Obituaries

Thomas Barber, Jr., 62, of Rochester passed away in his home, surrounded by family and friends on October 14, 2019.  He was born on June 15, 1957 in Rochester, a son of the late Thomas and Gertrude (Stork) Barber, Sr. Thomas worked at Beaver Valley Alloy Foundry for 25 years, after which he worked at Zinc Corporation.  He was a member of the Rochester Turners and the Zelienople Sportsmen’s Club.  In his free time Thomas loved tinkering in his garage,…

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Helen L. (Dawson) Reader, 92, of New Sewickley Twp., passed away on October 9, 2019. She was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, on January 7, 1927, a daughter of the late Edward E. Dawson, Sr., and Helen (Leddon) Dawson. She is a graduate of Rochester High School and also from Duff Business School, Pittsburgh. She was employed for many years with Armstrong Cork, in Beaver Falls and Baltimore, MD.  She was also very involved with the Rochester Hospital and the…

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George Morgan Caler, 91, of Greene Township, Pennsylvania, entered fully into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Monday, October 7, 2019. George was a devoted husband to his wife, Nancy of 65 years; a beloved father to his children: George Jeffrey (Susan) Caler, Jerry Ray (Laura) Caler, Lona Jayne (David) Kapanka, and Lori Jill (Robert) Zimmerman; and a wonderful grandfather to 13 grandchildren and 21+ great-grandchildren. George is survived by sisters, Georgianna Robertson and Linda Caler, brothers, Michael…

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Edna M. Bishop, 98, of Hopewell Twp., passed away on Sunday, October 6, 2019.  She was born in Rochester on July 30, 1921, a daughter of the late Sanford and Goldie (Allen) Swogger. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eugene Bishop (2002). She is survived by her children, Edna Mae Bishop, Eugene L. (Carmella) Bishop Jr., Mary Bishop, and Joseph S. (Val) Bishop; her grandchildren, Tina Brown, Sheri Bishop, Michael Bishop and Ben Bishop; and also nine great-grandchildren…

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Ruth A. Bender (Crawford), 72, of New Sewickley Township, passed away on September 23, 2019 in her home, after a long battle with ALS, which she fought bravely until the very end.  She was born on February 18, 1947, the daughter of the late John Curtis Crawford and Ruby (Weaver) Crawford-Holiday.  Ruth was a graduate of Rochester High School and worked as a secretary to the Board of Directors and CEO at Heritage Valley Health Systems, where she retired from….

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Marjorie Mae McHenry, 77, formerly of Aliquippa, passed away on Saturday September, 21, 2019 in Concordia at Cabot. She was born on December 13, 1941 the daughter of the late Charles and Bessie McHenry. She was a graduate of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelors in Secondary Education and she received her Masters Degree in Logistics from the Air Force College.  She was a school teacher for 5 years in New Brighton, PA and Springfield, OH.  She retired…

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    Martha Hanshe, 86 of Daugherty Twp., passed away on September 19, 2019 in Providence Care Center.  She was the daughter of the late Rocco and Mary Pedaline.  Martha put her heart into her life long career and volunteer work in the mental health field.  She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother.  She was always showing love, support and care to her family, whom have sadly missed her since Alzheimer’s has taken Martha away from them. In…

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  Richard Oliver Klingelhoefer, age 90, died in McKees Rocks on September 3, 2019. He was born in Rochester, attended Rochester High School and was a resident there until he moved with his family to Brighton Twp. in 1961. Richard worked most of his career with Ashland Oil Company at the refinery in Freedom, where he was a supervisor, and also at the Valvoline division in Dayton, OH until his retirement. Richard was a voracious reader with particular interest in…

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