John William Jamis (1948-2025)

John William Jamis, 76, of Ambridge, passed away on January 20th, 2025 in his residence.

He was born in Sewickley on October 8th, 1948, a son of the late James (Jim) Jamis and Grace M. Ward. He is survived by his cousin Janet Cafrelli (Richard) Morelli of Center Township.

John was a U.S. Army Veteran who worked at Rhodes Transit Company.  He was a very skilled carpenter who loved electronics. John was a very kind hearted person whom loved his family dearly.

Private services were held in the John Syka Funeral Home, Inc., 833 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. Arrangements were entrusted to the John Syka Funeral Home, Inc., 833 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge.

Darlene Mae Tuccinard (1949-2025)

Darlene Mae Tuccinard, 76, of White Township, passed away on January 23rd, 2025 at her residence.

She was born in Beaver Falls on January 6th, 1949, a daughter of the late Thomas Pander and Donna Brickner. She is survived by her loving husband, Nicholas J. Tuccinard, two sons, Donald O. (Crystal) Bryant Jr. and Michael A. (Denise) Bryant daughter, Gina Mae Ocasio, four brothers: Ronald Pander, Thom Pander, Donnie Pander and David Pander; five sisters, Sue Peters, Sharon Glover, Mary Wise, Jean Ann White and Linda Morgan; two brothers-in-law, Tim Tuccinard and PJ Tuccinard, two sisters-in-law, Tammy Tuccinard and Terri Tuccinard, five grandchildren: Patrick Dittman, Donald O. Bryant III, Nathan M. Bryant, Thomas Dittman and Dylan Bryant; and five great-grandchildren: Layla McKee, Aviel Ocasio, Donald O. Bryant IV, Leon Bryant and Lydia Dittman.

Darlene lived and breathed for her family, with her husband of 41 years, Nick, at the center of her love. Family came second to nothing, except for her relationship with her Lord and Savior, Jesus. Darlene touched and changed many lives with her selfless acts of kindness.

Friends will be received on Wednesday, January 29th from 4 P.M. until the time of service at 7 P.M. at Corless-Kunselman Funeral Services, LLC, 3801 4th Avenue, Beaver Falls.

Interment will be private at St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Dorothy M. (Singo) Deltino (1934-2025)

Dorothy M. (Singo) Deltino, 90, of Chippewa Township, passed away on January 22nd, 2025 at Heritage Valley Beaver. She was born on October 16th, 1934, a daughter of the late Charles and Nellie (Stiffler) Singo in Gray, Pennsylvania. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Paul Deltino Sr., son, Charles C. Deltino, brothers: Robert Singo, Kenneth Barbour, Calvin Singo, Charles Singo, Merle Singo and Dwight Singo, and sisters: Mildred Singo, Shirley Singo, Ruth Kline, Alma Young, Emma Weyand and Leslie Singo.

She is survived by her sons, John, Jeffrey, and Samuel Deltino, sister, Delores Pack, grandchildren, Joshua Paul Deltino and Jenna (Joshua) Krizan; great-grandchildren, Kyla and Kenna Jo Krizan, beloved dog, Mia and numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins.

Dorothy was a member of Life Family Church in New Brighton. She was a faithful Christian, wife, mother, Nonny, and great-grandmother who loved the Lord, her family, and friends.

Through church, Dorothy was able to participate in a Missionary Trip to Africa.  She loved taking care of her son, Jeffrey, cooking, and watching the Food Network and Christian Network. She liked rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Penguins.  In her spare time, Dorothy enjoyed crosswords, sudoku and puzzles.

Friends will be received on Monday January 27th from 2-4 P.M. and 6-8 P.M. and on Tuesday January 28th at 10-11 A.M. at the Gabauer-Lutton Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 117 Blackhawk Road, Beaver Falls. The service will be held by Pastor Sam DeMarco from Life Family Church of New Brighton on Tuesday, January 28th at 11 A.M. at the funeral home.

Interment will be done privately at the Beaver Falls Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to Life Family Church – PO Box 364 New Brighton, PA 15066.

Anthony Richard D’Amico, Sr. (1932-2025)

Anthony Richard D’Amico, Sr., 92, a long-time resident of Hopewell Township, passed away on January 23rd, 2025 at the Remington Senior Living of McCandless.

He was born on December 17th, 1932, the son of the late Pietro and Assunta (Pietrantonio) D’Amico, both of whom immigrated to the USA from the Abruzzo region of Italy. He was preceded in death by his siblings: Laura Porco, Romeo D’Amico, Eleanora (Lilly) D’Amico, Mary Villela and Orlando D’Amico. He graduated from the former Leetsdale High School in Sewickley, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Engineering receiving his Bachelor, Master and PhD degrees. He worked his way through his education as a Teaching Graduate Assistant. Both his Master’s Thesis and PhD Dissertation were published and are on the shelves of the Hillman Library at the University of Pittsburgh.

Anthony proudly served in the United States Army, and was drafted into service for our country beginning his enlistment on September 11th, 1956 serving until June 11th, 1958. Additionally after his active duty service from the U.S. Army, he was assigned to the “Atoms to Peace Program” working with the U.S. Navy on their nuclear submarine program. After completing his military assignments, he first joined the Duquesne Light Company working as an electrical engineer. He remained at DQE for more than forty years, and only missed one full day of work in all of his tenure there. He would eventually lead their nuclear and analytical services division for many years until his retirement from the company.

