Gaynell L. Lawrence
Mar 14, 2014
Gaynell L. Lawrence, 78, of Edinburg, PA, passed away the afternoon of March 14, 2014 at the Haven Convalescent Home in New Castle.Born March 16, 1935 in Indiana, PA, she was a daughter of Paul L. and Beulah Keating Lydic.Gaynell was preceded in death in 1979 by her first husband, Robert Solley. She subsequently married William T. Lawrence on July...
Lynda A. Boyles
Mar 14, 2014
Lynda A. Boyles, 67, of Neshannock Township passed away the morning of March 14, 2014 at Edison Manor.Born December 13, 1946, she was the daughter of Joseph Samuel and Betty Parker Ryan.Lynda married Jim "Harry" Boyles March 9, 1968. He survives.A 1964 graduate of Neshannock High School, she was a secretary at the City Rescue Mission. Previously she had been...
Earl L. Fobes
Mar 13, 2014
Earl L. Fobes, 91, of Falls Ave. passed away the evening of March 13, 2014 at Jameson Care Center.Born July 13, 1922, he was the son of James O. and Dorothy Knight Fobes.Earl married Josephine M. Derr Fobes in 1946. She preceded him in death.He served in the U.S. Army during WWII at the Battle of the Bulge and the...
Robert Dickson Hughes
Mar 8, 2014
Robert Dickson Hughes, 78, of Euclid, Ohio, passed away March 8, 2014 at Euclid General Hospital.Born November 22, 1935 in New Castle, he was a son of Daniel E. Hughes and Jennie E. Dickson Hughes. His father preceded him in death and his mother Jennie resides in Vero Beach, Florida.After receiving his B.E.E. from Fenn College, he served in the...
George A. Freed
Mar 8, 2014
George A. Freed, 85, of Lawrence County Geri Care in New Castle, passed away the morning of March 8, 2014.Born June 30, 1928 in New Castle, he was a son of Angelo and Frances DeRosa Freed.He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Erma Jean Phillips Freed whom he married October 23, 1948.George served his country in the...
Mary B. George
Mar 7, 2014
Mary B. George, 87, of New Castle, passed away the evening of March 7, 2014 at her residence.Born July 23, 1926 in Uniontown, PA, she was a daughter of Charles C. and Gertrude Shafer Bell.She was preceded in death on December 5, 2009 by her beloved husband of 62 years, Harold F. George, whom she married May 17, 1947.Mary was...
Robert E. Hutsler Sr.
Mar 7, 2014
Robert E. Hutsler, Sr., 87, of Mercer Street, New Castle, passed away the morning of March 7, 2014.Born September 8, 1926 in Volant, PA, he was a son of Albert Perry Hutsler and Bertha M. Bell Hutsler.Bob was recently preceded in death on January 2, 2014 by his beloved wife of 67 years, Marjorie L. Stewart Hutsler, whom he married...
Theresa O'Brien Confer
Mar 7, 2014
Theresa O'Brien Confer of Boca Raton, FL is at peace now with her heavenly Father after a brief illness.Born November 16, 1954 in Corpus Christi, TX she was a daughter of the late Donald and Joan O'Brien.She is survived by her husband Thomas Confer of Boca Raton, a former New Castle native and a 1969 graduate of Neshannock High School,...
Dorothy J. Crawford
Mar 5, 2014
Dorothy J. Crawford, 85, a committed follower of Jesus Christ, formerly of Frew Mill Road, went to be with her blessed Savior the morning of March 5, 2014 at Rhodes Place in New Castle.Born March 13, 1928 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Andrew and Catherine Kalichun Works.She was preceded in death on June 21, 2004 by her...
Betty L. Zeigler
Mar 3, 2014
Betty L. Zeigler, 84, formerly of Garfield Avenue, New Castle, passed away the morning of March 3, 2014 at the home of her son in New Castle.Born March 9, 1929 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Floyd and Harriet Hazel Morse Houk.She was preceded in death on June 27, 2008 by her husband of 58 years, Joseph T....
