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Lois Mattozzi

Lois Mattozzi

May 30, 2016

Lois "Lala" Mattozzi of Farrell passed away at 2:44 p.m. Monday, May 30, 2016. She was 80. Mrs. Matozzi was born July 1, 1935, in Sharon, a daughter of Ralph and Rebecca Negrea Marks. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1953 graduate of Farrell High School. A homemaker, she was a member of St. Joseph Church, Sharon. Lala,...

John J Buchko

John J Buchko

May 29, 2016

John J. Buchko of Hermitage passed away at 6:50 a.m. on Sunday, May 29, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 74. Mr. Buchko was born on June 23, 1941, in McKeesport, the son of the late John A. and Irene Szabo Buchko. John was a graduate of Duquesne High School. Following high school, John matriculated...

Betty J. Decarbo

Betty J. Decarbo

May 28, 2016

Betty J. DeCarbo, 87, of Clen-Moore Place passed away at her residence on Saturday evening May 28, 2016. Betty was born on September 13, 1928 in New Castle to the late Frank and Mary Wilma Patterson Nicholson. She was a 1946 graduate of New Castle High School. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Nick DeCarbo on February 6,...

Floyd G. Mikis

Floyd G. Mikis

May 27, 2016

Floyd G. Mikis of Hermitage passed away peacefully at 9:35 a.m. Friday, May 27, 2016, in his residence, after a brief illness. He was 87. Mr. Mikis was born November 28, 1928, in his current home in Hermitage, a son of Stephen and Ella Brest Mikis. He was a lifelong area resident and attended Sharon and Farrell Schools. Floyd retired...

Nicholas Rosati

Nicholas Rosati

May 27, 2016

A funeral mass will be Wednesday for Nicholas "Nick" Rosati, a 15-year resident of Hermitage and formerly of Farrell, who passed away at 8:10 a.m. Friday, May 27, 2016, in UPMC Horizon, Farrell, with his loving children by his side. He was 86. Mr. Rosati was born July 3, 1929, in Farrell, a son of Anthony and Anna (Ferrante) Rosati....

Elizabeth A. Necastro

Elizabeth A. Necastro

May 23, 2016

Elizabeth "Betty" A. Necastro, a former longtime resident of Spencer Ave., Sharon, passed away at 11:40 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2016, in UPMC Horizon Hospital, Greenville. She was 90. Mrs. Necastro was born March 13, 1926, in Jennerstown, PA, a daughter of Joseph and Helen Bibinco Pisarcik. She was a 1944 graduate of Rossiter (PA) High School and worked as...

Helen C. Acker

Helen C. Acker

May 21, 2016

Helen C. Acker, formerly of Sharon, passed away May 21, 2016, in Canton, N.Y., after an extended illness. She was 86. Known to all simply as "Honey," she was born Oct. 28, 1929, in Kenmore, N.Y., the only child of Edward H. and Edith S. Cartwright. She graduated from Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pa., in 1951. On April 14, 1951, she...

Rev. Regis J. Meenihan

Rev. Regis J. Meenihan

May 21, 2016

The Reverend Regis J. Meenihan, 74, died Saturday evening, May 21, 2016 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Father Meenihan was born on September 28, 1941 in Pittsburgh, PA, the son of Regis Leo and Martha (Harper) Meenihan.

After graduating from Taylor Allderdice Senior High...

Ronald A. Squatrito

Ronald A. Squatrito

May 20, 2016

Ronald A. Squatrito of Clark passed away Friday, May 20, 2016, after an extended illness. He was 77. Mr. Squatrito was born November 9, 1938, in Sharon, a son of Geatano and Eleanor (Smith) Squatrito. He attended Wheatland and Farrell schools and was a graduate of Sharon High School. Ron married the former Patricia "Pat" Krajcovic on February 4, 1967,...

Karen Joyce Scheid

Karen Joyce Scheid

May 20, 2016

Karen Joyce Vorlage Scheid

GCC graduate was a gifted artist, decorator and avid bridge player.

Karen Joyce Vorlage Scheid, formerly of Stone Ridge Blvd., Hermitage and the New Wilmington Area died at Sharon Regional Hospital after an extended illness on the evening of Friday, May 20 th , 2016.  She was 76.

