Obituaries

Elizabeth A. “Beth” Boots, 56, of Stiefel Ave., Ellwood City (formerly of Tampa, FLorida) passed away unexpectedly Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 at her residence. Born Sept. 9, 1959 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of David P. and Lois V. West Peeples of Fombell. She was married to Barry R. Boots for 38 years when he passed away April 7, 2014. Beth attended Riverside High School and graduated as a Registered Nurse from Jameson School of Nursing. She was currently employed as a Visiting Nurse for Vitas Hospice in Cranberry. She formerly worked at Heritage Valley – Beaver Hospital,…

Raymond M. Gibson, Sr., 85, of Fombell passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 in the Butler VNA Hospice House. Gibson was born on May 27, 1930 in Pittsburgh to the late Clyde B. and Margaret Tranter Gibson. He enlisted with the U.S. Army on Sept. 11, 1948 and served with the Company D 10th Engineering Corp until his discharge on Dec. 23, 1949 with the rank of Private First Class. Ray worked as a First Class Millwright for Johns Manville Co. in Zelienople for 30 years, and he retired in 1992. Ray is Protestant by faith, and enjoyed hunting,…

Darlene Donley, 58, of Harmony Fischer Ave., Ellwood City (Franklin Twp.) passed away Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016 at her residence following a lengthy illness. Born Dec. 10, 1957 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Robert F. Donley and Hilda Egerer Donley of Harmony. Darlene worked as the Manager of Conley’s Best Western in Cranberry. She had also formerly worked at Airway Luggage in Ellwood City. She was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Darlene loved the ocean and vacationing in Puerto Rico. In addition to her mother, Hilda, survivors include two sisters, Kathleen…

June N. Goehring Gahagan, 96, formerly of Ellport passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2016 at the Haven Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Born April 24, 1919 in West Pittsburg, she was the daughter of the late Percy B. and Alice Fosnot Weaver. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Harland “Fin” Goehring who died in 1973 and Harry L. Gahagan who died in 2008 and a brother, Donald Weaver. June was a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church. She enjoyed going to flea markets. Survivors include two sons, Ronald Goehring of Ellwood City, Barry (Deborah) Goehring of…

Kathy M. Hahn, 66, of Mulberry, Fla. (formerly of Ellwood City) passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 at the Lakeland Regional Hospital in Florida. Born May 19, 1949 in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of the late Frederick G. and Zelma Marie Derrow Hahn. Kathy graduated from Laurel High School. She continued her studies at Roberts Wesleyan College in North Chili, N.Y. earning her bachelors degree. She also received her Master’s Degree from Western Maryland University. She retired as the registrar at Lenoir-Rhyne University in North Carolina where she worked for many years. Kathy enjoyed reading and cooking. She…

Margaret Scala, 84, died on Jan. 1, 2016 at home in the care of her loving daughter Donnalee and her sister Eleanor. Margaret was born on Nov. 11, 1931 in Newark, N.J. to Genevieve and Gennaro Leone. She resided in San Francisco, Calif. and West Orange, N.J. before settling in Beaver Falls. She worked in the law firm of Samuel J. Foosaner in Newark, N.J., the Babcock and Wilcox Steel Co. in Koppel and the AAA office in Rochester where she served as Editor of the Beaver/Lawrence County AAA Motorist Magazine. She was a kind and very generous person with…

Andrew K. McClintick, 24, of Scottview Dr., Scott Township passed away unexpectedly in his residence on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. Born in Ellwood City on April 19, 1991 he was the son of Richard and Carrie McClintick Pander of Portersville. Andrew was a 2010 graduate of Laurel High School. He worked at Pittsburgh Plug and Product in Evans City. Andrew was a people person. He enjoyed drawing and music. Always the life of the party, Andrew could bring a smile to anyone’s face. He will be deeply missed by his parents, his two brothers, Brian McClintick of Ft. Riley, Kan….

Betty J. Street, 85, of Chewton passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 2015 at the Rochester Manor. Born Jan. 30, 1930 in East Palestine, Oh., she was the daughter of the late Lyman and Mary Jane VanKirk Schultz. Betty retired from Conley’s Irish Pub where she was the head cook. She then worked at Little Joes in Beaver Falls for a few years. She was a member of the Chewton Christian Church. Betty was an accomplished cook and baker. She won over 70 ribbons from the Lawrence County Fair, three of them were blue ribbons for her apple pie. Her most…

Pamela Diane Reed, 56, of South Beaver Boro, Pa. passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 at her residence. Born Feb. 25, 1959 in Aliquippa, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Roberta McDonald Cooper. She was married to Duane Reed who passed away in 2007. Pam graduated from Hopewell High School in 1977. She worked as a nurse’s aid at McGuire Home for 25 years. He was a member of the Teamster’s Union through McGuire Home. She was a great homemaker and was very outgoing. She cherished time spent with her children and grandchildren. Survivors include daughter,…