Obituaries

Gary Lee McCune, 77, passed away on Friday, April 29, 2022 at Quality Life Services in New Castle, Pennsylvania. He was born on April 23, 1945 in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania to Herbert McCune, Jr. and Retta (Baros) McCune. Gary was born and raised in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania and attended Lincoln High School. He had his dream job as a cross country trucker since he loved to travel and seeing the sights along the way. If he could have, he would have put pontoons on his truck to travel by water, too. He always said that the only state he had…

Mr. Warren Heinrich, 86, of North Sewickley Township passed away on Monday, May 2nd, 2022 at the Good Samaritan Hospice in Beaver. Warren was born on July 11th, 1935 in Beaver Falls to the late Louis Heinrich and Lilly Lindsbaugh. He attended both Beaver and Rochester High Schools. Warren was the owner and operator of Heinrich Auto Body. He worked at the Babcock and Wilcox Steel Mill, Floor Daniel, LTV Steel, and most recently at the Manheim Pittsburgh Auto Auction as an equipment maintenance coordinator which he retired from in 2008. Warren was also a big supporter of the Republican…

Howard E. Ford, 60, of Franklin Township passed away on Sunday, May 1st, 2022 at the Blair Personal Care Home. Howard was born in Ellwood City on August 14th, 1961 to the late Howard E. Ford, Sr. and Rhoda (Smail) Miles. He had graduated from Riverside High School with the class of 1979. Over the years, Howard worked at Dambaugh Nursery in Fombell, House of Paneling and Ziebart in Wexford. Howard enjoyed hunting and working on cars. He is survived by his sisters, Frankie Paglia of Ellwood City and Cathy (Richard) Lutz of Beaver Falls, girl friend, Rose Blackledge of…

Daniel F. Kitzko, 86, of New Castle, (Formerly of Wampum) passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Autumn Grove Care Center. Born March 31, 1936 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Felix S. Sr. and Mary Ann Chabak Kitzko. He was married to Wilma J. Evanoff Kitzko. She passed on July 8, 2009. Daniel graduated from Shenango High School in 1954. He served in the US Army for 12 years with two years of duty in Vietnam in 1966 and 1967. He worked for Shenango Pottery as a Kiln Draw Operator until his retirement. Daniel was…

Howard P. “Pat” Campbell, 76 of Ellwood City passed away on Thursday, April 28th, 2022 at the Beaver Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Howard was born on November 21st, 1945 in Ellwood City to the late Lemont and Elizabeth (Burr) Campbell. He worked for Ellwood City Poultry as a butcher, the Babcock & Wilcox Steel Mill as a janitor, and most recently as a dishwasher at the Holiday Inn. He was a member of the Park Gate Baptist Church. An avid sports fan, Howard enjoyed playing slow pitch softball, he played for the B & W team and in the…

August J. “Jim” Morella, 80, of Ellport passed away on Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 at the Edison Manor in New Castle. August was born in Ellwood City on February 9, 1942 to the late August and Pauline A. (Ferrucci) Morella. He had graduated from Lincoln High School. Jim worked at the Connoquenessing Country Club, Holiday Inn, and Morella’s Diner which was located in Ellport as a food manager. He enjoyed cooking and drag races. He is survived his son, Stephen Beyers of Ellport, and grandson, Garrett Beyers. He was preceded min death by his parents and his brother, John Morella….