Obituaries

Royce Davidson, 70, of North Sewickley Twp. passed away Friday, September 25, 2026 at Heritage Valley – Beaver. Born April 3, 1956 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Raymond and Dilma Halter Davidson. Royce graduated from Lincoln High School. He was employed by the Beaver Falls Water Authority. He loved sports, especially baseball and football, and working on cars. Through the years, Royce was deeply involved with the Ellwood City Amateur Baseball Federation. First as a player, then as a manager for teams in the Instructional, Minor, Little, Pony, and Colt leagues. He also served as…

Brian D. Moyer, 65, of Ellwood City passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 25, 2026 at his residence. Born April 30, 1961 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Walter and Mary Pappas Moyer. Brian worked as a glass window maker at Traco for 20 years and then at Alcoa until his retirement. He enjoyed Harley Davidson motorcycles and working on cars. An animal lover, he kept a “small zoo” at his house with two fish tanks, snakes, turtles, and his three dogs. Most of all, he loved his family and cherished spending time with his children…

Nicholas “Nick” L. Genova, 75, of Ellwood City passed away on Friday, September, 25th, 2026 at the UPMC Passavant Hospital in McCandless Township. Nick was born on March 19th, 1951 in Ellwood City to the late Frank J. and Laura (Lagana) Genova. He had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1969 and from Slippery Rock University in 1973 with a Bachelors Degree in Education. In 2003 he earned his Masters Degree in Business Administration from Geneva College. Nick started his career working for Calgon ( later known as Nalco then Echo Lab) as a Lab Technician, then…

Daniel Thomas Swick, 50, of New Port Richey, Fl and formerly of Ellwood City passed away on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at his home. He was the son of Thomas and the late Sandra (Faull) Swick and was born August 17, 1976, in New Castle. He is survived by his sister; Tammy Swick of Iowa and his stepmother; Margie Swick of Ellwood City. He was a graduate of Riverside High School. He moved to Florida in 2002 where he was an auto mechanic. Daniel was a loving son and brother. He is preceded in death by his grandparents; Fred and…

Mr. Fred Silvestri, 94, of Ellwood City, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21st, 2026 at his residence. Mr. Silvestri was born on March 10th, 1932 in Ellwood City to the later Oddone and Gulia (Mariotti) Silvestri. He had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1950 and is a member of Divine Grace Parish, Holy Redeemer Church. Fred enlisted with the United States Air Force on May 1st, 1951 and served until his honorable discharge on April 30th, 1955. He was awarded the Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and the United Nations Service Medal. Following…

Patricia Ferguson passed away on Tuesday September 15th, 2026 at Greystone Country Estates in Fredonia, Pa. Born on February 7, 1942 to the late Charles and Juanita Watson Perine in Midland Pa. On April 20, 1963 she married Jack Ferguson. He preceded her in death on April 6, 2021. Patti graduated from Mohawk High School in 1960. After graduation she moved to California and was employed by Goodyear Tire Company. A few years later, Patti and Jack moved back to the area and over the next 60 years made their home in Ellwood City. Patti was employed by the Ellwood…

Paul Robert Cragle, 56, of North Sewickley Twp passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at AHN Beaver Hospital. He was the son of the late Donald and Nancy (Haswell) Cragle and was born November 6, 1969, in Ellwood City. He is survived by his sisters; Kim Kaszer and her husband Mark of Ellwood City, Holly Cornelius and her husband Bill of North Sewickley, his sister-in-law; Pam Cragle of Ellwood City, his nieces and nephews; Mark Kaszer and his wife Kylee of Ellwood City, Amy Cragle of Patterson Twp, Ryan Kaszer of Kennerdell, PA, Retta Krepps of Denver, CO, Donnie…