Shirley M. Spencer, 83, of Troy, PA, passed away peacefully, Friday evening, March 6, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. Shirley Mae was born August 20, 1936 in Milan, PA., to the late Donald and Lenora (Woodward) Spencer. She attended Troy School and was a graduate of the class of 1954, graduating in the top of her class. In earlier years, Shirley was employed by American Silk Label for 25 years and later served as a caregiver at Martha Lloyd in Troy. There, she enjoyed caring for the residents that she had the pleasure of working with until retiring in 2018, at the age of 81.
   Shirley was a passionate and talented seamstress. She made many clothes for herself and daughter, including her daughter’s prom dress that was made with much love and care. Shirley was an avid reader and loved going to yard sales, especially with her family. She will be remembered for the love she shared for all God’s animals. Shirley was a member of Victory Church in Troy.
   Besides her parents she was predeceased by a brother; John Spencer of Canton, and sisters; Doris Fogelman of Williamsport, Barbara Spencer and Susan Spencer both of Troy.
    Surviving are; a daughter, Shari (John) Coxhead of Troy, grandchildren; Kristina (Matt) Williams of Leroy and David (Nicole) Coxhead of Roaring Branch, great-grandchildren; Abigail and Corbin Coxhead of Roaring Branch, which she loved dearly, a sister; Norma Perry of Elmira, brothers; Donald (Velma) Spencer of Wellsboro and Robert (Sandi) Spencer of Blossburg and a sister-in-law Mary Spencer of Canton, as well as several nieces and nephews.
   In keeping with Shirley’s wishes there will be no services. Pepper Funeral Home and Cremation Facility, 578 Springbrook Drive, Canton, PA is assisting family with arrangements. Memorial Donations in Shirley M. Spencer’s name may be directed to the Allen F. Pierce Library, 34 Fenner Ave., Troy, PA 16947 or Guthrie Hospice, 421 Tomahawk Road, Towanda, PA 18848. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.pepperfuneralhomes.com

   On the early morning of February 23, 2020, Ernest Bahr of Canton passed on during his sleep. He was 63 years of age. Born in Blossburg, Pa., on December 23, 1956, he was one of seven children born to Carl and Lorena (Kneller) Bahr.
   Ernest graduated at 18 years of age from his special needs educational curriculum.  After graduation he had worked at Copper Tree for a period of time and was so proud to be out in the workforce and earning a paycheck. He had also worked hard at his hook-rug crafts at home.
   He enjoyed attending church and singing hymns as well as many other kinds of music.  He had learned to read fairly well and always carried books with him wherever he went, if allowed. He was such a happy and loving person. He had no problem saying hello to strangers and offering a handshake with a smile.
Ernest had lived at home in West LeRoy until his mother passed in 2014 and then moved to Troy/Canton area.
He is survived by his brother, Loren (and Lori) Bahr of Williamsport; sisters, Luann (and James) Washington of Gloucester, Va.; Karen (and Austin) Fuelling of Virginia Beach, Va.; Linda Bahr of Richland, Wa.; Carlene (and David) Detwiler of Virginia Beach, Va.; and brother-in-law, Chuck Phillips of Steam Valley. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl G. Bahr; his mother, Lorena (Kneller) Bahr; and sister, Amy S. Phillips.
Open casket visitation for family and relatives, only, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 02, at Morse and Kleese Funeral Home, 94 N. Center St., Canton. Family will receive friends at 11:45 a.m. Services will be at 12:00 noon. the same day with Pastor Ron Bly officiating. Internment will follow in East Canton Cemetery.  A luncheon will be served at LeRoy Independent Baptist Church (301 Mill St., LeRoy) at 2 p.m. (www.morseandkleesefuneralhome.com)

Norma (Schanbacher) Moyer, 82, beloved wife of Cecil, of East Point, died on Feb. 29, 2020.
A celebration of life will be held Friday, March 6, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at East Point Methodist Church, Liberty, PA. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made in Norma’s name to the East Point UMC Memorial Fund in care of Steve Guillaume, PO Box 43, Liberty, PA 16930.
A full obituary and condolences at www.pepperfuneralhomes.com

