Articles by Turner-Hyde Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Alice Graham, 88

Alice M. Graham, of Franklin Twp. , PA passed away , surrounded by her family , at Her home. She was the daughter of the late Ira and Leona Hardy Peffer and was Born on April 25 , 1931 in New Castle , PA.   She is survived by her daughters ; Ruth McClintick of Ellwood City , PA , Deborah Dikum of Ellwood City , PA , grandchildren ; John Natcher , Jr and his wife Crystal of Ellwood City , PA , Amy Burr and her husband Daniel of Elwood City , PA , Cody McClintick and his…


Daniel G. Oprisu, 64

Daniel G. Oprisu, 64, of Beaver Falls, PA, passed away at Heritage Valley Beaver Medical Center, on April 13, 2020. He was the son of the late Samuel and Ann Lipsak Oprisu and was born July 14, 1955 in Ellwood City, PA. He is survived by his wife, of 42 years, Sherry Oprisu of Beaver Falls, PA, two daughters; Stacy Giles and her husband Chris of Irwin, PA, Jennifer Oprisu and fiancé Madison Orsag of Rockdale, TX, grandchildren; Nicholas Giles, Braylee Orsag,  Hunter Orsag, his brother and sister; Mike Oprisu and his wife Mary of Ellport, PA and Debbie Farrar…


Mary E. Baker, 93

Mary E. Baker,93, passed away at Butler Memorial Hospital, on March 25, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Nestor and Mary Tassin Peters, and was born on May 15, 1926 in Ellwood City, PA. She is survived by her two sons; Larry Baker and his wife Loraine of New Castle, PA, Bruce Baker and his wife Cynthia of Harmony, PA, grandchildren; Meghan Blose of New Castle, Emily Peffer and her husband Jason of Portersville, PA, Philip Baker and his wife Brooke of New Castle, Cassidy Baker of Harmony, PA, and Casey Baker of Harmony, PA, great-grandchildren; Craig Blose,…


Lorraine M. Yohe, 73

Lorraine M. Yohe, 73, of Ellwood City, PA passed away at Heritage Valley Beaver Medical Center on March 19, 2020.  She was born on December 27, 1946 in New Kensington, PA to the late Calvin and Betty Myers Runyan. She is survived by her two sons, Jim Yohe of Ellwood City and Michael Yohe and his wife Kia of Fombell, PA; along with her grandchildren, Addy Yohe, Eva Yohe, Bryn Yohe, and Aris Yohe of Fombell. Surviving siblings include Barbara Gibbons of Ellwood City, Donna Runyan of Ellwood City, Vernon Runyan of New Castle, PA, Robert Runyan of Ellwood City, and…


Sarah “Sally” Magill, 72

Sarah L. “Sally” (Brenner) Magill, age 72, of Ellwood City, PA, was welcomed into the arms of Jesus while surrounded by the love of her husband and son on Sunday morning, March 15, 2020, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. She was born in Sharon, PA on September 26, 1947, daughter of the late Kenneth M., Sr., and M. Kathleen ”Kass” (Stanford) Brenner. Sally graduated from Lincoln High School in the class of 1965. In her teenage years, she enjoyed riding her horse, Champ, with her friends, the “Saddle Tramps,” through the woods of Portersville and the land which…


Jeannie Williams, 79,

Jeannie Williams, 79, of Hamilton, Montana and formerly of Ellwood City, PA, went home to be with the Lord, at her home, in Hamilton, MT on February 27, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Curtis Wayne Kirkpatrick and Phoebe Marie (Kennedy) Kirkpatrick and was born on July 27, 1940 in Shenango Twp, PA. Jeannie is survived by her sisters; Judy Williams and Sally Bruce, four children and their families (Margie and husband Michael, Douglas and wife Sheri, Rhonda and husband Jack, Lanna and husband Scott), 17 grandchildren (Shawn, Josh, Chad, Richie, Cody, Zachary, Krystal, Nicole, Dustin, Patrick, Cory,…


Ted C. Ford, 89

Ted C. Ford, 89, of Ellwood City, PA, passed away peacefully,on March 2, 2020, at Northview Estates in Ellwood City. He was the son of the late Raymond and Ina Dunham Ford and was born on  February 7, 1931 in Ellwood City, PA. He is survived by his wife, of 12 years, Hazel Beltz Ford, of Ellwood City, Son; Ronald Ford of North Beaver Twp, PA, Sister; Janine Nichol and her husband John of Colorado, Stepchildren; Brenda Peffer and her husband Vic of Zelienople, PA; Sharon Swortwood of Ellwood City, Pamela MacMurdo and her husband Duke of Zelienople, PA, 4…


Doris Jean Mathieson, 93

Doris Jean Mathieson, 93, of Ellwood City, PA passed, peacefully, into eternal rest on February 24, 2020, at Carriage Manor Personal Care, in Shenango Township. She was the daughter of J. Ralph and Myrtle A. (Taylor) Moore and was born September 5, 1926, in Ellwood City. She is survived by her four nephews; Jeffrey Moore of Kirkland, WA, Keith Moore of Houston, TX, Timothy Moore of Summer, WA, Thomas Moore of Fuquay-Varina, NC and her caregivers and friends Jon and Patty Reno, of Ellwood City. She is preceded in death by her husband; Harold Mathieson and two brothers; Henry and…


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Kenneth “Dutch” Bleakney, 95

Kenneth E. (“Dutch”) Bleakney, 95, of Ellwood City, PA passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at the Butler VA Inpatient Hospice Care Center. The son of the late Eugene Bleakney and Edythe Magee Bleakney, Kenneth was born in Ellwood City on August 26, 1924. He was the proud brother to three amazing sisters: Ruth Bleakney Holzhauser (deceased), Shirley Bleakney Houck (deceased), and Norma Bleakney McClintick, of Canton, OH. Kenneth was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, class of 1942. Upon graduation, Kenneth enlisted and proudly served his country in the US Merchant Marines as Chief…


Kevin Marshall Olinger, 46,

Kevin Marshall Olinger, 46, of Slippery Rock Township, PA passed away on February 17, 2020, in New Castle, PA. He was the son of Blaine Olinger and the late Frances Olinger and he was born on July 11, 1973, in New Brighton, PA. He is survived by two daughters; Alivia May Olinger and Kayla Ann Olinger, Sister and Brother in Law; Darcy (Olinger) Cook and Chad Cook. He graduated from Riverside High School and was employed by Nalco for 19 years. He enjoyed being outdoors and was an avid bow hunter and fisherman. He loved the Lord with all of…