Obituaries
Darrell C. Brightshue
Sep 27, 2010
Darrell C. Brightshue, 56, of 712 E. Meyer Avenue, New Castle, died the afternoon of September 27, 2010 in Jameson Memorial Hospital.Born October 10, 1953 in New Castle, he was a son of Merle and Jessie Mitcheltree Brightshue.He was a 1971 graduate of Lawrence County Vo-Tech. He was the caretaker of Oak Park Cemetery for twenty three years.Darrell enjoyed being...
Peggy Murdock
Sep 27, 2010
Peggy Murdock, 84, of New Castle, passed away the morning of Sept. 27, 2010 at her residence.Born April 22, 1926, in Sheffield, England, she was the daughter of William and Ellen Burton Adlington.She married Robert G. Murdock on Nov. 18, 1944. He preceded her in death earlier this year on June 9, 2010.She was a homemaker, a mother and a...
Jean E. Berkheimer
Sep 26, 2010
Jean E. Berkheimer, 82, of Ellwood City, passed away the morning of September 26, 2010 at the Northview Estates.Jean was born on January 22, 1928, in New Castle, to the late Scott and Margaret Sproul Baker. She married Louis Berkheimer on Oct. 14, 1950. He survives. They would have celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this Oct. 14.Mrs. Berkheimer was primarily...
Gary C. Aeppli
Sep 23, 2010
Gary C. Aeppli, 56, of New Castle, passed away the morning of Sept. 23, 2010 at his residence.Born June 17, 1954, in New Castle, he was the son of Gerald C. and Martha R. Brown Aeppli.He married the former Pam Pitzer on July 13, 1987. She survives. Gary graduated from Neshannock High School in 1972. He was currently employed by...
Betty Moskovitz
Sep 20, 2010
Betty Moskovitz, 82, of New Castle, died the afternoon of September 20, 2010 in Heritage Place, Pittsburgh.Born October 8, 1927 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was a daughter of Isadore and Bertha Stern Williamson. She married Louis Moskovitz on August 28, 1949. He preceded her in death on February 22, 2005.She was employed with King's Jewelry Store as a sales associate.Betty...
Gladys L. Mauk
Sep 15, 2010
Gladys L. Mauk, 89, of Charlotte Lane, New Castle, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, September 15, 2010, at her home.Born November 3, 1920 in Punxsutawney, Gladys was a daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Doverspike Himes. She is survived by her busband, James Russell Mauk, to whom she was married for sixty-eight years. Mrs Mauk was a graduate...
Frances Butts
Sep 14, 2010
Frances "Nellie" Butts, 97, of Jameson Care Center, passed the morning of September 14, 2010 at her residence.Born February 22, 1913 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Alfred C. and Nellie Murphy Hyde. Her father established Hyde Drug Store in New Castle.She married Milton Lee Butts on August 3, 1940. He preceded her in death on October 29,...
Carl W. Richardson
Sep 13, 2010
Carl W. Richardson, 88, of New Castle, died the morning of September 13, 2010 in Jameson Memorial Hospital.Born August 6, 1922 in New Castle, he was a son of Edward and Zella Barnes Richardson Black. He was married to Kathryn F. Shaffer Richardson who preceded him in death on September 9, 2004. He later married Kay Phipps Burk on January...
Virginia M. Van Der Wal
Sep 13, 2010
Virginia M. Van Der Wal, 74, formerly of Lilac Road, passed away the morning of September 13, 2010 at the Greer House.Born December 15, 1935 in McKeesport, PA, she was a daughter of Regis and Evelyn Snyder Dunlay. She married Fredrick M. Van Der Wal on November 9, 1957. He preceded her in death on July 12, 2004.Virginia was employed...
Russell H. Cade
Sep 10, 2010
Russell H. Cade, 75, of Lakewood Gardens Road, New Castle Pa., passed away unexpectedly on Friday Sept. 10, 2010.Russell was born April, 20 1935, in New Castle. He was the son of Russell L. and Jane Young Cade, His father preceded him in death, his mother resides in New Castle. He married the former Edith M. McAnany on August 3,...
