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Local news Sunday, Feb. 10, 2002 newsie
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Today's death record

  • Ashley Lynne Anderson, 17, Branchton Road, Slippery Rock Township.
  • Fannie A. Dallacroce, 77, of 8085 Warren-Sharon Road, Masury.
  • Donna Elizabeth Volk Johnson, 65, of 339 E. Jamestown Road, West Salem Township.
  • Patsy J. Jones, 49, of 31 Marantha Drive, Youngstown, formerly of Masury.
  • Richard Arlen Shaffer, Sr., 69, of Third Street, Fredonia.
  • Pamela J. Stoup, 44, of 4638 Whippoorwill Drive, Hermitage.
  • Joseph E. Toscano, 81, of 1535 Catalina Place, Hermitage.


Today's obituaries
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Patsy J. Jones
Pamela J. Stoup
Ashley Lynne Anderson
  Richard Arlen Shaffer, Sr.
Donna Elizabeth Volk Johnson
Joseph E. Toscano
Fannie A. Dallacroce

Patsy J. Jones
Patsy J. Jones, 31 Maranatha Drive, Youngstown, formerly of Masury, died at 5:45 p.m. Friday (2-8-02) in St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Youngstown. She was 49.

Obituary information was incomplete.

JONES
    Patsy J., 49, of 31 Maranatha Drive, Youngstown, formerly of Masury.
    Arrangements will be announced by WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland.


Pamela J. Stoup

Sharon High, Penn State grad was state employee

Pamela J. Stoup, 4638 Whippoorwill Drive, Hermitage, died at 10:27 a.m. Saturday (2-09-02) in UPMC Horizon, Farrell, following an extended illness. She was 44.

She was born Oct. 16, 1957 in Sharon to William C. Reese and E. Arlene Bain.

A graduate of Sharon High School and Pennsylvania State University, State College, Mrs. Stoup was employed by the Bureau of Workman's Compensation, State of Ohio, as a fraud analyst for seven years.

She was a member of East Side Church Baptist-Disciples of Christ, Sharon.

Mrs. Stoup was a member of the Penn State Alumni Club and she played the organ at East Side Church. She loved music and taught piano for 1½ years at The School of Paralegal Training in Philadelphia.

Surviving are: her husband at home, Daniel Stoup, whom she married Sept. 9, 1989; her father, of Sharon; and brother, William C. Reese, Jr., of East Hampton, Conn.

She was preceded in death by her mother.

STOUP
    
Mrs. Daniel (Pamela J.) 44, of 4638 Whippoorwill Drive, Hermitage.
    Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday (2-11-02) in STEPHEN J. SHERMAN FUNERAL HOME, 2201 Highland Road, Hermitage.
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Tuesday (2-12-02) in East Side Church Baptist-Disciples of Christ, Sharon, with the Rev. G. Edward Hillard, pastor, officiating.
    Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.


Ashley Lynne Anderson

Slippery Rock High junior was active in school, church

Ashley Lynne Anderson, of Branchton Road, Slippery Rock Township, died at 4:40 p.m. Friday (2-08-02) in UPMC Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh following a brief illness. She was 17.

She was born Oct. 2, 1984 in Pine Township to James Albert Anderson, Jr. and Karen Louise Snyder Anderson.

Ashley was a member of the junior class of Slippery Rock Area High School.

She was a member of Branchton Methodist Church and Youth Group, a varsity basketball cheerleader, a member of the Rock-n-ettes and a Slippery Rock Youth Cheerleader coach. While dancing with Starz Dance Center of Branchton, she received numerous medals and trophies at regional, state and national dance competitions. She also taught beginning dance classes in jazz and gymnastics.

Surviving are: her parents at home; one sister, Jamie Anderson, at home; her paternal grandparents, James and Shirley McCloud Anderson, Butler; and her maternal grandmother, Mary Weitzel, Grove City.

Memorial contributions may be made to Branchton United Methodist Church, or the Slippery Rock Area High School Memorial Fund, in memory of Ashley Anderson.

ANDERSON
    
Ashley, 17, of Branchton Road, Slippery Rock.
    Calling hours: Noon to 4 p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m. Monday (2-11-02) in SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 421 New Castle St., Slippery Rock.
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Tuesday (2-12-02) in Center Presbyterian Church, Slippery Rock, with the Rev. James Lewis, pastor of Branchton Methodist Church, officiating.
    Interment: Slippery Rock Cemetery.


Richard Arlen Shaffer, Sr.

Retired mechanic, Army veteran, served in Korea

Richard Arlen Shaffer, Sr., 69, of Third Street, Fredonia, died at 3 p.m. Saturday (2-9-02) at UPMC Horizon, Greenville, after an extended illness.

He was born Oct. 20, 1932 in New Castle to Ferdinand Charles and Emma Syvila Eiler Shaffer.

Mr. Shaffer served in the Army during the Korean conflict.

Before retiring in 1987, he was employed by McCandless Ford, Mercer, as a mechanic.

