All Obituaries

Arthur Stanley Mahonski, 84, of Blossburg, PA, passed away unexpectedly on June 15, 2018 at the Green Home in Wellsboro. Born June 13, 1934 in Blossburg, Art was a son of the late Leo and Wanda (Swinsick) Mahonski.  After graduating from Blossburg High School in 1952, he served with the U.S. Navy during Korea.  Art was employed as an electrical engineer with IBM Corp. in Owego for over 25 years until retiring.  His memberships included Blossburg’s St....

Michele A. Barats, 57, of Canton, PA, passed away at home while surrounded by family on Saturday, June 9, 2018, following a reoccurrence of cancer. Michele, “Shell” to family and friends, was born September 2, 1960 in Langhorne, PA. A member of Canton High School’s 1978 graduating class, she then received a Medical Assistant Associates degree from Elmira Business Institute.  Michele was a “jack of all trades” person.  Her working career...

    Jonathan Mark Hurlburt, 59, of Canton, PA passed away very unexpectedly on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hospital, York, PA. Jon was born April 19, 1959 in Blossburg, PA, a son of Barbara J. (Burgess) Sentyz of Troy. He served with the U.S. Army during Operation Golden Phesant in Hondauras.  Employed as a truck driver, Jon always believed in hard work to achieve his...

Richard “Dick” Blasz, 89, of Troy, PA passed away at home on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, while surrounded by loved ones. Born February 10, 1929 in Eden, NY, Richard was one of 12 children in the family of the late Stanley and Julia (Zombeck) Blasz.  On Oct. 1, 1949 he married the former Mary Weiss in Eden’s St. Mary’s Catholic Church.  Dick was always a hard worker and enjoyed his...

Doris M. “Doty” LeBlanc, 99, formerly of Blossburg, PA passed away, June 1, 2018 at Broad Acres in Wellsboro. Born in Blossburg March 15, 1919 she was a daughter of the late Clarence and Elnora (Bergquist) Ogden. She was the wife of the late Octave “Frenchy” LeBlanc. Doris was the oldest member of the First United Methodist Church of Blossburg. After raising her family, she was employed by...

Cherie Sutton, 47, of Wysox, PA passed away Wednesday, May 30, 2018 after a long, courageous battle with cancer.  She was a patient of the Sayre Health Care Facility in Sayre.Cherie Denise was born in Towanda on January 19, 1971, the youngest daughter of Barbara J. Hufford of Canton and Rexford B. Eastabrook of Milan.  Cherie graduated from Towanda High School and Mansfield University.  She was employed as a respiratory therapist at Robert...

Anna D. Friedemann, 93, formerly of Morris Run, PA passed away peacefully May 27, 2018 at the Carlton Senior Care Center in Wellsboro. Born April 2, 1925 in Lee, PA, Anna Delores was the daughter of the late Dominic and Sally (Antinitis) Tomashunas.  For many years, Anna was a switchboard operator at Physicians & Surgeons Answering Service in Chestnut Hill, PA.  She was a member of the former St....

Weldon F. “Jake” Shaffer, 79, of Canton, PA Weldon “Jake” Shaffer passed away at his home on May 22, 2018.  It is impossible to summarize his life and his legacy in a few, short paragraphs.  His was a life that impacted innumerable people, students and athletes during his 40 years of teaching and coaching at Canton Junior-Senior High School.  Born in Williamsport, PA on...

Joyce Ann (Stambaugh) Stitely, 77, of Arnot, PA, formerly of Union Bridge, MD, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 at home while surrounded by loved ones.   Joyce Ann was born August 29, 1940 in Gettysburg, PA, one of 11 children of the late Samuel and Ida (Long) Stambaugh.  On June 6, 1959, she married LeRoy Stitely at St. Lukes Lutheran Church in New Windsor, MD.  They shared nearly 45 years together before his passing on Apr. 22, 2004.  Times shared...

Bertha Spencer, 90, of Canton, PA, passed away at home while surrounded by loved ones on Monday morning, May 21, 2018.   Bertha Mae, “Bert” was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA November 23, 1927, a daughter of the late Arthur Nelson and Ethyl (Baker) Finogle.  She married Donald Dean Spencer on August 20, 1947 in Maple Summit, PA.  Don and Bert shared nearly 62 years of marriage and raised four children before his passing on May 12, 2009. Bert...