Today's obituaries
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Claude D. Bish
BISH
Claude D., 6000 Smith Drive, James-town.
Service: Memorial service at 1 p.m. Saturday (5-11-02) in Zion's United Church of Christ, Transfer.
Arrangements by DONALDSON-MOHNEY FUNERAL HOME, 124 Main St., Sharpsville.
Richard Cione
Richard Cione, 418 Patton Ave., Farrell, died at 6:45 p.m. Thursday (5-9-02) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 76.
Obituary information was incomplete.
CIONE
Richard, 76, of 418 Patton Ave., Farrell.
Arrangements will be announced by A.E. PUSTINGER FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 1310 Idaho St., Farrell.
David John Bobby
Sharon Steel retiree was officer in bowling league
A funeral service will be held Saturday for David John Bobby of 6850 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield. He died at 2:55 p.m. Wednesday (5-8-02) in his home of an apparent heart attack. He was 57.
Mr. Bobby was born Jan. 22, 1945, in Sharon, a son of George and Gladys Faber Bobby.
He attended Sharon schools and retired in 1993 from the electric furnace department of the former Sharon Steel Corp.'s Farrell plant, where he had been employed for 30 years. After retirement, Mr. Bobby worked at Erme Distributing, Hermitage.
He was of the Lutheran faith.
David was president of the Polish National Alliance Bowling League at Thornton Hall Lanes in Sharon. He also bowled in the Thursday Men's League and was an avid golfer.
Mr. Bobby is survived by his wife, the former Kathleen Baumstark, whom he married Jan. 22, 1965.
He is also survived by: a son, David Bobby, Nashville, Tenn.; two daughters, Denise Zehner, Tallmadge, Ohio; and Julianne Bobby, Waldorf, Md.; a sister, Judy Bottenfield, Hermitage; and three grandchildren, Taylor, Alexis and Brianna.
Mr. Bobby was preceded in death by his parents; and a granddaughter, Trinity.
BOBBY
David, 57, of 6850 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. today (5-10-02) in MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
Service: Funeral service at 2:30 p.m. Saturday (5-11-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Daniel F. Cesene, pastor of Faith Assembly of God, Brookfield, officiating.
Mary C. Pruzensky Belcik
Former Farrell homemaker belonged to St. Ann's Church
Mary C. Pruzensky Belcik, Bentley House, Hermitage, formerly of Spearman Avenue in Farrell, died of natural causes at 11:40 a.m. Thursday, May 9, 2002, in UPMC Horizon, Farrell. She was 88.
Mrs. Belcik was born Nov. 21, 1913, in Johnstown, Pa., to Emery Pruzensky and Mary Murcko Pruzensky.
A homemaker, she was a member of St. Ann's Church, Farrell.
Her husband, Vincent M. Belcik, whom she married Jan. 13, 1940, in St. Theresa Church, Johnstown, survives in Hermitage.
Also surviving are: a son, Robert Belcik, husband of Louise, Sharon; a sister, Matilda Frazier, Sherman Oaks, Calif.; a grandson, Craig Belcik; two granddaughters, Kirsten Grande, wife of David; and Paula Subasic; and a great-granddaughter, Emily Grande.
Mrs. Belcik was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Lawrence Belcik, who died July 20, 1968; two sisters, Anna Svitil and Irene Katchmeric; and three brothers, John, Frank and Thomas Pruzensky.
BELCIK
Mrs. Vincent M. (Mary C. Pruzensky), 88, Hermitage, formerly of Spearman Avenue, Farrell.
Calling hours: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday (5-11-02) in A.E. PUSTINGER FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 1310 Idaho St., Farrell. Condolences may be e-mailed to pustinger@adelphia.net
Service: Funeral Mass at noon Saturday in St. Ann's Church, Farrell, with the Rev. Matthew Ruyechan, Order of Friars Minor, as celebrant.
Burial: St. Ann's Cemetery, Hermitage.
Robert W. Zickar
Robert W. Zickar, 709 S. Mercer Ave., Hermitage, died at 12:55 a.m. today (5-10-02) in UPMC Horizon, Farrell. He was 70.
Obituary information was incomplete.
ZICKAR
Robert W., 70, of 709 S. Mercer Ave., Hermitage.
Arrangements will be announced by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Steve Yaksich
Steve Yaksich, 580 Clay Furnace Road, Clark, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday (5-9-02) in UPMC Horizon, Farrell, from injuries sustained in an automobile crash. He was 83.
