All Obituaries

YOUNGSTOWN-Rita E. Rosen 88, formerly of Jamestown, PA passed away on Monday September 17, 2018 at Heritage Manor in Youngstown following an extended illness. She was born in Beaver Falls, PA on June 1, 1930 the daughter of Harry and Lillian (Steele) Falkinson.  Rita was a graduate of New Brighton High School and had worked as a switch board operator for Thiel College for several years.  Later in life, Rita became the oldest member of an English Composition Course at Penn State...

LAKE LATONKA, PA-Edward F. Shaginaw 93, of Lake Latonka, passed away Monday September 17, 2018 in his residence following a period of declining health. He was born in Pittsburgh, PA on August 2, 1925, the son of Peter and Anna (Biertich) Shaginaw.   Ed was a graduate of Oliver High School and went on to proudly serve in United States Navy during World War II as a Radioman 2nd Class.  He received his honorable in November of 1946 along with the World War II Victory Medal, American...

HERMITAGE-George W. Clapper 94, of Hermitage, passed away Monday September 10, 2018 at Nugent’s CCRC following a period of declining health. He was born in Tyrone, PA on August 23, 1924, the only child of George W. and Mary C. (Fisher) Clapper.   George was a 1942 graduate of Altoona High School and went on to proudly serve as a pilot with the 86th Transport Squadron of U.S. Army Air Corps.  during World War II.  He received his honorable discharge as a...

HERMITAGE-Helen F. Carlo, 92, formerly of Sharpsville passed away on Wednesday September 12, 2018 at Nugent’s CCRC in Hermitage following an extended illness. She was born in Farrell on August 8, 1926 the daughter of John and Anna (Andrak) Notar.  Helen was a 1942 graduate of St. Ann’s High School and had spent the majority of her life as a devoted homemaker to her family. She was a member of the former Sacred Heart Church in Sharon, had enjoyed walking and was a avid...

Norma Jean Miller, beloved wife and mother, passed away on August 16, 2018 at her home in Greenville, PA. She was born on February 10, 1932 in Greenville to Raymond and Lucy (Hunt) McCurdy. Norma is survived by her husband John C. Miller, two daughters Lynn McClimans and her husband Ed of Greenville, and Amy Lightner and her husband Shawn of Michigan; three grandchildren Matthew McClimans and Corey and Erin Lightner; and by several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her...

Mary E. Walter, age 91 formerly of RD #1 in Harrisville, PA passed away on Sunday August 12, 2018 while a resident of Orchard Manor where she had been rooming with her longtime friend Helen Martin. She was born in Butler on June 7, 1927 the daughter of the late Ralph T. and Mary A. (Halasi) McGrady.  In earlier years Mary loved playing bingo and traveling with her husband.  She also had enjoyed cooking and canning. Mary’s memory will live on through her daughters Charlene...

Maud R. McBride, a long time Brookfield and Sharpsville resident died August 2, 2018 in St Augustine, FL where she moved in 2013 to live with her son Stephen and his wife Mary Ellen. Mrs. McBride was born May 30, 1926 in Holidays Cove (now a neighborhood of Weirton), WV, a daughter of Joseph A. Kelly and Maud R. (Trewren) Hughes.  She graduated high school in Hopedale, OH in 1944 and entered Sharon General School of Nursing under the United States Cadet Nurse Corps program. ...

Olive Thompson, of Hermitage passed away on Wednesday August 1, 2018 at St. John XXIII Home following an extended illness. She was 103 years old. She was born in Sharon on July 13, 1915 the daughter of Bart and Anna (Schnable) Taylor.  Olive was a lifetime member of the East Side Church (Baptist Disciples of Christ) in Sharon where she had been a member of various groups including the Wednesday Morning Prayer Group, Sanctuary Choir, Christian Women Fellowship Missionary Group,...

HERMITAGE- Sara L. Delahunty passed away unexpectedly on Sunday evening June 10, 2018 in the Emergency Room of the Sharon Regional Medical Center. She was eighty-five years old. Sara was born in Hartstown, PA on May 4, 1933 and was a daughter of the late George L. Kerr Sr. and Lillian (Beard) Kerr. She leaves behind to cherish her memory her son James K. Delahunty of Farrell, PA. Private arrangements are under the care of the Sample-O'Donnell Funeral Home 555 East State Street in...

BROOKFIELD-Betsy C. Wilkes, of Brookfield, OH passed away on Thursday June 7, 2018 at Cleveland Clinic following an extended illness. She was 67 years old. She was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on December 2, 1950 a daughter of Roger and Margaret (Phipps) Hathaway.  Her memory will live on through her husband Benjamin F. Wilkes whom she married on July 3, 1971; her children Benjamin Wilkes and his wife Shannan of Niles, OH, Bobby Wilkes and John Wilkes both of Brookfield; her...