John Joseph Jasek, Sr. (1941-2024)

John Joseph Jasek, Sr., 83, of Center Township, passed away on October 17, 2024 with his family by his side. He was born in Aliquippa on March 18, 1941, the son of the late Cyprian and Sophie (Olach) Jasek.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his four sisters: Mary Katus, Betty Hopkins, Helen Pruzinsky, and Olga Fitzgerald.

He is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Shirley (Machak) Jasek, two sons, John Joseph Jasek Jr., and Charles C. Jasek (Natalie), four grandchildren: Charles C. Jasek Jr. (Brogan Faye), Julia Jasek, Kayla (Michael) Szczypinski, and Preston Jasek; three great-grandchildren, Gabriella, Eleanor, and Augustus Cyprian, a sister, Sophie Laurito, a brother-in-law and three sisters-in-law: Charles (Marie) Machak, Dorothy Grubich and Monica Machak; as well as numerous loving nieces and nephews.

John was a faithful member of Saint Frances Cabrini Church, part of Mary Queen of Saints Parish. He retired from Horsehead Corporation as a MillWright and was a former employee of LTV Steel where he worked in the maintenance department. John loved collecting cars and found equal joy in restoring them in his garage. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. John would patiently wait for hours in a tree stand so he could get a deer.

John was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather who will be missed by his family.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 22nd from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. in the Anthony Mastrofrancesco Funeral Home Inc., 2026 McMinn Street, Aliquippa. Departing prayers will be held on Wednesday, October 23rd at 9:15 a.m. in the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Frances Cabrini Church. Interment will follow at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.

Norma J. Orlowski (1935-2024)

Norma J. Orlowski, 89, of Baden, passed away on October 19, 2024 in Good Samaritan Hospice House Wexford. She was born on August 8, 1935, a daughter of the late John and Alice Shannon.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Stanley C. Orlowski, a sister, Alice McLaughlin and a brother, Jim Shannon.

She is survived by her 4 sons: Bill & Nancy Orlowski, Rick & Kimberly Orlowski, Ron & Sharon Orlowski, and John Orlowski; 11 grandchildren: Michelle (John) Sovich, Marsha (Joe) Geweth, Sabrina Orlowski, Tanya Lee Orlowski, Ronnie (Carissa) Orlowski, Donnie Orlowski, Beth Ann Orlowski, John Michael Orlowski, Lauren Ainsley and Jonathan and April; 13 great grandchildren: Emma, Luke, Lily, Clayton, Skyler, Kaylee, Trent “Bubba”, Grayson, Landon, Dakota, Andrew,  Hunter, and Savanah; two brothers, LeRoy Shannon and Clarence Shannon and a sister, Eleanor Davic.

Norma was a long time member of Baden United Methodist Church. She was an amazing mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her entire life was caring for her family.

Friends will be received on Tuesday, October 22, from 10 a.m. until the time of Funeral Service at 1 p.m., conducted by her minister, Rev. James Young, in the Huntsman Funeral Home and Cremation Services of Aliquippa.

Private interment will take place in Woodlawn Cemetery.

William Carl Eaton, Jr. (1951-2024)

William Carl Eaton Jr., 72, of New Brighton, passed away on October 18, 2024 at Heritage Valley Beaver.

He was born on November 19, 1951, in Beaver Falls, the son of the late William Carl and Helen Long Eaton. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sisters, Shirley Hawrylak, Loretta Padgett, Patty Cunnings, and Wilma Eaton, brothers, Eddie Eaton and Jay Eaton and son-in-law Paul Morrison.

He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Constance A. Eaton, three children, Sherry (Christine Carrano) Eaton, Billie (Joe Thomas) Morrison, Josh (Jenni) Eaton, sister, Cindy (Steve) Yurich, grandchildren: Payton Cianfarano, Jackson Eaton, Emmett Eaton, Samuel Eaton, Ben Boyer, and Ty Morrison; niece, Shelly Eaton and numerous other nieces and nephews.

