Obituaries

Samuel J. Fry

Samuel J. Fry

Jul 21, 2012

Samuel J. Fry, 92, of Edinburg road, New Castle passed away on Saturday July 21, 2012 at his residence.Born August, 26, 1919 in New Castle, Sam was the son of the late Harry L. and Luella May Claypoole Fry. He married Kathryn Arlene Barber on June, 30, 1937, she preceeded him in death on Oct. 27, 1984. He married his...

Bill Alansky

Bill Alansky

Jul 21, 2012

Bill Alansky, 78. of New Castle passed away the morning of July 21, 2012 at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh.Born Dec. 4, 1933 in New Castle, he was the son of David and Bertha Leond Alansky. Bill married Audrey L. Neimark Alansky May 16, 1957. She passed away March 29, 2008. Bill was the owner of a tee shirt company for...

Mary Ann Klee

Mary Ann Klee

Jul 20, 2012

Former New Castle resident, Mary Ann Klee, of Virginia Beach, VA passed away on July 20, 2012 at her home in Virginia Beach after an extended illness.She was born in Kittanning, PA to the late David E. Jones and Inez C. Jones. She was a member of Northminster Presbyterian Church, New Castle. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Fred E. Harding Sr.

Fred E. Harding Sr.

Jul 19, 2012

Fred E. Harding, Sr., 93, of Sarver, PA, an activist for Senior Citizens Rights, died at 1:55 p.m. Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Butler Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.Mr. Harding was born June 23, 1919 in Wampum, PA to late Jonathan and Maude Solsberg Harding. He graduated from New Castle Senior High School in 1937. He then attended the...

Duane M. Koontz

Duane M. Koontz

Jul 13, 2012

Duane M. Koontz, 82, of New Castle, passed away the morning of July 13, 2012 at Jameson Hospital.Born August 7, 1929 in Salem, Ohio, he was a son of Albert and Alice Koontz. He was preceded in death by his wife, Hazel E. Rodgers Koontz, on January 24, 2005.He was a graduate of Salem High School and served his country...

Michael R. Reynolds

Michael R. Reynolds

Jul 4, 2012

Michael R. Reynolds, 63, of 408 E. Laurel Blvd., New Castle, PA, died suddenly the evening of July 4, 2012 in Clarksburg, West Virginia.Born August 13, 1948 in Carson City, Nevada, he was a son of Ted and June Marie Coveau Reynolds. His father survives in Ft. Collins, Colorado.He married the former Dianne M. Maynard on November 23, 1986.He received...

Muriel A. Jay

Muriel A. Jay

Jul 4, 2012

Muriel A. Jay, 79, formerly of Meadowbrook Drive, New Castle, passed July 4, 2012 at Jameson Care Center following an extended illness.Born April 24, 1933, in New Castle, Muriel was the daughter of Frank VanDyke and Catherine Ainslee Gross. She married Elbert R. Jay on June 30, 1955. Elbert preceded Muriel in death on April 20, 1984. Following graduation, in...

Velma J. Pyle

Velma J. Pyle

Jul 4, 2012

Velma J. Pyle, 89, of Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare, formerly of Edgewood Avenue, passed away the morning of July 4, 2012 in New Wilmington.Born February 18, 1923, in New Castle, she was a daughter of Clarence L. and Mary E. Kelly Hennon.She married Robert W. Pyle on June 15, 1963. He preceded her in death on August 22, 2006.She was a...

Dolores M. Wilson

Dolores M. Wilson

Jul 3, 2012

Dolores "Lenny" M. Wilson, 85, of 109 Rutgers Drive, New Castle, died July 3, 2012. She was born in Chicago on December 21, 1926, to Henry and Delvina Savageau Manseau. As a teenager, she was the single student from her high school selected to attend a special program at the Art Institute of Chicago. After graduating from Marshall High School...

Dorothy M. Mcnees

Dorothy M. Mcnees

Jul 2, 2012

Dorothy M. McNees, 93, of 2411 Woodland Hills Drive, formerly of Northview Avenue, passed away at her residence the morning of July 2, 2012.Born September 13, 1918, in New Castle, she was a daughter of Emanuel H. and Ethel Patterson Alborn.She married Robert E. McNees on February 5, 1941. He preceded her in death on July 30, 2003.She was a...

