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Sandra S. Rylott (1950-2025)

Sandra S. Rylott, 75, of Titusville, passed away on August 2nd, 2025, at Titusville Hospital. She was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on March 28th, 1950, a daughter of the late Virgil C. Wise and Lucille Clarice Pitts Wise. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas C. Rylott III, her companion of 20 years, William J. Bamberger, Jr., his brother, Richard V. Wise and two brothers-in-law, Timothy Small and Dave Tanner. He is survived by two children, whom she gave her whole life to, Kelley Renee Rylott and Lance Alworth Rylott, three sisters, Donna Small, Jane Tanner and Anna (Robert) Hamilton and many nieces and nephews.

Sandra’s journey led her to a fulfilling career as a Postal Worker, where she served her community until her retirement in 2009. Yet, her passion was not confined to her work. She was an avid bowler and a fierce sports enthusiast, whose love for competition was only matched by her love for game shows. Beyond her hobbies, Sandra was a devoted traveler, and she loved to spend time with her chosen grandchildren. Sandra was devoted to the Lord Jesus Christ. She prayed every night for her family & anyone she knew that was in need. In accordance with Sandra’s wishes, all services were private. Professional services and arrangements were entrusted to CORLESS-KUNSELMAN FUNERAL SERVICES, LLC, 3801 4th Avenue, Beaver Falls.

Robert Colangelo, Sr. (1964-2025)

Robert Colangelo, Sr., 61, of Baden, passed away peacefully on August 1st, 2025.

He was born on July 5th, 1964, a beloved son of Eileen DeFrancisco and the late Angelo Colangelo. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Anthony Colangelo and Angelo Colangelo, Jr.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his children, Robert (Megan) Colangelo Jr., Sean (Crystal) Colangelo, and Seth (Krystle) Colangelo, his brothers, Joseph “Mike” Colangelo, Bryan Colangelo, and Gary Seevers, his cherished grandchildren: Cadence, Aaron, Aaliyah, Nora, Timothy, and Locke; as well as by his longtime friend, Sherryl Mooney.

Robert proudly served his country in the United States Air Force.

Funeral arrangements have entrusted to Alvarez-Hahn Funeral Services and Cremation, LLC, 547 8th Street, Ambridge. He will be laid to rest at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, 1158 Morgan Road, Bridgeville at a later date.

The office of Congressman Chris Deluzio is accepting nomination applications for young Western Pennsylvanians that are eligible to attend a US service academy

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Carnegie, PA) According to a release from Congressman Chris Deluzio’s office, Deluzio announced Tuesday that his office is accepting nomination applications from eligible young Western Pennsylvanians to attend a United States service academy. Tuesday, September 30th, 2025 at 5 P.M. is when applications close. The link to apply as well as a link to a paper with eligibility for criteria of this application can be found below:

Click here for the application: Service Academy Nominations | Representative Deluzio

Click here for more information: Deluzio Service Academy Nom FAQ final1.pdf

The U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis), the U.S. Military Academy (West Point), the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are the United States service academies. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy does not require a nomination from a congressional member.

Aliquippa East End Gateway Project Public Meeting Tonight in Beaver County

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Pittsburgh, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Engineering District 11-0 is pleased to invite you to attend a public informational meeting being conducted tonight, Tuesday, August 5 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the Aliquippa East End Gateway project. The purpose of the meeting is to present the alternatives considered, environmental features identified, and the proposed schedule. The project team will be available to answer questions and gather feedback.

The meeting will be held:

Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Date: Tuesday, August 5

Location: Aliquippa Junior/Senior High School, Gene Karmazyn Blackbox Theater, Entrance A, 100 Harding Avenue, Aliquippa, PA 15001

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is working with Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development (BCCED) and the City of Aliquippa on an Alternative Study of the Route 51 Constitution Boulevard and Route 3016 Franklin Avenue interchange. This interchange is located in the City of Aliquippa, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. The alternative study aims to modernize the existing interchange to current design standards. The project scope of work will address existing geometric deficiencies and improve roadway continuity. This will provide safer access to downtown Aliquippa and to the Aliquippa Industrial Park.

For those unable to attend, public meeting materials will be posted to the website following the public meeting along with a comment form to gather feedback. The project page can be found here:

Aliquippa East End Gateway | Department of Transportation | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The meeting location is compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In addition, if you or an individual with whom you are familiar does not speak English as their primary language and who has a limited ability to read, write, speak, or understand English desires to participate in this meeting or if you require special assistance to attend and/or participate in this meeting or need additional information, please contact Derreck Poole at 412-429-4866 or dpoole@pa.gov. Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability. If you feel that you have been denied the benefits of, or participation in a PennDOT program or activity, you may contact the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Equal Opportunity, DBE/Title VI Division at 717-787-5891 or 800-468-4201. Please contact Derreck Poole, Project Manager, at (412) 429-4866 or dpoole@pa.gov.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

Barclay Hill Road Pipe Repair Starts Wednesday in Industry

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Pittsburgh, PA – PennDOT District 11 is announcing cross pipe repair work on Barclay Hill Road (Route 4037) in Industry Borough, Beaver County will begin Wednesday, August 6 weather permitting.

