Today's obituaries
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Frank O. Curcio Jr.
Brookfield man, Navy vet retired as Farrell firefighter
A memorial service will be held Friday for Frank O. Curcio of 1159 N. Albright McKay Road, Brookfield. He died at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday (12-10-02) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 59.
Mr. Curcio was born Oct. 30, 1943, in Sharon, a son of Frank and Irene Alongi Curcio.
He was a graduate of Farrell High School.
Frank Curcio was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy in March 1968. A Farrell firefighter, he retired after 21 years of service.
His memberships included Our Lady of Fatima Church; and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5286, both Farrell; Italian American War Vets; Retired Firefighters; and the Italian Homes.
Frank enjoyed motor home traveling, flea markets and having coffee with friends.
Survivors include: his wife, Carolyn Dido Curcio, whom he married Nov. 7, 1970; his mother, Irene Alongi Curcio; three sisters, Lucy Vernile, Maumee, Ohio; Barbara Curcio, Farmland, Ind.; and Mrs. Joseph (Kathy) Bayer, Cincinnati.
Frank had many nieces and nephews and played a major role in the upbringing of Jeff and Justin Simpson.
He was preceded in death by his father, Frank O. Curcio Sr.
Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to Hospice of the Valley and Angels for Animals.
CURCIO
Frank O., 59, of 1159 N. Albright McKay Road, Brookfield.
Service: Memorial service at 10:30 a.m. Friday (12-13-02) in Our Lady of Fatima Church, Farrell, with the Rev. Donald E. Berdis, pastor, as celebrant.
Arrangements by MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
Beulah 'Billie' Mae Crawford Baccus
Government retiree worked for NASA, served in church
Beulah "Billie" Mae Crawford Baccus, 830 S. Keel Ridge Road, Hermitage, died at 3:37 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 78.
Mrs. Baccus was born Sept. 22, 1924, in Mercer to John Wilson Crawford and Mary Alice Sharp Crawford.
A 1942 graduate of Mercer High School, Mrs. Baccus retired in 1984 from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., after 30 years of service with the U.S. Government as a GS14. She traveled extensively with the government, having been assigned to Newark, N.J.; the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.; and Turkey, Georgia, California, Japan, Egypt and the Holy Land.
As a member of Charleston United Methodist Church in Jefferson Township, she served on the administrative board of the church and was the Sunday school superintendent for several years.
She was an avid bridge player and participated in bridge clubs at both the Buhl Club in Sharon and at the Suburban Restaurant in Hermitage with her dear friend, Betty.
Her husband, Lt. Col. Edwin Vernon Baccus, whom he married April 7, 1950, died May 15, 1982.
Surviving are: a daughter, Lynnore "Norie" Ann Baccus Dominguez, Hermitage; a sister, Ana June Crawford Bagnall, Jefferson Township; and two grandchildren, E.J. and Krista L. Dominguez, Hermitage.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Ralph W. and William R. Crawford; and five sisters, Genevieve Locke, Corita McDowell, Atlanta Jewell, Georgia Zahniser and Eleanor Driscoll.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Pleasant Cemetery Care Fund in care of Andrea Fithian, 455 Shenango St., Mercer 16137; or Association for Children With Learning Disabilities, 28 N. Pine St., Sharon 16146.
BACCUS
Beulah 'Billie" Mae Crawford, wife of Lt. Col. Edwin Vernon Baccus, 78, of 830 S. Keel Ridge Road, Hermitage.
Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday (12-13-02) in SAMPLE-O'DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North Oakland Avenue, Sharon; member of Selected Independent Funeral Homes. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to Sample@infonline.net
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (12-14-02) in Charleston United Methodist Church, Jefferson Township, with the Rev. Larry Rowe, pastor, and the Rev. David Roddy, pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church, Ridgway, Pa., officiating. The body will lie in state from 10 a.m. to time of service in the church.
Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, East Lackawannock Township.
Wallace W. Hayes
Sharpsville company retiree
was Brookfield football fan
Wallace W. Hayes of 727 state Route 7 SE, Brookfield, died at 11:20 p.m. Tuesday (12-10-02) in UPMC Horizon, Farrell. He was 63.
Mr. Hayes was born Sept. 27, 1939, in Brookfield, a son of Lyle Jay Hayes and Doris E. Wilcox Hayes.
Wallace retired in 1991 from Untensico Fabrication Co. in Sharpsville, after 26 years as a burner.
He was a proud Brookfield football parent and an avid Brookfield football fan.
Survivors include: two daughters, Tami Hosfelt and Helen Marie Hayes, both Brookfield; one son, Lyle J. Hayes, also Brookfield; one stepson, Gene O'Brien, Garland, Texas; one sister, Doris Hume, Kinsman; and one granddaughter, Tynne Dailey O'Brien.
Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
Wallace was preceded in death by his parents and his stepson, Tim McClure.
HAYES
Wallace W., 63, of 727 state Route 7 SE, Brookfield.
Calling hours: 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. today (12-12-02) and 10 a.m. to time of service Friday (12-13-02) in MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home with the Rev. Daniel Cesene, pastor of Faith Assembly of God, Brookfield, officiating.
