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• FARRELL, GREENVILLE, PINE TOWNSHIP: Central Blood Bank asking hospitals to postpone surgeries

• SHARON: Pilfered pills case headed to court

• SHARON: Police seek boxer in alleged attack

• SHARON: Fake cop pulls woman over

• SHARON, FARRELL: Woman pleads guilty in bank fraud case

• FARRELL, SHARON: 'Purposeful' activity up in cities, police say

• SHARPSVILLE: Property taken for parking lot

• FINDLEY TOWNSHIP: Mercer County Grange Fair continues through Saturday

• GREENVILLE: Meeting access restricted, man says

• Virginia G. Griffith Coffey, 81, of 260 S. Buhl Farm Drive, Hermitage, formerly of Mercer.
  
• Joseph Gotal, 79, of 4013 Woodstock Road, Rocky Mount, N.C., formerly of Farrell.
  
• Isabel Loch Johns, 88, New Portland Road, Gorham, Maine, formerly of Sharon.
  
• Walter G. Murdock, 74, Cherry Hill, N.J., formerly of Sharon.
  
• Hugh M. OĠNeill, 84, of 2206 Downing Lane, Hermitage.
  
  

A funeral service will be held Friday for David A. Bair, 2383 Downing Lane, Hermitage. He passed away peacefully at 3:10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2002, in his residence. He was 69.

Mr. Bair was born Aug. 16, 1932, in Hermitage, a son of Fred Bair and Jean Bilby Bair.

He attended Hermitage and Fredonia schools.

Dave retired in 1994 as assistant supervisor at the Hermitage Water Pollution Plant. He had been employed nearly 30 years by the City of Hermitage.

He was a member and past officer of the North West Truck and Tractor Pullers Association.

Dave was well known for working in his garage on his Wheel Horse tractors and spending time with his family.

His wife, the former Theresa "Terry" Short, whom he married Nov. 23, 1950, survives at home.

Also surviving are: two sons, James K. Bair and his wife Judith; and Frank A. Bair and his wife Karen, all Hermitage; one brother, Ted Bair, Spokane, Wash.; one grandson, Justin Bair and his wife Lisa, Holly Hill, Fla.; and two great-granddaughters, Morgan and Paige Bair, both also Holly Hill.

Dave was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, George, Ken and Art Bair; and one sister, Ruth Fisher.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sharon Regional Health System's Hospice Home Care, 490 N. Kerrwood Drive, Suite 204, Hermitage 16148.

BAIR
    David A., 69, of 2383 Downing Lane, Hermitage.
    Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday (7-11-02) 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 a.m. Friday (7-12-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Stanley J. Swacha, pastor of Church of the Sacred Heart, Sharon, officiating.
    Interment: St. Mary's Cemetery, Hermitage.

ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. -- Joseph Gotal of 4013 Woodstock Road, Rocky Mount, formerly of Farrell, passed away about 1 a.m. Sunday, June 9, 2002, in LifeCare Hospitals of North Carolina. He was 79.

Born in Ivonec, Croatia, Mr. Gotal immigrated in 1928 to Farrell with his parents, Isadore and Teresa Gotal.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

A graduate from Farrell High School in 1941, Joseph served as a corporal in the Army Air Force 1504 during World War II.

He then earned a bachelor's degree in engineering in 1951 from Youngstown State University.

Mr. Gotal dedicated 44 years to Westinghouse Corp. in the former Sharon Transformer Division and the Pinetops, N.C. LVIT (Linear Variable Inductive Transducer) Division. He retired in June 1988.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2002, in the chapel of Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage, 2619 E. State St., Hermitage. Interment will follow in Hillcrest.

Attending the memorial service will be: his wife of 52 years, the former Lois R. Farringer, with whom he lived in their home; a daughter, Jennifer Ilene Pillar and her husband Charles; and their sons, Daniel and Joel, all Fayetteville, N.Y.; a daughter, Ruth Ann Leggette, Greenville, N.C.; a son, John D. Gotal and his wife Barbara Jane; and their daughters, Teresa and Alina, all Framingham, Mass.; a daughter, Joann Mary Freitas and her husband Stephen; and their daughter, Elizabeth, North Easton, Mass.; and a daughter, Barbara G. Campagna and her husband Jay, Davenport, Iowa.

Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

GORHAM, Maine -- Isabel Loch Johns, New Portland Road, Gorham, formerly of Sharon, died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, July 8, 2002, in Gorham House nursing center. She was 88.

Mrs. Johns was born May 29, 1914, in Sharon to John A. and Grace Urmson Loch.

She was a lifelong resident of Sharon, having graduated from Sharon High School's Class of 1932. She attended Westminster College in New Wilmington.

Mrs. Johns and her husband, Henry D. Johns, were married July 27, 1940, and lived at 379 Euclid Ave. in Sharon until Mr. John's death in 1991, when she moved to Maine.

