All Obituaries

Norma Jean (Parsons) Roberts, 92, a lifelong resident of Beaver Falls passed away Friday, July 19, 2019. She was born July 21, 1926 in Beaver Falls, she was one of twelve children to the late Chauncey and Ethel (Ours) Parsons. She retired from Babcock and Wilcox Tubular Products after many years. Norma will always be remembered for her vivacious and spunky spirit and her kind loving heart. She dearly loved children, enjoyed her daily "long walks" and socializing with neighbors and...

Edward E. Keller, 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 15, 2019 under the loving care of Cambridge Village, where he was the oldest current resident. Bud was born in Monessen, PA on November 2, 1923 to the late Frederick and Martha (Troy) Keller. He was an avid fan of all sports, especially golf, and was a bowler for St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. He was a Freemason as well as a Veteran of the United States Army having served during World War II and helped found the West Mayfield...

David J. Arnold       Moon Township David J. Arnold, 68, of Moon Township, died Saturday, July 13, 2019. Born July 20, 1950 in Beaver Falls, he was the son of the late Karl A. and Anne Marie Brugh Arnold.  He was a graduate of Beaver Falls High School and Penn State University with a degree in American history.  He had retired from the Human Resources Department with DDI in Bridgeville.  He is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and...

Maria (Louris) Amygdalos Beaver Falls  Maria (Louris) Amygdalos, 81, of College Hill, Beaver Falls, died on Friday July 12, 2019. Born September 17, 1937 in Athens, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Dimitrios and Matina Kapogianatou Louris.     She was a member of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Ambridge.  In Athens Greece she was a very successful beautician before coming to America in 1963 to begin her new life.  She married Andrew...

Sam Burns             Formerly of South Beaver Township George “Samuel” Burns, 85, of the Providence Care Center, formerly of South Beaver Township, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Born October 9, 1933 in Chippewa Township, he was the son of the late George D. and Bessie Kellaway Burns, and step-son of the late Emma Moody Burns.  He was a U.S. Army veteran having served during the Korean War.  He had been a...

Rosemarie B. (Tribone) Slovak       Formerly of Patterson Heights Rosemarie B. Slovak, 90, of Cambridge Village, formerly of Patterson Heights, died Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Born October 22, 1928 in Beaver Falls, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Lillie Phillips Tribone. She had been a member of the former St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Beaver Falls.  She had previously been employed at the K-Mart in East Rochester. In addition to her...

  Eleanor R. Grimm                Chippewa Township Eleanor R. Grimm, 73, of Chippewa Township, died Monday, July 1, 2019 in West Penn Hospital. Born August 25, 1945 in New Brighton, she was the daughter of the late Richard E. and Verna L. Rolinson Grimm. Eleanor was a graduate of Beaver Falls High School, Class of 1963.   She had retired from Westinghouse/Cutler-Hammer Corporation with 40 years of...

Madelyn Pagani, 92, of Koppel passed away Thursday, June 27, 2019 at Good Samaritan Hospice in Beaver. She was born March 28, 1927 in New Castle, PA to the late Patsy and Victoria (Masters) DeCarbo. Prior to marrying her husband John B. Pagani, who passed away in 1998, she attended Pittsburgh Seamstress and Tailoring School. Madelyn was a member of Holy Redeemer Parish in Ellwood City. She was dedicated to her Catholic faith, volunteering wherever was needed, especially in the kitchen, for...

    Minnie DeSanzo         West Mayfield Minnie DeSanzo, 94, of West Mayfield, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 23, 2019. Born November 2, 1924 in Koppel, she was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Eugenia Ferrara Pellegrini. She was a member of St. Monica Parish.  She had been employed as in inspector during World War II at the Babcock & Wilcox Company.  She was a homemaker and a graduate of Lincoln High School,...

Edward Bernstein   Brighton Township Edward Bernstein, 94, of Brighton Township, died Thursday, June 20, 2019 in Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center. Born October 3, 1924 in Youngstown, Ohio, he was the son of the late Joseph I. and Kathleen Louise Byrne Bernstein.  He was a veteran of World War II have served in the U.S. Army Air Corps as a waist gunner and radio operator.  He served his country a second time with two tours of duty in Vietnam in the U.S. Air Force...