Audrey I. Douglas
May 26, 2017
Audrey I. Douglas, 86, of Neshannock Township, passed away the morning of May 26, 2017 at her residence. Born December 6, 1930 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Harry M. and Esther McCracken Shaffer. Audrey was preceded in death in 1999 by her husband, Charles Douglas. She attended New Castle High School and was a homemaker. Audrey loved...
Donald R. Ritzert
May 24, 2017
Donald R. Ritzert, 65, of New Castle passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family the night of May 24, 2017, at VNA Inpatient Hospice in Butler, Pa. Born in Grove City on Dec. 7, 1951, he was the son of Herman and Agnes McKinnon Ritzert. On May 27, 2011, Don married Shirley A. Janovick. She survives him at home....
Howard W. Braatz
May 23, 2017
Howard W. Braatz, 92, of Harlansburg Road, passed away the morning of May 23, 2017 at UPMC Jameson. Born April 13, 1925 in New Castle, he was the son of Herman and Hazel Jones Braatz. Howard is survived by his loving wife of 69 years, Louise Pink Braatz, whom he married October 4, 1947. A 1942 graduate of New Castle...
Howard "Jake" Claypoole
May 23, 2017
Howard Jake Claypoole, Jr., age 89, of New Castle, passed away the evening of May 23, 2017 at his residence. Born June 4, 1927 in Butler County, he was the son of Howard Claypoole, Sr. and Myrtle Ace Claypoole. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Elizabeth Claypoole and subsequently married Alvadia Claypoole on September 12, 2011. Jake...
Alice M. Welther
May 22, 2017
Alice M. Welther, 94, formerly of E. Moody Avenue, New Castle passed away the afternoon of May 22, 2017 at The Grove at New Wilmington. Born in Williamson, WV on March 2, 1923, she was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Krampf Welther. After 38 years of service, Alice retired as a secretary from Girl Scouts of Beaver-Castle. She was...
Eleanor Kurtz (Duckie) Saylor
May 22, 2017
Eleanor Kurtz (Duckie) Saylor, age 88, of Mechanicsburg, PA, formerly of New Castle, PA, went home to be with her Lord and Savior the morning of May 22, 2017 at the ONeill Nursing Home in Fairview Park, OH. Born December 9, 1928 in Bellwood, PA, she was the daughter of John H. Kurtz, Jr. and Eva Agnes Briggs Kurtz. Eleanor...
Jack Kunath Jr.
May 18, 2017
Jack Kunath Jr., 62, of Apollo, PA passed away the night of May 18, 2017 in Armstrong County. Born on February 5, 1955, Jack was one of five children. He served his country with the US Marines. He had much love for his art and his dogs. Survivors include his fiance, Janice Michel; and four siblings, Terry Kunath, Rhonda Meyers,...
Dennis Brophy
May 10, 2017
Dennis Brophy, 65, of New Castle, passed away on May 10, 2017 at his residence. Born in New Castle on December 27, 1951, he was a son of John D. Brophy, Sr. and Vera Cubbal Brophy. A graduate of New Castle High School, he then earned a business management degree at Youngstown State University. He was employed at Universal Rundle...
Louise E. Durlesser
May 10, 2017
Louise E. Grove Durlesser of New Castle, age 90, died the evening of May 10, 2017 at Jameson Care Center. Born in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the Rev. Herbert and Dora Grove. In 2013 she was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Arthur P. Durlesser. She is survived by her son, James A. Durlesser, Ph.D. and...
Jayne B. Moore
May 9, 2017
Jayne B. Moore, 92, of New Castle, passed away the afternoon of May 9, 2017 at The Grove at New Wilmington. Born January 15, 1925 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Kenneth W. Brennaman and Marie Rice Brennaman McCreary and step-daughter of L. Everett McCreary. Jayne was preceded in death on March 26, 1997 by her husband of...
Howard Ray Dierfield
May 7, 2017
Howard Ray Dierfield, Jr., 78, of New Castle passed away the morning of Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Sharon Regional Health System. Born in New Castle on July 17, 1938, he was a son of Howard R. Dierfield, Sr. and Katherine Tropea Dierfield. Howard is survived by his fiance, Suzanne Lenn. Before his retirement in 2000, Mr. Dierfield was employed...
John E. Harlan
May 5, 2017
John E. Harlan, 82, of New Castle, passed away the morning of May 5, 2017 at his residence. Born December 8, 1934 in Harlansburg, he was the son of Elmer F. and Ada Marie Shaffer Harlan. John is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Ruth Kerr Harlan, whom he married May 22, 1957. He attended Fox Elementary School...
Darlene R. Gibson
May 3, 2017
Darlene R. Gibson, 68, of New Castle, passed away the night of May 3, 2017 at Heritage Valley, Beaver. Born May 28, 1948 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Robert E. and Hazel Hayden Matthews. She is survived by her husband of nearly forty four years, Bruce B. Gibson, whom she married May 26, 1973. She was a...
James "Doug" "J.D." Douglas George
Apr 30, 2017
James Douglas "Doug" "J.D." George, 54, of New Castle, formerly of Ford City, PA passed away in an accident on Sunday, April 30, 2017. Born in Kittanning, PA on February 27, 1963, he was a son of James Welch and Shirley Wyant George. On August 25, 1983, he married the former Virginia Pechan. She survives him at home. A graduate...
Richard E. Hutchison
Apr 27, 2017
Richard E. Hutchison, 83, of The Grove in New Wilmington, passed away the afternoon of April 27, 2017 in UPMC Jameson. Born June 10, 1933 in Butler, he was the son of Richard D. and Ethel Henry Hutchison. He was preceded in death on June 18, 2014 by his wife of 57 years, Gloria J. Eisenhuth Hutchison, whom he married...
Jill Ann Strobel
Apr 26, 2017
Jill Ann Strobel, age 54, of New Castle, passed away the morning of April 26, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born September 25, 1962 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Robert D. and Mary Ann Thompson Taylor. She is survived by her husband of 24 years, Donald W. Strobel, whom she married on November 25, 1992. A 1980...
Harry A. Carder, Jr.
Apr 25, 2017
Harry A. Carder, Jr., 89, of Pulaski, passed away April 25, 2017 at UPMC Jameson Hospital. Born July 1, 1927 in Romney, West Virginia, he was the son of Harry A. Carder, Sr. and Helen McMullen Carder. He married Marilyn Smith Carder who preceded him in death in 2000. Harry served in the United States Navy with the Seabees during...
Richard "Rick" Roland Glass
Apr 22, 2017
Richard "Rick" Roland Glass, 35, of New Castle, passed away the morning of April 22, 2017, at his Neshannock Township home. Rick was born on December 6, 1981, in New Castle, to Richard D. and Bobbette Harlan Glass. They survive. Mr. Glass was the Shop Manager for Allways Vinyl in Youngstown, OH. He was a graduate of Neshannock High School....
Marjorie Rose Dean
Apr 19, 2017
Marjorie Rose Dean, 87, formerly of Penny Lane, passed away the morning of April 19, 2017 at Jameson Care Center in New Castle. Born February 25, 1930 in New Castle, she was the daughter of Raymond and Violet Harting Kirkwood. Mrs. Dean was preceded in death in 1968 by her husband Lewis Pearson Dean, Jr., whom she married on December...
Thomas F. Schrantz
Apr 15, 2017
Retired S/MSGT Thomas F. Schrantz of Grove City, Pennsylvania, went to his final resting place on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at his residence. Born in New Castle, PA on October 29, 1930, he was a son of Leo and Rose Young Schrantz. Retiring after 26 years active duty in the USAF (SAC), where he served as a crew member on...
