Obituaries

Mrs. Martha Mancini, 94, of Ellwood City passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 in the Ellwood City Hospital. Mrs. Mancini was born on April 25, 1922 in Ellwood City to the late Nick and Virginia Filoia Perazzoni. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1940. She was employed at Ellwood Oldsmobile Agency (McElwains) and worked in the accounting department of the United Tube Corporation. She was a devoted member of the Holy Redeemer Church and the Holy Redeemer Christian Mothers. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, and gardening. Her greatest pleasure was spending time with her family and…

Mrs. Theresa V. Bennett, 65, of Ellwood City passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2017 in the Creek Meadows Personnel Care Home. Mrs. Bennett was born on October 31, 1931 in Ellwood City to the late Salvatore “Sam” and Elizabeth Perry Galati.She is a member of the Lincoln High School class of 1949, and also graduated from the Garfield Business School. Theresa had briefly worked at the Babcock & Wilcox Steel Mill. She is a member of the Holy Redeemer Parish and the Christian Mothers of the Holy Redeemer Parish. She was an avid Pittsburgh Penguins, Steelers, and Pirates fan….

Rosalind K. Dengel, 61, of Dengel Lane, Franklin Township passed away in the Emergency Room at the Ellwood Hospital on Thursday, January 5, 2017. Born in Beaver Falls on January 8, 1955, Rosalind was the daughter of the late Walter and Irene Luchka Fidura. She married Larry Dengel on September 6, 1975. She was a member of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church in Ellport. A graduate of Lincoln High School and the Pittsburgh Beauty Academy, Rosalind worked at Holiday for Beauty in Koppel and later out of her home. She lived for her family. She loved to cook and she also…

Mrs. Maria Carusone, 87, of Ellwood City passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 in the Avalon Nursing Center. Mrs. Carusone was born on February 17, 1929 in Roccoramana, Caserta, Italy to the late Stefano Napolitano and Carmella Mundello. She had graduated from high school in Italy. She, along with some of her family members came to the United States in 1954. Maria had worked at the Ellwood City Knitting Mill, Airway Luggage, and Romar Textiles as a seamstress. For over 20 years she, along with her husband Aldo, was a co-owner and operator of Aldo’s Pizza King which was…

Mr. Frank J. Wallace, Jr., 88, of Perry Twp. passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 in the Butler Memorial Hospital. Mr. Wallace was born on November 23, 1928 in Gary, Indiana to the late Frank J. Wallace, Sr. and Essie Majors Wallace. Frank graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1947. He enlisted with the U.S. Navy on September 6, 1950 and served on the USS Las Angeles as a fire control technician near Korea until 1952 at which time he served on the USS Randolph in the Mediterranean Sea until his discharge on January 29, 1954….

Mrs. Concetta P. “Connie” Caminite, 93, of Ellwood City passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 in the Ellwood City Hospital. Mrs. Caminite was born on September 1, 1923 in Ellwood City to the late Demeterio and Dena DePaul Parascenzo. She graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1941, and later from the Bradford Business School. She had worked at J.C. Murphy, U.S. Steel Ellwood City plant as the time keeper during World War II, and then at the Ellwood City Hospital as the maintenance secretary. She is a member of the Holy Redeemer Parish and the Christian…