Obituaries

Dec 25, 2018

Lamont L. Slack, Jr., of Hermitage, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his wife and four sons, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, December 25, 2018, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage.  He was 85. Mr. Slack was born March 4, 1933, in Newtown, PA, on the family farm, a son of the late Lamont L. Slack, Sr. and Irma (Buchman) Slack.  He...

Dec 25, 2018

Thomas M. Gibbons, 82, formerly of Sharon, passed away Tuesday, December 25, 2018, in St. Paul's Senior Living Community, Greenville. Tom was born March 19, 1936, in Sharon, a son of the late Thomas M. Gibbons, Sr. and Mary (Ebbert) Gibbons. He attended the former St. Joseph Parochial Grade School, Sharon, and was a 1954 graduate of Sharon High School....

Dec 24, 2018

Eva Maria Stacey, of Sharpsville, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018, in Addison Healthcare Center, Masury, Ohio. Mrs. Stacey was born in Slovakia, a daughter of the late Yustan and Anna (Stiehs) Dresher. After settling in the United States she earned her General Educational Diploma (GED) while taking night classes in Farrell. She was employed by the former Lawson's, Hermitage;...

Dec 24, 2018

Marian V. Sizer, 83, a longtime resident of of Edinburg, passed away peacefully Monday morning, December 24, 2018, in Haven Convalescent Home, New Castle. Mrs. Sizer was born December 2, 1935, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Joseph F. and Marian E. (Kenst) Orres. After attending Union High School, she enrolled in courses at the former New Castle...

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...