Mar 27, 2017

Rita Werner Kasunic — Mom, Mum-Mum, Aunt Rita, died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 86, surrounded by family and her devoted caretakers at Sherwood Oaks, where she lived since 2009 with her husband of 62 years Joe, until his death in 2015. Previous to Sherwood, Rita lived a full and rewarding life in Freedom where, plain...

Mar 24, 2017

Anna Tonkovich Radella, 93, of Brighton Twp., formerly of Midland, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017, at Beaver Meadows Assisted Living, Brighton Twp., surrounded by her loving family.

Born December 17, 1923, in McKees Rocks, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Sam and Mary Toplak Tonkovich. She was currently a member of the St. Cecilia...

Mar 22, 2017

Martin “Marty” P. Corak, 65, of Brighton Township passed away Wednesday evening, March 22, 2017 at Home Hospice at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh, with his family at his side. Born October 26, 1951 in Rochester, he was a son of the late Emil “Babe” and Belle Corak. Marty was a 1969 graduate of Western Beaver High School and had...

Mar 18, 2017

Carolyn Jean Parrish, 74, of Brighton Twp., passed away Saturday morning, March 18, 2017, with her family at her side.

Born May 24, 1942, in East Liverpool, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Floyd and Florence Cline and had been a resident of Brighton Twp. the past 4 years. Carolyn had formerly worked as a...

Mar 14, 2017

Theodore S. Enick, Sr., 88, of Conway passed away Tuesday morning, March 14, 2017 at his home. Born November 2, 1928 in McKees Rocks, he was a son of the late Ignatz and Julia Olesnewicz. A resident of Conway for 36 years, he retired a year ago as owner of Ted Enick Foods, a wholesale perishable food company that...

Mar 10, 2017

Thelma Byerle , 85, of Brighton Township, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017 at her home. Born August 9, 1931 in New Brighton, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Bonita Shaffer Hamilton. Upon graduating from Geneva College, she made her home in Beaver, with her husband, Merle “Bud” Byerle. Her passion was to teach kindergarten which...

Mar 4, 2017

Shirley Cannon Smith, 78 of Beaver formerly of Midland passed away Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Heritage Valley Beaver with her daughter and son at her side.

Born February 16, 1939 in Beaver, she was a daughter of the late James R. and Flora Mae Sims and had been a faithful member of the Chapel Presbyterian Church...

Mar 3, 2017

Frank R. Canali, 70 of Chippewa, formerly of Pittsburgh passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at Good Samaritan Hospice at Heritage Valley, Beaver with his family at his side. Born April 16, 1946 in Pittsburgh, he was a son of the late Frank and Madeline Canali and had lived in Chippewa the past 9 years. He was a veteran...

Mar 2, 2017

Mary Lucretia Lehman, 83, of Beaver, PA and Ft. Myers/Cape Coral, FL, died peacefully in her sleep March 2, 2017. She was born June 9, 1933 in Binghamton, NY and was preceded in death by her parents, Dr. George and Sarah Jane Hamilton and her former husband, Dr. John W. Lehman II M.D. She received her B.S. from the...

Feb 24, 2017

Shirley Shannon Patterson, age 84, of Beaver, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017.

Beloved wife of the late James Patterson, loving mother of Dean and grandmother of Paul and Katherine.

Survived by her daughter-in-law, Paige; her nephew, Mike and his wife Beth, and her niece, Kathleen and her husband Tom and their families. Also survived...

Feb 24, 2017

Dana K. Neapolitan Ellis, 34, of Midland, formerly of Ohioville, passed away Friday, February 24, 2017 unexpectedly of natural causes at her home. Born July 10, 1982, she was a daughter of Mary Beth (Robert) Neapolitan Davies, Aliquippa, and Roger (Pam) Jenkins, Industry. A 2012 graduate of Geneva College with a degree in Social Services, she was a faithful...

Feb 19, 2017

Dr. Thomas W. McCreary III, 87 of Beaver, PA, died of natural causes Sunday, February 19 at the Villa St. Joseph, Baden PA.

Born March 23, 1929 to the late Dr. Thomas W. and Cecilia McCreary he grew up in Monaca, PA., attended Monaca Public School and finished high school at St. Vincent Prep, Latrobe, PA.

Feb 18, 2017

Robert V. “Bobby” Stevenson, 79, of Midland, passed away unexpectedly early Saturday, February 18, 2017, at his home.

Born October 16, 1937, he was a son of the late Robert L. “Rocco” and Catherine Hapach Stevenson. He had been a member of the St. Blaise Parish, Midland, and had retired as an electrician from Crucible Steel, Colt...

Feb 15, 2017

Richard W. Eisenbrown, 62, of Rochester passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Born March 8, 1954 in Zelienople, he was a son of the late Alfred and Leahjoy Eisenbrown. A resident of Rochester all his life, he worked as a turf specialist at Sewickley Heights Golf Club, Sewickley for the past seven years, and was a member of...

Feb 11, 2017

Margaret B. Wallace of Beaver, PA passed away peacefully in her sleep on February 11, 2017 at the age of 102. She was born at home in Beaver Falls on June 10, 1914. She lived in Beaver for over 64 years and was a member of the Chippewa United Methodist Church. Margaret was employed by Westinghouse in Vanport for...

Feb 3, 2017

Lidia J. Harn, 49, of Beaver, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 3, 2017.

Born November 4, 1967, in East Liverpool, she was a daughter of Josiane T. Iuele, of Ohioville, and the late Amedeo Iuele. She had been a resident of Beaver since 2003 and had retired in 2015 from United Airlines as a manager after...

Jan 31, 2017

Esperanza “Hope” Sanchez, 99, of Midland, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at her home with her loving family by her side.

Born September 25, 1917, in Zacapo, Mexico, she was the daughter of the late Alejandro and Pavla de la Cruz. Esperanza was a retired custodian for Midland Schools and...

Jan 29, 2017

David W. Gorrell, 75, of Brighton Township, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Heritage Valley, Beaver with his wife and daughter at his side.

Born August 10, 1941 in Beaver Falls, he was a son of the late Omar and Evelyn (Kissinger) Gorrell and had been a resident of Brighton Township for over 4 decades,...

Jan 28, 2017

John Petula, 84 of Brighton Twp, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh.

Born March 29, 1932 to the late John and Katherine Petula, he was a 1955 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Electrical Engineering.  John worked 35 years as an electrical engineer with Duquesne Light Company; his...

Jan 27, 2017

Anthony V. “Red” Troiani, 58, of Midland, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, January 27, 2017, at Indiana Regional Hospital.

Born August 23, 1958, in Rochester, he was a son of the late Albert P., Sr. and Regina P. Deramo Troiani. Red was a 1976 graduate of Midland High School where he played football, attended Westminster where he was...