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Helen E. Bailey

Helen E. Bailey

Dec 25, 2016

Helen E. Bailey, 88, of New Castle passed away Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, at UPMC Jameson Care Center. She was born on Nov. 25, 1928, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late John and Catherine Reilly Tighe. Helen graduated from St. Mary of the Mount High School, Pittsburgh, and then attended the University of Pittsburgh. While in college,...

John Joseph Takoch, Sr.

John Joseph Takoch, Sr.

Dec 24, 2016

John Joseph Takoch, Sr., formerly of Hermitage, passed away at 9:15 p.m. Saturday evening, December 24, 2016, in Clepper Manor, Sharon. He was 92. Mr. Takoch was born July 21, 1924, in Uniontown, PA, a son of John and Mary Mulich Takoch. He was raised and educated in Youngstown and worked as a fireman for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad...

Harold Vincent Reichard

Harold Vincent Reichard

Dec 23, 2016

Harold Vincent "Rick" Reichard, Sr. of Hermitage, formerly of Hartford, Ohio, passed away at 12:15 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2016, in the transitional care unit of Sharon Regional Health System, after a brief illness. He was 92. Mr. Reichard was born October 9, 1924, in Sharon, a son of Ralph B. and Frances Wiesen Reichard. He attended the former St....

Michael Howard

Michael Howard

Dec 22, 2016

Michael Howard of Sharpsville passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday evening, December 22, 2016, in his home. He was 79. Mr. Howard was born September 8, 1937, in Cornamena, County Galway, Ireland, a son of Michael and Mary Coyne Howard. He was raised and educated in Ireland and moved to the United States in 1955, settling in Sharpsville. Mike...

Samuel Rowe

Samuel Rowe

Dec 20, 2016

Samuel Rowe of Hermitage passed away at 2:28 p.m. Tuesday, December 20, 2016, in Hospitality Care Center. He was 73. Mr. Rowe was born December 9, 1943, in Sharon, a son of George and Gladys Brenneman Rowe. He was a 1961 graduate of Hickory High School. Sam then relocated to Florida where he was employed by Gray Line Bus Tours,...

William C. Biblis

William C. Biblis

Dec 18, 2016

William C. Biblis, Sr. of Sharon passed away peacefully at 7:44 p.m. Sunday, December 18, 2016, in Avalon Springs Nursing Home, Mercer. He was 97. Mr. Biblis was born November 13, 1919, in Farrell, a son of Boleslaw and Michilena (Waskiewicz) Biblis. He attended the former St. Adalbert Parochial Grade School, Farrell, and was a 1937 graduate of Farrell High...

Cheryl L. Rabold

Cheryl L. Rabold

Dec 18, 2016

Cheryl L. (Narad) Rabold of Hermitage passed away suddenly Sunday, December 18, 2016, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was 56. Mrs. Rabold was born February 22, 1960, in Rochester, PA a daughter of Lawrence Narad and Florence Dawson Narad. She was a 1978 graduate of Sharon High School. She worked as a bartender for twenty years at the former...

Jerry Missory

Jerry Missory

Dec 18, 2016

Jerry Joseph Missory of Mansfield, OH passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, December 18, 2016, in his residence surrounded by family and friends. He was 84. Jerry was a loving husband, father, son, brother and uncle. Faith, family and his Italian heritage were very dear to him. Mr. Missory was born April 30, 1932, in Farrell, PA, a son of...

Lois A. Godfrey

Lois A. Godfrey

Dec 15, 2016

Lois A. Godfrey of Hermitage, formerly of Bon Air Drive, Sharon, passed away unexpectedly at 7:46 p.m. Thursday, December 15, 2016, in the intensive care unit of Sharon Regional Health System, after a brief illness. She was 81. Lois was born April 19, 1935, in Sharon, a daughter of Frank C. "Cart" and Martha J. (Kitch) Flowers. She was a...

John Robert Dalton

John Robert Dalton

Dec 14, 2016

John Robert Dalton of New Middletown, Ohio, passed away under hospice care at 9 p.m. Wednesday, December 14, 2016. He was 74. Mr. Dalton was born December 26, 1941, in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of Ralph and Jane Elizabeth (McDonald) Dalton. He was a 1960 graduate of South High School, Youngstown, and served with the U.S. Air Force from 1961...

