Obituaries in Benton, PA

Charles S. Wodrig 89 of Millville passed away on January 22 2026 at the River Street Manor in WilkesBarre. Charles graduated from Hughesville High School in 1954 and then served 4 years in the United States Air Force as an airplane mechanic. He then worked as a selfemployed landscaper and eventually...

Nancy C. Eidle Leh 86 of Benton Central died Sunday January 18 2026 at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. Born December 27 1939 in Boyertown Montgomery County she was a daughter of the late John and Annie Moyer Eidle. She was the loving and dedicated wife to her husband the Rev. Howard W. Leh and th...

David W. Bardo 78 of Benton passed away on Saturday January 24 2026 at the UPMC Williamsport Hospital. He graduated from Benton H.S. in 1966 and immediately enlisted in the military where he proudly served in the U.S. Army Army Reserves and National Guard for 12 years during the Vietnam conflict. Af...

Donna Sutton Deeter 57 of York Pennsylvania passed away on January 28 2026. Donna was a radiant presence in the lives of all who knew her a woman whose joy generosity and sunshine filled spirit truly lit up every room she entered. Born in Germany on May 15 1968 where her Dad was stationed they moved...

Kenneth E. Long 52 of Bloomsburg passed away at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville after an illness with cancer. Ken graduated from Benton H.S. and went on to graduate from Bloomsburg University with a major in education. He worked several jobs throughout his life most recently he worked at Weis M...

Dorothy M. "Dot" Hippensteel OHandley 90 of Lake Ganoga Sullivan County died early Friday morning January 9 2026 at her home surrounded by her family. Born March 18 1935 in Carlisle she was a daughter of the late William G. and Helen Clever Hippensteel. She was preceded in death by her husband of 62...

Sharlet Marie Johnson 101 of Mt. Pleasant Township passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 on the family farm surrounded by her family. She was born on January 31 1924 in the Orangeville area of Pennsylvania to Cleatus and Erma Karns Wagner the third of eight children. During WWII while working at t...

H. Jolene Campbell Stackhouse 88 of rural Stillwater passed away Monday January 26 2026 following a brief illness. Born in Sugarloaf Township Jolene was the daughter of the late Harry M. and Vera Hartzell Campbell and second mother Lavenia Deitrick Campbell. On February 23 1955 at Town Hill UMC Jole...

John Iwan Eric Wereschagin beloved husband father grandfather brother uncle and friend to many died peacefully Tuesday after a life far too large for one obituary. He was 85. Born in Kiev U.S.S.R. he escaped the Soviet Union during World War II and survived the concentration camp of Auschwitz as a s...

Sherry L. Fink Cole 70 of Benton Township died Saturday January 3 2026 at Geisinger Medical Center Danville. Born December 30 1955 at the Bloomsburg Hospital she was a daughter of the late Gordon and Dorothy Gardner Fink. Sherry was a 1973 graduate of Benton High School and had been employed by vari...

William D. Bill Schamberger 77 of Berwick passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday December 30 2025. Bill was born on December 15 1948 in Regensburg Germany son of the late Darwin Berta Schamberger Siegfried. Bill graduated from Nescopeck H.S. in 1967 and then enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1968...

Joseph Edward Joe Gizenski 80 of Berwick passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday December 27 2025. After graduating from Northwest High School Joe enlisted in the United States Air Force where he proudly served our country from 19631967. After returning from the Air Force Joe primarily worked...