All Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

EDNA C. TOMLINSON      On the morning of Wednesday, April 4th, 2018, Edna C. (Smith) Tomlinson passed away quietly at Twin Oaks Personal care Home.  She was 94 years of age.  Born in LeRoy Township, Bradford County August 24th, 1923, she was the daughter of George M. and Claribel (Bellows) Smith.  She married her childhood sweetheart, James A Tomlinson, and together they raised a son and a daughter, worked the family dairy...

Barbara Jane Laudenslager Slingerland, who turned 75 years old on March 8th, 2018, passed away on April 2nd, 2018, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA, follows a brief illness. She was surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was born in Blossburg, PA, to Charles and Florence Bianchi Laudenslager on March 8th, 1943. Barbara went to school at Canton, PA. She married Robert L. Slingerland on May 18th, 1962. She was employed at American Silk Label, Troy, PA, and later,...

            SCOTT H. CAMPBELL                 During the early morning of Thursday, March 28th, 2018, longtime Troy resident Scott H. Campbell passed away at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.  He was 59 years of age.  Born in Morocco, North Africa, on May 24th, 1958, he was the son of Richard M. and Rae L. (Chapman)...