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
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
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
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...
Irene E. Kovac
Sep 19, 2015
Irene E. Kovac, of St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage, formerly of Sharon, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 10:24 a.m. Saturday (9-19-15) in the home. She was 95. Irene was born in Pittsburgh the only child of George Henry and Irene Kathryn Heinz Brown. She was raised in the Edgewood area of Pittsburgh and graduated from Edgewood High School....
Eleanor P. Ondich
Sep 19, 2015
Eleanor P. Ondich, formerly of 86 Capitol Court, Farrell; and The Ridgewood at Shenango, Hermitage, PA, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2015, in St Paul's Home, Greenville. She was 87. Mrs. Ondich was born July 17, 1928, in Farrell, a daughter of Marko and Pauline Bauer Skarica. A lifelong area resident, she was a 1946 graduate of Farrell High School....
Francis J. Habuda Jr.
Sep 18, 2015
Francis "Frank" J. Habuda Jr., Hermitage, passed away at 5:15 a.m. Friday (9-18-15) in Hospice House, Poland, Ohio following an extended illness. He was 61. He was born November 9, 1953 in Youngstown, Ohio the son of Francis J. Habuda Sr. and Lita DiGiacomo Habuda. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from Sharpsville High School 1971 and he attended Pennsylvania...
Pastor Lester Kirk Jr.
Sep 18, 2015
A funeral service will be held in Sharon on Tuesday evening for Pastor Lester Kirk Jr. of West Middlesex, formerly of Mansfield, Ohio, who passed away peacefully on Friday morning (9-18-15) at his residence of natural causes. He was 79. He was born December 8, 1935 in Mansfield the son of Lester Kirk Sr., and Margaret Julia Anna Brauchler. He...
James W. Neely
Sep 18, 2015
James W. Neely, 54, of New Castle passed away peacefully at 12:28 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, in Allegheny General Hospital after a brief illness. He was 54. Mr. Neely was born Jan. 7, 1961, in New Castle, a son of James and Virginia (Moffatt) Neely. He was a 1980 graduate of Shenango High School and the New Castle School...
Alexis J. Evans
Sep 17, 2015
Alexis J. Evans, of West Middlesex, passed away peacefully at 11:05 p.m. Thursday, September 17, 2015, in her home under the care of hospice. She was 49. Alexis was born October 15, 1965, in Sewickley, PA, a daughter of Frank and Arlene Marie (Burrows) Stuart. She attended West Middlesex schools and was a former manager at the West Middlesex Tavern....
Rev. Charles D. Skinner
Sep 16, 2015
The Reverend Charles D. Skinner, 89, died at 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2015, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage. Father Skinner was born December 26, 1925, in New Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a son of Jared and Alberta (Akins) Skinner. After attendingNew Bethlehem public schools, he attended St. Vincent College in Latrobe where he received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees while...
Mark F. Caracci
Sep 14, 2015
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday for Mark F. Caracci of Hasenflu Drive, Hermitage. He passed away unexpectedly at 7:23 p.m. Monday (9-14-15) at his residence. He was 58. Mr. Caracci was born Feb. 22, 1957, in Sharon, one of five children born to Joseph A. and O. Kathleen Liburdi Caracci. A lifelong area resident, he was a...
Joshua Joseph Gurrera
Sep 13, 2015
Joshua Joseph Gurrera, Tuttle Lane, Girard, Ohio; formerly of Sharpsville, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Sunday morning, September 13, 2015, in his home. He was 35. Mr. Gurrera was born October 9, 1979, in Sharon, a son of James and Patricia (Pears) Gurrera. He attended Sharpsville High School, Kaplan University and Butler Community College. Josh was an auditor for...
Vivian Rejean Marshall
Sep 12, 2015
Vivian Rajean Marshall, Pierce Ave., Sharpsville, passed away unexpectedly at 10:44 a.m. Saturday in the Emergency Room of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 72. Vivian was born in Allegheny County on August 11, 1943. She resided at Polk Center from 1951 until 1974. She was placed in foster care for three years but returned to Polk in 1977. In...
George P. Fox Jr.
Sep 12, 2015
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday (9-17-15) for George P. Fox Jr., Sharpsville, who passed away peacefully at 12:55 p.m. Saturday (9-12-15) surrounded by family at the The Hospice House, Poland, OH. He was 65. He was born December 19, 1949 in Sharon, one of eight children born to George P. Fox Sr. and Dorothy E. Kuzel Fox....
Lucille A. Perriello
Sep 12, 2015
Lucille A. Perriello, a former thirty year resident of Capital Ct., Farrell, passed away at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2015, in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage. She was 89. Lucille was born April 17, 1926, in Farrell, a daughter of Peter and Angelina (Puzzinni) Iacino. She was a 1944 alumna of Farrell High School and worked at the former A...
Virginia M. Lancaster
Sep 10, 2015
Virginia M. Lancaster passed away peacefully at 9:52 a.m. Thursday, September 10, 2015, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage. She was 86. Mrs. Lancaster was born November 23, 1928, in Connellsville, PA, a daughter of James Noel and Julia (Schlinger) Dragoo. She was a 1946 graduate of the former Immaculate Conception High School in Connellsville. Virginia was a former longtime...
Margaret L. Lynch
Sep 6, 2015
Margaret L. "Peg" Lynch, formerly of Sharpsville, departed this life at 5:02 p.m. Sunday, September 6, 2015, in Clepper Manor, Sharon, after an extended illness. She was 96. Mrs. Lynch was born August 14, 1919, in Sharon, a daughter of Arthur Raymond and Gertrude Viola Melat Collins. She was a lifelong area resident and a 1937 graduate of Sharon High...
Patricia E. Kineston
Sep 6, 2015
Patricia E. "Patty" Kineston of Sharon passed away at 6:28 a.m. Sunday, September 6, 2015, in UPMC Horizon Hospital, Farrell, after an extended illness. She was 67. Patty was born February 18, 1948, in Sharon, a daughter of Philip and Edna Mae (Strauss) Schmidt. She attended Sharon schools and was employed, years ago, at the former American Laundry in downtown...
Susan J. Younger
Sep 4, 2015
Susan J. Younger, 68, of Hickory Township passed away the morning of Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at her residence. She was born Aug. 28, 1947, in Beaver Falls to the late Ralph T. and Margaret Hiteshue Merriman. Susan was a 1965 graduate of Riverside High School. She graduated from the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and then matriculated to...
