Obituaries by LocationIrene D. Cain McClellan, 46, died Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999, in her home. Born Aug. 16, 1953, in Rochester, a daughter of the late Harold and Julia Hart Cain, she joined Triedstone Baptist Church at the tender age of six, and later moved her membership to Bethel Baptist Church where she was a former member of the choir. Mrs. McClellan was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, George McClellan; a brother, Charles Cain, and her grandmother, Ethel Hart. Surviving are four daughters, Julia Rae Cain, Baltimore, Md.; Michelle McClellan, Jessica McClellan, and Jalyssa Cain, all of Aliquippa; two sons, Brian McClellan, and Harold N. Cain, both of Aliquippa; four brothers and two sisters-in-law, John Cain, Detroit, Mich., Calvin Cain, Baltimore, Md.; Benjamin and Joycelyn Cain, Flint, Mich., and Jo Ann and William Jeter, Laurel, Md.; two sisters, Diane Clarit, and Belinda Cain, both in Laurel, Md.; an aunt and uncle, Aldine and Elliott Jeter, Aliquippa; a cousin, Yvette Walker El Amin, Detroit, Mich.; 10 nieces, 10 nephews, 12 great-nieces, 16 great-nephews, and one great-great-nephew; special friends, Perrette Cooper, Hartford, Conn.; S. Edward Thompson, Aliquippa; Mamie Kimbrough, Aliquippa, and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Bethel Baptist Church, Aliquippa, where a service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. by her nephew, the Rev. Lamont Cain. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Aliquippa. GOODEN AND BROWN FUNERAL HOME, 214 Fifth Ave., Aliquippa is in charge of arrangements.
Virginia M. Shane, 85, formerly of Rochester Township, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999, in Aliquippa Hospital. Born June 2, 1913, in Rochester, a daughter of the late William and Martha Pearl Martin Hartman, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Rochester. A 1931 graduate of Rochester High School, she had attended Geneva College and graduated from Carnegie Tech, Pittsburgh. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick H. Shane, in 1981, and a sister, Jeanne Duffin. She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne C. and Edwin S. Metzger III, Rochester Township; a son and daughter-in-law, Richard M. and Judy A. Shane, Knoxville, Tenn.; six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and a sister-in-law, Marjorie Shane, Rochester Township. There will be private family visitation this evening from 7 to 9 p.m. in the WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC. 349 Adams St., Rochester. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. in the First Presbyterian Church, Beaver. Officiating will be the Rev. Joseph A. Hill. Entombment will follow in Sylvania Hills Mausoleum. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to a charity of choice.
Dorothy Mae Stephenson, a lifelong resident of Coraopolis, died Friday, Feb. 12, 1999, in St. Clair Memorial Hospital. Born July 26, 1923, in Sewickley, Pa., to Hilda (Schuster) and the late Delbert Waite, she was a member of the Frist Baptist Church; the Multiple Sclerosis Society, in both Moon Township and Coraopolis, PA Chapter; and retired in 1985 from Pittsburgh De Moinies Steel Co. after 10 years in the accounting department. Survived by her mother, Hilda (Schuster) Waite, Coraopolis; daughter Elaine and her husband, Thomas Lowes, Philadelphia, and her son, Terry A. and his wife, Kathleen Stephenson, Crescent Township. Sister of Audrea Mallick, in California; Samuel (Bud) Waite, Coraopolis, and Delbert (Jack) Waite, in Florida. Grandmother of Thomas and Elizabeth Lowes and Norah-Naomi and Caleb Stephenson. A memorial servie will be held Monday, Feb. 15, 1999, at 11 a.m. in the First Baptist Church, 1443 Coraopolis Heights Rd., Moon Townshp. Pastor David Myers will officiate. Memorial contributions mayh be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, 1040 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213. Arrangements are being handled by COPELAND CORAOPOLIS FUNERAL HOME, 867 Fifth Ave.
