All Obituaries

LaVerne E. Ayers, 81, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at his home. LaVerne was born September 20, 1940, in Blossburg, the son of the late Kenneth and Doris (Shumway) Ayers.  He married the former Sally-Lee F. Smith on December 6, 1963 and celebrated 43 years of marriage until her passing on April 29, 2007. LaVerne was an Army veteran and retired from Corning, Inc. where he worked as a machinist.  He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and spending time with...

Robert L. Johnson, 89, of Pittsfield, formerly of Wellsboro, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Warren General Hospital, Warren. Robert was born September 14, 1932, in Blossburg, the son of the late Dewey and Florence (Schimpf) Johnson.  He was the husband of Ruth (Applebee) Johnson who proceeded him in death on May 12, 2009. Robert was a retired farmer and a member of the Northeast Dairy Co-Op Milk Plant, Middlebury Center.  He also retired from the former Nedco....

Paul D. Urner, 65, of Wellsboro passed away September 19, 2021. He was born December 2, 1955 in Pottstown, PA to Harry N. and Kathleen (Fisher) Urner. Paul earned an Associate's Degree in Business and built a career as an operations manager in retail. He was a very active member of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Wellsboro, a member of Sons of the Americaqn Legion Squadron 601 Sonestown, PA, and a member of the Sons of the American Revolution. Paul was an avid gardener, and...

Ruth Little Clark, 93, formerly of Wellsboro, passed away on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Kensington, MD. Ruth was born August 11, 1928, in Roseville, Michigan, the daughter of the late Otto Grant and Marion (Rightmire) Little. She married James Ewing Clark December 30, 1950 and celebrated 62 years of marriage until his passing on October 1, 2013. She graduated from Lycoming College with a Bachelor of Science Degree and worked as a Laboratory Technician at...

Margaret English Livermore, 95, died Wednesday September 15, 2021 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro.  Born October 20, 1925, she was the daughter of Doyle R. and Mollie (Ford) English.  She married Sanford E. Livermore in 1968 and celebrated 28 years of marriage until his passing on August 17, 1996. Margaret was graduated from Covington High School and went on to earn bachelor’s degree from Bob Jones and a master’s degree from Penn State...

Bradley W. "Brad" Kline. Sr., 57, of Nelson, PA, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA. Brad was born June 1, 1964 in Gettysburg, PA, the son of Phyllis Kline of Wildwood, FL and the late Larry Kline. He married the former Joan M. Button on October 9, 1992 and have celebrated over 20 years of marriage. Brad was quite the handyman, having worked a variety jobs ranging from building and road construction to truck driving. In his spare time,...

R. Lowell Coolidge, 80, of Wellsboro, PA passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, September 3, 2021. He was born on October 22, 1940 at the City of Quincy Hospital in Quincy Massachusetts to Raymond M. and Jane (Adams) Coolidge of Wellsboro. Lowell graduated from the Wellsboro and Charleston Combined Senior High School in 1958 and matriculated to American University in Washington, D.C. the following fall. Living in Washington during the early 1960s and witnessing national politics...

Eldon Leroy Erway, 73, of Wellsboro, passed away Tuesday August 31 at Soldiers and Sailors.  He was born July 3, 1948 in Little Marsh to Francis and Agnes (McNett) Erway.  He graduated from Cowanesque High School in the class of 1966, and worked at Osram Sylvania.  Eldon was an avid bowler, enjoyed the outdoors - in his younger years hunting and riding motorcycles, and had a genuine passion for his grandchildren.   Eldon is survived by two daughters:  Sherry Smith...

Waldo H. Wood, age 88, of Little Marsh, PA died Sunday August 29, 2021.  Born July 30, 1933 in Keeneyville, PA he was the son of Henry H. and Esther A. (Gunn) Wood.  Waldo married Olive A. Merrick on August 12, 1951.  They recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.   Waldo was a member of the Keeneyville United Methodist Church, a founding member of the Chatham Fire Department, a former Chatham Township Supervisor for 16 years, and a forest fire warden for many...

Ransom R. DeLong, 64, of Mansfield passed away Saturday August 21, 2021 at his residence.  He was born September 21, 1956 in Blossburg to Ransom and Eleanor (Miller) DeLong.  For the last several years he had been a resident at the Martha Lloyd Community Services Mansfield Facility, where he enjoyed the staff, and the excellent care they provided.  Ransom enjoyed older comedies, construction vehicles and motorcycles.   He is survived by three brothers:  Gerald...