Obituaries

Feb 19, 2023

Joshua "Josh" Baker age 37 of Chuckey, TN formerly of West Auburn, PA, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023.

Josh had a passion for being a tattoo artist, loving his nieces and nephews, his family, and loved being outdoors. He had a smile that would brighten...

Feb 18, 2023

June M. (Moyer) Kinney, age 87, of Wyalusing, PA passed away Saturday, February 18, 2023 at the Bradford County Manor.

June was born on March 8, 1935 in Mildred, PA the daughter of the late Raymond Moyer, Sr. (d. 1992) and Anna Klosowski Moyer (d. 1996).  She was a graduate of St. Agnes High School with the...

Feb 14, 2023

Duane W. Canfield, Sr., age 83, of New Albany, PA passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday morning, February 14, 2023.

Duane was born on November 19, 1939 the son of the late Claude (d. 1975) and Hazel Bates Canfield (d. 1993).  He was a graduate of Wyalusing High School with the class of 1957.

Feb 9, 2023

Peter J. McGee, age 78, of West Auburn, PA passed away on Thursday morning, February 9, 2023 at the Regional Hospital of Scranton with his family by his side.

Pete was born on July 12, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA the son of the late Peter J. (d. January 8, 1989) and Christine MacMichael McGee (d. June 12,...

Feb 9, 2023

Joseph J. Petrikonis III, age 49, of Laceyville, passed away at his residence on Thursday afternoon, February 9, 2023.

He was born on December 4, 1973, the son of Joseph Petrikonis Jr. and the late Marianne Baloh Petrikonis (d. March 20, 2019).  Joseph attended Wyoming Valley West High School and graduated with the class of 1991.  He...

Feb 1, 2023

Richard Eugene Hunsinger, age 76, of Spring Hill, PA passed away on Wednesday evening, February 1, 2023 at the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.

He was born on June 11, 1946, the son of the late Howard (d. August 14, 1992) and June Rogers Hunsinger (d. October 4, 1992).  He was a graduate of the...

Feb 1, 2023

Mickey G. Sible, age 64, of West Auburn, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday afternoon, February 1, 2023 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Meshoppen, PA on November 19, 1958, he was the son of the late Howard L. and Mary Jane LaRue Sible.  Growing up in the...

Jan 26, 2023

Robert F. Harper, age 86, of Laceyville, PA, passed away on early Thursday morning, January 26, 2023 at Memorial Skilled Nursing Unit, in Towanda, PA.

Born in Woodbury, NJ on December 1, 1936, he was the son of the late Arthur W. and Bessy Shaw Harper.  After graduating high school, Robert gained an apprenticeship at Dupont where...

Jan 19, 2023

Judy K. Shook Higley, age 72, of Wyalusing, PA passed away on Thursday afternoon, January 19, 2023 at the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital.

Judy was born on January 18, 1951 in Clapper Hill, PA the daughter of the of the late Paul (d. 2007) and Connie Barbur Shook (d. 2009).

She was a graduate of...

Jan 16, 2023

Sally Ann Bartron Rosencrance, age 86, of Laceyville, PA, passed away on Monday evening, January 16, 2023, at the Wyalusing Valley Personal Care Home in Wyalusing, PA.

She was born in Tunkhannock, PA on January 3, 1937, the daughter of the late John D. and Helen Bird Bartron.  Growing up on the family turkey farm in Tunkhannock,...

Jan 13, 2023

Charles Lewis Nichols, Sr., age 90, of Wyalusing, PA, passed away on Friday morning, January 13, 2023 at Geisinger Wyoming Valley in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

He was born in Milltown, PA on June 22, 1932, the son of the late Ornal B. and Margaret Simmons Nichols.  Growing up in the Sayre and Athens area, Charles peddled newspapers and...

Jan 8, 2023

Florence L. "Tootie" Helmacy, age 92, of Meshoppen, PA, passed away on Sunday afternoon, January 8, 2023, at the Gardens at Tunkhannock Nursing Home in Tunkhannock, PA.

Florence was born in Franklin, NJ on August 6, 1930, the daughter of the late William H. and Mary Jane Blewett Terrill.  She was a graduate of the Trewirgie Girls...

Jan 8, 2023

Charlotte Fassett, age 98, formerly of Wyalusing, PA passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023 at the Bradford County Manor, where she had been residing for the last few years.

Charlotte was born in Swoyersville, PA the daughter of the late Walter and Loretta Smith Redmond.  She attended the Laceyville High School while growing up.

She...

Jan 4, 2023

Patsy B. Sturdevant, age 79, of Herrickville, PA passed away at her home on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.

Patsy was born on June 3, 1943 in Towanda, PA the daughter of the late Dayton "Bud" (d. April 10, 2012) and Marcia Northrup Brown (d. July 30, 1995).  She was a graduate of Wyalusing High School.  Patsy has...

Jan 2, 2023

"Let there be hope, let there be stories, let there be celebration of a life well lived".

Blair Holden Purdy, age 67, of South Auburn, PA passed away on Monday afternoon, January 2, 2023, at the Hospice of the Sacred Heart in Dunmore, PA surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Meshoppen, PA on March...

Dec 28, 2022

Donald James Hampsey, age 77, of Storey Lake, PA passed away unexpectedly, on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, in Laceyville, PA.

Donald was born in Meshoppen, Pennsylvania on May 30, 1945, the son of the late Arthur Paul Hampsey Jr. and Evelyn Staights Hampsey.  Growing up on Doolittle Hill, Donald developed his lifelong love of hunting, fishing, and...

Dec 23, 2022

Elnora J. Potter, age 96, of Terrytown, PA went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, December 23, 2022 at the Skilled Nursing Unit at Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital.  She was born on October 18, 1926 in Evergreen, PA, the daughter of the late Leland and Irene Porter Kipp.

On June 15, 1944,...

Dec 22, 2022

Kenneth E. Jayne, age 93, of Laceyville, PA, passed away on Thursday evening, December 22, 2022, at The Meadows Manor, in Dallas, PA, where he resided for the last few months.

Ken was born in Laceyville, PA, on August 20, 1929, the son of the late Claude A. Jayne Sr. (d. 1974) and Esther Remaley Jayne (d....

Dec 21, 2022

Willis Kiethline Bennett, age 90, of Rock Hill, PA passed away on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at his home.

He was born on November 19, 1932 in Silvara, PA the son of the late Clark Elgin (d. 1942) and Esther Kiethline Bennett (d. 1944).  He was a graduate of the Laceyville High School with the class of...

Dec 19, 2022

George F. Wilmarth Jr., age 71, of Laceyville, PA (Doolittle Hill), passed away on Monday afternoon, December 19, 2022, at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA.

George was born in Meshoppen, PA, on August 2, 1951 the son of the late George F. and Hazel Louise Webber Wilmarth Sr.

Growing up in Laceyville, PA,...