Obituaries by LocationHattie M. Pardue, 83, of Aliquippa (Raccoon Township), died Monday morning, Feb. 22, 1999, in her Raccoon Township residence. Born May 18, 1915, in Ronda, N.C., she was a daughter of the late James R. and Rettie Stone Chambers. A homemaker, Mrs. Pardue was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church, Monaca. She was the beloved wife of Ray Pardue, Raccoon Township, for over 63 years, whom she married April 30, 1935, and was the mother of Robert and Emma Pardue, Raccoon Township, and Frank Pardue, Cocoa Beach, Fla. Also surviving are two sisters, Lear Belton, Long Island, N.Y., and Omie Redding, Ronda, N.C.; two grandchildren, Mike Pardue and Michelle Busse, and five great-grandchildren, Chellsee, Chasity, Amber, Aleesha and Madison. Friends will be welcome Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in BATCHELOR BROTHERS MONACA, 998 Atlantic Ave., where services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. The Rev. Paul Zaprik and the Rev. Dale Reeseman will officiate. Interment will follow in Union Cemetery.
Harry Robert Peters, 76, of Mount Lebanon, Pa., died Sunday, Feb. 21, 1999, at AUH Forbes Hospice. Born Oct. 1, 1922, in Beaver Falls, he was a son of the late Harry J.and Hettie Dales Peters. He had 32 years of service with the Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. as head supervisor, and also worked at the Pittsburgh Commercial Heat Treating Co. and the LOI Corp. of Federal Republic of Germany. He was a life member of Lodge 45 F&AM and Syria Temple A.O.N.M.S.; a 50-year member as 32nd Degree, and was a member of Mount Lebanon Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, Marie V. Gray Peters; daughters, Roberta Lee "Bobbi" Schmidt, Monroeville, Pa., and Barbara Ann Dowling, Plum Boro; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a brother, Ronald Peters, Beaver Falls. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, March 3, 1999, at 10 a.m. in the GENE H. CORL INC. FUNERAL CENTER OF MONROEVILLE, 4335 Northern Pike. In lieu of flowers, donations to AUH Forbes Hospice, Frankstown Avenue and Washington Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15206, would be appreciated.
Jessie Mae (Shoaff) Picard, 70, of Hartville, Ohio, formerly of Beaver Falls and Pittsburgh, went home when the angels came for her on Saturday, Feb. 20, 1999, after a long battle with cancer. She will be missed by all who loved her. Born April 16, 1928, in North Sewickley Township, a daughter of the late John Earl Sr. and Mary Alberta Oliver Shoaff, she was a member of the Westbrook Park United Methodist Church, Canton, Ohio. Mrs. Picard was a former employee of Providence Hospital, Beaver Falls, the Oakland Veterans Hospital, and Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, before she moved to Ohio in 1968. Surviving are her husband of 34 years, Joseph A. Picard; two daughters and a son-in-law, Sherri Lynn and Jerold Nisly, Alliance, Ohio, and Evelyn Mae Johnston, Canton, Ohio; four grandchildren, Sheldon Lee Picard, Jocelyn Nisly, and Justin and Jerrica Johnston; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, James Shoaff, Alliance, Ohio; Leroy and Lois Shoaff, Howe, Mich., and Robert and Joretta Shoaff, Cleveland, Ohio; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Mary Ann Atkinson, Ellwood City; Nancy and Louis Liller, New Galilee, and Lauretta and Phillip Wall, Ellwood City, and her many nieces and nephews, and numerous friends and fellow Christians. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Velma Shuler, and a brother, John Earl Shoaff Jr. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the GABAUER FUNERAL HOME INC. at SYLVANIA HILLS MEMORIAL PARK INC., where a service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. The Rev. Wade Barto of the Otterbein United Methodist Church will officiate. Interment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park Inc., Daugherty Township. God looked around His garden and found an empty place. He then looked down upon this earth and saw her tired face. He put his arms around her and lifted her to rest. God's garden must be beautiful; He only takes the best. God saw that she was getting tired, and a cure was not to be, so He put His arms around her and whispered, "Come home with Me." With tearful eyes we watched her suffer, and saw her fade away; although we loved her dearly, we could not make her stay. Her golden heart stopped beating, her determined spirit was at rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only took the best. Forever our love, Your Family.
Carl F. Racey, 83, of Conway, died Saturday, Feb. 20, 1999, in Sewickley Valley Hospital. Born Sept. 29, 1915, in Medley, W. Va., a son of the late Kirby S. and Inez Shoemaker Racey, he was a retired employee of Halstead Industries. He was a member of the Big Knob Volunteer Fire Department, and the Oak Grove Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mildred Powell Racey, in 1993; a daughter, Nancy Postapack, in 1996, and two sisters, Ruth Orndorff and Helen Styers. Surviving are a son-in-law, Raymond Postapack, Baden; two grandchildren, Craig Postapack, and Pamela Postapack, both of Baden; a great-grandson, Dylan, and a sister, Elizabeth Freeman, Elgin, Ill. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the HUNTSMAN ROCHESTER FUNERAL HOME, 502 Adams St., where a service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. by his pastor, the Rev. Edward Robbins. Interment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park.
Mia Nicole Reisker, infant daughter of Matthew and Joneen Marshall Reisker of Locust Grove, Ga., died Friday, Feb. 19, 1999, in the Egelston Children's Hospital, Atlanta, Ga. She was born Jan. 4, 1999, in Stockbridge, Ga. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her maternal grandparents, Janice and Thomas E. Marshall, South Heights; paternal grandparents, Fred and Sandra Reisker, Hopewell Township; paternal great-grandmother, Mildred Ballard, South Heights; three uncles, two aunts and several cousins. A private service will be held Wednesday in GABAUER FUNERAL HOME INC. at SYLVANIA HILLS MEMORIAL PARK INC. with Father Thomas Wilson of St. Catherine's Parish officiating. Private entombment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Lelia Smith, 66, of 367 Linmar Terrace, Aliquippa, died Monday, Feb. 22, 1999, in Forbes Nursing Home, Pittsburgh. Complete arrangements will be announced in a later edition of the Times by the SHEFFIELD ALIQUIPPA FUNERAL HOME, 920 Franklin Ave.
