Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Ellwood City, PA, Lawrence County Pennsylvania & Surrounding Areas

Nancy M. Pellicano

Nancy M. Pellicano

May 5, 2019

Nancy M. Pellicano, 77, of Freedom, formerly of Ellwood City, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, on Sunday afternoon, May 5 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospice at Heritage Valley Beaver. She was born in Farrell PA, on May 10, 1941, to the late Anthony and Josephine Cara Chiurazzi. Nancy graduated from Farrell High School. Her family was her...

Alice Elizabeth "Betty" Januszkiewicz

Alice Elizabeth "Betty" Januszkiewicz

May 3, 2019

Alice Elizabeth (Betty) Klindienst Januszkiewicz, 97, of Huntington, WV, formerly of Ellwood City, died on Friday May 3, 2019 in Huntington. Betty was born August 9, 1921 in Ellwood City, to the late Alvie William Klindienst, Sr. and Gladys Thomas Klindienst. She was a graduate of Lincoln (Ellwood City) High School, class of 1939. She also graduated from NY...

Margaret Jane Wilson

Margaret Jane Wilson

May 2, 2019

Margaret Jane Wilson, 75, of Ellwood City, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 2, 2019, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born in Ellwood City on April 21 1944, to the late Robert C. "Red" and Hilda M, Zikeli Wilson. Jane graduated from Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, class of 1962, and was a member of...

Esther G. Kelly

Esther G. Kelly

Apr 18, 2019

Esther G. Kelly, 67, of Ellwood City (Wayne Twp.) passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, April 18 2019 at UPMC Mage-Womens Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born in Ellwood City on June 12 1951, to the late Augustine "Bud"

Linda L. Prestia

Linda L. Prestia

Apr 9, 2019

Linda L. Prestia, 57, of Bessemer PA, formerly of Ellwood City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday April 9 2019 at her daughter"s home in Bessemer. She was born in Ellwood City on December 28 1961 to the late Herman L. and Lydia M. Mathes Simmons. Linda is survived by her husband Ronald Prestia in Michigan; and by her children:...

Virgil H. Blinn

Virgil H. Blinn

Apr 8, 2019

Virgil H. Blinn, 98, of Ellwood City (Wurtemburg), passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, April 8 2019, at his home. He was born in Frisco (Franklin Twp.) on July 2 1920 , to the late Howard and Edith McDanel Blinn. He served in the US Army during WWII as a truck driver in the 2nd Armored Division, receiving four...

Ellen L. Remler

Ellen L. Remler

Mar 25, 2019

Ellen L. Rice Remler, 99, of Avalon Place, New Castle, formerly of Ellwood City (North Sewickley Twp.), passed away peacefully at Avalon Place on Monday morning, March 25 2019. She was born in Ellwood City on October 19 1919, to the late Oran V. Rice, and the late Ethel K. McKelvey Rice. Ellen graduated Lincoln High School in 1938,...

Mary Greenwood

Mary Greenwood

Mar 20, 2019

Mary Greenwood, 90, of Ellport, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, on Wednesday, March 20 2019 at NorthView Estates in Ellwood City. She was born in Ellwood City on March 24 1928, to the late John and Sarah Russ Chima. Mary graduated from Lincoln High School in 1946, and was an active member of the Ellport Community Church....

Col. E. Dale Cunningham

Col. E. Dale Cunningham

Mar 20, 2019

Colonel E. Dale Cunningham, 90, accepted an auction bid from the One who owns the cattle upon a thousand hills, on March 20 2019. Our deep loss is his elated reunion with his sweetheart wife, Helen. He shared that deep loss of his father and mother, Charles and Elizabeth Kiesling Cunningham, and many dear friends and relatives he missed...

