Obituaries

Patricia Anne "Pat" (Gumley) Ettinger, 81, of Warren, Ohio, took her last breath on the morning of April 10, 2026, just as her son, Fr. John, concluded a Mass he celebrated at her bedside with her husband, Earl, and son, Brother Lawrence Thérèse.
Pat was born June 1, 1944, and grew up in New Castle, Pennsylvania....

Elizabeth N. (Sawyer) Greene, 38, of New Castle passed away the morning of Aug. 7, 2025, at her residence.
Elizabeth was born June 23, 1987, in Santa Clara, California. She is survived by her father, Phillip N. Sawyer, and stepmother, Cecelia (Grimes) Ryan.
She married the love of her life, John Greene, on July 19,...

Betty J. (Wojciechowski) Simeone, 85, of Alliance, Ohio, passed away Monday, May 4, 2026, at 9:10 am at Aultman Hospital in Canton, Ohio.
Born June 16, 1940 in New Castle, Pennsylvania, to Felix and Bertha (Dravk) Wojciechowski, she lived in Alliance since 1969.
Betty was a member of Regina Coeli Catholic Church.
A...

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...

Former New Castle resident Leona Ann Abraham, 87, of Alta Loma, California, went home to be with Jesus the morning of June 22, 2026.
Leona was born in Coos County, Oregon, to the late Oren C. Foote and Carrie Ann Foote.
She was a devoted homemaker and mother who loved caring for her family.
Leona enjoyed cooking,...

Donald Wayne Adams, 79, of New Castle passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his family, on May 14, 2026.
Donald was the son of the late Geraldine (DeGaton) and Alvin Adams.
He worked many manual jobs in his youth. These include work in a quarry and the Shenango pottery.
Despite working from a young...

John Alexiades "Johnny," 65, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, formerly of Pittsburgh's North Side, passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026.
He was the beloved husband of Christine (Colucci) Alexiades; loving brother of Katina (Frank) Erdeljac, Nicholas "'Nicky'" Alexiades, the late Alex and Mary Alexiades; and uncle to...

Dolores M. Allegro, 91, of West Pittsburg passed away the morning of July 25, 2025, at the Haven Nursing Home.
Dolly was born Sept. 13, 1933, in New Castle. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Yatsko) Toth.
No child could ever have been more blessed than to have been raised by our parents, "Dolly and...

Charles "Bud" A. Allwine, 66, of New Castle passed away the evening of Dec. 19, 2025, at his residence.
Born June 10, 1959, in New Castle, Bud was the son of the late Charles and Vera Bridges Allwine.
On Nov. 21, 1981, Bud married his beloved wife, the former Deborah Hookway. She survives at home.
Bud was an avid...

Doris Hilda Ambuster, age 99, passed away the morning of Aug. 10, 2025, at Avalon Care Center.
Born Aug. 16, 1925, in Stuttgart, Germany, she was the daughter of the late George and Lena (Mueller) Schlumberger.
On Sept. 30, 1946, she married her beloved husband of 39 years, Sylvester A. Ambuster Jr. He preceded...

Jodi L. Anderson, age 64, of Edinburg, Pennsylvania, passed away the morning of Jan. 31, 2026, at her residence.
Born Oct. 20, 1961, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Carol (Owoc) Aiken.
Jodi was a graduate of Lawrence County Vo-Tech.
For several years, she was employed as a park manager...

Lauri Ann (Burke) Anderson, 59, of New Castle, passed away early Sunday morning, June 21, 2026, in The Grove at New Wilmington.
Ms. Anderson was born Feb. 4, 1967, in New Castle, a daughter of the late James and Marian (Harlan) Burke.
She was a 1986 graduate of Lawrence County Career and Technical Center.
Lauri was...