Obituaries

Robert “Bob” Lee Munnell, 94, of Ellwood City passed away peacefully from complications of pneumonia on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, at Good Samaritan Hospice House following a brief illness. Born February 2, 1932, in Washington, PA, Bob was the son of the late Elbert Clayton and Virginia Grandstaff Munnell. He married the love of his life, Dorothy Ida Galli, on October 2, 1954, and together they shared 64 years of marriage until her passing on May 13, 2019. A graduate of East Washington High School, Bob earned his bachelor’s degree from Geneva College, where he played football and ran track….

Stavros G. Thomas, 75, of Ellwood City passed away peacefully on Monday, July 27, 2026. Stavros was born in McKeesport on November 4th, 1950 to the late Stavros George Thomas and Christina (Papoulis) Thomas. He attended Geneva College where he met his wife of 55 years, Nancy (Miller) Thomas who survives. Stavros worked at Aetna Standard until it closed. He then became a math teacher and was employed by New Castle School District until his retirement in 2013. He was a member of the Kingdom Hall of JW.org for many years. Stavros’ favorite pastime was all things to do with…

George F. Lutz Sr., 83, of Shenango Twp. passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 25, 2026 at his residence surrounded by his loving family, following an extended illness. Born April 7, 1943, in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late John L. and Lorena Gifford Lutz. George worked in maintenance at Calgon until his retirement. He accepted the Lord at a Billy Graham Crusade and attended the Park Gate Baptist Church. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and gardening. He also enjoyed working on jigsaw puzzles, woodworking, and crafting beautiful German origami stars. His most cherished moments…

Jason D. Brewer, 52, of Wayne Twp. passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, July 25, 2026 at UPMC – Jameson Hospital. Born June 9, 1974 in Norfolk, VA, he was the son of Stephanie Zaremba Marciniec. Jason was self-employed, working in maintenance in the construction industry. He enjoyed working on cars and cooking. His most cherished moments were spent with his family, especially his children and grandchildren. Survivors include his wife of five years, Cindy Edinger Brewer; mother, Stephanie (Robert) Marciniec of Cranberry Twp; two daughters, Meranda (Steve Reynolds) Brewer and Harley (Izaic) Lamp both of Wampum; two sons, Jason (Kristen)…

Kevin J. Imhoff, 60, of Ellport passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 25th, 2026 at the UPMC Hamot Hospital in Erie, PA. Kevin was born in Brentwood on August 7th, 1965 to the late Francis and Janet (Batting) Imhoff. He is a member of the Brentwood High School class of 1984. He enlisted with the United States Air Force on January 24th, 1985 and served as a Aerospace Maintenance Craftsman until his honorable discharge on June 30th, 1995. Kevin was awarded the Air Force Achievement Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award, Air Force Training Ribbon, Southwest Asia Service Medal, National…

Daniel V. “Dan” Davies, 83, of New Castle passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2025, at AHV Beaver Hospital in Beaver. He was the son of the late Samuel and Catherine (Shanor) Davies and was born May 11, 1943, in Ellwood City. He is survived by his nieces; Cherie Rumbold, of Chesterland, Ohio, Sandy Fischer of Streetsboro, OH, Donna Canacci of Culver, IN, and Rachel Pelkey of Streetsboro, OH and his very close friends; Jerry Jones and his wife Susan of New Castle. Dan was a graduate of Lincoln High School. Upon graduation enlisted in the United States Navy and…

Mr. Joseph E. Streit, Jr., 87, of North Sewickley Township passed away on Monday, July 20th, 2026 at the Heritage Valley Medical Center in Beaver. Mr. Streit was born in Ellwood City to the late Joseph E. and Cora Belle (McKinney) Streit, Sr. on May 31st, 1939. He had graduated from Lincoln High School with the class of 1957. Joe worked at the JC Murphy Co. in Ellwood City for 3 years, then at the Ellwood City Knitting Mill for 4 years, after which at the Ellwood City Forge for 39 years and 10 months as a machine operator retiring…

Donald Dennis Rebich (born March 8, 1936), only child of Metro and Gazella Rebich of Aliquippa, PA and Georgia Marie (Cello) Rebich (born October 9, 1939), oldest daughter of George and Mary Cello of Elwood City, PA enjoyed 57 years of marriage and life together until Don’s passing on August 27, 2022 in Ocala, FL. For the next three years, Georgia resided in Houston, TX until she passed away on October 12, 2025. Don and Georgia were married on June 5, 1965 in Koppell, PA. They made their first home in Ellwood City across from the football field at Ewing…

Thomas W. Keane Sr., 85, of Ellwood City passed away Sunday, July 19, 2026 at Edison Manor following a brief illness. Born March 13, 1941 in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late John and Ruth Ada Marion Keane. He married Carolyn J. Sobeski Keane on August 12, 1967. They shared 55 years of marriage until her passing on June 1, 2023. Thomas proudly served in the U.S. Army and the Military Police. A talented draftsman, he worked first at Herr-Voss and then at Thermo Fisher before retiring in 2015. He was a member of Divine Grace Parish…