All Obituaries

MERTON E. BROWN On the evening of Friday September 16, 2022, Merton E. Brown of Troy passed away at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was 65 years of age. Born May 12, 1957 in Rochester,NY, he was the son of Merle E. Brown, Sr., and Iris F. (Vail) Brown.  Mert, as he was known to family and friends, is best remembered as the manager of Terrace Lanes in Troy, a position which he administered faithfully for more than thirty years. In his leisure time he was an...

DAVID EDWIN “ED” FISHER On the afternoon of Thursday, August 4th, 2022, well known Shunk resident David Edwin Fisher soared on wings to his Lord while at his home, with his family at his side. He was 97 years of age. Born June 11, 1925 in Gap (Lancaster County) Pa., he was one of 13 children born to Stephen and Lavina (Hooley) Fisher. Known to all as Ed, he served our country during World War II with the U.S. Army. He participated in the Battle of the Bulge as well as the...

      THERESA HUBLER                  It is with much sadness that  the family of well-known Troy resident, Theresa Hubler,   announces her passing on June 14, 2022, at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa..      Theresa was born on October 2, 1932, in Primrose, PA, the daughter of Frank Siminitus and Anna Veronick Siminitus. One of those rare...

Marjorie Esther Wood passed from this earth in the early morning hours on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at the age of 92. She was born on September 9, 1929 to Rex and Laura (Taylor) Clark in Granville Summit, PA. She is the first born for Rex and Laura and became their right-hand girl on the dairy farm with around 30 head of Jersey dairy cows. They lived in the first frame house built in Granville, known as The Taylor House. She attended Granville Center School through 6th grade, then Northwood...

BRADLEY S. BAILEY During the late evening hours of Tuesday, April 12th, 2022, lifelong Canton resident Bradley Scott Bailey passed away peacefully at Troy Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 62 years of age. Born in Blossburg on October 7th, 1959, he was the son of Harold and Beatrice (McCracken) Bailey. Brad graduated from Canton High School in 1977 and from the Pennsylvania College Technology in 1979 with a degree in Tool and Die. He was a life long member of the...

ANN R. DORSEY   On the afternoon of Thursday, April 7th, 2022, Ann Ruth (Konyk) Dorsey of Canton passed away peacefully at her son's residence in Bath, NY where she had been recently residing. She was 88 years of age. Born January 26th, 1934 in Sellersville, Pa., she was the daughter of Alex and Josephine (Karnoc) Konyk. Ann enjoyed gardening, oil painting and quilting, and she had made quilts for each member of her family as well as many that were raffled off. . She was also a...

Douglas C. Graybill, 80, of Windfall, died peacefully on April 13, surrounded by his wife and loving family. Doug was born December 11, 1941, in Lancaster, PA.   Surviving are his loving and devoted wife of 59 years, Leona Stoltzfus Graybill; children Kathleen (Keith), Carole (Jeff), Grace (Shayne) and Dave (Georgia); grandchildren Dustin, Ryan (Kristina), Dylan, Bradin, Nathaniel, Morgan, Aero and Iris; great-grandchildren Kylee and Rylan. He was the son of Donald Cunkle Graybill and...

Mary Jane Watson, 85, of Canton, PA, walked into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, March 27, at the Towanda Memorial Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit. Born June 5, 1936 in Rome, New York, Mary Jane spent nearly her entire life residing in Canton, Troy, and Windfall, PA. After many years of living and working on the family farm in Windfall, PA, Mary Jane spent multiple decades working for various employers in Troy, PA. Those employers included the Super Duper grocery...

WILLIAM J. BUCKLEY   On the afternoon of Friday, March 4, 2022, William J. Buckley of Granville Summit passed away at the Robert Packer Hospital following a courageous battle with pneumonia. He was 85 years of age. Born in Towanda, Pa., on January 5, 1937, he was the daughter of James E. Buckley, Sr., and Elsie May Lee Buckley. Bill was a longtime resident of Long Island, NY, where he was employed as a baker for a large commercial bakery. He was also a member of the Confectionery...

Jesse McBride Howard, Corning, NY Jesse “sting like a bee” McBride Howard, Age 70, born November 19, 1951 passed away January 26, 2022 to be with the Lord. Laid to rest on April 27, 2022 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, NY. Jesse was pre-deceased by his parents Lucille and McBride Howard, and survive by longtime companion Elizabeth Presley. Also survived by five Children: Scott Zurn; Jessica Nichols; Sharice Howard; Alex Boggs; Ariann Boggs; and several grandchildren. Jesse is...