All Obituaries

Beverly J. Close, 90, of Troy, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully, on Friday morning, June 18, 2021, at the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Guthrie Towanda Memorial Hospital. Beverly Jane was born in Ulysses, Pennsylvania on July 9, 1930, she was a daughter born to the late Orville and Jennie (Decker) Dickerson.   On April 9, 1946, Beverly married her soulmate Charles J. Close and together they shared 42 years of marriage and raised five children. Beverly, along with her...

Kricket M. Rinebold, 38, of Rome, PA., passed away in Youngstown, Ohio. Kricket Marie was born on July 5, 1982 in Sayre, PA to Ronda Rinebold and the late Jerry Winebarger. She obtained her CDL and was employed as a Truck Driver by the Oil and Gas Field Industry. Kricket was a free-spirited soul. She loved going on adventures and was known to pick up and travel to new destinations on a whim. She made many friends throughout her travels, knowing someone in everyone town it seemed. Kricket...

William J. "Bill" Dibble, 76, of Gillett, Wells Township, passed away, while surrounded by loved ones on Monday, June 7, 2021, at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. William John was born in Wellsboro on March 30, 1945, he was the only son of the late Wylie Dibble Jr. and Mary Dibble Burfield. William attended Cowanesque Valley High School and was a graduate of the class of 1963.  He Later went on to obtain his Machinist Certification in...

Liston D. Pepper, 86, well-known area resident and Entrepreneur, went home to his Lord and Savior, early Tuesday morning at the Guthrie Towanda Personal Care Home. Liston Duane was born on December 13, 1934 in Leroy to the late Decatur and Amy Josephine (Burchard) Pepper. He graduated from Troy Area Schools and shortly after enlisted in the United States Navy. Mr. Pepper honorably served our country during the Korea and Vietnam wars and obtained the rank of Chief Petty Officer 3rd Class. On...

Richard “Mike” Heeman, 79, of Troy, passed away Sunday afternoon May 30, 2021 while at his home surrounded by family.  Richard Michael was born in Sayre on August 22, 1941 a son of the late Lewis and Verta (Young) Woodward. Mike, as he was known by friends and family alike, was no stranger to hard work and at an early age left high school to accept employment. Later, he worked for Paper Magic in Troy for 30 years until its closure. Most recently Mike was employed...

Carlyle “Corky” Bagley, Jr. 74, former long-time resident of Canton, passed away Friday May 21, 2021 while at his home in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania.  Carlyle Leon, Jr. was born in Canton on November 29, 1946 a son of the late Carlyle Sr. and Eloise (Thomas) Bagley.  Corky, as he was known by friends and family alike, attended Canton Area Schools. Corky was a natural born traveler and often hitched hiked his way on his adventures.  He...

Mary (Ewing) Lynch, 94, long-time resident of Canton, passed away peacefully Friday, May 21, 2021, at Twin Oaks Personal Care Home in Granville Summit, Pennsylvania. Born on February 11, 1927, in Waverly, Ohio, Mary was the daughter of the late Clarence and Pauline (Foster) Ewing. Mary graduated from her hometown high school in Waverly and continued her education at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio where she obtained her RN diploma and...

Lydia F. Peterson, 88, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly at her home Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Lydia Faye was born October 2, 1932 in Peach Creek, West Virginia, one of eight children in the family of the late Sidney and Carrie (Estep) Jeffrey. Lydia attended Logan County High School and was a graduate of the class of 1951. On August 17, 1956 she married the late Ray “Pete” Peterson. Together they shared 53 wonderful years of marriage until his passing on June 13, 2010. Pete and...

Albert L. McNeal, 54, of Granville Summit, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at the Guthrie Troy Community Hospital. Albert Larue was born in Troy, PA on march 5, 1967 to Imogene (Selleck) McNeal and the late Bruce McNeal. He was employed by the Troy Area Schools as a custodian. Albert truly enjoyed every aspect of his job, especially the school's staff and students. Albert was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed fishing, woodworking,...

Beverly (Morgan) Seeley, Beloved wife of Fred Seeley, of Canton, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Beverly Jean was born February 1, 1951, in Sayre, to the late Glen and Elizabeth (Best) Morgan. She was an only child born into a large extended family that gave her numerous special cousins who were just like siblings.  Bev was a life-long member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Alba. She was very active in the church and served as; a Sunday...