Repair work on a cross pipe on Barclay Hill Road between Route 68 and Todd Road will require an around-the-clock closure from 7 a.m. Wednesday continuously through Friday, August 22. Traffic will be detoured via Pine Grove Road and Doyle Drive.

Crews from A. Liberoni, Inc. will conduct the work on this approximate $75,000 project.

Motorists can check conditions on major roadways by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 1,000 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional X alerts.

Subscribe to PennDOT news and traffic alerts in Allegheny, Beaver, Lawrence counties at www.penndot.pa.gov/District11.

Information about infrastructure in District 11, including completed work and significant projects, is available at www.penndot.pa.gov/D11Results. Find PennDOT’s planned and active construction projects at www.projects.penndot.gov.

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Angelina Louise Battalini (1945-2025)

Angelina Louise Battalini, 80, passed away on August 3rd, 2025. She was born in Rochester on February 24th, 1945. She was preceded in death by her parents, Pietro and Fraulina (Sylvestri) DeChellis, her beloved husband, Anthony Battalini, a granddaughter, Maria Grazia, and an infant sister and cherished sister, Deanna Sonsino. She was a loving grandmother to her grandchildren: Francesca and her fiancé, Justyn Francona, Luciano, Carlo, Lilia, Livia, Octavia, and Gianna.Louise was the beloved mother of four devoted sons, Aaron (Jackie) Battalini, Chris Battalini (Sarah Galo), Justin (Karra) Battalini, and Marc Battalini (Chrissy). She is also survived by two-daugthers-in-law. Her grandchildren were her pride and joy, and she delighted in sharing with them her traditions, her recipes, and her steadfast faith. Louise was a faithful member of Mary Queen of Saints Parish and St. Titus Church of Aliquippa and the former St. Joseph Church of West Aliquippa. Louise was retired from Steelworkers Local 1211 and the Beaver County Sheriff’s Department.

She was born into a life she would fill with laughter, faith, and the aroma of home-cooked meals, She raised her family with gentle wisdom, endless patience, and a love that knew no bounds. Her home was a haven, a place where Sunday dinners became cherished rituals: where sauce simmered on the stove, bread was always warm, and every seat at the table was filled with stories, laughter, and the comfort of belonging.
Her unwavering devotion to Saint Anthony was evident in both her prayers and her deeds. Her spirit of generosity and compassion reflected the saint she so admired. Her kitchen was the heart of her home, a place where everyone was always welcome. Friends, neighbors, and family alike found solace in her presence and joy in her hospitality. She believed that life’s greatest blessings were found in the simple act of breaking bread together and that no one should ever feel alone at her table.
Her kindness, resilience, and loving nature will be deeply missed but forever remembered by her family, her friends, and all whose lives she graced. We take comfort in knowing that her gentle spirit and the warmth of her welcome will live on in the hearts of those she has left behind. She was an inspiration to many and showed us how to live and love by suffering with grace and joy.
A visitation will be on Thursday, August 7th from 4-7 p.m. at the ANTHONY MASTROFRANCESCO FUNERAL HOME INC., 2026 McMinn Street, Aliquippa, who was in charge of her arrangements, and where departing prayers will begin on Friday, August 8th at 9:30 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Titus Church, 972 Franklin Avenue, Aliquippa Entombment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 2186 Broadhead Road, Aliquippa.

Rosemarie “Marie” (Matteo) Tooch (1942-2025)

Rosemarie “Marie” (Matteo) Tooch, 82, of Chippewa, passed away on August 3rd, 2025 at Lakeview Personal Care Home of Darlington. She was born in Rochester on November 26th, 1942, a daughter of the late Andrew and Amelia (Cucinelli) Matteo. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Francis “Bevo” Tooch, her sisters, Bea Matteo and Joan DeRose, and her niece, Jan Haberle. She is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Tracy J. Beare of South Beaver Township, Tammy Harrison (Tom) of Tallahassee, Florida, Nicole Ford (Kenny) of Union, Kentcucky, one granddaughter, Dakota Lozano (Logan) of Tallahassee, Florida, two grandsons, Andrew Ford and Logan Ford of Union, Kentucky, her brother-in-law Edward DeRose of Chippewa Township, along with numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and her lifelong friends. Rosemarie will be remembered by many for her years working as a barber in her father’s shop, as well as her time working for her sister at Decorator’s World, making flower arrangements. She was a member of St. Monica Roman Catholic Parish of Beaver Falls, St. Anthony’s organization committee of West Aliquippa, as well as a former member of St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church of Rochester, part of Our Lady of the Valley Parish. She was a 1960 graduate of Rochester High School who enjoyed being a member of the cheerleading team. Marie loved the time she spent with her friends at their various card clubs where they met to share laughter, food, and sometimes play cards. Friends will be received on Wednesday, August 6th, from 9 a.m. until the time of Mass at 11 a.m. at St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, 632 Virginia Avenue, Rochester. Interment will follow in St. Cecilia Cemetery of Daugherty Township. Arrangements have been entrusted to the the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., 349 Adams Street, Rochester.

