Articles by Teolis Funeral Home

Mrs. Dorothy J. Hudson, 83, of Ellwood City passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at her residence. Mrs. Hudson was born on January 30, 1935 in Hillsville to the late Domenico and Rena (Lanam) Greco. Dorothy had numerous jobs in the Ellwood City area while her children were growing up. She was most proud of being ” the Cookie Lady” at Art’s Mini Mart. She is a long time member of the First United Methodist Church, where recently she has formed a very close relationship with her pastor, Rev. Angelique Bradford. Dorothy enjoyed singing karaoke with her sister Betty,…

Mrs. Helen Kuczmarski, 98, formerly of Perry Twp. passed away on Friday, October 12, 2018 at her residence in Huntington, West Virginia. Helen was born on February 2, 1920 in New Castle to the late Samuel and Amelia (Miskura) Januszkiewicz. She had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1938, and the Christian Buhl Nursing School in Sharon in 1941. For many years she worked as a registered nurse at the Babcock & Wilcox Steel Mill in Beaver Falls and Koppel, and at the U.S. Steel Tube Mill in Ellwood City. She enjoyed taking care of stray cats…

Mrs. Hildegard Rough, 90, of North Sewickley Twp. passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the VNA Hospice of Butler. Mrs. Rough was born on June 28, 1928 to the late Michael and Karoline (Grimm) Mesig in Heidelberg, Germany. She was educated in Germany before coming to the U.S.. For many years, Hildegard worked at the Ellwood City Hospital and later at the McGuire Home. She was a member of the German Women’s Club of Ellwood City, and enjoyed cooking, baking, and traveling. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She will be greatly…

Joseph J. Lance, 61, of North Sewickley Twp. passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at his residence with his loving family at his bedside. Joseph was born on April 19, 1957 in Ellwood City to the late Lawrence and Clara S. (Owoc) Lance. He is a member of the Riverside High School class of 1975, and attended the Community College of Beaver County where he studied maintenance courses. For 35 years, Joe worked at Armstrong World Industries as a instrument repairman. He retired in 2011. He enjoyed fixing clocks of all types and collecting vinyl records. He is a…

Mrs. Angeline M. “Angie” Varrato, 99, of Ellport passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the Ellwood City Medical Center. Mrs. Varrato was born on December 25, 1918 in Altoona, Pa to the late Antonio D. and Marie (Lombardi) Carmosino. She had graduated from the Altoona High School in 1938 and then from Mary Hammond’s Beauty School in Altoona. Angie worked as a self employed beautician for 10 years in Altoona before moving to Ellwood City in 1950. In 1957 she opened Angeline’s Beauty Shop in Ellwood City. After 35 years of being in business Angie retired but stayed…

Karen D. Bentel, 71, of Ellwood City passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018 at the UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Karen was born on March 31, 1947 in Ellwood City to the late Donald Smith, and Mary McDowell (Smith) Wilson of Ellwood City. For many years Karen worked at Romar Textile in Ellport. She enjoyed coal gardening, sewing, baking, quilt making, and was an active member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by her mother, Mary Wilson, her son, Donald (DeAnn) Reese of Ellwood City, her grandchildren, Tyler Boring, Nikki McDowell, Kaiden McDowell, and Azayvien Dennis, several…

Mrs. Viola J. Mine, 93, of Ellwood City passed away on Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Mrs. Mine was born on September 15, 1925 in Ellwood City to the late Damiano “Domenic” and Bridget (Opiano) Viccari. She is a member of the Holy Redeemer Parish. Viola had worked at Camp Kon-O-Kwee, and Camp Allegheny for many years as a cook. She also was the co-owner and operator of Little D’s gas station in Franklin Twp.. She is survived by her grandson, Domenick DiMaggio, her great-grandchildren, Vincent and Destiny DiMaggio, her sisters, Rosemarie Moser of…

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…