All Obituaries

John J. Petruzella, 92, of Berwick passed away peacefully on Friday March 3, 2023, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. He was born February 12, 1931, in Carbondale, PA, a son of the late James and Theresa (Lovito) Petruzella. He graduated from  Benjamin Franklin High School, Carbondale, Pa and then joined the United States Army. John worked at First Keystone Bank as a Branch Manager until retiring in 1996. He belonged to the Maria Assunta Society for many years, was a lifetime...

Eva Albana Mont, 82, of Berwick passed away in the presence of her daughters on Saturday March 4, 2023 at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born October 30, 1940 in Berwick, a daughter of the late Freas and Mary (Kishbaugh) Benscoter. She graduated from Berwick High School in 1958. In her early years she was employed by WT Grant and Berwick Hospital Business office. She then became a teller at Berwick National Bank which became First Eastern Bank, then PNC from which she...

Marie Melchiorre Pilger 78, of Lewisburg, went to be with the Lord Wednesday February 22, 2023, at Arden Courts of Susquehanna. Marie was born in Hazleton, May 1, 1944, the daughter of the late, Anthony and Josephine “Toby” (Cerasaro) Melchiorre. She is also preceeded in death by her husband Walter William Pilger and sister Donna Melchiorre.  Marie graduated Berwick High School and Penn State University with a Bachlors of Science Degree. She worked as a Medical...

Giuseppina Troiani, 94, of Berwick PA died peacefully surrounded by her family on January 29, 2023.   Born March 19, 1928, in Balsorano, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Raffaele & Santa Maria Margani. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Giuseppe Troiani (1996). She is also preceded in death by 2 of her siblings, Domenico & Ulderico Margani.  In Italy, she is survived by 3 siblings Giovanni Margani, Antonio Margani, and Rita Margani and many...

Todd Allen Baltzer, 67, of Berwick passed away Friday December 2, 2022 at Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital. He was born April 5, 1955 in Nanticoke, a son of the late Dr. John and Joan (Spooner) Baltzer. He graduated from Northwest High School and went to Pennsylvania College of Technology for truck driving and diesel mechanics. He worked at Wise Potato Chip as a trucker driver/ mechanic.  He was a life member of Defender Fire Co., West Berwick Hose Co., Salem Township Fire Dept. and...

Joy Hicks, 97, of Berwick, went to be with the Lord, Sunday January 22, 2023, at the Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital. Joy was born January 18, 1926, in Berwick, the daughter of the late Joseph R. and Lillie (Harter) Cameron. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Clyde Hicks in 2013. Joy was a graduate of Nescopeck High School and she graduated from Dickinson College in 1947. She was a member of Pi Beta Phi...

Richard Henry “Dick” Davenport passed away peacefully on Sunday evening, January 15, 2023, at the Bloomsburg Care and Rehabilitation Center, where he was a long-time resident. He was 93 years old. Richard was born in Plymouth, PA, the son of Richard Helan Davenport and Emogene Pollock Davenport. He married the love of his life, Catherine May Jones Davenport of...

Olive M. Ruckle, 99, of Berwick passed away on Saturday January 14, 2023 at Glenbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born January 12, 1924 in Berwick, a daughter of the late Abraham and Alethea (Smith) Spaide. She graduated from Nescopeck High School. Olive was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. She enjoyed mowing her grass, watching birds, baking and working in her flower gardens. Olive is survived by two children; Dennis Ruckle of Berwick and Bonnie Kishbaugh husband Ronald...

Flora “Ann” Cook, 80, of Berwick, passed away on Dec. 15, 2022, at Geisinger Medical Center, Danville. She was born Nov. 23, 1942, in Street, Maryland, a daughter of the late Alvis and Mary (Lowe) Reed, who had five children: Alvis Reed Jr., John “Jack” Reed, Elizabeth Scott, and Darlene Reed. She graduated from Bel Air High School and worked for the Social Security Administration for over 50 years. She was an avid reader who mainly enjoyed reading romance novels,...

Jack H. Miller Sr., 90, of Berwick passed away on Saturday January 7, 2023, at his residence. He was born August 17, 1932, in Berwick, a son of the late Oscar and Martha (Michael) Miller.  He graduated from Berwick High School and joined the United States Army during the Korean War.  He worked as a supervisor at the Berwick Knitting Mill. Jack enjoyed playing video games, going camping, going out on the water in his boat, and in his younger years golfing. Jack coached little...