Sophia May Rickard Albrecht, 78, of Brighton Township, died Wednesday morning, Feb. 24, 1999, in the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Lancaster, Pa., where she had resided for the past seven months. Born March 13, 1920, in West Bridgewater, a daughter of the late Elmer T. and Sophia C. Groeffler Rickard, she was a member of SS. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church, Beaver, since birth, and was a member of the Beaver High School class of 1938. A grand regent and district deputy of the Catholic Daughters of America, she was a member of the Marion Guild, Altar and Rosary Society, Keen Age Club, American Legion Auxiliary, and the Bridgewater Woman's Club, where she served in many board positions. She was preceded in death by her husband, John M. Albrecht Sr., in 1985. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, John M. Jr. and Sandra K. Albrecht, Beaver Falls; a daughter and son-in-law, Roberta Albrecht Fuller and Keith R. Fuller, Lancaster, Pa.; two grandchildren and their spouses, Michael and Terri Sisley Fuller, and Rebecca Fuller Jahnke and Glenn A. Jahnke, and two great-grandchildren, Alyssa and Craig Jahnke, all of Lancaster, Pa. Friends will be received Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the TODD FUNERAL HOME, 340 Third St., Beaver. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. in SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Beaver, with the Rev. Monsignor Raymond T. Schultz officiating. Entombment will follow in Beaver Cemetery Mausoleum. A rosary will be recited Friday at 8:30 p.m. in the funeral home. The family suggests contributions be made, if desired, to SS. Peter and Paul We Care Fund.
Ann M. (Majcher) Bialik, 80, of Center Township, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, in the Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, Kittanning, Pa. Born Dec. 25, 1918, in Ambridge, a daughter of the late Kajen and Mary Majcher, she was a resident of Center Township for 46 years and was a retired nurse with the former Aliquippa Hospital. She was a member of St. Frances Cabrini Roman Catholic Church, Center Township, and was an avid Steelers fan and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edmund C. Bialik, and four brothers, John, Jim, Stan, and Mike Majcher. Surviving are three daughters and a son-in-law, Edwina Johnstone, Center Township; Joy Vartanian, Seattle, Wash., and Nancy and Dan Gallagher, Kittanning; a sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Chuck Kucera, Millersville, Md., and four grandchildren. A service will be conducted today at 9:30 a.m. in the DARROCH MEMORIAL CHAPEL, 2640 Mill St., Aliquippa, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in St. Frances Cabrini Church. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery, Aliquippa. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made, if desired, to the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society or the Alzheimer's Research Foundation.
John K. Boyle Sr., 54, of 25173 Roudebush St., Meadville, Pa. 16335, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1999, in the Meadville Medical Center. Born Nov. 11, 1944, in Liverpool, Ohio, a son of James and Dorothy Hogue Boyle, of Midland Heights, he was employed by Vantage Health Care, Meadville, for 12 years. A veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, he was a member of American Legion Post 205; VFW, and the Eagles. He enjoyed his grandchildren, woodworking, gardening and his personal computer. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are his wife, Audrey LaVerne Swartzfager Boyle, whom he married Jan. 3, 1986; two sons and daughters-in-law, John K. Jr. and Sherry Boyle, Monaca, and Daniel K. and Karen Boyle, Pineville, N.C.; two stepsons and their wives, Richard E. and Jennifer Johnson, and Jonathan B. and Shannon Johnson, all of Blooming Valley, Pa.; a stepdaughter and her husband, Jennifer A. and Kevin Shorts, Saegertown, Pa.; six grandchildren, Tristan Boyle, Trent Boyle, Ashley Shorts, AlexAnne Shorts, Zackary Johnson and Emily Johnson; three brothers and two sisters-in-law, George and Anna Boyle, Industry; Terry and Sandy Boyle, Brighton Township, and Salvadore Boyle, Industry, and eight nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathy Cepulis Boyle, and two granddaughters, Emily Elizabeth Johnson and Ellie Jo Johnson. Friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. in the HATHEWAY-TEDESCO FUNERAL HOME, 614 Baldwin St., Meadville, Pa. The Rev. Allen W. Jones, of the Wesbury United Methodist Community, will officiate. Burial will be in Blooming Valley Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to the Blooming Valley Fire Department, 15244 Mill St., Saegertown, Pa. 16433, or a charity of one's choice.
Richard "Rick" Leroy Brehm, 50, of Economy, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 1999, in the Sewickley Valley Hospital. Born Dec. 27, 1948, in Cumberland, Md., a son of Melvin and Mary Jean VanMeter Brehm, of Economy, he was a member of the Ambridge Sportsmen's Club. Surviving, in addition to his parents, are a brother and sister-in-law, Gregory and Donna Brehm, Moon Township; a sister and brother-in-law, Debra and John Kost, Economy; two nieces, Kimberly Brehm, Moon Township, and Rachel Kost, Economy, and two nephews, Jon Eric and Zackary Kost, both of Economy. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the GABAUER FUNERAL HOME INC. at SYLVANIA HILLS MEMORIAL PARK INC., Daugherty Township, where a service will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. Pastor Ronald Kronk will officiate. Entombment will be in Sylvania Hills Mausoleum. Memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to the Kidney Foundation.