Obituaries

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,...

Dec 18, 2022

Donald J Baker, 70, of Vestal, NY (formally Wyalusing, PA), peacefully passed away on December 18th 2022, surrounded by his loved ones at Lourdes Hospital, Binghamton, NY. Born in Wilkes-Barre, PA July 26th, 1952 he is the son of the late Hattie and Roger Sharts.

Donald graduated from Wyalusing Valley High School in 1970 and pursued a...

Dec 18, 2022

Berton A. Hollister, Sr., age 85, of Auburn Center, PA passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Sunday morning, December 18, 2022.

He was born on January 19, 1937 the son of the late Kenneth Hollister and Ruth Balliet.  He attended school in Auburn Center.  He drove coal truck then went on to...

Dec 9, 2022

"Our legacy is really the lives we touch, the inspiration we give, altering someone's plan - if even for a moment - and getting them to think, cry, laugh, argue. More than anything, we are remembered for our smiles; the ones we share with our closest and dearest, and the ones we bestow on a total stranger, who needed...

Dec 3, 2022

Our hearts were broken on Saturday, December 3, 2022, when our mom, Ferne A. Tiffany, passed away at "The Gardens", Tunkhannock PA. She died peacefully, surrounded by family. Ferne was 94 ½ years of age, born May 23, 1928 in Mehoopany, PA to the late John R. Otten and Laura (Prichard) Otten.

Ferne graduated from the Mehoopany...

Dec 1, 2022

Those we hold most dear never truly leave us... they live on in the kindnesses they showed, the comfort they shared and the love they brought into our lives.

Barry Ballard loved Jesus and people and lived his life anchored in those two loves.

Growing up in Charlotte, NC he learned those loves from his...