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12/18/2025

Ricky C. French, age 72, of Rochester Township, passed away on December 18th, 2025, at his home. He was born May 4th, 1953, in Rochester, to the late Jack L. Sr. and Jean Jordan French. Ricky was a retired groundskeeper with Rochester Area High School and a former member of the Rochester B.P.O.E Lodge 283. He is survived by his wife of forty years, Lisa M. (Frank) French. He is also survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Jason L. French and his wife Renae, Jordan R. French, and two daughters and a son-in-law, Kylie R. French and her husband Damarcus Cleckley and Katelyn R. French, five grandchildren, Chase French and his companion, Sapphire Brown, Karter French, Presley French, Damian and Dominik Cleckley, and four great-grandchildren, one sister and brother-in-law, Linda R. and Craig Robert, two brothers-in-law, Dan and Mike Frank and two sisters-in-law, Linda Coyne and Jan Frank, as well as several nieces, nephews, and many friends survive Ricky as well. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jack L. French Jr.
Visitation will be held Tuesday December 23rd, from 4pm until 6pm at the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., 349 Adams Street Rochester, PA 15074.

12/18/2025

Daniel L. Householder, age 79, of Center Township, passed away December 16th, 2025, in the Oakland V.A. Hospital, in Pittsburgh. He was born July 2nd, 1946, in Rochester, to the late Ralph D. and Eleanor Swogger Householder. Dan was a retired manager with Advanced Auto Parts, Chippewa, and part-time with the Ambridge location. He had previously worked and retired from Sears and Roebuck Company, Center Township, and from the former Beglin Ford Company, Bridgewater. He was an Army Veteran, serving in the Vietnam War and was a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter862. Dan was the Vice President and member of the Beaver County Conservation League and Treasurer for the Beaver County Sportsmen's Conservation League Youth Foundation. He was a member of the Monaca United Methodist Church, where he served on the Pastor Parish Committee, and was a former member of the choir. Dan was a member of the Monaca V.F.W., the Rochester Sportsman's Club, and Aliquippa Bucktail Sportsman's Club, as well as a member of “The Men of Pleiko”. Dan loved the outdoors and was an avid sportsman, fisherman, and hunter, who taught others education on hunting. Dan is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years, Sandra D. (Ours) Householder. Also surviving him is one daughter, Danielle L. Reed, and one grandson, Joshua M. Reed, all of Center Township. Dan's wish was to be cremated. Friends are invited to attend a memorial service, Saturday, December 27th, at 11am, at the Monaca United Methodist Church, 813 Indiana Avenue, Monaca PA, 15061. Officiating will be Reverend David Wilson. Inurnment will take place at the Cemetery of Alleghenies. Full military honors will be provided at the church by the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter862 for their fallen comrade. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to B.C.S.C.L. Youth Foundation, Box 376, Monaca PA, 15061.
All arrangements are entrusted to the William Murphy Funeral Home, 349 Adams Street, Rochester PA 15074.

12/18/2025

Sharon Marie Antoline (Brandt), 69, passed into the presence of the Lord on December 13, 2025 surrounded by her family. Born December 9, 1956, she was the daughter of Marian and the late Warren Brandt. She is survived by her loving husband, Donald P. Antoline, with whom she recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. She is also survived by her three children, Matthew (Morissa) Antoline, Andrea (Eric) Edmister and Paul (Jill) Antoline and their four very beloved grandchildren, Jeffrey, Clare, Lucy and Teresa. She is also survived by her siblings Joyce (Michael) Cain and Larry (Karen) Brandt. Additionally surviving she has many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins, as well as numerous close friends and church family. Sharon held many roles over the course of her life that allowed her to share her love of Jesus with those around her. One of those roles was as a teacher and then director of Precious Beginnings Preschool where she spent many years entwining her love of Jesus with her love of teaching. Three of her favorite pastimes were gardening, sewing and history. Sharon’s involvement with Old Economy Village as the manager of the Friend’s Group allowed her to work in a place that fed those passions. The gardens surrounding her house are a testament to her skill and dedication; she never met a plant that she couldn’t grow. She loved sewing and working with her hands. She was part of a hand sewing group that will feel her absence deeply. Sharon laughed easily, loved fiercely and will be missed tremendously by all of us. Viewings and service will be held at Three Rivers Grace Church, 8713 Harmony Parkway, Pittsburgh Pa 15237. Viewings will be held Friday December 19, 2025 from 6-8pm and Saturday December 20, 2025 from 11-12pm. Service will follow Saturday’s viewing. In lieu of flowers, if desired, the family asks for donations to Allegheny Health Cancer Center or your cancer organization of choice. All arrangements are entrusted to the William Murphy Funeral Home Inc., 349 Adams Street Rochester, PA 15074.

