Today's obituaries
Mary E. Borke
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Mary E. Borke, 3379 Broadmoor Ave., Columbus, died at 10:15 p.m. Thursday (7-27-00) in Mount Carmel Medical Center. She was 79.
Obituary information was incomplete.
BORKE
Mary E., 79, of 3379 Broadmoor Ave., Columbus, Ohio.
Arrangements will be announced by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Helen Heims Conway
Survived by 61, homemaker had son living in Transfer
NEW CASTLE -- Helen Heims Conway, 1331 E. Washington St., New Castle, died at 9:58 p.m. Wednesday (7-26-00) in St. Francis Hospital. She was 87.
Mrs. Conway was born May 24, 1913, in Eau Claire, Pa., to Ralph and Laura Mars Heims.
She was a homemaker and a Christian.
Her husband, Earl E. Conway, to whom she was married for 34 years, died in 1968.
Surviving are: two daughters, Laura Crawford and Patricia Hedglin, both New Castle; four sons, Frank, James and Arthur, all New Castle; and Roy, Transfer; two sisters, Vera Bridges, New Castle; and Hanna Johns, Youngstown; 21 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a grandson, Phillip Hedglin; a sister, Lila Trover; and three brothers, Walter, Ralph and Roy Heims.
CONWAY
Mrs. Earl E. (Hazel Heims), 87, of 1331 E. Washington St., New Castle.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (7-28-00) in NOGA FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1142 S. Mill St., New Castle.
Service: Funeral service at 2 p.m. Saturday (7-29-00) in the funeral home.
Entombment: Castleview Mausoleum, New Castle.
Edward J. Donnelly
Retired Golden Dawn owner was active St. Joe’s member
Funeral Mass will be Saturday for Edward J. Donnelly, 347 Case Ave., Sharon. He died at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday (7-26-00) at home following an extended illness. He was 84.
Mr. Donnelly was born July 4, 1916, in Sharon to William and Helen King Donnelly.
He attended St. Joseph’s School in Sharon and was a 1934 alumnus of Sharon High School.
Mr. Donnelly retired in 1986 after 34 years as owner and operator of Donnelly’s Golden Dawn store, Hermitage.
An Army veteran, he served as a master sergeant in the South Pacific during World War II.
As an active lifelong member of St. Joseph’s Church, Sharon, Mr. Donnelly was the first president of the church council and served as a Eucharistic minister.
The member of Knights of Columbus Council 684 in Sharon also belonged to Fourth Degree Sharon Assembly.
Mr. Donnelly was a member of the board of directors of Prince of Peace, Farrell; and Kennedy Christian High School Boosters Club, Hermitage.
He was an avid golfer, having scored two holes-in-one.
Mr. Donnelly also enjoyed fishing and was a former member of the Century Club at Pymatuning Lake.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Alice M. O’Brien, whom he married July 17, 1948, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Julia) Hattrup, Maple Glen, Pa.; Mrs. H. Donal (Jane Alice) Lewis, Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Robert (Molly) MacDonald, Norfolk, Mass.; and Carole, Pittsburgh; three sons, Edward J. and James M., both Cleveland; and Attorney David T. Donnelly, Mount Lebanon; three sisters, Mrs. William (Dorothy) Ogg, Helen and Adahl, all Sharon; two brothers, Robert, Sharon; and Joseph, Hermitage; and 13 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathleen; a sister, Mary Louise Wassil; and two brothers, William and Frank "Hank."
DONNELLY
Edward J., 84, of 347 Case Ave., Sharon.
Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. today (7-28-00) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Service: Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday (7-29-00) in St. Joseph’s Church, Sharon, with Monsignor William C. Karg, pastor; the Rev. D.G. Davis III, parochial vicar; and Monsignor John B. Hagerty, pastor of Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, concelebrating. Brief prayer service at 9:15 a.m. in the funeral home.
Burial: St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hermitage.
Irene Louise Molinaro Dunworth
Homemaker was member of St. Michael’s Church
ERIE -- Irene Louise Molinaro Dunworth, formerly of Greenville, died Thursday (7-27-00) in Forestview Skilled Nursing Center, Erie. She was 80.
Mrs. Dunworth was born Aug. 24, 1919, in Soldier, Pa., to Joseph and Louise Paylor Molinaro.
The homemaker was a member of St. Michael’s Church, Greenville.
Her husband, George G. Dunworth, preceded her in death.
