Today's obituaries
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Iva Susanna Boyd
Ex-Greenville resident, quilter was Jerusalem UCC member
Iva Susanna Boyd, St. Paul Homes, 339 E. Jamestown Road, West Salem Township, formerly of Hittle and Penn avenues, both Greenville, passed away at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2002, in St. Paul Homes. She was 86.
Mrs. Boyd was born Aug. 14, 1915, in Perry Township to Mont E. and Nora Bell Ruhlman.
She was a member of Jerusalem United Church of Christ, Otter Creek Township.
Mrs. Boyd was an avid quilter and belonged to the Busy Bee Quilter's Club.
She also enjoyed crafts and spending time with her family and friends.
Her husband, Stanley E. Boyd, whom she married Feb. 16, 1938, preceded her in death June 22, 1973.
Surviving are: three sons, Dale M. Boyd and Ralph S. Boyd, both Greenville; and J. Keith Boyd, Sidney, Ohio; a brother, David K. Ruhlman, Franklin; a sister, Mrs. Arthur (Betty) Stephens, Altha, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Boyd was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Wayne, Warren and Robert Ruhlman; and a sister, Margaret S. Ruhlman.
Memorial contributions may be made to Jerusalem United Church of Christ, 560 Donation Road, Greenville 16125.
BOYD
Mrs. Stanley E. (Iva Susanna), 86, West Salem Township, formerly of Hittle and Penn avenues, both Greenville.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday (5-23-02) in ANDREW H. OSBORNE III FUNERAL HOME Inc., 73 & 75 Columbia Ave., Greenville, and 1 p.m. to time of service Friday (5-24-02) in the Williamson Room of Jerusalem United Church of Christ, Otter Creek Township. Condolences may be sent to www.osbornefuneralhome.com
Service: Funeral and committal service at 2 p.m. Friday in the church, with the Rev. Kathleen Mitchell, pastor, officiating.
Interment: Hadley Cemetery.
Margaret C. Urda
Ex-Greenville resident owned Mercer hairstyling business
LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Margaret C. Urda, 13402 Rockinghorse Road, Garden Grove, Calif., formerly of Greenville, died at 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2002, in Scripps Hospital. She was 83.
Mrs. Urda was born Jan. 4, 1919, in Greenville to Frank A. Freeman and Elizabeth E. Junk Freeman.
She was a graduate of the former St. Michael's High School in Greenville and was owner and operator for 25 years of Margaret Urda Hairstyling in Mercer.
Mrs. Urda was a member of St. Columbans Church in Garden Grove and a former member of St. Michael's Church in Greenville.
She was also a former member of the auxiliary unit of American Legion Post 140, Greenville.
Mrs. Urda enjoyed walking and spending time with her grandchildren.
Her husband, Stephen P. Urda, whom she married Aug. 13, 1949, died Oct. 31, 1951.
Surviving are: a son, Stephen P. Urda Jr. and his wife Karen, Garden Grove; two sisters, Mrs. Francis (Jeanne) Sperl, Dubois, Pa.; and Lucretia Ramsey, Greenville; a brother, William Freeman, Wheeling, W.Va.; and two grandchildren, Stephen and David Urda.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Urda was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Mary K. Freeman; and two brothers, Francis and Raymond Freeman.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Endowment Fund of St. Michael's School, 85 N. High St., Greenville 16125.
URDA
Mrs. Stephen P. (Margaret C.), 83, of 13402 Rockinghorse Road, Garden Grove, Calif., formerly of Greenville.
Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday (5-24-02) in LOUTZENHISER-JORDAN COLONIAL FUNERAL HOME, 366-68 S. Main St., Greenville.
Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Saturday (5-25-02) in St. Michael's Church, Greenville, with Monsignor Andrew H. Karg, pastor, as celebrant.
Burial: With committal service in St. Michael's Cemetery, Greenville.
Nelson C. 'Bud' Bailey
Westinghouse retiree, WWII vet lived in West Salem Twp.
