Category: Necrology

Phillip Myrle Hewitt Sr., 86, of Beaver Falls, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017, in Providence Health Care. Born November 10, 1930, in Uniontown, Pa., he was the son of the late William O. and Melvin Marie (Gallentin) Hewitt. Phillip graduated from the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in 1950. He worked at Phoenix Glass…

Margaret J. (Miceli) Sobina, 84, of 217 First Ave. Rouseville, PA., died at 4:45 A.M. Thursday Sept. 7, 2017 at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Erie, PA. after an extended illness. Born in Shawmut, PA. On July 28, 1933, She was the daughter of the late Rosiro & Antonia Caruso Miceli. Her parents arrived to America in New…

Mark Malatestinic, age 56, of Columbus, Ohio passed away peacefully at home with his loving wife Sally and their 6 cats on July 31, 2017 after a brief illness (cancer). He attended the Western PA School for the Deaf and graduated in 1981. He then attended the National Technical Institute for the Deaf where he earned an…

John Ottavio Cimarolli, 74 of Girard formerly of Avella, Pa, passed away on June 15, 2017 at his home of natural causes. He was born September 25, 1942 in Avella, (Washington County), a son of the late John and Clementina (Lolli) Cimarolli. He graduated from the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf in 1961. Following…

William Franklin Sutton, 72, of Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, passed away on June 11, 2017 at his residence. He was born November 23, 1944 in Butler, Pennsylvania to Mary Ella Claypool Sutton and the late Alfred William Sutton. Mr. Sutton attended the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf. William worked as a laborer for Goodyear Tire…

On Sunday, May 21, 2017, Patricia Ann (Funk) Morgan, age 59, of Altoona, PA. Beloved daughter of the late William and Francis (Walker) Funk and sister of the late George (G.W.) Funk; survived by loving companion, Lera Morgan; daughters, Linda and Jennifer Laskey; grandchildren, Micayla, Levante, Malakai, Deja and Lashay; also survived by sisters, Joy…

Kimberly Kay Busana, 47, of Steubenville died Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at Valley Hospice. She was born April 3, 1970 in Steubenville. She is the daughter of Robert and Gloria DeLavo Busana. Kimberly worked at First Choice Credit Union in Weirton as an Audit Analyst. She is a graduate of Western Pennsylvania School for the…

Alan Stewart McCormick, age 63, of Harmony, passed away suddenly on Friday, March 31, 2017. Born June 26, 1953 in Latrobe, is survived by his father, Ralph “Saul” McCormick (Laura, dec.) and was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret “Jean” Boyer McCormick (Jim Runyan, dec.). Alan was a 1973 graduate of the Western Pennsylvania…

Todd M. Pope, 51, Altoona, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017. He was born in Altoona on Sept. 21, 1965, son of the late William Davis and Marguerite Walters Pope. Surviving are two daughters: Cecylia Thompson and Sierra Miller-Pope, both of Altoona; six brothers: Ernie, Richard, David, Scott, William and Glen; and Kimberly Miller, Sierra’s…