Obituaries

Bernadette J. Landon

Bernadette J. Landon

Mar 6, 2010

Bernadette J. Landon, 83, of 435 Maxine Drive, North Sewickley Township, passed away on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 1:15 PM at the Mt. Lebanon Center of Compassionate Care. Born in Greenfield, PA on September 4, 1926 she was the daughter of the late James and Mary Clark Bannister. She is survived by her husband, Robert A. Landon whom...

Gail Denise Koller

Gail Denise Koller

Mar 2, 2010

Gail Denise Koller, 47, a resident of Sharon, PA for the last two and a half years passed away early the morning of March 2, 2010, in her home. She grew up with her family in Northeast Ohio. Gail was loved very much by her family and friends. Gail was preceeded in death by her parents, Frank P Gliba...

George J. Bokor

George J. Bokor

Feb 10, 2010

George J. "Boke" Bokor, Sr., 69 of 417 Spring Ave., Ellwood City died at UPMC Passavant Hospital on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 1:55 P.M. He was born in Ellwood City on March 30, 1940 to the late John & Martha Kovecsi Bokor, Sr. He is survived by his wife the former Judy Listorti whom he married on July...

Mary H. Bitenz

Mary H. Bitenz

Feb 1, 2010

Mary H. Bitenz, 92 formerly of Harmony-Fisher Ave., Franklin Township died in the Jameson Memorial Hospital on February 1, 2010 at 11:45 P.M. Mary was born in Sharon, PA on February 4, 1917 to the late John & Mary Turk Zele. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley F. Bitenz on May 17, 2002. They were married...

Steven "Terry" Barkay

Steven "Terry" Barkay

Jan 29, 2010

Steven "Terry" Barkay, 62 of Franklin Township passed away at Allegheny General Hospital on Friday, January 29, 2010 at 2:35 A.M. He was born in Ellwood City on December 16, 1947 to the late Steve & Helen Schiedelmantle Barkay. He had worked as a rigger at the Koppel B&W Plant. He was a graduate of the class of 1965...

Elizabeth "Betty" Williams

Elizabeth "Betty" Williams

Jan 26, 2010

Elizabeth Josephine (Betty) Walczak Williams, 83 of Greentree passed away peacefully at UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh on January 26, 2010 at 9:10 pm of pneumonia caused by advanced parkinson's disease. She was the eleventh child of John & Johanna Gorzkowski Walczak, born in Ellwood City, PA, on March 19, 1926. Her parents were natives of Galicia, Poland. She lived...

Thomas E. Watson

Thomas E. Watson

Jan 22, 2010

Thomas E. Watson, 89 of Wurtemburg passed away in his residence on Friday, January 22, 2010. Born in Wurtemburg on January 18, 1921 he was the son of the late Grover Cleveland and Florence Alma Hines Watson. A graduate of Slippery Rock High School, he also attended Slippery Rock College. He was a member of Concord United Methodist Church....

Regina Virginia Hrubosky

Regina Virginia Hrubosky

Jan 16, 2010

Regina (Virginia) Hrubosky, 95 formerly of S. Oakland Ave., Sharon passed away a the Venice Regional Hospital in Venice, FL on Saturday, January 16, 2010. She was born in Rossiter, PA on January 7, 1915 to the late Joseph & Stella Maykowski Zebrowski. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, George Hrubosky on February 5, 1991. They were...

Lena S. Morello

Lena S. Morello

Jan 9, 2010

Lena S. Morello, 87 formerly of Fountain Avenue, Ellwood City passed away at the Edison Manor in New Castle on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 12:25 P.M. She was born in Ellwood City on May 21, 1922 to the late Joseph & Mary Beatrice Morello. Lena had retired from the George Garrett Co. as a secretary. She was a...

Leroy "Jim" Householder

Leroy "Jim" Householder

Jan 4, 2010

Leroy "Jim" Householder, 67 of 713 Tara Dr., Perry Twp. passed away at the Jameson Memorial Hospital on Monday, January 4, 2010 at 8:45 P.M. He was born in Ellwood City on December 30, 1942 to the late Leroy M. & Betty Wilson Householder. Jim had worked at the Koppel plant of B & W until their closing and...

