Today's obituaries
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Margaret E. Stepanchak
Fatima church member
was waitress, clerk
A Mass of Christian burial will be held Thursday for Margaret E. Stepanchak, 7 Capitol Court, Farrell. She died at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 81.
Mrs. Stepanchak was born Dec. 20, 1921, in Farrell to Charles Lauderman and Margaret E. Mueller Lauderman.
She was a 1939 graduate of Farrell High School.
Mrs. Stepanchak was a waitress at Villanova Restaurant in Farrell and also worked as a clerk at the former Montgomery Ward's department store in Sharon.
She was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Church in Farrell.
Her husband, George Stepanchak, died in 1984.
Surviving are: five children, Beverly Aleksa, Hermitage; Anthony "Moe" DeNoi, Farrell; Carole Kettering, Transfer; George J. Stepanchak, Tampa, Fla.; and William E. Stepanchak, Medina, Ohio; a sister, Caroline Rogan, Sharon; a brother, Charles Lauderman, President, Pa.; and 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Stepanchak was preceded in death by her parents.
STEPANCHAK
Mrs. George (Margaret E.), 81, of 7 Capitol Court, Farrell.
Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday (2-19-03) in LEIPHEIMER-TOMON FUNERAL HOME, 1246 Roemer Blvd., Farrell.
Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10:30 a.m. Thursday (2-20-03) in Our Lady of Fatima Church, Farrell, with the Rev. Donald E. Berdis, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
James W. Clark Sr.
WWII vet, Sharon Steel
retiree lived in W.Middlesex
James W. Clark Sr., 23 Mill St., West Middlesex, died at 5:10 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, in Clepper Manor, Sharon, after an extended illness. He was 83.
Mr. Clark was born Jan. 13, 1920, in Butler to Monte Clark and Mary Powell Clark.
He attended West Middlesex area schools and worked for the former Sharon Steel Corp.'s Farrell plant as a laborer for 35 years. He retired in 1982.
Mr. Clark served during World War II in the Army and was a life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6233 in West Middlesex.
He enjoyed hunting and fishing.
His wife, the former Virginia Harkless, whom he married May 3, 1945, died Oct. 5, 1990.
Surviving are: two daughters, Janet and her husband Paul Fabrizio, Liberty Township, Trumbull County; and Catherine Beers, Hubbard; three sons, James W. Clark Jr., West Middlesex; Gerald and his wife Barbara Clark, New Middletown, Ohio; and Richard and his wife Doreen Clark, Youngstown; three sisters, Erma Nich, and Geraldine Tobash, both Oil City; and Wilma Daniels, Oklahoma; and eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Besides his wife, Mr. Clark was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Alice Maines and Mildred Jackson; three brothers, Elmer, Kenneth and Wilford Clark; and one grandson, Robert Fabrizio.
CLARK
James W. Sr., 83, of 23 Mill St., West Middlesex.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (2-18-03) 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. Wednesday (2-19-03) in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Donald P. Wilson, pastor of Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Lackawannock Township, officiating. Full military honors will be rendered by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6233, West Middlesex.
Burial: Cremation in the funeral home crematory.
John J. 'Joe' Veselosky
Wheatland native had
sister living in Hermitage
PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- John J. "Joe" Veselosky, Portsmouth, formerly of the Shenango Valley, passed away at 9:20 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, in his home. He was 67.
Mr. Veselosky was born in Wheatland on Aug. 13, 1935, a son of Joseph and Mary Goda Veselosky.
A resident of Portsmouth since 1956, he retired from Naval Sea Support Center Atlantic in 1990.
He was a member of Green Lakes Baptist Church, Portsmouth; and was a Navy veteran.
Surviving are: his wife, Connie; three daughters, Sharon, wife of John Russo; Cynthia, wife of Ronald Narron; and Kimberly, wife of Terry Morrison, all Portsmouth; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Frances, wife of Rudolph Stiftinger, Erie; and Roseann, wife of Eugene Kocsis, Hermitage.
Calling hours were held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, with a funeral service at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, both in Portsmouth. Pastor Dwight Buchholz and Pastor Gary Wurts, both of Green Lakes Baptist Church, officiated.
Burial was held in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Chesapeake, Va.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 19 Jefferson Ave., Sharon 16146.
Vivian Irene Bagnall
Beloved Disciple member was Orchard Manor retiree
Vivian Irene Bagnall, 705 W. Poplar St., Grove City, died at 9:03 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003, in United Community Hospital, Pine Township, after a brief illness. She was 78.
Mrs. Bagnall was born Dec. 17, 1924, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Dewey Vrooman and Irene House Vrooman.
