James E. Jones Sr.
Sep 23, 2017
James E. Jones, Sr., 67, of New Castle, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, September 23, 2017 in Ohio. Born June 8, 1950, in New Castle, he was the son of Harry and Emily Nicholson Jones. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Joyce Leonard Jones, whom he married on June 21, 1969. A Laurel High School graduate, Jim was...
Doris P. Gardner
Sep 21, 2017
Doris P. Gardner, 81, of Moody Avenue, passed away the morning of September 21, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born August 25, 1936 in Apollo, PA, she was the daughter of Elmer F. Grimm and Mary Elizabeth Hamilton Grimm. She was preceded in death in 1962 by her husband, Carl Leo Gardner, whom she married April 12, 1956. Doris attended...
Hazel M. Copper
Sep 20, 2017
Hazel M. Copper, 86, of New Castle, passed away the morning of September 20, 2017 with her family by her side. Born October 14, 1930 in New Castle, she was the daughter of John W. and Margaret Douglas Stickel. She was preceded in death by her former husband, Ralph Copper, on August 19, 2017. A 1950 graduate of New Castle...
John J. Coleman
Sep 19, 2017
John J. Coleman, 97, of Neshannock Township, passed away the afternoon of September 19, 2017 at his residence. Born September 19, 1920 in Manhattan, New York, he was the son of Patrick and Margaret McQuade Coleman. He was preceded in death on April 19, 2016 by his loving wife of 68 years, Henrietta A. Kucharski Coleman, whom he married February...
Anna Mae Kerr
Sep 13, 2017
Anna Mae Kerr, 96, of Ellwood City, passed away the morning of September 13, 2017 at her residence. Born April 5, 1921 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Charles and Martha English McCandless. She had the most beautiful smile and often would laugh so hard she would start to cry. She was preceded in death on September 3,...
Christopher W. Jones
Sep 10, 2017
Christopher W. Jones, 36, of New Castle, passed away unexpectedly the afternoon of September 10, 2017 at his residence. Born August 19, 1981 in New Castle, he was the son of William and Betty J. Ringer Jones. Chris enjoyed gardening and tractor pulls, especially John Deere tractors. He will be missed by his family and friends whom he loved. He...
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...
