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Arthur Daniel Duncan, 74, of Florence Arizona (formerly of Portersville) passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 at Community Hospital Anderson Indiana following a brief illness. Born January 21, 1947 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Arthur H. and Ellen Louise Moore Duncan. Arthur was the owner and operator of Energy Management Services in Portersville, until his retirement. He loved traveling and Corvette’s. Survivors include his soulmate Carol Stevenson; son, Doug (Becky Caye) Duncan; four daughters, Darcy (Mark) Hollerman, Diane Connor, Danielle Duncan, Deborah (Chris) Kilhof; 18 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. A private service for the…

Heather R. Hall, 37, of Portersville passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021 at West Penn Hospital following a lengthy and courageous battle with AHUS and complications of Covid-19. Born January 11, 1984 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of Charles J. and Brenda L. Yaromey Hall. Heather was a graduate of Lincoln High School. She was formerly a waitress at King’s. Heather enjoyed cooking and loved spending time with her family. Survivors include her father Charles of Ellwood City; her mother Brenda Yaromey and significant other Thomas Dovutovich of Portersville; three sisters, Autumn (Josh) Baker of Beaver Falls, Kayla…

Kathryn L. Kotuba, 85, of Beaver Falls went to heaven peacefully in her sleep in the early morning Thursday, November 25, 2021 at her residence. Born April 25, 1936 in Bluff City, KS, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Rosa Cowell Gerberding. She was married to John T. Kotuba on May 21, 1960 whom she met while working at a bank in Kansas and he was serving in the Air Force. He passed away in 2008. Kathryn was always happiest when she was with family, especially her grandchildren. Survivors include six loving children, John (Bridget), Alex, Walter…

Robert E. Lees (Bob) passed away the morning of November 21, 2021, at Shenango on the Green in New Wilmington, PA after a lengthy health battle. Bob was born in Sharon, PA on May 15, 1932, the son of Joe and Evelyn (Swogger) Lees. He graduated from Sharon High School, and then went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in History from Grove City College. After a two year assignment as an Accounting Officer in the US Air Force, stationed mainly in the United Kingdom, he returned to western Pennsylvania, where he found both love and employment. Bob married Joan…

William L. Cooper, 69, of North Beaver Township passed away unexpectedly Thursday, November 18, 2021 at his residence. Born January 4, 1952 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Willis A. and Rosemary A. Murphey Cooper. He was married to Jackie Rae Patterson Cooper for 48 years. Bill grew up farming with his grandparents on the family farm. He graduated from Vo-Tech in 1971 where he studied carpentry. Bill was retired from General Electric after nearly 40 years of service as a Diesel Locomotive Engineer. Bill enjoyed helping people, doing mechanic work, mowing, and snow plowing for…

Francis Eugene Trevelline (Frank/ Fats/ Pap), 90, of Ripley NY, (formerly of Ellwood City) passed away on November 17, 2021 in his home, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born August 25,1931, in Boyers, PA. He was the son of the late Luigi and Amelia Campana Trevelline. Frank was married to Barbara Brown Trevelline for 38 years when she passed away in September 1995. Frank founded the Brighton Hot Dog Shoppe in 1959, easiest job was to stick a fork in a wiener and put on a bun. He was a United States Army Veteran serving from 1952-1954 and…

Ruth Julia Yvorra was born on December 30, 1920 in McKees Rocks, Pa to Leopold and Anna Kutzner Geider. She grew up there where she enjoyed going to movies and roller skating with her friends. She married James Yvorra and moved to Portersville to make their home located along Rte. 488, the Ellwood Portersville road. Ruth did secretarial work for various companies before she became a devoted mother to her only son Jimmy. She enjoyed feeding birds and tending flowers in her flower gardens. She loved cats and had several over her lifetime. She enjoyed visiting with the many neighborhood…

Sandra L. “Sandy” Huffman, 75, of Chewton passed away Friday, November 12, 2021 at Beaver Valley Nursing and Rehab Center following a brief illness. Born July 1, 1946 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Robert G. Sr. and Betty Lutz Huffman. Sandy graduated from Lincoln High School in 1964. She had worked for Liberty Mutual Insurance for 30 years and for the Lawrence County Courthouse for 20 years in domestic relations. She was a life long member of the Chewton Christian Church. She is survived by her brother, Robert G. (Cindy) Huffman Jr. of Beaver Falls…

Margaret K. “Peggy” Cosgrove, 91, of New Galilee passed away Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Edison Manor. Born April 19, 1930 in Beaver Falls, she was the daughter of the late Edward “Ebby” and Dorothy E. Miller Howarth. Peggy enjoyed a full life at her home in New Galilee where she loved to garden, sew, read, and play with her little dog Buddy. She loved to visit her daughter and family in Boise Idaho, where she enjoyed many fun family activities. She had worked as a secretary for Moltrup Steel in Beaver Falls. She was a member of the Galilean…