Today's obituaries
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Michael J. Kushner
Michael J. Kushner, Hermitage, died at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday (3-27-02) in John XXIII Home, Hermitage. He was 87.
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KUSHNER
Michael J., 87, Hermitage.
Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday (3-29-02) in MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
Service: Funeral service will be held Saturday (3-30-02) in the funeral home with time and clergy to be announced.
Eva McClure Parker
Retired Hermitage teacher belonged to Hickory U.M.
WARREN, Ohio -- Eva McClure Parker, 500 Sycamore Trail, Cortland, formerly of Hermitage, died of pneumonia at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2002, in Trumbull Memorial Hospital. She was 96.
Mrs. Parker was born Nov. 14, 1905, in Lincoln Township, Allegheny County, to Robert McClure and Sue Finney McClure.
She retired in 1961 after 26 years as a teacher in what was Hickory School System in Hermitage.
Mrs. Parker was a member of Hickory United Methodist Church in Hermitage; New Virginia Old Home Day Association; the Over 70 Club; and Mercer County Teachers Association.
Her husband, Clifford Robert Parker, whom she married June 14, 1935, died Sept. 4, 1995.
Surviving are: one son, Vern Parker and his wife Ingrid, Cortland; two grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Parker was preceded in death by her parents; a twin sister, Elma McClearn; and two brothers, Ward McClure and Glen McClure.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hickory United Methodist Church, 240 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage 16148.
PARKER
Mrs. Clifford Robert (Eva McClure), 96, of 500 Sycamore Trail, Cortland, formerly of Hermitage.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (3-29-02) in W. WAYNE CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, 3126 Main St., West Middlesex.
Service: Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (3-30-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. G.H. Trumbo Jr., pastor of Hickory United Methodist Church, Hermitage, officiating.
Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Earl A. Reigelman
WWII vet, railroad retiree formerly lived in Greenville
A funeral and committal service will be held Friday for Earl A. Reigelman, Hempfield Township, formerly of 48 Clarksville St., Greenville. He died at 7:25 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2002, in White-Cliff Nursing Home, Hempfield Township. He was 86.
Mr. Reigelman was born June 21, 1915, in Greenville to Arthur A. Reigelman and Edna Mae Hockins Reigelman.
A graduate of the former Penn High School in Greenville and Dyke College of Commerce in Cleveland, he retired Dec. 13, 1978, after 28 years from Erie Lackawanna Railroad, Mahoning Division in Youngs-town, where he was a locomotive engineer.
Mr. Reigelman was of the Lutheran faith.
A U.S. Army Air Corps veteran, he served as a radio operator gunner from 1942 to 1945 during World War II. Mr. Reigelman belonged to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3374, Hempfield Township; American Legion Post 140; and was a life member of Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge 145, both Greenville.
Surviving are: his companion for more than 60 years, Cecil M. Perrine; one sister, Mrs. Robert C. (Irene) Kirkner; one nephew, Earl "Dax" Kirkner; and one niece, Linda Broadbent, all Greenville.
Mr. Reigelman was preceded in death by his parents.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army, 288 Main St., Greenville 16125.
REIGELMAN
Earl A., 86, Hempfield Township, formerly of 48 Clarksville St., Greenville.
Calling hours: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday (3-28-02) in LOUTZENHISER-JORDAN COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 366-68 S. Main St., Greenville.
Service: Funeral and committal service at 10 a.m. Friday (3-29-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. James Miller, pastor of First United Methodist Church, Greenville, officiating.
Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Marie A. Reiter
Sharon city clerk co-owned Masury business, was boater
Marie A. Reiter of 199 S. Myers Ave., Sharon, passed away unexpectedly at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2002, in the emergency room of UPMC Horizon, Farrell. She was 50.
Born Sept. 23, 1951, in Sharon, Mrs. Reiter was a daughter of C. Melvin Horsman and Theodora Metz Horsman.
A 1969 graduate of Hickory High School in Hermitage, she attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania's former Farrell campus and graduated from Shenango Valley School of Business in Sharon.
Marie was the city clerk for the City of Sharon for the past year and had previously been employed in the Accounts Payable Division of the treasurer's department for the City of Sharon for about 13 years.
