Josephine C. “Jay” Veri, 91 of Hopewell Twp., passed away on Sunday August 30, 2020 in Heritage Valley Beaver. She was born in Italy, on June 16, 1929 the daughter of the late Louis and Concetta Lagrotteria. She was a member of St. Titus Catholic Church. She was an avid Bingo player. She also loved spending time with her 7 grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her son Robert R. Veri in 2018; and…
Charles T. “Chuck” Adamski, 91, of Hopewell Twp., passed away from a long illness with kidney disease on Monday August 24, 2020. He was born on March 16, 1929 in Clarington, OH, the son of the late Josef and Krystyna Kempa Adamski. Chuck retired from J&L Steel in 1982, and then served as a school bus driver for Hopewell and Quaker Valley School Districts. Chuck also owned and operated a TV repair business for many years. Chuck was an active member of…
Carole J. Black, 87, of Hopewell Twp., passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2020 in Allegheny General Hospital. She was born on June 27, 1933 in Zelienople the daughter of the late Blair Stoops and Ruth Stoops Knauf. She was a homemaker who loved her family, loved spending time in her garden, as well as tending to her flowers. She was a faithful member of Raccoon United Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by…
Frances L. McAfoose formerly of Baden and Hopewell Township and most recently a resident of Asbury Heights in Mt. Lebanon for the past 5 years passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020. Born February 18, 1920 in Fenelton, PA she was the daughter of John Daniel & Olive Hindman Young. Frances was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Aliquippa and loved her church family. Frances was also a member of the United Methodist Women. Frances owned…
Dois R. “Hank” Snow, 91, of Beaver County, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020, at Franciscan Manor. He was born on August 31, 1928, in Frankston, TX, the son of the late Jim and Roberta Snow. Hank was a retired US Navy Veteran; he was known as a three-war veteran, a member of the Patrol Squadron 21 “Black Jack” and was a Blue Angel Alumni. After his retirement from the Navy, he worked as a service manager for Chrysler…
John F. (Uzyak) Spear, 83 of Rochester, passed away on Thursday, August 13, 2020 in Heritage Valley Beaver. He was born in Freedom, on August 14, 1936 the son of John and Margaret. He retired from Zinc Corporation where he worked in the power plant. A peacetime US Army Veteran and a lifetime member of the Rochester Elks. He was an avid sports fan, enjoying Steeler and Penguin games. He was also a member of St. Cecilia Catholic Parish. He…
Charles Caler, 92, formerly of Beaver Co. Pennsylvania, passed away on August 8, 2020. Mr. Caler was born in Raccoon Township, New Sheffield, PA to Harold “Bill” and Hazel Pugh Caler. He started his trade as a machinist while still in high school at St. Joe Lead Company, Monaca, PA. He served in the US Navy during WWII and Korea, and then returned to St. Joe. His field of experience led him to jobs in the lead and zinc industry,…
Elizabeth J. Sebastian, 65, of Hopewell Twp., passed away unexpectedly in her home on Thursday July 23, 2020. She was born in Rochester, PA the daughter of the late James and Betty Blair. She was retired from Duquesne Light. She will be deeply missed by her beloved sister: Susan Hnatiw, and her dear friends; Ashley and Chris. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother-in-law: Walter Hnatiw. Due to the current virus situation, all services…
Larry L. Slaughter, 70, of Aliquippa died in his home on July 21, 2020. He was born in Clarksburg, WV on August 26, 1949 the son of the late Roy & Juanita (Humphrey) Slaughter. Larry graduated from Aliquippa High School in 1968. Larry is survived by his wife, Janet Slaughter, and their two children, Karl Slaughter (Tina), Morgantown, WV & Holly Soman (Terry), Aliquippa. Seven grandchildren, Tylar, Anthony, Joseph, Carter, Cassie, Ashley & Samantha. Five great grandchildren, Cheyenne, Tyler, Breanna,…
Sonja Schmidt, 83, of Beaver, passed away on Saturday July 11, 2020 in Elmcroft of Chippewa. She was born on January 30, 1937 the daughter of the late Leonard and Josephine Bloom. She was retired as a head cashier from Kroger Foods/ Foodland. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Robert Schmidt Sr. and 9 brothers and sisters. She is survived by her three children: Bruce (Karen) Schmidt, Beaver, Brenda (Ted) Feitt, Hopewell Twp.;…