In addition to his educational and professional achievements, he was a long time member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Hopewell and a proud member of the Knights of Columbus and other local service organizations. However, his most committed focus was always that of his family. Whether taking his sons fishing at a local watering hole, watching his sons and grandsons play football, enjoying his daughters and granddaughters at their many dance recitals and volleyball games, babysitting his beloved grandchildren and teaching them to love math, to play and understand sports, to love our wonderful country and respect those who serve it with devotion, he was always present and enthusiastic to be a part of their happiness. To those who knew him well, he was a man with a wonderful and gentle spirit. He enjoyed his many opportunities to visit Europe, especially Italy and his parents’ small villages across the last 40 years. He was a life-long learner and virtual traveler on YouTube, reliving those many wonderful locations from the comfort of his wheelchair in his last years of life.

He is survived by his wife, Anita (Gutierrez) also of Hopewell Township, their five children: Susan D’Amico (late Daniel Castaldi) of Florida, Anthony R. D’Amico, Jr. (Lori) of California, Christine D’Amico (Phyllis Reeves) of California, John D’Amico (Karen) of Wyoming and Cynthia Dorundo (Michael) of Gibsonia, Pennsylvania.

He is also survived by his grandchildren: John Castaldi, Clarissa Castldi, Zachary D’Amico, Sarah D’Amico, Mark D’Amico, Kaitlyn Dorundo, Michael Dorundo II and Samantha Dorundo.

Family visitation will be on Monday, January 27th beginning at 10:30 a.m. until the time of departing prayers at 11:30 a.m. in the Anthony Mastrofrancesco Funeral Home, 2026 McMinn Street, Aliquippa. A Mass of Christian burial will follow at 12 noon at Our Lady of Fatima Church of Hopewell Township. Internment will take place at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies.

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Fire destroys one of Beaver County’s oldest churches

Story by Curtis Walsh – Beaver County Radio News. Published January 24, 2025 12:51 P.M.

(Ohioville, Pa) Crews spent hours Friday battling a fire that broke out at New Salem Church on Salem Church Road in Ohioville Friday morning.

The church was founded in 1797 and is one of the oldest in Beaver County. It is also registered with the Beaver County Historical Research and Landmarks Foundation.

Numerous departments responded to assist at the scene.

A large portion of Salem Church Road was shut down as responders work to battle the blaze.

We have not yet received word on what may have caused the fire or if there were any injuries.

 

Shapiro-Davis initative gives over $11 million to afterschool programs in Erie and throughout Western Pennsylvania

(Photo Provided by and Courtesy of Commonwealth Media Services: Caption for Photo: Lt. Gov. Austin Davis joined state and local leaders to highlight more than $11 million in state grants to provide afterschool programming and help make Pennsylvania communities safer at a news conference in Erie, Pennsylvania. Pictured here is a moment from the event. In attendance were State Sen. Dan Laughlin; State Rep. Patrick Harkins; Erie County Executive Brenton Davis; Erie Mayor Joe Schember; Erie Police Chief Dan Spizarny; Erie Police Lt. Tom Lenox, PAL program coordinator; Lt. Governor Austin Davis.)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Erie, PA) Over $11 million in grants were announced on Thursday in Erie to forty-six afterschool programs in Western Pennsylvania through a Shapiro-Davis administration initiative called “Building Opportunity through Out-of-School,” or BOOST, for short. Pennsylvania Liutenant Governor Austin Davis spoke about these programs which provide help for several subjects. Davis also confirmed that any kid in Pennsylvania should also be safe during these programs.

WPIAL team wrestling championship postseason brackets released for 2024-2025

(File Photo of the WPIAL Logo)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Beaver County, PA)  On Thursday, the brackets for the class 2A and 3A team wrestling championships for the 2024-2025 WPIAL season were revealed. The preliminary matches to get into the first round begin on Monday, January 27th and the local teams trying to play into the tournament are Central Valley and Moon Area. In this preliminary round, Central Valley’s opponent is Avonworht and their match which will be played at Greensburg Salem, while Moon Area plays against Peters Township. The first round begins on Wednesday, January 29th and the local teams competing in that round are Freedom Area, Quaker Valley, and West Allegheny. Quaker Valley High School will host a match between Freedom Area and South Park and West Allegheny goes up against Trinity and the match is hosted at Thomas Jefferson. Quaker Valley will go against the winner of the match between Chartiers-Houston and Elizabeth Forward. On February 1st, 2025, Peters Township High School will host the WPIAL Wrestling Team Championships at AHN Arena. 10 a.m. is when the Class 2A semifinals will start and 1:30 p.m. is when the Class 3A semifinals will begin.

Aliquippa School District earns $45,000 from the FCC Cybersecurity Pilot Program

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(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) According to Dr. Phillip K. Woods, Superintendent of Schools for the Aliquippa School District, the district received $45,000 in funding. This money comes from the FCC Cybersecurity Pilot Program. Woods stated in a release Thursday that data, equipment and network protection will be what the Aliquippa School District uses the money for in the future.

 

Little Free Pantry food drive will be held at Aliquippa’s House of Prayer Lutheran Church

(File Photo of House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Aliquippa)

(Reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano)

(Aliquippa, PA) The Little Free Pantry Food Drive will take place at House of Prayer Lutheran Church in Aliquippa. On Saturday, January 25th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., volunteers will accept donations of canned goods and non-perishable food items. People that are in need in the area will receive replenished supplies and donations from this food drive.