All Obituaries

ALIQUIPPA-Rebecca "Becky" J. White, age 45, formerly of the Shenango Valley, passed away unexpectedly on Monday November 2, 2020 at her home in Aliquippa, PA.  Becky was born in Sharon on April 13th, 1975, the youngest daughter of Leo and Edith (Trump) White. She attended Hermitage Schools and graduated from Homer L. Ferguson High School in Newport News, VA.   Becky had worked as a payroll clerk and in management at several retail stores, most recently for CVS...

MERCER – Connie S. Rickard, 48, of Mercer passed away peacefully on Sunday morning October 25th, 2020 in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family following a hard fought two-year battle with colon cancer. Connie was born at 2:35PM on Saturday afternoon June 10th, 1972 in Clarksburg, WV to Gene and Sarah (Cropp) McIntyre. Following her graduation from Mercer Area High School, Connie married her sweetheart Robert C. Rickard on July 21st, 1990.  She was very active with her...

WESTLAKE-Mildred M. Phillips-Carlson, age 92, formerly of Rexford Drive in Hermitage, passed away on Saturday evening August 15, 2020 at Devon Oaks Assisted Living in Westlake, Ohio. Millie was born in Rimersburg, Pennsylvania  on March 12, 1928 the daughter of the late Ben and Wilda McCall. She worked as a teller for the former Mellon Bank and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Sharon. In earlier years she had enjoyed golfing with her friends at Tam O’Shanter...

SHARON-Janice R. Watson passed away on Tuesday morning August 18, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family. She was eighty-one years old. She was born in Fairmont, West Virginia on April 18, 1939 the daughter of the late Glenn and Edna (Haught) Yeager. Janice was a homemaker and beloved mother, grandma, great-grandma to her family.  She came from a musically inclined family and had been a drummer for many years locally in bands with her husband and brothers.  She was very active...

MERCER-Peggy Sue Thompson, 47, of Mercer Pennsylvania passed away late August 15th 2020. She was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania on September 20th, 1972 a daughter of Mont and Mary Thompson. Peggy had worked for T.S.A. for ten years as a lead safety officer and more recently for the Mercer County 911 Center. She leaves behind her four children Allyssa Hinkle (girlfriend of Akhilesh Venugopalan), Ashley Maestas (Wife of CJ Maestas), Alex Hinkle (Fiancé of Tessa Mcgarrity), Amber Hinkle...

SHARON-Patricia A. Karkoska, age 73, passed away on Saturday evening August 1, 2020 at Nugent’s CCRC in Hermitage. She was born in Sharon on April 24, 1947 the daughter of the late John and Anna (Horodnick) Karkoska and was a graduate of Sharon High School.  Earlier in life, Patty had worked as a candy striper at Sharon Regional Hospital. She was also a homemaker and a former member of St. Adalbert’s Church in Farrell. She loved nature especially the birds that visited her...

GREENVILLE- Beverly A. Hunt age 93, of 102 10th Street in Greenville passed away following a period of declining health with her daughter Julie at her side on Tuesday evening August 4, 2020 at St. Paul’s Senior Living Community. She was born in Sharon on July 27, 1927 a daughter of John A. and Anna (Korpa) Jones Sr..  Bev was employed for many years by the Mercer County Agency on Aging and also owned an operated a local eatery called the “Chuckwagon.” She loved...

HERMITAGE- Jon L. Steenson age 79, passed away unexpectedly early Friday morning July 31, 2020 in the Sharon Regional Medical Center. He was born in White Plains, NY on April 11, 1941 to the late Donald and Mildred (Schermer) Steenson.  Jon was a 1959 graduate of Searside High School and a 1964 graduate of Lafayette College. He served our county with the United States Army in Germany where he met Dorothy “Dotty” Kotlan, a girl from Cleveland who would become his sweetheart....

Charlene A. Eiler age 62, formerly of Harrisville, Pennsylvania passed away on Saturday morning July 11, 2020 in the comfort of her home following a brief illness. She was born in Grove City on January 26, 1958 the daughter of the late Floyd E. and Mary E. (McGrady) Walter.  Charlene was a graduate of Franklin Area Schools and married her sweetheart Donald R. Eiler on August 25, 1977. In earlier years, Charlene loved going camping and boating, riding ATV’s, and...

SHARON-David A. Leipheimer, 61, passed away on Monday afternoon July 6th, 2020 at Edison Manor in New Castle following a period of declining health. Dave was born in Sharon on September 3, 1958 to the late Harold C. and Wilma R. (Lloyd) Leipheimer.  He was 1977 alumni of Sharon High School and had enjoyed collecting comic books and miniature cars.  Dave also enjoyed watching football especially the Pittsburgh Steelers and listening to all sorts of music in his...