All Obituaries

Jamie Louise McCaughtry Koppel   Jamie Louise McCaughtry, 52, of Koppel passed away Tuesday July 9 in Good Samaritan Hospice, Brighton Township. She was born December 18, 1966 in Rochester and was the daughter of Naomi Evelyn Lohry Yohe and the late Robert Samuel Yohe. She is survived by her husband Donald A. Champ, Jr., sons, Joseph Glenn Beaver and Kara Wilkinson, Joshua Alan McCaughtry and Sierra Boyd, Ashton Donald Champ, step-daughter, Diane Champ, grandchildren, Osheonna...

James David Stone Beaver   James D. Stone, 73, of Beaver , passed away on June 26, 2019. He was the son of the late James and Lillian Stone, brother of Patricia Fullen, Beaver, Uncle of , David B. Spear, Virginia, Stacey L. Spear, Virginia, and James Michael Spear, Beaver, great uncle to many great nephews and great nieces. He served in the U.S. Army during Vietnam. There will be no services per his wishes.

Marguerite J. (Maude) Hall Brighton Township   Marguerite J. (Maude) Hall, 71, of Brighton Township, passed away Wednesday June 5 in Good Samaritan Hospice in Brighton Township. She was born December 28, 1947 in Monaca and was the daughter of the late George and Emma Boyd Campbell. Other than a very short time during her early childhood, she lived her entire life in Beaver County. She was a 1965 graduate of Beaver High School and her greatest joy in life was spending time with her...

Donna Joyce Birge Bridgewater   Donna Joyce Birge, 78, of Bridgewater passed away Thursday May 30 in Heritage Valley Beaver. She was born November 7, 1940 in West Bridgewater and was the daughter of the late Telford Sr. and Kathryn Miller Birge. She had lived in Bridgewater most of her life and had worked in the Girl Scout Office and later at Hill’s and Ames. Surviving are nieces Wendy Fuller, Terrie Birge and Kathy MacClean, a nephew Randy Birge, 2 great nephews and 3 great...

Kenneth C. Sciaretta Vanport   Kenneth C. Sciaretta, 75, of Vanport, formerly of Beaver area and Rochester, passed away Monday May 27 in Good Samaritan Hospice Beaver. He was born June 9, 1943 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Joseph and Angela Sciaretta. Ken had been an accountant, had owned and operated a couple of dry cleaning shops, a high end florist shop in Washington, DC and later was the controller for Black Dog Enterprises in Sewickley from where he retired. He was a...

David B. Otto Beaver   David Otto, 80 of Beaver passed away Saturday May 18 in his home following a brief illness. He was born July 27, 1938 in New Castle and was the son of the late John and Mae Cummings Otto. Dave was the former CEO of Penn State Beaver and later worked at Gateway Rehab and the Center for Hope, Ambridge. He had attended the Pathway Church in Chippewa, was a former member of the Rotary, Kiwanis Club, Fort McIntosh Club of Beaver, Private Industry Council of...

Charles A. Weyand Beaver   Charles A. Weyand, 81, a lifelong resident of Beaver passed away Monday April 22 in Heritage Valley Beaver. He was born November 16, 1937 in Beaver and was the son of the late Carl and Jean Davis Weyand. Charles was a retired manager from McIntosh Hemphill Foundry and an Army veteran. He is survived by his wife Donna K. Weyand, daughter Debby (Eddy) Bostwick,, sons Dennis (Annie) Weyand and Darren (Shawn) Weyand, brothers Kenneth (Nan) Weyand and James...

Agnes M. Ezzo Brighton Township   Agnes M. Ezzo, 90 of Brighton Township passed away Saturday, April 13, 2019, surrounded by her loving family.  Born February 28, 1929 in Midland, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Rose Kasunich.   Agnes lived in Brighton Township for the past 66 years.  A graduate of Midland High School, Agnes worked for Crucible Steel in Midland and later worked and retired from Joseph Horne Co.  Agnes was a long-time member of SS. Peter...

Anna F. Fordyce Brighton Township   Anna F. Fordyce, 80, a 54 year resident of Brighton Township passed away Tuesday March 26 in Brighton Rehab and Wellness in Brighton Township. She was born September 25, 1938 in Baxter, WV and was the daughter of the late Arnold and Anna Newell Wilson. She had worked as a deli clerk at Shop and Save in Rochester and was Protestant by faith. Surviving her are her husband Junior L, Fordyce, daughters, Barbara A. (Paul) Kofalt, Laura F. Everett and...

Dorothy Marie Cornelius Formerly of Freedom   Dorothy Marie Cornelius, 84, formerly of Freedom passed away Wednesday February 13 after a lengthy stay in Rochester Manor. She was born December 2, 1934 in Rochester and was the daughter of the late Frank and Margaret Leopold Cornelius. Dorothy was a retired office worker at Phoenix Glass in Monaca and a life long member of St. Felix Catholic Church in Freedom. She will be sadly missed by everyone who knew her. In addition to her...