Nelson C. "Bud" Bailey, 4 Beech Road, West Salem Township, died at 3:39 a.m. Tuesday (5-21-02) in the emergency room of UPMC Horizon, Greenville, following a brief illness. He was 82.
Mr. Bailey was born May 29, 1919, in Greenville to Dr. Nelson J. and Georgia McVay Bailey.
The graduate of Thiel College, Greenville, served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the medical field.
He retired as an order correspondent in both the Reynolds Development and Sharon office of Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Mr. Bailey was previously a member of the former Maysville Community Church, Greenville. He most recently was a member of Crossroads Christian Fellowship, West Salem Township.
He enjoyed reading.
His first wife, the former Aurilia Christy, died in 1968.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Nema Dawes, whom he married in 1970; two sons, John R. Bailey, Greenville; and James M. Bailey, Akron, Ohio; one sister, Margie Mehler, Gibsonia, Pa.; one brother, Hugh Bailey, Raleigh, N.C.; seven stepchildren, Glenn Humphrey, Mrs. William (Shirley) Riggs, Gerry Humphrey, Paul Humphrey, Joe Hall, Jim Hall and Donald Hall; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Besides his first wife, he was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Jane Ramsey.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Northwestern Pennsylvania, 352 W. 8th St., Erie 16502-1498.
BAILEY
Nelson C. "Bud," 82, of 4 Beech Road, West Salem Township.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday (5-23-02) in ANDREW H. OSBORNE III FUNERAL HOME Inc., 73 & 75 Columbia Ave., Greenville. Condolences may be sent at www.osbornefuneralhome.com
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday (5-24-02) in the funeral home with the Rev. Clemens Farver, retired pastor, officiating.
Interment: Prior to burial, a committal service with full military honors provided by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3374, Hempfield Township, will be held at Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville.
Sophie V. Martin
Homemaker once belonged to Hickory Women's Club
Sophie V. Martin, Nugent Convalescent Home, formerly of Lyle Drive, both in Hermitage, passed away at 9:36 a.m. Tuesday (5-21-02) in the nursing home from complications of a burn she recently sustained. She was 85.
She was born Aug. 28, 1916, in Hartshorne, Okla., a daughter of Walter and Julia Kozdron Yadwisiak.
A homemaker, she was a former member of the Hickory Women's Club. Along with her husband, she vacationed in Florida where she was a volunteer at the Holy Cross Hospital in Pompano Beach.
Some of her interests included ceramics, collecting glassware and playing bingo.
Her husband, Joseph S. Martin, whom she married Nov. 8, 1936, passed away Oct. 17, 1997.
She is survived by her son, Ronald Joseph Martin and his wife, Barbara, Hermitage.
She also leaves a sister, Mrs. Harold (Josephine) Wright, Rocky Ford, Colo.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Steve Yadwisiak.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Elevator Fund of Covenant Presbyterian Church, 263 E. State St., Sharon 16146.
MARTIN
Mrs. Joseph S. (Sophie V.), 85, Nugent Convalescent Home, formerly of Lyle Drive, both Hermitage.
Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday (5-23-02) 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 (5-24-02) in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Richard H. Herman, pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Sharon, officiating.
Interment: Private.
Clyde R. Campbell
Clyde R. Campbell, 602 Wallis Ave., Farrell, died Tuesday (5-21-02) in Specialty Hospital, Youngstown. He was 71.
Obituary information was incomplete.
CAMPBELL
Clyde R., 71, of 602 Wallis Ave., Farrell.
Arrangements will be announced by J.E. WASHINGTON FUNERAL SERVICES Inc., 1059 Hamilton Ave., Farrell.
Mary A. Androsko Gunesch
Ex-Sharon homemaker lived in Virginia, had son in Farrell
NORFOLK, Va. -- Mary A. Androsko Gunesch, 5023 Cyprus Point Circle, Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Sherman Avenue, Sharon, died of natural causes at 10:54 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2002, in Sentara Leigh Hospital. She was 88.
