Obituaries by LocationAlbert H. McMinn Jr., 71, of 1008 Seventh Ave., Beaver Falls, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 1999. Surviving is a sister, Dorothy McMinn, of Beaver Falls. His body was donated to the Human Gifts Registry.
Robert R. Pardue, 62, of Raccoon Township, died Friday, Feb. 26, 1999, in The Medical Center, Beaver. Born Feb. 28, 1936, in North Wilkesboro, N.C., a son of Ray F. Pardue, Raccoon Township, and the late Hattie M. Pardue, he was a retired teacher and Director of Guidance for the South Side Area School District, where he worked for 30 years. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Beaver County Cancer and Heart Association Inc. In his leisure time, he enjoyed reading, movies, cooking and traveling. Surviving are his wife, Emma K. (Trdina) Pardue; a brother, Frank Pardue, Cocoa Beach, Fla., and nieces and nephews. Friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the JOSEPH M. SOMMA FUNERAL HOME, 5405 Steubenville Pike, Moon Run, Robinson Township, Allegheny County, where a service will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Union Cemetery, Center Township.
Virginia Freed Mullins Parker, 68, of Columbia, Tenn., fomerly of Homewood, went home to be with the Lord, Saturday, Feb. 20, 1999, after a battle with cancer. Born July 10, 1930, in Homewood, Pa., she was a member of the Homewood Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim, in 1990, and her father, Sherman Freed in 1970. Surviving are her dear mother, Mary E. Abert, Homewood; four sons, Charles Mullins, in Florida; Harold Mullins, New Galilee; Robert Mullins, and Johnny Mullins, in California; a daughter, Bonnie, Slippery Rock, Pa.; five grandchildren; a great-grandson; four brothers and three sisters-in-law, John Freed, Beaver Falls; Delmar and Viola Freed, Homewood, with whom Mary resides; William and Sandy Freed, Clearwater, Fla., and George and Joyce Freed, New Castle, and several aunts and uncles. A memorial service will be held Thursday, March 4, 1999, at 11 a.m. in the Homewood Methodist Church, First Avenue.
James Lewis Patterson, 72, of Beaver, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 1999, in The Medical Center, Beaver, following an extended illness. Born July 3, 1926, in Slippery Rock, Pa., a son of the late Lewis Clinton and Hazel Moore Patterson, he was a resident of Beaver for the past 39 years. He retired in 1985 as a supervisor at LTV Steel, Aliquippa Works, after 32 years of service. He was Presbyterian by faith and served in the 9th U.S. Army in Central Europe and the Rhineland during World War II. Surviving are his wife of 46 years, Shirley Shannon Patterson; a son and daughter-in-law, Dean James and Paige Corley Patterson, Secaucus, N.J.; a grandson, Paul James Patterson; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mrs. Ruth Elaine Ryder, Grove City, Pa., and Nina and Richard Gaugler, Oklahoma City, Okla., and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the J.T. ANDERSON JR. AND SON FUNERAL HOME, 205 College Ave., Beaver, where a service will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. The Rev. David D. Byers, pastor of the Vanport Presbyterian Church, will officiate. Interment will follow in Beaver Cemetery. Friends may, if they wish, make memorial contributions to their favorite charity.
Homer Boyd Potts, 65, of Hookstown, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Feb. 27, 1999, in The Medical Center, Beaver, following a lengthy illness. Born April 10, 1933, in Hookstown, a son of Wilda Boyd Potts, Hookstown, and the late Howard C. Potts, he was a retired employee of the former Colt Industries, Midland. He attended the Hookstown Free Methodist Church and was a Charter Member of the Hookstown Volunteer Fire Department. He was a member of the Beaver Valley Historical Society and a former member of the South Side Area School Board and the Hookstown Boro Council. Surviving are his wife, Joyce Fetty Potts; three sons and daughters-in-law, Bruce H. and Jody Potts, Brighton Township; Steven L. and Sandy Potts, Georgetown, and Brian H. and Margie Potts, Chester; two daughters, Ursula M. Potts, in Alabama, and Mrs. J.D. (Elizabeth A.) Halulko, Dallas, Texas; 10 grandchildren, and two brothers, Jack Potts and Milton (Bunk) Potts, both of Hookstown. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the WELCH FUNERAL HOME, Hookstown, where a service will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Wilmer J. Olszewski. Interment will be in Mill Creek Hill Cemetery, Hookstown.
George E. Rollinitis, 79, of Aliquippa, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 1999, in UPMC - Beaver Valley. Born April 4, 1919, in Bentleyville, Pa., a son of the late Peter and Virginia (Rutkosky) Rollinitis, he worked in the accounting department of the Aliquippa Works, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. He was a member of the Aliquippa Salvation Army, where he served as treasurer and Sunday school teacher. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters. Surviving are a son, George D. Rollinitis; a daughter, Carolyn Rollinitis; five grandchildren; a nephew, John E. Roulanaitis; a niece, and a very close friend whom he treated as a daughter, Phyllis Duesenberry, Aliquippa. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the HUNTSMAN ALIQUIPPA FUNERAL HOME, 2345 Mill St., where a service will be held Monday at 11 a.m., by Capt. Robert Coles of the Salvation Army. Interment will be private.
