Obituaries

Mr. Carl J. Thomas, Sr., 92, of Perry Twp. passed away at his residence on Tuesday, October 18, 2016. Mr. Thomas was born on August 28, 1924 in Grove City to the late Anthony F. and Lena DeMarsh Thomas. He had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1943. Carl enlisted with the U.S. Army Air Corp. on June 12, 1943 and served as a transport plane pilot in the South Pacific until his discharge in April of 1946. He had worked at the U.S. Steel Ellwood City plant until the mill closed. He then worked at Standard…

Bonnie Mae Graham Kirkley, 80 of Marco Island, FL passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at the Avow Hospice House in Naples, FL. The daughter of the late Loron and Lillian Reynolds Graham, Bonnie Mae was born in Ellwood City on March 7, 1936.  She is survived by her husband, Edward F. Kirkley whom she married on June 26, 1954.  Bonnie Mae was a member of Marco Presbyterian Church.  She was a 1954 graduate of Lincoln High School and a 1983 graduate of Catherine Gibbs Secretary School in Pittsburgh.  She retired in 2004 from the Marco Island Marriott Hotel…

  Betty   E.  Tincani, 59, of  Homewood, (Beaver Falls), passed away  unexpectedly on Saturday evening, October 15 2016. She was born in New Brighton  on February 19 1957 to the late  George  and June   Egan. Betty worked as a laborer at Phoenix Glass (Anchor Hocking) in Monaca for almost 30 years. She loved spending time with her family and especially her grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of  42  years, George  P. Tincani, whom she married on August 24 1974. She is also survived by  one daughter and  two  sons:   Traci (and Duane) Copper of Ellwood City; George Tincani;    and…

Mr. William G. Strouse, Jr., 85, of Ellwood City passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 in the Sunnyview Nursing Home in Butler. Mr. Strouse was born on July 6, 1931 in Ellwood City to the late William G. and Agnes Leymarie Strouse, Sr.. Bill served with the U.S. Army from November 16, 1948 until his discharge on November 28,m 1951 with the 39th Field Artillery Battalion and held the rank of corporal. He was awarded the Japan Occupation Medal and the Korean Service Medal with 3 bronze campaign stars. He had worked as a salesman and a Drivers Education…

Joanna K. Zagorski, 68, of 626 Portersville Road, Wurtemburg, passed away at the Ellwood City Hospital on Friday, October 14, 2016. Born in New Brighton, PA on January 5, 1948, Joanna was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Kathleen Eddy Leonard.  Joanna was a 1965 graduate of Beaver Falls High School.  She retired from ESB Bank in 2014 after twenty years of service.  Joanna enjoyed knitting, completing crossword puzzles and most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Joanna is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, David and Lisa Zagorski of Ellwood City, her daughter,…

Benjamin “Ben” Liss, 88, of Pershing Street, Ellwood City, passed away on Friday, October 14, 2016 at Golden Hills Nursing Center in New Castle. Born in Ellwood City on February 21, 1928, Ben was the son of the late John and Anna Kuliga Liss.  Ben married the former Rose Genone on October 5, 1957 and she preceded him in death on January 13, 2013.  A 1946 graduate of Lincoln High School, Ben worked at the Ellwood City Tube Mill until it closed and worked at US Steel in Sharon, PA until his retirement.  He served in the US Army during…