She retired in 1985 from Orchard Manor, Pine Township, where she worked in nursing and physical therapy for 19 years.
Mrs. Bagnall was a member of Church of the Beloved Disciple in Grove City.
Her husband, Thomas M. Bagnall, whom she married Oct. 1, 1949, died Oct. 6, 1984.
Surviving are: three children, Nancy Irene Locktosh, wife of Joseph M. Locktosh; Bette L. Rodgers, wife of David Rodgers; and Thomas Scott Bagnall, all Grove City; three sisters, Jane Vrooman, North Royalton, Ohio; Bonnie Dearth, Parma, Ohio; and Betty Kallhof, North Olmsted, Ohio; two brothers, John Vrooman and Michael Vrooman, both Cleveland; and seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Bagnall was preceded in death by her parents; two daughters, Bonnie Linda Bagnall and Joyce Ann Wylie, who died in 1978; and one sister, Olive Broestle.
BAGNALL
Mrs. Thomas M. (Vivian Irene), 78, of 705 W. Poplar St., Grove City.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday (2-19-03) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
Service: Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. Thursday (2-20-03) in Church of the Beloved Disciple, Grove City, with Monsignor Edward J. Zeitler, pastor, as celebrant.
Interment: Crestview Memorial Park Inc., Pine Township.
Ethel Tranick
Sawhill retiree had worked at WE, lived in Sharpsville
A funeral service will be held Wednesday for Ethel Tranick, 369 S. 8th St., Sharpsville. She died unexpectedly at 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003, of natural causes in her residence. She was 77.
Miss Tranick was born Nov. 22, 1925, in Sharpsville to John Tranick and Helen Beno Tranick.
A graduate of Sharpsville High School Class of 1943, she retired in 1987 as a shipping coordinator for the former Sawhill Inc. in Sharon, where she worked for 15 years. Miss Tranick previously was employed by the former Sharon Transformer Division of Westinghouse Electric Corp.
She was of the Catholic faith and loved her dog.
Surviving are: two nieces, Mrs. David (Helen) Meyer and Mrs. William (Teresa) Dalton; and two nephews, Patrick Vahey; and Peter Vahey and his wife Camille; and several great-nieces and -nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Matilda Vahey.
Memorial contributions may be made to Humane Society of the Shenango Valley, Box 1046, Hermitage 16148.
TRANICK
Ethel, 77, of 369 S. 8th St., Sharpsville.
Calling hours: 4 to 7 p.m. today (2-18-03) in DONALDSON-MOHNEY FUNERAL HOME, 124 Main St., Sharpsville.
Service: Funeral service at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (2-19-03) in the funeral home with the Rev. John R. Boeckman, pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Farrell, officiating.
Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.
Harry A. Dummett
Harry A. Dummett, 1610 Mercer-Grove City Road, Findley Township, died at 9:17 a.m. Monday (2-17-03) in Woodland Place, Coolspring Township, after an extended illness. He was 78.
Obituary information was incomplete.
DUMMETT
Harry A., 78, of 1610 Mercer-Grove City Road, Findley Township.
Arrangements will be announced by CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 144 S. Pitt St., Mercer.
Helen Marie Hutcheson
Obituary was published 2-17-03
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Grace United Methodist Church, 210 S. Broad St., Box 368, Grove City 16127; or Barkeyville Church of God, Route 8, Harrisville 16038.
Additional information was given to the funeral dirctor.
HUTCHESON
Mrs. John R. (Helen Marie), 80, of 428 Memorial Ave., Grove City.
Obituary was published 2-17-03
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday (2-19-03) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.
Service: Funeral service at 12:30 p.m. Thursday (2-20-03) in the funeral home with the Rev. Stephen Morse of Grace United Methodist Church, Grove City; and the Rev. Douglas Molgaard of Barkeyville Church of God officiating.
Interment: Crestview Memorial Park Inc., Pine Township.
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SMITH
Leo G. Sr., 76, of 2805 Cherry Way, South Pymatuning Township.
Obituary was published 2-17-03
Calling hours: Were Monday (2-17-03) 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. today (2-18-03) in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Donald P. Wilson, pastor of Lebanon Presbyterian Church, Lackawannock Township, officiating. Full military honors will be rendered by the Shenango Valley Honor Guard.
Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.
WEBER
Mrs. Anthony N. (Catherine E.), 83, formerly of 561 Charlotte Drive, Hermitage.
Obituary was published 2-16-03
Calling hours: 4 to 8 p.m. today (2-18-03) 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. Wednesday (2-19-03) in the funeral home with the Rev. Myles T. Bradley, pastor of First United Methodist Church, Sharon, officiating.
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
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