Obituaries

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,...

Apr 28, 2016

On April 28, 2016, Charlotte Marie (Frederick) Lally of Sewickly and who was formerly of Hermitage, was called by her Lord to come home. She born on February 25, 1921 to Rose (Weiss) and Alex Szilagy in Ambridge, PA; her father died two weeks after her birth. Her childhood was spent in the Beaver County region. As a youngster, she...

Apr 24, 2016

Henry S. Altman, 91, of Harlansburg, passed away Sunday April 24, 2016 at Avalon Springs Nursing Center in Mercer. Mr. Altman was born in New Castle...

Apr 23, 2016

Mary Katherine "Kate" Tonty, St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage, formerly of Hadley Dr., Sharon, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 9:05 a.m. Saturday (4-23-16) in...

Apr 21, 2016

Donald R. Schell, 85, a longtime resident of Union Twp., passed away April 21, 2016 in the Golden Hill Nursing Home.

He was born August 11, 1930 in New Castle, PA to John and Hazel Belle Robison Schell and was a 1948 graduate of Union High School.

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...