All Obituaries

Mary Lorrine Steffan, 92, a lifelong resident of Sheffield, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully Sunday morning, June 19, 2022, with her loving family by her side at Kinzua Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Warren, Pennsylvania.  Mary was born on February 20, 1930, in Erie, Pennsylvania.  She was the only child and daughter of Edward and Julia Lindblade Hice.  Mary attended schools in Erie, Pennsylvania, Tucson, Arizona and Los Angeles, California.  Mary spent her...

Terry “T” Courson, 60, of Warren, Pennsylvania, formerly of Sheffield, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 10, 2022, at his residence.  He was born in Eagle Rock, Pennsylvania on November 14, 1961, the son of the late Carl E. Courson and Viola L. (Paden) Courson.  In Terry’s younger years, he was employed as a welder and did house painting on the side.  He then gained employment as a general contractor.  Terry had many hobbies.  He was an avid...

Lois J. Marbich, 93, of Sheffield, formerly of Beaver County passed away on Tuesday morning, June 7, 2022, at the Lutheran Home, Kane, Pennsylvania.  She was born on March 27, 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Duane Lanlzy and Mildred (McCall) Lanlzy.  Lois was protestant by faith.  She gained employment and retired from the Hopewell School District.  Some of her hobbies and interests were crocheting, Bingo and bowling but her family was of most...

Sandra “Sandee” Kurzrok, 66, of Sheffield passed away Thursday afternoon June 2, 2022, at Warren General Hospital.  She was born April 17, 1956.  Sandee is survived by her daughters:  Alecia, Rayleen and Shayna; in addition to her cherished granddaughters Neira and Ava….and the “Usens” who became family.  She was beloved by her nieces and nephew as “Uncle Sandee”.  Perhaps missed the most by her surviving sisters:...

John Juban, 97, a lifelong resident of Ludlow passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at the Bradford Manor, Bradford, Pennsylvania.  John was born at home in Ludlow, Pennsylvania on July 9, 1924, the son of John and Eva (Molodij) Juban who immigrated from Galicia, Austria Hungary.  He was baptized at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ludlow, Pennsylvania.  He was a 1942 graduate of Ludlow High School and 1952 Graduate of Clarion State College.  John...

Marlys Jean Johnson, 82, of Anchorage, Alaska, formerly of Sheffield, Pennsylvania passed away on May 27, 2022.  She was born April 12, 1940, in Jersey City, New Jersey. She graduated from public high school and moved on to Farleigh Dickinson College in Teaneck, New Jersey. She graduated with a teaching degree and taught middle school. Meanwhile she had become a Methodist Youth Fellowship counselor in Rutherford, NJ, eventually pursuing a master’s degree in Religious Education at...

Richard H. (Dick) Leasure, 84, a long time Sheffield area resident passed away peacefully the morning of May 12, 2022, at Cambridge of Warren.  He was born on August 21, 1937, in Smithfield, West Virginia, the son of the late Elias Leasure and Letha (Cain) Leasure.  Dick honorably served his country in the United States Navy.  He married Ann Marie (Peroski) on February 19, 1966.  Together they raised two children.  In Dick’s younger years, he was employed at...

Louann Marie Holben gained her angel wings on May 6, 2022, after a long courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones in the comfort of her home.  She was born December 15, 1965, in Boston Massachusetts.  She is the daughter of Ernest Geno Scali and Lucille Barber.  Louann grew up in the loving home of her grandmother, Josephine Barber in Huntington, Vermont.  From a young age, Louann was always finding where the fun was at and just enjoying it to the...

Cynthia (Cindy) Grubbs, 66 of Barnes, Sheffield Township, Pennsylvania passed away on Saturday morning, April 30, 2022 at her home.  She was born November 5, 1955 in Avon Lake, Ohio, the daughter of the late Richard J. Prescott and Marilyn Miller Prescott.  She was a graduate of Avon Lake High School.  She was a member of the Barnes United Methodist Church.  Cindy enjoyed the outdoors.  She especially enjoyed caring for her flower gardens.  She had a special...

Angeline (Angie) Young, 97, a lifelong resident of the Pittsburgh and Sharpsburg areas, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, April 16, 2022, at the Norbert Personal Care Home, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with her loving family by her side.  Angeline was born in Pittsburgh on January 10, 1925, the daughter of the late Domenico and Mary (Gurgiolo) Occhipinti.  Angeline was Roman Catholic by faith and was a faithful member of the Christ the King Parish.  She married the...