Obituaries

Aug 3, 2014

Eulogies will be shared Thursday for Alfred "Fred" H. Adams of Sharpsville. He passed away unexpectedly at 3:55 a.m. Sunday (8-3-14) in his home. He was 50. Mr. Adams was born Sept. 24, 1963, in Sharon, a son of James and Sandra Anthony Adams. He attended Sharon High School and received a diploma in automotive mechanics from New Castle School...

Jul 30, 2014

A funeral service will be held Monday for Edmund "Ed" C. Benton of 3330 McConnell Road, Hermitage. He passed away at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, 2014, in his residence with his wife by his side. He was 84. Born Oct. 29, 1929, in Greenville to Herman F. and Anna Landfried Benton, Mr. Benton graduated from the former Penn High...

Jul 23, 2014

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday for William H. Spon, formerly of Emilie Lane, Hermitage. He passed away peacefully of natural causes Wednesday (7-23-14) in O'Brien Memorial Nursing Home, Masury, where he was a resident for the past year. He was 92.

Mr. Spon was born March 2, 1922 in...

Jul 18, 2014

Anne L. Bobish, Bobish Rd. Pulaski, passed away peacefully at 10:46 p.m. Friday (7-18-14) in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage. She was 85. Anne was born February 8, 1929 in Sharon, the daughter of Michael and Mary Golias Horvath. She attended Sharon Schools through 8th grade and graduated in 1947 from Brookfield High School. Prior to her marriage she worked in...

Jul 2, 2014

Florence Haber Alpern of Oakview Drive, Hermitage, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 5:50 p.m. Wednesday (7-2-14) in her residence. She was 91. Mrs. Alpern was born June 12, 1923, in Youngstown, one of eight children born to Jacob and Mary Fibus Haber. In her early years, she lived in both Youngstown and New Castle. She was a longtime...

May 28, 2014

Mary Alice "Hozy" Barris, formerly of West Middlesex, passed away at 11:07 p.m. Wednesday (5-28-14) in Avalon Springs Nursing Home, Coolspring Township, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 85. She was born in Transfer, June 5, 1928, a daughter of Frank and Iva Verna Alice (Dunkerly) Adams. A lifelong area resident, she graduated from the former Transfer High School....

May 25, 2014

Dahlia Eden Bobbie, infant daughter of Daniel and Renee M. Bobbie, Hall Avenue, Sharpsville, was stillborn at 2:50 p.m. Sunday (5- 25-14) in the Women's Center of Sharon Regional Health System. Surviving besides her parents are: five siblings, Darby, Kennedy, Riley, Myah and Jack; her maternal grandparents, Tom and Sue Byler, Hermitage; and her paternal grandparents, Paul Bobbie, Farrell; and...

Apr 30, 2014

Private services will be held Sunday for Westley William Basilone of Hermitage. He passed away unexpectedly Wednesday (4-30-14) in his residence. He was 35. Mr. Basilone was born Aug. 28, 1978, in Sharon, a son of William Basilone Jr. and Roxanne Dzurinda Basilone. He graduated from West Middlesex High School in 1996 and later attended the Winner School of Culinary...

Apr 16, 2014

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated May 2 for Ethelnel Baron of South 8th Street, Sharpsville. She passed away peacefully of natural causes at 7:55 p.m. Wednesday (4-16-14) in Clepper Manor, Sharon. She was 86. Mrs. Baron was born June 19, 1927, in Sharon, a daughter of Stephen J. and Eleanor M. Kaliney Takash. A lifelong area resident,...

Mar 12, 2014

A funeral service will be Monday for Donna C. Beckert, Carnegie Avenue, Sharon, who passed away at 6:40 a.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2014 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, surrounded by her family. She was 69. She was born June 10, 1944, in Gary, Ind., a daughter of Donald and Clara Rosfeld Martin. Donna was educated in Pittsburgh and was a...

Feb 16, 2014

Sandra L. Ballew of Sharon passed away at 11:17 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 67. Mrs. Ballew was born March 30, 1946, in Grove City, a daughter of James and Katherine Ray Rodgers. She attended Grove City schools. Sandra was a loving mother and homemaker. Sandra is survived by two...

Feb 14, 2014

Dr. Carl Henry Bell Jr. of Hermitage passed away peacefully with his wife by his side at 6 a.m. Friday morning, Feb. 14, 2014, in his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 64. Dr. Bell was born April 20, 1949, in Sharon, the oldest of four sons to Carl Henry Bell Sr. and Marjorie Axe Bell. He...

Jan 24, 2014

John P. Baldinelli, formerly of Sharpsville Avenue, Sharon, passed away at 11:35 p.m Friday (1-24-14) in John XXIII Home, Hermitage, after an extended illness. He was 84. Mr. Baldinelli was born Nov. 5, 1929 in Sharpsville, a son of the late John B. and Helen I. Brannan Baldinelli. He was a 1947 graduate of Sharpsville High School where he was...

Jan 17, 2014

Rose Wilson Boland, 75, of New Castle passed away at 10:46 p.m. Friday, January 17, in Golden Hill Nursing Home with her family at her side following an extended illness. Born Jan. 15, 1939, in Ellwood City, Rose was a daughter of the late Angelo and Evelyn Shuler Maggi. Rose worked as a nurse's aide most of her adult life...

Jan 17, 2014

A funeral service will be held Tuesday for Michael Joseph Bobbie of Hermitage, formerly of Yankee Ridge Road, Lackawannock Township. Mr. Bobbie passed away peacefully at home at 3:40 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, following an extended illness. He was 72. Mr. Bobbie was born Nov. 13, 1941, in Sharon, a son of the late Michael and Kathleen Stone Bobbie....

Dec 28, 2013

Albert J. "Jerry" Wiesen, 448 S. Eighth St., Sharpsville, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 4:15 p.m. Saturday (12-28-13) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 73. Mr. Wiesen was born Jan. 10, 1940, in Sharon, one of three children born to Paul John Wiesen and Helen C. Conlin Wiesen. A lifelong area resident, he graduated...

Dec 25, 2013

Frank Batcher Jr. of Hermitage passed away at 11:13 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 83. Mr. Batcher was born Jan. 31, 1930, in Sharon, a son of Frank Batcher Sr. and Pauline Noga Batcher. He was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Hickory High School, Hermitage. Frank was...

Dec 18, 2013

Raymond Michael Attisano of 7880 state Route 305, Hartford, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 66. Mr. Attisano was born Sept. 17, 1947, in New Castle, a son of Augustine and Mary Harvan Attisano. He was raised in New Castle and attended New Castle High School. Ray was employed in...

Dec 18, 2013

Raymond Michael Attisano of 7880 state Route 305, Hartford, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 66. Mr. Attisano was born Sept. 17, 1947, in New Castle, a son of Augustine and Mary Harvan Attisano. He was raised in New Castle and attended New Castle High School. Ray was employed in...

Dec 16, 2013

Gloria Jean Barger of Hermitage passed away peacefully of natural causes at 1 p.m. Monday (12-16-13) in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage, after an extended illness. She was 73. Mrs. Barger was born Sept. 9, 1940, in Sharon, a daughter of Samuel S. and Shirley Mae Stafford Zupo. A homemaker, she was a member of St. Joseph's Church, Sharon, where she...