Obituaries

Mrs. LuAnn Santillo, 71, of Ellwood City passed away peacefully on Friday, May 30th, 2025 surrounded by her loving family after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Born March 9th, 1954, in New Brighton, a daughter of the late Harry and Louise Seibel. She was a member of the Divine Grace Parish, Holy Redeemer Church. She graduated from New Brighton High School in 1972. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education and Early Childhood from Edinboro University. She completed her graduate work in the master’s program at the University of Pittsburgh, studying Early Childhood Education. LuAnn’s passion for…

Raymond C. Miller, 74, of Sewall Court, Ellwood City passed away Saturday, May 31, 2025, at Clen-Moore Place following an extended illness. Born March 7, 1951, in New Brighton, he was the son of the late Harold A. and Helen McCoy Miller. He married Sandra J. Miller on July 22, 1977. They shared 39 years of marriage until her passing on July 24, 2016. Ray graduated with an associate’s degree from New Castle Business College. Following college, he worked at Perelman’s Jewelry Store and subsequently as a chemist at the Penn Power New Castle Power Plant, where he was known…

Mrs. Leona W. Wolfe, 100, of Ellwood City passed away on Thursday, May 29th, 2025 at the UPMC Jameson Hospital in New Castle. Mrs. Wolfe was born in Ellwood City on February 21st, 1925 to the late Stanislaw and Caroline (Pogozelec) Sutkowski. She had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1943. Prior to getting married, Leona worked for U.S. Steel in Ellwood City as a secretary. Leona is a member of the Divine Grace Parish, Holy Redeemer Church and the Holy Redeemer Christian Mothers. She also is one of the last “Pierogi Ladies” from the former St….

Stephen C. Jackson, 65, of Monroeville, PA passed away, Monday, May 19, 2025. He was born June 5, 1959 in Pittsburgh. Steve is survived by his daughter; Amanda Jackson of Pittsburgh, his grandson; David Christopher O’Shea, his brothers; Jeffery Jackson and his wife Doreen, James Jackson and his wife Deb. Steve was born and raised in Pittsburgh. He was a 1977 graduate of Seneca Valley High School. Steve was also a US Army veteran who proudly served his country, until his honorable discharge, as 2nd Lieutenant, in 1985. He and his his ex-wife, Stacey Hauck, shared the birth of their…

Mrs. Edna G. (Sullivan) Funari, 91, passed away on May 24, 2025, with her loving family by her side. She was born on August 5, 1933, in Ellwood City, PA, daughter of the late Alfred and Edna Sullivan. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend whose kindness touched all who knew and loved her. Edna enjoyed the time she spent working at Holy Redeemer Social Services, where she loved helping the community. Yet her greatest joy came from being with her family. She reveled in her role as wife, mother, and “Grammy.” Left to honor Edna’s memory…

Mrs. Madeline (Molly) Lendick, 104, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2025. Born on April 25, 1921, in Rochester, NY, she was the beloved daughter of Pietro and Carmen (DeJonghe) Magliocca. The oldest daughter of eleven siblings, Molly grew up in a loving, close-knit Italian-French family. She is survived by her brothers George and Pete, and her sister Joanne, all of whom were proud to call her their big sister. Molly was a woman of warmth, strength, and enduring kindness. A devoted wife to her late husband, Stanley Lendick, and a loving mother to her five children. She worked at…

Daniel M. Murin, 53, of Ellwood City, PA, formerly of West Pittsburg, passed away at home on Sunday, May 25, 2025 following a courageous, prolonged battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Born April 14, 1972 in Clinton, PA, he was the son of Robert L. Sr. and Mary A. (Work) Murin of New Castle. Dan was a lifelong Auto Technician, where he was previously employed at EJ Williams, Route 168 Auto Service, and Meiters LLC. An avid outdoorsman, Dan enjoyed hunting deer, fishing, working on construction projects for family and friends, and spending time with his granddaughter. Dan loved to take apart…

Doran James Keeley, 71, of Bessemer, PA died on May 22, 2025 in Youngstown, OH following a brief illness. He was born on January 1, 1954, a son of the late Donald W. Keeley Sr. and Marjory “Marge” Phillips Keeley Nye. A 1973 graduate of the Lawrence County Vo-Tech High School, Doran spent most of his life working as an electrician for Slippery Rock University, retiring as foreman in 2014.He married the love of his life, Diana Shivley Joynson, on August 16, 1995. She survives. Doran loved working outdoors, especially in his backyard, scuba diving, fishing, listening to music, watching…

Mr. Edward D. Wiltrout, 71, of Fombell passed away on Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 at his favorite place in the world his cottage on Lake Erie. Ed was born in Ellwood City on October 15th, 1953 the son of the late Robert D. and Katherine (Segedi) Wiltrout. He had graduated from Riverside High School with the class of 1971. From 1973 until 1988 Ed worked at the Ellwood City Forge as a maintenance supervisor, and from 1988 until 2001 he worked for U.S. Air at the Pittsburgh Airport as a shop foreman. Over the years Ed enjoyed golfing, fishing, and refinishing…