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Local news Friday, Oct. 6, 2000 newsie
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Today's death record

  • Charles Beil, 91, Hempfield Township.
  • Anna Julock Bilunka, 82, Indiana, Pa.
  • Anna Holodnak, 100, of 7626 Catherine St., Masury.
  • Frances McCullough Sloan, 89, Sun City, Ariz., formerly of Sharon area.
  • Mack Stowers, 80, of 683 Boyd St., Masury.
  • Norma P. Nelson Voorhees, 73, of 33 Dogwood Lane, Pine Township, formerly of Warren, Ohio; and Fenelton, Pa.
  • Paul L. Wagner, 72, of 124 Fifth Ave., Sharon.
  • Janet Amelia Woods, 69, Pitcairn, Pa., formerly of Sharpsville.


Today's obituaries
Charles Beil
Charles Beil, Hempfield Township, died at 5:10 p.m. Thursday (10-5-00) in White-Cliff Nursing Home, Hempfield Township. He was 91.

Obituary information was incomplete.

BEIL
    Charles, 91, Hempfield Township.
    Arrangements will be announced by ANDREW H. OSBORNE III FUNERAL HOME Inc., 73 & 75 Columbia Ave., Greenville.


Anna Julock Bilunka

INDIANA, Pa. -- Anna Julock Bilunka, Indiana, died at 10:10 p.m. Thursday (10-5-00) in St. Andrews Village Nursing Home. She was 82.

Obituary information was incomplete.

BILUNKA
    Anna Julock, 82, Indiana, Pa.
    Arrangements will be announced by J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon.


Anna Holodnak

Anna Holodnak, 7626 Catherine St., Masury, died at 2:50 p.m. Thursday (10-5-00) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. She was 100.

Obituary information was incomplete.

HOLODNAK
    
Anna, 100, of 7626 Catherine St., Masury.
    Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday (10-8-00) in A.E. PUSTINGER FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 1310 Idaho St., Farrell.
    Service: Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. Monday (10-9-00) in St. Ann’s Church, Farrell, with the Rev. Richard C. Tomasone, pastor, as celebrant.
    Burial: St. Ann’s Cemetery, Hermitage.


Frances McCullough Sloan

Retired Hickory HS guidance counselor lived in Arizona

PEORIA, Ariz. -- Frances McCullough Sloan, Sun City, Ariz., formerly of the Sharon area, died at 6:19 a.m. Sunday (10-1-00) in Home Life Care Center. She was 89.

Mrs. Sloan was born Dec. 10, 1910, in Sharon to Robert and Asenath Humes McCullough.

She attended Westminster College, New Wilmington; and graduated from Monmouth (Ill.) College.

An educator and counselor, Mrs. Sloan was a guidance counselor at Hickory High School, Hermitage, retiring in 1972.

She moved to Arizona in 1971.

Mrs. Sloan was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority.

Active in many civic and religious organizations, she established many local Bible studies and taught Sunday school in the Shenango Valley. She belonged to the Christian Woman’s Club and Order of the Eastern Star, for which she was a past matron.

Mrs. Sloan was a founding and active member of Faith Presbyterian Church, Sun City.

Surviving are: her husband, the Rev. Edwin G. Sloan, Sun City; two daughters, Mary Frances "Marsi" Johnsen, Paradise Valley, Ariz.; and Marjorie McCullough Wise, Cherry Hills Village, Colo.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the memorial fund of Faith Presbyterian Church, 16000 N. Del Webb Blvd., Sun City 85351.

Calling hours were 9:30 a.m. to time of service, with a funeral service at 10 a.m. Wednesday (10-4-00) in Sun City. The Rev. Dr. Jerald B. Landrey, pastor of Faith Presbyterian Church, Sun City, officiated.

Burial was in Sunland Memorial Park, Sun City.


