David Lewis Crothers
Sep 2, 2017
David Lewis Crothers, 84, of New Castle passed away on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, at UPMC Jameson Hospital. He was born on July 4, 1933, in Castlewood, Pennsylvania, a son of the late Walter W. and Elizabeth M. Rhinehart Cro-thers. He married Donna J. Florida on April 23, 1955, and she survives. David served in the Army during the Korean...
Delores May Patterson
Sep 1, 2017
Delores M. (Dee) Patterson, 83, of Crown Point, IN passed away on September 1, 2017. Born November 29, 1933, in Edinburg, VA, she was the daughter of the late Joseph H. and Mary V. (Estep) Holler. She grew up in western PA and graduated from New Castle HS in 1951. On July 9, 1954, she married the late Robert E....
Robert J. "Robbie" Lutes
Aug 31, 2017
Robert J. Robbie Lutes, age 52, of Mercer, passed away unexpectedly in the Cancer Center of America, the afternoon of August 31, 2017 in Zion, Illinois. Born February 26, 1965 in New Castle, he was the son of Ernest R. and Diana Ambrose Lutes. He is survived by his wife of 16 years, Francine Vanazia Lutes, whom he married December...
William C. Jones
Aug 31, 2017
William C. Jones, 71, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of August 31, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born March 18, 1946 in New Castle, he was the son of Clarence Buck Jones and Freda Sager Reno Jones Barkley, and step-son of Russell Barkley, Sr. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Mary Kathryn Streit Jones...
Bryan Anthony Carper
Aug 28, 2017
Bryan Anthony Carper, 50, of Slippery Rock, passed away the evening of August 28, 2017 in the Oakland VA Hospital. Born May 24, 1967 in Butler, PA, he is the son of Wayne and JoAnne DeRose Carper. He is survived by his wife of 26 years, Debbie Shoaff Carper, whom he married May 18, 1991. A 1985 Lawrence County Vo-Tech...
Thomas E. Janis
Aug 27, 2017
Thomas E. Janis, 65, of New Castle, passed away August 27, 2017 at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh. Born August 30, 1951 in New Castle, he was the son of Peter H. and Margaret Black Janis. Tom is survived by his wife of 44 years, DeEtta Bash Janis, whom he married June 8, 1973. A 1969 graduate of Neshannock High School,...
Agnes Virginia Gee
Aug 27, 2017
Agnes Virginia Caliern Gee, 92, formerly of New Castle, went to be with her Lord Jesus Christ the morning of August 27, 2017. She passed at Creek Meadows in Zelienople. Agnes was born on January 14, 1925 to the late Harvey and Mary McConnell Spiker. She married Frank Caliern in 1954. He preceded her in passing on July 25, 1993....
Gary W. Grundy
Aug 25, 2017
Gary W. Grundy, 62, of New Castle, passed away at his residence on August 25, 2017. Born October 10, 1954, he was the son of Daniel and Katherine Peters Grundy. A graduate of New Castle High School, he was employed with Rockwell Axel Division for 20 years. Gary was a proud Pittsburgh Steelers fan. He loved to read, talk to...
Barbara J. Chadbolt
Aug 25, 2017
Barbara J. Chadbolt, 67, formerly of Mulberry Street, passed away the afternoon of August 25, 2017 at Avalon Nursing Center. Born December 14, 1949 in Grove City, Pa, she was the daughter of Howard J. Hassel and Charlotte A. Ford Vogan-Rickel. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Chadbolt whom she married December 10, 1966. A homemaker,...
John A. Williams
Aug 21, 2017
John A. Williams, 66, of Shenango Township, passed away due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident the evening of August 21, 2017 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Born August 3, 1951 in New Castle, he was the son of Harry E. Williams and Helen Kay Katherine Byler Williams. Surviving at home is his wife of 41 years, Eugenia Gina Dengler Williams,...
David A Kusnierz
Aug 19, 2017
David A. Kusnierz, 56, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of August 19, 2017 at The Grove at New Wilmington. David was born on May 26, 1961, in New Castle, to Edward and Antoinette "Toni" Rzepka Kusnierz. Mr. Kusnierz was the co-owner of Builder's Plus Construction. He was a member of the Slovak Club, Polish Falcons and the Boy...
Ralph J Copper
Aug 19, 2017
Ralph J. Copper, 86, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of August 19, 2017 with his family by his side. Ralph was born on July 29, 1931 to the late Ralph M. and Martha J. Jones Copper. Mr. Copper was a 1949 graduate of New Castle High School and served his country in the US Army during the Korean...
Norma A. Fendlay
Aug 17, 2017
Norma Fendlay, 77, of Portersville, Pa., passed away the morning of August 17, 2017 in Avalon Nursing Center. Born April 11, 1940 in San Diego, California, she was the daughter of Harry and Helina Trueblood VanZandt. She was preceded in death on July 4, 2006 by her husband of 46 years, John M. Fendlay, whom she married April 15, 1960....
Margery A. Book
Aug 17, 2017
Margery Book, 81, formerly of State Road, passed away the afternoon of August 17, 2017 at Carriage Manor in New Castle. Born November 17, 1935 in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Leonard and Ruth Thompson Patton Hanna. She was preceded in death on April 7, 2010 by her husband of 54 years, Richard Larry Book, whom...
Gary L. "Babe" Pitzer
Aug 16, 2017
Gary L. Babe Pitzer, 66, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of August 16, 2017 at Edison Manor. Born June 6, 1951 in New Castle, he was the son of John T. Pitzer, Sr. and Donna Lang Pitzer. A graduate of New Castle High School, Gary also received an electricians degree from the New Castle School of Trades. He...
Frederic Bentley Fessler
Aug 15, 2017
Frederic Bentley Fessler, age 69, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of August 15, 2017 at the VA Medical Center Hospice in Butler. He was honored to spend his last days surrounded by his family, friends, and fellow veterans. Born April 17, 1948 in New Castle, he was the son of William and Eleanor Van Buren Fessler. He is...
Charlotte J. Hogue
Aug 14, 2017
Charlotte J. Hogue, 84, of Edinburg, passed away August 14, 2017 at Jameson Care Center. Born in New Castle, Charlotte was the daughter of James David Miles and Mildred Brown Miles. She was preceded in death on May 21, 2004 by her husband of 55 years, Robert L. Hogue, Sr., whom she married on September 15, 1948. She attended New...
James E. Wherry
Aug 11, 2017
James E. Wherry, 79, of Neshannock Township passed away the evening of Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at Jameson Care Center. Born Oct. 6, 1937, in Pittsburgh, he was a son of Joseph E. and Margaret Ralston Wherry. Surviving at home is his wife of 56 years, C. Elaine McCarthy Wherry, whom he married Oct. 1, 1960. Mr. Wherry was a...
Patricia A. Gittings
Aug 9, 2017
Patricia A. Gittings, 80, of West Pittsburg, died on Wednesday, August 9, 2017, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital after an undefined illness. Born April 14, 1937, in Wheeling, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Mike Zelic and Eileen F. Hickman Wigley. Patty retired after many years of driving bus for the New Castle Area School District and George...
V. Juanita Gunther
Aug 9, 2017
V. Juanita Gunther, 95, of New Castle, passed away August 9, 2017 at Golden Hill Nursing Center. Born May 24, 1922 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Emlyn and Sarah Jones Lewis. She married Edward A. Gunther on September 19, 1946 who preceded her in death on April 6, 2006. Juanita was a childrens clothes designer for Nantucket...
