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Wayne Craig Clepper
Oct 2, 2012
Wayne Craig Clepper, formerly of Whispering Oaks, Hermitage and S. Myers Ave., Sharon, where he was a longtime resident, passed away at 7:35 p.m. Tuesday, October 2, 2012, in John XXIII Home, Hermitage. He was 86. Mr. Clepper was born July 31, 1926 in Apollo, PA a son Ralph P. and Helen M. Rose Clepper. He was a 1944 graduate...
Norma Jean Conlon
Oct 2, 2012
Norma Jean Conlon, formerly of Sharon, passed away peacefully at 1:21 p.m. Tuesday (10-2-12) in Homewood at Crumbland Farms in Frederick MD following a stroke. She was 85. Mrs. Conlon was born May 31, 1927 in Conneautville, PA a daughter of Frank and Mildred Shannon Mead. A Sharon resident for 70 years, she was a member of the Sharon High...
Rev. William H. Hamilton
Sep 30, 2012
Rev. William H. Hamilton, Countryside Convalescent Home, East Lackawannock Twp., formerly of Clark, went to be with his Lord at 6:15 a.m. Sunday (9-30-12) with his family at his side in the home. He was 81. He was born in Hutchinson (Westmoreland Co.) Pa., on August 7, 1931 the only child of William N. and Kathryn Sowash Hamilton. He was...
Mary Elizabeth Jenkins
Sep 29, 2012
Mary Elizabeth (Allen) Jenkins, age 90, of Crofton, Maryland, formerly of New Castle, PA, passed away the morning of September 29, 2012 after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Jenkins was born September 18, 1922 in New Castle a daughter of Fred B. and Lena Hartman Allen. She was a graduate of New Castle High School and attended Hood College, Frederick, MD....
Tyler Paul Zoccoli
Sep 29, 2012
Tyler Paul Zoccoli, 1137 Harry St., Sharon, passed away unexpectedly at 6:30 a.m. Saturday (9-29-12) at his residences. He was 19. Tyler was born January 26, 1993 in Sharon the son of Mark H. Zoccoli Sr. and Kim Reed Zoccoli. Tyler was a 2011 graduate of Sharon High School. Tyler began wrestling for the Sharon Tigers when he was six...
Walter C Klamer
Sep 28, 2012
Walter C. "Sonny" Klamer, Jr., 1729 N. Water Ave., Hermitage, went to be with the Lord at 10:49 p.m. Friday, September 28, 2012, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was 69. Mr. Klamer was born October 30, 1942 in Sharon a son of Walter C. Klamer, Sr. and Helen R. Mihalcin Klamer. He was a 1959 alumnus of Hickory High...
John B. O'Connor
Sep 28, 2012
John B. O'Connor,77, of South Point at Jameson South, passed away the morning of Sept. 28, 2012 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital surrounded by his loving family. John was born on February 21, 1935 in West Springfield, MA. to the late John B. and Lucy Nalwalk O'Connor. He was a 1953 graduate of Cathederal High School in Springfield,Ma and graduated from...
Robert Gordon Vasconi
Sep 25, 2012
Robert Gordon Vasconi, 3775 Morefield Road, Hermitage, passed away at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday (9-25-12) in John XXIII Home, Hermitage following an extended illness. He was 77. Robert was born September 17, 1935 in Sharon, the son of Angelo and Louise Ferrario Vasconi. He was a lifelong area resident and member of Sharon High School's graduating class of 1954. A member...
Ralph E. Hoyt Jr.
Sep 25, 2012
Ralph E. Hoyt, Jr., 12 Nora St., Clark, PA, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening, September 25, 2012, in UPMC Horizon Hospital, Farrell, of complications from surgery. He was 78. Mr. Hoyt was born March 25, 1934 in Canton, Ohio a son of Ralph E. Hoyt, Sr. and Margaret Findley Hoyt. He moved to the area in the late 1940's and...
Delores M. Kelly
Sep 24, 2012
Delores M.(Dee) Kelly, 82, of Neshannock Twp. passed away at her residence on the morning of Sept. 24, 2012 surrounded by her loving family. Dee as she was affectionately known by her family and friends was born in New Castle on May 29, 1930 to the late William I. Kelly and Margaret Mary Murphy Kelly. She was a proud member...
