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Thomas Wallace Jr.
Jul 29, 2015
Thomas "Meats" Wallace Jr., 79, of New Castle, passed away on Wednesday July 29, 2015 in Jameson Hospital. Thomas was born in New Castle on July 26, 1936 to the late Thomas Wallace Sr. and Axie Payne Wallace. He was first employed by the former Johnson Bronze Co. and later worked in the construction business. Thomas was a member of...
Shawn Edward Mccaffrey
Jul 27, 2015
Shawn Edward McCaffrey, New Castle, Pa., passed away peacefully Monday (7/27/2015) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania following a brief illness. He was 58. Shawn was born August 4, 1956 in Skowhegan, Maine the son of Eugene and Eleanor Barker McCaffrey. Graduating from the University of Maine in 1978 with a degree in Civil Engineering, Shawn spent the last 27 years of his...
Rosalie Michelle Miller
Jul 27, 2015
Rosalie Michelle Miller, Fairfield Drive, Hermitage, passed away unexpectedly at 5:44 p.m. Monday, July 27, 2015, in the intensive care unit at Sharon Regional Health System following a five year battle with cancer. She was 71. Rosalie was born July 29, 1943, in Sharon, one of three daughters born to Michael and Rose Conti Dorus. A lifelong area resident, she...
Peter Emil Barber Jr.
Jul 25, 2015
Peter Emil Barber, Jr., formerly of Farrell, passed away at 12:20 a.m. Saturday, (7/25/2015) in Clepper Manor, Sharon following a brief illness. He was 92. Mr. Barber was born April 8, 1923 in Farrell and was a graduate of Farrell High School. He was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Army having served during World War II and was a...
Marjorie E. Schmidt
Jul 25, 2015
Marjorie E. Schmidt, O'Brien's Memorial Health Care Center, Masury, formerly of Lafayette Street and Connelly Manor, both Sharon, passed away peacefully at 9:20 a.m. Saturday, July 25, 2015, in O'Brien's. She was 86. Marjorie was born Jan. 26, 1929, in Sharon, a daughter of George H. and Ora B. Shook Schmidt. A lifelong area resident, she graduated from Sharon High...
Diana L. Fortuna
Jul 24, 2015
Diane L. Fortuna, Hermitage, passed away at 10:10 p.m. Friday (7-24-15), in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System following a brief illness. She was 66. Diane was born February 24, 1949, in Ellwood City. One of five children to Robert and Marian Dambaugh Coup. She graduated from Hickory High School, class of 1967. She was a seamstress, she loved...
Larry R. Kern
Jul 24, 2015
Larry Ray Kern, 61, of New Castle passed away Friday, July 24, 2015, at his residence. Larry was born Aug. 18, 1953, in Connellsville, Pa., a son of Ray and Twyla Hart Kern. He graduated from Union Township High School. He worked at JP Phillips as a ceramic tile setter. He was a member of Savannah United Methodist Church. Larry...
Patricia R Allen
Jul 23, 2015
Mrs. Patricia R. Allen, formerly of Hermitage, PA passed away at 8:52 AM Thursday (7-23-15) at St. Anne's Retirement Community near York, PA with her family at her side. She was 86. Patricia Ruth Rome was born on July 13, 1929, in Detroit, Michigan, to Harry and Josephine Gunther Rome. She married Robert W. Allen in Detroit in 1954. They...
William E Rodgers
Jul 23, 2015
William E. "Bill" Rodgers, Sharon, PA, passed away Thursday (7/23/2015) in his home following a brief illness. He was 63. Bill was born January 13, 1952 in Queenstown, PA, to Arthur and Margaret Hickey Rodgers. He attended Karns City High School, Karns City, PA, and worked a number of jobs before retiring from Charlie's Specialties, Hermitage, in 2011, after 25...
Frances Jean Rose
Jul 23, 2015
Frances Jeanne Rose, Warrensville Heights, Ohio, formerly of Sharon, PA passed away at 6:45 p.m. Thursday (7/23/15) in Altercare at St. Joseph's Center following an extended illness. She was 88. Jeanne was born August 19, 1926 in New Castle, Pa the daughter of Carl Eugene and Mary Jones Turner. She was a 1944 graduate of New Castle High School. She...
