Lois I. Woodring
Aug 9, 2016
Lois I. Woodring, 96, of Union Township passed away the morning of August 9, 2016 at Jameson Care Center. Born on July 16, 1920 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Harry and Hannah Foster Hetrick. She graduated from New Castle High School in 1939 and attended New Castle Business College. Mrs. Woodring retired from the Union Area School...
John L. Roberts
Aug 8, 2016
John L. Roberts, 84, of Union Township, passed away unexpectedly the evening of August 8, 2016 at his residence. Born December 24, 1931 in Connoquesnessing, PA, he was the son of Ellis and Kathrine Hasychak Roberts. He was preceded in death on July 24, 1985 by his wife of 31 years, Thelma Reynolds Roberts, whom he married on October 12,...
Marian Laritz
Aug 6, 2016
Marian LaRitz, age 87, of Neshannock Township, passed away the morning of August 6, 2016 at UPMC Jameson. Born September 22, 1928 in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Charles Gordon Ray and Edna Studebaker Ray. They preceded her in death. Surviving at home is her loving husband of nearly 62 years, Bruno J. LaRitz, whom she married on...
Beverly Jean Nicolls
Aug 3, 2016
Beverly Jean Nicolls, 85, of Fairhill Dr., New Castle, died on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, after a long struggle with dementia. Beverly was born Nov. 29, 1930 in Columbus, OH, the daughter of Chester R. Nicodemus and Florine E. Massett. She graduated from North High School in Columbus in 1948 and graduated with...
Jane Imblum
Jul 29, 2016
Jane Imblum, 83, formerly of Pulaski, PA, passed away the morning of July 29, 2016 at the VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler, Pa. Born January 6, 1933 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of David and Margaret Brown. She was preceded in passing by her husband, Leon Imblum, in August, 1999; and by her two sons, John "Jack" W. Imblum...
James J. Fagan Sr.
Jul 29, 2016
James J. Fagan, Sr., 81 of New Castle passed away Friday, July 29, 2016, surrounded by his family. His family and close friends knew him as Jerry and his business friends and associates knew him as Jim. Jerry was born on November 18, 1934, in Barberton, Ohio, to the late Daniel A. and Margaret B. Webster Fagan. He married the...
Merritt H. Hagens
Jul 28, 2016
Merritt H. Hagens, age 78, of New Bedford, passed away the night of July 28, 2016 at his residence. Born May 3, 1938 in Johnstown, Pa., he was a son of Olin and Suzie Rose Hagens. He was preceded in death on May 24, 2008 by his wife of 40 years, Dorothy C. Borowski Hagens whom he married on April...
Dorothy J. Scott
Jul 28, 2016
A lifelong resident of New Castle, Dorothy J. Scott, 90, died on July 28, 2016. She was the beloved wife of the late Walter W. Scott and devoted mother of Rosemary S. (Mark A.) Studer of Pittsburgh, PA. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Francis and Rose Foley and her brother, Mark J. Foley. At Dorothy's request, there...
Jack A. Brest
Jul 28, 2016
Jack A. Brest, 67, of New Castle, passed away July 28, 2016 at his residence. Born January 18, 1949 in New Castle, he was a son of Chester L. and Margaret A. Perkins Brest. Jack worked around automobiles all his life and was employed for 12 years as an auto detailer at Herb's Auto Body. In his spare time, Jack...
Debra Lynn Zilla
Jul 27, 2016
Debra Lynn Zilla, 64, of New Castle went to be with the Lord Wednesday morning, July 27, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospice in Wexford, PA after a short illness. Born on June 21, 1952 in Butler, PA, she was a daughter of William N. and Cordella Mae Simpson Anderson. She was preceded in death by her mother in 1998 and...
Carole M. Brooks
Jul 26, 2016
Carole M. Brooks, 69, of New Castle, peacefully went to be with her Lord the morning of July 26, 2016 after a three year battle with cancer. Carole was born on November 16, 1946 in Butler, Pa to Floyd E. and Helen Louise Hovis Middendorf. Her father preceded her in passing on December 19, 1994. Her mother survives in New...
Ronald E. Gilmore
Jul 24, 2016
Ronald E. Gilmore, 69, of New Castle, PA passed away the morning of July 24, 2016 at his residence surrounded by his family. Born in Butler on June 7, 1947, he was a son of Harry B. Gilmore, Sr. and Avanell R. Payne Gilmore Keitzer. Thirty-five years ago, on July 25, 1981, he married Sharon Trover Gilmore. She survives him...
Keith Edward Grove
Jul 22, 2016
Keith Edward Grove, 61, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of July 22, 2016 at his residence. Born on November 19, 1954 in New Castle, he was a son of Donald B. and Kathryn E. Bridenbaugh Grove. Prior to graduating from Lawrence County Vo-Tech in 1973, he attended Laurel Schools. He was employed by Fulena Paving as a truck...
Louise B. Seth
Jul 22, 2016
Louise B. Seth, 80, of New Castle passed away at her residence on July 22, 2016. Born December 13, 1935 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Clair Seth and Zenova Stevenson Seth. She graduated from New Castle High School in 1955. She was a Homemaker. Louise loved sharing her life and home with her best friend Mike Helon,...
Nancy Thrush Flannery
Jul 20, 2016
Nancy Thrush Flannery, 72 of 135 Clen Moore Boulevard, passed away the morning of July 20, 2016, with family at her side. Born in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, December 20, 1943, she was the daughter of George H. Thrush and Ruth Thrush. Nancy was a 1961 graduate of Moshannon Valley High School. She graduated from Shippensburg University in 1965, majoring in English...
Eugene "Bus" D. Roberts
Jul 19, 2016
Eugene D. "Bus" Roberts, 88, of New Castle, passed away the night of July 19, 2016 at Jameson Care Center. Born March 21, 1928 in New Castle, he was the son of Eugene L. and O. Lauretta Adams Roberts. Surviving at home is his loving wife of 68 years, Mildred G. "Dolly" Miles Roberts, whom he married on June 21,...
Clifford A. White
Jul 18, 2016
Clifford A. White, 58, of New Castle passed away the evening of July 18, 2016 at his residence. Born on March 1, 1958, he was a son of Calvin D. and Margaret Jean Johnston White. On March 10, 1984, he married Elizabeth A. Dunkerley. She survives him at home. A graduate of New Castle High School, he served in the...
Calvin E. Fisher
Jul 18, 2016
Calvin E. Fisher, 88, of Portersville, PA passed away the evening of July 18, 2016 at his residence. Born in New Castle on December 11, 1927, he was a son of Clyde W. and Margaret H. Pizor Fisher. On June 24, 1950, he married Frances E. Barron Fisher, who preceded him in death on November 10, 2013. After graduating from...
Eudora "Smiley" Vida Goff
Jul 16, 2016
Eudora Vida "Smiley" Goff, age 91, passed away the afternoon of July 16, 2016 at her residence on Frew Mill Road, New Castle. Born December 22, 1924 in Warren, Pa., she was the daughter of Lester D. and Florence L. Tunstall Goff. Eudora was a member of AMVETS and the Women's Military Auxiliary Post #281. She attended Life Lawrence County...
Audrey L. Fragle
Jul 13, 2016
Audrey L. Fragle, age 85, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of July 13, 2016 at Edison Manor. Born April 6, 1931 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Carl and Gladys Elizabeth Steinbrink Klingensmith. Audrey was preceded in death on May 1, 2012 by her former husband, Anthony Fragle. She was employed with the former Egidio's Restaurant...
