Obituaries

Mrs. Gertrude E. Myers, 85, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 at the UPMC Jameson Hospital in New Castle. Mrs. Myers was born on March 11, 1935 in Ellwood City to the late Edward and Emma (Burr) Hamilton. She had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1953. Gertrude was employed by the Ellwood City Knitting Mill for 17 years and the Ellwood City Hospital in the housekeeping department from 1983 until her retirement in 2002. She enjoyed baking, crocheting , and playing cards. She is survived by her daughters, Margaret (Robert) vandeGeijn of Pflugerville, Texas, Coleen…

Mr. Clarence “Butch” Crawford, 67, of Beaver Falls passed away on Monday, June 1, 2020 at his residence. Butch was born on September 25, 1952 in Salem, Ohio to the late Richard Crawford and Dorothy (Pizer) Crawford VanKirk. He graduated from the former Northwestern High School. Butch had worked at Mayer China, Moltrup Steel both in Beaver Falls, and retired from TMK Koppel Steel. He also was a self employed DJ for over 30 years, and umpired baseball for various leagues. Butch was an avid Pittsburgh Pirates fan and enjoyed fishing, bowling, casinos, treasure hunting, and antique cars. He is…

Lois Eileen Tangora, 87, of Ellwood City, PA, passed away, peacefully, at The Grove at Harmony on May 29, 2020.  She was the daughter the late Eugene Russell Bash and Bessie Christina (Henderson) Bash and was born October 18, 1932, in Turtle Creek, PA. She is survived by sons: Charles Hammersmith and his wife Carol of Ellwood City, David Hammersmith of Ellwood City, daughters: Cathleen Hammersmith of Harmony, PA, Cynthia Norge of New Castle and Connie Curry of Ellwood City. She is also survived by 6 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a brother, Robert Bash and his wife Eileen Bash of…

Patricia Ann (Pat) Dici, 82, of Ellwood City passed away on Friday, May 1, 2020, in Weston, Florida, after a courageous battle against cancer. Born October 19, 1937, in Wheeling, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late William and Ann Bradcovich. She was married on February 3, 1996, to Paul Dici. Pat was an active member of Holy Redeemer Parish, Red Hat Society, Municipal Women’s Club and the Historical Society. She was also a member of the Ellwood City Family Center where she enjoyed the exercise classes and walking with her many friends at the Center. An excellent…

David E. Guy, 72, of South New Castle Borough passed away Friday, May 29, 2020 at his residence due to complications of Agent Orange exposure. Born December 22, 1947 in New Castle, he was the son of the late Walter I Guy Jr. and Helen Shultz Guy of West Pittsburg. He was married to Mary Jo “Pudgy” Kromka Guy for 18 years, she survives. Dave worked as an equipment operator at Blair Strip Steel for 28 years. He was a US Army Veteran serving in Vietnam. He was a member of the VFW # 8106 in New Galilee and the…

Joel W. Mariacher Sr., 81, of New Beaver Boro passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital following a brief illness. Born December 23, 1938 in New Castle, he was the son of the late John “Jack” and Josephine (Walzer) Mariacher. Joel graduated from Shenango High School in 1957. He retired after 27 years from Babcock and Wilcox, primarily the Koppel facility where he worked in the melt shop. He had formerly worked at Shenango Pottery. Joel was an active member of the Wampum United Methodist Church where he served as a member of the Advisory Board and…

Mr. Robert “Bob” Eugene Foley, 87, of Ellwood City passed away peacefully at his residence on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Mr. Foley was born on January 27, 1933 to the late Thomas E. and Margaret M. (Kozak) Foley. He had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1951, where he excelled in both football (where he was a half-back with Carl “Rizzo” Mantz) and baseball where he was a pitcher and was scouted several times by the pros. Bob enlisted with the U.S. Navy on September 23, 1952 and served during the Korean crisis until his discharge on…

Mr. Philip M. DeSanzo Jr., of Ellwood City passed away on Saturday, May 23, 2020 at UPMC Passavant in McCandless. Philip was born October 22, 1936 in Ellwood City, to the late Philip and Esther (DiGiacomo) DeSanzo, Sr.. He had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1954. Philip then enlisted into the U.S. Army on November 23, 1959 until his discharge on November 1, 1960. He worked at U.S. Steel in Ellwood City for 20 years and later at Morella’s Beer and Pete’s Uptown Beer distributor. Philip belonged to the Ellwood City Moose Lodge #93, and the…

Mary DeMark Allgood, 103, of New Middletown, Ohio passed away Saturday, May 23, 2020 at Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital. Born September 2, 1916 in Wampum, PA, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Theresa (Aiello) DeMark. She was married to John E. Allgood MD for 31 years when he died in 1973. Mary graduated from Wampum High School in 1935. The first in her family to attend college, Mary graduated from Slippery Rock University with a Teaching Degree. She began her teaching career in Frizzleburg, Pa where she taught in a one room school house….