Robert A. Heasley
Feb 27, 2014
Robert A. Heasley, 54, of Bessemer, passed February 27, 2014 at Kindred Hospital.Born May 31, 1959 in New Castle, he was a son of the late Bruce M. and Mary Ruth McKee Heasley.Bob was preceded in death by his first wife, Lori Leali Heasley. He subsequently married Janice Ryan Heasley on April 6, 1991. She survives at their home in...
Lowell E. Crowder
Feb 23, 2014
Lowell E. ""Joe"" Crowder, 90, of 261 Jervis Road, Grove City, PA, passed away the evening of February 23, 2014 at Grove City Medical Center, Grove City, PA.Born July 16, 1923 in Liberal, Kansas, he was a son of Rolla and Ola Crowder.Joe is survived by his wife of 62 years, Betty C. Ferguson Crowder, whom he married on March...
Louise V. Fray
Feb 21, 2014
Louise V. Fray, 94, of New Castle, passed away the evening of February 21, 2014, at her residence. Louise was born on May 9, 1919, in Washington, PA, to the late Harry and Nellie March Delin. She married Samuel W. Fray on February 22, 1941. He preceded her in passing on December 25, 1989. Mrs. Fray was a loving mother...
Robert P. Mccann
Feb 16, 2014
Robert P. McCann, 91, formerly of W. Meyer Avenue, New Castle, passed away the afternoon of February 16, 2014 at Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare in New Wilmington. Born September 10, 1922 in New Castle, Bob was affectionately known to family and friends as "Buddy". He was a son of James W. and Sarah Jane Jones McCann. He was preceded in death...
Richard D. Defonso
Feb 14, 2014
Richard D. DeFonso, 73, of 1412 Randolph Street, formerly of 309 Rear East Lutton Street, passed away the morning of February 14, 2014 at Jameson Hospital. Born February 26, 1940 in New Castle, he was a son of the late Frank and Rose Fabian DeFonso. Richard is survived by his wife of 41 years, Joan Price DeFonso, whom he married...
Mary E. Kline
Feb 14, 2014
Mary E. Kline, 91, formerly of Buena Vista Way, New Castle, passed away the afternoon of February 14, 2014 at Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare in New Wilmington. Born November 3, 1922 in Eastvale, PA, she was a daughter of William and Anna Calhoun Hahn.She was preceded in death on January 16, 2011 by her husband of 62 years, Stephen Kline, whom...
Clifford D. Carlson
Feb 14, 2014
Clifford "Cliff" D. Carlson, 93, of Hermitage, passed away the evening of February 14, 2014 at the Greer House. Clifford was born on September 18, 1920, in New Castle, to the late Ralph and Edith Roberts Carlson. He married Mary Ellen Carlson, who preceded him in passing in December of 1985. Mr. Carlson was then married to Mildred "Millie" Phillips...
Helen Roberta Grannis
Feb 12, 2014
Helen Roberta Grannis, (nee Allen) 93, formerly of Erie, PA, passed away February 12, 2014 at Montefiore Nursing Home in Beachwood, Ohio. Helen was the beloved wife of the late Walter "Red" Grannis; cherished mother of Alan (Nancy) Grannis and George Grannis; loving sister of Jean Lewis; devoted grandmother to Jim (Barbara) Nelson, Jason (Ashley) Grannis, Emily Grannis and Andrew...
John Wesley Bower
Feb 11, 2014
John Wesley Bower, 79, of 919 Rose Avenue, passed away the morning of February 11, 2014 at Jameson Care Center. Born May 6, 1934 in New Castle, he was a son of Frank P. and Helen A. Ramsey Bower. John is survived by his wife of 42 years, Sandra Fugh Bower, whom he married November 6, 1971. A 1952 graduate...
Samuel J. Wellman
Feb 6, 2014
Samuel J. Wellman, 71, of New Castle passed away the morning of February 6, 2014 at Silver Oaks Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born April 28, 1942, he was the son of Sam and Lorraine Settle Wellman. Sam attended Laurel High School and served in the U.S. Army as a sergeant. He was an electrician at Penn Power for 36 years,...