Nellie Toy, 85, of New Brighton, died Friday, Feb. 12, 1999, in the Beaver Valley Nursing Center, South Beaver Township. Born Dec. 18, 1913, in Pittsburgh, she was a daughter of the late Anthony and Helen Zaftro. She was a homemaker and had lived in New Brighton for the past 40 years after moving from Kittanning, Pa. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clifford V. Toy Sr., on Nov. 16, 1995; a grandson, Donald L. Roofner, and a great-granddaughter, Chloe Toy. Surviving are four sons and daughters-in-law, Clarence and Mary, Kittanning; Joseph and Marilyn, Shillington, Pa.; Robert and Dixie, Kittanning, and Clifford Jr. and Chris, Baden; four daughters and sons-in-law, Margaret "Peg" and Charles McCoy, Kittanning; Louise and William Skinner, Kittanning; Vickie and Regis Luger, Patterson Heights, and Kathy and David Behanna, Beaver Falls; 19 grandchildren, Andrea Masters, Valerie Robb, Cheryl Anderson, Joseph Toy, Beth Snyder, Curtis Toy, Michelle Bush, Keith Toy, Mary Toy, Greg Toy, Melissa Adams, Paula Skinner, Jill Toy, Jamie Roth, Sarah Luger, Carson Luger, Eric Behanna, Bret Behanna and Leah Toy, and 28 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the J&J SPRATT FUNERAL HOME, 1612 Third St., New Brighton, where blessing services will be held Monday at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Father Paul Savage officiating. Interment will follow in Beaver Cemetery. The family suggests memorials be made, in her name, to the New Brighton Public Library, 1021 Third Ave., New Brighton, Pa. 15066.
Madalene C. Boggess, 70, of Rochester, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, in The Medical Center, Beaver. Born July 18, 1928, in Ohio, a daughter of the late Harley and Georgia Smith Weekley, she was a retired employee of Phoenix Glass Company, Monaca. Surviving are her husband, Windell Boggess, Rochester; a daughter and son-in-law, Deborah and David Frank, Uniontown, Ohio; four grandchildren, Leslie Frank, Joya Frank, Lindy Frank, and David C. Frank; a sister, Virginia Pope, Mineral Wells, W.Va., and two brothers, Dennis Weekley, Ravenswood, W.Va., and Gregory Weekley, Sandyville, W.Va. She was preceded in death by a sister, Loretta Hill, and four brothers, Martin, Merrill, Jerald and Fred Weekley. Friends will be received Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the HUNTSMAN ROCHESTER FUNERAL HOME, 502 Adams Street and Tuesday from 5 to 9 p.m. in the VAILS FUNERAL HOME, 115 Church St., Ripley, W.Va., where a funeral service will be conducted Wednesday at 11 a.m.
William E. Davidson Sr., 83, of West Mayfield, died Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999, in his residence. Born Oct. 12, 1915, in Beaver Falls, a son of the late Roy J. and Yarda Sternquist Davidson, he was a member of St. Philomena Roman Catholic Church. He had attended Youngstown University, where he played football, and was a member of the Beaver Falls Owls Club and the Beaver Falls Turners. He retired from Babcock and Wilcox Tubular Products Company in 1981. Surviving are his wife, Catherine M. Trn Davidson; two sons and two daughters-in-law, William E. Davidson Jr. and his wife, Peggy, Pittsburgh, and Thomas J. Davidson and his wife, Suzanne, Follansbee, W.Va.; four grandsons, William E. Davidson III and Matthew Davidson, Pittsburgh, and T.J. Davidson Jr. and Douglas Davidson, Follansbee, W.Va.; three brothers, Robert Davidson, Chippewa Township; George Davidson, Vanport, and Donald Davidson, Chippewa Township; four sisters, Mrs. John (Helen) Smith, Beaver Falls; Mrs. Edith Yoho, Chippewa Township; Evelyn "Ahoo" Davidson, Beaver Falls, and Mrs. Betty Pokita, Monaca. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Roy J. Davidson Jr., Charles, and John Davidson. Friends will be received Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the CAMPBELL'S BEAVER FALLS FUNERAL HOME, 14th Street and Eighth Avenue, where prayers will be recited Thursday at 10:30, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m. in St. Philomena Roman Catholic Church. The Rev. Father J. Francis Frazer will celebrate the mass. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made, if desired, to St. Philomena Roman Catholic Church, 3908 Sixth Ave., Beaver Falls, Pa. 15010.
Dorothy P. Gardner, 74, of New Brighton, died Friday, Feb. 12, 1999, in The Medical Center, Beaver. Complete arrangements will be announced in Tuesday's Times by the GABAUER FUNERAL HOME INC. at SYLVANIA HILLS MEMORIAL PARK INC., Daugherty Township.
Dorothy "Dot" Gossard, 64, of Mansfield, Ohio, died Friday, Feb. 12, 1999, in the Med Central Hospital, Mansfield. Born June 23, 1934, in Rochester, a daughter of Annabelle Flickner Gossard, Monaca, and the late Howard B. Gossard, she was a retired employee with Hartman Electric, Mansfield. In addition to her mother, she is survived by two brothers and sisters-in-law, Glenn and Carol Gossard, Ingram, Pa., and James and Joellen Gossard, Koppel; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Helen and Robert McNear, Monaca; Marge Zediker, and Lucille and Al Sauer, all of Mansfield; a sister-in-law, Rose Navatril, Rochester, and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Howard A. Gossard, and a nephew, Joseph Gossard. Friends wil 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 Tuesday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Greg Leeth, pastor of the Rochester First Wesleyan Church. Private interment
will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park.