Helen L. Dean
Sep 10, 2010
Helen L. Haydo Dean, 92, Of Savannah-Gardner Rd. New Castle Pa. passed away on Friday evening, September 10, 2010, at the Avalon Nursing Center.Born December 14, 1917 in Ellwood City, Pa., Helen was the daughter of the late Julius and Elizabeth Kish Haydo.She was married to George A. Dean for 41 years until his passing in January of 1980.Helen was...
John E. Ubry
Sep 7, 2010
John E. "Jack" Ubry, 90, of 425 Clen-Moore Blvd., New Castle, died the afternoon of September 7, 2010 in his home.Born March 1, 1920 in New Castle, he was a son of Sylvester J."Bob" and Josephine Shaffer Ubry. He married Anna M. Alborn on May 12, 1945. She preceded him in death on May 1, 2008.He was a graduate of...
Margery J. Strohecker
Sep 2, 2010
Margery "Marge" J. Strohecker, 81, of New Castle, passed away the night of September 2,2010 at her residence.Born February 3, 1929 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Karl T. and Caroline Zieglar Rohrer.She married Glenn Strohecker on October 19, 1956. He survives in New Castle.She was a 1946 graduate of Union High School and was employed at Shenango...
Jeanne Catherine Hanlon
Aug 28, 2010
Jeanne Catherine (nee McCarty) Hanlon, 89, of Arlington, Virginia, formerly of 2906 Spring Garden Avenue, New Castle, passed away August 28, 2010 in Virginia Hospital Center 4.Born November 29, 1920 in Fargo, North Dakota, she was a daughter of Dan Henry and Elna Hazel Thompson McCarty. She married Bernard J. Hanlon on August 7, 1942. He preceded her in death...
Sarah L. Newman
Aug 27, 2010
Sarah L. "Sally" Newman, 92, of 3349 Wilmington Road, formerly of Baldwin Road, died the morning of August 27, 2010 at Jameson Care Center.Born June 25, 1918 in New Castle, she was a daughter of James E. and Catherine Schladen Lawton. She married Raymond M. Newman August 16, 1941. They recently celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary. Sally was a graduate...
Harry H. Smith Jr.
Aug 21, 2010
Harry H. Smith Jr., 82, of New Castle, passed away August 21, 2010 at UPMC, Presbyterian Hospital due to complications of surgery.He was born December 7, 1927 in New Castle. He graduated in 1945 from New Castle High School. He was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Navy. He joined the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in 1952,...
Frank Zoltani
Aug 21, 2010
Frank Zoltani, 86, of New Castle, passed away the evening of August 21, 2010, surrounded by his family at home.Frank was born on February 4, 1924 in New Castle to the late John and Rose Simo Zoltani. He married the former Gertrude Patterson on Sept. 18, 1946. She survives. Mr Zoltani worked for Penn Power for more than thirty years....
Harold Frederick Marttala
Aug 21, 2010
Harold Frederick Marttala, 83, of 1134 Roosevelt Street, died the morning of August 21, 2010, at the Avalon Nursing Center.Born June 10, 1927 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Henry and Elina Halttunen Marttala.He married the former Anna Gibson on October 7, 1950. She survives.Mr. Marttala was a driver for the Pearson Brick Company and then...
William Eugene Pontius
Aug 19, 2010
William Eugene Pontius, 78, of 3539-2 Hunters Woods, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday, August 19, 2010, at UPMC Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA.He was born February 21, 1932 in New Castle, the son of the late John and Ruth Gromley Pontius.He married the late Goldie Sickafuse Pontius on June 22, 1951, she preceded him on December 28,...
Verda L. Heckathorn
Aug 14, 2010
Verda L. Heckathorn , 78, of 24 Cochran Drive, New Castle, entered into rest the morning of August 14, 2010, at her residence.Born April 16, 1932 in Springdale, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Sara Mildred Mershimer Turner.She married her husband of 54 years, Earl R. Heckathorn on December 23, 1955. He survives at their residence.She...
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