Obituaries

Jan 5, 2017

Katharina Reichert of Hermitage passed away Thursday, January 5, 2017, in Saint John XXIII Home, Hermitage, after an extended illness. She was 92. Mrs. Reichert was born December 28, 1924 in Rastadt, Ukraine, the daughter of Daniel and Katharina Hirsch Fisher. She was a member of St. Anthony's Church, Sharon. Katharina was a homemaker and enjoyed baking and cooking. She...

Jan 5, 2017

Donna M. Yurich, formerly of Whispering Oaks, Hermitage, passed away at 3 p.m. Thursday, January 5, 2017, in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage, following an extended illness.  She was 84. Donna was born October 16, 1932, in Sharon, a daughter of George Robert and Mary Margaret Croft Burke.  She was a 1950 graduate of Sharon High School and was a lifelong...

Jan 4, 2017

Pearl Ann Kocholek of Hermitage passed away at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2017, in Clepper Manor, Sharon, after an extended illness.  She was 68. Mrs. Kocholek was born February 24, 1948, in Sharon.  She was a 1967 graduate of Farrell High School and a lifelong area resident. Pearl retired in 2007 from J.C. Penney, Co. in the Shenango Valley...

Jan 4, 2017

John E. Doughton of Sharpsville passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Wednesday (1-4-17) in his residence following an extended illness. He was 53. Mr. Doughton was born February 20, 1963, in Greenville, a son of Thomas and Virginia Prussey Doughton. He was raised in Greenville and graduated from Reynolds High School in 1981. Following high school, John attended Penn State...

Jan 3, 2017

Cynthia J. (Dyll) Bland of Sharpsville passed away at 4:36 pm Tuesday (1-3-17) in Hillcrest Hospital –Cleveland Clinic Health System, Mayfield Heights, OH, following a brief illness. She was 55. Cynthia was born March 23, 1961, a daughter of Alex A. and Ruth Pebly Dyll. She was a 1979 graduate of Sharpsville High School. Following high school she relocated for...

Jan 3, 2017

Larry L. Coxson of Jefferson Twp., passed away at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday, January 3, 2018, in UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley Hospital. He was 74.

Mr. Coxson was born May 29, 1943, in Sharon, a son of Samuel and Anne (Spohn) Coxson. He attended Brookfield High School and served with the US Navy from January 25,...

Jan 2, 2017

William "Bill" C. Mortimer, Jr. of Farrell passed away unexpectedly Monday (1-2-17) in his residence. He was 46. Mr. Mortimer was born March 25, 1970, in Sharon, a son of William C. Mortimer, Sr. and H. Carol Maloney Mortimer. He was a lifelong area resident and a 1988 graduate of Sharon High School. Bill served as a fireman for the...

Jan 2, 2017

Helen Giancarlo, 80, of Warren, Ohio, died peacefully in Saint Joseph's Hospital, Warren, Ohio, January 2, 2017, after battling a sudden illness. Helen was born to the late Alex Kobiloinski and the former Anna Grib Kobiloinskion June 23, 1936. Helen and her brother Joseph grew up in Fredericktown, Pennsylvania near the Monongahela River. She graduated from Bethlehem Joint High School...

Jan 2, 2017

Anton Franz Fellner of Hermitage passed away unexpectedly on Monday, January 2, 2017, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was 25. Anton was born December 2, 1991, in Sharon, a son of Walter Fellner and Sue McNally Fellner. He was a 2010 graduate of Hickory High School, where he excelled as a linebacker and was a regional all-star on the...

Jan 2, 2017

Thomas E. Stewart, 86, of Neshannock Twp. passed away on Monday evening (01-02-17) at Golden Hill Nursing Home. Tom was born on January 27, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Wealthy Stewart. He was raised on a farm in Parker, PA and graduated from Parker High School. Tom proudly served in the Navy from 1948 until 1952 primarily serving...

Jan 1, 2017

George A. Krantz, Jr. of Hermitage passed away peacefully Sunday evening (1-1-17) in his home, surrounded by his family, after a ten year battle with leukemia.  He was 76. Mr. Krantz was born March 15, 1940, in Farrell, a son of George A. Krantz, Sr. and Rose Bauer Krantz. He was a 1958 graduate of Farrell High School and was...

Dec 31, 2016

Bettie L. Harkless of Lackawannock Township, formerly of Mitchell Road, Shenango Township, passed away at 11:43 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, after a period of failing health. She was 96. Mrs. Harkless was born Dec. 11, 1920, in Sharon, a daughter of Preston and Anna Dunkerley Swarts. She was a 1939 graduate...

Dec 30, 2016

Donald G. Hess of New Wilmington passed away at 9:18 p.m. Friday, December 30, 2016, in UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley Hospital, Farrell. He was 68.

Dec 29, 2016

Vinko Petrovich of Sharon passed away at 5:20 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2016, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.  He was 83. Mr. Petrovich was born November 4, 1933, in Zagreb, Croatia.  He was educated in Europe and moved to the United States to attend Christ the King Seminary at St. Bonaventure University, Olean, N.Y.  He was ordained a Franciscan Priest...

Dec 28, 2016

The "Voice of the Valley" signed off for the last time on December 28, 2016. Born in Philadelphia, PA on April 18, 1925, John "Jack" Thomas Sandstrom of Hermitage enjoyed life for 91 years.

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Dec 28, 2016

Victor A. Litwinovich, 87, a lifelong resident of Edinburg passed away late Wednesday evening, December 28, 2016 in UPMC Jameson Hospital. Mr. Litwinovich was born June 8, 1929, in New Castle, a son of the late Thomas and Ester Szymdt Litwinovich. He was raised in Edinburgh and attended Union High School. Victor owned and operated his own Beef and Dairy...

Dec 28, 2016

Lenore A. Salatino of St. John XXII Home, Hermitage, formerly of N. Buhl Farm Dr., Hermitage, passed away at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System.  She was 99. Mrs. Salatino was born December 18, 1917, in Farrell, a daughter of Louis and Angeline Magnovita Gallichio.  She attended Farrell schools and was a...

Dec 27, 2016

Richard J. Falen, 78, of New Wilmington, formerly of Riverside Apartments, passed away at 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2016, in UPMC Jameson Hospital. Mr. Falen was born May 21, 1938, in Ellwood City, a son of the late Robert and Emma Porter Falen. Rich was raised in Elwood and attended Lincoln High School. As a young man he worked...

Dec 26, 2016

Mary Lou Grimes, 90, of New Castle passed away peacefully with her family continually at her side on the morning of Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at UPMC Jameson Hospital. She was born on Oct. 11, 1926, in New Castle to the late Franklin Sankey McCullough and Cecelia Elizabeth Coyne McCullough. A homemaker and true matriarch, Mary Lou's children were her...

Dec 26, 2016

Bernadette (Hughes) Rock, 57, of Sharon, and formerly of Pulaski Township, passed away unexpectedly the morning of Monday, Dec. 26, 2016.

She was born on May 15, 1959, in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, a daughter of the late Thomas H. and Betty J. Flick Hughes.

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