Interment: Brookfield Township Cemetery.
Robert G. 'Hoguie' Hogue
Sharon Steel retiree, Army vet was camper, fisherman
Robert G. "Hoguie" Hogue, 617 Hamilton Ave., Farrell, died at 8:25 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, in his home after an extended illness. He was 72.
Mr. Hogue was born Jan. 27, 1930, in Sharon to Clarence Hogue and Sylvia Mowery Hogue.
He attended Farrell area schools and worked for the former Sharon Steel Corp.'s Farrell plant for a total of 30 years, having worked in the electric furnace department, later retiring in 1990 from the carpenters shop.
Mr. Hogue was in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1955 in Germany, having served as a medic during the Korean conflict. He was a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1338, Sharon; and Hickory Post 6166, Hermitage; and belonged to Post 5286 as well as American Legion Post 160, both Farrell.
He was also a member of the Slovenian Workingmen's Educational Club, Sharon; and the Serbian Home, New Deal Club and Saxon Home, all Farrell.
He enjoyed camping, fishing, hunting, craftmaking, cards and puzzles.
He was a loving family man and was active and social with his family and within the community.
Surviving are: his wife, the former Dolores Miller, at home, whom he married July 23, 1955; three daughters, Dolores and her husband Thomas Sabol; and Karen Korab and her fiancee Gary Jones, all Farrell; and Roberta and her husband Dale Bika, Wheatland; two sons, Keith and his wife Nancy Hogue, Sharon; and Kenneth and his wife Janet Hogue, Liberty Township, Trumbull County; and a sister, Stella and her husband Tom Galloway, Hermitage.
Mr. Hogue also leaves 11 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Patricia Salem; an infant son, Robert Charles Hogue; and two brothers, Clarence Roy Hogue, and an infant, Richard Irvin Hogue.
HOGUE
Robert G. "Hoguie," 72, of 617 Hamilton Ave., Farrell.
Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday (12-13-02) in JOHN FLYNN FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY Inc., 2630 E. State St., Hermitage. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to condolences@flynnfuneralhome.com
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (12-14-02) in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Martha Ishman, hospice chaplain, officiating. Full military honors will be rendered by Shenango Valley Honor Guard.
Entombment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Roy Angelo Pisano
Obituary was published 12-11-02
Mr. Pisano was known as "Poppy" to his 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, who were very special in his life.
PISANO
Roy Angelo, 78, of 123 Chestnut St., Wheatland.
Calling hours: 4 p.m. to time of service today (12-12-02) in W. WAYNE CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 3126 Main St., West Middlesex.
Service: Funeral service at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home with the Rev. Dr. Donald P. Wilson, pastor of Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Lackawannock Township, officiating.
Burial: Morefield Cemetery, Hermitage.
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CONN
Mrs. Nelson Eugene (Geraldine Mae), 88, of 262 Hamburg Road, Delaware Township.
No obituary was published
Calling hours: 3 to 7 p.m. today (12-12-02) in ANDREW H. OSBORNE III FUNERAL HOME Inc., 73 & 75 Columbia Ave., Greenville. Condolences may be sent to www.osbornefuneralhome.com
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday (12-13-02) in the funeral home with the Rev. Douglas Garland of St. Mark's United Church of Christ, New Hamburg, officiating.
Interment: With committal service prior to burial in the chapel of Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mark's United Church of Christ, 5 Baker Hill Road, Fredonia 16124.
FALKNER
Charles L., 79, of 408 Franklin St., Sharpsville.
Obituary was published 12-11-02
Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. today (12-12-02) in SAMPLE-O'DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North Oakland Avenue, Sharon; member of Selected Independent Funeral Homes. Friends may send condolences by e-mail to Sample@infonline.net
Service: Private funeral service will be held Friday (12-13-02) in the funeral home with the Rev. Lee Weber, pastor of First United Methodist Church, Sharpsville, officiating.
Burial: Cremation will follow with burial of cremated remains in Hillside Cemetery, Cortland. Military honors will be afforded by the U.S. Military Honor Guard of the Pittsburgh Military District.
HECK
Mrs. Richard M. (Mary Elizabeth) Sr., 82, Coolspring Township.
Obituary was published 12-11-02
Calling hours: 5 p.m. to time of service today (12-12-02) in DONALDSON-MOHNEY FUNERAL HOME, 124 Main St., Sharpsville.
Service: Funeral service at 7 p.m. today in the funeral home with the Rev. C. Robert Hibshman, retired pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Sharpsville, officiating.
SOLONINKA
Mrs. Michael (Martha J.), 83, of 700 Laurel Drive, Sharpsville.
Obituary was published 12-11-02
Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. today (12-12-02) in LEIPHEIMER-TOMON FUNERAL HOME, 1246 Roemer Blvd., Farrell. Panachida service at 7:45 p.m.
Service: Divine Liturgy at 9:30 a.m. Friday (12-13-02) in St. John's Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church, Sharon, with Monsignor Michael Polanichka, pastor, as celebrant. Brief service at 9 a.m. in the funeral home.
Interment: St. John's Cemetery, Hermitage.
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