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Dorothea I. Fee

Dorothea I. Fee

Oct 21, 2015

Dorothea I. "Dee Dee" Fee, 66, of New Castle, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Wednesday morning, October 21, 2015. She was born in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on March 17, 1949 to the late Albert and Ella Mae Taylor Baeckel. She was a 1967 graduate of Shenango High School. Dee Dee was a familiar face to many at the Lawrence...

Mary Lou Gehrlein

Mary Lou Gehrlein

Oct 18, 2015

Mary Lou Gehrlein (Gronostaj/Szymanski)of Masury, OH, passed away unexpectedly following a brief illness at 5:36 a.m. Sunday (10-18-15) in the Cleveland Clinic. She was 71. Mary Lou was born in Erie, PA, July 18, 1944 the daughter of Stanley and Victoria Szymanski Gronostaj. She was raised in Erie and graduated from Academy High School, Erie, Pa. Mary Lou worked as...

Joanne Semon

Joanne Semon

Oct 17, 2015

Joanne Semon of Sharon passed away at 8:35 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015, in Hospitality Care Center, Hermitage. She was 78. Mrs. Semon was born Jan. 6, 1937, in Youngstown, a daughter of John Joseph and Mary Gertrude McCrea Hollander. She attended Woodrow Wilson High School, Youngstown. In 1972, Joanne married Richard A. Semon; he passed away Nov. 29, 1987....

Helen Fortune

Helen Fortune

Oct 14, 2015

Helen Cooper Fortune, Montclair, CA, formerly of Sharon, passed away of natural causes at 4:00 a.m. Wednesday (10-14-15) in Montclair. She was 93. Helen was born in Sharon, October 23, 1921 the daughter of Leo and Sarah "Sadie" Spiegel Knapp. She was a graduate of Sharon High School and studied at the F.X. Peters School of Business, Youngstown, Ohio. Helen...

Nickolas W. Habarka Sr.

Nickolas W. Habarka Sr.

Oct 13, 2015

Nickolas W. Habarka, Sr. of Shenango Township passed away at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, October 13, 2015, in his home, after a brief illness. He was 79. Mr. Habarka was born December 10, 1935, in Shenango Township, a son of John Habarka, Sr. and Anna Kalafut Habarka. He attended West Middlesex High School and served with the Army from 1959 to...

Paul Banovich Sr.

Paul Banovich Sr.

Oct 12, 2015

Paul Banovich, Sr. of Brookfield, Ohio passed away unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack at 1:52 p.m. Monday, October 12, 2015, in the emergency room of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 78. Mr. Banovich was born March 19, 1937, in Jefferson Township, (Washington County), PA, a son of Adam and Pauline Garnich Banovich. He was reared in Burgettstown, PA...

Irene B. Harrison

Irene B. Harrison

Oct 12, 2015

Irene B. Harrison, of Sharon passed away peacefully Monday (10 - 12 - 15) at 8:25 a.m. in St.John XXIII Home, Hermitage. She was 87. Irene was born in Sharon on June 7, 1928, a daughter of Joseph and Mary Stawarz Supel. A life-long area resident, she graduated from Sharon High School, class of 1947. Irene worked as a head...

Katherine Elizabeth Landman

Katherine Elizabeth Landman

Oct 11, 2015

Katherine Elizabeth Kate' Landman, 44, of New Castle passed away the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, in her residence surrounded by her loving family. Kate was born Jan. 29, 1971, in New Castle, a daughter of Paul Lenny and Patricia J. Carter Boyce. She graduated from New Castle High School and attended Penn State University, where she received her...

James P. Fee

James P. Fee

Oct 9, 2015

James P. Fee, 72, of New Castle passed away the morning of Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at Golden Hill Nursing Home. James was born Nov. 28, 1943, in New Castle, a son of the late Thomas R. and Frances Babe Quinn Fee. He was a 1963 graduate of New Castle High School. James served in the Navy during the Vietnam...

Betty Sorbo

Betty Sorbo

Oct 8, 2015

Betty Marie Sorbo, of New Castle, passed away peacefully as she was united with her Lord and Savior at 6:34 p.m. Thursday, October 8, 2015, in Allegheny General Hospital, after a brief illness. She was 82. Mrs. Sorbo was born March 23, 1933, in New Castle, a daughter of Carl and Bertha (Duncan) Esposito. 0She was a 1952 graduate of...