12/08/2025

Linus J. Donahue " Bud" Donahue, Jr., 87, of Beaver, formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away December 5, 2025 at his home.
Linus was born January 10, 1938, in Pittsburgh. He was the son of the late Linus J. Sr., and Genevieve Droznynski Donahue.
Linus was a retired Pittsburgh Police Officer for 30 years. He was a member of Saints Peter & Paul, Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Beaver. He was a peacetime Navy veteran, member of the Police Veteran's Association, member of the F.O.P. Pittsburgh Lodge #1 and was a former coach of the Beaver Mighty Mites and Lil Bobcats for several years.
Linus is survived by his wife, Sharon C. "Crain" Donahue, one son and daughter in law, Sean Crain Donahue, PhD., and his wife Diana Cabanis of Hong Kong, two daughters and sons in law, Renee and Mike Plevel, Aliquippa and Claudine and Don Walasik, West Mifflin, three grandchildren, Brandy, Faith, Tim Walasik.
Linus was preceded in death by four sisters, Bernadine Dee Aiken, Loretta O'Neil, Delores Schnurr and Alberta Bates, one brother, Gerard L. Donahue.
Friends will be received Thursday from 1-3 in The William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., 349 Adams Street, where a service will be conducted at 3:15.
Officiating will be Steve McGrew. Private interment will take place at Beaver cemetery.

11/26/2025

D. Joan Charlovich, age 93, of Rochester, passed away November 25th, 2025, at Villa St. Joseph, Baden. Born October 25, 1932, in East Rochester, to the late Joseph and Anna Flanick Charlovich. D.J. was a retired employee of the former WestingHouse Corporation and a member of the St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church - Our Lady Of The
Valley Parish, Rochester and worked part time for Patty’s Beauty Salon in Beaver. Joan loved going to the Town Square restaurant in Beaver, for breakfast with her friends and was an avid Notre Dame and Pittsburgh Pirate Fan. D.J. is survived by one sister, Gerry
Alicandro, of Rochester, one brother, Robert Charlovich, of Conway, a sister-in-law, Sandra Charlovich, of Eastman, Georgia. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews, and a great-great-grandniece. She was preceded in
death by three brothers, Joseph, Thomas, and Edward Charlovich, a sister-in-law, Delores Charlovich, and a brother-in-law, Joseph Alicandro. Friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday, December 2nd, at 10am, at St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church, Rochester, 632 Virginia Avenue, Rochester, PA 15074.
Interment will follow at St. Cecilia's Cemetery, Daugherty Township. Family wishes memorial contributions be made to St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church, 628 Virginia Avenue, Rochester, PA. The family wishes to thank the staff at Villa St. Joseph for the
care and comfort given to Joan.

11/26/2025

Jack R. Krepps, age 90, of New Sewickley Township, passed away at his home, on Monday, November 24th, 2025. Born August 13, 1935, to the late Clyde P. and Vera Whipple Krepps. Jack was a member of St. Felix Roman Catholic Church - Our Lady Of The Valley Parish, Freedom. He loved to hunt, fish and play baseball. Surviving Jack is his childhood sweetheart and wife of 69 years, Gloria B. (Sp****la) Krepps, with whom he enjoyed doing all of his favorite hobbies, especially gambling . Also surviving are two daughters and son-in-laws, Darla M. and Jonathan Kasing, of Evans City, Jaci and Donald Mason, of New Sewickley Township, four grandchildren, Cory and Jessica Mason, of New Sewickley Township, Tyler Dunlap and his wife Dr. Richelle Takemoto, Co
operstown, NY, Ashley and Justin Yetter, of Glenshaw, PA, Jennifer and Jay Bradel, of New Sewickley Township, and seven great-grandchildren, Lucas, Wyatt, and Ellie Bradel, Olivia “Via” and Pete Mason, Owen Yetter, Tiger Takemoto and best friends, Buzz and Dee McKay.
One brother-in-law and one sister-in-law, Bart and Connee Sp****la as well as numerous nieces and nephews survive Jack as well. He is preceded in death by two sisters and two brothers-in-law, Virginia and John Ruckert, and Margie and Bill Rowley, one brother and sister-in-law, Melvin and Flora (Sp****la) Krepps, two sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Mary Jane and John Havranek, Anthony and Patty Sp****la and a beloved close friend Father Michael Greb. The family will receive friends Tuesday, December 2nd, from 4pm until 7pm, at the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., 349 Adams Street, Rochester, PA 15074. Friends are requested to meet at the church for A Mass of Christian Burial, Wednesday December 3rd, at 10am, at St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church - Our Lady Of The Valley Parish, 632 Virginia Ave, Rochester, PA 15074. Interment will follow at the Calvary Cemetery, Freedom. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to the Freedom Baseball Association, P.O. Box 145, Rochester, PA 15074. The family would also like to thank the wonderful team at Three Oaks Hospice for all their help and support. A special thank you to his Nurse Alisa and Aide Sierra for all the love and care they gave our Dad and all of us. And lastly, a very special thank you to Erin for her love and care for Pap and our whole family.

