All Obituaries

BRUNSWICK- Rita A. Hurd, age 73, formerly of Sharon, passed away on Sunday May 1, 2022 at her home in Brunswick, Ohio. Rita was born in Sharon, PA on November 7, 1948 a daughter of the late Thomas and Lela (Orndorff) Messersmith. She was a graduate of Hickory High School and worked for many years as a customer service representative for Kmart before her retirement. Rita was a member of the Brunswick V.F.W. and had enjoyed bowling, ceramic painting, and crocheting. She is survived by her...

Mary Louise Barnes (Parisse) formerly of Summerville, South Carolina and Sharon Pennsylvania and the wife of the late Thomas Marshall Barnes, Sr., passed away peacefully on April 24, 2022 at the age of 79 in Annandale, Virginia with her two children by her side.  Born December 13, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Anthony D. and Dora (Raffaeli) Parisse of Sharon, Pennsylvania.  Mary and her sister, Margaret (Parisse) Viccaro grew up on Service Avenue and attended St....

HERMITAGE- Ella M. Lee, 95, of Hermitage passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Wednesday morning March 23, 2022 at UPMC Jameson in New Castle, PA. Ella was born in Knoxville, TN on February 5, 1927 the daughter of Cleve and Katie (Davis) Cregger. Following her graduation from high school she furthered her education at Emory University where she obtained a Master’s degree in Library Science. Her husband of thirty-two years, Ronald W. Lee, whom she married on...

TRANSFER-Henry “Hank” Worch, of Transfer passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning December 28, 2021, at Clepper Manor in Sharon following a brief illness. He was eighty-four years old. Hank was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 26, 1937, a son of August and Alberta (Paris) Worch. Following his graduation from high school he served in the United States Army as a Private First Class during the Vietnam War. After receiving his honorable discharge, Hank worked as a...

HERMITAGE-Victor J. Anselmi, of Hermitage passed away peacefully Saturday evening December 11, 2021, at Sharon Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. He was seventy-eight years old. Vic was born in Emeigh, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1943, the youngest son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Harmotta) Anselmi. Following his graduation from high school he worked as an auto mechanic for several years.    On June 27, 1970, Vic married his sweetheart the former MaryAnn Hando and...

BOARDMAN-Robert “Biff” T. Rowney, of Boardman passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on the morning of Monday, November 22, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital following a brief illness. He was eighty years old. Biff was born in Youngstown on May 16, 1941, a son of Ray W. and Alice (Crockett) Rowney and was a graduate of Sharon High School. Following high school, he furthered his education at the University of Michigan and Youngstown State University and held...

HERMITAGE-Shirley A. Stewart, 83, of Hermitage passed away peacefully on Saturday November 13, 2021 at Hospitality Care Center following a period of declining health. Shirley was born on March 21, 1938 in Sharon the daughter of Joseph S. and Grace (Barnes) Stewart. She was a 1959 graduate of Sharon High School and went on to serve our country in US Army during the Vietnam War with the Women’s Corps. Following her time in the service she worked as a ward secretary at the former Sharon...

HERMITAGE-Edmund S. Szabo Jr. age 68, of Hermitage passed away peacefully on Sunday morning November 14th, 2021 in Allegheny General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born in Sharon on January 24, 1953 the son of Edmund and Shirley (Aggers) Szabo.  Following his graduation from Sharon High School he went on to work for General Motors Lordstown on the assembly line for thirty years before retirement. Ed was an avid collector of comics and various toys and had formerly...

Barbara J. Cole, 89, of Brookfield, passed away unexpectedly on Monday afternoon September 20, 2021 in her home. She was born on August 21, 1932, in Sharon to Paul and Hazel (Redmond) Heasley. Barbara was a 1950 graduate of Brookfield High School and shortly thereafter became the high school secretary for several years. She then moved on to work for the auditing department of the former McDowell Bank in Sharon.  For the majority of her career Barbara worked as a pharmacy technician at...

Our precious mother Cecelia “Sis” Garfoli left this earthly realm on September 25th, 2021, after fighting her battle with cancer.  She was born on March 18th, 1955 in Sharon, PA. It would be wrong to say Sis lost her battle because she never stopped fighting.  Through her we know what resilience and perseverance truly look like.  Just because she is no longer here, it doesn’t mean she lost her fight. A loving mother and homemaker, Sis was a remarkable cook...