Today's obituaries
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Mary R. Barone
WE retiree was Notre Dame, Catholic Daughters member
A funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday for Mary R. Barone, 233 S. Kerrwood Drive, Hermitage. She passed away at 3 a.m. Wednesday (3-13-02) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 87.
Mrs. Barone was born Nov. 28, 1914, in Chicago, a daughter of Francisco and Madaline Tecchia Palumbo.
She was a 1932 alumna of Sharon High School.
Mrs. Barone retired in 1976 after 34 years from the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp., where she was a coil winder and a production clerk in the A20 Building of the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp.
She was an active member of Church of Notre Dame in Hermitage and served as a past officer for Catholic Daughters of the Americas Sharon Court 507.
Mrs. Barone also belonged to Hermitage Woman's Club and its Garden Club; Westinghouse Retirees Association; and AARP in Hermitage, a retired person's organization.
Her husband, John Barone, whom she married June 25, 1955, died Aug. 9, 1994.
Mrs. Barone was the last surviving member of her immediate family.
Surviving are: six nephews, Francis M. Palumbo, Fort Myers, Fla.; Michael J. Palumbo, Sacramento, Calif.; John C. Palumbo, Cape Coral, Fla.; Patrick L. Palumbo, Hershey, Pa.; Thomas J. Palumbo Alexandria, Va.; and Richard A. Palumbo, Cortland; one niece, Marguerite (Palumbo) Hassel, Fort Myers; eight great-nieces; five great-nephews; seven great-great-nieces and -nephews; and dear friends Frank and Carole Mancuso; and Mark and Susan Davis and their family, all Hermitage.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; and three brothers, Michael, Anthony and Patsy Palumbo.
Memorial contributions may be made to Church of Notre Dame, 2325 Highland Road, Hermitage 16148; or American Cancer Society, 19 Jefferson Avenue, Sharon 16146.
BARONE
Mrs. John (Mary R.), 87, of 233 S. Kerrwood Drive, Hermitage.
Calling hours: 4 to 6 p.m. Friday (3-15-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Rosary service at 3:30 p.m. by Catholic Daughters of the Americas Sharon Court 507. Friends also may e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
Service: Funeral Mass at 11:30 a.m. Saturday (3-16-02) in Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, with the Rev. William G. Rice, parochial vicar, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Mary's Cemetery, Hermitage.
Helen Rose Earnhart
Ex-Masury woman retired as Valley View pharmacist
Helen Rose Earnhart of 2250 Shenango Valley Freeway, Hermitage, formerly of Masury, died at 2:35 a.m. Wednesday (3-13-02) in John XXIII Home, Hermitage. She was 81.
Mrs. Earnhart was born Oct. 18, 1920, in Hubbard, a daughter of Stephen A. and Dorothy Maczieowski Klucher.
An alumna of Hubbard High School Class of 1938, she furthered her education by graduating in 1942 from Ohio State University College of Pharmacy in Columbus.
She married Charles Lee Earnhart on July 30, 1945.
Mrs. Earnhart was first employed as a pharmacist at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Youngstown. For the next 28 years, she and her late husband, Charles, who died June 8, 1974, owned and operated the Masury pharmacy. Mrs. Earnhart later retired in 1986 as a pharmacist for the former Valley View Department Store in Brookfield.
She was a former member of St. Bernadette Church in Masury.
In her spare time, Mrs. Earnhart enjoyed reading, camping and traveling.
Survivors include: six children, Carole Burgess, Sheridan, Wyo.; Lee Earnhart, Mercer; Jim Earnhart, Hartford; Catherine Bean, Alexandria, Va.; Audrey Earnhart, Masury; and Mary Bible, Brookfield; and 13 grandchildren.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Earnhart was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, John L. Klucher and an infant; and one sister, Mary C. Sperko.
EARNHART
Mrs. Charles Lee (Helen Rose), 81, Hermitage, formerly of Masury.
Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. Friday (3-15-02) in MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
Service: Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday (3-16-02) in St. Bernadette's Church, Masury, with the Rev. John Lody, pastor, as celebrant.
Burial: Brookfield Township Cemetery.
George 'Porky' Lazor
Honored vet was WE retiree, plaza maintenance supervisor
A Divine Liturgy will be celebrated Friday for George "Porky" Lazor, 420 N. Keel Ridge Road, Hermitage. He passed away peacefully at 10:30 p.m. Monday (3-11-02) in his residence. He was 74.
Mr. Lazor was born July 26, 1927, in Sharon, a son of Andrew and Catherine Parimuha Lazor.
He attended Sharon schools and retired in the early 1980s as a pipefitter from the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp., where he worked for 35 years. Mr. Lazor was also the maintenance supervisor for Ivor J. Lee at the Hermitage Square Shopping Center for a number of years.
He owned and operated the former Carriage Shop in the shopping center for more than 10 years.
Mr. Lazor belonged to St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church in Hermitage; the Greek Catholic Union of the USA; and Veterans of Foreign Wars Hickory Post 6166 in Hermitage; and was a former member of Loyal Order of the Moose.
The decorated war veteran was a sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict and received the Korean Service Medal with three Bronze Stars, the Combat Infantry Badge and the National Defense Service Medal.
An outdoorsman, Mr. Lazor enjoyed hunting, fishing and golfing. He also enjoyed gardening, spending many hours planting and maintaining his garden, as well as canning. He was also known for his beautiful orchids.
