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Joan Leslie Colclaser
Jan 15, 2012
Joan Leslie Colclaser, Landay Lane, Farrell, passed away peacefully on Sunday (1-15-12) at 9:25 p.m. at her residence. She was 58. Joan was born April 2, 1953 in Sharon the daughter of Francis G. and Elsie Rogers Colclaser. She attended school at MCAR, Hermitage and worked for many years at the MCAR workshop. Joan enjoyed dancing and listening to music,...
Gladys (Skip) M Santelli
Jan 13, 2012
Gladys M. "Skip" Santelli of John XXIII Home, formerly of Mertz Tower, Sharpsville and Wakefield Dr., Hermitage, passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Friday, January 13, 2012 in John XXIII Home. She was 83. Mrs. Santelli was born June 6, 1928 in Sharpsville, the daughter of Robert Milton and Lenora Alderman Templeton. She attended Hermitage Schools. Prior to her marriage,...
Samuel J Rosa Sr.
Jan 12, 2012
Mr. Samuel J. Rosa Sr., of Clepper Manor, Sharon, formerly of Hermitage, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday (1-12-12) in Clepper Manor. He was 89. Mr. Rosa was born February 16, 1922 in Sharpsville, Pa. the son of Pasquale Rosa (Rosati) and Mary G. Galloni Rosa. He graduated from Sharpsville High School and Geneva College, Beaver...
Anna E Pawluk
Jan 11, 2012
Funeral services will be held Friday for Anna E. Pawluk, Nugent's Convalescent Home, formerly of Hermitage and Sharon, who passed away peacefully at 3:40 a.m. on Wednesday, January 10, 2012 in the home of natural causes. She was 83. Anna was born March 5, 1928 in Porto Union Brazil the daughter of Fredricko and Lucilia Stratmann. A high school graduate,...
Martha Rose Poprocky
Jan 11, 2012
Martha Rose (Santell) Poprocky, formerly of Bon Air Dr., Sharon, passed away peacefully of natural causes at noon Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, in John XXIII Home, Hermitage, where she was a resident for the past three years. She was 90. Mrs. Poprocky was born May 6, 1921 in Farrell a daughter of the late Nick and Mary Gizzarelli Santell. She...
Irene B Bacon
Jan 11, 2012
A funeral service will be held on Monday for Irene B. (Mikis) Bacon, John XXIII Home, Hermitage, formerly of Sharon, who passed away peacefully of natural causes Wednesday (1-11-12) at 11:31 p.m. in UPMC Horizon Hospital, Greenville, following a brief illness. She was 85. Mrs. Bacon was born on Christmas day (12-25-26) in Sharon, Pa., the daughter of Steven and...
Jack E Davis
Jan 10, 2012
Jack E. Davis of Lower Idlewild Dr. New Castle passed away at 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 in Golden Hill Nursing Home. He was 90. Mr. Davis was born December 3, 1921 in DuBois, PA a son of Sam and Lillian Karnes Davis. He was a 1938 graduate of Mt. Jackson High School. Following high school, Jack enlisted...
Anthony S Koval
Jan 8, 2012
Anthony Stephen Koval, John XXIII Home for Senior Citizens, Hermitage, formerly of Prindle St., Sharon, passed away peacefully on Sunday (1-8-12). He was 92. Anthony was born on April 28, 1919 in Oliver #1, Fayette, PA, the son of Thomas and Mary Koval. Anthony was a decorated veteran of the United States Army having served during WWII and was a...
Francis N Petrillo
Jan 8, 2012
Francis N. Petrillo, 1225 Bond St., Farrell, passed away peacefully Sunday evening, Jan. 8, 2012, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 81. Mr. Petrillo was born Oct. 30, 1930 in Farrell a son of the late Nicholas and Rose Corso Petrillo. A lifelong Farrell resident, he was a 1948 graduate of Farrell High School and attended...
Melody Nicholson
Jan 7, 2012
Melody Nicholson, 2114 Carolyn St., Hermitage, passed away Saturday evening, Jan. 7, 2012, at her home after an extended illness with leukemia. She was 43. Melody was born September 9, 1968 in Fullerton, Calf. a daughter of John Robert and Joan Marion Margrey Lirette. She was a 1986 graduate of Anaheim (Calf.) High School and moved to the area in...
Leona G Rea
Jan 6, 2012
Leona G. Rea, Pymatuning Twp., passed away at 2:05 a.m. Friday (1-6-12) in UPMC Hospital, Greenville, after an extended illness. She was 89. Mrs. Rea was born Feb. 23, 1922 in New Wilmington, PA a daughter of Clair and Marian Woods Heckathorn. Following her graduation from New Wilmington High School in 1940, she worked at the Shenango China Co. in...
James Francis Williams Ii
Jan 5, 2012
James Francis Williams II, Mercer, passed away peacefully at his home at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2012. He was 74. Born in Sharon, PA on November 13, 1937 to Ruth A. McAfee Williams and James F. Williams, Jim grew up in Wheatland and graduated from Farrell High School with the class of 1955. He attended Clarion State Teacher's...
Edward D Brown
Jan 5, 2012
Edward Dehaven Brown of State St., Hermitage, passed away at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday, January 5, 2012 in his residence with his family by his side. He was 78. Mr. Brown was born October 16, 1933 in Johnsonburg, PA a son of Edward Q. and Zona Blint Brown. He graduated high school from Erie Academy and attended Penn State College....
Angela Desantis Trotta
Jan 5, 2012
Angela DeSantis Trotta, 326 Pierce Ave., Sharpsville, passed away at 6 a.m. Thursday (1-5-12) in Nugent Convalescent Home, Hermitage, where she was recuperating from a recent illness. She was 90. Mrs. Trotta was born Oct. 16, 1921 in Castro dei Volsci, Italy a daughter of the late Domenico and Palma Biondi DeSantis. She was educated in Italy and immigrated to...
Andrew Cipriano
Dec 31, 2011
Andrew Cipriano, Hermitage, passed away of natural causes at 12:20 a.m. on Saturday (12-31-11) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 91. He was born on April 8,1920 in Farrell to Dominic and Victoria Monaco Cipriano. He retired in 1982 from the former Sharon Steel Corporations Farrell Plant where he worked as a Mill Wright for 34...
William (Billy) Basilone, Jr.
Dec 31, 2011
William 'Billy' Basilone Jr., 708 Roemer Blvd., Farrell, passed away tragically at 12:24 a.m. on Saturday morning (12-31-11) in St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown, he was 58. William was born on May 29, 1953 in Farrell, Pa., the son of William Basilone Sr. and Dorothy Brutka Basilone. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from Hickory High School in 1971. He...
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