Today's obituaries
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John H. Lopochonsky Sr.
Decorated WWII veteran
retired from Werner Co.
John H. Lopochonsky Sr., 178 Conneaut Lake Road, Greenville, died at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, in UPMC Horizon, Greenville. He was 83.
Mr. Lopochonsky was born June 11, 1919, in Four States, Pa., to Harry Lopochonsky and Pauline Herysinzak Lopochonsky.
He attended Marion County schools in West Virginia and retired from Werner Co., Sugar Grove Township, where he was superintendent of stores with 34 years of service.
A veteran of World War II, Mr. Lopochonsky served in the U.S. Army as a technical sergeant in the Pacific theater of operations with the 105th Infantry, Company K, having been a highly decorated veteran, receiving two Bronze Battle Stars and a Purple Heart for his actions in the Battle of Saipan on July 29, 1944. He also received the Asiatic-Pacific Service Ribbon and participated in the invasion of Marshall and Gilbert islands.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church and American Legion Post 140, both Greenville; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3374, Hempfield Township; and was a life member of Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge 145, also Greenville.
His wife, Lillian E. Artman Lopochonsky, whom he married April 22, 1949, survives in Greenville.
Also surviving are: one son, James E. Lopochonsky; and a grandson, Jamison E. Lopochonsky, both Greenville.
Mr. Lopochonsky was preceded in death by his parents; a son, John H. Lopochonsky Jr., who was killed in action in Vietnam; and a brother, Michael Luper.
LOPOCHONSKY
John H. Sr., 83, of 178 Conneaut Lake Road, Greenville.
Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (1-15-03) in BAIRD FUNERAL HOME, 14 Louisa Ave., Greenville. Condolences may be e-mailed to Baird@infonline. net
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday (1-16-03) in the funeral home with the Rev. Stanford O. Stenson, officiating. Military honors will be conducted after the service at the funeral home by the U.S. Army Military Honor Guard, Pittsburgh Military District.
Burial: Rocky Glen Cemetery, Atlantic.
Francis M. Sherwood Sr.
Francis M. Sherwood Sr., 371 Ohio St., Sharon, died on Monday (1-13-03) in UPMC Horizon, Farrell, after an extended illness. He was 81.
Obituary information was incomplete.
SHERWOOD
Francis M. Sr., 81, of 371 Ohio St., Sharon.
Arrangements will be announced by HAROLD W. STEVENSON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon.
Jennie A. Wolfe
Hermitage homemaker had roadside produce stand
Jennie A. Wolfe of 2185 Trout Island Road, Hermitage, passed away early Sunday morning (1-12-03) in her residence. She was 81.
Mrs. Wolfe was born May 27, 1921, in Clark, a daughter of Joseph J. and Anna Misivich.
A lifelong area resident, she graduated in 1940 from Hickory High School in Hermitage.
Mrs. Wolfe was a homemaker and previously was an active member of the Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6404 in Sharpsville.
She enjoyed bowling, gardening and fishing.
For many years, Mrs. Wolfe and her husband, John, operated a produce and vegetable stand on North Hermitage Road, just north of Lamor Road in Hermitage.
In her earlier years, she was a member of Sharpsville Police Auxiliary.
Her husband, John Joseph Wolfe, whom she married Aug. 30, 1940, passed away Feb. 9, 1995.
She leaves: two sons, John J. "Jack" Wolfe and his wife Sandy, Hermitage; and Lewis James "Jim" Wolfe and his wife Kitty, Greenville.
She also leaves one sister, Helen Drivere, Hermitage; six grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
Her husband; three brothers, John, Joseph and Vincent Misivich; three sisters, Marrianne Harris, Pearl Cugini and an infant sister, Mildred Misivich; and her grandson, Joey Wolfe, preceded her in death.
WOLFE
Mrs. John Joseph (Jennie A.), 81, of 2185 Trout Island, Hermitage.
