Angela North, 93, of Aliquippa, passed away on July 18th, 2026 at AHN Beaver in Brighton Township.
She was born on January 22nd, 1933.
Friends will be received on Thursday, July 23rd from 11 A.M. until the time of a blessing service at 1 P.M. in the GABAUER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, Inc., 1133 Penn Avenue, New Brighton, who was in charge of her arrangements.
Father Rodney Torbic will serve as celebrant.
Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, 450 Penn Avenue Aliquippa, PA 15001.
Judith “Judy” Lynn Bittner, 74, of Rochester, passed away peacefully after a strong and graceful fight with cancer on July 18th, 2026 at UPMC Passavant Hospital surrounded by her husband, children, and sisters.
She was born on August 27th, 1951 at Beaver Falls Hospital, a daughter of the late Elizabeth and William Miller.
Judith graduated from Ambridge High School in 1969, and after graduation, she became a travel agent at AAA where she got to travel the world.
She continued as a travel agent for the majority of her career before becoming a paraprofessional at Rochester School District specifically working with kindergarten, before retirement.
She loved many things: staying in the ocean all day, trips to the casino, the stop at Sara’s to get an ice cream cone on her way to Niagara, her lunch dates with friends, watching sports as she laid across her bed, reading historical fiction, and crafting.
Most importantly, she loved her family and friends; she found the most amount of joy in life from being surrounded by her loved ones and being there to support them. She had an overflowing amount of pride towards her children and grandchildren as she loved being a mum and Mimi. Throughout her cancer battle, she made an effort to show up to each of her grandkid’s events from halftime shows and band concerts to late night hockey games, soccer matches, hot baseball and softball games. She was full of love, kindness, and humor and anyone that had the privilege of knowing her understands the lasting impact she leaves behind.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her grandson, Macon Wills Bittner.
She is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Mark Bittner, her three children: Michael Bittner and his wife, Jacy of Center Township, Emily Bittner of New Brighton and Jordan Bittner and his partner, Chassidy Mesko of New Brighton, five grandchildren; Camden, Gus, Archie, Harper, and Maxwell Bittner; as well as two sisters, Bonnie (Chuck) Kolder and Tracy (Glenn) Sylvester, two brother in laws, James (Kelly) Bittner and Mike (Karen) Bittner and numerous nieces and nephews.
Her family would like to extend sincere gratitude to the hospital staff at UPMC Passavant, UPMC Shadyside, and Concordia for all the care and love they showed Judy.
A Celebration of Life for Judy will be held at a later date.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the branch of Huntsman Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
If you wish to make a donation in Judy’s honor, the family asks you to donate to The Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Foundation at tttsfoundation.org.
(Caption and Credit for Photo: Broadcast analyst Ryan Clark sits on stage during a television show before an NFL game between the Miami Dolphins and Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium. (AP))
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Bristol, CT) According to the Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, ESPN has fired former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark as part of a round of layoffs.
Marchand confirmed that Clark was on “NFL Live” yesterday, was informed about the layoff in the middle of the broadcast and did not finish the show.
ESPN reportedly planned to tell Clark that he was let go this morning initially, in line with other layoffs, but media inquiries had led the network to fear that Clark would find out he was fired online before it had a chance to tell him.
Clark, who is a Super Bowl XLIII (43) Champion with the Steelers, joined ESPN as an NFL analyst in 2015.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the National Aviary in Pittsburgh)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) A birthday party for Linnaeus’ two-toed sloths, Wookiee and Vivien, will be celebrated at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh on August 20th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Vivien is turning nine years old and Wookiee is turning twenty-six years old.
(Credit and Caption for Photo: New York Jets running back Le’Veon Bell walks the field as his team warms up before an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Courtesy of the Associated Press)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Canton, OH) Police arrested former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell on Sunday in Canton, Ohio.
According to the Canton Repository, the 34-year-old Bell had a warrant out for his arrest in Michigan, which is why he was taken into custody.
The warrant was issued after he fell behind on payments for child support.
Bell took part in a meet-and-greet at a mall in Canton, and the arrest occurred at some point shortly after the event.
(File Photo of the Allegheny Health Network Logo)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) Fever is common during pregnancy, with roughly 1 out of 5 patients reporting the occurrence sometime during their gestational period.
However, a new report which was published by Allegheny Health Network (AHN) maternal fetal medicine physician Peeraya Sawangkum, MD, in Birth Defects Research Journal, highlights that hyperthermia, especially in the first trimester, may be linked to a higher risk of birth defects and other complications for newborns.
These findings showed that maternal fever is associated with an increased risk of congenital heart defects, craniofacial anomalies, fetal growth restriction, miscarriage, neural tube defects and neurodevelopmental disorders in children.
This review also highlighted the links between maternal fever and pregnancy loss, fetal growth restriction, as well as other complications.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Alexandra Wimley/ Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Pittsburgh, PA) PennDOT confirms that the new Commercial Street Bridge on I-376 is tracking ahead of schedule.
PennDOT District Executive Jason Zang said at a news conference yesterday that one of the bearing pedestals had to wait to be placed until the bridge moved into its current position.
The bridge slid into place the final six feet since that press conference.
Concrete for that final bearing was set and the concrete strength was being tested yesterday morning.
PennDOT is trying to reopen Commercial Street on August 3rd because a replacement project is underway.
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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) The Genesis Collective, which is a group dedicated to expanding art and creative opportunity throughout Beaver County, is inviting all workers and residents of the county to participate in a new survey for the community.
This initiative is designed to gather input on the role that the arts play in local life and to build a data-backed and stronger case for future programming and funding.
The link to take the ten-question survey, which closes at 11:59 p.m. on August 1st, can be found by clicking here.
(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of Beaver County Radio’s Curtis Walsh)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Patterson Township, PA) An event to honor local veterans who gave their lives during the Vietnam War finished up yesterday in Patterson Township at Franciscan Manor.
The Vietnam Veterans’ Moving Wall is a replica that is half the size of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Washington, D.C. and over 58,000 American veterans were celebrated during the ceremony of that wall from July 16th through July 20th.
(Credit and Caption for Photo: Adult Asian longhorned ticks collected in Frick Park by a group of University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health student students completing a five-year study on a variety of ticks in the area. (Louis B. Ruediger | TribLive)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Beaver County, PA) The number of Lyme disease cases is increasing this year in Western Pennsylvania for the second year in a row.
That area is still one of the most heavily impacted regions across the country for illnesses that are tick-borne.
Allegheny and Westmoreland counties are leading that region with the confirmed Lyme disease cases so far this year.
Yesterday’s numbers reflect that Allegheny County has 915 cases, Westmoreland County has 560 cases and Washington County has 303 cases.
It is recommended to tuck pants into socks, wear long or light-colored clothing to identify ticks, use tick-repelling products, check for ticks, and use tweezers to remove one if they are found.