Verda Alexander
Dec 13, 2020
Verda Alexander, 89, passed away peacefully at home on December 13th as the result of a stroke she suffered the previous week. Her family was by her side as she gently passed. She was born in New Castle on September 17, 1931, daughter to the late William and Linda Blanton and sister to Kenneth, LaRue, and Phenton. She was a...
Charles "Chuck" Travers
Dec 12, 2020
Charles "Chuck" Travers, loving and beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on December 12, 2020 at the age of 90 at Shenango on the Green. He will be profoundly missed by his wife, his children and their families, and many others who knew and loved him. Born in New Castle, he was the son of the late Charles and...
Eileen K. Locke
Dec 10, 2020
Eileen K. Locke, age 71 of New Castle, passed away the evening of December 10, 2020, at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born June 13, 1949, in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Dale and Virginia (Calderwood) Locke. Eileen was a graduate of New Castle High School. She was employed by Love-A-Tot Day Care and more recently at Laidlaw...
Mary E. Strough
Dec 8, 2020
Mary E. Strough, age 98 of Twinsburg, OH, passed away the afternoon of Dec. 8, 2020 at Grande Village Nursing Home in Twinsburg, Ohio. Born Nov. 17, 1922 in Bryan OH, she was the daughter of Mr. John and Mrs. Niagara (Newcomer) Russell. In February 24, 1949, she married her beloved husband, Bernard Strough, who preceded her in death. Mary...
Dora Jane Morris
Dec 4, 2020
Dora Jane Morris, age 101, of Union Twp., passed away the morning of Dec. 4, 2020 at Shenango on the Green, New Wilmington. Born Feb. 26, 1919, in Butler County, PA, she was the daughter of Robert E. and Annie (Manny) Eagal. On June 26, 1940, she married her beloved husband of 75 and half years, Robert H. Morris. He...
Beverly Ann Poulton
Dec 4, 2020
Beverly Ann Poulton, 66, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of December 4, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh. Born October 30, 1954 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Gerald Laverne and Bernice Eloise (Fobes) Moore. Beverly was preceded in death on November 3, 2017 by her husband of 44 years, Robert W. Poulton, whom she married...
Dale "Moe" E. Gittings
Dec 4, 2020
Dale "Moe" E. Gittings, 86, of West Pittsburg, died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, at UPMC Passavant while receiving treatment for COVID-19. Born Aug. 4, 1934, in New Castle, Pennnsylvania, he was the son of the late George and Perna C. (Cheek) Gittings. Moe retired from Youngstown Sheet and Tube/LTV after 30 years, but his lifelong passion was being in...
Ethel L. Michaels
Dec 4, 2020
Ethel L. Michaels, 81, of New Castle, passed away the morning of December 4, 2020 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born December 6, 1938 in New Castle, PA, she was the daughter of Paul W. and Leora (Burke) Taylor. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Richard Dale Michaels, whom she married June 28, 1958. A graduate of Shenango...
John R. Nagel
Dec 3, 2020
John R. Nagel, age 98, formerly of Ellwood City, passed away the evening of Dec. 3, 2020 at the Haven Convalescent Nursing Home, in New Castle. Born April 7, 1922, in Energy, PA, he was the son of Walter Howard and Minnie Lois (Challis) Nagel. On May 14, 1942, he married his beloved wife of 78 years, Marjorie Helen (Amos)...
Gloria Anderson
Dec 3, 2020
Gloria Anderson, 64, went to be with the Lord the afternoon of December 3, 2020 at her home in Shenango Township, after a courageous 5 year battle with ovarian cancer. Born August 1, 1956 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Joseph and Nellie (Brown) Alberico. She is survived by her husband, Carl A. Anderson, with whom she spent...
Herbert C. Kahrer
Dec 2, 2020
Herbert C. Kahrer, 85, formerly of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of December 2, 2020 at Southwestern Veterans' Center in Pittsburgh. Born February 13, 1935 in New Castle, he was the son of William and Mary G. (McGivern) Kahrer. Mr. Kahrer was preceded in death on March 4, 2010 by his first wife, Loretta M. (McCaskey) Kahrer, whom he...
Jean Marlowe
Dec 2, 2020
Jean L. Marlowe, 82, died Dec. 2, 2020, at AHN Grove City after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her adoptive parents, Edwin (Martha) Gibson; birth parents Charles (Marian) Smith; and husband, Frank A. Marlowe, Jr. She is survived by two brothers, Edwin Gibson of New Castle, PA and John (Connie) Smith of Wilmington, OH; a sister...
William T. Barker, Sr.
Dec 1, 2020
William T. Barker, Sr., age 79 of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of Dec. 1, 2020, at his residence. Born July 16, 1941, in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late William B. and Mildred L. (Jordan) Barker. On June 27, 1970, he married his beloved wife of 50 years, Kathleen Susann (Jeffcoat) Barker. She survives at...
Cloyde 'Ted" Palmer
Nov 30, 2020
Cloyde 'Ted' Palmer, age 69, of Shenango Township, passed away the evening of Nov. 30, 2020, at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born May 14, 1951, in New Castle, he was the son of the late James Q. Palmer, Sr., and Helen L. (Singer) Palmer. On February 28, 1975, he married his beloved wife of 45 years, Carolyn (Houk) Palmer. She survives...
Gloria J. Darwin
Nov 30, 2020
Gloria J. Darwin, age 69 of New Castle, formerly of Martha Street, passed away the evening of Nov. 30, 2020 at Rhodes Estates. Born Oct. 19, 1951, in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Eugene L. and Thelma L. (Patton) Hoover. On September 11, 1971, she married her beloved husband, Robert H. Darwin. He preceded her in...
Beverley June Bacon
Nov 28, 2020
Beverley June Bacon, age 82 of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of Nov. 28, 2020 at Quality Life Services, New Castle. Born Dec. 27, 1937, in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Velma (Taylor) Welker. She married Donald Frederick Bacon. He preceded her in death in June of 2020. Beverley was a graduate of...
Daniel E. Troxell, Sr.
Nov 25, 2020
Daniel E. Troxell, Sr., 95, of New Castle, passed away the morning of November 25, 2020 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born April 10, 1925 in Shamokin, PA, he was the son of Chester R. and Dorothy Romaine (Weary) Troxell. He was preceded in death on April 16, 2007 by his wife of 57 years, June Rose (Slotterback) Troxell, whom he...
Russell Edward Jones
Nov 25, 2020
Russell Edward Jones, 83, of Neshannock Township, passed away the morning of November 25, 2020 at his residence. Born April 26, 1937 in New Castle, he was the son of John Henry Jones and Elsie Marie (Niemi) Jones. Russell is survived by his wife of 27 years, Patricia A. (Dunlap) Jones, whom he married July 5, 1993. He received his...
Eleanor G. Kelly
Nov 24, 2020
Eleanor G. Kelly, 93, of New Castle, passed away the evening of November 24, 2020 at Shenango on the Green in New Wilmington. Born August 15, 1927 in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Walter C. and Grace (Passeretti) Pearl. She married Elmer A. Kelly on February 26, 1948 in Neshannock Presbyterian Church, New Castle, PA, and...
Carroll A. Smith
Nov 22, 2020
Carroll A. Smith, 81 of New Castle passed away on November 22, 2020 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born on July 6, 1939 in Alexandria, Virginia, he was the son of Ashby and Violet (Payne) Smith. He married Bonnie L. (Boulden) Smith on July 26, 1963 whom survives at home. He was educated in Alexandria, Virginia and served time in the...
