Obituaries

Helen M. Lombardo

Helen M. Lombardo

Nov 28, 2015

Helen M. Lombardo, 92, formerly of Scotland Lane, passed away the morning of November 28, 2015 at Lawrence County Geri Care. Born January 6, 1923 in Ebensburg, Pa., she was a daughter of William and Tallie Helen Passmore Johnson. She was preceded in death on August 24, 2015 by her husband of 69 years, Peter A. Lombardo, whom she married...

Eleanor L. Boswak

Eleanor L. Boswak

Nov 28, 2015

Eleanor L. Martin Boswak, age 70, of New Castle, passed away suddenly Saturday, November 28, 2015 in the emergency room of Jameson Hospital following a brief illness. Born February 11, 1945 in New Castle, PA she was the daughter of Lester and Jennie Reinhart Martin. At a very young age, Eleanor married the Rev. Michael Boswak on September 5, 1958...

Patricia Ann Jolley Lee

Patricia Ann Jolley Lee

Nov 27, 2015

Patricia Ann Jolley Lee, 73, of Delaware Avenue, passed away at her residence the afternoon of November 27, 2015. Born November 26, 1942 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Walter and Jean King Jolley. She was preceded in death on April 6, 2007 by her husband of 37 years, Stuart Lee, whom she married March 1, 1969. After...

Margaret L. Majors

Margaret L. Majors

Nov 25, 2015

Margaret L. Majors, 81, of New Castle, passed away November 25, 2015 at Majors Manor. Born November 4, 1934 in Portersville, she was the daughter of Samuel Ross and Hallie Veree Hoobler Garner. She was preceded in death on May 15, 2008 by her husband Clayton Majors. Margaret was a member of Faith Country Chapel. She was a proud mother...

Richard W. Coates

Richard W. Coates

Nov 22, 2015

Richard W. Coates, 72, of New Castle, passed away November 22, 2015 at UPMC Passavant in Pittsburgh. Born November 26, 1942 in New Castle, he was the son of R. Wilbur and Mildred M. Belknap Coates. He was preceded in death on July 2, 2010 by his wife of 37 years, Annetta Lewis Coates. For 22 years Richard proudly served...

Dorothy P. Higgs

Dorothy P. Higgs

Nov 21, 2015

Dorothy P. Higgs, 89, of New Castle, passed away the morning of November 21, 2015 at her residence. Born November 29, 1925 in Canonsburg, PA, she was a daughter of Steve and Mary Briggs Samis. Surviving at home is her husband of 44 years, Charles Higgs, whom she married February 26, 1971. Dorothy was previously a waitress for Valentine's Restaurant...

John W. Mccracken Sr.

John W. Mccracken Sr.

Nov 21, 2015

John W. McCracken, Sr., 72, of Harlansburg, passed away the afternoon of November 21, 2015 at Jameson Hospital. Born September 4, 1943 in New Castle, he was a son of Richard and Harriet "Jane" Morrison McCracken. He was preceded in death on June 7, 2008 by his wife of 48 years, Florence M. Hovis McCracken, whom he married January 2,...

Cheryl Wholf

Cheryl Wholf

Nov 20, 2015

Cheryl L. Wholf, 63, of Fairfield Ave., passed away November 20, 2015 at her residence. Born August 15, 1952 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Guy M. and Mabel I. Fye Wholf. A graduate from Union High School in 1970, she went on to achieve her bachelor's degree from Youngstown State University. Cheryl was employed as a social...

Glenna J. Nene Brown

Glenna J. Nene Brown

Nov 18, 2015

Glenna J. Nene Brown, 84, of New Castle passed away the night of November 18, 2015, at Jameson Hospital. Born April 18, 1931 in New Castle, she was a daughter of James T. and Anna Kennedy Nene. She was a 1949 graduate of New Castle High School. She was employed by Bell Telephone as an operator. She retired as a...

Sarah Mae Mcfarland

Sarah Mae Mcfarland

Nov 11, 2015

Sarah Mae McFarland, 93, formerly of Old Route 19, passed away the morning of November 11, 2015 at Golden Hill Nursing Home. Born December 23, 1921 in Drake, Pa., she was a daughter of Howard and Sara Stewart McKelvey. She was preceded in death on March 2, 1999 by her husband of 57 years, Robert H. McFarland, whom she married...

