Obituaries

Apr 21, 2016

Dorothy "Dot" J. Schneider of S. Pymatuning Township passed away at 3:19 p.m. Thursday, April 21, 2016, in her residence, following a brief illness. She was 88. Mrs. Schneider was born March 12, 1928, in Niles, Ohio, a daughter of Frank and Anna Bott Mausser. She moved to Sharon in 1936 and was a 1945 alumna of Sharon High School....

Apr 19, 2016

Arlene Joan Hunyadi of Hermitage passed away at 8:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 82. Mrs. Hunyadi was born November 28, 1933, in Sharon, a daughter of Joseph and Jennie Mistretta Colapietro. She attended Hickory High School and was a lifelong area resident. Arlene was a homemaker and a licensed...

Apr 19, 2016

Donald A. "Coach" Bennett, Hermitage, formerly of Sharon, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 2 a.m. Tuesday (4-19-16) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 93.

Mr. Bennett was born April 14, 1923, in East Liverpool, Ohio, a son of Walter E. and Sara J. Baxter Bennett.

He graduated in 1941...

Apr 19, 2016

Robert J. Noir of Hermitage passed away at 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, April 19, 2016, in Countryside Convalescent Home, Mercer, after an extended illness. He was 81. Mr. Noir was born August 22, 1934, in East Orange, NJ, a son of Robert A. and Sarah Flynn Noir. He was a 1953 graduate of Barringer High School, Newark, NJ, and served with...

Apr 19, 2016

Samuel B. "Ben" Tencer, 96, of New Castle passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Mr. Tencer was born in New Castle on January 24, 1920, a son of George and Elizabeth Fackelmann Tencer. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from New Castle High School in 1938 and held a number of jobs until inducted into the US Army, where...

Apr 16, 2016

Carl R. Canady of Greenville passed away at 7:15 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, in White Cliff Nursing Home, Greenville, following an extended illness. He was 83. Mr. Canady was born Nov. 17, 1932, in Philadelphia, PA, a son of Joseph and Florence Jones Canady. He attended West Middlesex schools and graduated from high school in Cleveland. Carl served with...

Apr 16, 2016

Elizabeth "Betty" Terpack of Sharpsville passed away at 11:23 a.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, with her family by her side, after a short illness. She was 86. Mrs. Terpack was born Jan. 1, 1930, in Brookfield, a daughter of Frank and Theresa Bogner Edell. She was a lifelong area resident and attended...

Apr 15, 2016

Edward Palmer of Mercer, formerly a longtime resident of Stafford St., Hermitage, passed away at 6:09 a.m. Friday, April 15, 2016, in UPMC Horizon Hospital, Farrell. He was 90. Mr. Palmer was born November 7, 1925, in Sharon, a son of William and Anna Maude Reed Palmer. He was a graduate of Farrell High School and a lifelong area resident....

Apr 14, 2016

Monsignor Salvatore Philip Mitchell of Hermitage passed away at 10:07 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016, in UPMC Horizon Hospital, Farrell.  He was 99. Monsignor Mitchell was born December 12, 1916, in Sharon, PA, a son of Philip and Sadie Gioia Mitchell.  He attended the former Sacred Heart Parochial Grade School in Sharon and was a...

Apr 14, 2016

Anthony "Tony" J. Tamber of Sharpsville passed away at 12:35 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, after a period of declining health. He was 75. Mr. Tamber was born December 5, 1940, in Farrell, a son of Joseph and Margaret Incerto Tamber. He was a 1958 graduate of Farrell High School and attended...

Apr 13, 2016

Sally A. Cummins, 81, of New Castle passed away the afternoon of Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Jameson Hospital.

Mrs. Cummins was born in New Castle on April 28, 1934, a daughter of the late Clark and Margaret Shoop McCurdy.

She was a 1952 graduate of Shannock Valley High School.

Sally married Clyde...

Apr 12, 2016

William "Joe" E. Markell of Sharpsville passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at 5 a.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2016, in his home. He was 59. Mr. Markell was born Jan. 13, 1957, in Meadville, a son of Espy E. and Nora Wulfert Markell. A graduate of Mercer High School, Joe lived in Florida for more than 30 years and was...

Apr 12, 2016

Dolores June Rossi, Sharpsville, passed away peacefully at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday (4-12-16) in Clepper Convalescent Home, Sharon, following an extended illness. She was 84. Dolores was born June 1, 1931 in Sharon, one of eleven children born to Hiram and Evelyn Nolan Means. A lifelong area resident she was a member of Sharpsville High Schools graduating class of 1949. Dolores...

Apr 11, 2016

The families of Richard T. Hamilton, Sr. are sad to announce Richard's passing on April 11, 2016, at the Jameson Memorial Hospital in New Castle, Pennsylvania. Richard fought a valiant health battle with leukemia the past three years.  Richard was surrounded by his wife and family at the time of his passing.  The love he shared with his family...

Apr 10, 2016

Mary Isabelle Fellion, 79, of New Castle, formerly of Kaneohe, Hawaii, passed away at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, April 10, 2016.

Mrs. Fellion was born April 1, 1937 in Kamuela, Hawaii, a daughter of the late Antone and Mary Francis Braz Vierra. She is a 1955 graduate of Castle High School, Kaneohe, Oahu.

Mary retired as...

Apr 8, 2016

Mr. Simons was born May 1, 1955, in Greenville, a son of Roy Raymond and Rosemary Bronder Simons. He graduated from Greenville High School.

Michael was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp.  He served during the Vietnam War, attaining the rank of Sergeant.

Michael loved all animals, especially dogs.  He enjoyed gardening, fishing, home...

Apr 5, 2016

Michael Harris Beckman of Sharon passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Tuesday, April 5, 2016, in his residence. He was 58. Mr. Beckman was born September 27, 1957, in Cumberland, MD, a son of Michael A. and Alma Jean Harris Beckman. He moved to the area as a child and was a 1975 graduate of Brookfield High School. Enlisting with...

Apr 5, 2016

Shirley M. Fair of Hermitage passed away at 4:20 a.m. Tuesday (4-5-15) in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage. She was 92.

Mrs. Fair was born August 9, 1923, in Sharon, a daughter of George and Mary Mackey Welch.

Her husband, Curtis Russell Fair, whom she married in 1941, passed away in 1957.

Shirley retired...

Apr 4, 2016

Donald Parker Henry of Hermitage passed away at 5 a.m. Monday, April 4, 2016 , in St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown, following a period of declining health. He was 79. Mr. Henry was born April 30, 1936, in New Bethlehem, PA, a son of Clyde and Hazel Kunselmen Henry. He served with the Army and, following his honorable discharge, was...

Apr 3, 2016

Norman L. Robinson, 94, of Edison Manor, formerly of North Mercer Street, passed away the afternoon of Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Jameson Hospital.

Mr. Robinson was born on Nov. 6, 1921, in New Castle, a son of the late Harry and Margaret Teets Robinson.

He was a graduate of New Castle High School.