John E. Bandula, 88, of Aliquippa passed away on March 17, 2021 in Heritage Valley Beaver. Born in Aliquippa on May 30, 1932 the son of the late John & Frances Bandula. He retired from J&L LTV Steel where he was the Supervisor of Production Planning. John was a longtime and devoted member of House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Aliquippa and was a US Army Veteran serving during the Korean War. He enjoyed taking his daily walks around the…
Virginia L. Williams, 75, of Rochester Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, March 13, 2021 in her home. She was born on July 18, 1945 the daughter of the late James and Nellie (Richards) Tutwiler. She was a retired kindergarten teacher from Ambridge Area School District where she taught for 42 years. Teaching was her passion, she loved children and helping them to learn. She enjoyed tending and growing flowers and spending time at her cabin in Marienville, PA. She…
Kevin Duane Hill, 64, of Hopewell Twp., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 5, 2021 in his home. He was born in Rochester, PA on January 28, 1957 the son of the late Henry and Ernestine Hill. He worked as an operator for BASF in Monaca for 35 years. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle, fishing and fixing things around the house. Kevin was always ready and willing to help out others and was a member of the Rochester Second Baptist…
Carl T. Falk, 93, of Hopewell Twp., passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2021 in his home. He was born on October 26, 1927 in Aliquippa the son of the late Carl and Ellen Falk. He was a retired Metallurgist from J&L Steel. He was a US Airforce Veteran serving in Panama. He was a very active member of House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Aliquippa; he served on church council, taught Sunday School, and was a member of the…
Alice LaVerne Vorhaben, 81, of Sewickley, passed away on Wednesday, March, 3, 2021 in UPMC Passavant Hospital. She was born on August 3, 1939 in Oxnard, California, the daughter of the late Roy and Zelda McNeil. She worked for many years as the secretary at the First United Methodist Church of New Jersey in Westfield, NJ. She was very active in her church and enjoyed spending her time volunteering there. She also worked as a Word Processing Center Supervisor for…
Mary Ellen Owens, 97 (and eight months) of Aliquippa, is now worshiping in person with her loving Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born June 3, 1923 in Wireton, Pennsylvania, to the late John and Tamar (Backhouse) Owens. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Jane (David) Vaughn, Tamar Owens and Betty (Alfred) Lovra. At the age of ten Mary Ellen gave her life and heart to Jesus Christ which formed who she would be…
Marian Ruth Druzak, 79 of Center Twp., passed away on February 21, 2021 in UPMC Presbyterian. She was born on September 27, 1941 in Center Twp., the daughter of the late Ida Mae and Louis Chop. She was a Lutheran Lay Minister. She enjoyed traveling around to many churches across Western PA to preach when she was needed. Her home churches were Faith Lutheran and Van Kirk Lutheran in Center Twp., but she never hesitated to go to any church…
Catherine C. (Tina) Miller, 93 of Hopewell Twp., passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday January 27, 2021. She was born in 1927, the daughter of the late William and Ernestine Figura. Tina was a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Parish. During WWII she went to work as a grenade bag maker, a true Rosie the Riveter, and was very proud of her service. She loved to crochet, knit, paint and was very artsy. In addition to her parents, Tina was…
John Anthony Lizzi (formerly Sergeant, U.S. Army Intelligence) of Pittsburgh, 53, passed away at home suddenly this week. He was born on November 28, 1967, in Freedom, Pennsylvania, to Alex J. Lizzi, Sr. and Mary Anne Lizzi, née Emerick (deceased). In addition to his father, John is survived by four brothers (Alex Lizzi, Jr. of Pine, Colorado, Thomas Lizzi of Allison Park, Pennsylvania, Christopher Lizzi of North Charleston, South Carolina, and Joseph Lizzi of Williamsburg, Virginia) and their spouses, one…
Clifford L. “Cliff” Zahn, 64, of Rochester Twp., passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on Saturday January 9, 2021. He was born on January 9, 1957 the son of the late Lester and Evelyn Zahn. He was a Manager at Ambridge Do It Best Home Center. He grew up on the family farm where he worked with his parents, growing vegetables and selling them at the area Farmers Markets. When he was young, he and his dad raised turkeys to…