Obituaries

Jack E. Culbertson

Jack E. Culbertson

Jun 2, 2018

Jack E. Culbertson, age 60, of New Castle, passed away on Saturday morning, June 2, 2018, at his residence. Born on March 2, 1958, in New Castle, he was the son of Jack and Roberta Ramsey Culbertson. A 1976 Neshannock High School graduate, Jack played both baseball and basketball. He later received his locksmith certificate from Follie Bellsaw. Jack went...

Joann Bender

Joann Bender

Jun 2, 2018

Joann Bender, 85, of New Castle, passed away the morning of June 2, 2018 at her residence. Born March 8, 1933 in Wilkinsburg, PA, she was the daughter of Margaret Peg (Hutton) Doe. She was preceded in death on November 7, 1995 by her husband of 17 years, David E. Bender, whom she married June 17, 1978. A New Castle...

Dorothy V. Booher

Dorothy V. Booher

Jun 1, 2018

Dorothy V. Booher, age 99, lifelong resident of Shenango Township, passed away the morning of June 1, 2018, at Rhodes Estates. Born October 1, 1918, in New Castle, she was the daughter of James and Florence Maxwell Watt. On April 22, 1944, she married Bill Booher. He preceded her in death on March 27, 1979. Dorothy was a homemaker. She...

Eugene D. Garrett

Eugene D. Garrett

May 29, 2018

Eugene D. Garrett, age 70, of New Castle, PA passed away the morning of May 29, 2018 at Family Hospice in Pittsburgh. Born January 14, 1948 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Frank J. and Nettie Smith Garrett. Mr. Garrett attended Clarion University and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was the co-owner of Ohio Valley Railcar Corporation....

Donald B. Grove Sr.

Donald B. Grove Sr.

May 28, 2018

Donald B. Grove, Sr., age 95, formerly of Harlansburg Road, passed away at his residence in North Jackson, Ohio the afternoon of May 28, 2018. Born November 20, 1922 in Butler, Pa, he was the son of Dalton and Jessie Kramer Grove. He was preceded in death on November 11, 2010 by his beloved wife of 62 years, Kathryn E....

Ruth E. Riggans

Ruth E. Riggans

May 28, 2018

Ruth E. Riggans, 96, of New Castle, passed away suddenly May 28, 2018 at her residence. Born July 22, 1921 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Thomas and Eva Beahm Pitzer. She was preceded in death earlier this year on February 12, 2018 by her husband of 68 years, Leonard Riggans, whom she married November 12, 1949. A...

David L. Kish

David L. Kish

May 27, 2018

David L. Kish, age 91, formerly of Shenango Township, passed away the afternoon of May 27, 2018 at Grove Manor in Grove City, PA. Born July 18, 1926 in New Castle, he was the son of Balint and Mary Frcska Kish. Surviving in Grove City is his beloved wife of 65 years, Corrine Fetherlin Kish, whom he married July 12,...

Delores M. Ahmed

Delores M. Ahmed

May 27, 2018

Delores M. Dee Ahmed, 83, formerly of New Castle, passed away May 27, 2018 at Sunnyside Assisted Living in Surprise, Arizona. Born December 6, 1934 in New Castle, Pa, she was the daughter of Kenneth C. and Delores M. Eckles Ball. She was preceded in death on March 19, 2014 by her husband of 56 years, Norris Ahmed, whom she...

Harold E. Hiler

Harold E. Hiler

May 26, 2018

Harold E. Hiler, 83, of New Castle, passed away the morning of May 26, 2018 at his residence. Born July 23, 1934 in New Castle, he was the son of Earl and Gwendolyn Nelson Hiler. He is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Sally Ann Miller Hiler, whom he married June 18, 1960. Harold served his country in...

Raymond E. Zarlengo

Raymond E. Zarlengo

May 22, 2018

Raymond E. Zarlengo, 82, of Bessemer, PA, passed away the morning of May 22, 2018 at Golden Hill Nursing Home. Born June 27, 1935 in New Castle, he was the son of Eugene F. and Jennie Gadzia Zarlengo. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Patricia A. Zarlengo. He subsequently married Judith L. Ward Zarlengo on December 2,...

