Obituaries

Paul H. Schlemmer, 70, of Hickernell Road, Perry Twp. passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Hospice in Wexford following a short illness. Born Feb. 22, 1945 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Earl Emery and Mary Melzina Smith Schlemmer. He celebrated 50 years of marriage to Violet Jean Schaffer Schlemmer as they were married on May 28, 1965. She survives. Paul was a lifelong service and delivery man before he started his own business in 1996, Superior Water and Salt Delivery. He was a Perry Township Supervisor, served on the Board of…

Sandra K. Suhre, 72, of Lookout Ave., Ellwood City, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 at Valencia Woods Nursing Center in Valencia, Pa. Born on Jan. 21, 1943 in Warren, Ohio, Sandra was the daughter of the late Richard and Martha Crocker Douce. She married Fred Suhre in 1962. Sandra enjoyed cooking and shopping, but most of all, she enjoyed spending time with her husband, children and granddogs. Sandra is survived by her husband, Fred, at home, a son, Fred (Debbie) Suhre, of Ellwood City and a daughter, Terri Suhre (Chris Harlacher) of Port Vue, Pa., a sister, Barbara…

Shermanetta I. Kondrasuk, 87, formerly of R.J. Schill Manor, Ellwood City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, Sept. 30, 2015 at Golden Hill Nursing Home in New Castle. She was born in Ellwood City on Dec. 6, 1927 to the late Robert Arnold Young and the late Mary A. Bennett Young. She graduated from Lincoln High School and worked as a clerk at J.C. Penney in Ellwood City. Shermanetta was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Ellwood City, where she was active in the Methodist Women. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death…