Obituaries

Jul 22, 2017

Arlene Joan (Manilla) Egelsky of Girard, OH, formerly a resident of Hubbard, OH, and Yankee Lake Village where she resided for 35 years, passed away on July 22, 2017, at Northside Medical Center, Youngstown, OH. She was 77.

Mrs. Egelsky was born September 8, 1939, in Sharon, the daughter...

Jul 21, 2017

Alice M. (O'Brien) Donnelly of Sharon passed away peacefully at 7:44 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2017, in her residence. She was 98.

Mrs. Donnelly was born February 1, 1919, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Thomas and Alice (Barnes) O'Brien.  A lifelong area resident, Alice graduated from Sharon High School and went to work at Rosenbloom's...

Jul 20, 2017

Dennis K. "Denny" Chiavazza of Sharon passed away at 2:03 p.m. Thursday, July 20, 2017, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was 71.

Mr. Chiavazza was born July 12, 1946, in Sharon, a son of Joseph and Josephine Ritenour Chiavazza. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from Sharon High School in 1965 and enlisted in the U.S....

Jul 18, 2017

Phillip G. Stout of Union Twp. passed away peacefully at 12:10 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2017 , in his residence with his wife and family by his side. He was 74.

Mr. Stout was born December 26, 1942, in Uledi, PA, a son of Phillip Stout, Jr. and Ila Friend Stout. He was raised in Uledi and...

Jul 18, 2017

Ruby M. Clarke of Farrell passed away at 11:25 a.m. Monday, July 18, 2017, in her home. She was 88. Ruby was born March 3, 1929, in Brooklyn, NY, a daughter of Isaac and Olive (Gibson) Clarke and attended Brooklyn Area Schools. Ruby moved to Farrell in 1972, then to Michigan in 1999 and recently returned to Farrell. Ruby worked...

Jul 15, 2017

Calvin S. Custer of Masury, OH passed away at 6:27 a.m. Saturday, July 15, 2017 , in his residence. He was 56.

Mr. Custer was born December 11, 1960, in Sharon, a son of Russell and Dorothy (Poweski) Custer. He was a lifelong area resident and attended Brookfield High School. Calvin was employed for 20 plus years...

Jul 14, 2017

Frank T. Marletto of Sharon passed away at 11:04 a.m. Friday, July 14, 2017, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage.  He was 93. Mr. Marletto was born November 14, 1923, in Sharon, a son of Michael and Mary (Mastroianni) Marletto.  A lifelong area resident, he was a 1942 graduate of Sharon High School and served in the Signal Corp. with...

Jul 12, 2017

Adeline "Appie" M. Guerino of Hermitage passed away at 5:03 a.m. Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in UPMC Horizon-Shenango Valley. She was 80.

Mrs. Guerino was born November 22, 1936, in Sharon, a daughter of Joseph and Victoria (DeMaria) Mercurio. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1955 graduate of Farrell High School. Appie was one of...

Jul 10, 2017

Bonnie M. Myers of Vermeire Manor, Sharon, passed away peacefully at 12:59 p.m. Monday, July 10, 2017, in Trinity Living Center, Grove City.She was 67. Mrs. Myers was born December 27, 1949. She was a lifelong area resident and 1968 graduate of Reynolds High School. Bonnie was a homemaker. She enjoyed adult coloring...

Jul 9, 2017

Beverly J. Furman of Sharon passed away at 6:36 p.m. Sunday, July 9, 2017, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 75.

Mrs. Furman was born May 7, 1942, in Toledo, OH, a daughter of Herbert C. and Helen G. (Wallace) Waterman and attended Clay High School, Oregon, OH. She was a Toledo native...

Jul 9, 2017

Carol Ann Daris of Hermitage passed away at 6:45 p.m. Sunday, July 9, 2017, in The Grove Nursing Facility, Greenville, PA, following an extended illness.  She was 73. Carol was born September 7, 1943, in Sharon, a daughter of Nick and Freda Marie (Klein) Bich.  She was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Farrell High School.  Carol was...

Jul 9, 2017

Christopher M. Ferencik of Sharon passed away at 9:40 a.m.  Sunday, July 9, 2017. He was 44.

Chris was born December 19, 1972, in Sharon, a son of Michael and Sheryl (Squatritio) Ferencik. He was a 1991 graduate of Sharon High School and attended Point Park University and Youngstown...

Jul 9, 2017

Evelyn D. Middleswarth, formerly of Hermitage and York, PA, passed away peacefully at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, July 9, 2017 in Clepper Manor Nursing Home, Sharon.  She was 94.

Mrs. Middleswarth was born October 5, 1922, in Kimmel, PA, Bedford County, a daughter of Albert N. and Clara M. Hengst...

Jul 6, 2017

John Joseph Williams of Flowery Branch, GA, passed away July 6, 2017, in Braselton, GA, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was 60.

Mr. Williams was born January 26, 1957, in Meadville, a son of John J. "Jack" and Josephine M. (Damico) Karas Williams.

John was raised in Ashtabula, OH, and graduated from Ashtabula...

Jul 5, 2017

Ann M. Tarkanick of Brookfield, Ohio was reunited with her loving husband at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, July 5, 2017, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage.  She was 93. Mrs. Tarkanick was born May 27, 1924, in Farrell, a daughter of William and Mary Leavens.  She attended the former St. Anthony's Parochial Grade School in Farrell and was a 1943 graduate...

Jul 4, 2017

Anthony Henry "Bud" Cimino of Hermitage, formerly a longtime resident of Sharon,  passed away in his home surrounded by family on Tuesday, July 4, 2017. He was 86.

Mr. Cimino was born June 14, 1931, in Swissvale, PA, a son of James Richard And Helen Fusarini Cimino.  He was a 1949 graduate of Central Catholic High School,...

Jul 3, 2017

Betty J. Munnal of Sharon passed away unexpectedly at 8:51 p.m. Monday, July 3, 2017, in the emergency room of Sharon Regional...

Jul 3, 2017

David J. Maurice of Sharon passed away unexpectedly of natural causes in his residence.  He was 66. Mr. Maurice was born December 4, 1950, in Sharon, a son of Henry and Bernice Wolford Maurice.  He attended Hickory High School, Hermitage, and served with the United States Marine Corp. during the Vietnam War.  Dave was a crane man for many years...

Jul 1, 2017

Derron "D-Ward" Scott Ward, Sr., 3489 Saranac Dr., Sharpsville, PA, passed away at 4:43 p.m. Saturday, July 1, 2017, in Cancer Center of America, Philadelphia, PA.  He was 43. D-Ward was born November 2, 1973, in Sharon, a son of Dale and Conni (Coloutes) Ward.  He moved to Ohio as a child and graduated from Garfield High School, Akron, Ohio. ...

Jul 1, 2017

Rose R. Porterfield of Sharon passed away at 4:00 a.m. Saturday, July 01, 2017, in her residence. She was 82.

Mrs. Porterfield was born February 10, 1935, in Sandy Lake, PA, a daughter of David and Ethyl Swartz Shaffer. She was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Sharon High School.

Rose was employed...