Gracia Anleu
Apr 5, 2013
Gracia Anleu of New Castle, Pa., and Metairie, La., passed away tragically in an automobile accident while traveling with her son and daughter in Jefferson City, Tenn. She was 94. Gracia was born April 8, 1918, in Chichicastenango, Guatemala, a daughter of Julio and Concha Rodas Gil. She graduated high school with an education in secretarial studies. Gracia was a...
Anna V Brooks
Mar 31, 2013
Anna V. Brooks of O'Brien Memorial Nursing Home, Masury, formerly of Mertz Towers, Sharpsville, and Farrell, passed away at 2:10 a.m. Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, in UPMC Horizon, Farrell, after an extended illness. She was 87. Mrs. Brooks was born Oct. 24, 1925, in Parnassus, Westmoreland County, a daughter of Stephan and Victoria Fanecka Makowski. Moving to the area...
Marie C Smock
Mar 25, 2013
Marie C. Smock, formerly of Hermitage, passed away peacefully at 10:12 a.m. Monday (3-25-13) in St. Paul's Home, West Salem Township, where she was a resident for the past four years. She was 91. Mrs. Smock was born February 28, 1922, in Farrell, a daughter of John and Catherine (Jacek) Gladysz. She was a lifelong area resident and a graduate...
Dephine Zarella
Mar 23, 2013
Delphine Camerlengo Zarella, of Masury, passed away peacefully at 7:30 a.m. Saturday (3-23-13) in O'Brien Memorial Nursing Home, Masury. She was 89. Mrs. Zarella was born Dec. 26, 1923, in Harveyton, Ky., a daughter of Jerry and Jenny DiSilvestri Camerlengo and moved to the area as an infant. She was a 1941 graduate of Brookfield High School and attended Youngstown...
Robert J Wiley Sr.
Mar 18, 2013
A funeral service will be held Thursday for Robert J. Wiley Sr., a resident of John XXIII Home, and formerly a resident of Hermitage and Sharon. He passed away at 12:45 p.m. Monday (3-18-13) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 79. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, the former Sonia Seginak; a daughter,...
Paul Bogdan
Mar 5, 2013
Paul Bogdan of Sharon, passed away peacefully at 12:46 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, 2013, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 93. Mr. Bogdan was born July 6, 1919, in Farrell, a son of Vasil and Barbara Babaj Bogdan. He died the loving husband of Mildred Krichko Bogdan and devoted father of sons Dennis, Douglas and Larry...
Phyllis L Bonner
Feb 26, 2013
A funeral service will be held Saturday for Phyllis L. Bonner of Hermitage. She passed away peacefully with family by her side at 7:20 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 80. Mrs. Bonner was born Dec. 28, 1932, in Sharon, a daughter of John P. and Grace M. Hassell Sherrod. She...
Harold G Tonks
Feb 13, 2013
A funeral service will be held Saturday for Harold G. Tonks of Hewitt Road, Shenango Township. He passed away at 12:40 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, in UPMC Horizon, Farrell. He was 77. Mr. Tonks was born May 11, 1935, in Sharon to Alvin and Fern Gribble Tonks. Harold attended several schools throughout Mercer County. He was active in Boy...
Robert Ross Brown
Feb 9, 2013
Robert Ross Brown, 91, of New Castle went to be with the Lord the morning of Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at Jameson Hospital. Mr. Brown was born Feb. 5, 1922, in Dubois, a son of the late Burleigh and Orpha Geist Brown. Bob attended the former Eastbrook High School and New Castle Business College. A decorated war veteran, he served...
Thomas L Springer
Feb 9, 2013
Thomas L. Springer of Hermitage passed away unexpectedly at 2:48 p.m. Saturday (2-9- 13) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System after an extended illness. He was 81. Mr. Springer was born July 29, 1931, in Sharon, a son of Eugene and Mary Elizabeth Williams Springer. He was a lifelong area resident and a 1949 graduate of Farrell High...
Earl E Trimble
Feb 8, 2013
Earl E. Trimble, 66, of 2685 Center Church Road, Slippery Rock Township, passed away Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Tampa, Fla. He was born May 2, 1946, to the late Edward Leroy Trimble and Dorothy Jean Schweikert Trimble. Earl married the former Beth Lee Book on Jan. 16, 1971, and she survives at home. There were no children, but a...
Rae Frances Bonasera
Feb 6, 2013
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday for Rae Frances Bonasera of Sharon. She passed away unexpectedly at 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 76. Mrs. Bonasera was born Oct. 19, 1936, in Greenville, a daughter of Angelo and Helen Randall Augustine. She was a graduate of the...
Laura Smaltz
Feb 4, 2013
Laura Smaltz of Hermitage, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Monday (2-4-13) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 87. Mrs. Smaltz was born March 29, 1925, in Farrell, a daughter of Ignac and Maryanna Korab Stanek. She was raised in Farrell and was a member of Farrell High School's graduating class of 1943. In her early years,...
Robert Bergkessel
Feb 4, 2013
Robert "Bob" Bergkessel of Avalon Springs, Coolspring Township, formerly of Federal Drive, Sharon, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 7:55 p.m. Monday (2-4-13) in the home. He was 67. Mr. Bergkessel was born Feb. 7, 1945, in Sharon, a son of Joseph and Helen A. Fendya Bergkessel. As a lifelong area resident, he was a member of Sharon High...
Harry E Snyder
Jan 31, 2013
Harry E. "Gus" Snyder of Pierce Avenue, Sharpsville, passed away at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 76. Mr. Snyder was born June 21, 1936, in Masury, a son of Ernest and Elizabeth Patterson Snyder. A lifelong area resident, he attended Hickory High School and served with the Army. He...
David J Webber
Jan 14, 2013
David J. Webber of Sharon passed away peacefully at 11:50 a.m. Monday (1-14-13) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System after an extended illness. He was 71. A lifelong resident of Sharon, Mr. Webber was born Oct. 27, 1941, in Christian H. Buhl Hospital, now the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System, a son of Ray and Helen Diurba...
Helen L Brown
Jan 13, 2013
Helen "Nellie" L. Brown, 84, of Union Township and a former resident of Sewickley, Pa., passed away the afternoon of Jan. 13, 2013, at Edison Manor Nursing Center. Nellie, as she was affectionately called by her family and friends, was born Jan. 12, 1929, in New Castle, daughter of the late Joseph and Alice Woods Carrigan. She was a graduate...
Eugene B Buckley
Jan 6, 2013
Eugene "Ben" B. Buckley of New Castle passed away at 9:21 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, in Passavant Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was 79. Mr. Buckley was born Nov. 10, 1933, in New Castle, a son of Eugene R. and Mary Robinson Buckley. He was a 1951 graduate of New Castle High School and later went on to attend some college...
Phyllis Weir
Jan 3, 2013
Phyllis D'Eletto Weir, 97, died in the early afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, at her daughter's home in Mission Viejo, Calif. Her death was peaceful, though she had endured a long struggle with a heart condition. She was born Sept. 29, 1915, to the late Angelina Moné and Ermenegildo D'Eletto, the third child born to the couple. Angelina was...
Kathleen Venetta
Jan 3, 2013
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday for Kathleen Zreliak Lucik Venetta of Hartford. She passed peacefully to our Lord with her family at her side on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013. She fought a courageous battle with multiple myeloma for nine years. She was 69. Mrs. Venetta was born Jan. 11, 1943, in Sharon, the sixth child and...
