Articles by Turner-Hyde Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Debra A. “Debbie” Piper, 67, of Ellwood City, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, August 19, 2023. She was the daughter of the late John and Myrtle (Main) Hardy and Dale Agnew and she was born December 22, 1955 in Ellwood City She is survived by her husband of 50 years, George Piper, daughters; Jennifer Piper of Ellwood City, Heather Piper of Ellwood City, one granddaughter; Cheyenne Piper of New York City, her siblings; Diane Lutz of Ellwood City, Darlene McQuiston of Fombell, Denny Agnew and his wife Kathy of Ellwood City, Dawna Fox and her husband…

Violet Mae Wright Strohecker Scheidemantle, 85 of Ellwood City passed away on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Clark and Irvina (Wright) Strohecker and was born August 8, 1937, in Ellwood City. She is survived by her son Jeffrey and his wife Tracy of Spotsylvania, VA, her daughter; Susan Tomlinson of New Galilee, Sharon Dziennik of Ellwood City, daughter; Sally Scheidemantle, of New Castle, her son Brian Scheidemantle of New Castle, her siblings; Donna Jones and her husband Arnold “Spike”, Irvin Strohecker and his wife Betty, Karen Holler, Richard “Dick” Strohecker and…

Dany Gudiel Aguliar-Vazquez, 19, of Aliquippa passed away at his home on Thursday, July 21, 2023. He was the son of Martina Vazquez-Vazquez and the late Hermelindo Aguliar-Mendez, and he was born in Comitan de Dominguez, Mexico He is survived by his two brothers and many family members in Chiapas Mexico. He received the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation in the Holy Catholic Church. He came to the US as a teenager and was a server at El Paso Mexican Restaurant. He loved to joke and have a good time with his family and friends, and he will be missed…

JoAnn M. Knight, 84, of Ellwood City passed away on July 15, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Hospice at Heritage Valley Beaver, following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Paul and Helen Knight and was born March 24, 1939 in Ellwood City. She is survived by her brother; James Knight and his wife Debra, nephew; Matt Knight and his wife Lisa both of North Sewickley Twp. JoAnn attended Business College and she worked for W.R. Grace, until her retirement. JoAnn loved to do crafts, especially quilting and sewing. More than anything, she loved spending time with…

Timothy Carl Schuster, 70, of Ellport, passed away at Butler Memorial Hospital on June 16, 2023, surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Carl F. and Ila (Fowler) Schuster and was born July 6, 1952, in Ellwood City. He is survived by his son; Carl T. Schuster and his wife Brianna of New Castle, two granddaughters; Nora and Maya Schuster, his siblings; Deborah Kyle and her husband James of Cherry Hill, NJ, Stephen G. Schuster and his wife Kathy of Ellwood City, John A. Schuster and his wife Kimberly of New Castle, Laurie Staples, and her…

Wilda L. Summers, 84 of Ellwood City passed away peacefully at The Grove at Harmony on June 10, 2023. She was the daughter of the late Walter and Dorothy (Peterson) Currence and was born October 9, 1938, in Weston, WV. She is survived by her daughter; Debra Summers of Panorama, CA, one sister; Declie Holbert of Odessa, FL, her adopted daughter; Michelle Mikosz of Ellwood City, several nieces and nephews,her one cat, Katie, and many close friends. Wilda was born and raised in the Weston, WV area. She was a 1956 graduate of Lincoln High School, and she attended Estella…

Barbara Lou Webb-Michlich-Mathews, 86, of Ellwood City passed away on June 8, 2023, at Good Samaritan Hospice in Beaver. She was the daughter of the late Mary Lucile Beaver Webb and Reverend Merritt Hugh Webb and was born on August 31, 1936 in Summit, N.J. She is survived by her sons; Brian Lee Michlich and his wife Sandra of Scotrun, PA, Blake William Michlich and his wife Sheree Hockenberry of Ellwood City, Grandchildren; Kimberly A. Miller and her husband Zackery, Maksim J Michlich, her great-grandchildren Abigail Miller and Larisa Michlich. Barbara was born in New Jersey and was a graduate…

Linda Menold Bates, 83, of New Castle passed away Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Quality Life Services. She was born January 28, 1940, to Howard and Louetta (Nicholson) Menold, in Ellwood City. She was survived by her husband of 13 years, Donald “Don”  Bates of New Castle. Linda grew up in Ewing Park and was a 1958  graduate of Lincoln High School.  She then went on to nursing school and became an Operating Room Technician. Her career started in Pittsburgh, where she had worked on one of the first Kidney Transplant teams in the US.  In 1965, Linda moved to…

Carol J. Johnson, 76, of Ellwood City passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Crescent Place in Ellwood City. She was the daughter of the late William and Elda (Booher) Ewing and was born July 27, 1946 in Ellwood City. She is survived by her children; Jeffrey Steffler and his wife Paula of Fort Ashby, WV, her daughter; Darci Wheat and her husband Freddy of Chesapeake, Va, her grandchildren; Dean Steffler, her siblings; Connie Ferrante and her husband James of Neshannock and Robert Ewing and his wife Lenore of Ellwood City, and Terri Lynn Ferguson and her husband Paul…

Antoinette M. Foreman, 90, of New Castle passed away Saturday, May 20, 2023, at her daughter’s home. She was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Florence (Crans) Rossi and was born March 28, 1933, in Ellwood City She is survived by her daughters; Lisa White and her husband Ronald of New Castle, Susan Morgenstern and her husband Paul of New Wilmington, 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, her sister; Joyce Hart of Fombell, and sister-in-law; Erma Rossi of Tionesta and a many nieces, nephews and friends. She attended Lincoln High School. She met and married the love of her life, Russell…