All Obituaries

SANDRA L. McWILLIAMS   Late during the evening of Saturday, August 15, 2020, Sandra Lee (Seelye) McWilliams of Canton, passed away peacefully into the comfort of our Lord while at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was 62 years of age, and currently resided with her son. Sandy was born in Reading, Pa., March 20, 1958, the daughter of the late C. LeRoy and Irene (Reynolds) Seelye. She graduated from Canton Area High School in 1976, then furthered her education and pursued a...

Helen Ruth (Vliet) Brokaw, 93, of Holton, KS, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 in Holton at Medicalodges Jackson County. Helen passed away from natural causes. Helen was formerly from Canton, PA. She was born December 26, 1926 in Lamington, NJ, the daughter of Fred and Dorothy (Timmerman) Vliet. She graduated from Hunterdon Central High School in Flemington, NJ in 1944. Helen worked for Canton Manufacturing in Canton, PA. She was also previously employed as a secretary/administrative...

EVELYN N. TERRY   On the morning of Sunday, July 19, 2020 Evelyn Nicole Terry of Canton passed away peacefully following a courageous battle with leukemia. She was four years of age. Born November 27, 2015 in Sayre, Pa., she was the daughter of David Terry and Kathleen Parker. Evelyn was a bright, loving, precious child of God whose cheerful smile and sparkling eyes could light up the room. She enjoyed playing “pretend” and was always ready to play jokes on her Daddy and...

On July 13, 2020, Joseph Blake Castle, 66, passed peacefully at his home in Canton, PA. He was born in Williamsport, PA on June 25, 1954 to the late Joe and Ellen Castle. Joe graduated in 1972 from Canton High School. After high school, he moved to Arizona to live with his uncle and work on a horse and cattle ranch. Upon returning to Canton, he worked at Jack and Dean Bedford’s and Dan Colton’s dairy farms, W.W. Gleckner’s and Sons, and The Valve Air. After a few years back...

MARVIN C. ENGLER   On the morning of Friday, June 19, 2020 Marvin Carl Engler of West Franklin passed away at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre following a protracted illness. He was 78 years of age. Born May 11, 1942 in Rochester, NY, he was the son of Marvin C. Engler, Sr., and Helen (Mott) Engler. On August 8, 1967 he was married to the former Judy Ann Derhammer, and together they raised two sons. Marvin was a master electrician for thirty years, residing in Allentown, Pa. He and...

BEVERLY J. HAMM On the evening of Saturday, June 20, 2020, Beverly J. Hamm of Troy passed away unexpectedly at Troy Community Hospital. She was 82 years of age. Born June 25, 1937 in Troy she was the daughter of Harold M. and Evelyn (Walburn) Shedden. Beverly was the owner of B.J. Hamm Storage in LeRoy. She enjoyed wood working, crafts, puzzles, coin and stamp collecting, playing cards, playing aggravation, country music and going to garage sales. She also enjoyed walking, having coffee...

ELOISE McNETT In the early afternoon of Thursday, June 18, 2020, Eloise McNett of Canton, Pennsylvaia passed away from natural causes at the Bradford Country Manor after a brief stay at Troy Hospital. Eloise was 83 years of age. She was born on June 20, 1936 in Leolyn, Tioga County, PA. She was the daughter of Woods Garth McNett and Marian (Ward) McNett. Eloise grew up in Leolyn and attended Roaring Branch Elementary School and Canton High School. Eloise attended college at Williamsport...

On the morning of May 23, 2020, Lenore Lindstadt Waldmeyer, 95, passed away peacefully at home with her daughters by her side. Lenore was born on December 3, 1924, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She was the  only child of Richard and Clara Teitscheid Lindstadt.  At her graduation from New Brunswick High School in 1942, dozens of chairs were draped with American flags for her classmates who had already gone to serve our country in World War II. A cradle Episcopalian, she was serving...

    Cassin James Diggs, 34, of Williamsport passed away May 10th, 2020 at the Williamsport Hospital following a brief illness. He was the son of David and April Stewart, both of this city. He also leaves behind a wife, the former Sonya Sweeting and son Cassin Jay, also of the city. Cassin gaduated from the Williamsport Area High School in 2003, where he had been a member of the Varsity Basketball team. After graduating he played for one prep school and four colleges. He completed...

On Sunday, May 10, 2020, Blake Wales, loving son, husband and father, passed away at age 35. Blake was born to Joseph and Ruth Wales of Millerton, PA. He attended the automotive program at Penn College. He also completed the Local 267 Plumber and Steamfitter apprenticeship program obtaining his journeyman’s card and currently working as an HVAC tech for Johnson Controls. Blake was married to Laura (Bradley) Wales of Mosherville, PA. Together they had two beautiful children, Xander (21...