Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

May 7, 2016

Mary Agnes Glenn, 86, of New Castle passed away Saturday morning May 7, 2016 in UPMC Jameson. Mrs. Glenn was born on Christmas Day in 1929, the daughter of the late Francis William and Agnes Daugherty Frey.

A lifelong area resident, she graduated from New...

May 6, 2016

James Wayne Bartley, 90, of Shenango Twp. passed away Friday morning May 6, 2016 in UPMC Jameson. Mr. Bartley was born on September 20, 1925 in Worth Twp., Butler County to the late Albert James and Wilda McCracken Bartley. A lifelong area resident, he attended Union High School. James was employed by Kenney...

May 5, 2016

Carolyn Jellette of Hermitage died on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Carolyn was a daughter of Stephen E. and Arialda (Vanetti) Valetich. She graduated from Sharon High School, was employed by GATX, and was instrumental in securing union representation for the office employees. She was a member of the Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage. In addition to her parents, Carolyn was...

May 4, 2016

Marion I. Phillips of Whispering Oaks, formerly of Meadowbrook Rd., both Hermitage, passed away at 12:49 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in the emergency room of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 91. Mrs. Phillips was born August 4, 1924, in Montreal, Canada, a daughter of David and Mary Bannatyne Carnie. She moved to Youngstown as a young girl and...

May 4, 2016

Emily Rose Marks, Sharon, passed away of natural causes at 10:42 a.m. Wednesday (5-4-16) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 96.

May 3, 2016

Clair James Link, Hermitage, passed away at 11:05 p.m. Tuesday (5-3-16) in Nugent's Convalescent Home, Hermitage. He was 87.

He was born April 4, 1929, in Butler, a son of Henry and Mary McDeavitt Link....

May 3, 2016

Cynthia Ann Burns of Edinburg passed away unexpectedly at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in UPMC Jameson Hospital, New Castle. She was 62. Mrs. Burns was born October 7, 1953, in New Castle, a daughter of Leonard R. and Mary Kathryn "Kay" Trego Morris. She was a 1971 graduate of New Castle High School and attended the former New...

May 2, 2016

Joseph "Joe" Michael Canady, 36, Orange Park, Florida, formerly of Hermitage, passed away unexpectedly Monday (5-2-16) in Florida from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was 36.

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May 1, 2016

Marie L. Wheaton, 91 of New Castle passed away the morning of May 1, 2016, at Shenango Presbyterian Senior Care.

Marie was born on March 23, 1925, in New Castle, Pennsylvania.  She was the daughter of the late Gaylon and Kathryn Welsh Wheaton.

May 1, 2016

Mary Fabry, formerly of S. Pymatuning Township and Warren, Ohio, passed away at 3:02 a.m. Sunday, May 1, 2016, in Avalon Springs Nursing Center, Mercer, after an extended illness. She was 86. Mrs. Fabry was born September 14, 1929, one of 16 children to Karl and Mary Rusnak Matas. She moved to Warren, Ohio in 1951 following her marriage. A...

May 1, 2016

Michael S. Nicol, Sharon, passed away unexpectedly Sunday (5-1-16) at his residence. He was 69.

Michael was born November 4, 1946 in Uniontown, Pa., the son of Emerson V. and Agnes Marie Kozel Nicol.

He graduated from St. Bonaventure High School, Sturtevant, Wisconsin, and attended Western Michigan University where he studied...

May 1, 2016

Joanne Mary Cave, Mechanicsburg, Pa., formerly of Hermitage, passed away peacefully in Mechanicsburg on Sunday (5-1-16) surrounded by her family...

Apr 28, 2016

Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday ( 5-2-16 ) for Mary "Jeannette" Paoletta Morreale, Hermitage, who passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday

(4-28-16) with her ten children at her bedside. She was 89.

Jeannette was born Friday, November 26,...