William was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army, and was very active in volunteering with Alcholics Anonymous, but he loved spending time with his grandchildren more than anything.

Friends will be received on Wednesday, October 23rd from 3-6 P.M. in CORLESS-KUNSELMAN FUNERAL SERVICES, LLC, 3801 4th Avenue, Beaver Falls, where a service will be held on Thursday, October 24th at 11 A.M.

Interment will be private at Sylvania Hills Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in William’s name to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

Gary E. Moore (1952-2024)

Gary E. Moore, 71, of Rochester, passed away on October 16, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.
He was born on November 28, 1952, in Titusville, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Edward R. and Meuriel Moore. In addition with his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Carl Moore and sister, Patty Jo Moore. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Julia, sons, Jeffrey (Julie) Moore of Rochester and Chad (Sarah) Moore of Grove City, brother, Edward (Lois) Moore, sisters, Carol Moore, Ginny Monroe, and Sioux Moore, and grandchildren: Samantha Moore, Travis Moore, Emmett Moore, Esther Moore, and Abraham Moore. Gary followed his mother’s footsteps with his love for art. He was a lifetime musician who was active in the R.C. Car Community. He also served 4 years active duty as a Navy Corpsman. According to Gary’s wishes, no public services will be held.
Professional arrangements have been entrusted to the Noll Funeral Home Inc., 333 Third Street, Beaver. Online condolences may be shared at www.nollfuneral.com.

James H. (Jimmy) George (1938-2024)

James H. (Jimmy) George, 86, of Brighton Township, passed away on October 13, 2024.
He was born March 31, 1938 in Aliquippa, the son of the late James and Margaret Short George. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Lucille (Raymond) Gratz and Gladys George and brother-in-law, Patrick Phillips. James is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Diana, daughters, Susan George, Jennifer (Gary Graham) George, beloved grandson, Isaac Cowie, brothers, Thomas (Norlee) George, Robert (Betty) George, sister, June Phillips, brother-in-law, Bill Noah, Sr., Bill and Terri Noah, Jr., and their children, Joshua and Abigail Noah, Sam (Nikki) Cowie, along with numerous other family members and friends.
James was a devoted member of Beaver Falls Christian Assembly Church where he served several terms as a board member as well as many years as the church custodian. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army and spent 28 years of his career as an electrician for J & L Steel Tin Mill. In his leisure time he enjoyed walking at the mall with his friend Phil and “working” on his golf game.
The family would like to thank the staff of Heritage Valley Beaver for their kind and compassionate care.
Services were private with Pastor Dale Russo officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made in Jimmy’s honor to Christian Assembly, 814 Lincoln Place, Beaver Falls, PA 15010.
Professional arrangements have been entrusted to Noll Funeral Home Inc., 333 Third Street, Beaver. Online condolences may be shared at nollfuneral.com.

James G. Sneed (1946-2024)

James G. Sneed, 78, of Chippewa Township passed away on October 17, 2024 in his residence with his wife and sister-in-law at his side.

He was born on September 20, 1946, in Ellwood City, the son of the late James P. and Katherine (Schell) Sneed. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Daniel Pisano and a sister-in-law, Marilyn Sneed.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Cecelia (Pisano) Sneed, his sisters-in-law, Mary Jo Pisano of Pittsburgh, Bonnie Russo of Pittsburgh, and Tracy Pisano of Koppel, brothers-in-law, Joseph (Kathy) Pisano of Austintown, Ohio, Frank (Patricia) Pisano of Koppel, and Thomas (Lydia) Pisano of Orlando, Florida, one brother, Ronald Sneed of New Castle, a sister, Renee (Jeff) Rhodes of Ellwood City, a special friend, Joni Ochman of Youngstown, Ohio, and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

James was a Veteran of the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He had several jobs over the years, including Beaver County Housing Authority, Pa Labor and Industry, but his heart was in his music. He loved entertaining as a Disc Jockey better known as “Jimmy Sneed’s Mighty Music Machine!”

