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...
John W. Ellefson
Aug 8, 2017
John W. Ellefson, 90, Gettysburg, Pa., died Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, at his home. He was born April 6, 1927, in Ellwood City, Pa., he was the son of John and Roweine Karch Ellefson. John is survived by his wife of 67 years Ann Miller Ellefson. John was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He was...
Jane E. Ward
Aug 7, 2017
Jane E. Ward, 72, of New Castle passed away the afternoon of August 7, 2017 at her residence. Born in Grove City on April 17, 1945, she was a daughter of George E. and Amy E. Wright Macom. A graduate of Union High School, she attended both Westminster and BC3. She retired in 2011 as a plant manager from Berner...
John A. Proudfoot
Aug 5, 2017
John A. Proudfoot, 89, formerly of New Castle passed away the morning of August 5, 2017 at Greenbriar Healthcare Center in Boardman, Ohio. Born in Youngstown, Ohio on February 2, 1928, he was a son of Byron and Martha Arkwright Proudfoot. He was employed at Westinghouse as a mounter and truck driver. Survivors include three daughters, Rhonda (Ron) McKee of...
John F. Hall Jr.
Jul 31, 2017
John F. Hall, Jr., age 57, of New Castle, passed away suddenly July 31, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. John committed his life to Christ at an early age and is now rejoicing in Heaven. Born June 6, 1960 in New Castle, he was the son of John F. Hall, Sr. and Thelma Hilyard Hall. Surviving at home is his...
Glenn C. Klingensmith
Jul 30, 2017
Glenn C. Klingensmith, 85, of New Castle passed away the morning of July 30, 2017 at Golden Hill Nursing Home. Born in New Castle on February 5, 1932, he was a son of Harold R. and Florence M. Gibb Klingensmith. On February 14, 1959 he married the former Yvonne "Bonnie" Czartorski. She survives him at home. After graduating from Shenango...
Alexander B. Warren Iii
Jul 30, 2017
Alexander B. Warren, III, 88, of New Castle, passed away July 30, 2017 at his residence. Born October 4, 1928 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Alexander B. Warren, Jr. and Hilda Krause Warren. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joan L. Stuart Warren, whom he married on December 1, 1951. Before attending Edinboro University, Alexander...
Patricia Louise Lyons
Jul 26, 2017
Patricia Louise Lyons, 87, formerly of Edinburg, PA, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and was reunited with her husband, son, and other beloved family members in her heavenly home on July 26, 2017. Patricia was born May 5, 1930 in New Castle, to the late Joseph R. and Lora E. Hensley. She was raised in a happy home with...
Thomas C. Glitch
Jul 26, 2017
Thomas C. Glitch, 86, of New Castle passed away July 26, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born January 6, 1931 in New Castle, he was the son of Alvey and Mary Black Glitch. He married Shirley Betker Glitch on May 11, 1960 whom survives. Thomas served in the US Navy, Coast Guard, National Guard, and Army Reserves for 17 years....
Jean E. Kemmerer
Jul 26, 2017
Jean E. Kemmerer, 95, of New Castle passed away July 26, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born December 4, 1921 in Glassport, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of Hengust and Florence Auslander Robinson. She married Alvin E. Kemmerer on November 1, 1944 whom preceded her in death on February 2, 1980. Jean was member of the 42nd Rainbow Division Veterans...
Peter Edman
Jul 23, 2017
Peter Edman of New Castle, died at the age of 91 on July 23. The son of Edith and Harry Friedman, he was born on September 27, 1925 in Brooklyn, NY. Peter served in the US Navy Air Force Seabee Corps as an Aviation Electronic Technicians Mate at Pearl Harbor during WWII. He was honorably discharged in 1946, having been...
David Weinschenk George
Jul 21, 2017
David Weinschenk George, 93, of New Castle passed away on July 21, 2017 after a brief illness. Born in New Castle, December 19, 1923, to Katherine Weinschenk George and Isaac E. George, Mr. George was a licensed professional mechanical engineer whose career spanned over 50 years. He was employed by United Engineering and its subsequent owners between 1945 and 2003....
Lois J. Harlan
Jul 20, 2017
Lois J. "Tootie" Houk Harlan, 88, of New Castle, passed away the morning of Thursday, July 20, 2017 at her residence. Born in Wayne Township, Lawrence County on June 24, 1929, she was a daughter of Jesse G. Weingartner and Meryl F. Hazen Weingartner. On January 27, 1947, she married Wayne T. Houk. He preceded her in death after 40...
Benny Fletcher
Jul 17, 2017
Benny was one in a million...my best friend for over 13 years...he's never going to be forgotten...if there is a rainbow bridge and if all dogs go to heaven, well my old pal is there.
George "Dick" Richard Mattocks
Jul 17, 2017
George Richard Dick Mattocks, age 83, of New Castle, passed away the morning of July 17, 2017 at Jameson Care Center. Born May 26, 1934 in New Castle, he was the son of George A. and Elizabeth Cray Mattocks. He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Jessel Mattocks, on April 18, 2007. A Union High School graduate, Dick...
