Obituaries

Feb 26, 2021

Daniel P. Hogue, 59, of New Castle passed away Friday afternoon, February 26, 2021, in UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Mr. Hogue was born April 24, 1961, in New Castle, a son of Arnold P. and Mary K. (Pearce) Hogue. He was a 1979 graduate of Lawrence...

Feb 26, 2021

James S. Butala, 95, of Hermitage passed away peacefully surrounded by his family Friday morning, February 26, 2021, in his residence.

Mr. Butala was born March 26, 1925, in Sharon, a son of the late Stephen J. and Maria (Robinson) Butala. A lifelong area resident, he attended Sharon Schools and enlisted in the...

Feb 26, 2021

Joseph Paul Vilasi, Sr., 86, of Hermitage, formerly of Binghamton, NY, passed away Friday afternoon, February 26, 2021, in UPMC Horizon, Shenango Valley.

Mr. Vilasi was born October 24, 1934, in Binghamton, a son of the late Santo and Anna (LaTella) Vilasi. He was a 1952 graduate of Binghamton North High School and served in the US...

Feb 26, 2021

William Howard Wachter, 68, of Kersey, PA, formerly of Farrell, passed away Friday, February 26, 2021, in his home.

Bill was born April 17, 1952, in Sharon, a son of William J. and Rose (Meredith) Wachter. He was a graduate of Farrell High School and earned an Associate's degree in accounting from Youngstown...

Feb 25, 2021

Thomas E. Bour, Sr., 90, of Hermitage passed away late Thursday evening, February 25, 2021, in his residence, following an extended illness.

Mr. Bour was born May 10, 1930, in Sharon, a son of the late Joseph and Anna (Rapple) Bour. A lifelong area resident, he was a 1948 graduate of Hickory High...

Feb 24, 2021

Theodore J. "Ted" Stefanak, Jr., 70, of Hermitage passed away Wednesday morning, February 24, 2021.

Mr. Stefanak was born July 6, 1950, in Sharon, a son of Theodore J. Stefanak, Sr. and Elsie (Frank) Stefanak. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from Farrell High School in 1968.

Prior to...

Feb 23, 2021

Richard Rocco, 78, of Hermitage passed away peacefully with his wife, children, and brother by his side Tuesday morning, February 23, 2021, in his residence.

Mr. Rocco was born November 21, 1942, in Sharon, a son of the late James L. and Flora L. (Colangelo) Rocco. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from...

Feb 21, 2021

Janice C. Fisher, 92, of Hermitage, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021, in Nugents CCRC, Hermitage.

Mrs. Fisher was born October 18, 1928, in Buhl Christian Hospital, Sharon, a daughter of the late Edward and Julia C. (Kraft) Zimmer, Sr.

Janice was a member of St. Joseph's Church, Sharon....

Feb 20, 2021

Cynthia McGowan, 59, of Sharon, passed away Saturday evening, February 20, 2021 in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown.

Mrs. McGowan was born July 2, 1961, in Omaha, Nebraska, a daughter of the late Louis Vuich and Geraldine Denman. She was a 1979 graduate of Farrell High School, where she excelled academically as a member of the...

Feb 20, 2021

Joann E. Tishov, 92, of Sharon, passed away Saturday, February 20, 2021, surrounded by her family.

Mrs. Tishov was born March 10, 1928, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine (Martin) Eskay. She attended the former St. Joseph's Parochial Grade School, Sharon and was a 1945 graduate of Sharon High...

Feb 19, 2021

Joshua Ian David "Bug, Shorty" Short, 37, of Masury, a loving husband and father, passed away Friday, February 19, 2021, in Sharon Regional Medical Center.

Josh was born June 3, 1983, in Youngstown, OH, a son of Dwight D. Short, Sr. and Janice M. (Zoblisien) Lombardi. He attended New Wilmington High School, where...

Feb 18, 2021

Eleanor Stefanak passed away peacefully at 7:10 a.m. Thursday, February 18, 2021, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage.  She was 98.

Mrs. Stefanak was born December 28, 1922, in Wheatland, a daughter of the late Sam and Julia (Betza) Totea.  She was a 1940 graduate of Farrell High School.

Her husband of 72 years, Matthew...

Feb 16, 2021

Patricia "Patty" J. Ferrari of New Castle passed away at 2:29 a.m. Tuesday, February 16, 2021, in UPMC Jameson Hospital, New Castle, following a brief illness. She was 77.

Mrs. Ferrari was born March 8, 1943 in Waynesburg, Pa. She was a graduate of Waynesburg Central High School and attended business school in Beaver Falls, Pa. Patty...

Feb 16, 2021

LaMar "Mar Meech" Lee Johnson, 32, of New Castle, unexpectedly went to be with the Lord, Tuesday, February 16, 2021.

Mar was born December 19, 1988, in New Castle, a son of Kenneth Lee and Shirley (Cuffie) Johnson. A lifelong area resident, he was a 2007 graduate of New Castle High School, where...

Feb 15, 2021

Karen June Snyderwine, 58, of Sharon, passed away Monday morning, February 15, 2021, in her home.

Ms. Snyderwine was born March 2, 1961, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Robert C. and Norma Jean (Stonebraker) Snyderwine. A lifelong area resident, she was a 1979 graduate of Sharon High School. Karen also attended...

Feb 13, 2021

Margie Theresa Wallace, 76, of New Castle, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday afternoon, February 13, 2021.

Mrs. Wallace was born September 11, 1944, in Bagalusa, LA, a daughter of the late Sam Williams and Evelyn (Wooten) Green. As a young girl, her family moved to New Castle where...

Feb 12, 2021

Angels danced with joy as Shirley Jane Lange, 95, of West Middlesex was welcomed to her heavenly home Friday morning, February 12, 2021.

Mrs. Lange was born March 5, 1925, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Jay Gould and Pearl Idella Gettings Garrett.

A 1942 graduate of West...

Feb 11, 2021

Anthony Fanone, 93, formerly of Hermitage, passed away Thursday, February 11, 2021, in the Laurels of Worthington, Ohio.

Mr. Fanone was born September 3, 1927, in Settefrati, Italy, a son of the late Ubaldo and Rosina (Celni) Fanone. He moved to the United States in 1947 and began working at Sharon Steel's former...

Feb 10, 2021

Betty Liberata Nickolazas Browning, 78, of Erie, passed away on Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at Hamot Hospital after succumbing to her battle with COVID-19.

Mrs. Browning was born October 6, 1942, in Sharon, PA, a daughter of the late Nicholas and Nancy Nickolazas.

Betty grew up in a noisy, loving, multilingual home with grandfather, Carmine,...

Feb 6, 2021

Martha "Jean" Wiesen, 91, of Sharon passed away Saturday evening, February 6, 2021, in Clepper Manor CCRC.

Mrs. Wiesen was born November 14, 1929, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Fern (Kerr) Brest; and later graduated from Sharon High School in 1947.

Primarily a homemaker, Jean also worked...