Robert D. Thompson
Feb 23, 2018
Robert D. Thompson, age 74, passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018, at the Avalon Place Nursing Home, New Castle, PA, surrounded by his wife and family. He was born on February 5, 1944 in New Castle, to James O. and Helen N. McConnell Thompson, and was a 1962 graduate of Laurel High School. Bob retired from First Energy Corp...
Cledia A. Haines
Feb 21, 2018
Cledia A. Haines, 72, of New Castle, passed away the evening of February 21, 2018. Born December 16, 1945 in St. Louis, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Hannah Lee Finley Hawes. She was married to the late Raymond Haines who preceded her in death. Cledia loved to crochet and loved to play bingo, but what...
Ray D. Bartholomew
Feb 13, 2018
Ray D. Bartholomew, 64, of New Wilmington, passed away the evening of February 13, 2018, at The Grove. Born March 14, 1953, in New Castle, he was the son of the late Carl J. and Norma Jean Seh Bartholomew. He married Susan Krestel Bartholomew, she survives. Mr. Bartholomew was a graduate of Mohawk High School. He went onto work at...
Jessica L. Andrews
Feb 13, 2018
Jessica L. Andrews, 39, of New Wilmington, Pa, passed away unexpectedly the morning of February 13, 2018 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born October 5, 1978 in Lowellville, Ohio, she was the daughter of James W. Prato and Diana L. Skoda Vance. Jessica was a graduate of Lowellville High School, attending Ohio State University from 1996-1999, and Jameson School of Nursing....
Leonard Riggans
Feb 12, 2018
Leonard Riggans, 90, of Union Township, passed away the morning of February 12, 2018, at his residence. Born in New Castle on January 17, 1928, he was the son of the late John W. and Louanna Hall Riggans. Surviving at home is his wife, Ruth E. Pitzer Riggans, whom he married on November 12, 1949. Mr. Riggans was a private...
Sandra W. Bupp
Feb 11, 2018
Sandra W. Bupp, 74, of Shenango Township, passed away the morning of February 11, 2018 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born February 27, 1943 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Neal and Ida Mae Cowmeadow Williams. A New Castle High School graduate, Sandra was employed with AT&T as an overseas operator. Among her many interests, she enjoyed bowling, crafts,...
Earl H. Cohen
Feb 9, 2018
Earl H. Cohen, 83 of New Castle, passed away the evening of February 9, 2018. Born, May 21, 1934, in Sewickley, he was the son of the late David and Idah Abel Cohen. He married Lynne Caplan Cohen on August 3, 1958. She survives. Mr. Cohen graduated from Ambridge High School and then enrolled in the Air National Guard. He...
Christopher Verone
Feb 4, 2018
Christopher Verone, 58, of New Castle, passed away on February 4, 2018 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born September 15, 1959 in New Castle, he was the son of Larry and Janet Verone. He attended Neshannock High School and ran Cross-Country in senior high. A Penn State graduate, Chris worked in sales with several major companies, including Black & Decker, Stanley...
Dolly F. Warneck
Feb 1, 2018
Dolly F. Warneck, 71, of New Castle, passed away the morning of February 1, 2018, at her residence. Born August 13, 1946, in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Francis T. and Dorothy McKee Ryder. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Jack A. Warneck, whom she married August 2, 1965. Dolly graduated from New...
Susan J. Dess
Jan 30, 2018
Susan J. Dess, 55, of Grapevine, Texas passed away on January 30, 2018 at Baylor All Saints Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Born on December 14, 1962 in New Castle, PA, she was the daughter of William and Helen Dess. She was a 1981 graduate of Union High School. She earned her degree in Engineering from Penn State, graduating in...
Betty J. Karns
Jan 29, 2018
Betty J. Karns, 81, of New Castle passed away on January 29, 2018 at her residence. Born on March 7, 1936 in New Castle, PA, she was the daughter of Paul and Regina Sallmen Durlesser. She married Edward H. Karns January 17, 1959 whom preceded her in death on October 28, 1988. She was a graduate of New Castle High...
Violet R. Bryan
Jan 28, 2018
Violet R. Bryan, 98, of New Castle, passed away the evening of January 28, 2018 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born April 21, 1919, in Youngstown Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Verbon Frankovich. Violet graduated from New Castle High School. She went on to work at the Continental Packing Company, where she retired. She enjoyed...
Timothy Eugene Roe
Jan 26, 2018
Timothy Eugene Roe, 64, of New Castle, passed away the morning of January 26, 2018 at his home after suffering more than a year with leukemia. He was born in Butler, PA on July 7, 1953 to the late Thomas Maxwell Roe and Betty Jo Beers Roe who survives in Georgetown, PA. He attended Butler High School, then South Side...
James Marion Swisher, Jr.
Jan 25, 2018
James Marion Swisher, Jr., born May 24, 1944 in New Castle, PA died of natural causes on January 25, 2018 in Southfield, Michigan. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Marion Swisher and Myra Thomas Swisher formerly of New Castle. Mr. Swisher is survived by three children; Benjamin James Swisher of Troy Michigan, Heidi King (Swisher) Piediscalzi stationed...
James A. Mccormick
Jan 19, 2018
James A. McCormick, 75, of New Castle, passed away the morning of January 19, 2018 at his home. Born November 9, 1942 in San Diego, California, he was the son of Samuel and Sylvia Mumm McCormick. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Kathleen Ross McCormick, whom he married October 24, 1992. A graduate of University High School,...
Donna Jean Ashton
Jan 17, 2018
Donna Jean Ashton, age 96, formerly of Delaware Avenue and Lawrence Manor, passed away peacefully at The Grove at New Wilmington on January 17, 2018. Born January 6, 1922 she was the daughter of Harry E. and Lillie Makepeace Ashton. She had been a devoted caregiver to her mother, and previously was employed as a nurses aide for Shenango Presbyterian...
Dorothy J. Venasco
Jan 16, 2018
Dorothy J. Venasco, 89, formerly of Justice Lane, New Castle, passed away the morning of January 16, 2018 at Shenango Presbyterian Senior Care. Born November 23, 1928, in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late William Jackamo and Mary Tesone Jackamo. She was married to the late Joseph J. Venasco on May 10, 1958 and he preceded her...
Lisa D. Burkett Murphey
Jan 15, 2018
Lisa D. Burkett Murphey, 49, of New Castle, passed away the morning of January 15, 2018 at St. Elizabeth Hospital from injuries received from a car accident. Born September 12, 1968 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Albert R. Burkett and Frances Rose Burkett Trusel. She is survived by her husband, Dave Murphey, whom she married June 27,...
Letetia E. Lyon
Jan 14, 2018
Letetia "Tish" E. Lyon, 86, of Slippery Rock Township, passed away the morning of January 14, 2018, at her residence. Born November 30, 1931 she was the daughter of the late Theodore Roosevelt and Golda Mae Sallmen Moon. Letetia was preceded in death by her former husband, Freeman D. Aller, on February 4, 2014 and her second husband, Walter L....
Mary E. Ward
Jan 12, 2018
Mary E. Ward, 78, of Neshannock Township, passed away the afternoon of January 12, 2018 at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born March 19, 1939 in Orlando, Florida, she was the daughter of Homer "Red" Singletary and Elizabeth Witchard Singletary. Mary was preceded in death on September 19, 2015 by her husband, Robert R. Ward, whom she married June 10,...
