Obituaries

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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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,...

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...

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....

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...