Obituaries

Randall “Randy” Blinn, 70, of Perry Twp, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at his home. He was the son of the late Virgil and Helen (Bintrim) Blinn and was born May 31, 1954, in Ellwood City. He is survived by his brother; Kevan Blinn and his wife Jill of Perry Twp, his niece; Nicole Maunder of Ellwood City, and one great-nephew; Aaron Maunder, one nephew; Christopher Maunder and his wife Ashley of Ellwood City, and one great-nephew; Luca Maunder, his cousins; Jake O’Neil and his wife Michelle of Indianapolis. Randy was born and raised in Ellwood City. He…

Vicki Reeher, 71, of Koppel passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at Providence Care Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born December 26, 1953, in St. Johns, Newfoundland Canada she was the daughter of the late George L. and Catherine (Williams) Hatch. Before her time in Koppel, Vicki lived in Denver where she worked as a mortgage closer. One of her favorite things about living in Colorado was the beauty of the Rocky Mountains, which she loved. Above all she cherished time with her grandchildren and her stepson Jordan and his wife Melissa. Survivors include her husband of 29…

William Emmett Challis, 83, of Ellwood City, passed away on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at his home. He was the son of the late William and Margaret (Lawrence) Challis and was born February 28, 1942, in New Castle. He is survived by his second wife, Mary J. Challis, of Ellwood City, his children; Jacquelyn Carol Kunzler and her husband Charles of Ashtabula, OH, William E. Challis, Jr of Frisco, Kristina L. Maietta and her husband Travis of Ellwood City, Daniel Paul Challis of Pittsburgh, as well as 15 grandchildren,16 great grandchildren, his sister; Jane Gongaware and her husband Dick of…

Cindi A. Whitford, 55, of New Galilee passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at her residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 16, 1969, in Warwick, RI, she was the daughter of Edwin Whitford and Marjorie (Whitford) Heise. In Cindi’s younger years she worked many jobs as an employee and a manager. Her favorite job, which she held for the longest time, was serving as the manager of Engine Foodlane in Rhode Island. She was a former member of the New Beaver Borough Volunteer Fire Department. A people person, Cindi was a hard worker with a passion for…

Douglas E. “Bunger” Curry, 63, of New Beaver Borough passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025, at his residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Born August 15, 1961, in Ellwood City, he was the son of the late Frederick P. Curry and Martha Rorabaugh Curry of New Beaver Borough. After graduating from Lawrence County Vo-Tech, Bunger worked as a self-employed mason and bricklayer. Methodist by faith, he was a member of the Ellwood City Moose and the Johnson Club in Hillsville. In addition to his masonry skills, he was an avid and accomplished baseball and softball player, lastly playing for…

Cathy D. Stief, 64, of Beaver Falls passed away on Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 at the Heritage Valley Medical Center. Cathy was the daughter of the late Leonard E. and Opal Pauline (Buckley) Cox born on March 11th, 1961 in New Brighton. For over 20 years Cathy worked at Pizza Joe’s in Beaver Falls. She enjoyed playing bingo, building puzzles, and most of all time spent with her family. She is survived by her daughters, Juanita Ochieng of Rochester and Stacie (Darwin) Parker of Beaver Falls, grandchildren, Noah, Layla, Raquel, Jayla, Abby, Isabella, December, Darrien, Na-Dayja, great-grandchild, Raven, sisters, Gloria…

Mr. Robert G. Craven, 88, of Perry Township passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 4th, 2025. Mr. Craven was born in Ellwood City on March 15th, 1937 to the late Chester and Dorothy (Bruehl) Craven. He is a member of the Lincoln High School class of 1955. On October 11th, 1955 Robert enlisted with the United States Army and served until his honorable discharge on October 10th, 1957 with the rank of SP-3. Following his service with the Army Robert worked at the Babcock & Wilcox Steel Mill in Beaver Falls in the Hot Mill Department. An outdoorsman, Robert enjoyed…