All Obituaries

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...

Denise E. Daugherty Brighton Township   Denise E. Daugherty, 64, of Brighton Township passed away Tuesday February 5 in her home following an extended illness. She was born October 3, 1954 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late George Francis and Betty Van Lewen Herbster. Denise had lived in the Beaver area since 1982 and previously lived in Mt. Lebanon. She had worked at Matthew’s Inc., Pittsburgh, had taught in the Beaver Area School District in Brighton Township and...

Beatrice D. Scholl Sambol Vickers Center Township   Beatrice D. Vickers, 90, of Center Township went to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in Good Samaritan Hospice, Brighton Township. She was born December 22, 1928 and was the daughter of the late James and Dorothy Lawson Scholl. She had been a unit clerk at Rochester Hospital and later scheduled surgeries at Heritage Valley, Beaver until her retirement in 1992. Beatrice was a member of the Monacrest Free Methodist Church...

Margaret Benton Darlington   Margaret Benton, 69, of Darlington passed away Tuesday January 29 in Providence Health Care, Beaver Falls. She was born August 26, 1949 in Rochester and was the daughter of the late James and Margaret Stewart Megill. Margaret had worked as a Nursing Assistant at Friendship Ridge for 20 years. Surviving her are her children, Heather (Eric Davis) Benton, Darlington, Dawn Renay (Raymond) Davis, Hopewell and David (Angel) Benton, Darlington, brothers, James...

Frances Martha Leaf Vanport   Frances Martha Leaf, 83, a longtime resident of the Beaver Area passed away Monday January 28 in her home following a lengthy illness. She was born September 2, 1935 in Cadiz, KT and was the daughter of the late Alex and Martha Sholar Meredith. She had worked as a nurse’s aid at Friendship Ridge, and later worked for Life Steps from where she retired. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Charles Joseph Leaf in 2009,...

Roger Theodore Smith, Sr. Rochester   Roger Theodore Smith, Sr., 79 a longtime resident of Rochester passed away Friday January 18 in his home. He was born November 18, 1939 in Rochester and was the son of the late Percy Alford Sr. and Susie Smith. Roger had been a foundry worker at General Alloy in Rochester Township, was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Rochester and was an Army veteran serving during the Korean Conflict. Surviving him are his wife, Pauline Stewart Smith, a...

Bonnie Lou ‘Ethel’ Foore Center Township   Bonnie Lou ‘Ethel’ Foore, 76, a life long resident of Center Township, passed away Saturday December 29 in her home. She was born December 14, 1942 in Rochester and was the daughter of the late Charles David and Minola B. Porter Foore. Bonnie had worked at Sewickley Country Club when she was young, worked for 19 years at Eat and Park, when they had car hops, drove school bus for 48 years for Rhodes Transit, drove...

Rexford V. Rubinstein Brighton Township   Rexford V. Rubinstein, 22, of Brighton Township died December 26 as the result of an automobile accident in Pittsburgh. He was born July 30, 1996 in Los Angeles, CA and was the loving son of Dr. Renee Rubinstein. He was employed, as a chef at Stagonia’s in Pittsburgh, was a graduate of Beaver Area High School and Community College of Beaver County. Rexford was a good spirit loved by everyone who knew him. In addition to his mother, he...

Joann K. Dougherty Brighton Township   Joann K. Dougherty, 79, of Brighton Township, passed away Friday November 30 in Heritage Valley Beaver. She was born June 29, 1939 in Aliquippa and was the daughter of the late John R. and Josephine Katroppa Kramer. Joann had been an LPN in the healthcare industry for over 30 years working for several Healthcare Institutions the last being Home Instead in Ellwood from where she retired. She was very devoted to her job as a caregiver. She was a...

Heather Leigh Farley Lubbert Beaver Heather Leigh Farley Lubbert, 49, of Beaver, passed away Monday November 19 in Heritage Valley Beaver. She was born December 8, 1968 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of James Farley, Clifton Park, NY and the late Marsha Farley. Heather had worked as a Nurses Aide and also a Closing Coordinator and was Lutheran by faith. She was very selfless, always putting others before herself. In addition to her father she is survived by her son Remy Lubbert and...