Thomas R. Shaffer Sr.
May 19, 2010
Thomas R. Shaffer, Sr., 78, of New Castle, died the night of May 19, 2010 at his winter home in St. Cloud, Florida.Born April 23, 1932 in New Castle, he was a son of Roy K. and Florence M. Jones Shaffer. He married Judith A. Bates on June 25, 1955. She survives.He attended Princeton High School and was retired from...
Leslie E. Wellington Bliss
May 18, 2010
Leslie E. Wellington Bliss, 71, of New Castle, passed away at her residence the morning of May 18, 2010.Born Oct. 4, 1938, in Corning, NY, she was the daughter of James Walker and Gladys Frances Hubbard Wellington. She married Earnest E. Bliss on Oct. 8, 1954 and they have been married for 55 years. A homemaker, Leslie enjoyed cooking and...
George D. Alex
May 11, 2010
George D. Alex, 60, of 1105 Crowe Street, New Castle, passed away the night of May 11, 2010 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital.Born June 2, 1949 in New Castle, he was a son of Jack and Effie Hanna Alex. He married Kimberly Kuhn on December 26, 1970. She survives at their home in New Castle.George was a 1967 graduate of New...
Dorothy F. Smith
May 10, 2010
Dorothy Kendall Smith, 99, peacefully departed this life for her heavenly home May 10, 2010 following a brief illness. Born August 20, 1910 in Lawrence County, the daughter of Findley and Ethel Wilson Kendall, Mrs. Smith was a life-long resident of Lawrence County. She was married to Loyal Wilson Smith for forty three years prior to his death on May...
Sharon L. Dodds
May 10, 2010
Sharon L. Dodds, 68, of Rhodes Estates, died the afternoon of May 10, 2010 in Jameson Hospital.Born July 5, 1941 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Elsa Dodds Joseph.She was retired from Slippery Rock University where she worked in the student financing department.Sharon loved to sing and enjoyed being involved with her church, New Hope Wesleyan where she...
David G. Speed
May 5, 2010
David G. Speed, 85, of 3538 Hunters Woods Blvd., New Castle, passed away the morning of May 5, 2010 at his residence.Born June 19, 1924 in New Castle, he was the son of James N. and Hannah Jones Speed. He married Barbara J. Wilson Speed on July 23, 1947. She survives in New Castle.He was a graduate of New Castle...
Edna Fox Johnson
May 5, 2010
Edna Fox Johnson was born May 10, 1921, in Sarver, PA, the third of nine children born to William E. and Margaret Louise Pittman Fox. She departed this life on Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at Hospice House on Sharrott Road, Poland, Ohio, having outlived her parents and all of her eight siblings: sisters Grace Fennell, Rose Hilliard Dawson, and Betty...
William Anthony Nulph
May 4, 2010
William Anthony Nulph, 80, of 129 Meadow View Drive, New Bern, NC, died May 4, 2010 at his residence.Born March 3, 1930 in Evans City, PA, he was a son of James E. and Elizabeth Mae Burr Nulph. He was previously married to the former Norma Alexander. Mr. Nulph married Beryl E. Smith Nulph on October 1, 2000. She survives...
Virginia M. Stokes
May 2, 2010
Virginia M. Wilson Stokes, 87, of Pulaski Pa. passed away the morning of May 2, 2010 at her residence.Mrs. Stokes was born Jan. 2, 1923 in New Castle Pa. to the late Robert M. and Grace Arow Wilson. She married William R. Stokes Sr. on Jan. 19, 1957. He preceded her in death on Jan. 27, 2005. Mrs. Stokes was...
Dorothy J. Burdett
Apr 29, 2010
Dorothy J. Burdett, 93, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of April 29, 2010 at the Golden Hill Nursing Home.Dorothy was born in Hubbard, OH on February 12, 1917 to the late Earnest L. and Edna Jones Neyman. She graduated from Shenango High School and soon after married William M. Burdett on June 12, 1935. He survives. Mrs. Burdett...
