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by Joyce M. Tice Formatted & Published by Joyce M. Tice
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| Reading a series of obituaries from a single
cemetery, as they are presented here, is like reading the multi-generational
history of a community. These people were the local populace at a particular
time. The people buried here knew each other, were neighbors, relatives
and school mates. They attended church together and engaged in "trade"
or business.
All people are listed in alphabetic order by surname at BIRTH. Women identified by a married alias only and for whom a birth surname can not be identified, are listed on the last page for the cemetery's obituaries. Please send in typed obituaries for people buried in our local cemeteries. If possible include name of newspaper and date. Send typed in your email or in attached Word files. Send to Joyce M. Tice (JoyceTice@aol.com) |
BAGDON
Carl T. Bagdon (October 17, 1916 - September 8, 2007) P.
Dean Homer Funeral Home A. Kay Welles Homer, September 8, 2007 OBITUARY
Mr. Carl T. Bagdon, age 90, of LeRaysville, PA, passed away on Saturday
evening at the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Memorial Hospital, Towanda,
PA. Carl was born on October 17, 1916 in Luzerne, PA a son of the
late Anthony and Sally Zessalakus Bagdon. He came to Potterville at an
early age. Carl worked for the Pennsylvania Game Commission during
the Depression and after WWII he worked as a carpenter for Sordoni Construction
until he was injured on the job. He later worked in local construction
including the Masonite plant in Towanda, PA, until retiring. He married
Anna C. Yanavitch Colegrove of Stevensville, on June 17, 1955, and together
they raised four sons. Anna preceded him in death on April 22, 2005. They
would have celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June of 2005. Surviving
are 2 sons and daughters-in-law: Stanley Colegrove Jr., of Stevensville;
and Edward Colegrove and Carol Carter of Retta, PA: Daughter-in-law, Erma
Bagdon of Wyalusing; Sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Mary Jones and
Catherine and Carl Randall, both of Stevensville; William Yanavitch of
Waverly, NY; Betty Yanavitch and Martha Yanavitch both of Stevensville.
There are three grandchildren: Edward Scott Colegrove and Tammy Colegrove
both of Bloomsburg, PA, Robert (Heather) Colegrove of Laceyville, PA. Also,
5 great grandchildren, Samantha, Kolby, Patrick, Andrew, and Brianna; and
numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by sons and daughter-in-law,
Tony Bagdon in May 2001, Joseph & Marlene Colegrove of Laceyville on
August 8, 2007, a grandson, Michael Colegrove of Laceyville, on August
8, 2007; three brothers, John, Albert and Francis and five sisters, Lillian,
Nellie, Mary, Anna and Bertha; and two brothers-in-law, Anthony Yanavitch
and Joseph Yanavitch. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M.
at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 1 Grovedale Lane, Wyalusing, PA on Wednesday,
September 12, 2007, with Fred Wheaton officiating. Interment will be in
the Stevensville Cemetery, Stevensville, PA. Friends may call at
the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, on Wednesday from 10:00 A.M until the time
of the service. The family will provide the flowers and suggest that
memorial donations be made to the H.O.P.S. Ambulance Association, % James
W. Seipler, RR 1 Box 280, Rome, PA 18837. Submitted by Carol Hoose Brotzman
(I would like to note Anna Yanavitch was first married to Stanley C Colegrove
who passed away December 16, 1962. She brought her three sons into this
marriage. Carl had a son from his first marriage. They have no children
together.)
