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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2000
Page
5
A man with a loaded shotgun surrendered to police in Pulaski Township after a two hour wooded search following an early morning crash on Marr Road. He led authorities to the gun, which was emptied and seized. Roads and a school bus route were temporarily affected during the incident.
A Neshannock Township man and his wife were robbed at their Mercer Road home around 10 PM. A Black man in his 20s or 30s, about six feet tall, wearing a white face covering, demanded money and fled after taking several hundred dollars. No injuries, family members were inside.
Val Conrad, 91, said he will not drive again after backing into a Sylmar bank lobby and killing 1-year-old Nathaniel Escudero. He defended his right to drive and noted a recent road test, while critics urge tighter reviews of elderly drivers amid a rising senior driving debate and pending Senior Drivers Bill.
AARP lobbyist Pat Luby notes individual driving assessments after a 68 to 7 Assembly vote. LAPD Detective Whetzel says cause of a recent accident remains unclear. DMV explains license issuance details for Conrad who uses daily diabetes meds and insulin. Experts warn elderly drivers face slower reflexes and impaired night vision.
Shenango Township resident Mae McConnell aged 96 died Aug 29 2000 at her home on Aiken Road Born April 6 1904 in Rose Point she was the daughter of Joseph J and Bella M Kennedy She married Edgar McConnell on Aug 30 1929 he died Sept 13 1983 She was a member of Mt Hermon Presbyterian Church
Mae McConnell survived by nephews and nieces including Beryl Brown who lived with her. She was predeceased by her husband, two sisters, and four brothers. No calling hours. A service is set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Turner-Myers Funeral Home. Rev. James George of Mt. Hermon Presbyterian Church will officiate. Burial follows at Mt. Hermon Cemetery.
Frank J. Tiny Bocek 74 of 12 Magee Street died Aug 29 2000 at home. WWII Army veteran born Aug 7 1926 in New Castle he worked 30 years at Youngstown Sheet and Tube and enjoyed cooking gardening and wood carving. Survivors include sisters Georgia Bocek and Helen Anetsko. Visitation and blessing service set at Noga Funeral Home with burial in Madonna Cemetery.
Walter E Smiley 73 a New Castle native and Greenville resident died Aug 29 2000 at St Paul Home Born May 22 1927 he was a retired salesman and served 1945 47 with the 754th Tank Battalion He married Miriam A Hohman in 1956 Survivors include wife four sons one sister and seven grandchildren Calling hours are set at Loutzenhiser Jordan Funeral Home with a Mass at St Michael Church Burial follows with military honors Memorials may go to St Paul Homes Activity Fund
Helen Elizabeth Rife 80 of 1802 New Butler Road died August 30 2000 at home. Born July 7 1920 in Staunton Virginia she was daughter of Willie A. Ingram and Alma L. Ingram. She married Randolph W. Rife in June 1937 he died 1969. Survived by daughter Barbara Glorioso son Roy Rife and Jodi Bucey Hartle, five sisters ten grandchildren fifteen great grandchildren four great great grandchildren. Calling hours 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday funeral 11 a.m. at R Cunningham Funeral Home. Burial Greenwood Cemetery.
A memorial service for Joan Antionette Taylor, who died Monday, will be held at noon Saturday at the Charlotte A. Sheffield Funeral Home located at 454 Chestnut Street. The Reverend David Young will officiate.
Howard O. Brownie Collins, 84, of New Castle’s North Hill, died Aug 30, 2000, in Jameson Hospital. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at R. Cunningham Funeral Home, 2429 Wilmington Road. A complete obituary will be announced tomorrow by the funeral home.
Sister Mary Ann Montavon 69 beloved 50 years in the Order of the Humility of Mary died August 30 2000 at Villa Maria Community Center Born August 26 1931 in Akron she served as teacher principal parish minister campus minister and hospital chaplain in the Cleveland and Youngstown dioceses From 1986 to 1993 she led the Newman Center at Youngstown State University Survivors include four brothers calling hours and wake services were announced with a Mass of Christian Burial at Villa Maria Chapel donations to the Sisters of Humility of Mary were requested
Former New Castle resident Samuel L. Fleming 83 of Walton Indiana died Aug 28 2000 in Logansport General Hospital. He was a gospel minister for over 60 years and served churches in Virginia Tennessee North Carolina Pennsylvania and Indiana. He authored religious writings and served as chaplain at Emily Flinn Retirement Home Marion Indiana. Survivors include his wife Judy Fleming two daughters Beth Green Ann Goshert a son Sam Fleming Jr a sister Mary Moore and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Visitation and services are set in Peru and Damascus with burial at Sunset Memorial Park Damascus.
A Pennsylvania meat processor voluntarily recalls 6588 pounds of one pound WEIS Quality cheese franks produced by Berks Packing Co Reading PA. Packages carry EST 8782 and code 4 Sell by Od. es Distributed to stores in Maryland New Jersey New York Pennsylvania and West Virginia after a consumer found metal fragments.
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