George R Phillips
Apr 5, 2015
A funeral service will be held Wednesday for George R. "Bob" Phillips of Shenango Township. He passed away at 11:37 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, in his home, after an extended illness. He was 80. Mr. Phillips was born May 22, 1934, in Wheatland, a son of Lauren and Yesota Paulina Phillips. He was a 1952 graduate of Farrell...
John T Penolo
Apr 5, 2015
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday for John T. Penolo, formerly of Wheatland and Farrell. He passed away at 4:35 a.m. Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015, in Avalon Springs, Coolspring Township. He was 68. Mr. Penolo was born Aug. 8, 1946, in Farrell, a son of Guy T. and Rose M. Doddato Penolo. He was a lifelong...
Pauline A Marks
Apr 4, 2015
Mass of Christian burial is Wednesday for Pauline A. Marks of Farrell. She passed away after a brief illness at 6:15 a.m. Saturday, April 4, 2015, in St. Paul's, West Salem Township, where she was a resident for the past six weeks. She was 95. Mrs. Marks was born Jan. 29, 1920, in Farrell, a daughter of Jerome and Mary...
Jon S. Leckfor
Apr 4, 2015
Jon S. Leckfor, Sharon, passed away at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2015, in his home following an extended illness. He was 54. Jon was born Dec. 1, 1960, in New Castle, a son of Bernard Leckfor and Ruth I. Cartwright Leckfor. In 1975, he graduated from Sacred Heart Elementary School, Sharon; and from what is now Kennedy Catholic High...
Karen V Rosati
Apr 2, 2015
Karen V. Rosati, of Farrell, passed away Thursday afternoon (4-2-15) in UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, following an extended illness. She was 72. Mrs. Rosati was born Oct. 24, 1942, in Jamestown, N.Y., a daughter of George and Mary (Rashid) Rafeedie. She was a graduate of the former Rayen High School, Youngstown. Karen and her husband owned and operated Razzcal's, Inc....
William Wallace Brest
Apr 2, 2015
A Mass of Christian Visitation will be held Wednesday for William Wallace Brest of Sharon. He passed away Thursday, April 2, 2015, in his residence. He was 81. Mr. Brest was born May 30, 1933, in Sharon. He attended Sharon High School and served with the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. Mr. Brest retired in 1980 from the former...
Jack A Mahaven
Apr 2, 2015
Jack A. Mahaven, 69, of New Castle passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 2, 2015. He was born in Pittsburgh on Feb. 12, 1946, to John J. and Catherine Rider Mahaven. Jack was a 1964 graduate of South Hills High School in Pittsburgh. He served in the Air Force from Sept. 14, 1964, to Sept. 13, 1968. Jack graduated from...
James M Butler
Apr 2, 2015
Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday for James M. Butler of Sharpsville, who passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Thursday, April 2, 2015, in his residence. He was 57. Jim was born April 12, 1957, in Sharon, a son of David L. and Helen (Malia) Butler. He was a 1975 graduate of Sharpsville High School and worked in the...
Joseph M Kardos Sr.
Apr 2, 2015
Joseph M. Kardos Sr. of Wheatland passed away at 1 a.m. Thursday, April 2, 2015, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System after a period of declining health. He was 89. Mr. Kardos was born Sept. 18, 1925, in Tom's Creek, Va., a son of Michael and Ethel Gargo Kardos. Moving to the area in the mid-1930s, he attended...
Marie C Borawski
Mar 31, 2015
Marie C. Borawski of Sharon passed away at 3 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, 2015, in the intensive care unit of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 82. Mrs. Borawski was born March 30, 1933, in Farrell, a daughter of John and Anna Valencik Kopnicky. She was a 1951 graduate of Farrell High School and attended secretarial school. Marie retired from...