Surviving are: a daughter, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Jezerinac, Erie; a son, Dr. Robert, Gray, Tenn.; four brothers, Henry, John and Francis Molinaro, all Punxsutawney; and Eugene Molinaro, North Little Rock, Ark.; three sisters, Marlene Scarantine, Niagara Falls, N.Y.; Virginia Lukehart, Pittsburgh; and Connie Gaskin, Plano, Texas; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Box 50, Memphis, Tenn. 38101-9929.
DUNWORTH
Mrs. George G. (Irene Louise Molinaro), 80, Erie, formerly of Greenville.
Calling hours: None.
Service: Memorial Mass for Mr. and Mrs. Dunworth at 10 a.m. Aug. 5, 2000, in St. Michael’s Church, 85 N. High St., Greenville, with Monsignor Andrew H. Karg, pastor, as celebrant.
Burial: Whispering Pines Cremation Garden, Erie.
Arrangements by BURTON WINTERGREEN FUNERAL HOME, 4940 Koehler Road, Erie.
Mary Heben
Mary Heben, Masury, formerly of Cedar Avenue, Sharon, died at 1:05 a.m. today (7-28-00) in O’Brien Memorial Nursing Home, Masury, following an extended illness. She was 85.
Obituary information was incomplete.
HEBEN
Mary, 85, Masury, formerly of Cedar Avenue, Sharon.
Arrangements will be announced by HAROLD W. STEVENSON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon.
Johanna Eve Marino
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Johanna Eve Marino, 734 Cedar Knoll Drive, Lakeland, died at 2:48 a.m. today (7-28-00) at home. She was 88.
Obituary information was incomplete.
MARINO
Johanna Eve, 88, of 734 Cedar Knoll Drive, Lakeland, Fla.
Arrangements will be announced by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Rev. Paul O. Martin
Longtime Reading pastor had brother living in Masury
READING, Pa. -- The Rev. Paul O. Martin, 361 N. Second St., Reading, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday (7-23-00) at home following a lengthy illness. He was 78.
Rev. Martin was born Dec. 15, 1921, in Winston-Salem, N.C., to Walter and the Rev. Mary Jane Galloway Martin Sr.
One of the first organizers of the black Church of God congregations in Reading, he served as associate pastor of North Eighth Street Church of God, and for the last 25 years as pastor of Pine Street Church of God, both Reading.
Rev. Martin retired in 1982 after 35 years from Garden State Tannery, Reading. Until 1997, he was a self-employed contractor for 15 years.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Dorothy Olivia Warren, to whom he was married for 53 years, at home; a son, David L., Clearfield, Utah; a daughter, Paulette, Reading; a brother, Osborne Sr., Masury; a sister, Gladys Martin Mitchell, Reading; a grandson; and two stepgrandsons.
He was preceded in death by a son, Thomas W.; and several sisters and brothers.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Thursday (7-27-00) in Mountain View Church of God, Reading, with the Rev. Noah W. White Jr., retired pastor and family friend, as eulogist; assisted by the Rev. Carl Hines Jr., deceased’s nephew; and Minister Mildred Robertson, deceased’s niece. Burial was in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reiffton, Pa.
Mike Petrosky
Sharon Steel retiree was Navy vet, lived in Hermitage
Mike Petrosky, 820 S. Neshannock Road, Hermitage, died at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday (7-26-00) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 78.
Mr. Petrosky was born May 9, 1922, in Farrell to Frank and Pauline Lesijko Petrosky Sr.
He retired in 1981 after 42 years from the former Sharon Steel Corp.’s Farrell plant, where he was a train engineer and open-hearth furnace operator.
A Navy veteran, he served in Europe, stateside and in the Pacific, during World War II. He belonged to American Legion Post 162, Sharpsville; and Veterans of Foreign Wars Hickory Post 6166, Hermitage.
He was a lifetime member of St. John’s Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church, Sharon; and belonged to Local 1197 of United Steelworkers.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Anne Varsho, whom he married Sept. 2, 1950; two daughters, Bettie Anne Lutz, Brookfield; and Paula K. Gurneal, Hermitage; a sister, Mary Chupak, Wilmington, Pa.; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Michael, who died in 1980; two sisters, Ann Bobby and Kay; and five brothers, infants Andy and John; and Charles, Frank and John.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Building Fund of St. John’s Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church, 725 Cedar Ave., Sharon 16146.
PETROSKY
Mike, 78, of 820 S. Neshannock Road, Hermitage.
Calling hours: 5 to 9 p.m. today (7-28-00) in LEIPHEIMER-TOMON FUNERAL HOME, 1246 Roemer Blvd., Farrell. Panachida service at 8 p.m.
