Obituaries

Roy Lee Herr Sr., 70, of Mesa AZ (formerly of Wampum) passed away Friday, April 8, 2022.

Born December 24, 1951 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Joseph and Dolly Mielke Herr. He was married to Cynthia “Cindy” Klinesmith Herr.

Lee was a graduate of Shenango High School and then Geneva College. He came from a...

Mary A. Carney, 65, of New Castle passed away Thursday, April 7, 2022 at Allegheny General Hospital following a short illness.

Born August 10, 1956 in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Edward L. and Lucille B. Stickle Freed. She was married to Carl V. Carney.

Mary was retired from Universal Refractories in Wampum where she served...

Donna L. Kreiling, 89, of Ellwood City passed away Friday, April 8, 2022 at her residence following an illness.

Born January 25, 1933 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Dorothy Nye Daufen. She was married to Samuel Kreiling. He passed away on March 22, 2006.

Donna was an active member of the Lillyville Church...

John “Jack” R. MacDonald, 87, of Ellwood City, passed away Friday, April 1, 2022 at the Haven Nursing Home in New Castle.

Born November 28, 1934 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Eugene and Isabelle (Means) MacDonald. He was married to Arlene VanGorder MacDonald for 65 years as they were married April 27, 1956. She survives.

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Anthony D. “Tony” Capalbo, 85, of Wampum passed away Friday, April 1, 2022 at his son’s residence in Ellwood City.

Born April 16, 1936 in Wampum, he was the son of the late Gilio “Jim” and Angeline Christian Capalbo.

Tony was a graduate of Wampum High School in 1954. He retired as a Supervisor from Medusa Cement in Wampum after...

Kathleen J. “Kathy” Bucci, 75, of Wampum passed away Saturday, March 12, 2022 at UPMC Passavant.

Born August 25, 1946 in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Harvey and Margeret Berger Smith. She was married to Carmen Bucci.

Kathy was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Ellwood City. She was a member of the Holy...

Vicky Durbin Reynolds Jansto, 64, of Wampum passed away Thursday, March 10, 2022 at UPMC Shadyside following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born September 17, 1957 in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late David and Eileen McCormick Durbin. She was married to Ralph “Butch” Reynolds and then to the late Michael Scott Jansto.

Vicky was a graduate...

Diana “DeeDee” Kaminski, 68, of Zelienople (formerly of Ellwood City) passed away Monday, February 28, 2022 at her residence.

Born January 9, 1954 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Anthony Joseph and Ruth Miller Kaminski Allen.

She was a graduate of Riverside High School. She was employed as a clerk and then an assistant manager at...

Robert A. Knott, 66, of Ellwood City passed away surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, February 26, 2022 at UPMC – Jameson Hospital following a six week illness.

Born April 25, 1955 in East Liverpool, Ohio, he was the son of the late Elmer and June D. Krafft Knott Hochbeine.

Bob worked at Hahn Auto Restoration in Harmony. He...

Timothy Leindecker, 77, of Ellwood City passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 25, 2022 at UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born June 14, 1944 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Regis Anthony and Marie (Locker) Leindecker . He was married to Catherine A. (Bauer) Leindecker for 47 years when she passed away in 2019.

Tim retired from...

John J. Veres, 87, of Ellwood City passed away Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Allegheny General Hospital.

Born November 17, 1934 in Ellport, he was the son of the late Denes and Margaret Falcsik Veres. He was married to Wilma Chiez Veres.

John graduated from Lincoln High School in 1952. He worked at the B&W for over 35 years until...

Lloyd E. Weisz, 90, of Edinburg passed away Sunday, February 20, 2022 at his residence.

Born April 16, 1931 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Daniel I. Sr. and Louise Murphy Weisz. He was married to Georgia Ullom Weisz in 1957.

Lloyd graduated from Lincoln High School in 1951. He was a United States Army Veteran,...

Patti “Putsy” Orock, 81, of Ellwood City (formerly of Fombell) passed away unexpectedly on Friday, February 18, 2022 at UPMC Jameson Hospital.

Born March 1, 1940 in the West End of Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late John and Frances Kwolek Kirkham. She was married to Gerald “PeeWee” Orock.

Patti was retired from Leeds and Northrup, where...

Nancy Lee Graham, 75, of Portersville passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at her residence. Although in ill health, death was unexpected.

Born February 23, 1946 in New Castle, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Esther Brown Magee. She was married to James Graham.

Nancy was a graduate of Lincoln High School. She then attended Robert Morris...

Ernest E. Downey Jr., 69, of Wampum passed away Friday, February 18, 2022 at his residence.

Born November 17, 1952 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Ernest Sr. and Marion Martin Downey. He was married to Susan Davis Downey.

Ernie was a graduate of Mohawk High School. He was the Captain of the Paramount Pool Team...

Gerald W. Blinn Jr., 71, of Ellwood City passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022 at UPMC – Jameson Hospital following a brief illness.

Born July 21, 1950 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Gerald W. Sr. and Eileen Hackett Blinn. He was married to Ruth Davis Overland, formerly of Chewton.

Gerald was a US Army Veteran,...

Norman G. Link Jr. 59, of New Castle, PA, went home to be with his Precious Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at UPMC Jameson Hospital.

Born June 30, 1962 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Norman G. Link Sr. and Darlene Cooper Link. He was married to Kathy Kloos Link.

Norman was a...

Donna L. Kobbe, 75, of Castlewood passed away Thursday, February 10, 2022 at her residence, surrounded by her family.

Born January 28, 1947 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Irene Stewart Henry. She was married to Fred Kobbe.

Donna was a graduate of Shenango High School. She worked as a dispatcher for Noga’s Ambulance...