Obituaries

Barbara Lee Anthony, 88, passed away peacefully on June 3, 2026, following an extended illness.
Born in Rimersburg, Barbara was the daughter of the late Ray and Ruth Hetrick.
On June 14, 1956, she married the love of her life, Ted Anthony, with whom she shared nearly 70 years of marriage.
Barbara treasured time...

Verla Lee Hodgson Atwell came into this world on Nov. 21, 1929, bringing joy and her infectious laugh, and we picture her leaving the same way to run into the arms of Jesus on June 5, 2026.
Growing up in Grove City, Pa., she roller-skated her way through her teenage years alongside her best friends, Shirley and...

Gilbert "Gibby" Blom, Sr., 70, of Masury, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, in UPMC Horizon Hospital, Farrell.
Mr. Blom was born on Jan. 2, 1956, in Grove City, a son of the late Frank and Marie (Trowbridge) Blom.
He attended Grove City School District and honorably served his country in the Marine...

Jean D. Buczek, 92, of Hermitage, passed away the morning of June 10, 2026, at Hermitage Nursing and Rehabilitation.
Jean was born on Dec. 12, 1933 in New Castle. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Sharek) Preisnar.
She was married to the late John J. Buczek. They were married for 54 years.
Jean was...

Edna J. Covert, 87, of Saxonburg, formerly of Grove City, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at Magnolia Place just shy of her 88th birthday.
Edna was born on June 5, 1938 in Grove City to James C. and Charlotte A. (Dunlap) Dunwoody. She married W. Lynn Covert in 1975; he preceded her in death in 2019.
Edna...

William Charles Foulk Jr., 90, of Mercer-West Middlesex Road, West Middlesex, passed away at his residence on June 10, 2026.
Born in his grandparents family farmhouse in Shenango Township, Mercer County, on Feb. 22, 1936, he was the son of the late William and Sadie (Powell) Foulk Sr. He married Mary Ann Fisher on...

Dr. Gordon G. Frissora, 72, of Fredonia, left his earthly pain and went off to explore the unending universe of Heaven to find and touch the face of God on May 22, 2026. He succumbed to a brief illness. For many years he battled major illnesses, including Parkinsons, skin cancer, bladder cancer, and just last...

George M. Gerasimek, 88, of Transfer, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 31, 2026, at St. Paul Homes in Greenville.
He was born March 29, 1938 in Cadiz, Ohio, the son of John and Josephine Kruczeski Gerasimek.
After working 35 years at Packard Electric, he retired in 1994 as an artos cutter. George also retired as...

Helen Glass, 91, a lifelong resident of Girard, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown.
She was born on May 31, 1935, in Girard, Ohio, a daughter to the late Daniel and Anna Marie (Dickerhoff) Fizet.
Helen graduated from Girard High School as part of the class of 1953....

Johnny Robert Goodman, 75, of 78 Mitchell Road, West Middlesex, passed away the evening of May 19, 2026, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.
John was born on Nov. 14, 1950, in Richman, Calif., to the late Joseph and Bertha (Lassiter) Goodman.
John was married for 54 years to the former Linda F. Stoner, who...

Sharon R. Hanson, 79, of Hermitage, formerly of Sharon, passed away following a six-year battle with cancer on Sunday, June 7, 2025, in her home.
Mrs. Hanson was born on Nov. 27, 1946, in New Castle, Ind., the only child of the late John and Elsie (Miller) McDaniel.
She was a 1964 graduate of Sharon High School and...