WILLIAM F. BATES, 88, of Rome, died Tuesday morning, Jan. 20, 1994, at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre. Born Aug. 4, 1905, in Grover, PA., he was a son of the late William E. and Adeline Baker Bates. In early years, William was employed by the Gerald Frantz Garage in Stevensville. He later moved to Rummerfield, where he owned and operated Bates Garage. After moving to Rome, he worked for the Harry Dimon Garage there, later owning and operating Bates Garage in Rome for over 40 years. On Jan. 1, 1944, he married the former Lela VanSice in Nichols, N.Y. Up to the time of his death, Mr. Bates was still an active member of the Vigilante Engine Co. of Rome, where he served as fire chief from 1950 to 1972. He also served as a delegate to the Bradford County Firemen’s Association meeting. William served as forest fire warden for over 40 years. Mr. Bates had been a member of the International Order of Odd Fellows of Rummerfield, Rome and Towanda Lodges, and at present, the Wysox Lodger, for over 50 years. Mr. Bates was a member of the Endless Mountains Antique Car Club and served as a club greeter for the Great American Car Race. William was a member of the National Studebaker Driver’s Club. He enjoyed working on his Studebaker cars and attending the many functions of his car club. William also enjoyed his frequent fishing trips to Canada. Surviving are his wife, Lela, at home; two sons and daughters-in-law; Robert D. and Helen Bates of Ocala, Fla., and Gary R. and Betty Bates of Little Meadows; a daughter and son-in-law, Beverly and Donald Manvell of Windham; a step-daughter, Midlred Bates of Stevensville; two stepdaughters and stepsons-in-law; Cleone and Frank Foote of Laceyville, and Marjorie and Llewellyn Shores of Davenport, Fla.; 22 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Wilfert and Hester Bates of Zephyr Hills, Fla; a sister and brother-in-law, Myra and Joseph Taylor of Florida; two sisters-in-law; Garnet Bates and Margaret Bates, both of Stevensville, several nieces, nephews and cousins. William was preceded in death by a son William F. Bates Jr. of Kentucky in December 1990; four brothers; Willard, Walter, Welland and Wallace Bates and three great-grandchildren. The funeral and committal service will be held Sunday, Jan. 23, 1994, at 2 p.m. at the Maryott-Bowen funeral Home, 217 York Ave., Towanda, with the Rev. Harry L. Ferguson, pastor of the Wysox First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Stevensville Cemetery, Stevensville, at a later date. The family will receive friends Saturday, Jan. 22, 1994, from 3 to 6 p.m. and one hour prior to the funeral, Sunday, 1 to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. The family suggests that memorials may be directed to Vigilante Fire Co., Rome, PA or Windham Ambulance Association, Rome, PA in Mr. Bates’ memory. –Towanda Daily Review.
Lowell M. GOODWIN, 80, of Rome RR 1, PA, passed away July 9, 1995 at the Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. He was born on October 2, 1914 in Pike Township, Bradford County, a son of James Blaine and Hazel Fassett Goodwin. He was a lifelong resident of Bradford County and for many years worked at the unemployment Office and was a logger. He is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Donna and James Rook, Wetumpka, AL, Sharon and James Marshall, Rome, Linda and Thomas Lamphere, Norwich, NY, Dawn and Paul Heckmann, Knoxville, TN, Bonnie and Clair Campbell, Milan, PA, Kathy and William Smith, Pine Valley, NY and Peggy and Jerry Ebell, Newfield, NY; sons and daughters-in-law, Marvin and Susan Goodwin, Big Pond, PA, Allen and Wendy Goodwin, Rome and Thomas Collins, Sayre; his first wife, Eva Ham, Potterville and her family; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased by his daughter, Cindy Goodwin in 1966; a son, James Goodwin in 1977 and a brother, John, in 1960. Funeral services were held July 12 (1pm) at the Sutfin Funeral Chapel in Nichols, NY with Pastor Thomas A. Geiger officiating and interment to be in Stevensville Cemetery. Friends who whish may remember the HOPS Emergency Squad in Memory of Lowell M. Goodwin..
