All Obituaries

DOROTHY M. SMITHGALL   On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 11, 2020, Dorothy M. Smithgall of Canton passed away peacefully at Bradford County Manor surrounded by her loving family. She was 97 years of age. Born November 15, 1922 in LeRoy Township, she was the daughter of Wesley and Alma (LaMont) Mott. Dorothy was a graduate of Canton High School where she had been involved with the school's music program, playing the cello and singing with the glee club. While still in high...

MARIE L. O'HARA   On the evening of Wednesday, January 1st, 2020, Marie (Loyd) O'Hara of Canton passed away peacefully at Bradford County Manor. She was 98 years of age. Born March 25th, 1921 in the former Barclay Mountain town of Laquin, Pa., she was the daughter of Burdette and Grace (Morse) Loyd. Marie graduated from Canton High School with the Class of 1939. Wishing to pursue a career as s registered nurse she enrolled in the Robert Packer Hospital School of Nursing....

Duane H. Wilcox   During the early morning hours of Thursday, January 2, 2020, Duane H. Wilcox of LeRoy passed away peacefully at Troy Community Hospital following a brief illness. He was 86 years of age. Born on his family's dairy farm in Leroy on August 24, 1933, he was the son of Earl and Hattie (Haflett) Wilcox. He graduated Canton High School with the Class of 1951 and on July 11, 1953, he married Carrie Ellen Thomas. Together they raised a son and two daughters. In 1964,...

AUDREY A. JENNELLE   On the evening of Sunday, December 22, 2019 Canton resident Audrey A. Jennelle passed away peacefully at Memorial Hospital in Towanda. She was 85 years of age. Born July 4, 1934 in Leolyn, Pa., she was the daughter of Mark and Ethel P. (Dudley) Leonard. Audrey was a woman with a strong work ethic. In addition to raising seven children she worked outside of the home at Paper Magic, a tobacco factory and most recently Landon's apple orchards. Audrey was skilled...

HARVEY FERRIS   On Saturday, December 7th, 2019 Harvey Ferris of Troy passed away peacefully at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre following a brief illness. He was 57 years of age. Born July 18th, 1962 in Vestal, NY, he was the son of Donald Ferris and Jean (Giberson) Ferris. Throughout most of his working life Harvey was a warehouse worker. He was married to the former Sally Hart, and together they raised two sons and two daughters. He was a friendly, outgoing man who enjoyed the...

Robert R (Bob) Brown, 80, of Towanda Pa, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 2, 2019, at the home of his dearest friend and companion, Michelle Stroud, following a short illness. Bob was born in Sayre, Pa, on April 23, 1939,  son to the late Norma Brown Rinebold and Albert Chapman.  Bob's early years were in Overton, Pa, and he attended New Albany School. Bob was married to Virginia Gardner for 44 years, until her passing in 2003. Bob was enlisted in the US Army, and...

HAROLD J. “SONNY” SHEDDEN     On the morning of Sunday, November 10th, 2019, well-known LeRoy Township resident Harold James Shedden passed away peacefully at Troy Community Hospital following a protracted illness. He was 83 years of age. Born March 3rd, 1936 in Sayre, he was the son of Harold M. and Evelyn (Walburn) Shedden. Known to family and friends as “Sonny,” he was a skilled heavy equipment operator, and had been employed for many years by LeRoy...

HARRY R. CRAWFORD   During the early morning of Friday, November 8th, 2019, Canton Township resident Harry Richard Crawford passed away peacefully at Troy Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was 76 years of age. Born February 8th, 1943 in Troy Township he was the son of Lyle D. and Elsie (Jackson) Crawford. Harry was raised in the Troy-Alba school district and served our country with the U. S. Army in Munich, West Germany, between 1960 and 1962. In later years he would often...

PAULINE C. WATTS Pauline C. Watts, 94, formerly of Canton, became part of God's Choir on Saturday, October 26, 2019. She passed away at Bradford County Manor with her nieces, Connie Avants and Susan May at her side. Pauline was born in Canton June 9, 1925 to Floyd,Sr. and Harriet (Chaapel) Kendall, one of seven children. She was the widow of the late L. Keith Watts, who preceded her in death in 1991 after 44 years of marriage. She had a beautiful soprano voice which she shared with the...

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...