William C.E. Graeser Jr., 83, of Monaca, passed away Saturday afternoon, Feb. 13, 1999. Born Sept. 10, 1915, in Monessen, Pa., a son of the late William C.E. Sr. and Mary Margaret (Hare) Graeser, he was a lifelong resident of Monaca. Bill was a man who loved life and who actively participated in the community. He was a member of the Beaver County Retired Men's Club; the Monaca United Methodist Church; the Monaca-Center Lodge 791 F&AM; the Beaver Valley Council 84 of Beaver Falls; the Royal Arch Chapter 167 of Rochester; the Beaver Valley Commandery (Knights Templar) 84 of Beaver Falls; Anciet Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of New Castle; the Syria Shrine AAONMS of Pittsburgh; the Beaver County Caravan 18; a member of the Monaca VFD 1, the Beaver County Firemen's Relief Association, Western Pennsylvania Firemen Association, the Pennsylvania Firemen's Association, a life member of the Monaca American Legion Post 580, the Monaca Cornet Bandroom, Monaca Saxon Club, the Rochester B.P.O. Elks 283, the Beaver Valley Sportsman Club of Monaca, and the former Monaca Moose Lodge. He retired in 1976 from the former J&L Steel Corp., Aliquippa Works, as an electricial bench hand in the maintenance department following 40 years of employment, and was the proprietor of Bill's Radiator Shop, Monaca. He is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, William C. III and Barbara Graeser, Jefferson Hills; David Earl and Joan Graeser, Center Township; Patrick Bruce and Carol Graeser, Chippewa Township, and Commander Kenneth Scott and Barbara Graeser, serving in the U.S. Navy, stationed in California, Md.; eight grandchildren, Brian William Graeser, Brent Graeser, Chad Graeser, Jan Thomas Graeser, Kim Graeser, Natalie Joy Graeser, Leslie Ann Graeser and Laura Bess Graeser; two brothers, Clarence (Red) Graeser and Philip Graeser, both of Monaca, and a sister, Mary Louise Sherry, Beaver; several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Graeser. Friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the SIMPSON FUNERAL HOME, 1119 Washington Ave., Monaca, where relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend his funeral service on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with his pastor, the Reverend George S. Dran, officiating. Entombment will follow in Sylvania Hills.
Clarence R. Klingensmith, 77, of Chippewa Township, formerly of Jeannette, Pa., died Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999, in The Medical Center, Beaver. Born March 8, 1921, in Jeannette, Pa., he was a son of the late William P. and Edith Heasley Klingensmith. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, he was employed as an area manager of the Westinghouse Electric Corp., Beaver Division, retiring after 42 years of service. He was a member of the Chippewa United Methodist Church, Beaver County Caravan 18, Parian Lodge 662 F&AM, Masonic Temple Association, Syria Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S., Westinghouse Fellowship Association and the Westinghouse Electric Corp. Foreman's Association, East Pittsburgh. Surviving are two daughters and three sons-in-law, Virginia L. and Michael P. Smakosz, Judy A. and John E. Beighey, and Lanny A. Dillon, all of Chippewa Township; a brother and sister-in-law, Albert and Sis Klingensmith, Jeannette, Pa.; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Chelsea Loughner, Jeannette, and Agnes and Carl Oplinger, Bovard, Pa.; five grandchildren, Lanny A. Dillon Jr. and his wife, Joyce, Dumfries, Va.; Angela M. and her husband, Vince Bettoni, Beaver Falls; Jennifer M. Smakosz, Chippewa Township; Amy M. Smakosz, Raleigh, N.C., and Michael P. Smakosz Jr., Erie, Pa., and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Esther Pearl Frye Klingensmith, on March 6, 1997; a daughter, Donna M. Dillon, on Dec. 14, 1997; a brother, William Klingensmith, and a sister, Ethel Kelly. Prayers will begin today at 11 a.m. in the LUTTON CHIPPEWA FUNERAL HOME, 117 Blackhawk Road, followed by a church service at 11:30 a.m. in the Chippewa United Methodist Church. The Rev. James Tubbs, of the Chippewa United Methodist Church, will officiate. Interment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park. Memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to the Beaver County Cancer and Heart Association, 1260 Brodhead Road, Suite 104, Monaca, Pa. 15061, or the Alzheimer Foundation, 919 North Michigan Ave., Suite 1000, Chicago, Ill. 60611, or the Chippewa United Methodist Church, 2545 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls, Pa. 15010.