HOPKINS, Essy (Miss) –died at the Packer hospital last Sunday, after a lingering illness that had extended over many months. The body was brought to Wyalusing on Sunday evening and the funeral took place at her late home here Monday. The services were conducted by the Rev. Percy Olton, rector of the Episcopal church of Towanda, who was assisted by the Rev. Homer S Snitcher, pastor of the Presbyterian Church at Wyalusing. The remains were taken to Stevensville for interment in the cemetery of the St Matthew’s Episcopal church, of which Miss Hopkin’s father was once rector, and burial beside the body of her sister, Miss. Julia Hopkins, who passed away five years ago. Miss Hopkins moved to Wyalusing from Stevensville, with her father and sister, a little more than twenty years ago, where they made their home in the house from which each one in turn had been buried. Miss Hopkins had no near living relatives. She came from a line of old settlers on both sides, who came originally from Connecticut her maternal grandfather, Dimon Bostwick, coming on horseback guided by market trees to keep the trail. Her paternal ancestry was of French Huguenot descent. (March 26, 1920 Wyalusing Rocket)
MILLER - Kenneth James Miller, 75, of Towanda, Pa., passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2008, as the result of kidney failure. He was born on May 11, 1932, in Delhi, N.Y., a son of the late Seth and Edith Miller. Mr. Miller was a veteran of the United States Air Force. Prior to his retirement he was employed at IBM as a technician, giving 37 years of service. He had been a resident of Towanda for 17 years, having moved from Owego, N.Y. On Sept. 16, 1998, he married Joan Bates Miller. He was a member of the Towanda Gun Club; American Legion Post No. 42, Towanda; and V.F.W. Post No. 1568, Towanda. He leaves surviving his wife: Joan Miller of Towanda; a daughter, Rebecca (David) Baum of Apalachin, N.Y.; a son: Samuel Miller of Endicott, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers: Sam and George; and by two sisters: Flora and Irene. In accordance to his wishes there will be no services. Interment will be in the Stevensville Cemetery at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Bradford County Humane Society, P.O. Box 179, Ulster, Pa. 18850, or T.A.C.O., P.O. Box 262, Towanda, Pa. 18848; a local library; or a charity of one's choice in memory of Kenneth J. Miller. Arrangements were entrusted to the McHenry Funeral Home, 106 Church St., Wyalusing, Pa. - Towanda Daily Review, 9 May 2008
LLEWELLYN WALTER SHORES, 74, of Rome R.R. #3, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2000, at the Bradford County Manor, surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 3, 1926, in Sheshequin Township, a son of Walter and Louise Robinson Shores. On Feb. 24, 1947, he married the former Marjorie Simons Shores at the Hornbrook Parsonage. It has been a loving marriage of 53 years. Prior to his retirement in 1983, Mr. Shores was employed by E.I. Dupont in Towanda. He is survived by his wife Marjorie Simons Shores, at home; stepmother “Mom” Ethel Ferris, of Rome; stepfather Fred Ferris of Rome; three children and their spouses, Gerald and Diane Shores of Laceyville, Sharon and Carlton Wiggins of Stevensville, Crystal and William Hunsinger, Sr. of Stevensville; three brothers, LaVern Shores of Nichols, N.Y., Edward Shores of Millport, N.Y., Norman Shores of Towanda, PA; sister, Frances Lewis of Standing Stone; eight grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Walter and Louise Robinson Shores. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2000, at 11 a.m. in the McHenry Funeral Home, 106 Church Street, Wyalusing, with the Rev. Jane Bensley, pastor of the Rome United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will follow in Stevensville Cemetery. Friends and family are invited to call today at McHenry Funeral Home in Wyalusing from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. –Towanda Daily Review.
SMITH - Marlene Smith Gregg, 71, of Port Crane, NY was stricken
at her home on Vandermark Drive and passed away Sunday, April 20, 2008
in the Binghamton hospital. Born in Stevensville, March 23, 1937, Marlene
was one of three children in the family of Roy and Vesta (Vande Mark) Smith.
She was especially proud of her six children and all her beautiful grandchildren.
A lifelong student, she completed her college studies and was awarded a
degree from Broome Co. Community College just last fall. Her other loves
of life included playing guitar and violin and singing in the choir at
church, knitting blankets for family and friends, and visiting and sharing
with friends week by week. She was also a faithful member of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints of Greene, NY. Marlene was predeceased
by her parents, her sister, Beryl St. Clair; brother, Oliver Smith and
son, Andrew Gregg. Surviving are her cousins, Nancy (and Don) Wesley of
Kingsland, TX and Luke (and Jean) Vande Mark of Stevensville; sons, Darrell
(and Annette) Gregg of Riverton, UT, Russell (and Tammy) Gregg of Southold,
NY and Vernon (and Mary) Gregg of Rochester, NY and daughters, Doreen (and
Doug) Snow of Tooele, UT and Vivian Gregg of Endicott, NY, as well as 14
grandchildren, ranging in age from two to 20 years of age. Funeral services
were held Thursday, April 24 at the Mormon Church in Greene, NY, with Brother
Richard Brigmond, presiding. Burial in the Stevensville Cemetery followed
the service of remembrance. Submitted by Carol Brotzman. Wyalusing
Rocket May 2, 2008
Jonathan B. STEVENS
January 1916
Obituary #1:
"Jonathan B. Stevens"
"Jonathan B. Stevens, one of the best known men in Eastern Bradford
county, died at his home in Stevensville yesterday morning about 9 o'clock,
aged 76 years. He was a war veteran, serving in the 141st P. V. I.
