Obituaries

Sue R. Simi

Sue R. Simi

Oct 19, 2015

Sue R. Simi, 89, of Ellwood City, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2015 at 11:40 PM at Marion Manor in Greentree, PA. Born in Ellwood City on January 7, 1926 Sue was the daughter of the late Pietro and Lilly Mariani Simi. Sue retired from Matthews Conveyor and later Ro-Mar Textiles. She was a member of Holy Redeemer...

Sandra K. Suhre

Sandra K. Suhre

Sep 30, 2015

Sandra K. Suhre, 72, of Lookout Avenue, Ellwood City, passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Valencia Woods Nursing Center in Valencia, PA. Born on January 21, 1943 in Warren, Ohio, Sandra was the daughter of the late Richard and Martha Crocker Douce. She married Fred Suhre in 1962. Sandra enjoyed cooking and shopping, but most of all,...

Thomas Magnifico

Thomas Magnifico

Sep 22, 2015

Thomas Magnifico, 89, of Border Avenue, Ellwood City, passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 in the emergency room at the Ellwood City Hospital. Born in Ellwood City on May 14, 1926 Tom was the son of the late Alphonso and Vincenza Colucci Magnifico. He married the former Mary Morelli on June 26, 1954. Tom retired as Chief of...

Barbara Ann Franus Osborne

Barbara Ann Franus Osborne

Sep 21, 2015

Barbara Ann Franus Osborne, 79, of Ellwood City, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2015. Born in Ellwood City on February 23, 1936 she was the daughter of the late Aloysius and Patience (Strouse) Franus. Barbara was a graduate of Lincoln High School class of 1955 and loved keeping up with former classmates. Barbara led a colorful and vibrant...

Elvera "Dolly" Martucci

Elvera "Dolly" Martucci

Aug 27, 2015

Elvera "Dolly" Martucci, 78 of Country Club Dr., North Sewickley Twp. passed away at UPMC Passavant Hospital on Thursday, August 27, 2015. Born in Ellwood City on September 11, 1936, Dolly was the daughter of the late James and Caroline DeLoia Joseph. She is survied by her husband, Vito Martucci whom she married on August 23, 1958. Dolly owned...

Dorothy A. Wilson

Dorothy A. Wilson

Aug 7, 2015

Dorothy A. Wilson, 80 of Portersville Rd., Perry Twp. passed away at her residence on Friday, August 7, 2015 at 2 pm. Born in Pittsburgh on March 31, 1935, Dorothy was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ora May Bailey Collins. She is survived by her husband, Paul E. Wilson whom she married on July 16, 1955. Dorothy...

Boyd Mcdowell

Boyd Mcdowell

Jul 20, 2015

Boyd McDowell, 86 of Pershing Street, Ellwood City, passed away on Monday, July 20, 2015 at Allegheny General Hospital. Born on April 26, 1929 in Venango County, PA he was the son of the late Fred and Nettie Donaldson McDowell. He married the former Mary Ellen Vogt on January 8, 1951. Boyd owned and operated McDowell's Hotel and the...

Rose Magnifico

Rose Magnifico

Jul 14, 2015

Rose Magnifico, 97, of Ellwood City, passed away Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at Trinity Oaks Care Center, Beaver. Born February 2, 1918, in Forrestville, Pa., she is the daughter of the late Alphonso and Vincenza (Colucci) Magnifico. Rose was a seamstress for the Ellwood City and Butler VA Hospitals. She was a member of the Holy Redeemer Parish, Ellwood...

James C. Schry

James C. Schry

Jul 10, 2015

James C. Schry, 92, of Ellport passed away on Friday, July 10, 2015, in the Carriage Court on Route 65, New Castle. Born January 5, 1923, in Kittanning, PA, he was the son of the late Leo and Mary (O'Connor) Schry. He graduated from Kittanning High School in 1940 and then went to St. Vincent College. Jim enlisted into...

Thaddeus R. "Ted" Zapadka

Thaddeus R. "Ted" Zapadka

Jun 19, 2015

Thaddeus R. "Ted" Zapadka, 92, of Petain St., Ellwood City passed away at Evergreen Nursing Center, Harmony on Friday, June 19, 2015. Ted was born in Ellwood City on March 11, 1923, the son of the late Frank and Mary Tanski Zapadka. Ted was preceded in death by his wife, the former Virginia Prokovich on April 21, 2015. They...

