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Charles J O'Neil
Aug 11, 2010
Charles J. O'Neil, Enon Valley (Lawrence County), PA and Bonita Springs, FL; formerly of Sharon, PA passed away at 10:05 a.m. Thursday (8-11-10) in the Heritage Valley Health System, Beaver, PA. He was 88. Mr. O'Neil was born June 4, 1922 in Sharon a son of the late Charles J. and Barbara Fromm O'Neil. He attended St. Joseph Parochial Grade...
Judy Lorene Barry
Aug 11, 2010
Judy Lorene Barry of 310 Rexford Dr. Apt. 3 Hermitage, formerly of Independence Ct. Sharon. Passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 7:10 p.m. in her residence. She was 72. Ms. Barry was born in Sharon, PA on January 21, 1936, a daughter of the late John and Mary Louise Costello Barry. She graduated from Mercy Hospital School of...
Kathryn A Gassner
Aug 10, 2010
Kathryn A. Gassner, 502 Pulaski Rd. (Shenango Township), Pulaski, PA passed away at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday (8-10-10) in her home after a brief illness. She was 80. Mrs. Gassner was born March 15, 1930 in Sharon a daughter of the late James and Matilda Mackey Hodge. A lifelong West Middlesex area resident, she was a 1948 graduate of West Middlesex...
William E Porterfield
Aug 10, 2010
William E. Porterfield of 473 Sherman Ave. Sharon, PA, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 7:15 p.m. in the emergency room at Sharon Regional Health Systems. He was 77. Mr. Porterfield was born in Sharon, PA on November 29, 1932, a son of the late Walter and Ruth Krothe Porterfield. William joined the United States Army and served...
Anna Mae Smith
Aug 10, 2010
Anna Mae Smith, 87, of 428 E. Hillcrest Ave., New Castle, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening, August 10, 2010, in her home. Mrs. Smith was born June 19, 1923 in New Castle a daughter of the late Willard F. and Anna Marie Dunn Todd. She attended the former St. Mary's Parochial Grade School and was a 1941 alumna of New...
Janice Mae Sander
Aug 8, 2010
Janice Mae Sander of 323 Rt. 208 New Bedford, PA. passed away at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, August 8, 2010 in her daughter's residence with her family by her side. She was 85. Mrs. Sander was born in Harmony, PA on July 25, 1925, a daughter of the late Homer and Sarah Kaufman Measel. She was a graduate of New Castle...
Harold L Stafford
Aug 7, 2010
Harold L. Stafford, of 959 Mayfield Rd., Sharpsville, passed away peacefully of natural causes at 1:10 a.m. Saturday (8-7-10) in his residence with his family at his side. He was 88. Mr. Stafford was born December 5, 1921 in Greenville, PA, a son of the late Jesse L. and Gertrude Frye Stafford. He was a 1939 graduate of Greenville High...
David K Smalley
Aug 7, 2010
David K. Smalley, 1552 W. Ridge Ave., Sharpsville, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning (8-7-10) in his residence. He was 36. David was born November 27, 1973 in Sharon a son of Philip A. Smalley, Jr. and Sally M. Goedicke Smalley. He was a 1992 alumnus of Hickory High School, Hermitage, where he was a member of the baseball and wrestling...
Merle V Burkes
Jul 31, 2010
Merle V. 'Sonny' Burkes, 72, of 181 Wallace Circle, passed away the morning of July 31, 2010 at his residence. Sonny was born in DuBois, Pa on March 23, 1938 to the late Frank and Elsie Taylor Burkes. He married the Former Edyce Fee on April 12, 1958 and she survives him at home. Sonny owned and operated the Brindle...
Frances Deronja
Jul 27, 2010
Frances Deronja, Hermitage, and formerly of Farrell, passed away peacefully at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday (7-27-10) at her residence following an extended illness. She was 101. Mrs. Deronja was born on August 7, 1908 in Croatia, Yugoslavia to Steve and Anastasia Novakovich Neral. She became a naturalized citizen on November 9, 1938. She was a homemaker and lifelong member of St....