Rev. Larry Haynes
Jul 23, 2015
Rev. Larry Haynes, Twelve Oaks Drive, Hermitage, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday (7-23-15), at his residence. He was 51. Lawrence Elbert Haynes was born on Dec. 28, 1963, in New Bedford, Mass., a son of CPO Elbert L. Haynes and Charlotte Nancy Diggle Haynes. He was raised in New Bedford and graduated from the Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical High School....
Joseph P. Valentino
Jul 22, 2015
Attorney Joseph Paul Valentino of St. Paul Homes, West Salem Township, formerly of Hermitage, passed away peacefully at 5:25 a.m. Wednesday (7-22-15) in UPMC Horizon, Farrell, following an extended illness. He was 73. Joe was born Dec. 6, 1941, in New Castle, one of three children born to Harry and Louise Toscano Valentino. He graduated from New Castle High School...
William H Hudson
Jul 20, 2015
William H. Hudson, Hermitage, formerly of Cadiz, Oh, passed away following an extended illness at 1:25 p.m. Monday (7-20-15) in the Hospital of Sharon Regional Health System after a battle with Dementia and ALS. He was 75. William was born October 10, 1939 in Sharon the son of William Albert and Margaret Barron Hudson. He was raised in the Patagonia...
Frank R Zickar
Jul 20, 2015
Frank R. Zickar, Sharon, passed away at 8:15 p.m. Monday (7-20-15) at his home. He was 86. He was born February 8, 1929 in Farrell, Pa., one of four sons born to Louis and Anna Zager Zickar. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from Farrell High School in 1947. He matriculated to Theil College where he earned his Bachelors of...
Cecil F. Suber
Jul 19, 2015
Cecil F. Suber April 4, 1930 - July 19, 2015 Cecil F. Suber, 85, formerly of Pulaski Road, Neshannock Township, passed away peacefully of natural causes Sunday, July 19, 2015, at the Haven Convalescent Home. Cecil was born April 4, 1930, in New Castle, one of two sons born to the late Cecil F. and Sabina McClaran Suber. He was...
Donald Lee Altman Sr.
Jul 19, 2015
Donald Lee Altman Sr., 78, formerly of Neshannock Township, passed away Sunday, July 19, 2015, at Edison Manor Nursing Center. He was born in New Castle on May 15, 1937, to the late Samuel D. and Nancy Stephens Altman. Donald was a graduate of New Castle High School. He retired from the Pennsylvania Engineering Co. as a draftsman. He was...
William Charles Kuhn
Jul 15, 2015
Attorney William Charles Kuhn of Sharon passed away at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Clepper Manor. He was 95. Attorney Kuhn was born September 20, 1919, in Wesleyville, Erie County, PA, a son of Eugene J. and Viola G. Wells Kuhn. He was a graduate of Harbor Creek High School, Erie, where he was senior class president and...
Mary Demaio
Jul 14, 2015
Mary DeMaio, Sharon, PA passed away at 5:50 p.m. Tuesday (7-14-15) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 93. She was born March 21, 1922 in Sharon, the daughter of Guy and Elvira Remigio Mastroianni. She attended St. Joseph's Elementary School and graduated from Sharon High School During the war she worked at the Westinghouse Electric Corporation,...
Gregory J Costello
Jul 11, 2015
Gregory J. Costello, passed away at his residence at 3:30 a.m. Saturday (7-11-15) surrounded by family following a brief illness. He was 63. Greg was born August 9, 1951 in Sharon one of four children born to John F. and Betty Stewart E. Costello. A lifelong area resident, Greg was a member of Sharon High Schools class of 1971. He...
Amy Jo Johnson
Jul 10, 2015
Amy Jo Johnson, 88 Mitchell Rd., Shenango Township, passed away at 11:57 p.m. Friday, July 10, 2015, in her home, after a brief illness. She was 43. Amy was born October 25, 1970, in Farrell, a daughter of Lawrence R. and Mary Ellen Fair Swartz. She was a 1988 graduate of West Middlesex High School and earned her LPN license...
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