Obituaries

Dec 23, 2018

Jane Nosik, 84, formerly of Union Twp., passed away peacefully Sunday evening, December 23, 2018, in Golden Hill Nursing Home, New Castle. Mrs. Nosik was born November 28, 1934, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Michael and Helen (Mrozek) Maslyk. Her late husband, Stephen Nosik, whom she married August 6, 1955, passed away March 14, 1987. A lifelong...

Dec 22, 2018

?Nancy L. (Kahl) Sed, of Hermitage, passed away unexpectedly at 12:07 a.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, after a short illness.  She was 73. Nancy was born April 14, 1945, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Joseph F. and Marie M. (Mussler) Kahl.  She attended the former St. Joseph Parochial Grade School and was a...

Dec 22, 2018

Verna R. Picciotto, of Farrell, passed away of natural causes at 6:36 p.m. Saturday, December 22, 2018, in the Sharon Regional Medical Center.  She was 95. Mrs. Picciotto was born December 9, 1923, in Farrell, a daughter of the late Nicola and Anna (Caruso) Galarde.  She was a lifelong Farrell resident and a 1941 alumna of Farrell High School. Verna...

Dec 22, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Clifton Blaine Bethune, 92, of New Castle, announces his passing on Saturday evening, December 22, 2018. Mr. Bethune was born June 17, 1926, in Braddock, PA, a son of the late Clifton Blaine Bethune, Sr. and Annabelle (Bush) Bethune. Cliff will be fondly remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather,...

Dec 20, 2018

Kathryn L. "Kay" Hoffmaster, 84, of North Beaver Twp. passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, December 20, 2018, in her residence.

Mrs. Hoffmaster was born October 30, 1934, in Sharon, a daughter of Robert Lee and Dorothea A. (Powell) Sherer. A 1952 alumnus of New Castle High School, she worked as a bank teller and receptionist for 17...

Dec 18, 2018

Anna Mae Hines, 88, of Hermitage, passed away Tuesday morning, December 18, 2018, in Sharon Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Hines was born June 29, 1930, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Vasil and Anna (Volcho) Gula.  A lifelong area resident, she was a 1948 graduate of Sharon High School.

She was employed as an...

Dec 18, 2018

Thomas E. "Gene" Morrin, formerly of Sharpsville, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, December 18, 2018, in St. John...

Dec 18, 2018

Martha (Van de Walle) McKay, of Transfer, formerly a longtime resident of Hermitage, passed away on Tuesday, December 18, 2018.  She was 89.

Mrs. McKay was born April 5, 1929, in Rochester, NY, a daughter of the late W. Edwin and Mildred (Smeed) Van de Walle.

A 1946 graduate of Monroe High School, Rochester, NY,...

Dec 16, 2018

Leal McKee Sickafuse, 93, of Hermitage, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018, in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Youngstown, Ohio, surrounded by his family.

Mr. Sickafuse was born September 12, 1925, in Hickory Twp., Lawrence County, a son of James Joseph and Lois (Gibson) Sickafuse. He was a 1943 graduate of the former Eastbrook High School, Hickory Twp. Following...

Dec 16, 2018

Jo Ann B. Winter, 91, of Neshannock Twp. passed away peacefully Sunday evening, December 16, 2018, in Jameson...

Dec 12, 2018

Barbara Diane Wallace, 63, of Rock Hill, SC., formerly of New Windsor, NY, and Farrell, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 12, 2018.

Mrs. Wallace was born January 30, 1955, in Sharon, a daughter of the late William and Wilma (Lloyd) Roach. She was a graduate of Kennedy Christian High School and matriculated to Penn State University, Sharon....

Dec 11, 2018

Sarah "Sally" Elizabeth Robinson Moyer Pinson, of Sharon, passed away Tuesday, December 11, 2018, in UPMC Horizon Hospital, Farrell. She was 83.

Mrs. Pinson was born June 15, 1935, in Farrell, a daughter of James Ambrose Robinson, Sr. and Grace Merrel (Phillips) Robinson. A lifelong area resident, she was a graduate of West Middlesex High School. Sally...

Dec 10, 2018

Josephine Caruso, formerly of Farrell, passed away at 7:10 a.m. Monday (Dec. 10, 2018) in Clepper Manor, Sharon. She was 102. Mrs. Caruso was born Feb. 15, 1916, in Derry, Pa., a daughter of the late Carmine and Concetta (Agresti) Salandria. She was raised in Farrell and attended Farrell schools. A homemaker, Josephine was a member of St. Joseph Church,...

Dec 9, 2018

Judith P. "Judi" Banas, 70, of Sharpsville passed away peacefully Sunday, December 9, 2018, in her residence.

Mrs. Banas was born January 31, 1948, in Sharon, a daughter of John and Sophia (Pasco) Sobey. She was a 1965 graduate of Sharon High School and matriculated to Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Clarion, PA. Judi graduated from Clarion with...

Dec 9, 2018

Mary Kanyuch, 99, residing at Frey Village Nursing Facility, Middletown, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 9, 2018. She formally lived at The Manor at Oakridge, Harrisburg, in Hummelstown, PA., Burnsville, MN. and Clark, PA. Born on May 19, 1919 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, she was the daughter of Alexander Guzikovsky and Bertha Komoly Guzikovska. Maria Johanna Guzikovska, as she was named...

Dec 8, 2018

Barbara J. Duncan, 67, of Mt. Jackson passed away peacefully Saturday evening, December 8, 2018, in UPMC Jameson...

Dec 8, 2018

Francis Eugene Rice, 69, of Sharon, went to be with the Lord at 10:28 p.m. Saturday, December 8, 2018, in his home surrounded by his family. He will be remembered and missed for his laughter, big heart, unique sense of humor and witty remarks.

Mr. Rice was born September 27, 1949, in Indiana, PA, a son of...

Dec 8, 2018

Zachary K. Mulford of New Castle, formerly of Slippery Rock, passed...

Dec 7, 2018

Walter "Gene" Lutz, 94, of Lackawannock Twp., passed away Friday evening, December 7, 2018, in Sharon Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Lutz was born September 16, 1924, in Grove City, PA, a son of the late Willis E. and Edith Grace (McBride) Lutz. He was a 1942 graduate of Slippery Rock High School.

Dec 5, 2018

Richard B. Burns, 89, of Sharon, passed away Wednesday morning, December...