Obituary information was incomplete.
YAKSICH
Steve, 83, of 580 Clay Furnace Road, Clark.
Arrangements will be announced by DONALDSON-MOHNEY FUNERAL HOME, 124 Main St., Sharpsville.
Weldon W. Cousins
WE retiree was Mason, served in Trinity Presbyterian
A funeral service will be held Sunday for Weldon W. Cousins, 8116 Lamor Road, East Lackawannock Township. He died at 4:15 a.m. Thursday, May 9, 2002, in UPMC Horizon, Greenville, after an extended illness. He was 88.
Mr. Cousins was born Oct. 29, 1913, in Mercer to Frank Cousins and Cora Wilson Cousins.
An alumnus of Mercer High School, he retired after 37 years of service from the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp. During World War II, Mr. Cousins worked on torpedoes and then was a fitter for big transformers.
He was previously a sewage enforcement officer for 16 years in Mercer County.
As a 50-year member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Mercer, Mr. Cousins served as an elder and deacon.
He was also a life member of Free and Accepted Masons Hebron Lodge 575, Mercer; belonged to Scottish Rite's New Castle Consistory; and was a former member of Mercer Rotary Club.
His first wife, the former Celia Mae Hoovler, whom he married June 21, 1941, died Dec. 4, 1986.
His second wife, the former Eleanor Davis Jones, whom he married Jan. 16, 1990, survives at the residence.
Also surviving are: three stepdaughters, Carol, wife of Glenn Gilbert, Fort Collins, Colo.; Becky, wife of Chris Edwards, Holland, Pa.; and Amy Dietle, Sugarland, Texas; a son-in-law, Edward Mengel, Meadville; three sisters, Sara, wife of Ralph Crawford; and Helen Campbell, all Hermitage; and Fern Bilunka, Sharon; four brothers, Robert and his wife Norma Cousins, Altoona, Pa.; Chester and his wife Mae Cousins, Mercer; James and his wife Doris Cousins, Jamestown; and Gerald and his wife Bonnie Cousins, Sharpsville; and eight stepgrandchildren.
Besides his first wife, Mr. Cousins was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Bonnie Mengel; and a grandson, Mark Mengel.
Memorial contributions may be made to Trinity Presbyterian Church, 110 E. Main St., Mercer 16137.
COUSINS
Weldon W., 88, of 8116 Lamor Road, East Lackawannock Township.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday (5-11-02) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer, and 1 to 1:45 p.m. Sunday (5-12-02) in Trinity Presbyterian Church, Mercer. Masonic service at 8:45 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home.
Service: Funeral service at 2 p.m. Sunday in the church, with the Rev. William P. Crooks, pastor, officiating.
Interment: Millbank Cemetery, Fairview Township.
Thelma McDougall
Thelma McDougall, Bentley House, Hermitage, died at 4:32 a.m. today (5-10-02) in the emergency room of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 82.
Obituary information was incomplete.
McDOUGALL
Thelma, 82, Hermitage.
Arrangements will be announced by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
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BARNES
Mrs. John J. (Dorothy Louise Redfoot), 69, of 47 Amsterdam Road, Liberty Township.
Obituary was published 5-9-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (5-10-02) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
Service: Funeral service at 10 a.m. Saturday (5-11-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. David A. Lingle, pastor of Center Presbyterian Church, Grove City, officiating.
Interment: Crestview Memorial Park Inc., Pine Township.
DOUTT
Gerald E., 59, of 31 Nora St., Clark.
Obituary was published 5-9-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (5-10-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may also e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@ infonline.net
Service: Memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday (5-11-02) in Faith Presbyterian Church, Hermitage, with full military honors performed at the conclusion by the Honor Guards of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6233, West Middlesex; and Wheatland American Legion Post 432.
Interment: Glenwood Cemetery, Clark.
FONAGY
Mrs. John (Kathryn "Kitty") Jr., 76, of 1377 Bedford Road, Masury.
Obituary was published 5-9-02
Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. today (5-10-02) 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. Saturday (5-11-02) in the funeral home chapel, with the Rev. John Benigas, pastor of Masury United Methodist Church, officiating.
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
GILSON
James, Florida.
No obituary was published
Service: Memorial service at 4 p.m. Saturday, May 11, 2002, in the chapel of Zion's Reformed United Church of Christ, 260 Main St., Greenville, with the Rev. Philip Garner officiating.
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