Andrew C Zidansek
Jul 25, 2010
Andrew C. Zidansek of Stone Ridge Boulevard, Hermitage, formerly of Herminie, Pa., and Florida, passed away peacefully at 4:50 a.m. Sunday (7-25-10) in his residence after an extended illness. He was 84. Mr. Zidansek was born Oct. 31, 1925, in Westmoreland City, Pa., a son of Anton and Hermina Pangerl Zidansek. He was a member of Norwin High School's graduating...
Paula Jean Frederick
Jul 25, 2010
Paula Jean Frederick, 6156 Jacqueline Drive, Brookfield, Oh., passed away unexpectedly at 5:17 p.m. Sunday (7-25-10) in the hospital of Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was 68. She was born on October 12, 1941 in Warren, Ohio the daughter of Paul and Virginia Parent Armstrong. A lifelong area resident, she was a graduate of Hickory High School. She worked in...
Joseph P Vanord
Jul 24, 2010
Joseph P. 'Josie Desmond' Vanord of 360 S. Irvine Ave. Sharon, PA. passed away at 12:41 p.m. Saturday, July 24, 2010 in his residence. He was 46. Mr. Vanord was born in Sharon, Pa on February 25, 1964, a son of Jack Vanord and Rosemary Keifer. He graduated from Youngstown State University with a bachelor's degree in Cosmetology. Joseph was...
Sue Lysohir
Jul 23, 2010
Sue Lysohir, 860 Lillian Dr., Hermitage, passed away peacefully in her home at 3:50 p.m. Friday(7-23-10), after an extended illness. She was 85. Sue was born March 15, 1925 in Sharpsville to George and Susan Semancik Chuba. She graduated from Sharpsville High School and was formerly employed in the payroll department of the Sharon Transformer Division of the Westinghouse Electric...
Margaret A Walko
Jul 21, 2010
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday (7-24-10) for Margaret A. "Peg" Walko, Mayfield Road, Sharpsville, who was welcomed by the angels to her new heavenly home at 11:32 a.m. Wednesday (7-21-10). She passed away peacefully in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System following an extended illness. She was 66. Margaret Ann Walko was born on...
Thomas J Nevant
Jul 20, 2010
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday for Thomas J. Nevant, American Way, Hermitage, formerly of Farrell. He passed away at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2010, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 85. Mr. Nevant was born July 27, 1924, in the former Buhl Hospital, Sharon, to James and Mary Corso Nevant. He...
Carl E Purash
Jul 20, 2010
Carl E. Purash of 79 Grange Rd. New Wilmington, passed away on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at 2:49 am in Sharon Regional Health Systems. He was 81. Mr. Purash was born in Sharon, PA on October 5, 1928, a son of the late Paul and Mary Smith Purash. He attended Farrell Schools. Carl was a Korean War Veteran and served...
Mildred Raketich
Jul 17, 2010
Mildred Raketich, 2481 Mercer-West Middlesex Rd., Shenango Township, passed away of natural causes at 3:48 p.m. Saturday (7-17-10) in the emergency room of Grove City Medical Center. She was 87. Mrs. Raketich was born March 14, 1923 in Midland, PA the eldest child of the late Adam and Effie Unum Pradovich. She was a 1941 alumna of the former Midland...
Jennifer Ann Doerr
Jul 15, 2010
Jennifer 'Jenn' Ann Doerr, 7098 Guyer Road, New Kensington, Pa., formerly of West Middlesex, passed away unexpectedly at 8:12 p.m. Thursday (7-15-10) at her residence. She was 24. Jenn was born on December 4, 1985 in Sharon, Pa and lived in West Middlesex most of her life. She was a member of West Middlesex High Schools class of 2003 and...
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