Obituaries

Donna C. Comstock

Donna C. Comstock

Jan 1, 2018

Donna C. Comstock, 77, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of January 1, 2018 at her residence. Born on April 21, 1940, in Butler County, she was the daughter of the late Guy L. and Hazel Hoon Allison. Donna was a graduate of EastBrook High School and attended Erie Business School. Donna was employed by Shenango China and Metal...

Dorothy M. Gray

Dorothy M. Gray

Dec 28, 2017

Dorothy M. Gray, 94, of New Wilmington, PA, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on December 28, 2017 at The Grove at New Wilmington. Born March 12, 1923 in Geneva, Ohio, she was the daughter of George and Adalaide Stimpson Jeppe. Dorothy was preceded in death on November 2, 1992 by her beloved husband of 50...

Frank H. Baker

Frank H. Baker

Dec 27, 2017

Frank H. Baker, 81, of Shenango Presbyterian SeniorCare in New Wilmington, formerly of Washington, PA and New Castle, passed away the morning of December 27, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born October 15, 1936 in Plymouth, Ohio, he was the son of Frank M. and Mary Fazio Baker. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Pat Callahan Baker,...

Allen "Lee" Martell

Allen "Lee" Martell

Dec 25, 2017

Allen "Lee" Martell, 66, of New Castle passed away December 25, 2017 at his home. Born April 28, 1951 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he was the son of Robert W. and Bertha Tourtellotte Martell. He married the former Deborah Simpson on October 13, 1973. He attended First Baptist Church. Lee was a Staff Sgt. with the United States Marine Corp...

Shirley Kennedy Hite

Shirley Kennedy Hite

Dec 24, 2017

Shirley Kennedy Hite, 92, of Erie Pa, formerly of New Castle, passed away on December 24, 2017, at Ball Pavilion in Erie Pa. Born on June 3, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Williams Kennedy. She married Richard T. Hite on February 25, 1947. He preceded her in death December 8, 2004. Mrs. Hite was...

Dora D. Shaffer

Dora D. Shaffer

Dec 15, 2017

Dora D. Dordean Shaffer, 76, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon on December 15, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born August 31, 1941 in Leburn, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Richard and Emma Sloan Owens. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Paul R. Shaffer, whom she married November 5, 1963. A 1959 graduate of Laurel...

John W. August

John W. August

Dec 13, 2017

John W. August, 76, of New Castle passed away December 13, 2017 at Golden Hill Nursing Home. Born December 17, 1940 in Birchton, West Virginia, he was the son of Willy and Irene Adkins August. He married Bonny Reynolds August on June 15, 1974 whom survives. He was a member of Stickney Community Church in West Virginia. He graduated from...

Benardino M. Camerot

Benardino M. Camerot

Dec 12, 2017

Benardino M. Bennie Tubby Camerot, 89, of West Pittsburg passed away December 12, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born on May 8, 1928 in West Pittsburg, he was the son of Joseph and Philomena Carangi Camerot. He married Mary Jane Drake Camerot on June 6, 1953 whom survives at home. He graduated from New Castle High School in 1946. Benardino...

Norman L. Caldwell

Norman L. Caldwell

Dec 11, 2017

Norman L. Caldwell, 85, of New Castle, passed away the morning of December 11, 2017. Born August 30, 1932, in Jackson Center, PA, he was the son of the late Ralph L. and Eva Smith Caldwell. He was also the step son to the late Mabel Caldwell. He is survived at home by his wife, Shirley Park Caldwell. They were...

Carol Ann Boak

Carol Ann Boak

Dec 10, 2017

Carol Ann Boak, 79, of Pulaski, passed away the afternoon of December 10, 2017 at Gulf Coast Hospital in Ft. Myers, Florida. Born September 21, 1938 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Herbert C. and Anna Tish C. Anderson Ridgley. Surviving at home is her husband of 58 years, Dean P. Boak, whom she married July 24, 1959....

John V. Fullerton Jr.

John V. Fullerton Jr.