Man that tried to kill a North Braddock church pastor during a 2024 church service and who is suspected of killing his cousin in their North Braddock home not long after pleads guilty to his charges

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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(North Braddock, PA) The man that tried to kill the pastor of Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock on May 5th, 2024 during their church service that day pleaded guilty, but mentally ill, on Monday. Twenty-seven-year-old Bernard Junior Polite was captured on the livestream video for the church service that day trying to shoot Pastor Glenn Germany with a handgun while Pastor Germany was preaching his sermon. According to police, Polite tried to fire the gun but it did not go off that day. Polite pleaded guilty to criminal attempt homicide and third-degree murder on Monday. The murder charge was given because not too long after, specfically hours after Polite was arrested on May 5th, 2024, his cousin, fifty-six-year-old Derek Polite, was found after being shot dead in the home that the two cousins shared together. This home was located at the 500 block of Stokes Avenue in North Braddock. Polite will get fifteen to forty years in jail for killing his cousin with a sentence that is consecutive after that first jail sentence of five to twenty years in jail for attempting to kill Pastor Germany. The total sentence in jail is twenty to sixty years for Polite.

Barbara Ann (Nelko) Pribulsky (1940-2025)

Barbara Ann (Nelko) Pribulsky, 85, of Conway, passed away peacefully at home on August 1st, 2025. She was born on January 16th, 1940, the daughter of the late John and Anna Nelko.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Robert Peter Pribulsky, her cherished son, Robert Paul Pribulsky, and her brother, John Nelko.

She is survived by her daughter, Carol Urban and Carol’s partner, Roscoe Ellis, her loving granddaughter and devoted caregiver, Corrin Ellis (Kaitlyn Urban), two grandsons, Jonathan (Maddie) Pribulsky and Zachary Pribulsky (fiancée Kaycee), her brother, Michael (Betty) Nelko, her sister-in-law, Judith Nelko and many dear nieces and nephews.

Barbara was a longtime member of the former Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church in Conway, now part of Saint Luke the Evangelist Parish and Good Samaritan Catholic Church in Ambridge. She was known for her exceptional cooking and especially her delicious baked goods. She was a talented crocheter like her mother, Anna and Barbara created countless treasured keepsakes for those she loved. She worked for over 20 years at Hills and later Ames Department Store, where she made many lasting friendships.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 AM on Friday, August 8th at Good Samaritan Church, 725 Glenwood Avenue, Ambridge. Interment will take place at a later date at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, 1158 Morgan Road, Brdigeville, where she will be laid to rest beside her husband. Arrangements have been entrusted to Alvarez-Hahn Funeral Services and Cremation, LLC, 547 8th Street, Ambridge.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made directly to the funeral home.

Katherine A. Leihgeber (1943-2025)

Katherine A. Leihgeber, 82, of New Galilee, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on August 3rd, 2025, at her lifelong home.

She was born in Big Beaver, Pennsylvania on May 12th, 1943, a daughter of the late Clara and Carl Leihgeber. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her siblings: Carl Edward Leihgeber (Veda), Thelma Phillips (Bill), Emma Sepsie, Lawrence Leihgeber; as well as her great-niece, Ashlee Leihgeber. She is survived by her nephews, Carl Allen Leihgeber (Marlana) of New Galilee, Bill Phillips (Jody) of New Galilee and George Sepsie of New Castle, her nieces, Michele Sheridan (Bob) of Pittsburgh, Cindy Musquire, Kim Webb (Bruce) of New Galilee and Marie Sepsie of Kansas; as well as many great nieces and nephews.

Katherine was known for her faith and dedicated work at Providence Health Care (Providence Health and Rehabilitation Center) of Beaver Falls. She spent her life as a loyal lamb to her Lord, a devotee of the Christian House Baptist Church (Chapel) of Aliquippa, and was very close with her dog Scotty. She loved crocheting in the sunshine on her porch.

Katherine will be remembered for her fierce personality, her quiet strength through hard times and the love she shared with those around her. Her recent fight with dementia and other health conditions is now finally at an end, with Marlana holding her hand, in restful peace.

Family and friends will be received Friday, August 8th at 10 A.M. until the time of service at 12 noon in the GABAUER-LUTTON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, Inc., 117 Blackhawk Road Beaver Falls, who was in charge of her arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Beaver County Humane Society, 3394 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001 or simply asks that you hold her in your thoughts.