Obituaries

Neil R. Swisher

Neil R. Swisher

May 9, 2014

Neil R. Swisher, 84, of New Wilmington, passed away the morning of May 9, 2014 at Sharon Regional Health System.Born February 22, 1930 in New Castle, he was the son of Carl J. and Elizabeth L. Lusk Swisher.A graduate of Sandy Lake High School, Neil served in the U. S. Army during the Korean Conflict.He retired from Sharon Steel/LTV Steel.Neil...

Janet C. Axe

Janet C. Axe

May 5, 2014

Janet C. Axe, 75, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of May 5, 2014 at Jameson Hospital North.Born July 15, 1938 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Harry C. and Caroline Coulter Ruby.Janet married John W. Axe on February 4, 1956.A 1956 graduate of New Castle High School, she was a cashier for 15 years at Giant...

Jeannie M. Stockdill

Jeannie M. Stockdill

May 4, 2014

Jeannie M. Stockdill, 43, of New Castle, passed away the morning of May 4, 2014 at her residence.Born September 11, 1970, in New Castle, she was the daughter of Dean P. and Carol Ridgley Boak.Jeannie married William Stockdill May 13, 2000.A homemaker, she graduated from Western PA School for the Deaf and NTID, (National Technical Institute for the Deaf), where...

Ryne William Hiler

Ryne William Hiler

May 4, 2014

Ryne William Hiler, 23, of 4 Buena Vista Way, New Castle, passed away suddenly on May 4, 2014 in Norfolk, Virginia.Born November 15, 1990 in Portsmouth, Virginia, he was a son of William Everett Hiler, III and Jenifer Atkinson Hiler Miller. Ryne is survived by his parents as well as his step-mother, Regina Hiler of Ellwood City, and step-father, Thomas...

John C. Stoner

John C. Stoner

Apr 26, 2014

John "Jack" C. Stoner, Sr., 76, of New Castle passed away the evening of April 26, 2014, in Heritage Valley Medical Center. Jack was born on October 26, 1937 to the late William R. and Ruth Stewart Stoner, Sr. He married the former Nancy Lee Cook on July 11, 1958. Mr. Stoner was a proud 1956 graduate of Union Area...

Ruth I. Hughes

Ruth I. Hughes

Apr 23, 2014

Ruth I. Hughes, 88, formerly New Castle and Poland, Ohio, passed away the morning of April 23, 2014 in Assumption Village Nursing Facility, North Lima, Ohio.Born January 19, 1926 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Reuben and Florence Steele Salmon.She was preceded in death on September 9, 2007 by her husband of 59 years, David K. Hughes, whom...

Robert Lee Knight

Robert Lee Knight

Apr 21, 2014

Robert Lee Knight, 69, of New Castle, passed away the morning of April 21, 2014 at his residence.Born August 12, 1944, he was the son of Walburn and Marie Winters Knight.Robert served in the U.S. Army and was a lab technician and lab supervisor at Jameson Hospital.He enjoyed hunting and fishing.Robert is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, Jeffrey E....

Dorothy J. Miller

Dorothy J. Miller

Apr 17, 2014

Dorothy J. Miller, 91, of Meadowview Blvd., New Castle, passed away peacefully on the morning of April 17, 2014. She was born in Ellwood City, Pa on July 6, 1922, the daughter of the late Harry J. and Kathryn Buquo Ayers.She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, James J. Miller and a sister, Lois Powell.She is...

Julius Johnson

Julius Johnson

Apr 15, 2014

Julius Johnson, 87, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of April 15, 2014 at his residence.Born February 19, 1927, in New Castle, he was a son of John and Mary Zajac Johnson.Surviving at home is his wife, Adella "Bunny" Greer Bigley Johnson, whom he married June 24, 1950.Julius was a graduate of New Castle High School and went on...

Ruth E. Joki

Ruth E. Joki

Apr 14, 2014

Ruth E. Joki, 85 of New Castle, passed away the morning of April 14, 2014 at Jameson Hospital North.Born February 25, 1929 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Rosario and Grace Casillo Scalzo.Ruth married Elmer A Joki on January 16, 1953. He preceded her in death August 29, 2004.She was the coordinator at the Jameson Hospital School of...

