All Obituaries

William A. “Bill” Spencer Jr., 74, of Granville Summit, Pa. passed away April 17, 2019 at Guthrie Towanda Skilled Nursing Unit. William Allison was born July 18, 1944, in Elmira, NY, to the late William A. and Mildred (Cole) Spencer. On May 3, 1963 he married the love of his life Connie Ayres in Canton, Pa. They shared nearly 56 wonderful years together and raised three children. Bill was a truck driver for the H. Rockwell Feed Mill in Canton for over 50 years, retiring in 2015....

Kimberly Ann (Palmer) Brown, 45, passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday morning, April 16, 2019 following a courageous three-year battle with breast cancer that had spread to her lungs and brain. She was born November 3, 1973 in Towanda, PA, a daughter of Robert “Bob” Eugene Palmer and Kathlene Ann (Kilmer) Best. Kim loved the Canton area and resided there her entire life. She was a savvy businesswoman, the owner of Kim’s Salon, and a successful...

Thomas Hurlburt, 58, of Canton, Pa, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2019 at home surrounded by his loved ones. Thomas Michael was born February 24, 1961 in Blossburg, Pa to James and Sandra (Burgess) Hurlburt. In his early years he enjoyed camping, hunting and fishing. He attended many car shows with his 1967 ford galaxy that won numerous trophies. Tom was a lifelong truck driver until his health no longer permitted him to continue. He was a man of faith and was baptized...

  Dr. John A. “Jack” Rushin, 86, well-known Canton, PA resident passed away Sunday, April 14, 2019 at Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven, FL.  John Andrew, “Jack” to family and friends, was born June 19, 1932 in Alden, PA (Luzerne County), a son of the late Andrew and Sophie (Olshefski) Rushin.  In 1950, he graduated from Newport High School before earning a Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1956.  He then...

LaRue “Rue” Evans, of Canton, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side on Saturday, April 13, 2019. LaRue Raymond was born September 3, 1963 to the late Paul Evans Sr. and Carol Wilson Evans in Blossburg, Pennsylvania. Upon graduating from Canton High School in 1981 he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corp where he served as a heavy equipment operator. LaRue was a solids control operator and heavy machine operator in the oil field business until...

Jesse T. Moritz, 61, of Canton (LeRoy Township, Pa.), formerly of Warminster, Pa., passed away unexpectedly at home Saturday afternoon, April 6, 2019. Jesse Taylor was born on May 9, 1957 in Philadelphia, Pa. a son of Edward Moritz and the late Louise (Lee) Moritz. Louise preceded him in death on April 26, 2012.  Following high school graduation, Jesse entered the U.S. Army and was a MP/dog handler serving two years in Germany until his honorable discharge. Most recently he was...

Joey (Bedford) Herman, 90, life-long resident of Canton, Pa. went home to her Lord Jesus on Friday April 5, 2019 from the Bradford County Manor. Joey Louise Bedford was born July 7, 1928, in Sayre, Pa., the last surviving child in the family of the late Charles and Hazel (Rodgers) Bedford. She grew up on the family’s dairy farm in the center of the village of East Canton and attended school at East Canton Grade School through Canton High, Class of 1946 and was a 1950 graduate of...

Darlene E. (Castle) Henson, 70, of Canton, passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, at home with loving family by her side following a courageous battle with cancer.      Born October 27, 1948 in Canton, Darlene Elnora was the daughter of the late Benjamin C. and Leola E. (Edkin) Castle. She was a graduate of Canton High School, class of 1968. On January 29, 1971 she married Glenn Henson in East Canton United Methodist Church. They shared 48 wonderful years together....

Neva Hartford, 87, of Shunk, PA, passed away April 1, 2019 at Olean General Hospital in New York state, surrounded by loved ones. Neva Georgene was born November 10, 1931 in Lycoming county at her grandparent's farmstead in Cabbage Hollow. She was the eldest of fourteen children of the late Harvey "Bub" and Rachel (Tule) Norton.  Early on, Neva was a caretaker of children, starting with her own siblings while working on the family's farmstead. When she was 12 years...

Frank Chrzan, 64, well known Troy, PA resident, passed away with family by his side on Monday April 1, 2019 at the Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.        Born March 2, 1955 in Troy, Frank Evan was one of four children in the family of the late Raymond J. and Lula “Toddie” (Jenkins) Chrzan.  He grew up on the Family’s dairy farm in Troy Twp. and graduated from Troy High School with the class of 1973.  In early years Frank worked for Troy Agway and gained experience...