Articles by Marshall Funeral Home

James Frederick Dixon Jr., 83, of North Sewickley Township passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2021 at his residence. Born May 15, 1938 in Philipsburg, PA, he was the son of the late James Frederick Sr. and Hellen Shoetack Dixon. He was previously married to Arlene Leona Glidden on November 15, 1958 and was currently married to Joy M. Gibson Diorio-Dixon. They were married on June 25, 2005. Jim worked as a crane operator at the B&W for 30 years and was also the owner and operator of Dixon and Sons Taxidermy for 57 years. He was a current member of…

Harry A. Lindsay, 84, of New Castle passed away Monday, December 6, 2021 at Quality Life Services following a brief illness. Harry was born on February 12, 1937 in Darlington, to the late William E. and Nora Catherine Smith Covert Lindsay. Harry was a graduate of Darlington High School. He served in the US Army in Germany. Harry was retired from the B&W where he worked as a Furnace Operator and was then employed at McDermott’s in Mahoningtown for several years. Survivors include daughter, Carrie Lindsay of West Pittsburg; son, Christopher (Heidi) Lindsay of Mt. Jackson; two sisters, Ida Lou…

Jay C. Kanzleiter, 53, of Fombell passed away Monday, November 29, 2021. Although in ill health death was unexpected. Jay was born January 24, 1968 in Ellwood City, to the late Louis R. and Elizabeth Balbercek Kanzleiter. He was married to Heather “Heidi” Schriver Kanzleiter. Jay graduated from Riverside in 1986. Jay was a self employed painter. He was a member of Mountville Presbyterian Church where he served as an Elder. Jay was a proud Corporal in the US Marines and served in the Gulf War and Desert Storm as a radio operator. He loved the outdoors, especially hunting, fishing,…

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…