Donald "Bill" Hite

Donald "Bill" Hite

Jun 7, 2015

Donald W. "Bill" Hite, 80, of West Park Road, Portersville, passed away in his residence on Sunday, June 7, 2015 surrounded by his family. Born in Corrigansville, MD on April 26, 1935 Bill was the son of the late Donald J. and Francis Gaery Hite. He married the former Mary Louise Daniels on March 3, 1956. Bill was a...

Coulson J. Rice

Coulson J. Rice

Jun 5, 2015

Coulson J. Rice, Jr., 88, of Martin Avenue, Ellport passed away on Friday, June 5, 2015 in his residence. Born in Ellwood City on October 15, 1926 Coulson was the son of the late Coulson J. and Lillian Miller Rice. He married the former Maria SanPedro on March 31, 1946 and she preceded him in death in 2009. A...

David "Blitz" Moldovan

David "Blitz" Moldovan

May 29, 2015

David "Blitz" Moldovan, 86 of Ellwood City died on Friday, May 29, 2015 at 5:30am at Edison Manor in New Castle. David was born in New Brighton on September 10, 1928 to the late Louis and Mary Emma Kralic Moldovan. David retired from the B & W and was a veteran of the Army serving in the Korean War....

Janet Huzinec

Janet Huzinec

May 26, 2015

Janet Huzinec, 94, of Border Avenue, Ellwood City, passed away in her residence on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 8:58 AM. Born in Toledo, Ohio on December 31, 1920, Janet was the daughter of the late Arthur and Viola Holladay Restid. She married Frank Huzinec on June 9, 1956. Janet was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses who very...

Larry George Linville

Larry George Linville

May 18, 2015

Larry George Linville, 72 of Carlisle, PA formerly of Ellwood City passed away unexpectedly at the Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville, FL on May 18, 2015. Born in Ellwood City on April 24, 1943, Larry was the son of the late Lemuel and Helene Clark Linville. Larry was the Supervisor of Mechanical Installation for Intellegrated which purchased the former...

Steven Huzinec

Steven Huzinec

May 8, 2015

Steven Huzinec, 93, of Stiefel Avenue, Franklin Township, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2015 in the Ellwood City Hospital. Born in Russellton, PA on June 9, 1921 Steven was the son of the late Bertha Huzinec. He married the former Betty Irene Sutherland on October 2, 1958 and she preceded him in death on January 18, 2009. A...

Theodore W. Nagel

Theodore W. Nagel

May 6, 2015

Theodore W. Nagel, 87 of Stamm Hollow Rd., Franklin Twp. passed away at Providence Health Care Center in Beaver Falls on Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 8:10 PM. Theodore was born in North Sewickley Twp. on July 22, 1928 to the late Harry and Clara Stich Nagel. He is survived by his wife, the former Melva Crowl whom he...

William O. Ward

William O. Ward

Apr 29, 2015

William O. Ward, 82, of Indiana Avenue, Farrell, passed away in his residence on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 7:05 AM. Born in Freeport, Pennsylvania on July 3, 1932, William was the son of the late Jesse and Lydia Hancock Ward. William worked early on as a coal miner in Black Lick, PA and later in the MCAR workshop...

Virginia Zapadka

Virginia Zapadka

Apr 21, 2015

Virginia Zapadka, 85, of Petain Street, Ellwood City passed away on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Evergreen Nursing Center in Harmony. Born in Ellwood City on August 28, 1929, Virginia was the daughter of the late Harry and Ann Prokovich. She married Thaddeus "Ted" Zapadka on September 15, 1951. Virginia was of the Russian Orthodox faith and she enjoyed...

Gerald "Jerry" D. Boots

Gerald "Jerry" D. Boots

Apr 17, 2015

Gerald "Jerry" D. Boots, 51, of Boots Lane, Perry Township, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 17, 2015. Jerry was born on June 20, 1963 in Ellwood City to Norman and Helen Frishkorn Boots. He married the former Julianne Stoops on September 6, 1997. Jerry was a 1982 graduate of the Auto Body Program at Lawrence County VoTech. He...