Mrs. Gunesch was born July 2, 1913, in Farrell to John and Mary Lenyo Androsko.
A homemaker, she was a member of St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church in Virginia Beach; and a former member of Our Lady of Fatima Church, Farrell.
Her husband, Henry J. Gunesch, whom she married Sept. 1, 1934, died April 20, 1968.
Surviving are: a daughter, Janet Kennedy, wife of William W., Virginia Beach; a son, Henry J. Gunesch, husband of Lisa, Farrell; and a son-in-law, George Jones, Hilton Head, S.C.
Also surviving are many grandchildren and great-grandchildren living in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Texas, Georgia and Ohio.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Gunesch was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Norma J. Jones; a sister, Anna Cummerick; and five brothers, John, Paul, Michael, Andrew and George Androsko.
In lieu of flowers or memorial contributions, the family has requested that friends do a good deed for an elderly person and offer support to a caregiver.
GUNESCH
Mrs. Henry J. (Mary A. Androsko), 88, of 5023 Cyprus Point Circle, Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Sherman Avenue, Sharon.
Calling hours: 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday (5-25-02) in A.E. PUSTINGER FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 1310 Idaho St., Farrell. Condolences may be e-mailed to pustinger@adelphia.net
Service: Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Saturday in Our Lady of Fatima Church, Farrell, with the Rev. Donald E. Berdis, pastor, as celebrant.
Burial: St. Anthony Cemetery, Hermitage.
Sadie Rose Lengyel
Infant Sadie Rose Lengyel passed away unexpectedly at birth at 5:50 p.m. Monday (5-20-02) in UPMC Horizon, Farrell.
She was the daughter of Gregory J. and Heather DeTullio Lengyel of 17 Mercer Ave., Wheatland.
She is survived by her parents; one brother, Colton James Lengyel; her paternal grandparents, Robert and Elizabeth Lengyel, Sharpsville; her maternal grandparents, Dennis and Gwen DeTullio, Greenville; and her maternal great-grandmother, Josephine DeTullio, Greenville.
Memorial contributions may go to the Sadie Rose Lengyel Memorial Park Bench Fund through J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon 16146.
LENGYEL
Infant Sadie Rose, 17 Mercer Ave., Wheatland.
Calling hours: Private.
Service: Private Mass of the Angels on Friday (5-24-02) in the chapel of St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage, with the Rev. James F. Bird, former parochial vicar of Church of Notre Dame, Hermitage, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Rose Cemetery.
Arrangements by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.
Naomi Mae Podleyon
Naomi Mae Podleyon, 5820 Miller Road, Hermitage, died at 5 a.m. today (5-22-02) in her home. She was 76.
Obituary information was incomplete.
PODLEYON
Naomi Mae, 76, of 5820 Miller Road, Hermitage.
Arrangements will be announced by THOMAS S. PODLEYON FUNERAL SERVICE, 86 Maple Drive, Hermitage.
Harriett M. Connally
Brookfield High grad retired as civilian from Air Force
A funeral service will be held Friday for Harriett M. Connally, Masury, formerly of Cathedral Drive, Farrell. She died at 11:50 a.m. Monday (5-20-02) in Orange Village Care Center, Masury. She was 83.
Mrs. Connally was born Jan. 1, 1919, in Sharon to John L. Hill and Susie Hunt Hill.
She was a graduate of Brookfield High School Class of 1938 and attended Miami Jacobs College in Dayton, Ohio.
A longtime retiree, Mrs. Connally was employed as a civilian in the Accounting and Travel Finance Department of the U.S. Air Force.
She was a member of New and Living Way Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, Farrell.
Mrs. Connally enjoyed crocheting and traveling.
Her husband, Edward Connally, whom she married Oct. 2, 1966, died April 7, 1970.