John Paul Cannon

John Paul Cannon

Dec 14, 2016

John Paul Cannon of Hermitage, formerly of Erie, PA, passed away as a result of a tractor trailer accident in Pursell, OK, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. He was 49. Mr. Cannon was born November 29, 1967, in Long Beach, CA, a son of Byron Cannon and Mary Frances (Kerstein) Cannon. He was a 1985 graduate of Mercyhurst Preparatory School....

Margaret Mccormick

Margaret Mccormick

Dec 13, 2016

Margaret McFadden McCormick of Rehoboth Beach, DE, formerly of Washington, DC and Sharon, PA, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016, in Christiana Hospital, Wilmington, DE. She was 75. Margaret was born September 8, 1941 in Sharon, PA, a daughter of George L. McFadden and Jane Frances (Byrne) McFadden. She was raised and educated in Sharon. Margaret was a 1959 graduate...

Donald H. Kilgore

Donald H. Kilgore

Dec 12, 2016

Donald H. Kilgore of Transfer passed away at 1:38 p.m. Monday, December 12, 2016 in St. Paul's Home, Greenville. He was 85. Arrangements are being handled by J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., Sharon.

Dorothy L. Mccormick

Dorothy L. Mccormick

Dec 11, 2016

Dorothy L. McCormick, 90, of Slippery Rock Township, passed away at 2:15 p.m. Sunday, December 11, 2016, in UPMC Jameson, New Castle. Mrs. McCormick was born January 28, 1926, in Shaler Township, Allegheny County. She was a daughter of Walter B. and Lorene Whipkey Nicodemus. A homemaker, Dorothy kept an immaculate home and enjoyed looking after her four children. Her...

Robert E. Brandt

Robert E. Brandt

Dec 11, 2016

Robert E. Brandt of Hermitage passed away at 4:30 a.m. Sunday, December 11, 2016, in Nugent's CCRC. He was 92. Mr. Brandt was born June 12, 1924, in Sharon, a son of Charles E. and Thelma Jones Brandt. He was a lifelong area resident and a 1942 graduate of Sharon High School. Following high school, Robert was inducted into the...

Charles A. Hicklin

Charles A. Hicklin

Dec 10, 2016

Charles "Charlie" A. Hicklin II of Sharpsville passed away as a result of a heroin overdose the morning of Saturday, December 10, 2016 in his home....

Stephen M. Harkulich

Stephen M. Harkulich

Dec 8, 2016

Stephen M. Harkulich of Hermitage passed away at 5:07 a.m. Thursday, December 8, 2016, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage. He was 58. Steve was born July 26, 1958, in Sharon, a son of John and Elsie (Roberts) Harkulich. He was a 1976 graduate of Sharon High School. Steve was employed at Sharon Steel's former Farrell plant for ten years...

Allen W. Egelsky

Allen W. Egelsky

Dec 7, 2016

Allen "Big Al" W. Egelsky of Sharpsville passed away Wednesday morning, December 7, 2016, in his residence. Mr. Egelsky was born July 27, 1941, in Farrell, a son of John F. and Roberta "June" Lloyd Egelsky. He was a lifelong area resident and a 1961 graduate of Sharon High School. Al was employed by Susi & Son's, Inc., Hermitage, where...

David J. Dunn

David J. Dunn

Dec 6, 2016

David J. Dunn, Jr. of Hermitage passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, in the emergency room of Doctor's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. He was 55. Dave was born September 11, 1961, in Sharon, a son of David J. Dunn, Sr. and Loretta Pellis Dunn. He was a 1979 graduate of Hickory High School, Hermitage, where...

Edna Mae Maskrey

Edna Mae Maskrey

Dec 6, 2016

Edna Mae Maskrey of Brookfield passed away at 12:38 p.m. Tuesday, December 6, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, after an extended illness. She was 83. Mrs. Maskrey was born January 2, 1933, in Sharon. She was a 1950 graduate of Brookfield High School and attended the former Sharon Commercial Institute. A homemaker, Edna Mae's family was...

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