Obituaries

Gale Arthur Tillia, 86, of Shenango Twp., New Castle passed away Thursday, February 6, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospice House in Wexford following a lengthy illness.

He was born December 11, 1933 in his home in Shenango Twp. Gale was the son of the late Eugene and Hazel (Reno) Tillia.

Gale worked for 20 years at Babcock and Wilcox...

Dennis L. Graham, 72, of Shenango Twp, New Castle passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at UPMC Jameson Hospital following a courageous battle with Parkinson’s disease.

Born January 6, 1948 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Loron and Lillian (Reynolds) Graham.

Denny was a graduate of Lincoln High School. Following graduation he joined the Army...

Patricia A. Geer, 89, of Portersville passed away late afternoon Monday, February 3, 2020 at Allegheny General Hospital following a sudden illness.

Born November 15, 1930 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Leila Smith Moser. She was married to Richard A. Geer Sr. for 64 years until his death in 2016.

Patricia was raised...

Frank L. Goff III, 83, of Ellwood City went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, January 31, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospice following a brief illness.

Born October 30, 1936 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary (Martin) Goff Jr.

Frank was a graduate of Slippery Rock University, Westminster,...

Richard P. “Dick” Borst, 78, of Chewton passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital following a brief illness.

Born November 27, 1941 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Gale and Cecelia Hasslinger Borst.

Dick retired in 2003 from Cemex where he worked in the Maintenance Dept. He was a Veteran of the Air Force....

Linda L. McLaughlin, 75, of Portersville passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 following a short illness.

Born December 7, 1944 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Leland and Anna (Stoops) Brown.

Linda graduated from Riverside High School with the Class of 1963. She worked as a waitress for many years at many...

Elizabeth M. Petro, 98, formerly of Wampum passed away Sunday, January 12, 2020 at Northview Estates following an extended illness.

Born April 29, 1921 in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late John A. Aniceti and Camille Peltier Aniceti . She was married to the late William Petro. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Gina...

Olga A. Jenkins, 82, of New Galilee passed away Monday, January 13, 2020 at Avalon Place in New Castle following an extended illness.

Born May 27, 1937 in New Galilee, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Giovanna (Borroni) Franchi.

Olga formerly worked at Mayer China and Uslenghi Candies in New Galilee. She was a member of the...

C Pat McCready Sr., 96, of New Beaver Boro passed away Sunday, December 29, 2019 at the Golden Hill Nursing and Rehab Center following a short illness.

Born April 18, 1923 in New Galilee, he was the son of the late John S. and Sarah J (Reed) McCready . He was married for 68 years to Aline M. (McFarland) McCready...

Jill (Thellman) Romanoski, 67, of Koppel passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at the Beaver Valley Nursing and Rehab Center following a long courageous battle with cancer. Her husband of 40 years, Darl L. Romanoski preceded her in death 9 years ago to the day as he died December 21, 2010.

Born November 7, 1952 in Beaver Falls, she was...

Judith Vogel Protain, 71, of New Castle passed away Thursday, December 19, 2019 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital following an illness.

Born June 17, 1948 in Rochester, PA, she was the daughter of the late Reno and Marion (Murphy) Frati. She was married to Donald L. Vogel Sr. who died in 2013 and currently Howard E. Protain who survives.

Judy retired...

LaBelle Robinson, 89, of New Castle succumbed to her illness on Wednesday, December 18, 2019.

Born August 20, 1930 in Monroe, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late John and Dicey (Wilson) Nivens. She was married to Robert Robinson who died in 1983.

LaBelle worked as a housekeeper for Mr. and Mrs. Green for many years. She was...

Kathryn A. “Kay” McKim, 83, of Koppel passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, December 12, 2019 at the Heritage Valley – Beaver Hospital from an apparent heart attack.

Born June 9, 1936 in Beaver Falls, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Agnes (Blythe) Aldrich. She was married to Robert D. McKim who died in 1997.

Kay graduated from...

Nancy Ann (Carl) Brady, 76, of Fombell passed away Thursday December 12, 2019 at the Passavant Retirement Community.

She was born March 9, 1943 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late LaVern E. and Betty (Johnson) Carl. Active in her high school, Nancy played the French horn, marched as a majorette and volunteered time to assist in the care...

Dora May Kumrow, 90, formerly of North Beaver Twp. passed away peacefully on Friday, December 6, 2019 at the Masternick Memorial Home in New Middletown, Ohio following an extended illness.

Born October 17, 1929 in Painesville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Carl Albert and Lucy Elizabeth (Stickle) Wigley . She was married to William Herman Kumrow Sr....

David L Reese, 80, of Wayne Township. David’s life ended at his home, surrounded by the people he loved, after a lengthy illness on November 30, 2019. He was born on November 25, 1939 in Franklin Township.

He is survived by his wife of 57 years, the former Sue Hienz, and their three children, sons Eric and Sean (Tricia), of...

John L. Cory Jr., 82, of North Beaver Twp. passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019 at UPMC – Jameson Hospital following a short illness.

Born February 15, 1937 in Wampum, he was the son of the late John L. and Alyce (Allen) Cory Sr. He was married to Donna J. Swogger Cory for 62 years as they were married June...

 

Justine Croston, 89, of Koppel passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2019 at her residence surrounded by her loving family.

Born May 10, 1930 in Philippi, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late George and Virginia (Kennedy) Newman . She was married to Denver Croston who died in May of 1996.

Justine was a devoted wife, mother,...

Ezekiel Allen Smith, 9 days, of White Twp. passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh.

He was born November 7 in Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital.

Survivors include his mother, Angela E. Smith of White Twp., grandmother, Bonnie Smith of White Twp.; three uncles, Randall Smith of Darlington, Nelson (Dusty Heater) Smith of East Palestine, Ohio,...