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Sharon L. Ferry
May 19, 2019
Sharon L. Ferry, 59, of Hermitage, passed away on Sunday afternoon, May 19, 2019, in her sister's home.
...Marlyn Abbott
May 19, 2019
Marlyn Abbott, of Hermitage, passed away peacefully under hospice care at 1:15 p.m. Sunday, May 19, 2019, in her residence. She was 87. Mrs. Abbott was born April 17, 1932, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Walter and Thelma (Grande) Murdock. She was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Sharon High School. Her husband, Edward William "Bill"...
Geraldine Ruth Gargano
May 18, 2019
Geraldine "Gerry" Ruth Gargano of Hermitage passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019, with family by her side. She was 84. Mrs. Gargano was born April 9, 1935, in Farrell, a daughter of the late William J. and Pearl (Killinger) Miles. Gerry was a 1953 alumna of Farrell High School. Her husband, Michael W. Gargano, whom she married October 17, 1953,...
Ronald J. Stankovich
May 17, 2019
Ronald J. Stankovich, 79, of Hermitage, passed away Friday evening, May 17, 2019, in Sharon Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Stankovich was born February 28, 1940, in Sharon, a son of the late Lucien and Marie (Frank) Stankovich. He was a 1958 graduate and a football letterman at Sharon High School.
Ronald was employed as a...
Howard J. Fleeger
May 17, 2019
Howard J. Fleeger, 81, of Union Twp. passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, May 17, 2019, in Quality of Life Services.
Mr. Fleeger was born June 5, 1937, in Butler, PA, a son of the late Lewis and Cecelia (Kirk) Fleeger.
At the age of 17, Howard began working at Youngstown (Ohio) Sheet and Tube, where...
Richard G. Zurasky
May 16, 2019
Richard G. Zurasky, 76, of Wheatland, passed away at 5:44 p.m. Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Sharon Regional Medical Center.
Mr. Zurasky was born February 11, 1943, in New Castle, PA, a son of the late Julius and Agnes (Donley) Zurasky. He was a 1962 graduate of Shenango High School, New Castle.
A lifelong farmer, Richard also...
Orlando Rubeis
May 15, 2019
Orlando "Lindy" Rubeis, 96, of New Castle passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, May 15, 2019, in Avalon Nursing Home.
Mr. Rubeis was born December 1, 1922, in Redbank, PA (Clarion Co.), a son of the late Dominic and Paolina Rubeis.
A lifelong area resident, he graduated from New Castle High School in 1942 and...
Frank Richard Styduhar
May 14, 2019
Frank Richard Styduhar, of Hermitage, passed away peacefully at 8:21 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2019, in his home, surrounded by his wife, daughters and sisters, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 68.
Frank was born June 16, 1950 in Sharon, one of four children born to the late Frank Joseph and Mary (Kush)...
Elizabeth Powell
May 13, 2019
Elizabeth Powell, 88, of Farrell, passed away at 6:26 a.m. Monday, May 13, 2019, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage.
Ms. Powell was born December 8, 1930, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Edward and Julia (Booker) Missick.
A homemaker, Elizabeth was of the Catholic faith. She was a member of...
Patricia Louise Reichart
May 11, 2019
Patricia Louise Reichart, formerly of S. Pymatuning Township, passed away peacefully at 6:10 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2019, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage, where she was a resident for the past three years. She was 94. Mrs. Reichart was born July 27, 1924, in Zanesville, Ohio, a daughter of the late John L. and Bernice (Allwood) Escover. She attended...
Thomas W. Pfahles
May 11, 2019
Thomas W. Pfahles, 90, of New Castle passed away peacefully the evening of Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Shenango on the Green in New Wilmington. He was born April 14, 1929, in New Castle, a son of the late Andrew and Marie (McNamara) Pfahles. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from New Castle High School in 1947. Tom earned his...
John F. Mccart
May 10, 2019
John "Jack" F. McCart, 82, of New Castle, formerly a 40 year resident of Riverside, California, passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, May 10, 2019, in Jameson Care Center.
Mr. McCart was born October 29, 1936 in New Castle a son of John J. and Marie G. (Johnson) McCart. He attended St. Mary's Parochial Grade School and later,...
Charles Donaldson
May 8, 2019
Charles "Butch" Donaldson, 78, of Masury, OH, passed away on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in his home. Mr. Donaldson was born August 29, 1940, in Sharon, a son of the late Claude and Gladys Donaldson. He was a 1958 graduate of Brookfield High School. Butch was drafted into the US Army during the Vietnam war, proudly serving stateside as a...
Susan E. Seidel
May 7, 2019
Susan E. (Gruitza) Seidel of Venice, FL, formerly of Hermitage, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Sarasota (FL) Memorial Hospital. She was 63. Susan was born June 20, 1955, in Sharon, a daughter of the late John and Aurelia (Vulcan) Gruitza. She was a 1973 graduate of Hickory High School and attended Kent State...
Norma Jean Ferringer
May 5, 2019
Norma Jean Ferringer, 84, formerly of Masury and Lakeland, Fla., passed away at 12:30 a.m. Saturday (May 04, 2019) at The Pavilion Rehab and Nursing Center, North Royalton, Ohio. Norma was born March 10, 1935, in Sharon, a daughter of Joseph and Jennie (Napierkoski) Hoyney. She was a 1953 graduate of Farrell High School. She retired from General Motors and...
Rita Marie Cowher
May 4, 2019
Rita Marie Cowher, a longtime resident of Union Twp., passed away peacefully surrounded by her family Saturday, May...
Diane Dumaire
May 4, 2019
Diane duMaire
Nov. 7, 1947 – May 4, 2019
Waterford, VT: Diane duMaire, loving wife, mother, grandmother, passed into the hands of our Eternal Father on May 4, 2019, after suffering a severe stroke on April 15 from which she never regained consciousness.
Diane was born in Sharon, PA to Paul & Mary...
Frank E Chess
May 3, 2019
Frank E. Chess, Jr., of Hermitage, passed away unexpectedly, during his sleep, early Friday morning (5-3-19). He was 82. Mr. Chess was born November 26, 1936, in Farrell, a son of the late Frank E. Chess, Sr. and Jennie (Rotell) Chess. He was a 1954 graduate of Farrell High School and earned his bachelor's degree in Education from Clarion State...
Sherry Lynn Riley
May 3, 2019
Sherry (Litman) Riley, 50, of Brookfield, OH, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 03, 2019, in Sharon Regional Medical Center. Sherry was born March 20, 1969, in Sharon, the loving daughter of Thomas E. and Kathleen (Steines) Litman. She was a 1987 graduate of Brookfield High School. Sherry was a proud UAW 1112 union member at GM Lordstown. Her absence...
Barbara Ann Fisher
May 3, 2019
Barbara Ann Fisher of New Castle passed away peacefully early Friday morning, May 3, 2019, in Edison Manor....
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