All Obituaries

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...

PATRICIA A. GEROW   During the early morning hours of Thursday, March 4th, 2021 Patricia Ann Gerow of Morris Run passed away peacefully surrounded by her beloved family. She was 84 years of age and at the time of her passing was residing at the home of her granddaughter in Canton. Born April 5th, 1936 in Mansfield she was the daughter of Durward L. and Leona (Comfort) Dyke, Sr. Patricia graduated Mansfield High School with the class of 1954. She was the wife of Floyd V. Gerow, Jr....

NETTIE LOUISE WOODWARD   On Wednesday, February 24, 2021 , Nettie Louise Wesneski Woodward of Troy passed away peacefully at Robert Packer Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was 83 years of age. Born October12, 1937 in Blossburg and raised in Canton, she was the daughter of Charles and Helen (Page) Wesneski. Nettie was the wife of the late Daniel Woodward, with whom she shared 61 years until his passing in 2017. Nettie was a friendly, outgoing woman who made friends with...

CHARLES VAN HORN During the early morning hours of Saturday, February 13th, 2021, Charles Van Horn of Canton passed away peacefully at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was 83 years of age. Born January 27th, 1938 in Sayre, Pa., , he was the son of Edward William and Sadie Albertha (Norconk) Van Horn Driesbough. Charles graduated from Towanda High School with the class of 1955. He served our country in the United States Army from 1955 to 1958 as part of the NATO forces in...