Obituaries

Linda (Palmer) Rozzi, 73, former resident of New Castle, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on the evening of Nov. 3, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
She is survived by her husband of 53 years, Andrew Rozzi Sr.; daughter and son-in-law, Andrea and Charles Hignite; granddaughters, Haileigh, Jordan and Ashlee...

Heaven received an angel when Tracy Currie, age 50, died from an extended illness on July 17, 2024, in Hospice of the Valley in Poland, Ohio.
Residing in North Lima, Ohio, but born and raised in New Castle, Pennsylvania, Tracy, in her youth, loved playing softball, where she was named the MVP of her team. In...

Linda D. (Rea) Royle, 78, of Sharon, formerly a longtime resident of New Castle, passed away early Thursday morning, Dec. 16, 2021, in UPMC Horizon Hospital, Farrell.
Mrs. Royle was born Aug. 17, 1943, in New Castle, a daughter of the late William and June (Donaldson) Rea.
She was a 1961 graduate of Union High...

Doris "Chick" Jean (Strawhecker) Petrozelle, 89, formerly of Volant, passed away peacefully at The Grove, New Wilmington, on Dec. 31, 2020.
Doris was born in New Castle on Feb. 6, 1931, to David T. and Minnie (Horn) Strawhecker Richael. She was one of 11 children.
Doris married Daniel T. Petrozelle on Aug. 29, 1953,...

Nina M. (Woodard) Callen, age 59, of New Castle passed away the afternoon of Aug. 8, 2025, at Butler Memorial Hospital.
Born May 28, 1966, in Indianapolis, Indiana, she was a graduate of Cuyahoga Falls High School.
Nina attended Wayside Emmanuel Church, where she was active with the Women of Wayside Emmanuel church...

Katherine Rose "Kate" (Zgonc) Slack, 40, passed away with her family by her side in her childhood home in Greenville, Pennsylvania, on May 20, 2021.
Kate courageously battled pancreatic cancer for three years with a positive attitude and dependence on God. We didn't get to spend as much time with her as we would...

Josephine A. Dec, 101, of Akron, Ohio, formerly of New Castle, passed away on Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Akron General Hospital. Josephine was born on Oct. 15, 1914, in New Castle. She was a daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Pezda Adamczyk. Josephine was married to Louis J. Dec. He preceded her in death in...

Pamela J. Abdoe, age 61, of New Castle passed away the evening of Oct. 7, 2025, at Heritage Valley Health System in Beaver, Pennsylvania.
Born March 18, 1964, in New Castle, she was the daughter of Dale R. and Edith L. (Smith) Eisenhuth.
She is survived by her husband of 32 years, Glenn Abdoe, whom she married June...

Edward W. Abersold, 80, of Enon Valley, PA, passed away the evening of July 13, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Hospital.
Born on January 24, 1936 in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth Finch Abersold. Surviving at home is his beloved wife of 27 years, the former Helen Greiner, whom he married in...

Geraldine D. Abi-Nader, 83, beloved wife, mother and Grandmother, formerly of Hermitage, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, at Antonine Village Memory Care assisted living facility in North Jackson, Ohio.
Geraldine "Gerry" was born on Oct. 30, 1939, to Clara (Tomon) and Joseph DeRicco, and was named...

Mary Abraham, 84, of Beaver passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, at Heritage Valley, Beaver, surrounded by her loving family.
Born on Feb. 8, 1932, in New Castle, she was a daughter of the late Frank and Rose DelBene Perrotta.
Mary was a faithful member of the Grace Lutheran Church, Rochester.
In addition to her...