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Michael J. Yurich Jr.
Dec 15, 2017
Michael J. Yurich, Jr. of Farrell passed away Friday evening, December 15, 2017, in the Grove at Greenville. He was 93.
Mr. Yurich was born June 23, 1924, in Sharon and was a graduate of Farrell High School. He served with the US Navy stateside during WWII. Upon his discharge he began working at the...
John E. Kane
Dec 11, 2017
John "Jack" E. Kane of West Middlesex, formerly of Hubbard, OH, passed away Monday afternoon, December 11, 2017, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 57.
Mr. Kane was born January 30, 1960, in Youngstown, OH, a son of William J . and Eileen A. (Mahoney) Kane. He was a 1978 graduate...
Pearl Salem
Dec 11, 2017
Pearl Salem of Hermitage, formerly of West Middlesex and Miami Beach, Florida, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Monday, December 11, 2017, in UPMC Horizon Hosptial, Farrell. She was 93.
Mrs. Salem was born November 27, 1924, in West Middlesex, a daughter of Carl and Cora (Frye) McWhirter. She was a 1942 graduate of West Middlesex...
John Carlon
Dec 11, 2017
John "Jack" Carlon of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of Youngstown, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017 in Doctor's Hospital, Sarasota. He was 84.
Jack was born April 10, 1933 in Youngstown, the son of John and Mary Glynn Carlon, immigrants of County Mayo, Ireland. He attended Sacred Heart School...
Marjorie V. Garnett
Dec 10, 2017
Marjorie V. Garnett of Mercer passed away at 5:52 p.m. Sunday, December 10, 2017, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 88.
Mrs. Garnett was born April 6, 1929, in Homewood, KS, a daughter of Thomas and Rose Mary (Strider) Pool. She was an Army wife and a longtime waitress.
George P. Valetich
Dec 10, 2017
George P. Valetich, of Hermitage, passed away under hospice care Sunday evening, December 10, 2017, in his home. He was 84. Mr. Valetich was born June 6, 1933, in Sharon, a son of Stephen E. and Arialda (Vanetti) Valetich. A lifelong area resident, George was a graduate of Sharon High School and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean...
Barbara A. Porterfield
Dec 10, 2017
Barbara A. "Baribie" Porterfield of Sharon passed away peacefully Sunday morning, December 10, 2017, in her residence following a brief illness. She was 47.
Barbie was born August 20, 1970, in Sharon, a daughter of William E. and Pearl (Shaffer) Porterfield.
She worked at the Arc of Mercer Co. Workshop, and previously...
Benjamin K. Ross
Dec 9, 2017
Benjamin K. Ross, SMSgt (Ret.) of Enon, OH, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, December 9, 2017. He was 46. Mr. Ross was born June 18, 1971, in Farrell, PA and was a 1989 graduate of Joseph Badger High School, Kinsman, OH.
Benjamin Ross earned an associate's degree in Air and Space Operations Technology from the Community...
David Gene Nicoloff
Dec 8, 2017
David Gene Nicoloff, of Hermitage, passed away unexpectedly Friday afternoon, December 8, 2017, in the intensive care unit of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 72. Mr. Nicoloff was born June 17, 1945, in Sharon, a son of Louis D. and Hilda (Badis) Nicoloff. He was raised in Farrell and was a 1963 graduate of Farrell High School. Dave was...
John D. Vanko
Dec 8, 2017
Dr. John D. Vanko of Sharon passed away at 6:00 p.m. Friday, December 8, 2017, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 86.
Dr. Vanko was born March 24, 1931, in Sharon, a son of John and Susanna (Klukulciak) Vanko. He was a 1949 graduate of Hickory High School and completed his premedical school...
Henry T. Cocain
Dec 7, 2017
Henry T. "Hank" Cocain, of Jefferson Township, passed away under hospice care Thursday afternoon, December 7, 2017, in his home, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 83. Mr. Cocain was born June 6, 1934, in Scottdale, PA, a son of Robert V. and Alberta (Braun) Cocain. He was a 1953 graduate of East Huntington High School, Scottdale, and...
Albert Nicastro
Dec 7, 2017
Albert Nicastro of Sharon passed away peacefully Thursday morning, December 7, 2017 , in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 92.
Mr. Nicastro was born April 23, 1925, in Sharon, a son of Samuel and Michaelina (Depascale) Nicastro. A lifelong area resident, he was a 1943 graduate of Farrell High School where...
Marjorie M. Goldstone
Dec 5, 2017
Marjorie M. Goldstone of Hermitage passed away Tuesday, December 5, 2017, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA. She was 87.
Marjorie was born March 18, 1930, in Sharon General Hospital, a daughter of William K. and Bethia "Betsy" (Cameron) Morgan. She was a lifelong resident of Sharon and a 1948 graduate of Sharon High School....
Terry L. Ediburn
Dec 5, 2017
Terry L. Ediburn of Sharpsville passed away peacefully at 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, December 5, 2017, in his residence following an extended illness. He was 70.
Mr. Ediburn was born February 7, 1947, in Sharon, a son of Albert Dale and Ila Mae (Bilger) Ediburn. He was raised in New Bedford, Pa., and graduated from New...
Velma G. Malcomson
Dec 4, 2017
Velma G. Malcomson of Hermitage passed away at 10:25 p.m. Monday, December 4, 2017, in Hospitality Care Center, Hermitage. She was 90.
Mrs. Malcomson was born September 3, 1927, in Sharon, a daughter of Michael and Anna (Fedorsack) Matsko. She was a lifelong Shenango Valley resident and at 1945 graduate of Sharon High School. Velma...
Eric Sean Elliott
Dec 1, 2017
Eric Sean Elliott, 49, of New Wilmington, passed away on Friday morning, December 1, 2017, in his residence. He was born September 7, 1968, in New Castle, a son of the late Thomas C. Elliott, II, and Mary Shuttleworth Elliott. Eric was a 1986 graduate of Wilmington Area High School and then matriculated to Slippery...
Frances Angeline Fill
Nov 29, 2017
Frances Angeline Fill, of Hermitage, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning, November 29, 2017, in her residence. She was 93. Mrs. Fill was born February 20, 1924, in Scottdale, PA, a daughter of Peter J. and Stella A. (Woiteyak) Stachowiak. She was a graduate of Mount Jackson (PA) High School and was employed at the Shenango Pottery in New Castle,...
Donna Jean Gregory
Nov 29, 2017
Donna Jean Gregory, of Sharon, passed away unexpectedly while visiting family in Texas on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, in Seton Medical Center, Kyle, Texas. She was 82. Mrs. Gregory was born September 7, 1935, in Sharon, a daughter of Kenneth and Blanche E. (Clark) Fette. She was raised in Sharpsville and was a 1953 graduate of Sharpsville High School. A...
Arlene J. Carr
Nov 29, 2017
Arlene J. Carr, 76, of New Castle passed away the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, at her residence.
Born on April 15, 1941, in New Castle, she was a daughter of late Arthur R. and Mildred V. Mason Johnson.
A lifelong area...
Melita Dzaja
Nov 29, 2017
Melita Pujic Dzaja of Youngstown, OH, formerly of Hermitage, passed away at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at the Windsor House at Guardian Health Care Center. She was 68. Mrs. Dzaja was born July 28, 1949, in Linz, Austria, a daughter of Vinko "Vince" and Olga (Sonntag) Pujic. She moved with her family to the United States in 1952...
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