All Obituaries

William J. Watkins, Age 88, of Columbia Cross Roads, PA, passed away at home on Thursday, May 25, 2023, with his family at his side. He was born in Columbia Township on November 27, 1934, son of the late Edgar & Anna (Trask) Watkins. Bill was a lifetime dairy farmer and dedicated family man with deep faith. He retired in 2005 and remained on the farm with his wife Ann (McNeal) Watkins. Surviving in addition to his wife Ann L. Watkins are his six children, Catherine & Roger Brown,...

Harry Lee Fisher, Jr. 82, of Troy, PA passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, May 5, 2023 while surrounded by his family. Harry was born in Chester County, PA on September 7, 1940, a son of the late Harry Lee Sr. and Dorothy (Mullen) Fisher. He was born and grew up in Parkesburg, PA. Harry, known by many as Harry Lee, was an avid hunter of both small and large game. He enjoyed hunting locally as well as Montana and Wyoming. He trained beagles and treeing walker coon hounds for many...

Frederick Stroud, Jr, 77, of Troy, PA passed away on Friday, April 21, 2023 at Darway Nursing and Rehab Center in Forksville, PA. He was the loving husband of Pearl (Forrest) stroud. The couple married April 8, 1967 and had 56 happy years together. Fred was born on June 2, 1945 in Wilkes-Barre, PA son of the late Frederick and Helen (Rinehimer) Stroud, Sr. He graduated from the Scranton School for the Deaf in 1964, and after took a Draftsman course at King College in Wilkes-Barre. Fred was...

Charles N. “Charlie” Sheets, 94, of Austinville, PA passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at the Robert Packer Hospital. He was the loving husband of the late Phyllis Jean (Soderquist) Sheets who passed away on February 20, 2015. The couple married October 1, 1955 and had 59 happy years together. Charles was born on August 14, 1928 in Swanton, VT, son of the late George A. and Beatrice F. (Bullard) Sheets. He joined the Army and served in the Korean War as a Medic ranking as...

Mildred L. Van Blarcom Millie was born on January 6, 1926 at Cape Haitian, Haiti, West Indies, to T. Newell and LaVerne Sprague Griffith. In 1931 the family moved to New Jersey. Millie graduated from Flemington High School in 1943, and then went on to graduate from Mercer Hospital School of Nursing in the Nurse Cadet Corp. in Trenton, NJ, in 1946. It was in February of 1946 that she married William R. Van Blarcom and moved to their Readington, NJ farm. While in New Jersey Millie worked...

Janet Marie (Andrews) Kessler, loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on March 17, 2023 at the Bradford County Manor in Troy, Pennsylvania at the age of 90. The youngest of five children, Janet was born on October 13, 1932, to Roy and Grace (Cope) Andrews in Shickshinny, Pennsylvania. Janet married the love of her life, George Kessler, on September 3, 1955. Together, they raised four children and resided in Bowie, Maryland from...

It is with great sadness we must announce the passing of our father John R. Imbt Sr. on March 16th 2023.  Better known as Jack to all that knew him, he had been battling pancreatic cancer for over a year.  His fight was well fought with a never give up attitude and perpetual hope that tomorrow would be the best day yet.  He continued to work alongside Carolyn Imbt, his wife of 48 years.  They were often outside taking care of their homestead and puttering as they had...

Eva L. (Chreptak) Hawthorne, 85, of Granville, Summit, PA passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 at home surrounded by her family. She was the daughter of the late Michael and Catherine (Vischonski) Chreptak. She worked as a Nurse’s Aide for Guthrie Home Health until her retirement in 2007 and attended the Granville Church of Christ. Eva enjoyed gardening and attending garden club meetings, watching birds, traveling, listening to music, photography, and most of all loved spending time...

Robert A. Sherman, Age 88, of Troy, passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023, at the Troy Community Hospital. Robert was born February 18, 1935, in Austinville, son of the late David & Hazel Helen Hulslander. He was a graduate of Troy High School and on September 23, 1955, married the former Doris J. Dunbar and celebrated 67 years together. Prior to retirement he worked as a self-employed truck driver. In his spare time Bob enjoyed working tirelessly in his yard and home. Surviving...

Marshall L. “Bud” Kennedy of Horseheads NY died peacefully on February 16, 2023, at the age of 96. Bud was born on March 8, 1926 to the late George and Zada Storrs Kennedy of Troy PA. He was the eighth of 10 children and the youngest boy.  He attended Troy schools, graduating from Troy Area Senior High School in 1944.  After graduation, he immediately enlisted in the Army and was training to become a fighter pilot in the Army Air Corps when the WWII ended.  After...