Mr. Shaffer was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars 3374, Hempfield Township; Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 276, Greenville; and American Legion Post 140, Greenville.

Surviving are: his wife at home, Charlotte Kirsch Shaffer, whom he married Sept. 29, 1967; two daughters, Leah Marie King, Mercer; Melissa Ann Shaffer, Fredonia; one stepdaughter, Linda Adams, Greenville; one son, Richard Arlen Shaffer, Jr., Fredonia; four sisters, Catherine L. Bochert, Mercer; Leatrice J. Rice, Gertrude A. Megyesi, Vernetta M. Rice, all Sharpsville; two brothers, William M. Shaffer, Mercer; Raymond J. Shaffer, Sharpsville; and six grandchildren, Tiffiny Lynn McCandless, Tonya Marie King, Joseph Diefenderfer, Richard Arlen Shaffer III, Courtney Lynn Shaffer Say, and Miranda Marie Shaffer.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Georgia Parson; and two brothers, Fredrick C. and Robert L. Shaffer.

Memorial contributions may be made to Charlotte Shaffer, P.O. Box 83, Fredonia, Pa. 16124.

SHAFFER
    
Richard Arlen, Sr., 69, of Third Street, Fredonia.
    Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday (2-11-02) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer.
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Tuesday (2-12-02) in the funeral home with the Rev. Dave Wimer, associate pastor of Calvary Fellowship Chapel, Coolspring Township, officiating.
    Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage, with military honors.


Donna Elizabeth Volk Johnson

West Salem homemaker was Mercer UM Church member

Donna Elizabeth Volk Johnson, 339 E. Jamestown Rd., West Salem Township, died Saturday (2-09-02) following an extended illness in St. Paul Homes, West Salem Township. She was 65.

She was born May 20, 1936 in North Versailles, Pa. to Carl and Bessie Yeager Volk.

A homemaker, Mrs. Johnson was a member of Mercer United Methodist Church.

Her husband, Donald K. Johnson, whom she married May 28, 1955, preceded her in death on Dec. 31, 1990.

Surviving are: four daughters, Debora L. Roddy and her husband Michael; Dorothy A. Bobanick and her husband Russell; Dawn Louise McCann and her husband Jeffrey; all of Mercer; and Delores J. Tunstall and her husband Edward, Magnolia, Del.; two brothers, Robert Volk, Chesterton, Ind.; Carl Volk, Port Charlotte, Fla.; and six grandchildren.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Evelyn Boyd.

JOHNSON
    
Mrs. Donald K. (Donna Elizabeth Volk), 65, of 339 E. Jamestown Rd., West Salem Township.
    Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday (2-12-02) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer.
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday (2-13-02) in the funeral home with Dr. Hugh D. Crocker, pastor of visitation and Rev. David M. Davis, pastor, both of Mercer United Methodist Church, officiating.
    Interment: Crestview Memorial Park, Pine Township.


Joseph E. Toscano

Joseph E. Toscano, 1535 Catalina Place, Hermitage, passed away at 10:00 a.m. Saturday (2-09-02) in UPMC Horizon, Farrell, after a brief illness. He was 81.

Obituary information was incomplete.

TOSCANO
    Joseph E., 81, of 1535 Catalina Place, Hermitage.


    
Arrangements will be announced by J. BRADLEY MCGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1090 East State St., Sharon.

The obituary below is being reprinted because of errors by The Herald.

Richard Allen Campbell 1974 Sharon graduate enjoyed working on cars

Richard Allen Campbell, 325 Columbia Street, Sharon, died suddenly at 9:54 a.m. Friday in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 46.

He was born Feb. 4, 1956 in Uniontown, Pa. to Omar and Onalee Hughes Campbell.

Mr. Campbell was a 1974 graduate of Sharon High School where he had been on the wrestling team. He worked as a laborer.

He was a Protestant.

He enjoyed working on cars and playing cards.

Surviving are: his father, of Sharon; a sister, Joyce Letterbury and her husband Gary, Pensacola, Fla.; two brothers, Daniel and Russell Campbell, both of Sharon; and several nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles.

CAMPBELL
    
Richard Allen, 46, of 325 Columbia Street, Sharon.
    Calling hours: None. Arrangements by HAROLD W. STEVENSON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon.
    Service: Private graveside services.
    Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.


Fannie A. Dallacroce

Retired Westinghouse clerk was Sacred Heart member

Fannie A. Dallacroce, 8085 Warren-Sharon Road, Masury, died at 8:15 p.m. Friday (2-08-02) in Nugent's Convalescent Center, Hermitage. She was 77.

She was born in the Mercer County village of No. 5 Mine on Oct. 20, 1924 to Frank and Adelia Defrancisco DeCarlo.

A 1943 alumna of Grove City High School, Mrs. Dallacroce worked as a payroll clerk for the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp., retiring in 1983 following 40 years of service.

She was a member of Church of the Sacred Heart, Sharon, where she was a former catechism teacher.