Rose Shaffer
Mar 29, 2015
Rose Shaffer, 96, of New Castle passed away Sunday, March 29, 2015, at her residence. She was born in New Castle on Aug. 24, 1918, to the late Thomas and Rose Mack Gilboy. Rose was a graduate of New Castle High School and New Castle Hospital School of Nursing, and later attended Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduation,...
Nicholas Manfredi Jr.
Mar 28, 2015
Nicholas "Nick" Manfredi Jr. of Mercer passed away at 5:12 a.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015, in the emergency room of Sharon Regional Health System after a brief illness. He was 58. Mr. Manfredi was born Sept. 26, 1956, in Pittsburgh, a son of Nicholas A. Manfredi Sr. and Louise J. Iampietro Manfredi. He attended Mercer High School and was a...
Andrew Krivosh
Mar 28, 2015
Funeral services will be Tuesday (3-31-15) for Andrew Krivosh of Hermitage, who passed away of natural causes (3-28-15) in his residence. He was 83. Mr. Krivosh was born Dec. 13, 1931, in Sharon, a son of Michael O. and Mary Scerba Krivosh. He was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Hickory High School, Hermitage. Andrew served in the...
Alice Margaret Nicolls
Mar 23, 2015
Alice Margaret Nicolls, formerly of John XXIII Home, Hermitage, and Euclid Avenue, Sharon, passed away at 6:50 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2015, in Aurora (Ohio) Manor. She was 82. Miss Nicolls was born Oct. 5, 1932, in Sharon, a daughter of Dr. Robert E. Nicolls and Margaret Dill Atkinson Nicolls. She attended the former Sacred Heart Parochial Grade School, Sharon,...
Norma Jean Steklachich
Mar 23, 2015
Private calling hours and service will be held for Norma Jean Finzel Steklachich of Hermitage. She passed away peacefully with her family at her side at 9:55 a.m. Monday (3-23-15) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System after an extended illness. She was 86. Mrs. Steklachich was born July 24, 1928, in Sharon, one of five children born to...
Lisa Marie Boyle
Mar 22, 2015
Lisa Marie Boyle of Sharon passed away early Sunday morning, March 22, 2015, in her residence. She was 40. Ms. Boyle was born Dec. 3, 1974, in Sharon, a daughter of Edward J. Boyle III and Patricia Butchko Boyle. She was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Hickory High School, Hermitage. Surviving are her father, Georgetown, Pa.; two...
Ann Varvarich
Mar 22, 2015
Ann Varvarich, formerly of Farrell, passed away peacefully at 3:10 a.m. Sunday, March 22, 2015, in St. Paul's, West Salem Township. She was 91. Miss Varvarich was born May 22, 1923, in New Alexandria, Pa. Her parents, George and Mary Ratvay Varvarich, emigrated from Europe and eventually established roots in Farrell, where Ann had made her home for the past...
H, Carol Mortimer
Mar 22, 2015
H. Carol Mortimer of Sharon passed away at 7:15 a.m. Sunday (3-22-15) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System after a brief illness. She was 72. Mrs. Mortimer was born April 10, 1942, in Youngstown, a daughter of Harold and Twila Sowash Maloney. She was raised in Youngstown and graduated from Youngstown schools. In her earlier years, she was...
Eleanore L Kuhn
Mar 21, 2015
Eleanore L. Kuhn of Forker Boulevard, Sharon, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 5:41 p.m. Saturday (3-21-15) in her residence. She was 90. Mrs. Kuhn was born Sept. 2, 1924, in Masontown, Fayette County, one of five children born to William Oran and Margaret Eleanor Hutchinson McDowell. She was a 1942 graduate of Georges Township High School. In 1945,...
Rose K Novak
Mar 20, 2015
A funeral service will be Tuesday for Rose K. Novak of Masury, who passed away at 5:20 a.m. Friday, March 20, 2015, in her home. She was 100. Mrs. Novak was born Feb. 6, 1915, in Dixonville, Pa., a daughter of Basil and Julia Smilo Kulczycki. She was a graduate of Indiana (PA) High School and moved to the area...