Surviving are: a daughter, Charlotte Stewart, wife of the Rev. Robert Stewart, Hermitage; a son, Robert James Hill and his wife Shermaine, Columbus; 10 grandchildren, Vernon L. Stewart and his wife Delphinia, on active duty with the U.S. Army in Germany; Lisa A. Stewart, Farrell; Omar S. Stewart and his wife Nicola, Farrell; Sonja Hill, Dayton; Holly Hill and Julius Hill, both Columbus; Lynette and her husband Tony Hardy, California; Robert Stewart Jr. and his wife Janice, Farrell; Kathy and her husband Gerald Chester, Hermitage; and Daniel Stewart and his wife Gloria, also California; a host of great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Mrs. Connally was preceded in death by her parents. The last of her siblings, Harriett also was preceded in death by two sisters, Agnes L. Matthews and Beatrice Lomax; and three brothers, John, George and Julius Hill.
CONNALLY
Mrs. Edward (Harriett M.), 83, Masury, formerly of Cathedral Drive, Farrell.
Calling hours: 11 a.m. to time of service Friday (5-24-02) in WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland. Friends also may call in the home of Charlotte Stewart, deceased's daughter, 2463 Romar Drive, Hermitage. Condolences may be sent by fax at (724) 347-1917 or by e-mail to shannonfhltd@netscape.net
Service: Funeral service at noon Friday in the funeral home, with Bishop Alvin J. McCoy, pastor of New and Living Way Apostolic Church of Jesus Christ, Farrell, officiating.
Burial: Brookfield Township Cemetery.
Wendell P. McCullough
Wendell P. McCullough, 3091 Maplewood Drive, Sharpsville, died of natural causes at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday (5-21-02) in his home after an extended illness. He was 72.
Obituary information was incomplete.
McCULLOUGH
Wendell P., 72, of 3091 Maplewood Drive, Sharpsville.
Arrangements will be announced by STEPHEN J. SHERMAN FUNERAL HOME, 2201 Highland Road, Hermitage.
John Washington
John Washington, 199 Malleable Ave., Sharon, died Tuesday morning (5-21-02) in his home. He was 67.
Obituary information was incomplete.
WASHINGTON
John, 67, of 199 Malleable Ave., Sharon.
Arrangements will be announced by J.E. WASHINGTON FUNERAL SERVICES Inc., 1059 Hamilton Ave., Farrell.
PREVIOUS DEATHS
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COOK
Paul L. "Cookie," 55, of 940 N. Stateline Road, Hermitage.
Obituary was published 5-21-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (5-22-02) in HAROLD W. STEVEN- SON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday (5-23-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Michael Soltis, pastor of Countryside Evangelical Congregational Church, New Vernon Township, officiating.
Interment: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
MARLOCK
Andrew L., 83, Fort Wayne, formerly of Grove City.
Obituary was reprinted 5-21-02
Service: Memorial Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday (5-25-02) in Church of the Beloved Disciple, Grove City, with Monsignor Edward J. Zeitler, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake Township.
Arrangements by CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
PEARSON
Mrs. John H. (Della C. Winger), 91, of 856 N. Broad St. Extension, Pine Township.
Obituary was published 5-21-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (5-22-02) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
Service: Funeral service at 10 a.m. Thursday (5-23-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. James M. Seeley, pastor of Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Grove City, officiating.
Interment: Crestview Memorial Park Inc., Pine Township.
SCHEIN
Mrs. Joseph (Eva Elizabeth), 92, Minoa, N.Y., formerly of Hermitage.
Obituary was published 5-21-02
Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (5-24-02) in STEVENSON-WEBB FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1142 Ridge Ave., Sharpsville. Rebekah Lodge service at 8:45 p.m. Condolences may be e-mailed to webb@surf724.com
Service: Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (5-25-02) in St. John's Episcopal Church, Sharon, with the Rev. Douglas K. Dayton, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, Sharon, officiating.
Burial: Brookfield Township Cemetery.
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