Patrick A. “Buzzy” Tavern, 79, of Koppel, passed away on January 24th, 2025, at Providence Care Center of Beaver Falls.

He was born in Beaver on September 25th, 1945, the son of the late Frank and Marion (Pietrandrea) Tavern, Sr. He is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Virginia “Ginny” L. (Ferrigno) Tavern, two daughters, Tiffany (John) Wayne of North Sewickley and Tonya Tavern of Koppel and three grandsons, Bryce and Colton Wayne and Tyler Knox.

Patrick was retired from Main Steel Polishing, where he worked as a supervisor.  He lived a life full of passion for the things he loved most, including golf, hunting, fishing, playing pool and spending time with his family, especially his three grandsons, who brought him immeasurable joy.

In accordance with Patrick’s wishes, all services are private. Arrangements have been entrusted to the J&J Spratt Funeral Home, 1612 Third Avenue, New Brighton.

Samuel Gagliardi, 88, of Baden, passed away at home on January 26th, 2025. He was born on June 20th, 1936. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Patricia Gagliardi.

He is survived by his son, John (Diane) Gagliardi of Pittsburgh, daughter, Ann Allison of Pittsburgh, grandchildren, Melissa (Alex) Thomson of Plum and Rocco (Christa) Gagliardi of Washington, Pennsylvania and his great-grandson, Lucas Thomson, who was the light of his life.

A proud graduate of Ambridge High School, Samuel served in the United States Air Force National Guard. He continued his education at Geneva College and West Virginia University. He dedicated his career to education, teaching Social Studies at Freedom High School and serving as the principal at Center Township Middle School, Todd Lane, for over 35 years. He was also honored to serve as the mayor of Baden for many years.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 29th, from 2 P.M. until the time of the blessing service at 5:30 P.M. at Alvarez-Hahn Funeral Services and Cremation, LLC, 547 8th Street, Ambridge.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made in Sam’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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, 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, 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 27^th from 2-4 P.M. and 6-8 P.M. and on Tuesday January 28^th 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 28^th 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., 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.

Freida (Mathews) DeGennaro, 85, formerly of Ambridge, passed away on January 20th, 2025, in UPMC Harrisburg Hospital surrounded by her loving family. 

She was born in Sewickley on February 19th, 1939, a daughter of the late Mark Sirris and Mary Flavaris Eleftheriou. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Emanuel Mathews, loving father of her three children Michael DeGennaro, a brother William Poutous, two sisters Kay Kulianos, Lillian Contos, a son John Mathews, two grandsons Thomas Botsko and Richard Quintana, and a daughter-in-law Betty Mathews. 

She is survived by her son, Peter Mathews, daughter, Maria (Timothy) Craddock, nine grandchildren: Michelle (David) Mosher, Eric Mathews, Christy Mathews, Vanessa Mathews, Timothy Quintana, Johnny Quintana, Mike Quintana, Ashley Martinez (Brandon), Whitney Goodman (Nick); thirty great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 

Freida was a former member of the Good Samaritan Catholic Church. She loved spending time with her family and cooking Greek food for them. She also had a great love for animals as she took in strays and adopted them. Freida was also previously an office manager in several medical facilities over the years. 

Friends will be received on Monday, January 27th from 10:30 A.M. until the Mass of Christian burial at 11:30 A.M. in Good Samaritan Catholic Church, 725 Glenwood Avenue, Ambridge. Arrangements have been entrusted to the John Syka Funeral Home, Inc., 833 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge. Interment will follow in Economy Cemetery. 

The family would like to thank the staff at Homeland Center Retirement Community for the loving and compassionate care given to Freida during her residency there. 

Della R. (Page) Orr Smith, 96, formerly of New Brighton and Patterson Heights, currently resided at St. Barnabas in Gibsonia, passed away on January 22nd, 2025. 

She was born on December 24th, 1928, in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late John Calvin and Goldie (Walters) Page. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, John W. Orr and Gilbert Wendell Smith and three brothers Calvin, Ronald and Thomas Page. She is survived by three children and their spouses, John Orr and Karen of Strafford, New Hampshire, Deborah Marconi-Cooper and Ken of Harmony, Pennsylvania and Linda Dauer and Bill of Campton, New Hampshire, eight grandchildren and their spouses: Jennifer (Ron) Ferris, Michelle (Luke) Hurley, J. Ryan (Kimberly) Orr, Melanie (Jeremy) Cohen, Cara Stirling, Wesley (Alyssa) Dauer, Spencer (Jamie) Dauer and Rachel (Jake) Stevens and sixteen great-grandchildren. 

Della retired in 1993 after 25 years in the Payroll Department of the former Westinghouse Corporation in Vanport. After retiring she worked and volunteered at the Coffee Shop and Gift Shop of Heritage Valley Beaver for many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in New Brighton for many years where she served as Treasurer and Deaconess. In her free time, she knitted, sewed and crocheted donation items for Care Wear Angels.  

Friends will be received on Sunday, January 26th from 2 P.M. until the time of service at 4 P.M. at Corless-Kunselman Funeral Services, LLC, 3801 Fourth Avenue, Beaver Falls.

Private interment will be in Grove Cemetery in New Brighton. 

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. 

 

Mary Louise “Susie” Fleming, 94, of Bell Acres, passed away on January 17th, 2025, a few months shy of her 95th birthday. 

She was born in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania on April 8th, 1930, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (Leyfert) Richardson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Thomas “Turkey Tom” Fleming, brothers-in-law, Robert Fleming, Arnie Rothhaar and Allen Householder, sister-in-law, Marie Rothhaar, and a son-in-law, William Striffler. She is survived by her four daughters, Kathy (Doug) Rosco of Littleton, Colorado, Tracy (Tim) Benson of Bell Acres, Debby (Norman) Meanor of Bell Acres and Cindy Striffler of Bell Acres; eleven grandchildren: Tyler, Tommy, Ben, Becky, Kyle, Cory, Logan, Brock, Lexie, Shaun and Chelsea; nine great-grandchildren: Tristan, Jade, Cienna, Brody, Addison, Jase, Mya, Reagan and Riley; and two sisters-in-law, Helenrose “Cookie” Fleming and Jere Le Householder. 

Mary grew up in Ambridge, and spent most of her life in Bell Acres, in the home she and her husband built. She also loved animals.  She had five feral cats that she took care of and would feed deer when they would come to her yard.  She was an avid gardener, outdoorswoman, and game show watcher. Mary also worked at The Edgeworth Club for twenty-five years until her retirement. 

Family and friends are welcome to gather for a Memorial Visitation, on Saturday, January 25th, from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M., in the John Syka Funeral Home, 833 Kennedy Drive, Ambridge, where a Memorial Service will be held at 2 P.M. 

In lieu of flowers, donations in Susie’s name are suggested to The Beaver County Humane Society, 3394 Broadhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001.