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Maxine R. Downing
Former Stoneboro man retired from Polk Center
Maxine R. Downing, 300 Chapel Square Circle, Louisville, Ohio, formerly of 25 Lake St., Stoneboro, died at 7:17 p.m. Monday (9-9-02) in Mercy Medical Center, Canton, Ohio, after an extended illness. She was 77.
She was born March 10, 1925, in Greenville to George Henry and Edna Uldene Dunbar Kiser.
She attended the former Penn High School, Greenville; and retired in 1987 after 15 years of service from the dietary department of Polk Center.
She was of the Methodist faith, an avid bingo player and loved to shop. She enjoyed her family and grandchildren.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. William K. (Karen) Anderson, Louisville; one son, Rodney C. Downing and his wife, Roberta, Stoneboro; four grandsons, John Anderson and his wife, Heidi, Louisville; Steve Anderson and his wife, Amanda, Louisville; and Logan and Dakota Downing, Stoneboro; one granddaughter, Stacy Anderson, Louisville; and one great-grandson, Jace Anderson, Louisville.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, William H. Downing; one infant daughter, Carol Downing; one sister, Mildred Pease; and four brothers, Kenneth, Marvin, Delbert and Harold Kiser.
DOWNING
Maxine R., 77, of 300 Chapel Square Circle, Louisville, Ohio, formerly of 25 Lake St., Stoneboro.
Calling hours: 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday (9-12-02) in SCOTT A. BLACK FUNERAL HOME, 99 Franklin St., Stoneboro.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday (9-13-02) in the funeral home with the Rev. Terry L. Greenlee, pastor of Jackson Center Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake Township.
Idella Dessaw
Hospital volunteer, GE retiree was of Wheatland
Idella Dessaw, 73 Mercer Ave., Wheatland, passed away at 4:24 p.m. Sept. 9, 2002, in the emergency room of UPMC Horizon, Farrell. She was 69.
Mrs. Dessaw was born Dec. 30, 1932, in Douglas, Ga., to Gus Harper Sr. and Jessie Mae Chinn Harper. She lived in the Shenango Valley since 1952.
She graduated from high school in Douglas and retired on disability after several years of employment as an assembly person with GE Corp. in Grove City.
Mrs. Dessaw was a member of House of God -- Keith Dominion in Masury; and volunteered at UPMC Horizon in Farrell.
Her husband, Gene Dessaw, whom she married Oct. 10, 1969, died May 14, 1984.
Surviving are: four daughters, Mrs. John (Darlene) Mumford, Detroit; Denise Lott, Pompano Beach, Fla.; Mrs. Francois (Michelle Lott) Middleton, Boardman, Ohio; and Mrs. Stanley (Rochelle) Pickens, Farrell; three sons, Darryl Lott and his wife, Clara, Douglas; David Lott and his wife, Patricia, Pompano Beach; and John Lott III and his wife, Barbara, Maysville, Ky.; one sister, Mrs. Leviticus (Annie L.) Moore, Douglas; one brother, Gus Harper Jr. and his wife, Alene, Buffalo, N.Y.; 19 grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, in-laws and friends.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; and two sisters, Jean Blondell Harper and Mary Louise Harper Street.
DESSAW
Mrs. Gene (Idella), 69, of 73 Mercer Ave., Wheatland.
Calling hours: 11 a.m. to time of service Friday (9-13-02) in WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland. Also call at Rochelle Pickens, her daughter, 323 Lincoln Ave., Farrell. Condolences may be sent by fax to (724) 347-1917 or by e-mail to shannonfhltd@netscape.net
Service: Funeral service at noon Friday in the funeral home with Elder Harvey L. Shaw, pastor of House of God -- Keith Dominion, Columbus, Ohio.
Entombment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Frank P. Fedele
Ex-Masury man had been Shenango Steel foreman
Frank P. Fedele, Autumn Hills Nursing Home, Niles, Ohio, formerly of 632 S. State Line Road, Masury, died at 1 p.m. Monday (9-9-02) in St. Joseph Riverside Hospital, Warren, Ohio. He was 82.
Mr. Fedele was born Nov. 26, 1919, in Sharpsville, the son of Joseph and Rose Rose Fedele.
He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II.
Mr. Fedele was a member of St. Bernadette Church, Masury, and had been employed as foreman of Pattern Makers at Shenango Steel Fabricators of Sharpsville for 32 years.
