All Obituaries

Donna M. (Stone) Joiner, 68, of Troy, PA passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2019 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA surrounded by her family.  She was the loving wife of Harold W. Joiner. The couple married July 1, 1972 and had 47 happy years together.   Donna was born on June 14, 1951 in Elmira, NY, daughter of the late Earle J. and Eva (Vargason) Stone. She was a 1969 graduate of Mansfield High School and was currently working for Martha Lloyd Community Services as a...

Robert Howard Taylor, Age 79, of Sylvania passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at the Troy Community Hospital. He was born in Troy on October 20, 1939 son of the late Robert S. & Evelyn (Clark) Taylor. He was a graduate of Troy High School and was married the former Marlene T. (Shepard) Taylor on December 23, 1960 and enjoyed 59 years together. Robert worked at Masonite for a period of time and then went back to his family farm and worked as a dairy farmer for many years. He also operated...

Tammy R. (Ross) Donovan, Age 57, of Burlington, passed away at home on Saturday, October 5, 2019 with her loving family at her side. Tammy was born on September 4, 1962 in Towanda daughter of Sharon (Campbell) Butts and the late Richard Ross. She was a graduate of Troy High School and furthered her education at Corning Community College graduating with her Bachelors with high honors in Nursing; she then attended Mansfield University where she obtained her degree with honors in Elementary and...

Dorothy M. Warner Murray of 311 Third Street, Towanda PA passed away Saturday October 5, 2019. She was born February 1, 1929 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Elmira, NY to Victor and Beatrice (Young) Warner.         Dorothy graduated from Troy High School and Dermal Way Beauty School. Dorothy always had a creative side and greatly enjoyed gardening, reading, and painting. Her creative expressions were shown beautifully, especially at Christmas time,...

Theron Michael Keltz, 42, of Troy, PA passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019 at the Hershey Medical Center surrounded by his family. Theron was born on March 2, 1977 in Troy, son of the late Lynn and Janet (Kenyon) Keltz. Theron enjoyed motorcycles and four wheelers and working on them. He was also a memory maker. He loved taking his family on trips to the beach or to Disney World or Universal Studios in Orlando, FL. Theron had a passion for music and attended concerts with when he could....

Carol A. (Yankus) Gergel, age 77 of Queen Esther Drive, Athens, PA passed away at home on Monday, September 2, 2019. Carol was born November 1, 1941 in Brooklyn the daughter of the late John & Catherine (Krawczuk) Yankus. She received her master’s degree in Chemistry from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. She was married to James R. Gergel on May 27, 1967 and they celebrated 52 years together. Carol worked in the research laboratory setting prior to retiring in 1970 to be at home...

Wayne H. Scouten, 93, of East Smithfield, PA passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of Marjorie (Hulings) Scouten. The couple married April 11, 1950 and had 69 1/2 happy years together. Wayne was born December 4, 1925 in Elmira, NY, son of the late Wayne and Florence (Kimball) Scouten. He was a farmer most of his life and in his later years hauled cattle and was a truck driver for Wolf’s Poultry. Wayne was a member of...

Donald E. Bruce, 62, of Troy, PA passed away on August 14, 2019 at the Robert Packer Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Donald B. Bruce and Elaine Bruce of Troy and was born at Troy Community Hospital on July 29, 1957. He attended Troy High School and was an over the road or local trucker for most of his working career, the latest with Bristol Excavating Co. He was also a veteran of the US Army. Don was predeceased by his father Don and his longtime companion Leslee...

Patricia J. Yearick, 81, formerly of Troy passed away late Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the Bradford County Manor. She was born October 25, 1937 in Phillipsburg, PA a daughter of Fred and Ruth Graffius. She graduated from Bald Eagle Area High School.  She married George Yearick June 1, 1957 and he survives.  Patricia was a teacher’s aide for Marth Lloyd Community Services for many years.  She also worked at the Copper Tree. ...

Gerald Archie Fethers, 76, of Gillett, PA passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at the Bradford County Manor surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband for 49 years to the late Mary Louise (Kilgore) Fethers who passed away October 2, 2018.  Jerry was born on September 27, 1942 in Ridgebury, PA, son of the late Archie and Minnie (Watson) Fethers. He was a supervisor at Trayer Products in Elmira, NY until his retirement in 2008. Jerry was a member of the Coryland Church and...