All Obituaries

Anna Mae (Johnson) Burnett, 95, of Troy, PA, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at the Bradford County Manor.  She was the loving wife of the late Andrew Burnett who passed away in August of 1990.  The couple married in 1946 and had many happy years together.   Anna Mae was born April 15, 1922 in Granville Township, Bradford County, PA, daughter of the late Elmer H. and Lena (Smith) Johnson. She was a 1939 graduate of Troy High School. Over the years...

Virginia A. “Blondie” (Butcher) Ward, 77, of Granville Summit, PA passed away on Friday, March 30, 2018 at the Troy Community Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Virginia was born on March 24, 1941 in Roseville, PA, daughter of the late Harry A. and Margaret I. (Schofield) Butcher.  She worked the Honeycomb Line at Eureka/Paper Magic in Troy for over 30 years and enjoyed reading, watching birds, and spending time with family and...

Galen C. Yoder, Age 63, of Route 6 Troy, PA passed away Friday evening at Robert Packer Hospital. Galen was born April 28, 1954 in Sellersville, PA son of Clyde Yoder and the late Lydia (Detweiler) Yoder. He was a graduate of Christopher Dock  High School. On November 1, 1975 he and the former Deborah J. Moyer were married and celebrated 42 years together. Galen was employed by MASCO Electrical as an Industrial Electrician. For the past several years he and Deb have operated their...

Ruth M. Olsyn, Age 79 of Columbia Cross Roads, PA passed away Friday, February 23, 2018 at the Bradford County Manor. Ruth was born January 20, 1939 in Morristown, NJ daughter of the late Rufin & Elizabeth (Hark) VanBossyut. Prior to moving to the area she was employed by the Mars Corporation the maker of M & M’s. Following that she and her husband Michael J. Olsyn, Jr. purchased their farm on the Huntington Road and operated their farm side by side.  Ruth’s...

Beverly J. (VanNoy) Weaver, 87, of East Troy, PA passed away on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the Troy Community Hospital surrounded by her loving family.  She was the wife of the late Theodore “Ted” Weaver who passed away on June 19, 2013.  The couple married November 24, 1955 and had 57 happy years together.   Bev was born on May 25, 1930 in Sylvania, PA, daughter of the late Leslie D. and Faye D. (Dewey) VanNoy.  She originally worked with...

Delbert C. Breese, Jr., 75, of Troy, PA, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2018 at the Troy Community Hospital.  He was the love husband of Helen O. (Scott) Breese. The couple married January 17, 1970 and had 48 happy years together.   Delbert was born on May 2, 1942 in Pine City, NY, son of the late Delbert C. and Florence M. (Hicks) Breese, Sr. He served his country in the US Army and worked for Schrader-Bellows  Air Valve Co. in Canton. Delbert was a...

Robert Earl Saxton passed away peacefully on February 8, 2018 at Twin Oaks Personal Care Home. Earl, as family and friends affectionately called him, was born May 2, 1926 on the Saxton Family Farm on the Porter Road (Troy Township, PA) to Willis and Aline (Leonard) Saxton. Throughout his youth he worked on his family farm alongside his father and brothers, learning from them at a very early age the value of a hard day’s work. Known as the “Tyrone Power” of  Troy...

Audrey I. (Raymond) Okula, 80, 0f Troy, PA, passed away Tuesday, January  30, 2018 at the Bradford County Manor.  She was the loving wife of  Stephen C. Okula.  The couple married May 17, 1958 and had 59 happy  years together.    Audrey was born on October 13, 1937 in East Moriches, NY, daughter of  the late Henry  O. and Audrey I. (Jessup) Raymond.  For many years she  was a Customer Service...

Alan “Roy” Cook, Sr. Age 81, of Columbia Cross Roads, PA, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2018 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. He was the beloved husband of the late Nancy A. Cook and was married 45 years. Roy was born September 18, 1936 in Lansdale, PA son of the late Arthur and Sara (Cunningham) Cook. He was a graduate of Lansdale High School. Roy worked for T.D. Keyser, National Rolling Mills and Penn Troy Machine Company. Roy and Nancy were foster...

Richard J. Carlonas, 72, of Troy, PA, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.  He was the loving husband of Cheryl (Bitcola) Carlonas. The couple married August 17, 1968 and had 49 happy years together.   Rich was born on July 6, 1945 in Newark, NJ, son of the late Walter and Irene (Stravinsky) Carlonas.  He was a 1963 Scranton Central High School graduate and was a 1967 graduate of the University of...