Dec 9, 2017

John V. Fullerton, Jr., 73, of Union Township, passed away the night of December 9, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born April 1, 1944 in Long Beach, California, he was the son of John V. Fullerton, Sr. and Agnes Stephens Fullerton. After his graduation from Chartiers Valley High School in 1962 he attended the University of Pittsburgh. John was the...

Dorothy Baker

Dorothy Baker

Dec 9, 2017

Dorothy McNally Baker, 85, of New Castle, passed away the evening of December 9, 2017 at Family Hospice Inpatient Center/Lawrenceville in Pittsburgh Pa. Born March 18, 1932, in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Neyman & Martha (Smith) McNally. Mrs. Baker was preceded in death by her husband, Donald B. Baker, whom she married May 2, 1969....

Sylvia A. Richeal

Sylvia A. Richeal

Dec 8, 2017

Sylvia A. Richeal, 79, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of December 8, 2017 at The Grove at New Wilmington. Born April 13, 1938 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Samuel J. Reese and Catharine Berkley Simmons. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Lee C. Richeal, whom she married on June 7, 1957. A...

Robert C. Pontius

Robert C. Pontius

Dec 7, 2017

Robert C. Pontius, 87, of Hickory Township, passed away the afternoon of December 7, 2017 at Shenango on the Green in New Wilmington. Born March 18, 1930 in New Castle, he was the son of John Pontius and Ruth Gormley Pontius Gaiser and step-son of Harold Gaiser. He was preceded in death on September 10, 2001 by his loving wife...

Irene Fay Stunkard

Irene Fay Stunkard

Nov 30, 2017

Irene Fay Stunkard, 84, of Fombell, Pa, passed away the night of November 30, 2017 at Butler Memorial Hospital. Born August 31, 1933 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Wardell and Elizabeth Krepps Dexter. She was preceded in death on December 29, 1999 by her husband of 48 years, Robert H. Stunkard, whom she married August 28, 1951....

Shirley Jean Nagel

Shirley Jean Nagel

Nov 29, 2017

Shirley Jean Nagel, 88, of Gloucester, Virginia got her wish to go home on November 29, 2017 surrounded by family. She was born to Joseph L. Hemphill and Ruth M. (Ashton) Hemphill on December 22, 1928 in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. She married Mervin P. Nagel of New Castle in 1950 and he preceded her in death in 1999. Shirley was a...

Willis L. Slater

Willis L. Slater

Nov 29, 2017

Willis L. (Woody) Slater, 91, of Neshannock Township passed away on November 29, 2017. Born on February 25, 1926, in New Castle, he was the son of the late Lyle and Myrtle Slater. He is survived at home by his wife of 69 years, Tennie Jane Slater. Mr. Slater was a graduated from New Castle High School in June of...

Earl B. Hammond Sr.

Earl B. Hammond Sr.

Nov 27, 2017

Earl B. Hammond Sr., 95, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of November 27, 2017 at Rhodes Estates. Born October 2, 1922, he was the son of the late James B. Hammond and Ada Mae Evans Hammond. He was married to the late Vivian Jean Crawford Hammond, whom he married on July 29, 1944. She preceded him in death...

Angeline Mccummins

Angeline Mccummins

Nov 27, 2017

Angeline McCummins, 89, of New Castle, passed away the morning of November 27, 2017 at Rhodes Estates. Born May 4, 1928 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Manuel and Carmela Rodriguez-Montes. She was preceded in death on September 28, 1994 by her husband of 37 years, Hugh R. Dickie McCummins, whom she married in May, 1956. A 1946...

Mary Lou Brown

Mary Lou Brown

Nov 27, 2017

Mary Lou Brown, 81, of New Castle, (formerly of New Bedford) passed away the evening of November 27, 2017 at Golden Hill Nursing Home. Born September 22, 1936 in Franklin Pa, she was the daughter of John D. and Anna Houston Glenn. She was preceded in death on September 28, 1996 by her husband of 40 years, Donald A. Brown,...

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