He is survived by his widow, one daughter, Mrs. F. E. Eastabrooks of Stevensville,
and two grandchildren, Victor Eastabrooks, and Mrs. J. A. Morrow of Towanda;
also two brothers, Theodore and Arthur Stevens of Stevensville. The
funeral will be held at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock; interment
in the Stevensville cemetery."
Obituary #2:
"Jonathan B. STEVENS"
Jonathan B. Stevens, son of Henry and Martha (Brink) was born
at Stevensville, Pa. February, 18th, 1838. He had two brothers Theodore
and Arthur. Jonathan Stevens was married to Miss Sarah Rockwell May
1862. To them was born one daughter Ella wife of Frank Eastabrook
of Stevensville, Pa. Mr. Stevens lived his life of nearly four score years
in the immediate neighborhood of his birth. He had been in poor health
for some time past and with a brief sickness died on Sunday January 16,
1916. His widow, daughter, two grandchildren, and two great grand-children
survive him. The funeral services took place from his late home on
Tuesday 18th, and were conducted by the Rev. Milton Lewis Cook assisted
by Rev. W. E. Lewis. The burial was among the graves of his friends
and relatives of a lifetime. Mr. Stevens was a member of the Presbyterian
church at Stevensville, and was of an old and honored family who have been
residents of the vicinity for many years. He was a soldier of the
Union army for a time. --Contributed" [Sent in by Bill Benson]
STEVENS –MRS. LYDIA P. INGHAM, a former resident of Camptown died at her home in Marion, Iowa on Friday (Sept. 9, 1898) aged about 60 years. She was the mother of Mr. Edward C. Ingham, agricultural implement dealer of Camptown and Mr. John C. Ingham, one of Towanda’s leading barristers. Mrs. Ingham was the fourth child of a family of eight children, born to Cyrus and Lydia A. Stevens, and was born on the old Stevens homestead farm at Stevensville. In early life she was married to Charles Ingham, who died, when she married Mr. Ellicott A. Ingham, and about fifteen years ago moved to Marion, Iowa, where her later life was passed. Oliver W., and E. Lacey Stevens of Stevensville and Dr. Cyrus L. Stevens of Athens are surviving brothers. The remains were brought to Stevensville, Tuesday, the interment being in the family plot in the village cemetery. (Stevensville Cemetery)
TAYLOR –MARGARET E. BATES, 82, of Park Place, Wyalusing, Pa., passed away on Tuesday, June 10, 1997, at the Towanda Memorial Hospital Towanda, Pa. Margaret was born May 11, 1916 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., the eldest of eight children of the late Joseph and Isabelle Howe Taylor. She graduated from the Rush High School, rush, Pa., where she was the class artist. She married Willard L. Bates and together they operated their family farm and also the Bates Apple Orchard in Stevensville, Pa. for many years. Willard predeceased her on Nov. 19, 1983, Margaret moved to Park Place in 1995. Margaret was a member of the Stevensville Presbyterian Church, where she taught Sunday school and Bible school for many years. Her daughters have said, “Dad called our mother, Margaret Bates, his irreplaceable jewel.” To her children she was an absolute treasure. She had a genuine gift with children—encouraging and nurturing them to be their best. Margaret beautified her surroundings with plants and flowers. She enjoyed walks with her children in the woods in search of wildflowers and wild strawberries. The :artist of her class,” she made the world a more wonderful place with exquisite handiwork. This was a gentile, loving, intelligent woman of incredible inner strength. She faced death as she did her life, with irrepressible courage, faith and optimism. She will be missed, as she was loved – deeply and forever. Surviving are: her son and daughter-in-law, Donald L. and Betty Bates, Stevensville, Pa.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lois and David A. Walker, Wyalusing, Pa.; Ellen and Robert F. Vacchiano, Warrington, Pa.; four brothers and sisters-in-law, John and Betty Taylor, New Milford, Pa.; Richard Taylor, LeRaysville, Pa.; Joseph and Myra Taylor, Zephyrhills, Fla.; George and Beatrice Taylor, New Milford, Pa.; a sister and brother-in-law, Doris and Bruce VanCott, New Milford, Pa.; a sister-in-law, Florence Taylor, Athens, Pa.; grandchildren, Stephen Harder, Garret Walker, Delcia Bates, Shannon Bates, Bernadette Bates; -great-granddaughter, Lindsey O’Neil; numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a sister, Isabelle McManus in 1965 and a brother, Thomas Taylor in 1996. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 14, 1997, at 10 a.m. at the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 1 Groverdale Lane, Wyalusing, Pa., with Lisa Heckman officiating. Interment will be in the Stevensville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Friday, June 13, 1997, from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the Stevensville Presbyterian Church, Stevensville, Pa. –Towanda Daily Review
YANAVITCH ANNA C.
