All Obituaries

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...

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...