Obituaries

Feb 17, 2017

John William Wilson of Greenville, PA, passed away peacefully at 9:01 a.m. Tuesday (2-21-17) in Edison Manor, New Castle, as a result of injuries sustained from motorcycle accident on July 7, 2014. He was 58. John was born April 15, 1958, in Grove City, a son of John D. and Dorothy Ballantine Wilson. He graduated from Grove City Area High...

Feb 17, 2017

Dorothy E. Coyne, 91, of Neshannock Twp., passed away peacefully at 7:55 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2017 in AHN Healthcare at Home inpatient hospice unit at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Mrs. Coyne was born November 8, 1925, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Rudolph C. and Ethel Gwin Onasch.

She was a lifelong...

Feb 17, 2017

Helen Davis of Sharon passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 90. Mrs. Davis was born August 23, 1926, in Sharon, a daughter of Max and Julia Bocknac Luchey. She was a lifelong resident of the area and attended Sharon School District. Helen was employed for a brief time by...

Feb 16, 2017

A. Claire Churchill, 90, of Neshannock Twp. passed away Thursday evening February 16, 2017 in UPMC Jameson Hospital. Mrs. Churchill was born February 7, 1927, in New Castle, to the late William and Margaret Murphy Kelly. Her husband of nearly 56 years and love of her life, Herbert Churchill, whom she married October 27, 1951, preceded her in death on...

Feb 16, 2017

Thomas S. Duncan, 87, a longtime resident of Edinburg, passed away the morning of Thursday, February 16, 2017, in UPMC Jameson Care Center. Mr. Duncan was born March 17, 1929, in Hammond, Indiana, a son of the late Harry and Emma Sampson Duncan. Tom was raised in Edinburg and graduated from Union High School in 1947. He served in the...

Feb 15, 2017

James R. "Jim" Benson, 89, of Neshannock Twp., passed away at 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2017, in Golden Hill Nursing Home. Mr. Benson was born August 5, 1927, in New Castle, a son of the late John and Isabella Reynolds Benson. Jim served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII and was honorably discharged. He was employed by...

Feb 15, 2017

Jose Millan of Hermitage, formerly of Lyndhurst, NJ and Spain, passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2017, in his residence. He was 88. Mr. Millan was born December 25, 1928, in Puebla Del Caramiña Coruñ, Spain, a son of Juan Bautista and Encarnacion Millan. Raised and educated in Spain, he was a merchant marine in Spain for 20 years before moving...

Feb 15, 2017

Dolores M. Beach, formerly a seven year resident of Juniper Village, Sharon, passed away at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2017, in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage, where she was a resident for the past week. She was 85. Mrs. Beach was born October 2, 1931, in Sharon, a daughter of Peter and Mary (Paddock) Olshavsky. A lifelong area resident, she...

Feb 15, 2017

Lucille H. Metz, formerly of West Middlesex, passed away at 2:38 p.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2017, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage. She was 90. Mrs. Metz was born December 13, 1926, in Sharon, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Mashank Kraynok. She was raised in Sharpsville and was a 1945 graduate of Sharpsville High School. In addition to raising...

Feb 14, 2017

William J. Stafford, Jr., formerly of Wilhelm Rd., Hermitage, passed away under hospice care at 5:05 a.m. Tuesday (2-14-17) in the Good Shepherd Hospice House, Auburndale, FL. He was 87. Mr. Stafford was born March 29, 1929, in Sharon, a son of William J. Stafford, Sr. and Edith Alltop Stafford. He was a graduate of Sharon High School and served...

Feb 11, 2017

Dorothy E. (Kuzniar) Melone of Brookfield, OH passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 11, 2017. She was surrounded by her family at St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, OH. She was 85. Mrs. Melone was born January 4, 1932, in Farrell, a daughter of Andrew and Eva (Gradzilla) Kuzniar. She was a 1949 graduate of Farrell High School and was employed...

Feb 9, 2017

Debra A. Hamilla McClimans of Franklin, formerly of West Middlesex, passed away at 6:12 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, in Transitions Health Care Autumn Grove, Harrisville. She was 62. Debra was born July 12, 1954, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Peter and Elinor Drowne Yelovach. She was a 1972 graduate of West Middlesex High School. Debra was the office supervisor...

Feb 9, 2017

Mary Jo Sed of Hermitage passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday (2-9-17) in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was 79. Mrs. Sed was born May 15, 1937, in Kane, PA, a daughter of Frank and Irene McCready Marasco. She and her family moved to the area in 1943. Mary Jo began her career as a...

Feb 8, 2017

John Francis Burroughs of Hermitage passed away peacefully at 2:29 p.m. Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at his home. He was 68. Mr. Burroughs was born March 18, 1948 in Hingham, Massachusetts, a son of Alfred and Ursula Collins Burroughs. John was a member of Saint Paul Parish, Hingham, Mass. He enjoyed going to Arc of Mercer County. John is survived...

Feb 7, 2017

Anthony G. Rizzo, 90, of New Castle passed away peacefully the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Avalon Nursing Home.

Mr. Rizzo was born on Nov. 24, 1926, in New Castle, a son of the late Antonio and Teresa Cortez Rizzo. Tony enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and served...

Feb 7, 2017

Judith Ann Harper, of Lackawannock Township, passed away unexpectedly at 9:19 a.m. Tuesday, February 7, 2017, in the coronary care unit of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 76. Mrs. Harper was born January 18, 1941, in Greenville, a daughter of John and Maxine James. She attended St. Michael's parochial grade school, Greenville, and received her certification as a Licensed...

Feb 7, 2017

JoAnn Powell Rust of Hermitage passed away at 2:46 a.m. Tuesday, February 7, 2017, in Countryside Convalescent Home, Mercer. She was 80. Mrs. Rust was born April 12, 1936, in West Middlesex, a daughter of Howard B. and Florence E. Holby Powell. A lifelong area resident she was a 1954 graduate of West Middlesex High School. She most recently worked...

Feb 7, 2017

Mary Theresa Coyne of Sharon passed away at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, February 7, 2017, in her residence. She was 91. Mrs. Coyne was born July 12, 1925, in Belfast, Ireland, a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth McCourt O'Neill. She was educated in Ireland and moved to the United State in 1944. A homemaker, she was a member of St. Joseph...

Feb 6, 2017

Adella M. Greer Bigley Johnson, formerly of Old Princeton Road, passed away early Monday morning, February 6, 2017. She was 85. Bunny was born February 26, 1931 in New Castle the daughter of Fern Greer and Daniel Cassella. Her mother later married Edward Bigley, Bunny's stepfather. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1949 graduate of New Castle High...

Feb 6, 2017

Robert "Bob" Allen Sakonyi of Hermitage passed away suddenly at 6:30 a.m. Monday, February 6, 2017, in his home. He was 72. Mr. Sakonyi was born April 20, 1944, in Grove City, a son of Frank J. and Nellie Lisac Sakonyi. Bob was a 1962 graduate of Farrell High School. He attended Edinboro University to further his education until his...