomsburg; and by two sisters: Sarah Baylor of Mausdale, and Mary Oberdorf of St. Petersburg, Fla.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday in the Dean W. Kriner Inc. Funeral Home, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg, with his son-in-law, the Rev. Dr. Eric W. Gritsch, and the Rev. Gary Emrick, hospice chaplain, officiating. Interment will be in Columbia Hill Cemetery.
Friends may call from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday. The family will provide flowers. Memorials may be sent to Columbia-Montour Hospice at Maria Hall, 599 E. Seventh St., Bloomsburg, Pa. 17815.
Damion M. Adams
Damion M. Adams, 19, of 108 Pepper Hills, Danville, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died at 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, 2003, in a three-vehicle collision on Route 11, Cooper Township, Montour County.
Born Sept. 3, 1983, in Mahoning Township, Montour County, he was a son of Larue B. Adams, Bloomsburg, and Darlene M. Kelley Adams, Berwick.
Mr. Adams was a 2002 graduate of Columbia Montour Area Vocational Technical School, where he was in the food service program. He was employed by Bernardi Foods Co., Bloomsburg.
He was a member of the Community of Christ Church, Bloomsburg.
Mr. Adams enjoyed cooking and loved to hunt and fish.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by a stepbrother, John L. Aikey Jr., Jersey Shore; his paternal grandparents: Marvin W. and Shirley J. Girton Adams, Danville; and his maternal grandfather, Duane Merrill, Lock Haven.
Funeral services will be 12:30 p.m. Monday in the Dean W. Kriner Inc. Funeral Home, 325 Market St., Bloomsburg, with Elder Henry N. Shaffer Jr., of the Community of Christ Church, officiating. Interment will be in Columbia Hill Cemetery, West Hemlock Township, Montour County.
Etta M. 'Dolly' Bower
Etta M. "Dolly" Bower, 85, a resident of the Millville Health Care Center for four years, Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">died Wednesday evening, Sept. 24, 2003. She had been in failing health for several years.
Born on July 5, 1918, in Berwick, she was a daughter of the late Delbert and Uella (Confer) Bower.
For several years, she worked as a clerk at the former Berwick Store Co.
She was preceded in Cemetery-obituaries?utm_source=partner_genlookups&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=genlookups_July21_textlink&tr_ad_group=textlinks&tr_funnel=supersearch">death by four brothers: Robert, Donald, Elvin and Delbert Bower Jr., and one sister, Dora Diltz.
Surviving are two brothers: Howard J. and Darvin C. Bower, both of rural Berwick; eight sisters: Velma Fetterman, Berwick; Mary Alice Bower, rural Berwick; Elaine Johns and Mrs. Donald (Charlotte) Fowler, both of Berwick; Mrs. Jesse (Geraldine M.) Hartman, Danville; Mrs. James (Cora D.) Gascon; Mrs. Harold (Bonnie J.) Kingston, and Mrs. Larry (Sarah L.) Miller, all of rural Berwick.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in the James L. Hinckley Jr. Funeral Home, 1024 Market St., Berwick. Burial
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