All Obituaries

Harry F. Coxhead, Age 81 of Austinville Road, Troy, PA passed away at home on Wednesday, June 13, 2018. Harry was born in Sayre on September 13, 1936 son of the late Harry F. and Mildred (Hosley) Coxhead, Sr. He served his country with the US Army from 1953 to 1955 and again from 1955 to 1957. Harry was retired from ShopVac/Canton Manufacturing and had previously been employed Masonite. He enjoyed riding motorcycles and fishing in his younger days and was a lifelong NASCAR Fan and...

Roger Allen Madigan, Age 88 of Luthers Mills and Harrisburg, PA passed away Saturday, June 2, 2018 at his home in Harrisburg. Family, friends and colleagues are invited to call on Wednesday, June 6, 2018 from 1 to 4 PM and 5 to 9 PM at the First Presbyterian Church of Troy, 1030 West Main Street, Troy, PA 16947. Funeral services will be held privately and interment will be at the convenience of the family in Bradford County Memorial Park, Luthers Mills, PA. Funeral Arrangements...

AnnaMary (VanHorn) Hulslander, 94, of East Smithfield, PA passed away on Thursday, May 10, 2018 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.  She was the loving wife of the late Alfred W. Hulslander who passed away on September 7, 1986.  The couple married August 30, 1945 and had 41 happy years together.    AnnaMary was born on December 1, 1923 in Granville, PA, daughter of the late Luther and Leota (Baxter) VanHorn.  She was a graduate of Mansfield...

Doris Jean (Persun) Wheeland, 96, of Troy, PA passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Bradford County Manor.  She was the loving wife of the late Lew C. Wheeland. The couple married December 5, 1942 and had 56 happy years together.   Doris was born on February 20, 1922 in Cogan House, PA, daughter of the late Ira Arthur and Florence Edna (Connelly) Persun.  She was a 1939 graduate of Liberty High School and also graduated from Lycoming College’s...

Glenn M. Ward, 82, of Springfield, PA passed away on Monday, April 23, 2018 at his home.  He was the loving husband of Mary Norma (Varney) Ward.  The couple married December 15, 1956 and had 60 happy years together.   Glenn was born on May 1, 1936 in Berrytown, PA, son of the late Kenneth and Bessie (Kier) Ward.  He was a 1954 graduate of Troy High School and was a truck driver for Leprino Cheese until his retirement.  He was a long-time member of...

Lawrence William Kieslor, 80, of Troy, PA passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018 at his home.  He was born November 16, 1937 in Jersey City, NJ, son of the late Lawrence William and Mary (McNally) Kieslor, Sr. Lawrence was a Master Plumber, owning and operating Kieslor Plumbing & Heating.  He was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of the St. Michael’s Parish where he was an usher, and was a member of the Kiwanis Club in New Jersey.  Lawrence is survived by his...

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...