A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, October 26th from 10:30 a.m. until the time of a mass of Christian burial at noon at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, 632 Virginia Avenue, Rochester. The Beaver County Special Unit will perform military honors at the church at 11:45 a.m.

A private inurnment will take place at Holy Redeemer Cemetery.

The family requests contributions be made in James’ name to St. Jude Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to Ashley Leavens for all the love and care she has given to James.

All funeral services have been entrusted to GABAUER-LUTTON FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATION SERVICES, INC., Chippewa Township, 117 Blackhawk Road, Beaver Falls.

 

Chad Alan Till (1974-2024)

Chad Alan Till, 50, of New Brighton, passed away at home on October 16, 2024. He was born on August 15, 1974, the son of Emily (Hupp) Till and the late William K. Till. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, George and Charlot Till, maternal grandparents, Clair and Frances Hupp, and his uncle, James Hupp.

In addition to his mother, he is survived by his children, Austin (Gwendolyn) Till and Morgan Till, his lifelong partner, Christy Taminski, his sisters, Susan (Lew) Muoio and Billie Joe Cordes, his adopted daughters, Shayla (Dustin) Lander, Tai Narad, and Tori Krepps, his uncle, John (Jane) Hupp, his aunt, Cindy Hupp, six grandchildren, nephews, Kenny Miller, Ricky Cordes, and Ryan Dunn and numerous cousins.

For over 20 years, Chad was employed by ITC in Fallston. He had a passion for fishing and restoring classic cars, especially a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air. He was always eager to help anyone in need. His love for his family was profound, with his children always being his top priority.

Visitation will take place on Monday, October 21, from 4:00 P.M. until the funeral service at 7:30 P.M. at Alvarez-Hahn Funeral Services and Cremation, LLC, 547 8th Street, Ambridge. The family extends their gratitude to Good Samaritan Hospice and Family Hospice for their exceptional care of Chad.

Pennsylvania unemployment rate changes from September

(Harrisburg, PA) The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today released its preliminary employment situation report for September 2024.

According to this report, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was unchanged over the month at 3.4% in September. This was the 12th consecutive month with an identical rate – the longest streak on record (back to 1976). The rate remained well under the U.S. unemployment rate which fell by one-tenth of a percentage point from its August level to 4.1%.

The Commonwealth’s unemployment rate was one-tenth of a percentage point above its September 2023 level of 3.3%, while the national rate was up three-tenths of a percentage point over the year.

Pennsylvania’s civilian labor force – the estimated number of residents working or looking for work – was down 24,000 over the month to 6,556,000 in September. Resident employment (-23,000) accounted for most of the labor force decline.

Pennsylvania’s total nonfarm jobs were up 6,800 over the month to a record high of 6,205,000, setting the 14th consecutive record high for Pennsylvania’s jobs count. Jobs increased from August in five of the 11 industry supersectors. The largest supersector movement was a gain of 6,100 in leisure & hospitality which reached a record high. Education & health services reached a record high for the 16th consecutive month.

Over the year, total nonfarm jobs were up 102,700 with gains in six of the 11 supersectors. Education & health services (+59,800) had the largest volume over-the-year gain.

Source for Photo: FILE—In this file photo from May 5, 2021, a vehicle speeds by a hiring sign offering a $500 bonus outside a McDonalds restaurant, in Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pa. Pennsylvania will resume work search requirements in July for hundreds of thousands of people receiving unemployment compensation, a top Wolf administration official said Monday, May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Monaca fire department adding groundbreaking

Monaca accident

Story reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on October 18th, 2024 at 10: A.M.)

Borough officials announced on Thursday that groundbreaking for the new fire station at 1300 Pacific Avenue is upcoming.  The event will take place on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1 p.m.

Road closure occurring in Aliquippa

(Story reported by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano, Published on October 18th, 2024 at 9:58 A.M.)

Beginning today, Friday, October 18th 2024, the in-ramp on Route 51 coming into  the city of Aliquippa will be closed. The closure is necessary so 5 buildings can be demolished on Sheffield Avenue, city officials reported this morning. The closure began Thursday and the ramp is closed until the demolition is complete.