As a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Sharon, Mrs. Johns was a Sunday school teacher; past member and officer of the Women's Association; and financial secretary of the church for 15 years.

Mrs. Johns was a life member and past officer of the Sharon General Hospital Auxiliary and an active participant in its volunteer service. She also was a volunteer for Meals-on-Wheels in Sharon for a number of years.

Surviving are: three children, David Johns, Liberty Lake, Wash.; Elaine Nadzo, Portland, Maine; and Richard Johns, Plymouth, Minn.; and nine grandchildren.

Besides her husband, Mrs. Johns was preceded in death by her parents.

There will be no visitation hours. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, 2002, in First Presbyterian Church, Sharon, with the Rev. Dr. Glenn M. Hink, senior pastor, officiating.

Virginia Griffith Coffey, 260 S. Buhl Farm Drive, Hermitage, formerly of Mercer, died at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2002, in Whispering Oaks, Hermitage, following a brief illness. She was 81.

Mrs. Coffey was born Dec. 21, 1920, in Wheeling, W.Va., to Ralph P. Griffith and Grace Clark Griffith.

She was a legal secretary for 35 years.

As a member of Mercer United Methodist Church, Mrs. Coffey belonged to the church choir.

She was also a former secretary of Brandy Springers Senior Citizens group; and Bethany Fan Club.

Surviving are: her husband, William J. Coffey, whom she married June 4, 1960, at the residence; a daughter, Janice Cessna Scassa, Rochester, Pa.; two stepdaughters, Shirley E. Leech, Boulder, Colo.; and Patricia Coffey North, Oswego, N.Y.; two sons, Edward G. Cessna and his wife Barbara, Milwaukee, Wis.; and William C. Cessna and his wife Sue, Woodbridge, Va.; a brother, William A. Griffith, Sharon; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Coffey was preceded in death by her parents; and a stepson, William J. Coffey.

Memorial contributions may be made to Mercer United Methodist Church, 250 E. Butler St., Mercer 16137.

COFFEY
    Mrs. William J. (Virginia Griffith), 81, of 260 S. Buhl Farm Drive, Hermitage, formerly of Mercer.
    Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday (7-11-02) in CUNNINGHAM FU-NERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer.
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday (7-12-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. David M. Davis, pastor of Mercer United Methodist Church, officiating.
    Interment: With committal service at 1 p.m. Friday in Sylvania Hills Cemetery, Rochester, Pa.

CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- Walter G. Murdock of Cherry Hill, formerly of Sharon, died at 4:28 p.m. Monday, July 8, 2002, in John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital. He was 74.

Mr. Murdock was born April 1, 1928, in Farrell to Walter S. Murdock and Thelma Worstel Murdock.

He was a 1946 graduate of Sharon High School and a 1952 graduate of Pennsylvania State University, with a bachelor's of science degree in electrical engineering.

A U.S. Navy veteran, Mr. Murdock was also a 30-year employee of RCA Camden (N.J.), retiring in 1983.

He was the dear brother of Leonard C. Murdock of South Boston, Va.; Delores J. Mihlo of Sharpsville; Marlyn E. Abbott of Hermitage; and the late Dell Rock of Struthers, Ohio.

Mr. Murdock is also survived by a dear friend, Catherine M. Sweeney of Cherry Hill; and many nieces and nephews.

Besides his sibling, Dell, he was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral service and interment will be private at the convenience of family.

Obituary information was incomplete.

O'NEILL
    Hugh M., 84, of 2206 Downing Lane, Hermitage.
    Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday (7-11-02) in STEVENSON-WEBB FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1142 Ridge Ave., Sharpsville. Condolences may be e-mailed to webb@surf724.com
    Service: Funeral service at noon Friday (7-12-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. G. Edward Hilliard, pastor of East Side Church (Baptist-Disciples of Christ), Sharon, officiating.
    Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.

Among Mark's survivors is his father, Ralph Showman, who lives in Erie. Incorrect information was given to the funeral home.

SHOWMAN
    Mark A. "Teck" "Tee Tee," 47, of 121 Charleston Road, Jefferson Township.
    Calling hours: None. Condolences may be e-mailed to webb@surf724.com
    Service: Memorial service will be held at a later date.
    Arrangements by STEVENSON-WEBB FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1142 Ridge Ave., Sharpsville.

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BAGGIOSSI
    Mrs. Americus J. (Anna), 67, of 682 Cohassett Drive, Hermitage.
    Obituary was published 7-8-02
    Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (7-10-02) in JOHN FLYNN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY Inc., 2630 E. State St., Hermitage. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to www.flynnfuneralhome.com
    Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Thursday (7-11-02) in St. Bartholomew's Church, Sharpsville, with the Rev. John S. Lynch, pastor, as celebrant.
    Entombment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.