Helen Elizabeth Burdick Sloat

Helen Elizabeth Burdick Sloat

May 20, 2018

Helen Elizabeth Burdick Sloat, of Zelienople, PA, died on May 20, 2018, six days after her 86th birthday. She was born in Cockeysville, MD on May 14, 1932 to Eva Gardner Burdick and Gleason A. Burdick. She graduated from Strongsville High School in Strongsville, Ohio and attended Denison University in Granville, Ohio. It was there she met John Sloat whom...

Ernest M. Armstrong

Ernest M. Armstrong

May 19, 2018

Ernest M. Armstrong, age 95, of New Castle passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2018, in Golden Hills Nursing Home. Born on Dec. 25, 1922, in Slippery Rock Township, he was the son of the late Elmer G. and Madge Fisher Armstrong. Ernest was a graduate of Princeton High School and worked as a machine operator for U.S. Steel in...

Audrey L. Gardiner

Audrey L. Gardiner

May 17, 2018

Audrey L. Gardiner, 87, of New Castle, passed away suddenly the afternoon of May 17, 2018 at her home in North Beaver Township. Born December 20, 1930 in New Castle, she was the daughter of David J. and Clara M. Barnes McConnell. Audrey was the beloved wife and faithful helpmate of Gene P. Gardiner whom survives in New Castle. She...

Jean M. Morgan

Jean M. Morgan

May 13, 2018

Jean M. Morgan, 86, of Riverside Apartments, passed away the afternoon of May 13, 2018 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born November 4, 1931 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Ralph and Rose Smith Magee. She was preceded in death on July 14, 2001 by her husband of 48 years, Allen S. Morgan, whom she married September 20, 1952....

Margaret 'Muggs' Hupko-Collins

Margaret 'Muggs' Hupko-Collins

May 12, 2018

Margaret (Muggs) Hupko-Collins Having lived graciously and generously for 94 glorious years, Margaret (Muggs) Irene Hupko-Collins has gone to join her husband, Louis (Louie) Virgil Collins in the mansion she always wanted. Muggs would like you to know that her work here is done, so she's accepted an invitation to sing in the Angelic choir which comes with an eternal...

Loretta J. Kozlowski

Loretta J. Kozlowski

May 12, 2018

Loretta J. Kozlowski, 84, of Madeira Beach, Florida, passed May 12, 2018 at Jefferson Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Born February 26, 1933 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Frank and Julianna Palmerich Siegel. She was preceded in death on October 4, 1998 by her husband of 42 years, Raymond M. Kozlowski, whom she married September 8, 1956. A...

Shirley Caldwell

Shirley Caldwell

May 10, 2018

Shirley Caldwell, 83, of New Castle, passed away the morning of May 10, 2018, at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born May 23, 1934, in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Hazel Stiver Park. On October 25, 1952, she married Norman Caldwell. He preceded her in death on December 11, 2017. Shirley enjoyed baking, cooking, crocheting and...

Carol J. Welker

Carol J. Welker

May 5, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Carol J. Welker announces her passing after a lingering illness on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at the age of 82 years. Carol was born on March 24, 1936, in New Castle, to the late Francis Earl and Laura Loretta Bupp Morris. She began working, as a teenager, at a local Dairy...

Joseph A. Lawlor

Joseph A. Lawlor

Apr 30, 2018

Joseph A. Lawlor, 86, of New Castle, passed away the morning of April 30, 2018 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Joseph was born on September 6, 1931, in Youngstown, to the late E. Leslie and Mary Francis Diebel Lawlor. He married Matilda M. Lawlor on October 9, 1954. She precedes him in passing. Mr. Lawlor was the owner and operator of...

Betty Carr

Betty Carr

Apr 27, 2018

Betty Carr, 72 , of New Castle, passed away on April 27, 2018, with her loving family by her side. Betty was born June 23, 1945. Betty was the daughter of the late Arthur and Josephine Garrett. She was married to Bob Carr for 36 years, he survives at home. Betty worked for 35 years in the billing department at...

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