Calling hours: 11 a.m. to time of service Wednesday (1-15-03) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may e-mail condolences to McGonigleFuneralHome@infonline.net
Service: Funeral service at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel with Monsignor Salvatore P. Mitchell, retired priest, officiating.
Interment: Mount Washington Cemetery, Jefferson Township.
Richard E. White
Allegheny County company engineer was '75 HHS grad
BEAVER, Pa. -- Richard E. White of Brighton Township, Beaver County, formerly of Hermitage, died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon, Jan, 11, 2003, in the Medical Center, Beaver. He was 45.
Born Oct. 7, 1957, in Waynesburg, Pa., Mr. White was a son of Richard E. White Jr. and Ella Raye Gabeletto White, Hermitage. He had been a resident of Brighton Township since 1988.
Mr. White was a senior project engineer for the past 16èyears with Eaton Cutler Hammer in Finley Township, Allegheny County. He was a 1975 graduate of Hickory High School in Hermitage and a 1997 graduate of Youngstown State University, where he graduated cum laude.
Mr. White was a former softball and baseball coach and enjoyed bowling, golf and archery.
Surviving besides his parents are: his wife, Sherry Lynn Lapcevich White, whom he married Sept. 23, 1978; a son, Jason Richard White; and a daughter, Jacquelyn Louise White, both at home; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Ronald and Connie White, New Wilmington; Robert and Michelle White, Iowa; and Rodney and Maria White, Wisconsin; a sister and brother-in-law, Renee and Richard Trice, Moon Township, Allegheny County; his mother-in-law, Anita Lapcevich Dixon and her husband James Dixon, Hermitage; and a maternal grandfather, James Gabeletto, Masontown, Pa.; and a paternal grandmother, Arlowine "Peg" Olmstead White, Warren, Ohio.
Mr. White will be sadly missed by his wife's family, his nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles, and many close co-workers and friends.
Preceding him in death were his maternal grandmother, Beatrice Taylor; his paternal grandfather, Richard E. White Sr.; and his father-in-law, Frank Lapcevich.
Memorial contributions may be made if desired to the Beaver County Cancer and Heart Association, 3582 Brodhead Road, Suite 104, Monaca, PA 15061.
WHITE
Richard E., 45, Brighton Township, Beaver County, formerly of Hermitage.
Calling hours: Were 7 to 9 p.m. Monday (1-13-03) and will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (1-14-03) in NOLL FUNERAL HOME, 333 Third St., Beaver.
Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Wednesday (1-15-03) in Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Beaver, with Monsignor William M. Ogrodowski, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: Beaver Cemetery.
Maria (Mary) Grande Falvo
Californian formerly lived in Farrell, had family here
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- A Catholic Mass was held in St. Irenaeus Church in Cypress, Calif., at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, 2003, to celebrate the life of Maria (Mary) Grande Falvo. She passed away at the age of 99 in West Anaheim Extended Care Nursing Home at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 7, 2003.
Mary Grande Falvo was born Maria Lucia Grande on Sept. 8, 1903, to Michele Grande and Marcella Lorenzo Grande, in Walston, Pa.
The family later moved to Farrell. Mary grew up and lived in Farrell and was known by many as the friendly young lady who worked in her family's grocery store. It was in that store that she met her future husband, John Falvo, of Sharpsville, who is now deceased. The couple married and had one daughter, Marcella. The Falvo family moved to California in the late 1940s.
Mary Grande Falvo is survived by: her son-in-law, Thomas Denevan; six grandchildren, John, Annette, Mark, twins Michael and Michele, and Stephen. She also leaves nine great-grandchildren, Tom, Debbie, Kathleen, Timmy, Patrick, James and Tommy Denevan, Jennifer Kennedy and Ashley Ponce.
Also among her survivors are four great-great-grandchildren, Clayton, Zachery, Caleb and Dylan Denevan; several sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Falvo Argenziano, Mission Viejo, Calif.; Helen Falvo Giordano, Boulder City, Nev.; and Jean Palazzo Falvo, Grove City; and a brother-in-law, Michael Falvo and his wife Madeline Faber Falvo, Boulder City, all of whom are formerly of the Shenango Valley.