John J. Rusnock

John J. Rusnock

Jan 2, 2010

John J. Rusnock, 80 of 106 Duncan Ave., Ellport died Saturday, January 02, 2010 at 1 P.M. in the ER of the Ellwood City Hospital. He was born on June 11, 1929 in Hazelton, PA to the late Steve & Veronica Sofianek Rusnock. He was married to the former Rose Marie Sulia on May 10, 1952. He retired from...

Vido Tislaretz

Vido Tislaretz

Nov 20, 2009

Vido Tislaretz, Jr. 79 of formerly of Ellport passed away at Edison Manor in New Castle on November 20, 2009 at 9:25 P.M. He was born in Koppel on December 4, 1929 to the late Vido & Sophia Svarbic Tislaretz. He is survived by his wife the former Shirley M. Kramer whom he married on September 3, 1951. He...

John Grajcar

John Grajcar

Nov 20, 2009

John Grajcar, 86 fromerly of Summit Rd., Transfer passed away at the Nugent Convalescent Home in Hermitage on November 20, 2009 at 7:04 P.M. He was born in Sharon on March 25, 1923 to the late Michael and Bertha Stofko Grajcar. He was preceded in death by his wife, the former Mary Dvoryak who passed away on January 31,...

Sylvia L. Curry

Sylvia L. Curry

Nov 5, 2009

Sylvia L. Curry, 97 of 1000 Masonic Dr., Sewickley, PA formerly of Ellwood City passed away at her residence on November 5, 2009 at 7:45 P.M. She was born in Hastings, Cambria Co., Pennsylvania on December 21, 1911 to the late Ross & Pearle Dutra Spackman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin J. Curry and a...

Jeffre Clark Hoffman

Jeffre Clark Hoffman

Nov 4, 2009

Jeffre Clark Hoffman, 55, of Kay Street, Wampum passed away on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 2:41 PM in UPMC, Shadyside. Born on January 16, 1954 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Ralph "Ted" Hoffman and Virginia Clark Wilson of Maumee, OH. He was a 1972 graduate of Riverside High School and a Veteran of...

Robert N. Pratt

Robert N. Pratt

Oct 23, 2009

Robert N. Pratt, 72 of 110 Golf Ave., Ellport passed away at the Jameson Health Care Center in New Castle on Friday, October 23, 2009 at 9:45 A.M. He was born in Ellwood City on October 2, 1937 to the late Carmen J. & Rose Marie DeVite Pratt. He had retired after 32 years of service at BNZ Materials...

Elaine A. Tomon

Elaine A. Tomon

Oct 19, 2009

Elaine A. Tomon, 81 of 825 Todd Ave., Ellwood City passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 19, 2009 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. She was born in Ellwood City on December 4, 1927 to the late Gus & Asenath Lewis Tirre. She was preceded in death by her husband of over 60 years, Francis "Frank" Tomon...

Delores Smith

Delores Smith

Sep 19, 2009

Delores Smith, 80 of 1120 Beaver Ave., Ellwood City passed away at Edison Manor in New Castle on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 12:24 A.M. She was born in Ellwood City on August 14, 1929 to the late Joseph & Angelina Piscatelli Regna. She was preceded in death by her husband, Loyal G. Smith on May 27, 1990. They...

Marie B. Franus

Marie B. Franus

Sep 14, 2009

Marie B. Franus, 95, of Zelienople, formerly of Franklin Township, passed away on Monday, September 14, 2009 at 8:55 AM in UPMC Passavant Hospital. Born on January 14, 1914 in New Castle, PA she was the daughter of the late John C. and Annabel Moore Parker. She married Theodore "Ted" Franus on September 9, 1933 and he preceded her...

Julia Lockawich

Julia Lockawich

Sep 12, 2009

Julia Lockawich, 94 of 745 Line Avenue, Ellwood City died at the ER of the Ellwood City Hospital on Saturday, September 12, 2009 at 3:42 PM. She was born in Chewton, PA on January 6, 1915 to the late Joseph & Anna Grezcyzn Krystynski. She was preceded in death by her husband, Douglas Lockawich on December 20, 1985. They...