During the early morning hours of Sunday, June 25th, 2017, Anne (Schanbacher) Lodge, a lifelong resident of Grover and Canton, passed peacefully into the arms of her Lord and Savior while at the Towanda Skilled Nursing Unit.  She was 82 years of age.
  Born in Grover on August 17th, 1934 she was the daughter of Charles and Edith (Fields) Schanbacher.  
    Anne was a retiree of the Paper Magic Co. in Troy where she had served as Customer Service manager. She was the widow of the late John Lodge with whom she raised a son and daughter.  Her pride and joy were her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.       
   Upon graduation from high school each grandchild was taken by Anne  on a trip anywhere in the world.  She was also a woman with a deep, abiding faith in the Lord, and was a lifelong faithful member of St. John’s United Methodist Church in Grover.  Over the years Anne was faced with various physical challenges and health issues, but she found strength to see them through  in the words of Philippians 4:13, a Scripture verse by which she lived: “I can do all things through Christ, which strengtheneth me.”   

  Joseph Michael Lohman, 58,Gillett, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, June 23, 2017 following declining health. 
    Born on Oct. 22, 1958 in New Brunswick, N.J., Joe was the son of the late John and Marie Disbrow Wilson. He married Jacqueline Ryan on Sept. 19, 1981 in Old Bridge, NJ. 
    Joe was formerly employed by South River Sand, S. River, NJ. An outdoorsman, Joe enjoyed hunting and fishing. ​

  Joyce E. (Cronk) Bristol Lenton, 80,  Troy, PA, passed away April 25, 2017 at home surrounded by her family.  
   Joyce was born on August 31, 1936 in Gouverneur, NY, daughter of the late Wilbur and Betty (Morgan) Cronk, Sr. 
   She was a housekeeper at the Bradford County Manor until her retirement. 
    Joyce attended the East Smithfield Federated Church and Olde Covert Church on Armenia Mountain.  
   She was  a past member of the Canton Moose, enjoyed bowling in the ladies leagues at Terrace Lanes, was an avid hunter and even hunted rattle snakes, liked a good game of darts and Euchre, and was a passionate gardener.
​    Surviving are her children: Betty S. (Larry) Rowe, Milan, PA, Angela J. (Larry) Graham, East Smithfield, PA, Donna M. DuVall, Troy, PA, Diane E. Bristol, Armenia Mountain, PA, Robin F. Sullivan, St. Cloud, FL, Robert F. Bristol, Jr., Palm Bay, FL, Vernon W. (Terri) Bristol,  Alba, PA, and Valerie A. Bristol of Florida; 16 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; 2 great-great grandchildren;  sisters: Margaret Hall,  Ellenton, FL, Marie Rennecke, Ridgeway, PA, and Rosalie Mosher, St. Mary’s, PA, along with several nieces and nephews.

On Monday, April 10th, 2017, lifelong Roaring Branch resident Marguerite Mae (Stickler) Leonard passed away quietly at the Sherwood Retirement and Personal Care Home in Canton.  She was 98 years of age.  Born January 26th, 1919 in Roaring Branch, she was the daughter of Ray and Nina (Bunn) Stickler.  Marguerite was a graduate of Canton High School, Class of 1936, and attended Mansfield State College.  She was the widow of the late Leslie S. Leonard, with whom she raised four children and shared 63 years until his passing in 2001.  In addition to being a mother and home maker, Mrs. Leonard served her community as she  pursued a career as a Licensed Practical Nurse for 37 years, all of which was spent at Troy Community Hospital.   She was an avid reader as well as a baseball and football fan.  She was known for her peanut butter fudge which she always made for the annual bazaar at the Newelltown United Methodist Church, as well as the beautiful afghans she crocheted.  Mrs. Leonard further displayed her generosity by knitting  caps for newborns, making  quilts for her children and grandchildren, making granny squared ponchos for their first day of school and knitting hats and mittens for the children in the Head Start program. 
    She is survived by her four children,  Allyn (& Ada) Leonard  of Roaring Branch,  Byron (& Sylvia) Leonard of Wellsboro, June (& David) Hottenstein of New Albany and Thomas (& Sue) Leonard of Columbia Cross Roads,  11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren, special friends Patty and Linette Baker and Eleanor Wooster,  and her cocker spaniel, Cookie.   In addition to her husband, Leslie, she was preceded in death by her brother, Byron Stickler and sisters Margaret and Marcella Stickler.
    The family wishes to express its deepest gratitude to Karen Sherwood and her staff for the kind, loving care they provided for Marguerite.
    Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m., Thursday, April 13th, at Morse and Kleese Funeral Home, 94 N. Center Street, Canton, with services at 11 o’clock.  Interment will follow in Stull Cemetery.  The family suggests that memorial contributions be directed to the Green Free Library,  38 N. Center Street, Canton Pa., 17724, or to the Newelltown United Methodist Church, PO Box 66, Ralston, Pa, 17763.  (morseandkleesefuneralhome.com)

