All Obituaries

Rodney D. John, 76 of Bradys Bend died Thursday, March 29, 2018 at the Community Living Center at the Butler VA. Born August 26, 1941 in Adrian, he was the son of Oscar and Mary (Claypoole) John. On December 14, 1963, Rodney married the former Donna L. Foust, she survives. A US Army Vietnam Veteran, Rodney was the recipient of the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Good Conduct...

Samuel L. Hamilton, 86, formerly of Portersville died Monday, March 26, 2018 at Autumn Grove Health Center. Born December 14, 1931 in Bradys Bend, he was the son of Thomas B. and Bertha (Bowser) Hamilton.  On June 14, 1951, Sam married the former Delores Greenawalt.  She preceded him in death on December 15, 2012. Sam was a member of the Teamsters Union and loved being truck driver.  If he wasn’t driving truck, you could always find him working...

Patsy J. “Chocolate” Silverio, 96, formerly of Chicora died Thursday, March 22, 2018 at Sunnyview Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born March 26, 1921 in Bradys Bend, he was the last surviving child of Panfilo and Anna (D’Angelo) Silverio.  Patsy was a Corporal in the US Army serving with the 829th Quartermaster Railhead Company during World War II.  For his service, he was a recipient of the Good Conduct Medal, the American Theater Service Medal,...

Joseph M. Stimac, 87 of Bradys Bend died Saturday, March 3, 2018 at his home. Born January 20, 1931 in Roseville, he was the son of Anton and Karolina (Kovacic) Stimac. He served in the US Army for two years as a Corporal stationed in Alaska. Joe was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Bradys Bend. Joe worked all his adult life, 67 years, for the now called “Dewey Family Trust,” then called Dewey Estate and Dewey Gas Company. ...

Rebecca Hope Moran Moreno, 33, of East Brady died Saturday February 10, 2018 at her residence. Born July 7, 1984 in San Diego, CA, she was the daughter of Donald E. Moran Jr. and Jan L. (Conner) Guttirez. Before a recent move to East Brady, Rebecca was the assistant manager at Cash America in Marietta, Georgia for a number of years. Rebecca will always be remembered for the enjoyment she found in party planning and bringing her family and friends together. ...

Donald C. “Greeny” Greenawalt, 65, of East Brady died Wednesday, February 14, 2018 at Clarion Health and Rehab Center. Born July 29, 1952 in East Brady, he was the son of Alman C. and V. Marie (Jordan) Greenawalt. Greeny attended East Brady High School and later enlisted in the United States Marine Corp.  He was a member of the American Legion Post #422 in Bradys Bend. He worked many odd jobs around East Brady and spent a few years working for East...

Daniel J. Wilson, 61, of Butler died Thursday, January 18, 2018 at Butler Memorial Hospital.  Born August 23, 1956 in Butler, he was the son of James A. and Ella G. (Blatt) Wilson.  Dan spent most of his career employed by Napco Inc. in Valencia.  If there was ever anything you needed to know about motorcycles, guns or anything in between, Dan was your guy.  Although he typically was a quiet man, he would light up when he was discussing anything...

Gary L. Adams, 57, of Karns City, (Perry Twp.) died Sunday, December 31, 2017 at his home. Born August 21, 1960 in Youngstown, OH, he was the son of George W. and Mary Ann (Sabino) Adams. Gary was a 1978 graduate of West Middlesex Highschool.  He most recently worked in construction but had been employed by Cox Lithographic and Cupec Industries. Gary loved having a good time with family and friends. He is survived by his parents, George and...

Donald L. Benninger, 79, of the Chicora Medical Center, formerly of East Brady died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 at the Chicora Medical Center. Born February 27, 1938, he was the son of Arthur R. and Anna M. (Schott) Benninger. Don was a member of the Trinity Reformed Church in Bradys Bend.  For 21 years, Don was a custodian at East Brady High School, he later worked for 9 years at Steiners Outdoors and More. He enjoyed playing guitar and...

Steven M.K. Bellas, 21, of Bradys Bend died Thursday, November 23, 2017 at UPMC Presbyterian from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Born June 5, 1996 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Pamela L. Bellas. Steven was a 2015 Graduate of Karns City High School and a 2017 Graduate of Pittsburgh Technical Institute with a degree in Criminology.  He recently began a career with Penn United Technologies. Steven enjoyed participating in basketball...