All Obituaries

HERMAN  M. VINCENT On Tuesday, August 7th, 2018,  Herman M. Vincent, formerly of Bradford County, passed away quietly in Rome, NY following a courageous battle with lung cancer.  He was 66 years of age.  Bon February 8th, 1952 in Sayre, he was the son of the late Herman and Leatha (Capwell) Vincent.  Throughout his working life Herman was a laborer, but in his free time he enjoyed hunting and fishing.  He also knew and loved the Lord, and in previous years did...

EVA  H. SMITH   Early on the  morning of Friday, July 6th, 2018, Eva (Hower) Smith of Canton passed away quietly at Bradford County Manor.  She was 79 years of age.   Born November 26th, 1938 in Philadelphia, she was the daughter  of Henry and Eva (Dicel) Hower.  She was the wife of the late William Lee Smith, and resided in the city’s Frankford neighborhood prior to moving to Canton in 1998.  Eva loved the beauty of Bradford County and the...

Ernest Stephen “Steve” Probst   During the early morning hours of Friday, June 22nd, 2018, Ernest Stephen Probst of Canton passed away quietly at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.  Known to family and friends as Steve, he was 73 years of age.  Born in Lock Haven on October 1st, 1944, he was the son of Woodrow and Ruth Probst.   Later, he lived in Johnstown  where he met his first wife,  the former Rosemary Hulslander.   In the mid...

JACK W. TARBOX   On the morning of Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 Jack W. Tarbox of Canton Township passed away unexpectedly at Robert Packer Hospital in sayre. He was 89 years of age.  Born April 8th, 1929 in Burlington, Pa., he was the son of Leslie and Mildred (Rogers) Brown, and was adopted by Charles and  Gladys Tarbox.  Following high school Jack served our country by  enlisted in the U. S. Navy. He was stationed aboard a submarine for the duration of his...

Cody Drew Wesneski  of Canton Township is now at peace after years of battling addiction.  He passed away Wednesday, May 23rd, 2018 at the age of 26 years.  Born in Towanda March 13th, 1992, he was the son of David and Beverly (Harris) Wesneski.   He was a graduate of Canton Area High School and was employed at South Mount Farms.  Cody was a lover of the outdoors.  He enjoyed hunting, especially with a bow.  He also enjoyed four-wheeling, Penn State...

BERTHA MAE “BEA” BAGLEY       During the early morning of Friday, May 25th, 2018  Ellenton resident Bertha Mae Bagley passed away quietly at Geisinger Medical Center.  She was 81 years of age.  Known to family and friends as Bea, she was born January 8th, 1937 at her family’s Ellenton Mountain dairy farm and was the daughter of Robert and Elsie (Dickerson) Bagley.  She went on to have a long career as a secretary, paralegal and...

FREDERICK R. CHAAPEL    On the evening of Thursday, May 17th, 2018,  former LeRoy resident, Frederick R. Chaapel, passed away quietly at Bradford County Manor following a courageous battle with cancer.  He was 81 years of age.  Born in LeRoy Township on June 16th, 1936, he was the son of Burr and Helen (Carter) Chaapel.   Throughout his life Fred worked at many jobs, the most prominent one being that of  a sawyer for L.L. Baumunk Lumber Co. in...

NAYLAND D. RINKER       On the evening of Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 Nayland Douglas Rinker of Gillett passed away quietly at Robert Packer Hospital.  He was 86 years of age.  Born January 7th, 1932 in Laureldale, Berks County, Pa., he was the son of Harold John Lincoln Rinker and Dorothy Graybill Rinker.  Nayland was a graduate of Oley Valley High School and served our country in the United States Army attached to the 66th Armor Division. ...

PHILLIP L. WOOD   On the evening of Thursday, April 26th, 2018 former Alba resident Phillip L. Wood passed away at his residence in Palm City, FL. following a lengthy illness.  He was 87 years of age.  Born March 31st, 1931 in the Tioga County village of Bungy, he was the son of Arthur and Alice (Campbell) Wood.  The family relocated to Alba where Phil  attended the Canton Area Schools.  Following his graduation from Canton High School Phil enlisted in the...

On the morning of Friday, April 13th, 2018, lifelong Canton area resident Frances (Carnwright) Hite passed away quietly at her residence.  She was 84 years of age.  Born February 24th, 1934 in Armenia Township she was the daughter of Lloyd A. and Christine (Moore) Carnwright.   She was the widow of the late Kenneth S. Hite, with whom she had raised four sons and three daughters.  They shared 30 years together until Ken’s passing in December of 1983.  In...