Articles by Teolis Funeral Home

Mrs. Anna J. Butchelli,95, of Ellwood City passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at The Grove in Harmony. Mrs. Butchelli was born on April 13, 1923 in Ellwood City to the late Gesualdo and Josephine (Buona) Pirrera.  Anna is a member of the Lincoln High School class of 1941. She had worked at the U.S. Steel Tube Mill in Ellwood City during World War II. After the war, Anna worked at Loccisano’s as a sales clerk. She later worked at the Ellwood City Knitting Mill as a seamstress. From 1969 to 1996, Anna served on the Wayne Twp. election…

Mrs. Patricia A. Snyder, 80, of North Sewickley Twp. passed away on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Providence Care Center in Beaver Falls. Mrs. Snyder was born on November 2, 1937 in North Sewickley Twp. to the late Paul and Bernadine (Litzinger) Safreed. Patty had attended Beaver Falls High School and later earned her GED from the Riverside High School. She had worked at Strayer’s Coin Bag Co. in New Brighton as a packer, and then for the Beaver County Times. She is a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, and enjoyed sewing, cross stitch, and crocheting. She will…

Mrs. Erna C Nussbaum passed away peacefully in her home on Monday August 27, 2018. She was 91 years old. She was a long-time resident of Ellwood City. She leaves behind two daughters, Karin M. Nussbaum and Lydia C. (Edward) Mansur. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hans J. Nussbaum. She was the daughter of Jakob and Cacelie Belka (born Moll). Erna still has some family members living in Germany who shall miss her. She lived in a small community called Lagerdorf much like Ellwood City where everyone knew each other. She worked as a dental technician before…

Mr. Frederick W. “Fritz” Schuster, 77 , formerly of Ellwood City, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018 at the UPMC Mercy Hospital. Mr. Schuster was born on October 23, 1940 in Ellwood City to the late John and Christine “Tillie” (Losch) Schuster. He had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1959. He enlisted with the U.S. Air Force on March 20, 1961 and served with the 11th Organizational Maintenance Squadron until his discharge on December 17, 1965. as an aircraft mechanic. Fred worked at Matthews Conveyor for 8 years and  then at Inmetco for 22 years….

Mr. Angelo M. Prestopine, 85, of Ellwood City passed away on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 at his residence. Mr. Prestopine was born on March 29, 1933 in Ellwood City to the late Michael J. and Gilda E. (Docchio) Prestopine. He had attended Lincoln High School and was a member of the Holy Redeemer parish. Angelo had worked at the Babcock & Wilcox Steel Mill in Beaver Falls for 37 years. An outdoors man, Angelo enjoyed hunting, fishing, and playing the guitar. In 1965 he was the Ohio Valley Tri-County Archery Champion which he was very proud of. Mr. Prestopine is…

Mrs. Angelica L. “Angie” (Bevivino) Lackey, 100, of Ellwood City passed away on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the Golden Hills Nursing Home in New Castle. Mrs. Lackey was born on June 20, 1918 in Ellwood City to the late George and Lula (DePaul) Bevivino. She had attended Lincoln High School. Over the years Angie worked at J.C. Penney’s, Mario’s Market, Jake’s Market, and Murphy’s 5 & 10. She also enjoyed playing cards. Mrs. Lackey is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Georgian (Donald) Mudric of Ellwood City, her niece, Joane (John) Karchezsky, her great-nieces, Ashley (Matt) Herko and Chelsey…

Peggy Kay Osborne, 69, of Portersville, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at the Ellwood City Medical Center. Peggy was born on July 4, 1949 in Ellwood City to the late Harold A. “Jake and Jane L. (Rawding) Osborne. She is a member of the Riverside High School class of 1967. Peggy also graduated from the Montefiore Hospital School of Radiologic Technology in 1969. For many years, she worked at Montefiore Hospital and for UPMC as a radiologic technologist. Peggy’s long career in radiology enabled her to touch countless lives. Her kind heart and endless optimism brought comfort to…

The world has lost some sparkle after the passing of Anthony J. Santillo, 94, of Ellwood City, on the morning of Saturday, July 21st. He was a wonderful and much loved husband, father, in-law, grandfather, and great grandfather. He will be greatly missed by his wife of over 60 years, Sylvia (Toth) Santillo, daughters, Linda (Danny) Bartolomeo, Helen (Ron) Walker, and Kathy (Frank) D’Ambrosio. He also is survived by his grandchildren, Jake (Steph) Walker, Bethany (Matt) Mierski, and Brooke Bartolomeo, as well as five great grandchildren, Maggie and Mylah  Walker, Levi and Hannah Mierski, and baby girl Walker due in…

Mr. Albert B. Contino, 62, of Ellport passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018 at the UPMC Passavant Hospital. Albert was born on May 27, 1956 in Ellwood City to the late Bruno Albert Contino and Rose (Mundo) Contino. He is a member of the Riverside High School class of 1974. He also graduated from the Community College of Beaver County with a degree in Auto Repair. He had worked at the Linda Jones auto dealership in Beaver Falls and the Kenny Ross auto dealership in Cranberry Twp. as the manager of the auto body department. Most recently he worked…