All Obituaries

RICHARD L. BENSON   On the evening of Friday, July 24, 2021, Canton native Richard Laurence Benson passed away at Robert Packer Hospital with his family by his side. He was 76 years of age. Born December 12, 1944 in Canton, he was the son of Laurence and Hazel (Barnes) Benson. He was a retiree of the former Swayze Folding Box Company in Canton. Richard is survived by his wife , Sandra (nee Leonard) Benson, at home, brothers Harold (& Marsha) Benson of Canton and Roger Benson of...

Drake Guthrie Morse On the evening of Saturday June 26, 2021 Drake G. Morse passed away as a result of a motorcycle accident.  Drake was born on August 11, 1954 at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre PA, the son of Dean Stanley and Myra Guthrie Morse.  Drake was a 1972 graduate of Canton Area High School and went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Mansfield University. In 1978 he married Lucinda Kilmer Morse and they had three children, Nikolas, Kylie, and...

JONNIETA CHAAPEL   On the morning of Wednesday,  June 30, 2021, Canton resident JonNieta Chaapel passed away peacefully at Bradford County Manor. She was 58 years of age. Born February 14, 1963 in Elmira, NY, she was the daughter of John and Joyce (McNeal) Rice. Throughout her working career she was employed as a customer service representative at various large retail outlets. Her bright smile and helpful demeanor proved to be assets on the job. JonNieta was a fan of Penn State...

MATTHEW B. CRANDLE   On Friday, April 30th, 2021 Matthew B. Crandle of North Towanda passed away unexpectedly at his residence. He was 40 years of age. Born July 18th, 1980 in Wellsboro, he was the son of Marlene Crandle and the late Kevin Williams. He was the husband of the former Helena Poplin. Matthew was a loyal fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, He was friendly and outgoing, well known for his sharp, somewhat sarcastic sense of humor. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle and tinkering...

Dr. Jannone passed away on 30 April 2021 at the age of 77 of Cancer.  He was a lifelong educator.  He was Principal and Superintendent of Schools of the Canton Area School District.  He loved Canton and was a strong proponent of Warrior Pride.  Dr. Jannone is survived by his wife Joan of 54 years and formally an English teacher with the Troy Area School District.  He is also survived by his sons, CSM, Ret Darryl Jannone and Mark S. Jannone, Business Manager of the...

BETTY JANE MILLER   On Tuesday April 13th, 2021 lifelong Towanda resident Betty Jane (Vanderpool) Miller passed away peacefully at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. She was 57 years of age. Born January 18th, 1964 in Sayre she was the daughter of the late Walter Vanderpool and Eliza (Benjamin) Vanderpool. With a perpetual smile on her face and a caring, generous heart, she was always ready to help anyone in need. Betty was employed for many years as a sales clerk at a local...

JANICE M. MORRISON   On the morning of Monday, April 5, 2021, Janice M. (Kalo) Morrison of Granville Summit passed away peacefully at Troy Community Hospital. She was 80 years of age. Born July 2, 1940 in Towanda she was the daughter of Stephen and Harriett (Moll) Kalo. She was the wife of the late Richard Morrison with whom she raised three sons and shared fifty-three years until Richard's passing in 2013. Janice had a strong work ethic, and in addition to her home making...

Claudia Jean (Wooster) Blaney died peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on March 23, 2021. Claudia was born November 7, 1950 in Troy Pennsylvania, graduated from Canton High School in 1968, and later graduated from the Robert Packer Hospital School of Nursing as a registered nurse. She enjoyed her career as an R.N. and is fondly remembered by many for the years she spent supervising and training both nurses and nurses’ aides. Claudia married Gary Blaney in March of 1972. They...

Christina May Blanchette        September 12, 1983  to  March 17, 2021                                                                                                               ...

Bonita Margaret (Acresti) Spencer passed away Thursday, March 11th surrounded by her family. Bonnie was born February 27 1938 in Syracuse, NY and graduated from Canton High School in 1956. In 1958, she married William LaMont Spencer Sr. Bill and Bonnie had six children. She was devoted to her family, raising five of those children while Bill served in Vietnam.  After Bill retired from the Air Force in 1974, he, Bonnie, and their children were happy to return to their hometown of Canton...