Betty Senik, 81, of 102 Edgewood Rd., Economy, passed on to be with the Lord Thursday, Feb. 25, 1999. A daughter of the late James and Grace Shaffer McCaffrey, she was a member of the Pinehurst Christian Missionary Alliance Church. She was a retired cafeteria worker from the Baden, Economy, and Ambridge school districts. She was also a member of Harmony Manechor and the Ambridge American Legion auxiliary and was a Pennsylvania State School Retiree. Surviving are her former husband, Joseph Senik; a son and daughter-in-law, James L. and Sue Holman, Economy; three grandchildren, Holly Lynn Kozak, Heide Sue Holman, and Sharon L. Holman, and five great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Kitty Ludwig, Mildred Holman, and Ruth Mecklin. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the KENNETH E. HARE FUNERAL HOME, 500 Park Rd., Ambridge, where a service will be conducted Monday, March 1, 1999, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Andrew Ketterer, her pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Economy Cemetery.
Stephen T. Siget Sr., 70, of Rochester, died Thursday, Feb. 25, 1999, in Rochester Manor. A son of Mildred Vuynovich Siget, of Rochester, and the late Ivan Siget, he was a retired foreman with Conrail and was a member of St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, Rochester. Surviving, in addition to his mother, are his wife, Stella Gurski Siget; two sons and daughters-in-law, Stephen and Terry Siget, Industry, and Daniel and Rita Siget, Chippewa Township; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Ellen and John Fioravanti, Bedford, Texas; Diana and Sam Colalella, Georgetown, Ky., and Lori Gula, Ohioville; eight grandchildren, Jennifer and Lindsey Fioravanti, Nicole Livingston, Sharon Colalella, Stephen and Melissa Siget, and Selena and Frank Gula; a great-grandson, Nathaniel Hoffman; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Joseph and Dorothy Siget, Conway, and Michael and Sophia Siget, Center Township; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Diana and Roy Bigler, Murrysville, Pa., and Mary Ann and Verdane Brown, Rochester Township; a sister-in-law, Helen Siget, Rochester, and a brother-in-law, Norman Kurhansky, Industry. He was preceded in death by a brother, John Siget, and a sister, Dorothy Kurhansky. 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 prayer service will be conducted Monday at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in St. Cecilia Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Beaver Cemetery. A Christian wake service will be held today at 7 p.m. in the funeral home.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Bissell Smilek, 59, of 344 Mt. Vernon Dr., Ellwood City, died Friday, Feb. 26, 1999, in her residence. Born March 1, 1939, in New Brighton, a daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Culley Bissell, she was raised in Beaver. She was a 1957 graduate of Beaver High School; graduated from Geneva College with a degree in Elementary Education, and received her first Master's degree in Guidance Counseling from Slippery Rock University. She later received her Principal's degree from Westminster College. She taught gifted classes in the Riverside School District; later taught at the Marion School, and most recently at the Riverside Primary Center, until taking a sabbatical leave. Along with her husband, she was the co-owner of Steele Print, Ellwood City. She attended Calvin Presbyterian Church, Ellwood City. Surviving are her husband, Arthur W. Smilek; a daughter, Christin Smilek, at home; a son and daughter-in-law, Ronald W. and Mary Smilek, Severn, Md.; a brother, Arthur Bissell, Tampa, Fla.; a sister, Cheryl Bissell, Edgewater, Md., and her father-in-law and mother-in-law, F. Phillip and Olive Smilek, North Sewickley. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the TURNER FUNERAL HOME, Sixth Street at Park Avenue, Ellwood City, where a service will be conducted Monday, March 1, 1999, at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Robert P. Hines Jr., of the Calvin Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Locust Grove Cemetery, North Sewickley.
Elsie R. Steiner, 72, of Beaver Falls, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1999, in the Beaver Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in South Beaver Township. Born May 30, 1926, in Beaver Falls, a daughter of the late William J. and Anna M. Slavik Steiner, she attended the College Hill United Methodist Church. A graduate of the Providence Hospital Nursing School, she was a registered nurse and anesthetist at The Medical Center, Beaver, until her retirement in 1988. She was a member of the Providence Hospital Alumnae Association and a former member of the Sweet Adelines. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Anna W. Steiner, on Dec. 25, 1991. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the CAMPBELL'S BEAVER FALLS FUNERAL HOME, 14th Street and Eighth Avenue, where a funeral service will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Edward A. Schoeneck officiating. Private interment
will be in St. Mary Cemetery, Chippewa Township. Memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to the College Hill United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 313, Beaver Falls, Pa. 15010.