Kathleen M. Strobel
Apr 28, 2010
Kathleen M. Strobel, 68, of 338 Centennial Lane, New Castle, passed away the afternoon of April 28, 2010, at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh.Born May 16, 1941, in New Castle, she was the daughter of George and Katherine Howard Kreitzer. Kathleen married Donald R. Strobel on April 30, 1960. She was employed by the New Castle School District in the cafeteria...
Martha Elizabeth Kray
Apr 27, 2010
Martha Elizabeth Kray, 86, of New Castle, passed away the morning of April 27, 2010 in UPMC Montefiore Hospital.Born March 31, 1924 in Pulaski, PA, she was a daughter of Perry Leroy and Louise Fulkerson Frye.Martha married Willard L. Kray on October 6, 1962. He preceded her in death on April 30, 1990.She served in the Women's Auxiliary Army Corp...
Carolyn J. Bittinger
Apr 24, 2010
Carolyn J. Bittinger, 59, of 1037 Lindsey Road, New Castle, died the night of April 24, 2010 in Jameson Hospital.Born February 21, 1951 in New Castle, PA, she was a daughter of Glenn H. and Helen M. Burkey Rogers. They both survive in New Castle.She married William H. Bittinger Sr. on September 6, 2006.She was a graduate of Shenango High...
Shirley J. Beatty
Apr 23, 2010
Shirley J. Beatty, 59, of 1208 Willowbrook Road, New Castle, died the morning of April 23, 2010 in Jameson Hospital.Born November 26, 1950 in New Castle, PA, she was a daughter of Arthur J. and Grace E. (Betty) McChesney Beatty. She was a 1970 graduate of Shenango High School and was employed with The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts.Shirley loved...
Kenneth Dean Sherman
Apr 22, 2010
Kenneth Dean Sherman, 91, of New Wilmington, died the afternoon of April 22, 2010 in Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare with family by his side.Born July 7, 1918 in Wickliffe, Ohio, he was a son of William Grover and Mildred Hay Sherman.He married Elizabeth Double on August 14, 1942. She preceded him in death on August 16, 2004.A Sergeant in the Army...
Jack J. Smith
Apr 22, 2010
Jack J. Smith, 59, of 802 East Hillcrest Avenue, New Castle, entered into rest the morning of July 22, 2010 in his home.Jack was born on September 17, 1950, in Portland, OR, to the late Donald W. and Dorothy McDougal Smith. He married the former Norma Simon on April 22, 1972. She survives at their residence.Jack served our country with...
Jacqueline V. Mattern
Apr 22, 2010
Jacqueline V. Mattern, 60, of 1192 Vosler Road, Volant, PA, died the evening of April 22, 2010 in Jameson Hospital.Born May 4, 1949 in Natrona Heights, PA, she was a daughter of the late Stanley J. and Jean E. Remy Lorence, Sr. She married Robert Mattern on September 25, 2004. She was a 1967 graduate of Richland High School. Jacqueline...
Beverly L. Houk
Apr 20, 2010
Beverly L. Houk, 91, of 4 Bellaire Drive, Apt. 8, New Castle, died the morning of April 20, 2010 in Allegheny General Hospital.Born September 4, 1918 in New Castle, she was a daugher of James S. and Sadie Ort Shaffer.She married Robert I. Houk on September 26, 1941. He preceded her in death on February 14, 1989.She was a graduate...
Ethel Lesueur
Apr 18, 2010
Ms. Ethel LeSueur, 89, of New Castle, died Sunday, April 18,2010 in Jameson Hospital.Born August 14, 1920 in Sewickley, PA, she was the only daughter of the late John and Edith Harris LeSueur.Ms. LeSueur had been a resident of Beaver, PA before moving to New Castle in 1992. A 1938 graduate of Beaver High School, she attended Garfield Business Institute...
Elizabeth J. Wimer
Apr 18, 2010
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Wimer, 80, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of April 18, 2010 in the Haven Convalescent Home.Born October 1, 1929 in New Castle, she was a daughter of Robert J. and Pansy Black Hanna. She married Arthur W. Wimer who preceded her in death September 5, 1994.Betty was a graduate of New Castle High School.She was...