Aunt Mary is also lovingly remembered by many nieces and nephews throughout the Shenango Valley, California and Las Vegas; as well as by her cousin, Lisa Lipton, Rochester, N.Y.
Mary Grande Falvo was preceded in death by her beloved husband, John; her only child, Marcella Falvo Denevan; a granddaughter, Stephanie, twin of Stephen; and her brothers, George and Michael Grande; and sisters, Rose Grande, Virginia Grande Reda and Lucy Grande Mollo.
Interment was in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Cypress, Calif.
George Cook
COOK
George, 73, of 393 Prindle St., Sharon.
Service: Funeral service at 1 p.m. Wednesday (1-15-03) in J.E. WASHINGTON FUNERAL HOME, 1059 Hamilton Ave., Farrell.
Peter P. Resek
Peter P. Resek, 449 Folk Road, Delaware Township, died at 1:02 p.m. Monday (1-13-03) in UPMC Horizon, Greenville. He was 75.
Obituary information was incomplete.
RESEK
Peter P., 75, of 449 Folk Road, Delaware Township.
Arrangements will be announced by LOUTZENHISER-JORDAN FUNERAL HOME, 366-68 S. Main St., Greenville.
PREVIOUS DEATHS
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BOOR
Stephen, 92, Whispering Oaks, 260 S. Buhl Farm Drive, Hermitage, formerly of Broadway Avenue, Masury.
Obituary was published 1-12-03
Calling hours: Were Monday (1-13-03) in HAROLD W. STEVENSON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon.
Service: Funeral service at 10 a.m. today (1-14-03) in the funeral home with the Rev. Paul Sajban of Sts. Peter and Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sharon, officiating.
Interment: Brookfield Township Cemetery.
BISSETT
Benjamin Jr., 74, of 450 Collier Road, Mercer.
Obituary was published 1-13-03
Calling hours: Were Sunday (1-13-03) and are 10 a.m. to time of service today (1-14-03) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. today in the funeral home with the Rev. William P. Crooks, pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Mercer, officiating.
Interment: Mercer Citizens Cemetery.
CRAWFORD
Robert, 96, of 5560 N. Hermitage Road, Transfer.
Obituary was published 1-13-03
Calling hours: 11 a.m. to time of service Friday (1-17-03) in Ruth African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 95 W. Connelly Blvd., Sharon. Friends may also call in the home of Tyrone L. Crawford, deceased's son, 919 Lisa Lane, 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 church with the Rev. Geraldine Williams, pastor, officiating.
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
Arrangements by WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland.
FORBES
Ian Scott, 72, of 118 Plum St., Greenville.
Obituary was published 1-13-03
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (1-14-03) in LOUTZENHISER-JORDAN FUNERAL HOME, 366-68 S. Main St., Greenville.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday (1-15-03) in First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, with the Rev. David A. Dobi, pastor, officiating.
Burial: With committal service in Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville.
KELLY
Mrs. Dale J. (Lynda M.), 40, of 689 S. Stateline Road, Sharon.
Obituary was published 1-12-03
Calling hours: Were Monday (1-13-03) in STEPHEN J. SHERMAN FUNERAL HOME, 2201 Highland Road, hermitage.
Service: Funeral service at 10 a.m. today (1-14-03) in the funeral home with the Rev. Stanley J. Swacha, pastor of Church of the Sacred Heart, Sharon, officiating.
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
STEESE
Robert H., 55, of 441 Blacktown Road, Grove City.
Obituary was published 1-13-03
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (1-14-03) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday (1-15-03) in the funeral home with the Rev. David A. Lingle, pastor of Center Presbyterian Church, Grove City, officiating.
Interment: Center Church Cemetery, Pine Township.
TURNER
Howard D., 81, of 223 Second Ave., Sharon.
Obituary was published 1-13-03
Calling hours: None at the family's request.
Service: Private funeral service will be held at the convenience of family.
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
Arrangements by HAROLD W. STEVENSON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon.
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