An avid boater and member of the Conneaut (Ohio) Yacht Club, she and her husband owned and operated a charter fishing boat on Lake Erie for many years. They also owned and operated Reiter's Unlimited and Reiter's Towing in Masury for the past 30 years.
Mrs. Reiter was a member of the Pymatuning Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, where she was currently serving as treasurer.
On June 14, 1974, she married Thomas Reiter in New Virginia United Methodist Church in Hermitage. He survives her at home.
Mrs. Reiter also leaves: one son, Thomas C. Reiter, a student at Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania, at home; her mother, Hermitage; one sister, Gayle L. Hyde, McKeesport, Pa.; one brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Robert and Cathy Reiter, Sharpsville; her mother-in-law, Margaret A. Reiter, Sharon; two nephews, Rick C. Hyde and his wife Maria, Pittsburgh; and Brian Reiter, Waynesburg, Pa.; and two grand-nephews, Brenden Franks and Justin Franks, both Pittsburgh.
Mrs. Reiter was preceded in death by her father.
REITER
Mrs. Thomas (Marie A.), 50, of 199 S. Myers Ave., Sharon.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (3-29-02) 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. Saturday (3-30-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. John M. Trojak, pastor of First Baptist Church, Sharon, officiating.
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Beatrice Ellen Smith
Local homemaker known for her beautiful handiwork
A memorial service will be held Saturday for Beatrice Ellen Smith, Cordia Commons at the Shenango Inn, Sharon, formerly of Farrell and Charleston-Greenville Road, Mercer. She died at 7 p.m. Tuesday (3-26-02) in UPMC Horizon, Farrell. She was 93.
Mrs. Smith was born Sept. 26, 1908, in Farrell to William Richards and Elizabeth Thomas Richards.
She attended Farrell High School.
A homemaker, Mrs. Smith was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hermitage.
She was known for her beautiful designs in tatting, crocheting and knitting.
Her husband, Paul L. Smith, whom she married May 14, 1932, is deceased.
Surviving are: one daughter, Mrs. Robert (Lois) Allen, 607 Salt Spray Circle, Corolla, N.C. 27927; one son, Paul Fred Smith and his wife Pat, 8257 Highland St., Manassas, Va. 20110-3615; three grandchildren, Jerry D. Smith and his wife Linda, Manassas; Mrs. Clayton (Denise Allen) Wagner, Bethlehem, Pa.; and Mrs. J.T. (Heidi Allen) Corsello, Champion, Pa.; and five great-grandchildren, Alexander Smith, Manassas; Ben, Allison and Melinda Wagner, Bethlehem; and Nicole Corsello, Champion.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Smith was preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Louise Lucas; and one brother, William Thomas.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
SMITH
Mrs. Paul L. (Beatrice Ellen), 93, Sharon, formerly of Farrell and Charleston-Greenville Road, Mercer.
Calling hours: None at the request of family.
Service: Memorial service at 2 p.m. Saturday (3-30-02) in Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Hermitage, with Tim Davenport, minister of Jehovah's Witnesses, officiating.
Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Arrangements by JOHN A. PALISIN FUNERAL HOME, 86 Maple Drive, Hermitage.
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BEARD
Mrs. Paul Gardner (Mary A.), 84, of 200 Wick Ave., Hermitage, formerly of 7298 Brookfield Drive, Brookfield.
Obituary was published 3-27-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today (3-28-02) 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. Friday (3-29-02) in the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. C. Charles Eckles, pastor of Central Christian Church, Hermitage, officiating.
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
KRAJECIC
Mrs. Joseph (Irma), 84, of 1166 Haig St., Sharon.
Obituary was published 3-27-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (3-28-02) in JOHN FLYNN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY Inc., 2630 E. State St., Hermitage. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to www.flynnfuneralhome.com
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday (3-29-02) in the funeral home chapel, with Pastor John A. Frey of Sharon Baptist Church, Hermitage, officiating.
Entombment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
THORNE
Mrs. William W. (Eileen Ruth Brunson), 65, of 7356 Bagpipe Drive, Alma, Mich., formerly of Grove City.
Obituary was published 3-27-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (3-29-02) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
Service: Funeral service at noon Saturday (3-30-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. James M. Seeley, pastor of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Grove City, officiating.
Interment: Crestview Memorial Park, Pine Township.
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