Service: Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. Saturday (7-29-00) in the chapel of St. John’s Cemetery, Hermitage, with Monsignor Michael Polanichka, pastor of St. John’s Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church, Sharon, as celebrant. Brief prayer service at 9 a.m. in the funeral home.
Burial: St. John’s Cemetery.
Richard Ruck
Obituary information remains incomplete.
RUCK
Richard, 68, of 104 Pymatuning Road, Jamestown.
Arrangements will be announced by SAMPLE-O’DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North Oakland Avenue, Sharon.
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GARSIDE
Rev. Mrs. Elner H. "Mother," wife of Douglas Garside, 89, of 1701 Shaw Ave., Youngstown, formerly of Farrell and New Castle.
Obituary was published 7-26-00
Calling hours: Were 10 a.m. to time of service today (7-28-00) in Pentecostal House of Prayer, 725 Fruit Ave., Farrell.
Service: Funeral service at noon today in the church, with the Rev. Keith Banks, co-pastor, officiating.
Burial: Morefield Cemetery, Hermitage.
Arrangements by WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland.
HARRIS
Mrs. Wilbur E. "Pappy" (Margaret Ellen), 90, of 117 Hamilton Ave., Farrell, formerly of Brookfield.
Obituary was published 7-27-00
Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. today (7-28-00) in MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (7-29-00) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Leon Avery Jr., pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Sharon, officiating.
Burial: Brookfield Township Cemetery.
HILKIRK
Mrs. Raymond H. (Anna G.), 92, of 4002 Hermitage Hills Blvd., Hermitage.
Obituary was published 7-27-00
Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. today (7-28-00) in SAMPLE-O’DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North Oakland Avenue, Sharon. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to Sample@infonline.net
Service: Funeral service at 10 a.m. Saturday (7-29-00) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Arlon K. Stubbe, pastor of Christ Lutheran Church, Sharon, officiating. Procession will follow.
Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
HOZA
Mrs. Joseh W. (Sophie A.), 87, Hermitage, formerly of Shenango Boulevard, Farrell.
Obituary was published 7-26-00
Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. today (7-28-00) in A.E. PUSTINGER FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 1310 Idaho St., Farrell.
Service: Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday (7-29-100) in St. Ann Church, 601 Fruit Ave., Farrell, with Rev. Richard Tomasone, pastor, as celebrant.
Burial: St. Ann’s Cemetery, Hermitage.
KLINGE
Mrs. Howard C. (Esther G.), 77, of 38 Golfwood Drive, formerly of Carroll Lane, both Hermitage.
Obituary was published 7-27-00
Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. today (7-28-00) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (7-29-00) in Hickory United Methodist Church, Hermitage.
Burial: Morefield Cemetery, Hermitage.
SHEPARD
Edward L., 75, of 128 Florida St., Farrell.
Obituary was published 7-26-00
Calling hours: 7 to 8 p.m. today (7-28-00) in First Baptist Church, Darr Avenue and French Street, Farrell. Friends also may call in the home of Patricia Samuels, deceased’s niece, 407 Lincoln Ave., Farrell.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (7-29-00) in the church, with the Rev. Dr. Graham P. Matthews Jr., deceased’s nephew of Nashville, Tenn., officiating.
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Sharpsville.
Arrangements by WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland.
UREY
Laurel L., 34, of 6 Buckingham Drive, Sandy Lake Township.
Meghan D., 7, of 12 School St., Sandy Lake.
were published 7-26-00
Calling hours: Were 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday (7-27-00) and are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (7-28-00) in SCOTT A. BLACK FUNERAL HOME, 99 Franklin St., Stoneboro.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (7-29-00) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Richard N. Carlson, pastor of Balm United Methodist Church, Springfield Township; the Rev. Russell D. Hines, pastor of Deer Creek United Methodist Church, Cochranton; and the Rev. Andrew P. Stallsmith, retired minister, officiating.
Burial: New Lebanon Cemetery, Mill Creek Township.
VOUGHT
Mrs. Terry (Lynn Szabo), 53, of 326 Lakeside Drive, Aiken, S.C.
Obituary was published 7-26-00
Calling hours: Private.
Service: Interment service at 10 a.m. Monday (7-31-00) in the chapel of Holy Cross Cemetery, Hermitage, with the Rev. John R. Boeckman, pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Farrell, officiating.
Burial: Holy Trinity Cemetery, Hermitage.
Arrangements by A.E. PUSTINGER FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 1310 Idaho St., Farrell.
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