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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...
Mary Sophia Tencer
Jan 1, 2013
Mary Sophia Bovard Tencer, 94, of 113 W. McMurray Road, McMurray, Pa., formerly a lifelong resident of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013, in Manor Care, McMurray. Mrs. Tencer was born Sept. 19, 1918, in New Castle, a daughter of Alexander and Caroline Rezenik Myrta. She attended New Castle Catholic schools. Mary retired from Shenango...
Frank J Albanese
Dec 1, 2012
LARGO, Fla. - Frank J. Albanese of Largo, died at 11:27 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Largo Medical Center. He was 87. Mr. Albanese was born Oct. 18, 1925, in Sharon to Dominic and Angeline Messina Albanese, and had lived in the Largo area since 1959. He was the proprietor of the former Albanese Gulf Service Station on West...
John H. Kerr
Oct 13, 2012
John H. "Jack" Kerr, age 84, of Garfield Heights, Ohio; formerly of New Castle, passed away peacefully Saturday, October 13, 2012 in his home with his family by his side. Mr. Kerr was born February 11, 1928 in Pittsburgh a son of the late Harry and Jean Herzer Kerr. He moved to New Castle at an early age and attended...
Jane Louise Kuhn
Oct 12, 2012
Jane Louise Kuhn, formerly a longtime resident of Bon Air Dr., Sharon, passed away of natural causes at 9:38 a.m. Friday, October 12, 2012, in Shenango Presbyterian Home, New Wilmington. She was 86. Mrs. Kuhn was born April 4, 1926 in Pottsville, PA a daughter of the late Guy Nelson and Marian Palsgrove Wilson Jones. She was a graduate of...
Reginald E Vernon
Oct 10, 2012
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday (10-13-12) for Reginald E. Vernon, Hermitage, who passed away peacefully of natural causes Wednesday (10-10-12) at 1:30 p.m. in St. Elizabeth's Hospital. He was 85. He was born November 12, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Carl W. and Mildred Leona Andrews Vernon. He attended schools in Chicago and later moved...
James Henle
Oct 6, 2012
Former Linwood, N.J., resident James F. Henle, 72, of Brigadoon Lane passed away at 8:25 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012, in Jameson Hospital. Born Dec. 7, 1939, in New Castle, he was a son of the late James F. and Lois Sizer Henle. He attended New Castle High School. Retiring in 2002, Mr. Henle was employed for more than 40...
Roland Vermeire
Oct 5, 2012
Roland Vermeire of Karl Road, Columbus, OH, formerly of Farrell, passed away of natural causes on Friday, October 05, 2012 in the Oakleaf Village assisted living home. He was 92. Mr. Vermeire was born July 1, 1920, in Farrell, PA, son of Charles and Rose DeBrakeleer Vermeire. He was a 1939 graduate of Farrell High School. In high school, Roland...
Rehart Zahuranec
Oct 5, 2012
Rehart Zahuranec of Lamor Road, Jefferson Township, passed away at 6:30 a.m. Friday, October 05, 2012 in Countryside Convalescent Home of natural causes. He was 88. Mr. Zahuranec was born March 11, 1924, in Sunnyside, PA, a son of John and Julia Dolnay Zahuranec. He was a 1942 graduate of Hickory High School. During World War II, Rehart served in...
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...
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