Obituaries

Patrick Somerville Sr., 62, of North Sewickley Township passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital following a short illness.

Born March 15, 1958 in Bellevue, PA, he was the son of the late James S. and Winfield Joanne Schwemm Somerville. He was married to Diana M. Tibolet Somerville for 38 years.

Patrick was a member of the...

Tom Barberio, 82, of Ellwood City passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at UPMC – Jameson Hospital in New Castle.

Born February 14, 1938 in Ellwood City, PA, he was the son of the late George T. and Abigail Margaret (Hughes) Barberio . He was married to Lois Jean McDowell Barberio for 43 years, she passed on October 6, 2003.

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Virginia R. Dice, 101, of North Beaver Township passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020 at the Jameson Care Center.

Born April 11, 1919 in Enon Valley, PA, she was the daughter of the late Balcer and Lulu Mae Baird Wright . She was married to William R. Dice Sr. for 66 years when he passed away on November 28, 2006.

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Rosalee J. Blatchford, 101, of Ellwood City passed away at the residence of her daughter on August 17, 2020.

Born February 12, 1919 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late John and Cora (White) Snare. She was married for 63 years to Alfred L Blatchford who passed away September 3, 2004.

Rosalee was a member of Bell...

Thomas M. Chappell, 59, of Chewton passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital following complications of a heart attack.

Born October 28, 1960 in Ellwood City, PA, he was the son of Donald M. and Barbara J. Davis Chappell.

Tom was a life long resident of Chewton. He was an active member of the Chewton Christian Church...

Janet L. Carpenter, 70, of New Castle, PA passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 13, 2020 at the UPMC Jameson Hospital in New Castle. She was born August 5, 1949 in Morgantown, WV to the late Delbert and Bonnie (Rea) Carpenter.

Janet was a member of various churches throughout her lifetime. She was always involved with the church and always...

Keith D. Edwards, 74, of New Galilee, PA passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at home surrounded by his family.

Born December 2, 1945, he was the son of the late Roy D. and Helen R. Edwards.

Keith Edwards worked for Sheetz for 17 years and loved his farm.

He is survived by three children; Sandra Curry of New...

James G. Boots Sr., 75, of North Sewickley Twp., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at his residence.

Born July 17, 1945 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Wilbur and Eleanor Koach Boots. He was married to the love of his life, Susan Hammerle Boots for 50 years, she survives.

Jim was a 1965 graduate...

Alice Mae Ecenrode, 93, formerly of Wampum passed away Saturday, July 25, 2020 at Avalon Place in New Castle.

Born November 4, 1926 in Keeley, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Grace Lutz Hairhoger.

Alice Mae was a graduate of Wampum High School. She worked as a clerk at the former Leonetti’s in Wampum and Lawson’s Grocery...

A graveside service has been planned for Mary M. Ault of Lexington MO. formerly of New Beaver Borough who passed away November 15, 2019.

Mary was born in Beaver County on May 14, 1938 to Elmer and Mary Ault and graduated from Wampum High School in May of 1956. She continued her education at Jameson School of Nursing where she...

Donald R. Sapp 85, went peacefully at home to be with the Lord on Monday July 20, 2020.

He was born on February 18, 1935 in Fairmont WV, to the late Sherman and Zelda Sapp. He married the late Mary Jane Wollen in Koppel on October 5, 1958 and had a happy marriage for 55 years.

Donald graduated from East...

Larry Edward “Ziggy” Zeigler, 67, of West Pittsburg passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at Butler Memorial Hospital following a short illness.

Born February 20, 1953 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Dale R. and Helen L. (Baucom) Zeigler.

Larry retired from Reactive Metals in West Pittsburg. A Veteran, Larry served for 9 years in the...

Remington J. McConahy, 45 days, passed away Saturday, July 18, 2020 at the Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born June 3, 2020 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Robert J McConahy III and Melissa Wimer.

Survivors include a sister, Destiny Maitland; brother, Daniel Frelin; grandparents, Robert and Christina McConahy of Wampum, Daniel Wimer of New Castle, Linda Galovich of New...

Dr. Donald Elliott Hall, 81, of Wadsworth Ohio, passed away peacefully on June 28th, 2020 at The Sanctuary Wadsworth following a long battle with vascular dementia.

Born on May 5, 1939, in Ellwood City, PA, Don was the second of four children born to Charles R. and Virginia E Brooks Hall.

Don graduated from Lincoln High School in 1957. He...

Margaret McElwain, 88, of Fombell passed away Saturday, July 4, 2020 at her residence following a brief illness.

Born October 27, 1931 in Fombell, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Oliver and Eva (Steffler) Nye. She was married to Paul McElwain who passed away October 20, 2015.

Margaret was raised doing chores on the Nye family farm. A...

Nancy L. Mercado, 77, of Koppel passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born December 18, 1942 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Joe and Dorothy Kirkwood Wright.

Nancy worked at Ames department store and also at Thompson Restaurant in Harmony. She enjoyed cooking and camping.

Survivors include two daughters, Judy (Paul)...

Stephanie R. Barber, 48, Edinburg passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 unexpectedly at her residence.

Born July 18, 1971 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of Cherin R. Foreman Small .

She was a graduate of Lawrence County Vo-Tech and the Butler County Community College with a degree in accounting. A dedicated mother, she especially enjoyed attending her sons...

Helen McElwain, beloved wife of the late Harold L. McElwain passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, June 24, 2020. Helen was born on June 14, 1921 in Philadelphia, the daughter of Francis J. and Gertrude Cahill Cavanaugh. Helen and Harold met while he was stationed in Philadelphia during WWII. They married on March 11, 1944, and after his discharge...