Surviving are: her husband at home, Daniel Dallacroce, whom she married Nov. 22, 1958; two sisters, Mary DeCarlo, Hermitage; and Emma Jackel, Mercer.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Larry DeCarlo, and one sister, Jennie Kinney.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Northeast Ohio Alzheimer's Research Center, 1899 Garfield Road, Columbiana, Ohio 44408.

DALLACROCE
    
Mrs. Daniel (Fannie A.), 77, of 8085 Warren-Sharon Rd., Masury.
    Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday (2-11-02) in MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
    Service: Funeral Mass at 1 p.m. Tuesday (2-12-02) in Church of the Sacred Heart, Sharon, with the Rev. Stanley J. Swacha, Pastor, officiating.
    Burial: Brookfield Township Cemetery.


PREVIOUS DEATHS
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CHISHOLM
    
Jack Leroy, 77, of 577 Lafayette St., Sharon.
    Obituary was published 2-7-02
    Calling hours: Were 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday (2-9-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may also e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
    Service: Funeral service at 2:30 p.m. today (2-10-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Dr. Donald P. Wilson, pastor of Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Lackawannock Township, officiating.
    Interment: Morefield Cemetery, Hermitage.
GOOD
    
Mrs. Herbert T. (Noble June), 89, Hubbard
    Obituary was published 2-9-02
    Calling hours: 5 to 7 p.m. today (2-10-02) in KELLEY-ROBB FUNERAL HOME, 709 N. Main St., Hubbard.
    Service: Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday (2-11-02) in the funeral home with Mr. Jerry Yorks, pastor of Corner House Christian Church, Hubbard, officiating. To send condolences to the family and to view this obituary, please visit www.kelley-robb.com
    Burial: LaJose Cemetery, Newburgh Borough, Pa.


GUYNN
    
Mrs. Dwight T. (Violet E.) 93, of 1815 Pine Road, Espyville, Pa., formerly of Alderman Avenue, Sharon.
    Obituary was published 2-9-02
    Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. Monday (2-11-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may also e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
    Service: Funeral service at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (2-12-02) in the funeral home with the Rev. Wesley V. Myers, brother of the deceased, and the Rev. Craig Snyder, pastor of Sharon Alliance Church, officiating.
    Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
NOVAK
    
Mrs. Joseph L. (Frances Ethel Bates), 86, of Brookfield, formerly of 875 Thomas Ave., Sharon.
    Obituary was published 2-9-02
    Calling hours: 3 to 7 p.m. Monday (2-11-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may e-mail condolences to the McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net.
    Service: Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Tuesday (2-12-02) in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Sharon, with the Rev. Stanley Swacha, as celebrant.
    Interment: Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon.
PRYTS
    
Edward "Ted" Joseph Sr., 60, of 754 Valley View Road, Brookfield Township.
    Obituary was published 2-8-02
    Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. today (2-10-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may also e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Monday (2-11-02) in the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. Dr. Neil May, pastor of Faith Fellowship Church, Macedonia, Ohio, officiating.


RUFFO
    
Charles 'Chub', 65, of 816 Wheatland Road, Shenango Township`.
    Obituary was published 2-9-02
    Calling hours: Were 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday (2-09-02) and 2 to 4 p.m. today (2-10-02) in W. WAYNE CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, 3126 Main St., West Middlesex.
    Service: Funeral service at 4 p.m. today (2-10-02) in United Methodist Church, West Middlesex, with Rev. Dr. John Kees, Pastor, officiating.
    Burial: Cremation.


RUSSO
    
Marion M. "Smokey" Russo, 89, of Hermitage, formerly of Wilson St., Sharon.
    Obituary was published 2-9-02
    Calling hours: 6 to 9 p.m. today (2-10-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon, and from 1 p.m. until time of funeral mass on Monday (2-11-02) in the Roncalli Center of John XXIII Home, Hermitage. Friends may also e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
    Service: Funeral Mass at 2 p.m. Monday (2-11-02) in the Roncalli Center of John XXIII Home, Hermitage, with Monsignor Salvatore P. Mitchell, retired priest, as celebrant.
    Interment: St. Mary Cemetery, Hermitage.
YAFFEE
    
Mrs. Isidor J. (Cora L.), 67, of 5360 Saltsburg Road, Verona, Pa., formerly of Sharon.
    Obituary was published 2-8-02
    Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. today (2-10-02) in MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Monday (2-11-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Daniel F. Cesene, pastor of Faith Assembly of God, Brookfield, officiating.
    Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
ZARELLA
    
Rose M., 91, Hermitage, formerly of 169 Case Ave., Sharon.
    Obituary was published 2-8-02
    Calling hours: None. Friends may also e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
    Service: Funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Monday (2-11-02) in Roncalli Center of John XXIII Home, Hermitage, with Monsignor Salvatore P. Mitchell, retired priest, as celebrant.
    Interment: St. Anthony's Cemetery, Hermitage.
    Arrangements by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.



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