Mack Stowers
Mack Stowers, 683 Boyd St., Masury, died at 8:50 p.m. Thursday (10-5-00) in the hospital of Sharon Regional Health System. He was 80.

Obituary information was incomplete.

STOWERS
    Mack, 80, of 683 Boyd St., Masury.
    Arrangements will be announced by MADASZ FUNERAL HOME Inc., 6923 Warren Sharon Road, Brookfield.


Norma P. Nelson Voorhees

Homemaker belonged to Grove City Women’s Club

Norma P. Nelson Voorhees, 33 Dogwood Lane, Pine Township, formerly of Warren, Ohio; and Fenelton, Pa., died at 4:05 a.m. Thursday (10-5-00) in Grove Manor, Grove City. She was 73.

Mrs. Voorhees was born May 27, 1927, in Stafford, Kan., to Floyd and Mary Sanders Nelson.

A homemaker, she was a former Girl Scout leader and a member of Grove City Women’s Club.

Mrs. Voorhees also belonged to CCL, a Christian fellowship organization.

Surviving are: her husband, Richard N. Voorhees, whom she married Aug. 22, 1947; three daughters, Paula Alexander and Ellen Beck, both Moneta, Va.; and Beverly Swartzlander, Dublin, Ohio; a son, Norman R. "Hank," Grove City; two brothers, William Nelson, Champion, Ohio; and Dean Nelson, Vienna; and 10 grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to United Community Hospital Volunteers Oncology Renovations in care of United Community Hospital, 631 N. Broad St. Extension, Grove City 16127.

VOORHEES
    
Mrs. Richard N. (Norma P. Nelson), 73, of 33 Dogwood Lane, Pine Township, formerly of Warren, Ohio; and Fenelton, Pa.
    Calling hours: None.
    Service: Memorial service at 11 a.m. Oct. 14, 2000, in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.


Paul L. Wagner

Paul L. Wagner, 124 Fifth Ave., Sharon, died Thursday (10-5-00) at home. He was 72.

Obituary information was incomplete.

WAGNER
    Paul L., 72, of 124 Fifth Ave., Sharon.
    Arrangements will be announced by SAMPLE-O’DONNELL FUNERAL HOME Inc., East State Street at North Oakland Avenue, Sharon.


Barbara A. Zayleskie Wampler
Obituary was published 10-5-00

A memorial service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday (10-7-00) in Neighborhood Fellowship, Number 2 Mine, Springfield Township.

Additional information was given to The Herald.

WAMPLER
    
Mrs. Mack Frederick (Barbara A. Zayleskie), 66, of 22 Amsterdam Road, Liberty Township.
    Calling hours: None.
    Service: Memorial service at 11 a.m. Saturday (10-7-00) in Neighborhood Fellowship, Number 2 Mine, Springfield Township.
    Arrangements by CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City.


Janet Amelia Woods

Formerly of Sharpsville, teacher was active in church

PITCAIRN, Pa. -- Janet Amelia Woods, Pitcairn, formerly of Sharpsville, died at 10:04 a.m.Wednesday (10-4-00) of injuries suffered from a fall in her home. She was 69.

Miss Woods was born July 30, 1931, in Pitcairn to Frederick H. and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Weller Woods.

From the age of five, she was reared by Charles W. and Sara Stewart Woods, Sharpsville, until her graduation from Sharpsville High School.

Miss Woods earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Maryville College and a master’s of education in reading from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh. She completed graduate studies at the University of Hawaii.

Miss Woods began her teaching career in September 1953, teaching elementary grades in Gateway schools in Monroeville and Pitcairn. She retired in 1993.

As a longtime member of McGinnis Presbyterian Church, Pitcairn, Miss Woods served as an elder, clerk of session and member of Pitcairn Church Fellowship. For many years, she belonged to the church Women’s Club, for which she was a three-year president.

She was also a member of Order of the Eastern Star Corinth Chapter 229, Pitcairn.

Miss Woods enjoyed reading, knitting and traveling.