John Lazorishak

John Lazorishak

Oct 7, 2015

John Lazorishak, South Pymatuning Twp., passed away peacefully of natural causes at 8:43 p.m. Wednesday (10-7-15) at Juniper Village, Sharon. He was 99. He was born October 12, 1915 in Pueblo, Co, one of two sons born to Frank Lazorishak Sr. and Julia Namisnyk Lazorishak. In 1935 John served with the Civilian Conservation Corps. A decorated veteran of the United...

Matilida Pandza

Matilida Pandza

Oct 4, 2015

Matilda "Tillie" Pandza of Farrell passed away unexpectedly at 10: 15 p.m. Sunday, October 4, 2015, in the intensive care unit of Sharon Regional Health System, due to a fall a month earlier. She was 94. Tillie was born March 26, 1921, in Farrell, a daughter of Anthony and Margaret (Bacher) Greco. She was a lifelong Farrell resident and a...

Misty Myers

Misty Myers

Oct 3, 2015

Misty Mondok Myers of Sharon passed away peacefully early Saturday morning (10-3-15) in her home, after a bout with cancer. She was 46. Misty was born April 24, 1969, in Sharon, the only child of Gerald and Pauline (Fredrickson) Mondok. A 1987 graduate of Sharon High School, she attended Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the former Median School of...

Christopher J. Gavin

Christopher J. Gavin

Oct 1, 2015

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday for Christopher "Chris" J. Gavin of 919 Linden St., Sharon. He passed away peacefully under hospice care at 1:35 a.m. Thursday (10-1-15) in his residence after a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 63. Mr. Gavin was born Nov. 18, 1951, in Camden, N.J., a son of Dr. John J....

Martha Lou Crothers

Martha Lou Crothers

Sep 26, 2015

Martha Lou Crothers, 81, of New Castle passed away at 7:30 a.m. Sept. 26, 2015, at Edison Manor. She was born March 6, 1934, in Unity Township, Westmoreland County, a daughter of the late Robert Rugh and Sarah Ruth Arnett Truxal. She graduated from Hurst High School, Mount Pleasant, Pa., in 1952. Martha was a homemaker and also worked as...

Kenneth R. Robison

Kenneth R. Robison

Sep 25, 2015

Kenneth R. Robison of Sharon passed away unexpectedly Friday (9-25-15) in Ravenna, Ohio. He was 57. Mr. Robison was born July 16, 1958, in Sharon, a son of Earl Cody Robison, Jr. and Vona Lee Miller Robison. He was a 1977 graduate of Sharpsville High School and served with the US Army. Ken was employed for 25 years at CCL...

Susan A. Schell, Svirbly, Winger

Susan A. Schell, Svirbly, Winger

Sep 23, 2015

Susan A. Schell, Svirbly Winger, Sharon, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 7:05 a.m. Wednesday (9-23-15) at her residence. She was 94. She was born July 25, 1921 in Sharon, Pa., the daughter of Leon and Alice Porterfield Schell. She was raised in Sharon and attended Sharon Schools. She was of the Catholic faith. A homemaker, she was a...

Gerald Anthony Splitstone

Gerald Anthony Splitstone

Sep 22, 2015

Gerald "Jerry" Anthony Splitstone, of Greenville, passed away peacefully at 3:00 am, Tuesday (9-22-15) in his home. He was 59. Jerry was born June 4, 1956, in Farrell, a son of Carl Ellsworth and Jennie Teresa Caputo. For many years he owned and operated Jerry's Towing, Greenville. A simple man, Jerry enjoyed racing, hunting, and wrestling. He is survived by:...

John Lewis Kosmowski

John Lewis Kosmowski

Sep 20, 2015

John Lewis Kosmowski, of Juniper Village, Sharon, and formerly of Hamilton, OH, and Fredonia (Mercer County), passed away peacefully at 6:05 a.m. Sunday (9-20-15) in Butler Visiting Nurses Association Hospice Impatient Unit following an extended illness. He was 80. He was born August 16th, 1935 in Fredonia the son of John and Anna Grabika Kosmowski. He was raised in Fredonia...

Susan Marie Mcbride

Susan Marie Mcbride

Sep 20, 2015

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday for Susan Marie McBride, a three-year resident of 1716 Kilruss Drive, Venice, Fla., formerly of Masury. She passed away at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa. She was 59. Mrs. McBride was born Nov. 13, 1955, in Sharon, a daughter of John Edward and Mary Magdalin...

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