Surviving are: one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Debbie) Buck, Arlington, Texas; one son, Gary Lazor and his wife April, Jupiter, Fla.; two sisters, Anne Moro, Sharon; and Mrs. William (Mary Jane) Reffner, South Pymatuning Township; and one brother, John Lazor and his wife Ethel, Hermitage.
Mr. Lazor was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Andrew Lazor; and one sister, Helen Slovesko.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael's Cemetery Fund in care of St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church, 2230 Highland Road, Hermitage 16148.
He will be buried with full military honors by the Honor Guard of Veterans of Foreign Wars Hickory Post 6166 in Hermitage.
LAZOR
George "Porky," 74, of 420 N. Keel Ridge Road, Hermitage.
Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday (3-14-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Services include Chaplet by Infant Jesus of Prague Guild; Rosary by the Rosary Society, both 6:30 p.m.; and Parastas, 7 p.m. Friends may also e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
Service: Divine Liturgy at 11 a.m. Friday (3-15-02) in St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Church, Hermitage, with the Rev. Frank A. Firko, pastor, as celebrant. Panachida service at 10:15 a.m. in the funeral home.
Interment: With full military honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Hickory Post 6166, Hermitage, in St. Michael's Byzantine Catholic Cemetery, Hermitage.
Paul Thomas Maybray
MAYBRAY
Paul Thomas, 66, Woodland Place, Coolspring Township, formerly of the Shenango Valley.
Calling hours: None.
Service: Private memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family.
Burial: Cremation services by HAROLD W. STEVENSON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon.
Anthony Russell
Anthony Russell, 378 Logan Ave., Sharon, died Wednesday (3-13-02) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 35.
Obituary information was incomplete.
RUSSELL
Anthony, 35, of 378 Logan Ave., Sharon.
Arrangements will be announced by J.E. WASHINGTON FUNERAL SERVICES Inc., 1059 Hamilton Ave., Farrell.
John R. Sankey
John R. Sankey, 1415 Wakefield Drive, Hermitage, died Wednesday afternoon (3-13-02) in the skilled care unit of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 76.
Obituary information was incomplete.
SANKEY
John R., 76, of 1415 Wakefield Drive, Hermitage.
Arrangements will be announced by HAROLD W. STEVENSON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon.
Alice Rebecca Uber
Mercer grad was former nurse, had relatives here
Alice Rebecca Uber, West Salem Township, formerly of Michigan and California, died at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2002, in St. Paul Homes, West Salem Township. She was 82.
Miss Uber was born May 21, 1919, in Wheatfield, Ind., to Harry Dickson Uber and Anna Scott Bagnall Uber.
A graduate of Mercer High School and Jameson School of Nursing in New Castle, she was a former nurse in Michigan and in California.
Miss Uber was a member of First Congregational Church in Berkeley, Calif.
She loved cats.
Surviving are: one sister, Martha Orr, Hermitage; one sister-in-law, Marjorie Uber, Mercer; three nieces, Lynda Knauff, Union City; Rebecca Hover, Erie; and Kathryn Venema, Tiffin, Ohio; and three nephews, Scott Uber, Mercer; Donald Uber, Malvern, Pa.; and James Orr, Hermitage.
Miss Uber was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Douglas Uber; and one sister, Frances Uber.
UBER
Alice Rebecca, 82, West Salem Township, formerly of Michigan and California.
Calling hours: 2 p.m. to time of service Saturday (3-16-02) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer.
Service: Funeral service at 3 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home, with the Rev. William P. Crooks, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Mercer, officiating.
Interment: Delaware Township Cemetery.
PREVIOUS DEATHS
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CHRISTY
Mrs. Albert H. (Thelma I.), 72, of 1641 Wickham Lane, Apartment 109, Waynesboro, Va., formerly of Reynolds.
Obituary was published 3-13-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today (3-14-02) in DONALDSON-MOHNEY FUNERAL HOME, 124 Main St., Sharpsville.
Service: Funeral service at 3 p.m. Friday (3-15-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Gary Bryan, pastor of Shenango Valley Church of God, Hermitage, officiating.
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
DAVID
Mrs. Joseph J. (Helen Ann Olenik) Jr., 86, Lakeview Drive, Lackawannock Township.
Obituary was published 3-13-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday (3-14-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may also e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
Service: Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Friday (3-15-02) in Church of the Good Shepherd, West Middlesex, with the Rev. Howard J. King, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Ann's Cemetery, Hermitage.
UREY
John Kenneth, 84, of 18 College Ave., Apartment 1, Greenville, formerly of Mercer.
Obituary was published 3-13-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (3-15-02) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (3-16-02) in the funeral home, with Pastor Jim Chapin of Living Word Christian Center, West Salem Township, officiating.
Interment: Old Findley (Township) Cemetery.
WYGAL
James E., 65, of 102½ N. Pitt St., Mercer.
Obituary was published 3-11-02
Service: Memorial service at 7 p.m. today (3-14-02) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer, with the Rev. Dr. F. Stanley Keehlwetter, pastor of Bethany Presbyterian Church, Mercer, officiating.
ZIPAY
Theodore, 80, of 835 Adams Ave., Warren, Ohio, formerly of Sharon.
Obituary was published 3-13-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today (3-14-02) in STEPHEN J. SHERMAN FUNERAL HOME, 2201 Highland Road, Hermitage.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday (3-15-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Paul Sajban, pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sharon; and the Rev. Joel Steven Zipay, deceased's nephew, officiating.
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
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