All Obituaries

EVA M. CHAAPEL   During the early morning of Wednesday, August 15th, 2019, Eva May (Tillotson) Chaapel of Canton passed away peacefully at Bradford County Manor. She was 77 years of age. Born July 30th, 1942 in Union Township, Tioga County, Pa., she was the daughter of Oscar and Thelma (Gee) Tillotson. Eva enjoyed crocheting, word search puzzles and playing cards, especially Euchre. She was the kind of person who made friends easily and always enjoyed the company of family and...

ROBERT W. LAWSON, III   Robert William Lawson, III of Columbia Cross Roads passed away unexpectedly at his residenc July 22, 2019. He was 38 years of age. Born in Sayre September 18, 1980, he was the son of the late Robert W Lawson, Jr and Rosemay\ry (Talada) Lawson. Bobby attended the Canton Area schools where he played Junior High football, and in high school  served as  manager of the football and basketball teams. He graduated Canton Area High School with the class of...

     Edwin Kalmbach, 78, of Canton, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.      Born April 1, 1941 in Austria, he was the son to the late Rudolf and Emma (nee Fandrich) Kalmbach. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his two brothers, Alwin (Lois) Kalmbach and Harry (Sandy) Kalmbach.      He is survived by his loving wife, Helen (nee Heinze); a daughter, Emily (Timothy)...

BRIAN MAY   On Friday, July 5th, 2019, Brian May of Harrisburg, formerly of Canton, passed away unexpectedly. He was 54 years of age. Born September 9th, 1964 in Troy, Pa., he was the son of Dennis and Patsy (Crain) May. Brian worked as a heavy equipment operator in the construction industry. Surviving are his mother, Patsy May of Canton, son Matthew May of Vero Beach, FL., daughter Jill Schram of Burlington, Pa., brothers Tom (& Jamie) May of Canton and Randy May of Montana,...

Ralph E. Horst, of Canton PA, entered peacefully into rest Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at the age of 72. He was the husband of Dorcas E. (Martin) Horst, to whom he was married 52 years. He was born on January 16, 1947 in Hagerstown, MD, son of the late Irvin and Mable (Martin) Horst. He was a member of the Towanda Creek Mennonite Church of West Franklin, PA and served as bishop in the church. He is survived by his wife Dorcas of Canton, PA along with 12 children: Emeline Jones and husband...

On Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Helen Margaret (Laudiero) Knecht of Canton passed away peacefully at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. She was 85 years of age. Born September 12, 1933 in Nyack, NY, she was the daughter of Robert and Dorothy (Burns) Laudiero. As a young woman she worked at the Belmar Company in Canton until she met a young Marine named Wilson Knecht. Following a brief courtship they were married in July of 1955. Helen enjoyed the card playing parties she and her friends held. She...

  On the morning of Saturday, June 8th, 2019, Marjorie Ellen (Morgan) Doud of Canton passed away peacefully at her residence. She was 87 years of age. Born January 8th, 1932 in Shunk, Pa., she was the daughter of Lester and Mary (Bohart) Morgan. As a child Marge displayed a gift for music, and was proficient at the piano by the age of eight. She joined other members of her family as part of the Morgan family band, performing at area square dances. Remarkably, she never had a music...

  On the morning of Friday, May 3rd, 2019 Emerson M. Welch of Troy passed away quietly at Bradford County Manor. He was 87 years of age. Born July 21st, 1931 in Sayre he was the son of Horace D. and Mary Harriett (Rockwell) Welch. He graduated from Troy High School with the class of 1949. Emerson grew up on a farm and always was a farmer at heart, if not in practice. He was employed for many years as a truck driver with AGWAY, delivering fuel to farms throughout the area. This afforded...

Darla Kay (Hamm) Myrick of Williamsport passed away at her residence on May 8, 2019. She was 41. Born July 4, 1977 she was the daughter of Lewis and Phyllis (Bower) Hamm. Darla worked as a housekeeper in the hotel industry for many years prior to her disability. She was an avid Bingo player and loved spending time with her nieces and nephews. She is survived by her husband, Antoine Myrick, brothers David Hamm, Larry (& Beverly) Hamm, Donnie Hamm, sisters Audrey (& William) Simon,...

DONALD E. PRESTON, SR.   On the morning of Sunday, May 12th, 2019, Canton resident Donald E. Preston. Sr. passed away unexpectedly at his residence. He was 64 years of age. Born October 17th, 1954 in Sayre he was the son of Marshall D. Preston, Sr., and Opal (Grabb) Preston. Following his graduation from Waverly High School enlisted in the United States Army. After returning to civilian life he was employed at the former Canton Manufacturing Co. as a machine operator. He was married...