Rosemary E. Brandenstein
Sep 24, 2012
Rosemary E. Brandenstein, formerly of S. Kerrwood Dr., Hermitage, passed away at 6:03 a.m. Monday, September 24, 2012, in John XXIII Home, Hermitage. She was 92. Mrs. Brandenstein was born December 31, 1919 in Pittsburgh a daughter of Pius and Augusta Ellig Airhart. She attended Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Parochial Grade School and was a 1938 alumna...
Thomas Olshavsky
Sep 23, 2012
Thomas Olshavsky, Hermitage, PA, formerly of Brookfield, OH passed away at 1:00 p.m., Sunday (9/23/12) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System following a courageous seven month battle with cancer. He was 59. Mr. Olshavsky was born April 12, 1953 in Sharon, Pennsylvania, a son of Peter and Margaret L. Milanese Olshavsky, Jr. He was a 1971 graduate of...
E. Roger Fraley
Sep 21, 2012
E. Roger "Baldy" Fraley, of Sharon, PA, passed away at 10:05 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2012, in Allegheny General Hospital after an extended illness. He was 69. Mr. Fraley was born April 23, 1943 in Portsmouth, OH a son of the late Orville M. and Ruth E. Denning Fraley. He attended Farrell High School and went on to enlist in...
Mildred Mary Bozzo
Sep 21, 2012
Mildred Mary Tatomirovich Bozzo, 2026 Madison St., Hermitage, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes at 2:16 p.m. Friday, September 21, 2012, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 79. Mrs. Bozzo was born November 22, 1932 in Mercer a daughter of Tidor and Mary Mihalcin Tatomirovich. She was a lifelong area resident and attended the former Greenfield...
Joseph Leslie Pacifico
Sep 17, 2012
Joseph Leslie "Bear" Pacifico, 426 Superior St., Hermitage, passed away peacefully at 9:59 a.m. Monday (9-17-12) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System following an extended illness. He was 77. He was born March 10, 1935 in Sharon the son of Guido "Weda" and Flora Dangerfield Pacifico (Gallo). He was a lifelong area resident who graduated from Sacred Heart...
Evelyn H. Balcerzak
Sep 16, 2012
Evelyn H. Balcerzak, formerly of Richmond Ht's., Ohio, passed away at 9:25 p.m. Sunday, September 16, 2012, in John XXIII Home, Hermitage, where she was a resident for the past two and a half years. She was 93. Mrs. Balcerzak was born January 12, 1919 in Chicago, IL a daughter of the late Antoni and Valeria Jagilsky Wilk. She resided...
Ruth C. Johnson
Sep 15, 2012
Ruth C. Johnson of 200 Wick Ave. Hermitage, formerly of Fayetteville, PA passed away at 5:25 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2012 in John XXIII Nursing Home. She was 97. She was born July 5, 1915 in Sharon to Albert and Anna Marie Mercer Etzrodt. Ruth was a 1933 graduate of Sharon High School. Following high school, Ruth attended Youngstown...
Sara N. Malia Weller
Sep 14, 2012
Sara N. Malia Weller, Carrier Rd., Transfer, passed away after a brief illness at 1:12 a.m. Friday (9-14-12) surrounded by her loving family in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 83. Sara was born June 28, 1929 in Sharpsville the daughter of Michael and M. Thornton Malia and she was the youngest of twelve children. She resided...
Esther Jane Kimes
Sep 13, 2012
Esther Jane Kimes, Sharon, formerly of S. Otter St., Mercer, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 10:00 p.m. Thursday (9-13-2012), in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 93. She was born June 13, 1919 in Jackson Center, (Mercer County) the daughter of Harry Lee and Hattie E. Gorden Clark. She was employed as a cook for...
Louis Sapic
Sep 12, 2012
Louis "Speedy" Sapic, of Buchanan Manor, 73 Mercer Ave., Wheatland, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes, at his residence on Wednesday, September 12, 2012. He was 73. He was born August 10, 1939 in Malicka Virgnmost, Yugoslavia, a son of Maxim and Ljubica Loncar Sapic and he came to this area in 1957. He worked as a laborer for Sawhill...
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