A...

Joshua Robert Ost

Joshua Robert Ost

May 19, 2016

Joshua Robert Ost of Masury passed away of natural causes at 4:14 a.m. Thursday, May 19, 2016, in his home, after a prolonged illness. He was 29. Joshua was born August 22, 1986, in Sharon, a son of James R. and Heidi L. Pryce Ost. He was a 2005 graduate of Sharon High School where he was a standout defensive...

Frank D. Anzenberger

Frank D. Anzenberger

May 18, 2016

Frank D. Anzenberger of Hermitage passed away at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, 2016, in O'Brien Memorial Nursing Home, Masury, where he was a resident for more than six years. He was 84. Mr. Anzenberger was born January 14, 1932, in Pittsburgh, a son of Frank D. and Josephine L. Lord Anzenberger. He was a 1949 graduate of Langley High...

Darrell M. Christy

Darrell M. Christy

May 17, 2016

Darrell M. Christy of Hermitage passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Tuesday morning, May 17, 2016, while trout fishing. He was 59. Darrell was born January 31, 1957, in Sharon, a son of Donald and Dolores Matvey Christy. He was a lifelong area resident and a 1975 graduate of Hickory High School. During his youth, he was a Boy Scout...

John Groff

John Groff

May 17, 2016

John Groff of Sharon passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016, in Overlook Health and Rehab, New Wilmington, PA. He was 73. John was born November 6, 1942, in Sharon, a son of John Groff and Josephine (Funelli) Groff. He was a longtime resident of Sharon, formerly of Farrell, and a former member of the VFW, Post # 5286, Farrell; and...

William Francis Harshman

William Francis Harshman

May 15, 2016

William "Bill" Francis Harshman of Sharpsville passed away a t 4:48 p. m. Sunday, May 15, 2016, in the intensive care unit of Sharon Regional Health System, after an extended illness. He was 87. Mr. Harshman was born July 22, 1928, in West Middlesex, a son of Kenneth B. and Helen F. Lansdowne Harshman. He attended Sharon High School and...

George J. Kusich Jr.

George J. Kusich Jr.

May 14, 2016

George J. Kusich, Jr. of Hermitage and former longtime resident of Greenville passed away peacefull y Saturd ay afternoon, May 14, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, after a brief illness. He was 83. Mr. Kusich was born October 13, 1932, in Greenville, a son of George and Anna Capan Kusich. He was a 1951 graduate of...

Elmer F. Baker

Elmer F. Baker

May 12, 2016

Elmer F. Baker, Sharpsville, passed away at 1:40 p.m. Thursday (5-12-16) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System following an extended illness. He was 82. Elmer was born in Hickory Township (Hermitage) September 20, 1933, one of five children born to Joseph and Regina H. Borsch Baker. A lifelong area resident, Elmer graduated from Hickory High School in 1951...

Darryl Brown

Darryl Brown

May 12, 2016

Darryl "Chewy" Brown of Sharon passed away at 3:17 p.m. Thursday, May 12, 2016, in St. Elizabeth Health Care Center, Youngstown, Ohio. He was 60. Mr. Brown was born March 24, 1956, in Newark, NJ. He was a 1974 graduate of Irvington High School, Newark, NJ, and served with the Marines for two years as an expert rifle and marksman...

Jean Parshall

Jean Parshall

May 11, 2016

Jean Harakal Parshall, Greenfield Rd., Lackawannock Twp., passed away unexpectedl y Wednesd ay (5-11-16) at her residence following an extended illness. She was 80.

She was born March 24, 1936 in Sharon, the daughter of Henry and Regina H. Buccholz Harakal.

She was raised in Farrell and she graduated...

Brenda Bruno

Brenda Bruno

May 8, 2016

Brenda Roberts Bruno of Hermitage passed away Sunday afternoon, May 8, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, after a valiant battle with breast cancer.  She was 52. Brenda was born October 12, 1963, in Sharon, a daughter of James L. and Aneita Dunn Roberts. A graduate of the former St. Joseph Parochial Grade School, Sharon, she was...

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