Barbara L. Mcewen

Barbara L. Mcewen

Apr 13, 2014

Barbara L. McEwen, 56, of New Wilmington, PA, passed away the morning of April 13, 2014 at her residence.Born April 12, 1958 in New Castle, she was a daughter of the late Clarence W. McCormick, and Katherine Hoplight McCormick who survives in New Castle.Barb is survived by her husband of 35 years, Brad D. McEwen, whom she married March 6,...

Carol Ann Lutz

Carol Ann Lutz

Apr 13, 2014

Carol Ann Lutz, 67, of New Castle, passed away the morning of April 13, 2014 at Jameson Hospital North.Born April 3, 1947 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Grant and Jeannette Hughes Lutz.A graduate of Union High School, Carol had been a bookkeeper at Phil Fitts Ford. Carol loved dogs and enjoyed country music.She was a member of...

Marcel C. Guido

Marcel C. Guido

Apr 13, 2014

Marcel C. Guido, 65, of Highland Beach, Florida, passed away April 13, 2014 at Boca Raton Regional Hospital.Born May 1, 1948 in New Castle, she was a daughter of William and Marcel Knittle Carenbauer.She is survived by her husband, John D. Guido, Jr., who resides in Florida.A 1966 graduate of New Castle High School, she went on to attend Youngstown...

Lynn S. Slovonsky

Lynn S. Slovonsky

Apr 10, 2014

Lynn S. Slovonsky, 77, of New Castle, passed away the morning of April 10, 2014 at Jameson Hospital.Born January 23, 1937 in Youngstown, Ohio, he was a son of Gus and Ethel Mittman Slovonsky.He is survived by one brother, Mark Sherwin, of Los Angeles, CA.A funeral service will take place Friday, April 11, at 2:00 p.m. at the R. Cunningham...

Virginia G. Borman

Virginia G. Borman

Apr 8, 2014

Virginia G. Borman, 91, formerly of Spring Garden Avenue, passed away the afternoon of April 8, 2014 at Edison Manor.Born January 22, 1923 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Harold and Alvia Chambers Allen.She was preceded in death on March 23, 1998 by her husband of 57 years, Blaine H. Borman, Sr., whom she married November 19, 1940.Virginia...

Nile J. Simpson

Nile J. Simpson

Apr 8, 2014

Nile J. Simpson, Jr., 89, formerly of E. Fairfield Avenue, went to be with his Lord and Savior the morning of April 8, 2014 at Golden Hill Nursing Home.Born May 14, 1924 in New Castle, he was a son of Nile J. Simpson, Sr. and Agnes J. Hall Simpson.He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Grace R....

Martha E. Wetzel Murincsak

Martha E. Wetzel Murincsak

Apr 8, 2014

Martha E. Wetzel Murincsak, 82, of Pulaski, passed away the night of April 8, 2014 in Cleveland Clinic.Born May 13, 1931 in Pulaski, PA, she was a daughter of Samuel Bernard Wetzel and Laura Ruth Miller Wetzel.Martha was preceded in death on October 11, 1980 by her husband Frank D. Murincsak whom she married June 26, 1976.She attended Eastbrook High...

Josephine G. Ferraro

Josephine G. Ferraro

Apr 4, 2014

Josephine G. Ferraro, 87, of New Castle, PA, passed away the evening of April 4, 2014 at Jameson Care Center.Born September 18, 1926 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Francesco and Giacinta Parenti Galassi.She was married on April 3, 1948 to the love of her life, Lindy D. Ferraro. He preceded her in death on June 14, 2007.Josephine...

Alice M. Kerr

Alice M. Kerr

Apr 3, 2014

Alice M. Kerr, formerly of New Castle, passed away the evening of April 3, 2014 at her daughter's residence in Fairview, PA. Born in New Castle, PA, she was a daughter of Thomas W. (Murphy) Shaffer and May B. Doyle Shaffer.Alice is preceded in death by her parents, her first husband, John Rea, grandson Karishma Rea, sisters Gladys Barnes Pape...

Willetha Slaughter

Willetha Slaughter

Apr 3, 2014

Willetha "Billie" Slaughter, 94, of Neshannock Township passed away the morning of April 3, 2014 at Jameson Care Center.Born April 23, 1919 in Balmville, NY, she was the daughter of Russell and Susan Emma Leathem Holmes.Billie graduated from Mount St. Mary Academy, Newburgh, NY, she earned her bachelor's degree in Social Work in 1940 from the College of William and...

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