His wife, Anne Marie Karsonovich, whom he married Nov. 26, 1940, died Sept. 13, 1991.
Surviving are: five daughters, Judith, wife of Thomas Baldwin, Newport News, Va.; Frances Fedele, Niles; Sandra, wife of John Melnik, Champion, Ohio; Karen, wife of Donald Polando, Fowler; a son, Frank P. Fedele Jr. and his wife, Dess, Hubbard; and seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a sister and a brother.
FEDELE
Frank P., 82, of Niles, Ohio, formerly of 632 S. State Line Road, Masury.
Calling hours: None.
Service: Private funeral services at 1:30 p.m. Friday (9-13-02) in HAROLD W. STEVENSON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon, with the Rev. Popovich, Warren, Ohio, officiating.
Inurment: St. Rose Mausoleum, Hermitage.
Margaret 'Maggie' Kirila
Margaret "Maggie" Kirila, 1353 Churchill Hubbard Road, Youngstown, formerly of Brookfield, died at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday (9-10-02) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 85.
Obituary information was incomplete.
KIRILA
Margaret "Maggie," 85, of 1353 Churchill Hubbard Road, Youngstown, formerly of Brookfield.
Arrangements will be announced by MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren-Sharon Road, Brookfield.
Justice Alayna Odem
Justice Alayna Odem, 1450 Parke Drive, Apartment 1D, Hermitage, passed away at 5:43 p.m. Sept. 9, 2002, in Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland. She was 7 weeks old.
Justice was born July 23, 2002, in UPMC Horizon, Farrell, to Tiffany Lee Odem.
She was baptized.
Surviving are: her mother, at home; her maternal grandmother, Linda Francine Chambers Odem, Hermitage; her maternal great-grandmother, Myrtle R. Chambers, Sharon; her paternal grandparents, Timothy L. and Mavis C. Odem, Sharon; her paternal great-grandparents, Fred L. and Sarah M. Odem, Farrell; her paternal great-great-grandmother, Veola Odem, Farrell; and two aunts, Sharnell Jean Chambers, Columbus, Ohio; and Melinda Ann Odem, Hermitage; and several great-uncles and great-aunts, cousins and friends.
Her grandfather and great-great-grandfathers preceded her in death.
ODEM
Justice Alayna, 7 weeks, 1450 Parke Drive, Apartment 1D, Hermitage.
Calling hours: In the home of Linda F. Chambers Odem, her grandmother, 1445 Parke Drive, Apartment 1D, Hermitage. Condolences may be sent by fax to (724) 347-1917 or by e-mail to shannonfhltd@netscape.net
Service: Private service for the family Saturday (9-14-02) in WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland, with the Rev. Raymond O. Brown, pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church, Masury, officiating.
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
John Allen Puskar
Sharon Tube retiree
was Mason, LL coach
John Allen Puskar, 63 Pullam Drive, Shenango Township, died at 9:37 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, in UPMC Horizon, Farrell, after an extended illness. He was 60.
Mr. Puskar was born Dec. 5, 1941, in Mercer County to Louis and Dorothy King Puskar.
He retired Oct. 1, 2001, after 42 years as a craneman with Sharon Tube Corp.
Mr. Puskar was of the Presbyterian faith and a member of Free and Accepted Masons Kedron Lodge 389, West Middlesex; and Valley of New Castle, Ancient Scottish Rite.
He was a Little League coach and enjoyed hunting, golfing and bowling.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Marlene Joyce Chupak, whom he married Aug. 29, 1964; a daughter, Mrs. Carey (Kris) Dworek, West Middlesex; two sons, Jeff Puskar and his wife, Lynn, West Middlesex; and D.J. Puskar and his wife, Sally, Las Vegas; a sister, Mrs. George (Betty Lou), Hoagland, West Middlesex; and two grandchildren, Madeline Dworek and Jacob Puskar.
He was preceded in death by a brother, James Puskar.
Memorial contributions may be made to West Middlesex Presbyterian Church, 3082 Main St.; or Lebanon Presbyterian Church, 2090 Mercer-West Middlesex Road, both West Middlesex 16159
PUSKAR
John Allen, 60, of 63 Pullam Drive, Shenango Township.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (9-13-02) in W. WAYNE CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, 3126 Main St., West Middlesex.
Service: Private funeral service in the funeral home with the Rev. Donald Wilson, pastor of Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Lackawannock Township; and the Rev. James P. Leuenberger, pastor of West Middlesex Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Burial: Cremation.
