Obituaries

Apr 15, 2023

Raymond L. Cwynar, 80, of New Castle passed away at noon on Saturday, April 15, 2023, in UPMC Jameson Hospital.

Mr. Cwynar was born August 7, 1942, in South New Castle Borough, a son of the late Louis and Cecilia (Kusczynski) Cwynar. A lifelong area resident, he was a member of the first...

Apr 14, 2023

Regina "Jean" Alward, 94, of St. Paul's Home in Greenville, formerly a longtime resident of Sharon, passed away Friday evening, April 14, 2023, at her residence.

Mrs. Alward was born May 26, 1928, in Cambridge, OH, a daughter of the late Leon Gabriel and Helen Lucille (Potts) Batanian. A 1945 graduate of Byesville...

Apr 13, 2023

Grace L. Johnson Basham, 86, of New Castle passed away Thursday, April 13, 2023, in UPMC Jameson Care Center.

Mrs. Basham was born October 11, 1937, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Ned and Frances Emma (Boyd) Johnson. A lifelong area resident, she graduated from New Castle High School and New...

Apr 13, 2023

Diane M. (Garon) Hvizdak, 70, of Sharon, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 13, 2023, in Sharon Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Hvizdak was born on August 16, 1952, in Buffalo, NY, a daughter of the late William Russell and Lucille Emma (Hawksworth) Garon. She was a 1970 graduate of Piqua (OH) Central High School....

Apr 11, 2023

Mary E. Smith, 77, of Hermitage, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Tuesday evening, April 11, 2023, in her home.

Mrs. Smith was born November 30, 1945, in Fremont, OH, to the late Richard and Mary (Eilrich) Schwartz and later graduated from St. Joseph High School, also in Fremont.

Aside from being...

Apr 11, 2023

Nancy A. Stewart, 89, of New Castle, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, April 11, 2023, in UPMC Jameson Hospital.

Mrs. Stewart was born September 10, 1933, in Butler, a daughter of the late Clarence and Mabel (Kennedy) Borland. After graduating from Butler High School in 1951, she attended Butler Hospital School of Nursing...

Apr 9, 2023

Frank J. Matune, 75, of Hermitage, passed away peacefully with his wife and children at his side on Easter evening, April 9, 2023, in his home.

Raised in Sharpsville, Frank Matune was born January 11, 1948, in Youngstown, OH, a son of the late Walter and Eva (Skiljo) Matune. Following his graduation from Sharpsville High School in...

Apr 9, 2023

Beth Ann McCracken Griffin, 68, of Hermitage, passed away suddenly on Easter morning, April 9, 2023, in the Emergency Room of Sharon Regional Medical Center.

Beth Ann was born on December 9, 1954, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Charles W. and Winifred (Thomas) McCracken and was a 1972 graduate of Hickory...

Apr 9, 2023

William "Bill" Coon, 77, of Hermitage, passed away Sunday morning, April 9, 2023, in Clepper Manor, Sharon.

Mr. Coon was born on August 21, 1945, in Sharon, a son of Billy and Anna (Roman) Coon, Jr. He was a 1963 graduate of Farrell High School.

Bill honorably served his...

Apr 9, 2023

William D. "Bill" Kolling, 74, of Sharon, passed away peacefully surrounded by family early Easter morning, April 9, 2023, in his home.

Mr. Kolling was born February 26, 1949, in Greensburg, PA, a son of the late William F. and Vivian V. (Lavelle) Kolling, and graduated from Jeannette (PA) High School in 1967.

Bill moved...

Apr 5, 2023

Joseph S. Senko, 86, of New Castle passed away peacefully early Wednesday morning, April 5, 2023.

Mr. Senko was born January 20, 1937, in New Castle, a son of the late Frank and Anna (Krajewski) Senko. A 1956 graduate of New Castle High School, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Youngstown State University and...

Apr 4, 2023

Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles "Chuck" W. Eberle Jr., of Hermitage, PA, passed away unexpectedly on April 4, 2023. He was 75.

Born August 10, 1947, in Pittsburgh, Charles was the son of the late Charles and Ruth Eberle. He was a 1967 graduate of Richland High School. He honorably served in the U.S. Air Force, including...

Apr 3, 2023

Robert D. Maskrey, 90, of Brookfield Twp. passed away early Monday afternoon, April 3, 2023, in Shepherd of the Valley Nursing Home.

Mr. Maskrey was born May 10, 1932, in Sharon, a son of the late Dewey Clinton and Frances (Martin) Maskrey, and graduated from the former Hartford (Ohio) High School in 1950.

A proud...

Apr 2, 2023

James Richard "Jim" Lightner, Sr., 46, of Sharpsville, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, April 2, 2023, in his home.

Jim was born on October 12, 1976, in Grove City, a son of the late Richard Harry and Rebecca Jane (Reeher) Lightner and attended Shenango High School.

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Apr 1, 2023

Carl D. Cellura, 66, of New Wilmington, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Mr. Cellura was born October 30, 1956, in Bedford, OH, he was the son of the late Frank and Mildred (Carlson) Cellura and was a graduate of Geauga High School, Chesterland, OH.

Carl was employed in the...

Apr 1, 2023

Pamela D. Docherty, 76, of New Castle passed away unexpectedly Saturday evening, April 1, 2023, in UPMC Jameson Hospital.

Mrs. Docherty was born April 17, 1946, in Johnstown, PA, a daughter of the late Walter A. and Dorothy V. (Gindelsperger) Rice, and was a 1964 graduate of Johnstown High School.

Primarily a homemaker, Pam also...

Mar 31, 2023

Kathleen H. Nord, 84, of New Castle passed away early Friday morning, March 31, 2023, in UPMC Jameson Hospital.

Mrs. Nord was born February 19, 1939, in New Castle, she was the daughter of John D. and Dorothy (Stafford) Hite.  A 1957 New Castle High School graduate, she also earned a bachelor of...

Mar 30, 2023

Cindy R. Byers, 62, of Sharon passed away Thursday evening, March 30, 2023, in UPMC Montefiore Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Mrs. Byers was born December 26, 1960, in Farrell, she was the daughter of the late Carlos N. and Jeanette (Batchelder) Simpson.  A 1978 Sharon High School graduate, she also earned an associate degree in business from...

Mar 30, 2023

Norene M. Traynor, 79, of Hermitage, passed away peacefully Thursday morning, March 30, 2023.

Norene was born on June 21, 1943, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Francis and Nora (O'Malley) Castner. She was a 1961 graduate of Sharpsville High School and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Youngstown State...

Mar 29, 2023

Helen E. (Ritter) Nogay,93, of Hermitage, passed away on March 29th, 2023, in St. John XXIII Home, Hermitage.

Helen was born on July 23rd, 1929, in Youngstown, OH, the daughter of the late Stewart and Susan (Duffy) Ritter. While living in Youngstown, she worked at St. Elizabeth Hospital as a nurse's aide.