Obituaries

Jan 4, 2016

Pearl Ann Kocholek of Hermitage passed away at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, January 4, 2017, in Clepper Manor, Sharon, after an extended illness. She was 68. Mrs. Kocholek was born February 24, 1948, in Sharon. She was a 1967 graduate of Farrell High School and a lifelong area resident. Pearl retired in 2007 from J.C. Penney, Co. in the Shenango Valley...

Jan 4, 2016

Mary Ann Winiecki, Hermitage, formerly of Troutman Rd., Jefferson Twp., passed away peacefully at 8:30 a.m. Monday (1-4-16) at her residence following a brief illness. She...

Jan 3, 2016

Dolores J. Amato of Hermitage, formerly of Brookfield, passed away at 2 a.m. Sunday, January 3, 2016, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, after an extended illness. She was 82. Mrs. Amato was born June 6, 1933, in Sharon, a daughter of Anthony and Helen Sikos Conti. She was raised by her grandmother, Rose Ross, and was a...

Jan 2, 2016

Cathy Iman Rueberger of Hermitage passed away at 2:20 p.m. Saturday, January 2, 2016, in UPMC Horizon Hospital, Farrell, after a long courageous battle with leukemia. She was 50. Mrs. Rueberger was born May 5, 1965, in Rochester, NY, a daughter of Herbert C.A. Iman, Sr. and Betty Johnson Iman. Cathy was a 1983 graduate of West Middlesex High School....

Dec 31, 2015

On Thursday (12-31-15) John R. Barrick, Sharon, age 77, began his journey into eternal life. John loved his family, his work as a metallurgical engineer and living life large! He had a passion...

Dec 31, 2015

William Joseph "Pood" LaCamera Jr. Sharon, passed away at 5:03 a.m. Thursday (12-31-15) in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, following an extended illness. He was 74.

Born May 20, 1941 in Farrell, he was one of six children born to William Joseph Sr. and Mary Pisciotti LaCamera.

He was a lifelong area resident and attended Hickory...

Dec 31, 2015

Patricia M. Erme of Farrell passed away at 1:52 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, in Summa Akron (Ohio) City Hospital. She was 83. Mrs. Erme was born Jan. 11, 1932, in Sharpsville, a daughter of Francis William and Marguriete (Kalagher) Winter. She was a 1949 alumna of Sharpsville High School and received her bachelor's degree in business administration from Youngstown...

Dec 30, 2015

Robert A. Resele of Hermitage passed away peacefully at 2 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in St. Paul's Home, West Salem Twp., where he was a resident since June. He was 94. Mr. Resele was born Oct. 3, 1921, in Sharon, a son of Steven and Pearl Dickerson Resele. He attended the former St. Joseph Parochial Grade School, Sharon, and...

Dec 29, 2015

Anthony P. "Butchie" Fontana, 69, of New Castle passed away on Dec. 29, 2015, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Anthony was born in New Castle on Oct. 21, 1946, to the late Paul and Quengetta NettieZingaro Fontana.

"Butchie," as he was known to his family and friends, graduated in 1964 from New Castle High...

Dec 29, 2015

William C. Campbell, of New Wilmington, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday morning December 29, 2015. He was 72.

Bill was born in New Castle on February 16, 1943 to the late Ralph and Sarah Jane Sharp Campbell.

He is a 1961 graduate of New Castle High School, and later graduated from the Pennsylvania State Policy Academy,...

Dec 29, 2015

Susan A. Smock, Fairmont Dr., Hermitage, passed away peacefully in her residence at 1:21 p.m. Tuesday (12-29-15) following an extended illness. She was 70.

A lifelong area resident, she was born in Sharon September 28, 1945 one of four children born to G. Robert Sr. and Mary "Dolla" Croft Burke.

She was raised in Sharon...

Dec 26, 2015

Marian B. Parcetic of Sharpsville, formerly of Sharon, passed away at 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, after a brief illness. She was 71. Mrs. Parcetic was born August 16, 1944, in Sharon, a daughter of William Frederick and Beatrice Keddy Barger. She was raised in Sharon and was a 1962 graduate...

Dec 25, 2015

Shirley A. Gresh, Trace Street, Hermitage, and formally of Pittsburgh, passed away unexpectedly Friday , Christmas morning (12-25-15) at her residence. She was 82.

She was born at home November 13, 1933 in Patton, Pennsylvania (Cambria County). She was the daughter of Geraldine Thomas.

She was raised in Patton and graduated from Patton High School....

Dec 25, 2015

Shirley A. Dunn of Wheatland passed away at 7:35 a.m. Christmas day, Dec. 25, 2015, in her home under hospice care, after an extended illness. She was 83. Mrs. Dunn was born May 21, 1932, in Farrell, a daughter of Wilbur P. and Mary L. Lewis Smiley. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1950 graduate of Farrell High...

Dec 25, 2015

Thomas W. McCosby, 81, of Slippery Rock Township, entered into the Glory of God on Christmas Day, 2015.   Born in the Carrick section of Pittsburgh on July 22, 1934 to Sylvester J. and Maria S. (Meyer) McCosby, he had 5 older brothers and a younger sister. Thomas married Mary Ann (Boots) Scheller on September 15, 1956. He had only...

Dec 24, 2015

Charles Howard Burnett of Masury, passed away on Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 4:55 p.m. in his residence. He was 85.

Mr. Burnett was born in Sharon on January 14, 1930, the son of the late Clayton and Mary Elizabeth Fromm Burnett.

He was a graduate of Hickory High School. Following high school, Charles enlisted...

Dec 24, 2015

Gerald David McCormick, 88, of Slippery Rock Township passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, in St. Elizabeth Youngs-town Hospital.

Gerald was born March 19, 1927, in Slippery Rock Township, a son of Daniel and Pearl (Peterman) McCormick.

He attended Slippery Rock Township High School and served in the Marine Corps before being honorably discharged in...

Dec 24, 2015

Charles Howard Sutton of Sharon passed away of natural causes at 11:35 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, in his home. He was 93. Mr. Sutton was born July 7, 1922, in Meadville, PA, a son of Ralph and Loretta Ferlin Sutton. He attended Meadville High School and served with the Army in Germany during WW II. Mr. Sutton moved to...

Dec 24, 2015

Vivian Lee LaCamera, Sharpsville, passed away unexpectedly at 9:00 a.m. Christmas Eve (12-24-15) at her residence. She was 70.

She was born August 7, 1945 in Farrell one of two children born to Charles R. "Red" and Grace L. Reuff LaCamera.

She graduated from Mercer County Crippled Children's School,...

Dec 23, 2015

Eugene (Gene) Joseph Zreliak Sr. of Masury, passed away at 9:10 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23, 2015 in his residence surrounded by his family, after a courageous battle with multiple myeloma and diabetes. He was 80 years old.

Mr. Zreliak was born in Hazleton, PA on February 17, 1935, the third son of...