   “It is well with my soul”
   On Sunday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2020, Jeanette Fay Thomas went to be with her Lord after a brief stay at Guthrie Troy Community Hospital. She was 87. Before that she’d been at the Bradford County Manor for 3 months, recovering from an injury.
   Born March 26, 1932 in Shamokin, PA, Jeanette was the first-born daughter of William E. And Thelma I. (Zimmerman) Thomas. As a child, Jeanette contracted scarlet and rheumatic fevers, both life-threatening in the pre-antibiotic era. Under doctor’s orders her treatment was a year of bedrest at home, during which she was lovingly nursed back to health by her mother. Despite this childhood health setback, Jeanette was always a happy, optimistic, and generous individual who practiced her faith daily.
Jeanette graduated from Shamokin High School in 1951, and soon after began working at Shroyer’s Dress Factory as a seamstress. She became a member of the IGLWU, and was employed by both Shroyer’s and David Shroyer Dress, Inc. her entire career. Afterward, she was a fulltime caregiver for her father and mother in their home in Shamokin.
    Jeanette loved being active in her faith through music. She played piano, organ and accordion and sang. Over the years, she attended the Chestnut Street Methodist Church and the Christian Missionary Alliance Church, both of Shamokin. After she moved into Lincoln Towers in Shamokin, she played piano for church services and a weekly hymn sing.  In 2018, Jeanette moved to Twin Oaks in Granville Summit, PA, where she resided until a few months before her death.
    She is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Barbara & Paul (Thomas) Zaleskie of Troy, PA; niece, Linda Zaleskie of Brooklyn, NY, and spouse, Andrea Stewart; and a cousin. She was preceded in death by her parents and infant brother.
    Arrangements are under the direction of the Gerald W. Vickery, Jr, Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. 1093 West Main Street, Troy, PA 16947.

  Anna (Augustine) Potrzebowski, 100, life-long resident of Arnot, PA., passed away, Tuesday, February, 25, 2020 at the Green Home in Wellsboro.
  Anna was born June 9, 1919 in Arnot, last surviving of ten children of the late John and Pauline (Lentartowicz) Augustine. She was a 1936 graduate of the Arnot High School.  In 1939 she married Chester “Hooker” Potrzebowski. He preceded her in death in 1992 following 53 years of marriage.  Anna was employed by Canford Manufacturing in Canton for many years until retirement.
  Anna enjoyed flower gardening and was an avid bingo player. She will be remembered for her homemade Polish cooking, with pierogis being her specialty. Anna was a devoted member of the former St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Arnot and later St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Blossburg.
Besides her parents and husband, she was predeceased by her siblings; George, Stanley, Joseph, Walter and Frank Augustine, Christina Polcyn, Mary Skorczewski and Blanche Campbell.
   Surviving is her son; Ambrose (Patricia) Potrzebowski of Herndon, grandchildren; Alina Potrzebowski of Albuquerque, NM and Alek Potrzebowski of Alexandria, VA., one great-grandchild as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
  Friends may call 6-8 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020, at Pepper Funeral Home and Cremation Facility, 314 Granger St., Blossburg, PA 16912. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 138 St. Mary’s St. Blossburg. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. Memorials and condolences may be shared at www.pepperfuneralhomes.com

    Anna Mary Heller, 81, of Canton, went home to her Lord and Savior, early Friday morning, February 28, 2020 at home while surrounded by her loving family
    Visitation will be held 5-7 P.M., Thursday, March 5, at Pepper Funeral Home and Cremation Facility, 578 Springbrook Drive, Canton. The funeral service and celebration of Anna Mary’s life will be 11 A.M. Friday, with a visitation one-hour prior from 10-11 A.M. at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Grover. Burial will follow in Beech Flats Cemetery. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests that you please consider a memorial donation in Mrs. Heller’s name to St. John’s United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 313, Canton, Pa 17724. Memories and condolence may be shared at www.pepperfuneralhomes.com

    Joseph W. Yuscavage III, 53, of Williamsport, Pa., passed away very unexpectedly on Sunday, March 1, 2020 from injuries received in a tragic automobile accident.
   A time of visitation will be held Wednesday, March 4, 2020 from 10-11 a.m. at Pepper Funeral Home & Cremation Facility, 578 Springbrook Dr., Canton, with a funeral service following at 11 a.m. Burial will be held Thursday, March 5, at 11 a.m. in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wyoming, Pa. Memories and condolences may be shared at www.pepperfuneralhomes.com

