Obituaries

May 3, 2017

Dean S. McClelland of Hermitage and formerly of Pittsburgh passed away at 11:15 p.m. Wednesday, May 3, 2017.  He was 94.

Mr. McClelland was born March 8, 1923 in Johnstown, PA the son of Andrew H. and Mary L. McClelland.  He was a 1941 graduate of Johnstown High School and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in...

May 1, 2017

Ian W. Davis of Vilas, N.C., formerly of Sharon, passed away unexpectedly Monday, May 1, 2017. He was 30.

Ian was born Ionel-Dorinel Vlase on June 4, 1986, in Slobazia, Romania. He came to this country July 14, 1991, as the son of Nancy Mackey Davis and was later...

Apr 30, 2017

William "Willie" J. DiFeo of Hermitage passed away Sunday morning, April 30, 2017, after a brief illness.  He was 82. Mr. DiFeo was born October 21, 1934, in Farrell, the youngest child of Alessandro and Adele Masucci DiFeo.  He was a lifelong area resident and a 1953 graduate of Farrell High School. Willie retired in 1999 as a splicer from...

Apr 27, 2017

Frances Mae (Horan) Stupka of Hermitage passed away peacefully Thursday, April 27, 2017. She was 91.

Frances was born October 8, 1925, in Sharon, a daughter of Ida Mae and Francis Horan. She was also the wife of Milan M. Stupka.

She enjoyed...

Apr 23, 2017

Linda L. Paulson-Gatzy of Brookfield, OH passed away at 2:47 p.m. Sunday, April 23, 2017, in St. Joseph Emergency Center, Andover, OH. She was 68.

Mrs. Gatzy was born April 13, 1949, in Sharon, a daughter of Roy and Mary (White) Paulson. She was a lifelong resident of the Shenango Valley and a 1967 graduate of Sharon...

Apr 23, 2017

Lowell K. "Lenny" Leonhardt, 85, of New Castle, passed away peacefully Sunday morning, April 23, 2017, in his residence.

Mr. Leonhardt was born May 6, 1931, in New Castle, a son of the late William and Victoria Finney Leonhardt. He was a lifelong area resident and 1949 graduate of Shenango High School. Lenny was a veteran of...

Apr 22, 2017

John "Jack" Brannon of Sharpsville passed away Saturday evening, April 22, 2017, in his residence. He was 90.

Mr. Brannon was born July 30, 1926, in Franklin, PA, a son of Walter and Edith DeLong  Brannon. He was a 1944 graduate of Franklin High School, and following graduation enlisted in the U.S. Army.

Jack served in the...

Apr 22, 2017

Jennifer R. Maybee of Sharon passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening, April 22, 2017, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, two days following the death of her father, George Maybee. She was 32.

Jennifer was born August 6, 1984, in Sharon, a daughter of George R. and Randy E. Brannon Maybee. She was a lifelong area...

Apr 20, 2017

Russell "Buddy" L. Green of Sharon passed away at 9:14 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 2017, in his home. He was 74.

Mr. Green was born June 28, 1942, in Sharon, a son of Russell B. and Ruth (Chisholm) Green. He was a lifelong area resident and a 1960 graduate of Sharon High School. Buddy served with the...

Apr 20, 2017

George Ryle Maybee of Sharon passed away at 2:06 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 2017, in his residence, following an extended illness. He was 67.

Mr....

Apr 18, 2017

Keith R. Fulford of Hermitage passed away at 4:58 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2017, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 65.

Mr. Fulford was born April 25, 1951, in Grove City, a son of Garfield J. and Norma (Boyer) Fulford. He was a 1969 graduate of Hickory High School, where he lettered in...

Apr 17, 2017

Milos Miodrag, Sr. of Farrell passed away at 11:23 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2017, in the transitional care unit of Sharon Regional Health System.  He was 95. Mr. Miodrag was born October 7, 1921, in Kanjani, Yugoslavia, a son of Pantelija and Jovanka (Ivaz) Miodrag.  He served with the Yugoslav Chetniks as a Freedom Fighter during WW II and...

Apr 17, 2017

Peter Olshavsky, Jr. of Hermitage passed away at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2017, in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage, where he was a resident since July of 2014.  He was 90. Mr. Olshavsky was born at home on March 10, 1927, in Sharon, a son of Peter and Mary (Petak) Olshavsky.  He attended Sharon schools before enlisting in the U.S....

Apr 17, 2017

Robert J. Snyder, 83, of Erie, Pa, former longtime resident of New Castle, passed away the morning of Monday, April 17, 2017, in UPMC Hamot Medical Center, Erie.

Mr. Snyder was born November 17, 1933, in McKees Rocks, Pa, a son of the late Anthony L. and Elizabeth C....

Apr 16, 2017

Daniel Steven Latcheran, 63, passed away peacefully on Easter Sunday morning, April 16, 2017, at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center after a brief illness. Daniel was born on January 30, 1954, at Jameson Memorial Hospital, a son of the late George and Joyce Ann Lumpp Latcheran. He was a 1971 graduate of New Castle Senior High School and attended Youngstown...

Apr 16, 2017

Elizabeth "Lib" Fee, 99, of Union Twp. passed away peacefully Easter morning, Sunday, April 16, 2017, in New Castle.

Mrs. Fee was born June 5, 1917, in New Castle, one of thirteen children to the late John W. and Elizabeth Knight Hartzell. She was a lifelong area resident and...

Apr 16, 2017

James Joseph "Champ" Marks of Farrell passed away at 7:48 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017, in his residence.  He was 82. Mr. Marks was born September 10, 1934, in Farrell, a son of Frank and Mary (Esposito) Marks.  A lifelong Farrell resident, he was a 1952 graduate of Farrell High School and earned a BS degree in Education with...

Apr 15, 2017

John D. "Denny" McCutcheon of Sharpsville passed away at 9:53 a.m. Saturday, April 15, 2017, in the emergency room of UPMC Horizon Hospital, Farrell, after an extended illness.  He was 67. Mr. McCutcheon was born October 6, 1949, in Sharon, a son of John Edward and Irene (Billen) McCutcheon.  He was a graduate of Hickory High School, Hermitage, and earned...

Apr 15, 2017

Quentin "Sparky" R. Brady, Jr. of Hermitage passed away at 6:14 p.m. Saturday, April 15, 2017, in Good Samaritan Hospice House, Wexford,...

Apr 14, 2017

Eva M. Rabold of Hermitage passed away at 9:07 a.m. Friday, April 14, 2017, in her residence. She was 88. Mrs. Rabold was born August 3, 1928, in Masury, OH, the daughter of Ernest and Elizabeth (Paterson) Snyder. She was a 1948 graduate of Hickory High School. Eva was employed in the cafeteria  of the former Sharon Steel; the former...