All Obituaries

DANIEL A. BERGQUIST   On the afternoon of Monday, October 7th, 2019, Canton native Daniel A. Bergquist passed away peacefully at Chemung County Nursing Facility where he resided for the last three weeks. Born in Canton on April 11th, 1932, he was the son of Daniel N. and Bernice (Phinney) Bergquist.  Dan served our country during the Korean conflict with the United States Navy as a machinist's mate assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Tarawa. On October 14th, 1953, he...

EDWARD LEE MULNO   Edward Lee Mulno, age 22, passed away suddenly August 14, 2019. Born April 12, 1997 in Westminster, MD. He was the son of Christopher L. Mulno and Kelley (Burleson Mulno) Jacobs. Eddie lived most of his life in Glen Burnie, MD, however he did attend Canton High School for one year. He made friends everywhere he went. Eddie enjoyed fishing, cooking going to the beach and being with friends. Eddie was quite the story teller, and loved to discuss historical events. He...

BONNIE CRAWFORD   On the morning of Friday, September 21st, 2019, Bonnie Jean (Robert) Crawford of Canton Township passed away peacefully at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was 73 years of age. Born September 1st, 1946 in Columbus, Georgia, she was the daughter of Clarence Burton Robert and Geraldine M. (Brown) Robert. When Clarence was discharged from the military the family returned to their original home area, Bradford County, settling in Columbia Cross Roads....

William McNett, Former County Commissioner, Dies at 89   William T. McNett, a retired Commander in the U.S. Navy and former Bradford County Commissioner who remained influential in Pennsylvania politics through his work with the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania, died suddenly on August 28. He was 89.   A father of six, grandfather of 10 and great-grandfather of four, Mr. McNett was predeceased by his wife of 60 years, Alice (nee Pittman) in March...

IRENE E. (BIDDLE) MATSON   Irene Elizabeth Biddle Matson, 99, of Alba, Pa., passed away Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at her home, surrounded by her family. Born November 10, 1919 in Elmira, NY she was the daughter of Bly and Mae (Loomis) Biddle. She graduated Canton High School with the Class of 1937. After graduation Irene was employed at the former Preston's store in Canton. She was introduced by friends to Robert Matson, and they were married October 20, 1940. They shared 66 years...

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...