Obituaries

Patricia Meade Kerr, 68 , of  Harmony Baptist Road, New Castle (Shenango Twp.) passed away peacefully  at her residence on Tuesday morning, October 16 2018, surrounded by her family. She was born in Rochester, PA.  on  September 10, 1950 to the late Francis and Helen Byrd  Meade. Patty graduated from Laurel High School.  She was a rural mail carrier for the New Castle Post Office.  She was a longtime member of Word of Life Church in New Castle where she donated her  time helping people.  She enjoyed playing the piano and singing, gardening, and her grandchildren. She was preceded in…

Betty J. Rice, 87, of Old Zelienople Rd., Ellwood City (Franklin Twp.) passed away Monday, October 15, 2018 at UPMC – St. Margaret Hospital in Pittsburgh following a brief illness. Born July 18, 1931 in Jackson Twp. PA, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Alma Agnew Herr. She was married to Mervin D. Rice for 68 years when he passed away December 17, 2012. Betty graduated from Lincoln High School in 1949 and worked at the former GC Murphy’s in Ellwood City. She was an active member of Bell Memorial Presbyterian Church where she was formerly the…

Virginia M. McGinnis, 93, of Wampum passed away Friday, October 12, 2018 at UPMC Passavant Hospital. Born February 9, 1925 in the Troy Hill area of Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Loretta Sheetz Gmuer. She was married to John F. McGinnis Jr. who passed away September 25, 1986. Virginia was a member of St. Catherine’s of Sienna in Beechview. She enjoyed knitting and reading. Virginia cherished time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren. Survivors include two daughters, Fran (Jim) Monz of Cranberry Twp., Cindy (Mike) Pope of Wampum; two sons, Eddie (Sandy) McGinnis of…

Mrs. Hildegard Rough, 90, of North Sewickley Twp. passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the VNA Hospice of Butler. Mrs. Rough was born on June 28, 1928 to the late Michael and Karoline (Grimm) Mesig in Heidelberg, Germany. She was educated in Germany before coming to the U.S.. For many years, Hildegard worked at the Ellwood City Hospital and later at the McGuire Home. She was a member of the German Women’s Club of Ellwood City, and enjoyed cooking, baking, and traveling. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. She will be greatly…

John Boariu Jr., 86, of Ellwood City passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the Avalon Nursing Center following an extended illness. Born August 3, 1932 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late John and Eugenia Luca Boariu Sr.. He was married for 65 years to Yvonne Weller Boariu who survives. John graduated from Lincoln High School in 1950 and served in the Army during the Korean War. He worked as the Maintenance Supervisor for Babcock and Wilcox and then for the former Quality Rolls in New Castle. He was a member of the Calvin Presbyterian Church….

Joseph J. Lance, 61, of North Sewickley Twp. passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at his residence with his loving family at his bedside. Joseph was born on April 19, 1957 in Ellwood City to the late Lawrence and Clara S. (Owoc) Lance. He is a member of the Riverside High School class of 1975, and attended the Community College of Beaver County where he studied maintenance courses. For 35 years, Joe worked at Armstrong World Industries as a instrument repairman. He retired in 2011. He enjoyed fixing clocks of all types and collecting vinyl records. He is a…

Mrs. Angeline M. “Angie” Varrato, 99, of Ellport passed away on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at the Ellwood City Medical Center. Mrs. Varrato was born on December 25, 1918 in Altoona, Pa to the late Antonio D. and Marie (Lombardi) Carmosino. She had graduated from the Altoona High School in 1938 and then from Mary Hammond’s Beauty School in Altoona. Angie worked as a self employed beautician for 10 years in Altoona before moving to Ellwood City in 1950. In 1957 she opened Angeline’s Beauty Shop in Ellwood City. After 35 years of being in business Angie retired but stayed…

Karen D. Bentel, 71, of Ellwood City passed away on Monday, October 1, 2018 at the UPMC Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh. Karen was born on March 31, 1947 in Ellwood City to the late Donald Smith, and Mary McDowell (Smith) Wilson of Ellwood City. For many years Karen worked at Romar Textile in Ellport. She enjoyed coal gardening, sewing, baking, quilt making, and was an active member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by her mother, Mary Wilson, her son, Donald (DeAnn) Reese of Ellwood City, her grandchildren, Tyler Boring, Nikki McDowell, Kaiden McDowell, and Azayvien Dennis, several…