Gladys Lorene Houk

Gladys Lorene Houk

Jul 1, 2012

Gladys Lorene Heckathorn Houk, of New Castle, went home to be with her Lord on July 1, 2012.She was born in New Castle on January 3, 1928 to Ralph Eakin Heckathorn and Gladys Pauline McCreary Heckathorn.Lorene was married to William Clair Houk for 65 wonderful years. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and poured her life into her...

Ralph E. Shaffer

Ralph E. Shaffer

Jun 30, 2012

Ralph E. Shaffer Sr., 83, of 22 W. Clen-Moore Blvd, New Castle, PA. passed away the evening of June 30, 2012 at the Jameson Care Center in New Castle.He was born on July 27, 1928 to William and Catherine Chesney Shaffer in Princeton, PA. He married the former Agnes Vannatten on December 31, 1948, she survives. Mr. Shaffer was a...

Anna V. Suzow

Anna V. Suzow

Jun 30, 2012

Anna V. Suzow, 87, of E. Elizabeth Street, New Castle, passed away the morning of June 30, 2012 in Wampum, PA.Born October 21, 1924 in Wampum, PA, she was a daughter of Anthony and Sadie Pastin Vitril.She married Paul P. Suzow on October 15, 1949. He preceded her in death on February 10, 2007.Anna was a 1942 graduate of Wampum...

Michael D. Spellick

Michael D. Spellick

Jun 28, 2012

Michael D. Spellick, 34, of 21 E. Marion Avenue, Youngstown, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly at his residence June 28, 2012.Born June 6, 1978 in Youngstown, he was a son of David L. Spellick and Brenda Strohecker Spellick. He was a graduate of ETI Technical College in Ohio and was employed as a welder for O'Neal Awning Co.Michael is survived by...

Howard F. Sheffler

Howard F. Sheffler

Jun 28, 2012

Howard F. Sheffler, 67, of Hazelcroft Ave., New Castle passed away the morning of June 28, 2012 at his home.Born Oct. 20, 1944, in New Castle, he was the son of Fred E. and Madaline D. Shriver Sheffler.Howard married Susan Bowlin Sheffler on Sept. 23, 1967.He graduated from Laurel High School in 1962 and then attended Youngstown State University.Howard served...

James Andrew Fronius

James Andrew Fronius

Jun 25, 2012

James Andrew Fronius, 57, of Neshannock Township, passed away the morning of June 25, 2012 at UPMC Shadyside Hospital.Born Jan 23, 1955 in New Castle, he was the son of Paul and Inez Ezzell Fronius. James married Kristine Nord on April 29, 1978.A 1973 graduate of Union High School, he was employed by Praxis International for 28 years. James enjoyed...

Mary Elizabeth Haas

Mary Elizabeth Haas

Jun 22, 2012

Mary Elizabeth Haas, 96, formerly of Hunters Woods, passed away the afternoon of June 22, 2012 at Jameson Care Center.Born March 17, 1916 in Grandview Heights, Columbus, Ohio, she was a daughter of Fred J. and Edith E. Fenner Schmitt.She married Arthur L. Haas on February 14, 1942. He preceded her in death on August 1, 1980.She was a graduate...

Kathryn Myler

Kathryn Myler

Jun 21, 2012

Kathryn Myler, 88, of Copley, Ohio, passed away peacefully on June 21st in Akron, Ohio.She was born in New Castle, February 9, 1924, to David and Anne Brest.After graduating from New Castle High School, she was employed as a telephone operator with Pennsylvania Bell Telephone for many years. In later years, she retired from the Pennsylvania Power Company.Married to William...

Kelly C. Baker-Piatek

Kelly C. Baker-Piatek

Jun 19, 2012

Kelly C. Baker-Piatek, 26, of 8896 Belton Drive, North Ridgeville, Ohio, formerly of New Castle, passed away June 19, 2012 at her residence.Born May 12, 1986, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, she is a daughter of Frank and Lori Fisher Baker whom reside in New Castle. She married Matthew S. Piatek on September 24, 2011.Kelly was a 2004 graduate of Neshannock...

Dollie Lucille Cunningham

Dollie Lucille Cunningham

Jun 18, 2012

Dollie Lucille (Brown) Cunningham, 78 of Graceland Road, Neshannock Township, died June 18, 2012 at Jameson Hospital.Born February 20, 1934, in New Castle, she was a daughter of the late Edgar and Mildred Armstrong Brown.She was a devoted wife to Joe Cunningham, who survives, and whom she married in 1955. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. A longtime...

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