Obituaries

Aug 29, 2016

Jack C. DePizzo of Hermitage passed away at 3:23 a.m. Monday, August 29, 2016 in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 64.

Mr. Depizzo was born May 1, 1952, in Youngstown, OH; a son of Jack and Mary Knapp DePizzo. He was raised in Youngstown and graduated from Ursuline High School in 1970.

Aug 27, 2016

Elaine M. Nakich of Sharon passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Saturday, August 27, 2016, while visiting family in Virginia. She was 73. Mrs. Nakich was born August 6, 1943, in Sharon, the only child of Joseph and Mary (Galardi) Fanelli. A lifelong area resident, she was a graduate of Sharon High School and attended Mercyhurst College, Erie....

Aug 26, 2016

Cheryl "Sherry" Ann Minto of Sharon passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 26, 2016, in her residence. She was 56.

Sherry was born June 29, 1960, in Sharon, a daughter of Ellsworth and Barbara Sager Hartshorn.

She was a 1979 graduate of West Middlesex High School and received her nurse's aide certificate from the Mercer County...

Aug 25, 2016

Matthew A. Stefanak of Hermitage passed away peacefully at 7:10 a.m. Thursday, August 25, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, after a brief illness. He was 93. Mr. Stefanak was born September 13, 1922, in Farrell, a son of Andrew and Mary (Tobasco) Stefanak. He attended the former St. Ann's Parochial Grade School, Farrell, and was a...

Aug 22, 2016

Gale E. Wurster of Hermitage, formerly of Oil City, PA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, August 22, 2016, while vacationing in California. He was 75. Mr. Wurster was born April 19, 1941, in Oil City, a son of Floyd and Cora (Wagner) Wurster. He was a 1959 graduate of Oil City High School and served with the U.S. Army Reserves....

Aug 22, 2016

Madelina "Mela" F. Garofalo of Sharpsville passed away peacefully at 11:20 a.m. Monday, August 22, 2016, in her home, surrounded by her loved ones. She was 66. Mela was born December 15, 1949, in Sharon, a daughter of Salvatore "Sam" and Carolina DiPaolo Pompa. She was a lifelong resident of Sharpsville and a 1967 graduate of Sharpsville High School where...

Aug 19, 2016

Paul H. Gensko of Farrell passed away peacefully at 7:20 p.m. Friday, August 19, 2016, after a courageous battle with on-going heart problems. He was 72.

Mr. Gensko was born January 2, 1944, in Sharon, a son of Paul G. and Lillian Morris Gensko. A...

Aug 18, 2016

Lillian Viola Webb, 93, of New Castle passed away at 5:35 p.m. Thursday, August 18, 2016 in Golden Hill Nursing Home.

Mrs. Webb was born February 14, 1923, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Adam and Grace Robinson Boyd. A lifelong area resident,...

Aug 17, 2016

David L. Rogers of Hermitage passed away peacefully Wednesday afternoon (8-17-16) in UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, with family & friends by his side. He was 68.

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Aug 17, 2016

John "Jack" Whitten Broadbent of Hermitage passed away peacefully at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday (8-17-16) in his home, after an extended illness. He was 83. Mr. Broadbent was born September 8, 1932, in New Castle, PA, a son of James H. and Helen (Shaughnessy) Broadbent. He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War and moved to Hermitage in 1963....

Aug 13, 2016

Winona (Bacon) King Kulnis, formerly of Wheatland, passed away peacefully at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2016, in O'Brien Memorial Health Care Center, Masury. She was 82.

Mrs. Kulnis was born January 3, 1934, in Wheatland, a daughter of Glenn E. and Blanche Palmer Bacon....

Aug 11, 2016

Alexander "Alex" Niklas of Sharon passed away unexpectedly Thursday, August 11, 2016.  He was 23. Alex was born April 10, 1993, in Bradford, PA, a son of Bryan Phillips and Rebecca Niklas. He attended Kane (PA) High School and attended Laurel Technical Institute, in Sharon where he earned his welding certification. He was employed by Industrial Waste Control (IWC) in...

Aug 11, 2016

Aurelia "Raya" Bissett, 78, of Edinburg passed away at her home on Thursday, August 11, 2016. Raya as she was known to her family and friends, was born in Farrell, PA on September 2, 1937 to the late Stephen and Marie Nestor Andrusky. She was a 1955 graduate of New Castle High School....

Aug 9, 2016

Robert "Bob" J. Madden of Hermitage passed away unexpectedly at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, August 9, 2016, in the emergency room of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 68.

Mr. Madden was born May 18, 1948, in Sharon, as son of Robert and Mary Catherine Dunn Madden. A lifelong area...

Aug 8, 2016

Carol Ann David Carson of Clayton, NC; formerly of West Middlesex, passed away Monday, August 8, 2016. She was 65. Mrs. Carson was born May 20, 1951, in Sharon, a daughter of Joseph David, Jr. and Helen Ann (Olenik) David. She was a 1969 graduate of Kennedy Christian High School, Hermitage, and earned her bachelor's degree in health and physical...

Aug 8, 2016

Henrietta Sarazen Dill, formerly of Farrell, passed away of natural causes at 3:20 p.m. Monday, August 8, 2016, in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage, where she was a resident for more than seven years. She was 97. Henrietta was born March 30, 1919, in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of John and Victoria (Szymczyk) Kuharski. She was a 1937 graduate of...

Aug 5, 2016

John H. Nichols, 5 Stoneridge Blvd., formerly a 57 year resident of Lyle Dr., both Hermitage, passed away peacefully in his sleep early Friday morning, August 5, 2016, in his home where he was tenderly cared for by his wife, children and family members after a period of failing health. He was 94. Mr. Nichols was born June 12, 1922,...

Aug 4, 2016

Alicia L. Gallicchio, of Sharon, passed away at 3:53 p.m. Thursday (8-4-16) at Allegheny General Hospital following a brief illness. She was 47. Mrs. Gallicchio was born April 10, 1969, in Greenville, Pa, a daughter to Carolyn Lovelace (Cole) and Donald J. Rodenbaugh. After graduating from Sharon High School she worked at her father's bar "The Office" in Sharon, which...

Aug 4, 2016

Keith Robert Thompson of West Middlesex passed away unexpectedly Thursday, August 4, 2016, in his home. He was 32. Keith was born January 9, 1984, in Lexington, KY, a son of Robert L. Thompson, Jr. and Kathleen Baugh Thompson. He was a 2002 graduate of Hickory High School, Hermitage, and attended Penn State University, Shenango Valley Campus, for two years....

Aug 3, 2016

Frank E. Chess, III, of Hermitage, passed away unexpectedly the evening of Wednesday August 3, 2016, in his residence. He was 55.

Frank was born May 22, 1961, in Sharon, a son of Frank E. Chess, Jr. and Betty Hogg Chess. He attended the former Notre Dame Parochial Grade School and was a 1979 graduate of Kennedy...