Obituaries

Mrs. Joni M. Whelan, 54, of Ellwood City passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 at the West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. Joni was born on May 4, 1966 in Ellwood City to the late Batiste “Butts” and Mary Isabella (Tabay) Pansera. She had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1984. Joni had worked at the former Ames Department Store and most recently at Sherwin Williams as an assistant manager. She is a member of the Holy Redeemer Parish, and the ladies of the MOOSE #93. Joni, along with her daughter, founded the Butterfly Foundation which is…

John Ottaviani, age 76, of Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, passed away Saturday, August 8, 2020, at 4:30 a.m. at his home surrounded by his loving family. John was born on October 13, 1943, in Ellwood City, to Dario and Ann (Maiorano) Ottaviani. He was a 1961 graduate of Lincoln High School and a 1965 graduate of Youngstown State University with a B.S. in Business Administration. He was formerly employed at Mathews Conveyor, and Babcock & Wilcox. He retired from FedEx as a collections specialist in 2005. John was married to the former Virginia Kathryn Ottobre. They recently observed their 40th wedding…

Terry L. Lowers, 61, of Fombell passed away on Sunday, August 2, 2020 at the UPMC Shadyside Hospital. Terry was born on September 27, 1958 in Ellwood City to the late Gordon and Shirley (Wright) Lowers. He had attended Riverside High School. Terry had worked for many years for Bill Croup Electric and Wright Meat Packing. He was also a member of the Lillyville Church of God and the church’s Praise Band. A talented musician, Terry played bass and sang for the Ameretta Band for over 30 years. He was a member of the MOOSE #93, Hungarian Home, Sons of…

Mr. Joseph E Scala, 92, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 1, 2020 with his family at his side. Born on November 29 1927 in Wampum, Pa to the late Nick and Amanda “Mundy” (Fontana) Scala. He graduated from Wampum High School and attended Geneva College. He served as a Weather Observer for the US Air Force ( Army Air Corp). He was a past chairman of the Beaver County Tourist Promotion Association , served as Vice President of the Wampum Boro Council, and past President of the Wampum Rotary Club. Joe had a long and distinguished career with the…

Mr. Michael P. Ciampaglione, 74, of Chippewa Twp. passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Hospice, Heritage Valley Medical Center following an extended illness. Mr. Ciampaglione was born on January 19, 1946 to the late Guerine and Filomena (DiPaolo) Ciampaglione. He had graduated from Beaver Falls High School with the class of 1963. He then attended Geneva College and graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. Michael worked as a Pharmacist/Manager at Ray’s Pharmacy in Beaver Falls until 1990, then he became the Pharmacist/Manager at Rite Aid in Beaver Falls until his retirement in…

Keith D. Edwards, 74, of New Galilee, PA passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Born December 2, 1945, he was the son of the late Roy D. and Helen R. Edwards. Keith Edwards worked for Sheetz for 17 years and loved his farm. He is survived by three children; Sandra Curry of New Castle; Benjamin (Theresa) Edwards of New Galilee; William (Amber) Edwards of Washington; 5 grandchildren, Zack Edwards, Timothy Edwards, Alexia Edwards, Khloe Edwards, Makayla Edwards; three siblings, H. Arlene (Jim) Hiskey; John B. Edwards; Karen R. Worrell; and extended family. He…

Janet L. Carpenter, 70, of New Castle, PA passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 13, 2020 at the UPMC Jameson Hospital in New Castle. She was born August 5, 1949 in Morgantown, WV to the late Delbert and Bonnie (Rea) Carpenter. Janet was a member of various churches throughout her lifetime. She was always involved with the church and always made contributions to her church community. She enjoyed listening to prayer lines and reading her Bible. She loved holiday get-togethers with her family. She was the life of the party and will be dearly missed by all who knew her….

James G. Boots Sr., 75, of North Sewickley Twp., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, July 29, 2020 at his residence. Born July 17, 1945 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Wilbur and Eleanor Koach Boots. He was married to the love of his life, Susan Hammerle Boots for 50 years, she survives. Jim was a 1965 graduate of Riverside High School. An accomplished athlete, he set Riverside’s long jump record and held it for over 37 years. He was an avid golfer and loved to play with his best friends and his son. Jim was also an…

Mr. Donald J. Mudric II, 63, of Decatur, Alabama passed away on July 20, 2020 at his residence. Donald was born on July 28, 1957 in Ellwood City to Donald J. and Georgian (Bevivino) Mudric of Ellwood City, He had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1975. While living in Ellwood City, Don worked at Garrett’s. He then moved to Denver where he worked for McDonald-Douglas which later became Boeing, followed by him moving to Decatur, Alabama and most recently working for United Launch Alliance. Don built the third stage booster for the spaceship which was sent…