Nancy W. Love, 80, formerly of West Chester, PA, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at Bradford County Manor.
   She was the wife of the late Richard E. Love.
   Born October 23, 1936 in West Chester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Walter A. Wilson and the late Eleanor Fry Wilson.
     Nancy had worked for Bell Telephone, and retired in 1983.
     She enjoyed spending time with her family and will be missed by all.  
   She is survived by her children, Richard R. Holmes (Tonia), Canton, Scott D. Holmes (Christy), Windsor, VA; daughter-in-law Lynn Good Holmes, Canton; step-children, Michael J. Love (Pat), Hebron, OH, Richard R. Love (Patty), West Chester, and Cindy Robinette (Dennis) of Honey Brook; siblings, Richard W. Wilson and Brenda W. Malin (Charlie) both of West Chester.  She is also survived by many loving grandchildren;step-grandchildren; great grandchildren; step-great grandchildren; nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. ​

Mary E. Larkin, 80, our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2017 in Fuquay-Varina, NC. 
   Born on January 2, 1937 to Canton natives James M. and Frances E. (Fry) Ketchem.
     Mary moved with her parents to Ithaca, NY at age four where she devoted her life to the happiness of her family and friends and to the betterment of the community. 
    Mary graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell in 1958.  While at Cornell she was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society. She married Clarence C. “Bud” Larkin in 1960 and their union lasted for 33 years. Mary returned to Cornell in 1969 where, true to form, she excelled at conquering challenges: she earned her Masters in Education with high honors in less than a year and half while very pregnant with her third child.
​  A proud product of the public school system, Mary returned to Ithaca High School as a History teacher where she invested over three decades of her compassion and tenacity working to elevate students often cast as at-risk, troubled or behind. But in Mary’s classroom there were no labels and no excuses: she made certain that each student understood that they had the potential for success. She worked tirelessly as their teacher, mentor, advocate and often surrogate parent to help them find and fulfill that potential. One of Mary’s most lasting legacies are the generations of her former students that found in her the acceptance, warmth and faith they needed to turn the trajectories of their lives around.

    Doris R. Lyon,  84, Troy passed away Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Bradford County Manor.
     Doris was born October 15, 1932 in Canandaigua, NY daughter of the late Ralph & Jessie (Alexander) Robbins. She was a graduate of Troy High School Class of 1950. 
    She and the late James N. Lyon were married on January 29, 1955 and celebrated 57 years together prior to his passing on July 5, 2012. 
     Doris was employed by Kennedy Valve in Elmira, NY and later with the family business Lyon Excavating. 
    She attended the Olde Covert Church and the Sylvania Presbyterian Church. Doris was a member of the Sylvania Ladies Aid, the local Airstream Camping Club where both she and Jim enjoyed their many adventures together. In her spare time she loved cooking, sewing, bowling and could always be found with her canine companions.
​    Survivors include her daughter, Patricia (Keith) Dewey, Troy, sons, Jerry Lyon, Sylvania, Bradley (Julie) Lyon, Spring Mills; grandchildren, Jenna (Anthony) Close, Troy, Capt. Curtis (Ben) Dewey of Hurlburt Field, FL, Blake Dewey, Troy, Connor Lyon, Troy; great grandchildren, Mason Close and Elizabeth Close, special nephews and niece, David Bartlett Norma (Randy) Spencer, Larry Case; her best friend of 70 years, Rosalie Kingsley, Springfield, several other nieces, nephews and friends.