Barry J. Jesseman

Barry J. Jesseman

Mar 3, 2019

Barry J. Jesseman, 63, of Franklin Twp., died unexpectedly on Sunday, March 3 2019 at UPMC Passavant McCandless. He was born in Rochester PA on January 23, 1956, to William J. Jesseman of Melbourne FL, and Carol Kirkham Jesseman Cutich, of Franklin Township. Barry graduated from Riverside High School in 1975, and played baseball in the County League and...

Edward C. Lintz

Edward C. Lintz

Feb 13, 2019

Edward C. Lintz, 92, of North Sewickley Township (Ellwood City), passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 13 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospice at Heritage Valley Beaver. He was born in Evans City PA on March 1 1926, to the late Charles and Earla Nelson Lintz. He served in the US Navy during World War II, as an aviation machinist...

Agnes M. Lapinsky

Agnes M. Lapinsky

Feb 11, 2019

Agnes M. Lapinsky, 101, formerly of Princeton (Slippery Rock Twp.) and Ellwood City, passed away peacefully on Monday afternoon, February 11, 2019 at Avalon Place in New Castle. Agnes was born in Ellwood City on January 7, 1918 to the late August and Helen Wagner Tetmeir. She was a member of Oak Grove Presbyterian Church. Agnes worked at Curtis...

Jean L. Meehan

Jean L. Meehan

Feb 8, 2019

Jean L. Meehan, 89, of Ellwood City (Wurtemburg), passed away unexpectedly on Friday evening, February 8 2019 in the emergency department of The Ellwood City Medical Center. She was born in Ellwood City on November 24 1929, to the late Floyd L. and Helen V. Kifer Miesel. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, class of 1948....

William F. Orr

William F. Orr

Feb 2, 2019

William F. Orr, 90, of Ellwood City (Franklin Township), went to be with his Lord and Savior on Wednesday evening, January 2 2019 at The Grove in New Wilmington. He was born in Ellwood City on November 25 1928 to the late John R. Orr, Sr. and Blanche Rasely Orr. After her death, he was raised by John and...

Athene Glenn Moses

Athene Glenn Moses

Jan 27, 2019

Athene Demas Glenn Moses, 100, passed away peacefully at home in Ellwood City. She was born in Ellwood City on May 22 1918 to the late Theodore J. and Estella "Stella" Wotopoulos Demas. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Carl Frederick Glenn, who died in 1960, and her second husband, Isaac Moses Jr., who died in...

Mark N. Fontana

Mark N. Fontana

Jan 23, 2019

Mark N. (Marko) Fontana, 63, of Ellwood City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, January 23 2019 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born in Ellwood City on April 26, 1955 to Betty J. Weingartner Fontana, and the late Amey N. Fontana, who died September 25 1992. Mark attended Lincoln High School, and graduated from the Lawrence...

M. Eleanor Orr

M. Eleanor Orr

Jan 18, 2019

M. Eleanor Orr, 90, of Ellwood City, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday morning, January 18 2019, from The Grove at Harmony. She passed away only two weeks after her husband. She was born in Ellwood City on June 16 1928 to the late Wilbert and Ethel Kennedy Jessop. She graduated from Lincoln High School...

Donald P. "Grump" Franz

Donald P. "Grump" Franz

Dec 31, 2018

Donald P. "Grump"

Philip John Cortes

Philip John Cortes

Dec 21, 2018

Philip John (Gonzo) Cortes, 58, of Stuart Florida, formerly of Ellwood City, passed away on Friday, December 21 2018, at Martin Memorial Hospital in Stuart Florida. He was born in Ellwood City, the son of the late Frank and Jean Cortes, on April 14 1960. He attended Lincoln High School in Ellwood City. Recently he was employed as a...

Earl W. Tyler

Earl W. Tyler

Dec 18, 2018

Earl W. Tyler, 95, of Ellwood City, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and friends on Tuesday afternoon, December 18 2018 at The Grove at Harmony. He was born in Beaver Falls on March 9 1923, to the late Joseph and Stella DeVinney Tyler.. Earl graduated from Lincoln (Ellwood City) High School, and later worked in a CCC...