Obituaries
Anna Viola White
Dec 4, 2015
Anna Viola Wyllie White, 85, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of December 4, 2015 at the Overlook Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born October 15, 1930 in Pittsburgh, PA., she was the daughter of Gordon W. and Anna M. Skiles Wyllie. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. David P. White in 1973. After her graduation from...
James E. Bintrim
Dec 4, 2015
James E. Bintrim, 93, of New Castle, passed away the morning of December 4, 2015 at his residence. Born April 9, 1922 in New Castle, he was the son of Fred and Ethel Hoover Bintrim. He was preceded in passing on January 8, 2011 by his wife, Florence H. Chambers Bintrim, whom he married July 2, 1943. James was a...
Robert C. Spiker
Dec 4, 2015
Robert C. Spiker, 92, passed away at Juanita Potts Family Home, Coshocton, Ohio, December 4, 2015. Born August 4, 1923, in New Castle, he was the son of Harvey A. and Mary P. McConnell Spiker. He was preceded in death April 12, 2004 by his wife, Eleanor Elizabeth Smith Spiker, whom he married March 21, 1946. Robert graduated from Wilmington...
Helen Myra Shirey
Dec 4, 2015
Helen Myra Suter Shirey, 87, of New Castle, passed away on December 4, 2015 at Firsthealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst, NC. Helen was born on May 23, 1928, in Youngstown, Ohio, to the late J. Paul and Myra Seward Suter. She married Samuel Shirey on September 15, 1956. He survives. Mrs. Shirey was a wonderful homemaker, wife and mother...
Colleen J. Stelter
Dec 1, 2015
Colleen J. Stelter, 91, formerly of E. Fairfield Avenue, passed away the evening of December 1, 2015 at Avalon Nursing Center. Born June 13, 1924 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Clarence F. and Twila F. McClelland Miller. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles O. Polen. She subsequently married Norman Stelter, whom also preceded...
Shirley R. Proch
Nov 28, 2015
Shirley R. Proch, 82, of Shenango Township, passed away peacefully on the morning of November 28, 2015 at the Cleveland Clinic. Born on November 22, 1933 in New Castle, she was the daughter, of the late, Clifford and Virginia Wilson Book. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Joseph H. Proch of New Castle, who resides at their...
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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