Surviving are: a brother, Frederick H. Jr., Bexley, Ohio; and relatives in the Shenango Valley.

She was preceded in death by a stepmother, Margaret Jane Roberts Woods.

WOODS
    
Janet Amelia, 69, Pitcairn, Pa., formerly of Sharpsville.
    Calling hours: None.
    Service: Memorial service at 1 p.m. Oct. 14, 2000, in McGinnis Presbyterian Church, Pitcairn, with Pastor Phil N. Jamison Jr., officiating. A reception will follow in the church fellowship hall.
    Arrangements by WILLIAM O. PEARCE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 318 Wall Ave., Pitcairn, Pa.


Michelle Taylor Worona
Obituary was published 10-5-00

Michelle Taylor Worona, 2103 Orangeville Road, Hermitage, was born Dec. 18, 1996, in Sharon to Myron and Nancy Kettler Worona.

The Herald received an incorrect first name for her mother.

WORONA
    Michelle Taylor, 3, of 2103 Orangeville Road, Hermitage.
    Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (10-6-00) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Parastas service at 7 p.m.
    Service: Funeral service at 10:30 a.m. Saturday (10-7-00) in St. John’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Sharon, with the Rev. Taras Maximtesev, pastor, officiating. Brief prayer service at 10 a.m. in the funeral home.
    Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage, with committal prayers preceding at graveside in the St. John’s Ukrainian Orthodox section of the cemetery.


PREVIOUS DEATHS
Look in past days’ obituary files to find the full obituaries


LANEY
    
Garfield, 64, of 1044 Emerson Ave., Farrell.
    Obituary was published 10-3-00
    Calling hours: 10 a.m. to time of service with family present from 11 a.m. today (10-6-00) in Community Baptist Church, 1013 Emerson Ave., Farrell. Condolences may be sent by fax at (724) 347-1917 or by e-mail to shannonfhltd@netscape.net
    Service: Funeral service at noon today in the church, with the Rev. Robert E. Chavers, pastor, officiating.
    Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.
    Arrangements by WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland.


MEYER
    
Mrs. Jack H. (Jane Christina), 78, of 2860 Rutledge Road, Transfer.
    Obituary was published 10-5-00
    Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (10-6-00) in DONALDSON-MOHNEY FUNERAL HOME, 124 Main St., Sharpsville.
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (10-7-00) in Lakeside Evangelical Congregational Church, Pymatuning Township, with the Rev. James Hansen, pastor, officiating.
    Burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park, Hermitage.


OGLESBY
    
Kashmeire Davon, seven weeks old, 106 Wallis Ave., Farrell.
    Obituary was published 10-5-00
    Calling hours: 10:30 a.m. to time of service Monday (10-9-00) in WILBERT L. SHANNON FUNERAL HOME Ltd., 33 Broadway Ave., Wheatland. Condolences may be sent by fax at (724) 347-1917 or by e-mail to shannonfhltd@netscape.net
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Monday in the funeral home, with the Rev. Leon Avery, pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Sharon, officiating.
    Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Hermitage.


PORTOGALLO
    
Mrs. Alfred J. (Eugenia Ignaczewska) Sr., 85, Hermitage.
    Obituary was published 10-5-00
    Calling hours: None, at the family’s request.
    Service: Memorial Mass will be held at a later date.
    Burial: Braddock Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
    Arrangements by HAROLD W. STEVENSON FUNERAL HOME, 264 E. State St., Sharon.


STALLSMITH
    
David L., 76, of 3449 Hadley Road, Perry Township.
    Obituary was published 10-4-00
    Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today (10-6-00) in SCOTT A. BLACK FUNERAL HOME, 99 Franklin St., Stoneboro.
    Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (10-7-00) in Fairfield Presbyterian Church, New Vernon Township, with the Rev. Douglas A. Etter, pastor, officiating.
    Burial: Fairfield Church Cemetery, New Vernon Township.



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