Obituaries

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Joanne Marie (Stopfel) Goff, 88

Joanne Marie (Stopfel) Goff, 88, of Ellwood City passed away peacefully September 3, 2021 at Heritage Valley Hospital Beaver. She was born in Palmyra, PA on May 3, 1933, daughter of Elwood and Bernice Batdorf Stopfel and the beloved wife of Berwick Goff. She is survived by four sisters; Jean Pool, Kay Emory, Nancy Updegrove, and Linda Yocom; two daughters, Vickie (Sam Steele) Goff and Cindy Goff and two grandchildren; Christopher Goff and Dana (Andy) Whitten. She was predeceased by her husband Berwick Goff and 3 children, Lester, Deborah, and John; three sisters, Doris McCorkel, Mary Lou Nolan, and Lorraine…


Ricky R. Keisling, 62

Ricky R. Keisling, 62, of Ellwood City, died Sunday, September 5, 2021, at his home. He was the son of the late H. Eugene and Marie (Hladney) Keisling and was born April 22, 1959, in Ellwood City. He is survived by his son; David Keisling of Ellwood City, his daughter; Tiffany Keisling of Ellwood City, his grandchildren; Riley and Baylee Dovidio, Hannah, Trenton, Lilliana, and Ethan Keisling; and two brothers; Gary Keisling and his wife Sue of Indiana and Bruce Keisling and his wife Doreen of Pittsburgh. Ricky was a man of many interests. He enjoyed listening to classic rock…


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Nancy L. Sadowski, 73

Mrs. Nancy L. Sadowski, 73, of Ellwood City passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Sadowski was born in Beaver Falls on November 11, 1947 to the late Paul and Jessie (Gordon) Crawford. She had graduated from Beaver Falls High School. Prior to moving to Ellwood City, Nancy lived in Florida for 20 years. She had worked for the Salvation Army in New Castle as a sorter. Nancy was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan, and was a loving, caring person to all. She is survived by her sons, Christopher Jacobs of Kansas and Shawn Jacobs of…


Leland W. Marshall, 75

Leland Wayne Marshall, 75, of Perry Township passed away on September 4, 2021 at the UPMC Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh following a brief illness. Born on March 20, 1946 in Ellwood City, he was a lifelong resident of Perry Township. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray S. and Priscilla Wasson Marshall and a sister-in-law, Loretta Marshall. Lee is survived by his wife of 51 years, Janice Newton Marshall; a son, Mark (Deborah); a daughter, Jodi (James) Rock; seven Grandchildren: Heather, Joshua, Garrett and Logan Marshall; Arianna, Ethan and Hunter Rock; and two Great-Grandsons: Cooper and Tucker Rock….


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Ruth E. Flinner, 96

Mrs. Ruth E. Flinner, 96 of Wampum passed away Friday, September 3rd 2021, at her residence. Ruth was born on August 30th, 1925 in Ellwood City to the late Forrest and Florence (Arnold) Dobson. Ruth was a waitress at Perkin’s in New Castle, and a member of The First Christian Church. She enjoyed knitting, ceramics, and horseback riding. She is survived by her daughters, Carol (Gary) Myers of Wampum, and Donna (Bob) Wacht of Pulaski Twp., her 5 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Floyd W. Flinner, her son, Floyd…


Philip James Bozlinski, 72

Philip James Bozlinski, 72, of Wampum passed away peacefully Thursday, September 2, 2021 surrounded by his loving family at his residence. Born April 29, 1949 in New Castle, he was the youngest child of the late Nytody and Nellie Losten Bozlinski. Philip was a lifelong farmer, who took over the dairy farm at the young age of 15. He loved the land he was steward over the land that God allowed him to farm. He also enjoyed showing dairy cows and instilled his love of farming to his children. Phil loved being a part of the Beaver Lawrence Holstein club…


Delores J. “Dolly” Dando, 86

Delores J. Dando, Delores “Dolly” of Wampum died at age 86 on September 3, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. Born January 24, 1935 she was last child born to Anthony and Adelina DiTommasso Scala. She was married to Nick Dando for 53 years when he preceded her in death on March 26. 2012. Delores was a graduate of Wampum High School and Garfield Business School. She also received certificates from Data Consultants and Midland Center for Career development for transcriptionist. During her school years she worked as a cashier at Repman’s store. After school she worked at the…


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Mary Lou (Rocco) Mercuri, 92

Mrs. Mary Lou (Rocco) Mercuri, 92, of Ellwood City passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021 at the Passavant Retirement Community in Zelienople. Mrs. Mercuri was born on December 14, 1928 in Ellwood City to the late John G. and Carmel (Conti) Rocco. She had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1946 and was a member of the Top 10 of her class. She had worked at Gerson Jewelry Store in Ellwood City as a sales and repair person, the Ellwood City Knitting Mill, Aetna Standard Engineering Co. as a secretary and accounts payable, and retired from…


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Joseph D. Carinci, 80

Mr. Joseph D. Carinci, 80, formerly of Ellwood City passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021 at the Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation, Florida. Mr. Carinci was born in Ellwood City on July 29, 1941 to the late Lorenzo “Lawrence” and Fanny (Rose) Carinci. He is a member of the Lincoln High School class of 1959. Following high school, Joseph enlisted with the U.S. Army and served from October of 1959 until his discharge in August of 1961 with the rank of Spec 4. Joseph then worked at the Babcock & Wilcox Steel Mill in Koppel until it closed….


James Richard Wyse, 63

James Richard Wyse, 63 of Pittsburgh, PA., passed away unexpectedly on August 27, 2021. He was born June 24, 1958, in Pittsburgh, PA, son of Thomas Joseph Wyse, Sr. and Coletta Philomena (Schmidt) Wyse of Pittsburgh. Jim is survived by his life partner Rebecca Carpetta; daughters, Jennifer Braun, Sarah Wyse and Naomi Carpetta; son, Brian Kardell; sister, Beverly Bell; brothers, Joseph Wyse and Thomas Wyse, Jr.; grandchildren, Liam and Baelin Braun; son-in-law, Matthew Braun; brother-in-law, Bob Neft; and sister-in-laws, Rose and Virginia Wyse. Jim was preceded in death by his brothers Regis and John (Buck) Wyse. Jim had an entrepreneurial…