All Obituaries

April L. Negrea, 59, of West Middlesex passed away peacefully in her home on September 20th, 2023 surrounded by her family and loved ones. April was born September 15th, 1964 to Loretta Jean (Lenzi) and Donald Homer Redmond in Sharon, PA. She attended Mercer High School and was a member of Grace Chapel Community Church. She worked for the West Middlesex Area School District as a bus driver for over 20 years; she had deep compassion for the kids she drove. On August 21st, 1982 she married...

Martha J. McCrillis, formerly of Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, passed peacefully in her sleep on September 4th, 2023, at Juniper Village at Meadville, Pennsylvania, of natural causes.  She was 92 years old.   Mrs. McCrillis was born on March 1st, 1931, in Brookfield, Ohio, the youngest of 3 children born to Charles A. and Vida L. (Weller) Totten.  Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, to establish the Totten Guernsey Dairy Farm.  She...

Laura Jane Locke went to Heaven to be with God and to be reunited with her beloved husband, Lincoln, on August 28, 2023. She was 93 years old. Laura was born on September 24, 1929, in Sharon to Thomas Jefferson Ellis and Jennie Marie Nevin Ellis. She attended Hickory High School, Hermitage and was a member of Clark Trinity United Methodist Church. On August 5, 1946, she married William Lincoln Locke and they spent a very happy life together raising their family and traveling in their...

Robert Emery Hazi, 65, of Mercer, PA passed away peacefully on August 26th, 2023 in UPMC Jameson Hospital New Castle, PA. Robert was born October 25th, 1957 to Helen I. (Komar) and Robert B. Hazi in Sharon, PA. He was a graduate of Sharon High School and earned his Associates Degree. Robert retired from General Electric where he worked as project engineer, he also worked for LabTech as a consultant. He was an avid hunter who enjoyed spending time checking his trail cameras, fisherman, like...

Pearl (Gutierrez) Mindicino, 91, of Hermitage passed away peacefully on August 12th, 2023 in St. John XXIII Nursing Home. Pearl was born on October 29th, 1931 to Maria (Gutierrez) and Zoilo Gutierrez in Farrell, PA. She was a 1949 graduate of Farrell High School. Pearl worked for Golden Dawn in Sharon as an office manager. On April 18th, 1953 she married her husband, the late Anthony J. Mindicino who passed away September 20th, 2002. She was a member of St. Bartholomew R.C. Church in...

Donald J. Durkot, 85, of Brookfield, OH passed away peacefully August 8th, 2023 in Sharon, PA.  He was born May 21st, 1938 to John and Dorothy (Kudelko) Durkot in Farrell, PA. On September 4th, 1965 he married his wife Joan (Kubyako) who survives him at home. Donald was a member of St. Michael’s Byzantine Church where he was an usher and counter. He also fought in the Peacetime War as a member of the United States Air Force. He worked for Sawhill as a Pipe Cutter. In addition,...

Louis J. Vasconi Jr., 91, of Masury, OH, passed away on Friday, August 4, 2023, in Cortland, OH.  He was born May 12th, 1932, to the late Louis and Rose (Chip) Vasconi. After getting his degree he worked as an Executive Director of Estimating and Purchasing for Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation. Louis was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Sharon, PA as well as the Sacred Heart Church. He was a veteran of the Korean War in the United States Army from 1952-1954 and...

Robert S. Daisley, 96, of Sharpsville, passed away on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in Sharon Regional Hospital.  He was born December 30, 1926, to the late Ethel Davis. He was a graduate of Penn High School in Greenville, PA. Later on, he became a fitter for General American. Robert married Ada J. Nelson on June 30, 1951. He was a member of The Sharpsville United Methodist Church in Sharpsville, PA. He was a veteran of WWII in the United States Army. Robert also enjoyed fishing, hunting,...

Roger Anthony (“Ticky”) Novelli December 3, 1947 – July 27, 2023 Roger Anthony (“Ticky”) Novelli passed away peacefully, on Thursday, July 27 at 4:05 a.m., surrounded by his loving family.  Roger was born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1947, to Roger R. and Marianne (Fortuna) Novelli. He was a 1965 graduate of Sharpsville High School. On September 28, 1968, Roger married Patricia Sayer, who passed away on February 1, 2022. They shared 53...

Beverly Ann Applegate, 90 of Hermitage, PA went home to the Lord on July 26, 2023. She passed at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born on March 29, 1933, to Charles and Eliza Bryan in Pittsburgh, PA. She married Richard (Dick) A. Applegate on September 19, 1953. They were married for 47 years before his passing in 2000. Bev was a 1951 graduate of Sharpsville High School. She was employed in the office at Westinghouse in her early years where she made some lifetime friends...