All Obituaries

  Doris Ellen Sherman      South Beaver Township Doris Ellen Sherman, 92, of South Beaver Township, PA, passed away on Friday, November 15, 2019. Doris was born on September 30, 1927, the daughter of the late Vern D. and Ada Warner Sherman.  She was a member of CUP Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Chippewa Township.  Doris graduated from Beaver High School, Slippery Rock College, and the University of Pittsburgh.  Doris had a long teaching...

Frances A. Lake         Chippewa Township Frances A. Lake, 88, of Chippewa Township, died on Thursday, November 14, 2019 in Concordia at Villa St. Joseph in Baden. Born August 8, 1931 in New Brighton, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Pozar Carroll.  She was a member of St. Monica Parish in Chippewa. Fran retired from the Blackhawk School District with 26 years of service where she had been a secretary at the Patterson Elementary...

Katherine "Kay" (Fink) Smith, 69, of New Brighton, died Monday, November 11, 2019 in Heritage Valley Beaver. Born September 18, 1950 in Rochester, she was the daughter of the late William H. and Helen Nulton Fink.  She was a graduate of Beaver Falls High School, Class of 1968.  She retired with 20 years of service from the Blackhawk School District where she had been a secretary. She is survived by a son, Corey Smith, New Brighton, a daughter and son-in-law, Carrie...

  Clair Shaffer, 83, of Beaver Falls, passed away on October 26, 2019 at Beaver Meadows, in Brighton Twp.  Clair was born on July 22, 1936.  He was the son of the late Clair and Mabel Shaffer.  Surviving is his wife of 30 years, Cathleen; daughters Susan Neumann and Kristen (Bill) Holmes; son Craig (Dawn); step-sons Scott (Penny) Brooks and Brian (Carrie) Brooks.  Clair is also survived by brothers Donald (Sella) and Dennis (Joann); sisters Hilda Pflug and Nancy...

Helen B. Mentz    College Hill Helen B. Mentz, 95, of College Hill, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, October 26, 2019 in Good Samaritan Hospice. Born August 14, 1924 in Fallston, she was the daughter of the late Guy and Ambrogina “Bertha” Lucini Clerici.  She was a devout Roman Catholic and had been a member of the former St. Philomena Catholic Parish, and was currently a member of Holy Family Parish in New Brighton.  Helen...

  James P. (Jimmy Diesel) Rhodes    Darlington James P. (Jimmy Diesel) Rhodes, 56, of Darlington, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019 at home with his family by his side after a long, almost two-year battle with cancer. Born November 22, 1962 in Rochester, he was the son of the late J. Scott and Nancy Sanders Rhodes.  He was a self-employed truck driver having driven for McClymonds Supply and Transit Company, PNM Trucking, Bevington Trucking and had been owner and...

Patricia A. Barnes  North Sewickley Township Patricia A. Barnes, 74, of North Sewickley Township, died Tuesday, October 22, 2019 in Brighton Wellness and Rehabilitation Center in Brighton Township after a courageous battle with cancer. Born July 5, 1945 in Beaver Falls, she was the daughter of the late Fredrich S. and Lillian Riley Zirot.  She had been an Administration Assistant with Life Management Consultants.  She had been a member of the former First Lutheran Church in...

  Charles H. Kennedy   Formerly of Big Beaver Charles H. Kennedy, 93, of Covington Skilled Nursing Facility in East Palestine, Ohio, formerly of Big Beaver Borough, died Monday, October 21, 2019. Born October 23, 1925 in Beaver Falls, he was the son of the late J. Herbert Kennedy and Frances Stanley Kennedy.  He was a World War II veteran having served in the U.S. Army Medical Corp.  He was a member of the Chippewa United Methodist Church and The Challengers...

 Mary A. Delach joined hands with the angels as she completed her earthly journey and was led into the divine presence of our Blessed Lord and the company of His saints on Saturday, October 19. Mary had been a patient at the Caprice Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Lima, OH since suffering a fall in her home in July.   The extended family she leaves behind grieves her loss, but is consoled by the firm belief she is now serene in the heavenly light and is reunited with...

    Carmen Natalia Huber     Patterson Township Carmen Natalia Huber, 37, of Patterson Township, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 in Good Samaritan Hospice after a courageous battle with cancer. Born January 1, 1982 in Lima, Peru, she is the daughter of Mario Rios and Carmen Castro Rios of Lima Peru.  She was a member of St. Monica Catholic Parish in Chippewa Township.  She received a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from Slippery Rock...