Daily Review April 24, 2005
Mrs. Anna C. Yanavitch Bagdon, age 83, of LeRaysville, PA passed away
on Friday evening at the Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA. Anna
was born on March 4, 1922 in Port Griffith, PA. She moved to this area
with her parents, the late Joseph & Cassie Moleski Yanuicz, as a very
young child and remained in Stevensville throughout her lifetime. She was
a graduate of the Camptown High School. She married Carl Bagdon on
June 17, 1955, and together they raised four sons. They would have celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary in June. The last 30 years of Anna's employment
was with the Wyalusing School District as a Car Route driver transporting
the children with special need from Wyalusing to Towanda or their classes.
She was a longtime member of the School Bus Drivers Association. She had
much patience and understanding with these children, and still followed
many of their lives when they went beyond school days. She enjoyed her
family and especially the little ones as the grandchildren arrived and
later the great grandchildren. Many people will remember her as she did
her crocheting and craft shows for many years. Her presence was common
at local Penny Socials and she was seldom absent from her favorite Bingo
nights. Besides her husband, Carl, she leaves surviving the following:
3 sons and daughters-in-law: Stanley Colegrove Jr., of Stevensville; Joseph
& Marlene Colegrove of Laceyville; and Edward and Carol Colegrove of
Laceyville: Daughter-in-law, Erma Bagdon of Wyalusing; Sisters and brother-in-law:
Mary Jones and Catherine and Carl Randall, both of Stevensville; brother,
William Yanavitch of Waverly, NY; Sisters-in-law, Betty Yanavitch and Martha
Yanavitch both of Stevensville. There are five grandchildren: Edward Scott
Colegrove and Tammy Colegrove both of Bloomsburg, PA, Michael Colegrove
and Robert (Heather) Colegrove of Laceyville, PA and Steve Colegrove. Also,
4 great grandchildren, Samantha, Patrick, Andrew and Brianna; and numerous
nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by a son, Tony Bagdon in May 2001
and two brothers, Anthony Yanavitch and Joseph Yanavitch. Funeral services
will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 26th at the P. Dean Homer
Funeral Home, 1 Grovedale Lane, Wyalusing, PA with the Rev. Glenn R. Kennedy,
pastor of the Stevensville Presbyterian Church, officiating. Interment
will be in the Stevensville Cemetery. Friends may call at the P.
Dean Homer Funeral Home, on Monday, April 25th from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M.
The family will provide the flowers and suggest that memorial donations
be made to the H.O.P.S. Ambulance Association, % James W. Seipler, RR 1
Box 280, Rome, PA 18837. To send condolences or sign the e-guestbook, please
go to homerfuneralhome.com. Contributed by her friend Carol Brotzman
A Historians note here: the Fourth son mentioned in the obit was Tony Bagdon.
Carl's previous wife had died young like Annas first husband, so he brought
a son into the marriage along with the three children of Anna and Stanley
Colegrove. Stanley, a World War II vet had passed December 16, 1962. Submitted
by a dear friend Carol Brotzman
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