Jean M. Stewart

Jean M. Stewart

Nov 10, 2015

Jean M. Stewart, 74, of New Castle, passed away at home with her children by her side the afternoon of November 10, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born April 9, 1941 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Lester Dicks and Norma Patterson Dicks Howard. She was preceded in death on January 31, 2009 by her husband...

Frances E. Jenista

Frances E. Jenista

Nov 10, 2015

Frances E. Jenista, 91, formerly of Hunters Woods, New Castle, passed away the night of November 10, 2015 at Jameson Care Center. Born February 1, 1924 in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota , she was the daughter of James and Rosella Chase Egan. . She was preceded in death on March 26, 2006 by her husband, John S. Jenista, whom she married...

Doris Jean Mitchell

Doris Jean Mitchell

Nov 9, 2015

Doris Jean Mitchell, 86, of Sunnyside Road, New Castle, passed away the afternoon of November 9, 2015 at her residence. Born September 14, 1929 in Wagoner, Oklahoma, she was a daughter of Evert and Pearl Piersall Stacy. She is survived by her husband of 68 years, William K. Mitchell, whom she married January 23, 1947. A graduate of Wagoner High...

Frances L. Hill

Frances L. Hill

Nov 8, 2015

Frances L. Hill, 94, formerly of Butler and Homosassa, Fla., died Sunday November 8, 2015 at the Orchard Manor, Grove City, Pa. Born May 13, 1921 in Conneautville, Crawford County, Pa. She was a daughter of Max and Blanche Gibson Platt of Conneautville, Pa. She had two sisters, Viola Decker and Jeanette Kohler, deceased, also of Conneautville. Frances worked as...

James F. Geddis

James F. Geddis

Nov 5, 2015

James F. Geddis, 81, of New Castle, passed away the evening of November 5, 2015 at Jameson Hospital. Born October 18, 1934 in New Castle, he was a son of James F. and Wilda Seaton Geddis. He was preceded in death on March 15, 2010 by his wife of 38 years, Bonnie L. Taylor Geddis, whom he married September 18,...

Robert E. Walters

Robert E. Walters

Nov 4, 2015

Robert E. Walters, 68, of Countyline Street, passed away the morning of November 4, 2015 at his residence. Born February 11, 1947 in New Castle, he was a son of Thomas and Margaret Alexander Walters. Surviving at home is his wife of 31 years, Barbara Link Walters, whom he married November 18, 1983. A 1965 New Castle High School graduate,...

Paul H. Reed

Paul H. Reed

Nov 3, 2015

Paul Herman Reed, 94, of Shenango on The Green, New Wilmington,PA., passed away the morning of November 3, 2015 at Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare. Born December 1, 1920 in Hegins, PA. He was the son of Rufus and Augusta Stutzman Reed. He was preceded in death on July 18, 2011 by his wife, Helen Louise Schmidle Reed, whom he married July...

Carol M. Krebs

Carol M. Krebs

Oct 30, 2015

Carol M. Krebs, 80, of New Castle, passed away the morning of October 30, 2015 in Golden Hill Nursing Home. Carol was born on August 13, 1935, in New Castle, to the late Herman and Mabel Clark. She married Melvin J. Krebs on June 10, 1960. He preceded her in passing on September 7, 2015. Mrs. Krebs worked at the...

Donna L. White

Donna L. White

Oct 29, 2015

Donna L. White, 76, of Copper Road, passed away October 29, 2015 at her residence. Born July 31, 1939 in Homestead, Pa., she was the daughter of Regis Lloyd and Violet Marie Huwalt Kunz. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Raymond Boruch, in 1974. She subsequently married Kenneth W. White on May 14, 1977, and he passed...

Jacqueline O. Page Roussos Varsetti-Vee

Jacqueline O. Page Roussos Varsetti-Vee

Oct 28, 2015

Jacqueline O. Page Roussos Varsetti-Vee, 88, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of October 28, 2015 at Golden Hill Nursing Home. Born August 31, 1927 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Kenneth E. and Edna May Morrison. She was preceded in death on April 22, 2001 by her third husband, Donald L. Varsetti-Vee, whom she married on...

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