John Allen Puskar
Sharon Tube retiree
was Mason, LL coach
John Allen Puskar, 63 Pullam Drive, Shenango Township, died at 9:37 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2002, in UPMC Horizon, Farrell, after an extended illness. He was 60.
Mr. Puskar was born Dec. 5, 1941, in Mercer County to Louis and Dorothy King Puskar.
He retired Oct. 1, 2001, after 42 years as a craneman with Sharon Tube Corp.
Mr. Puskar was of the Presbyterian faith and a member of Free and Accepted Masons Kedron Lodge 389, West Middlesex; and Valley of New Castle, Ancient Scottish Rite.
He was a Little League coach and enjoyed hunting, golfing and bowling.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Marlene Joyce Chupak, whom he married Aug. 29, 1964; a daughter, Mrs. Carey (Kris) Dworek, West Middlesex; two sons, Jeff Puskar and his wife, Lynn, West Middlesex; and D.J. Puskar and his wife, Sally, Las Vegas; a sister, Mrs. George (Betty Lou), Hoagland, West Middlesex; and two grandchildren, Madeline Dworek and Jacob Puskar.
He was preceded in death by a brother, James Puskar.
Memorial contributions may be made to West Middlesex Presbyterian Church, 3082 Main St.; or Lebanon Presbyterian Church, 2090 Mercer-West Middlesex Road, both West Middlesex 16159
PUSKAR
John Allen, 60, of 63 Pullam Drive, Shenango Township.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday (9-13-02) in W. WAYNE CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, 3126 Main St., West Middlesex.
Service: Private funeral service in the funeral home with the Rev. Donald Wilson, pastor of Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Lackawannock Township; and the Rev. James P. Leuenberger, pastor of West Middlesex Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Burial: Cremation.
PREVIOUS DEATHS
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AIKEN
Mrs. John Presley (Mariana E.), 84 of 739 Federal Drive, Sharon.
Obituary was published 9-10-02
Calling hours: 6 to 9 p.m. today (9-11-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
Service: Funeral Mass at 1 p.m. Thursday (9-12-02) in St. Joseph Church, 79 Case Ave., Sharon, with the Rev. Christopher C. Merry, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: Castle View Memorial Gardens, New Castle.
CIOCHETTO
Louis A., 93, Orchard Manor, Pine Township, formerly of Forestville, Pa.
Obituary was published 9-10-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (9-11-02) in JAMISON FUNERAL HOME, 117 N. Main St., Harrisville.
Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Thursday (9-12-02) in St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church, Forestville, with the Rev. James L. Armstrong as celebrant.
Burial: St. Anthony Cemetery, Harrisville.
EVANS
Mrs. Roy G. (Helen E.), 75, of 1045 state Route 7 SE, Brookfield.
Obituary was published 9-9-02
Calling hours: Were 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday (9-10-02) in SAMPLE-O'DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North Oakland Avenue, Sharon; member of Selected Independent Funeral Homes and International Order of the Golden Rule. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to Sample@infonline.net
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. today (9-11-02) in the funeral home, with the Rev. G.H. Trumbo, pastor of Hickory United Methodist Church, Hermitage, officiating.
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
JONES
John R., 47, of 559 Creek Road, Jackson Center.
Obituary was published 9-10-02
Calling hours: Were 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday (9-10-02) in SCOTT A BLACK FUNERAL HOME, 99 Franklin St., Stoneboro.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. today (9-11-02) in the funeral home with the Rev. Daniel P. Irvine, pastor of Sandy Lake (Township) Wesleyan Church, officiating.
LEECH
James C., 53, Sidman, Cambria County, Pa., formerly of Sandy Lake and Mercer.
Obituary was published 9-10-02
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (9-11-02) in SCOTT A. BLACK FUNERAL HOME, 99 Franklin St., Stoneboro.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday (9-12-02) in the funeral home with the Rev. David M. Davis, pastor of Mercer United Methodist Church, officiating.
Interment and Committal Service: Oak Hill Cemetery, Sandy Lake Township.
QUINN
Thomas J., 85, of 3000 Lakewood Drive, Apartment 4304, Hermitage.
Obituary was published 9-9-02
Calling hours: Were 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday (9-10-02) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
Service: Funeral Mass at 11 a.m. today (9-11-02) in Church of the Good Shepherd, West Middlesex, with the Rev. Howard King, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.
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