Obituaries

Mar 3, 2022

Elizabeth "Arlene" Christoff, 88, of South Pymatuning Twp was released from pain March 3, 2022.  Her beautiful blue eyes sparkled with love.  Her kind smile will be missed by many.

Mrs. Christoff made her appearance on Sept 15, 1933.  She was born the daughter of the late Ralph Solida, Sr. and Jennie (Zinn)...

Mar 3, 2022

Eileen C. (Schooley) Untch, 73, of New Castle passed away surrounded by her family Thursday morning, March 3, 2022, following a brief illness.

Mrs. Untch was born April 13, 1948, in New Castle, a daughter of Thomas L. and Betty J. (Flynn) Schooley. A lifelong area resident, she graduated from Laurel High School...

Mar 2, 2022

Rodney Camp, 57, of Sharon, passed away Wednesday March 2, 2022 at his residence.

Mr. Camp was born October 23, 1964, in Farrell, a son of the late Peter H. Camp and Helen (Gelesky) Camp.

Rodney is survived by a brother; Brian Camp, Sharon and a sister; Evelyn "Lyn"...

Mar 1, 2022

William (Bill) Harris, 60, of Sharon, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in his home.

Bill was born August 23, in Newark, New Jersey, a son of the late Jerrald and Lynn (Ferringer) Loudin.

He had a very strong work ethic and was employed as a Quality Control Inspector...

Feb 28, 2022

Jeffrey P. Kovach, 77, of Hermitage passed away peacefully surrounded by his family early Monday morning, February 28, 2022, in his residence.

Mr. Kovach was born March 12, 1944, Belleview, IL, a son of the late Andrew and Margaret "Peggy" (Badis) Kovach. After graduating from Farrell High School in 1962, he enlisted in the U.S....

Feb 28, 2022

Rogers W. McIntire, Jr., 79, of Sharon, passed away Monday, February 28, 2022, in Quality Life Services, Mercer.

Mr. McIntire was born October 31, 1942, a son of the late Rogers and Eileen McIntire.

Rogers was a longtime employee for Ajax Trucking. Later in life, he worked at a gas and service station and an...

Feb 25, 2022

John Linhares Lima, 74, of Sharon passed away Friday afternoon, February 25, 2022, in his residence.

Mr. Lima was born January 5, 1948, in Ribeira Quente, Azores, Portugal, a son of Abel I deLima and Idalina Linhares deLima. After graduating from New Bedford Vocational High School in New Beford, MA, he served in the U.S. Navy and...

Feb 24, 2022

Edwin Bortner of Sharpsville passed away unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, February 24, 2022, in his residence.  He was 83.

Mr. Bortner was born February 16, 1939, in Sharpsville, a son of the late Paul Edwin and Gertrude (Miller) Bortner.

A 1957 graduate of Sharpsville High School, he earned his bachelor's degree in education from California University...

Feb 23, 2022

Roger P. Roach went home to be with the Lord on February 23, 2022. Roger was born on August 21, 1935, in Loudonville, Ohio to Walter S. and Helen F. (Paullin) Roach. He is survived by his current wife Dorothy H. (Glaser) Roach, who he married on December 22, 2001.

Surviving children are Cheryl D....

Feb 23, 2022

Mary Lou Smith, 64, of New Castle, passed away Wednesday morning, February 23, 2022, in Mercy Health-St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, Youngstown, OH.

Ms. Smith was born December 10, 1957, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Watson Vance and Barbara Sophia (Kaufman) Smith.

Mary Lou enjoyed riding her...

Feb 23, 2022

Don S. Dunham, 69, of Sharpsville, passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022, in Andover (OH) Village Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Mr. Dunham was born February 25, 1952, in Sharon, a son of the late Donald and Helen (Stevens) Dunham.

Don was a graduate of Sharpsville High School.  After graduation...

Feb 22, 2022

Helen M. "Toots" (O'Korn) Scarmack, of Farrell, passed away Monday morning, February 22, 2022, in the E.R. of UPMC Horizon, Greenville. She recently celebrated her 90 th birthday on January 3, 2022.

Helen was born at home in Farrell on January 3, 1932, the only daughter of the late Jerry and Mary (Germick) O'Korn. Her big brother...

Feb 20, 2022

Patricia H. "Patty" Palmer, 68, of Sharon, passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022, in Sharon Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Palmer was born July 7, 1953, in Sharon, a daughter of the late Herbert and Dorothy (Rood) Biers. She was a 1971 graduate of Sharpsville High School and earned her licensed practical nursing certification...

Feb 20, 2022

Lydia Marie Porreca, 56, of Sharon passed away due to an extended illness on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Mrs. Porreca was born September 10, 1965, in Sharon, a daughter of the late John and Louise (Splitstone) Michael.  She was a graduate of Farrell High School.

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Feb 18, 2022

Rose Kathryn Stevenson, 97, of West Middlesex, formerly of Farrell, passed away Friday, February 18,2022 in her residence.

Mrs. Stevenson was born April 13,1924 in Wheatland, a daughter of the late Joseph and Blanche (Golden) Meredith, Rose was a graduate of West Middlesex High School and later earned an associates degree from Youngstown College.

She...

Feb 17, 2022

Charles Joseph Fisher, 89, of Slippery Rock, PA passed away Thursday evening, February 17, 2022, in his residence.

Mr. Fisher was born August 24, 1932, in New Castle, a son of the late Edwin J. and Mary Agnes (Wallace) Fisher. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from Union High School in 1950.

He proudly served...

Feb 16, 2022

Shirley M. Lauer, 86, of Brookfield, OH passed away peacefully late Wednesday evening, February 16, 2022.

Mrs. Lauer was born August 1, 1935, in Oil City, PA a daughter of the late George and Florence (Davies) Sanders.

A homemaker, Shirley dedicated her life to caring for her family and...

Feb 15, 2022

David W. Lehto, 85, of The Villas at St. Paul's in Greenville, formerly a longtime resident of New Wilmington, passed away early Tuesday morning, February 15, 2022, in his residence. Mr. Lehto was born April 23, 1936, in New Castle, the son of E. William Lehto and Katherine (Laamanen) Lehto. He was very proud of his maternal...

Feb 15, 2022

Michael Cidila, 82, of Hermitage passed away Tuesday evening February 15, 2022, in UPMC Hamot, Erie, PA.

Mr. Cidila was born October 21, 1939, in Sharon, a son of the late Michael and Anna Belle (Schreckenghost) Cidila.

As a young man, Mike worked as an orderly at Sharon General...

Feb 15, 2022

Dorothy Marks, 96, of Hermitage passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, February 15, 2022.

Mrs. Marks was born September 26, 1925 shortly following her twin sister, Rose Marie, in Jeannette, PA. She was a daughter of the late John and Pauline (Occhiuzzi) Gullo. Raised in the Brooklyn Borough of New York City, she attended...