Obituaries

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,...

Richard H. Dale

Richard H. Dale

Nov 24, 2017

Richard H. Dale, 89, of New Castle, passed away the evening of November 24, 2017 at his residence. He was born on August 6, 1928, in New Castle, to the late Glenn A. and Mildred Downs Dale. Richard married his beloved wife, the former Eleanor Dwyer, on October 29, 1946. They had just celebrated their 71st anniversary. Mr. Dale was...

Elsie F. Fombelle

Elsie F. Fombelle

Nov 23, 2017

Elsie F. Fombelle, 87, of Shenango Township, passed away the evening of November 23, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born April 7, 1930 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of Floyd H. and Myrtle Young McCaslin. She was preceded in death on July 27, 1995 by her beloved husband, Walton Wally Fombelle. A graduate of Ellwood City High School,...

Albert E. Fulton

Albert E. Fulton

Nov 22, 2017

Albert E. Fulton, 72, of Ellwood Road, New Castle, passed away November 22, 2017 at his residence. Born August 15, 1945 in New Castle, he was the son of James and Helen Jane Heckathorne Fulton. He was preceded in death on August 15, 2012 by his wife of 46 years, Keithlene Wolfe Fulton, whom he married December 14, 1965. A...

Betty L. Watters

Betty L. Watters

Nov 18, 2017

Betty L. Watters, 92, of New Castle, passed away the morning of November 18, 2017 at Rhodes Estates. Born January 28, 1925 in New Castle, she was the daughter of John Nathan Knight and Verna Fairbanks Knight. She was preceded in death by her husband, George E. Watters, Jr., whom she married February 1, 1943. A graduate of New Castle...

James R. Roberts,  Sr.

James R. Roberts, Sr.

Nov 18, 2017

James R. Roberts, Sr., 87, of Shenango Township, passed away the morning of November 18, 2017 at his home. Born October 9, 1930 in New Castle, he was the son of Eugene L. and Lauretta O. Adams Roberts. He was preceded in death on April 8, 1992 by his first wife of 43 years, Ruth I. Reynolds Roberts, whom he...

Albert Howard Bartley

Albert Howard Bartley

Nov 17, 2017

Albert Howard Bartley, age 64, of New Castle, passed away the evening of November 17, 2017, at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born May 5, 1953 in New Castle, he was the son of Albert W. Bartley and Flora Belle Graham Bartley. His mother lives in New Castle. Howard is survived by his wife of 43 years, Patty Morris Bartley, whom he...

Rebecca E. Fox

Rebecca E. Fox

Nov 15, 2017

Rebecca E. Fox, age 88, formerly of W. North Street, passed away on November 15, 2017 at Golden Hill Nursing Home. Born September 1, 1929 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Armondo and Almarina Bellini Catalani. She was preceded in death on March 9, 1989 by her husband, Norman V. Fox. Mrs. Fox was a homemaker and was...

Robert J. George,  Sr.

Robert J. George, Sr.

Nov 12, 2017

Robert J. George, Sr., 79, of New Castle, passed away the morning of November 12, 2017 at his home. Born May 18, 1938 in New Castle, he was the son of Paul and Olive George. He is survived by his former wife, Margaret Peggy George. Mr. George was an employee of Pallott Construction until his retirement. In recent years he...

Francis D. Phillips,  Sr.

Francis D. Phillips, Sr.

Nov 11, 2017

Francis D. Phillips, Sr., 74, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of November 11, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born November 19, 1942 in Farrell, Pennsylvania, he was the son of William and Wilma Gulentz Phillips. He was preceded in death on May 4, 1998 by his wife of 32 years, Karen L. Hanna Phillips, whom he married on...

Robert R. Cameron

Robert R. Cameron

Nov 11, 2017

Robert R. Cameron, 75, of New Castle, passed away the morning of November 11, 2017 at UPMC Jameson. Robert was born on January 29, 1942, in New Castle, to the late Kenneth and Luella Minteer Cameron. He married the former Jackie Newton on March 30, 1962. She survives. Mr. Cameron was a driver for 55 years with McClymond's Transport in...

Sol R. Moldover

Sol R. Moldover

Nov 10, 2017

Sol R. Moldover, 98, of Sarasota, Florida, formerly of New Castle, passed away the morning of November 10, 2017 in Sarasota. Born March 21, 1919 in Russia, he was the son of Samuel and Esther Zahm Moldover. He was preceded in death on March 17, 2002 by his beloved wife of 58 years, Evelyn Beck Moldover, whom he married on...

Dr. Charles W. Patton

Dr. Charles W. Patton

Nov 9, 2017

Dr. Charles W. Patton, age 84, of Neshannock township, passed away peacefully at his home on November 9, 2017. His love of his family and firm belief in God gave him great comfort in his final days. Chuck was born on May 13, 1933 to William G. and Amy (Yard) Patton. He graduated from New Castle High School in 1950...

Rosemary Ayres

Rosemary Ayres

Nov 7, 2017

Rosemary Ayers, 83, of Ashberry Lane, passed away the afternoon of November 7, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born December 30, 1933 in Toledo, Ohio, she was the daughter of James William Goodrich, Sr. and Wanda E. Priebe Goodrich. She was preceded in death on July 5, 1992 by her husband of 37 years, Robert E. Ayers, whom she married...

Robert "Bear" W. Poulton

Robert "Bear" W. Poulton

Nov 3, 2017

Robert W. Bear Poulton, 64, of New Castle, passed away the morning of November 3, 2017 at his home. Born October 4, 1953 in New Castle, he was the son of Eugene Harrold Poulton and Gertrude Irene Hitchcock Poulton Uber. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Beverly Moore Poulton, whom he married on August 20, 1973. After...

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