Obituaries

Paula Ann Tinney, 57

Paula Ann Rambo Burnette Tinney, 57, Darlington passed away Monday, March 4, 2024 at her sister’s residence in Wampum. Born December 19, 1966 in New Brighton, she was the daughter of David Paul Sr. and Jeraldyne Ann “Jerry” Haswell Rambo. Paula had worked in the dietary department of the Providence Care Center as a cook. She enjoyed playing bingo and cards, puzzles, and bonfires. Survivors include her husband Randy Tinney of Darlington; father, David of Tionesta; two daughters, Melinda Lambert of Durham, NC and Nicole Delaney of Beaver Falls; son, James Burnette of Beaver Falls; two sisters, Jackie (Joe Butera)…


Lloyd E. ‘Skip’ Haswell Jr., 79

Skip Haswell, 79, of Nokomis, Florida, went to be with the Lord on the morning of March 4 2024. Born October 18 1944 in Ellwood City, PA, the son of Lloyd E. Sr. and Norma (Bubb) Haswell . Skip graduated from Lincoln High School class of 1964 and enlisted in the US Marine Corps, training at Parris Island, Camp Pendleton and Okinawa Jungle Warfare Training Center before serving in Vietnam as a Sergeant in Alpha Company 1st Battalion 1st Marines operating out of Chu Lai airbase 1966-‘67. Returning home, he joined the Beaver Falls Police Dept., married Pamela Hysell and…


Harry W. Lyons, 72

Harry W. Lyons, 72, of Shenango Township passed away Sunday, March 3, 2024 at his residence. Born May 6, 1951 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Harky and Adell E. Parker Lyons. Harry attended Lincoln High School with the class of 1969. He was the owner and operator of H & P Trucking. Harry enjoyed working on and repairing cars. Above all, he cherished time spent with his family especially his grand and great-grandchildren. Survivors include his wife of 53 years Patricia A. Radich Lyons; three sons, Harry (Jennifer) Lyons, Jr. of Shenango Twp, Michael (Sherri)…


Audrey Bolam, 86

Audrey Bolam, 86, of Ellwood City, PA died peacefully in her sleep at Quality Life Services in New Castle, PA on March 3, 2024 after a long illness. Audrey was born on November 30th, 1937 in Ellwood City to the late Andrew and Julia Zudal. On July 19th, 1958, she married Howard Bolam. They remained happily married for 53 years until Howard’s passing in 2011 residing most of their life on Heinz Camp Road in Portersville, PA. Audrey was employed at Precision Metal in Ellport, PA for over 30 years until she retired. In her retirement, she enjoyed bowling, line…


Michael Milnes

Michael Milnes, of Ellwood City, passed away on Thursday February 29, 2024 peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. For those who knew him, he lived his life curious, adventurous, brave, funny, hard-working, passionate, generous, and loving. While employed by the YMCA Camp Kon-O-Kwee in Fombell, he organized many projects including hayrides for ARC and the Blind Association, construction projects for the Navy Seabees, and many other organizations across PA. In addition, he was a man of many talents. He always had a plan to build, create, or serve. He cherished the memories of the times he coached Lil…


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Tammy S. Ritter, 63

Tammy S. Ritter, 63, of Ellport, passed away at her residence on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Born in Ellwood City on March 29, 1960, Tammy was the daughter of the late George and Matilda Seaburn Yhelka.  She is survived by her husband, Joseph E. Ritter whom she married on April 8, 1978.  She was a member of Divine Grace Parish, Holy Redeemer Church and a former member of its Christian Mothers.  She enjoyed playing bingo but mostly enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Besides her husband, Joseph E. Ritter, Tammy is survived by her 4 children, David Joseph…


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David Andrew Hulick, 38

David Andrew Hulick, 38, went home to be with our Lord on Friday, February 23, 2024 in Carthage, North Carolina. Born February 19, 1986 in Ellwood City, David is the son of David Hulick and Cathy McKinney Hulick.  After graduating Lincoln High School in 2004, David attended the Tulsa Welding School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  In 2006, he joined the United States Air Force where he served honorably until 2019.  During his military career, David received the Air Force Achievement Medal, Meritorious Unit Award, AF Outstanding Unit Award, AF Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal,…


Daniel V. Nonnemacher, 54

Daniel V. Nonnemacher, 54, of Wampum passed away unexpectedly Saturday, February 24, 2024 at his residence. Born February 9, 1970 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Richard W. Nonnemacher and Anita Leonard Hunter of Wampum. Daniel worked as a mail carrier for the US Post Office. He was a gifted artist and enjoyed painting. A loving son, father, brother and friend, he is survived by his mother Anita (Jerry) Hunter; son, Zachary Lee (Kathleen) Nonnemacher of Florida; daughter, Sydney Rae Nonnemacher of Enon Valley; sister, Theresa (Bill) Coates of New Castle; brother, Michael W. (Lisa) Nonnemacher…


James N. Higgins, 87

Mr. James N. Higgins, 87, of Fombell passed away on Sunday, February 25th, 2024 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Higgins was born on November 10th, 1936 in Ellwood City to the late Earl and Dorothy (Skewis) Higgins. He had attended Lincoln High School and then enlisted with the United States Marine Corps on January 30th, 1954 and served until his honorable discharge on January 29th, 1957 with the rank of Corporal, and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal. Following his service with the Marines, Jim worked for Halstead Industries in Zelienople, the Babcock & Wilcox…


Al C. Kocher, 85

Al C. Kocher, 85, of Ellwood City passed away Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Shenango On the Green after a brief illness. Born August 13, 1938 in Beaver Falls he was the son of the late Harry A. and Helen Groscost Kocher. Al graduated from Ellwood City Lincoln High School in 1956 and from Geneva College where he earned his B.S. degree. He spent his career in the steel industry, first working at Blaw Knox and then United Engineering in sales and management. While working at United Engineering he was the co-inventor of the Kool Flo product. He then worked…