Maria Zielnik Kniffin, 96, of Canton passed away on February 19 at Twin Oaks Personal Care Home. Maria was born on February 2, 1924 and grew up in Lesquielles-St.-Germain, a village in northern France. She attended the village school and later a boarding school, and was certified as a teacher upon completing her education. World War II was already well underway, and Maria was in Germany in May, 1945 where she had been hired to make lists of foreign workers repatriated by the Americans. There she met a soldier from Canton, Nelson Kniffin. They kept in touch after she returned to France and were married in her hometown in December of that year.
In July 1946 Maria rejoined Nelson in Germany, where he was a civilian employee with the American Military Government. They returned to Canton in May 1948 with their year-old daughter, Mary-Ann. Their son Alan was born that year in September.  After Nelson graduated from Penn State in 1952, he was hired by Union Carbide and the family, now including daughter Josette, moved to West Virginia. In 1955 Nelson was transferred to New York City and the family moved to Long Island where three more daughters were born (Jacqueline, Anneliese, and Nicole). In 1980 they moved to Carmel, NY. During the years she lived in Carmel, Maria was a volunteer at the Putnam Hospital Center, working first as a patient escort and then in the hospital gift shop.
Following Nelson’s sudden death in May 1984, Maria moved to Canton in 1986 and resided on North Minnequa Avenue for 32 years. Maria was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Canton and devoted much of her time to volunteer work with the Canton Senior Center and the Village Improvement Association (VIA) where she was named Woman of the Year in 2007. She moved to Twin Oaks in 2018 where, following a brief illness, she passed away peacefully on February 19.
Maria is survived by her six children: Mary-Ann Reese, Alan (Cheryl), Josette Bender (Harry), Jacqueline Zangari (Thomas), Anneliese Savchak (Michael), and Nicole Billington (Jamie), as well as 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren, and was preceded in death by a granddaughter and a great-grandson. She also maintained a 70-year-long correspondence with her godson in France, Serge Fontaine. She will be remembered for her generous spirit, and as a loving mother and meticulous homemaker. Maria took pride in her appearance and was always stylishly dressed and accessorized. True to her French heritage, she was a gifted cook and baker who served her family traditional French dishes and home-baked breads and pastries. She was a talented knitter and seamstress, a voracious reader, spoke three languages, enjoyed gardening, and cared for a series of stray cats over many years.
A  visitation was held at Morse-Kleese Funeral Home in Canton on February 25  followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Michael’s Church in Canton.
Maria will repose alongside her beloved Nelson at Park Cemetery in Canton.
Maria’s family would like to extend our deepest thanks to the staff of Twin Oaks, Guthrie Hospice, and the many friends who visited and provided comfort to her in her last weeks.
Donations may be made to the Animal Care Sanctuary of East Smithfield PA (353 Sanctuary Hill Lane, East Smithfield, PA 18817); the Damian Dutton Leprosy Aid Society (616 Bedford Avenue, Bellmore, NY  11710); or Guthrie Hospice (421 Tomahawk Rd, Towanda, PA 18848).

     The family of Louise E. Williams, who died January 30, 2020, invites her friends and family to attend a gathering to honor, reflect on, and celebrate her life at the Troy Sale Barn in Troy on Sunday March 8th, 2020 from 1:30 to 3:30 PM. A remembrance program will begin at 2:30 PM. The Gerald W. Vickery, Jr. Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. Troy, PA has been trusted with the arrangements.

​Charles C. Wright, Sr., 83, of Tunkhannock passed away unexpectedly at the Abington Manor on Feb. 23, 2020.  He was born at the Mills Hospital in Towanda, PA on July 5, 1936 and he was the son of the late Curtis and E. Margaret Chamberlain Wright.  He was married to the former Barbara Joyce Shedden on June 15, 1957.
Charles was a graduate of the LeRoy Grade School and the Canton Area High School class of 1954.  Charles was a member of the Open Hand and Beech Flats Granges and enjoyed bowling.
Charles was employed at Sands Theater Enterprises, managing the Wysox and Starlite Drive-in Theaters. He was a truck driver for Towanda Wholesale, W.H. Johns Trucking, Acme Markets, and AWI Associates. After retirement, Charles was a security officer at the Wyoming County courthouse.
In addition to his wife, Charles is survived by children; Sandra (Raymond Jr.) Bagley, Cheryl (Richard Sr.) Pallman, Charles (Sharon) Wright, Jr., and Elizabeth (Brian) Johnson. Grandchildren; John (Asha) Bagley, Raychel (Christopher) Boggs, Eric Bagley, Bryan (Stacey) Pallman, Richard (Nina) Pallman, Jr., Tara Johnson, Brianna Johnson, Katie Wright, and Mary Wright. He is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren, a sister Carol Alexander, and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by brothers Rex and Stanley Chamberlain.
A graveside service will be held Saturday, February 29th, at the Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock at 11am, with friend Brad Goodman officiating.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association https://www.heart.org.  For online condolence visit www.aplitwinfunerlahomes.com