Obituaries

Jan 17, 2018

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...

Jan 13, 2018

Ben Bulkley, 79, went to be with our Lord on Saturday January 13, 2018 after a brief battle with leukemia.

Ben was born September 28, 1938 in Canton to the late George Bulkley and Helen Crain Bulkley. He was raised on his family’s farm in East Canton and attended Canton School graduating in 1956. After graduation he...

Dec 26, 2017

“Come to me all who are weary and heavy-laden and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28)

Thomas E. Elvidge, Age 73, of East Smithfield, Pennsylvania passed away Tuesday, December 26, 2017 following a period of declining health.

Tom was born March 18, 1944 in East Troy, PA, son of the late James and Elma...

Dec 14, 2017

Roy W. Cummings, Sr., Age 93, of Evergreen Lane, Troy, PA passed away Thursday, December 14, 2017 at his home with his family and friends by his side.

Roy was born April 27, 1924 in Wellsboro, PA son of the late Lee William and Alaf (Bryant) Cummings. He was a graduate of Wellsboro...

Nov 30, 2017

George Baron, Age 86, of Troy, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017 at the Troy Guthrie Hospital. George was born April 4, 1931 in Nanticoke, PA son of the late Andrew and Susan (Bakalar) Baron. He was a 1950 graduate of Nanticoke School where he was active in the sports programs. During his high school years he earned varsity...

Nov 20, 2017

June Pepper, 87, departed this life on Monday, November 20, 2017. June, formerly Rice, grew up in Canton, PA, and later resided near Leroy where she with her husband Rancy, raised their children, Rancy, Crissa and Melody.  In 1986, when Rancy retired from Westinghouse after 24 years, he and June moved to Florida where they enjoyed life in their...

Nov 7, 2017

Theodore E. “Ted” Lee, 86, of Springfield, PA passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at his home.  He was the loving husband of the late Wanda Jean (Craig) Lee who passed away on January 6, 2008.  The couple married July 1, 1955 and had 52 happy years together.

Ted was born on August 10,...

Nov 5, 2017

Marie F. Seeley, 93, of Troy PA, passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 at her home.

Marie was born on June 3, 1924, the daughter of Joseph and Maude (Shoemaker) Foust.  She and her husband, Lewis, established and operated the Milky Way Farms Dairy Bar business since the year 1962.  Marie was a member of the First...

Nov 5, 2017

Jeffrey Martinell, 71, of Troy and formerly Tannersville, PA, died on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at home. He was the husband of Bonnie (Belcher) Martinell with whom he shared 50 years of marriage with on October 14, 2017. He was the son of the late Louis and Helen (Matzoni) Martinell of Scotrun, PA. Born in Brooklyn on February 19,...

Nov 2, 2017

Mareva May (McNeal) Seymour, Age 94, of Columbia Cross Roads passed away Thursday, November 2, 2017 at the Troy Community Hospital. She was born May 4, 1923 in Big Flats, NY. She is the daughter of the late Herman and DeEtta (Mott) McNeal. Mareva was a 1941 graduate of Troy High School and through out her adult life she...

Oct 31, 2017

Don Victor Shepard, Age 85, of the Futures Group Home, Milan, PA, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017.  He was born July 14, 1932 at his grandparents Summers’ farm in Troy Township. His early years were spent at home until he was overcome with sickness and hospitalized. In his later years he has been cared for by Futures Community...

Oct 27, 2017

Virginia “Ginny” (Bennett) Bonnell, Age 80, of Gillett, was lifted up into the arms of Jesus and taken her eternal resting place. Ginny was born at Troy Hospital on July 1, 1937 daughter of the late Henry Joseph and Josephine (Shedden) Bennett. Ginny was the wife of Harry Bonnell for 39 years just three months shy of their 40th...

Oct 6, 2017

Kenneth W. Mott, Age 74, of Columbia Cross Roads passed away peacefully in his own home on Friday, October 6, 2017 surrounded by his family and close friends. Ken was born in Snedekerville, PA on September 3, 1943 son of the late Franklin and Myrtle (Brackman) Mott. He was a graduate of Troy High School where he was active...

Oct 5, 2017

David Mark McBratney, Sr. 72, of West Burlington, PA went home to be with his Lord Thursday, October 5, 2017 at the Bradford County Manor after a long battle Multiple Sclerosis. He was the loving husband of Charlotte Ann (Boris) McBratney.  The couple married December 16, 1967 and had almost 50 years together.

David was...

Sep 18, 2017

On the evening of September 18, 2017, Beverly Jane (Mason) Knights, formally of Troy, PA, passed away at the Memorial Skilled Nursing Unit in Towanda, PA. She was 91 years of age.

Born on March 30, 1926, in Checkerville, she was the daughter of John and Emma (Dunbar) Mason. Beverly graduated from Troy High School....

Aug 29, 2017

Richard (Dick) LaRue Kingsley, 84, of Springfield Township, Columbia Cross Roads passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, August 29. Born January 18, 1933 in East Smithfield, Dick was the son of the late Oscar Jerome “OJ” and Margaret Keeler Kingsley. In 1934, a devastating house fire claimed the life of his mother, upon which his father eventually...

Aug 2, 2017

Melvia M. (McKerrow) DeWalt, 89, of Columbia Cross Roads, Pa., passed away on Wednesday August 2, 2017 at the Bradford County Manor in Troy, Pa.

Melvia was born May 13, 1928 in Columbia Cross Roads to the late Ernest and Lillie (Miller) McKerrow.  Growing up in Columbia Cross Roads, she was the youngest of eleven children.  She...

Jul 25, 2017

Henry W. Saxton, Age 54, of Granville Summit passed away Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at home as a result of an accident. Henry was born April 6, 1963 in Troy the son of Kay Helen (Kennedy) Saxton and the late Stanley C. Saxton. Henry was a graduate of the Troy High School Class of 1981 and attended Williamsport Community...

Jul 20, 2017

Sharon Rae VanZile Gurnsey, age 73, of Inverness, FL quietly passed away Thursday, July 20, 2017, at the Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast. She was born on February 8, 1944, the daughter of the late Raymon and Florence (Seymour) VanZile. Sharon started her career as a X-ray Technician at the Arnot Ogden Hospital before becoming a bookkeeper....

Jul 20, 2017

Lynn E. Ayres of Granville Summit, PA passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at the Cornerstone Personal Care Home in New Tripoli, PA surrounded by his family. He was the loving husband of the late Louise E. (Bristol) Ayres who passed away on November 7, 2013.  The couple married June 18, 1949 and had 64 wonderful years together....