11/24/2025

Robert E. Blake, age 78, of New Sewickley Township, passed away at his home, on November 21st, 2025. Born in Glen Easton, West Virginia, on July 26, 1947, to the late Linduff E. and Imogene Crow Blake. Bob was a retired furnace operator with Horsehead Industry, Potter Township. He was baptized Lutheran through the Oak Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church, New Sewickley Township. Bob was a 1966 graduate of New Brighton Highschool and was a member of the Rochester Sportsman Club, the Unionville American Legion Post 512, the Center Township V.F.W Post 1821, the New Brighton Croatian Club and the Beaver Falls Turners Club. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter. Bob was an Army Veteran serving in the Vietnam War. Robert is survived by his wife of fifty-six years, Kathleen M. (Gerace) Blake. He is also survived by two daughters and a son-in-law, Michele R. Blake, of Daughterty Township, and Colleen M. and Damion Nickel, of Florida, two grandsons, Dawson and Cody Nickel, one sister and brother-in-law, Patricia I. and Lonnie Vodenichar, of New Sewickley Township, a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Joann and Bill T***s, of Rochester, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, two great-great-nieces, and his K-9 companion, Maddie. Robert was preceded in death by his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Michael and Louise Gerace. The family will receive friends on Sunday November 30th, from 4pm until 8pm, at the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., 349 Adams Street, Rochester, PA 15074, where a service will be held Monday, December 1st, at 10am. Officiating will be Reverend Steve Slepecki, Pastor of Oak Grove Evangelical Lutheran Church. Interment will follow in Sylvania Hills Memorial Park. The Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 862 will provide full military honors for their fallen comrade following the service. The family wishes memorial contributions go to the Rochester Sportsman Club, Sportsman Lane, Rochester, PA 15074. The family would also like to thank Three Oaks Hospice for the care and comfort they provided.

11/21/2025

Samuel J. LoFaso, Sr., age 83, of Economy Borough, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. Sam was born September 30, 1942, in New Brighton. He is the son of the late Samuel and Lena Bonanno LoFaso. He was a retired
school teacher with the Wichita Kansas, Monaca, and Quaker Valley School Districts, where he taught Health and Physical Education. Sam was a respected football coach, as well as the girls softball team at OLSH and Chatham University. He was a 1960 graduate of Monaca highschool, where he was Class President and a 1964 graduate of Wichita State University, where he played quarterback on a full scholarship. Sam was a member of the Divine Grace Parish - Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church, Ellwood City, a charter member of the Quaker Valley Sports Hall of Fame, as well as the Monaca Hall of Fame, where he had been inducted, he was also
inducted into the Beaver County Sports Coaching Hall of Fame.
Sam is survived by his wife of forty-two years, Linda K. (Nicalo) LoFaso, one son, Samuel J. Jr. and Joelle LoFaso, of Brunswick, OH, as well as two daughters, Shelby L. Espenschied, of Kent, OH, and Kalee L. LoFaso and her partner Reed Sirenek of Baden, five
grandchildren, Megan James and her husband Hunter, Samuel J. LoFaso III and his fiance Audrey Guggenbiller, John J. LoFaso, Michael and Maci Espenschied, a great-grandson, Finley
James. Also survived is one brother and sister-in-law, Thomas and Anna LoFaso, of Monaca, three nieces, Natalie Anderson and her husband Kevin, Michelle Cronin and her husband Dan, and Angela Benson, two nephews, T.J. LoFaso and his wife Carrie, Anthony Primo and his wife Christine, and several great-nieces and great-nephews. Sam is preceded in death by one sister, Janet Primo. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 25th, from 2pm until 7pm, at the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., 349 Adams Street, Rochester, PA 15074. Friends are requested to meet at St. James Roman Catholic Church, Sewickley, Wednesday, November 26th, for a Mass of Christian Burial, at 10:30am. Celebrating will be Father Rich Jones.

11/17/2025

Nancy L. Owen, 78, of Rochester, passed away peacefully November 16, 2025, in the Villa St. Joseph, Baden. Nancy was born August 3, 1947, in Rochester, to the late Richard A. Young and Margaret Rosensteel Young Lorish, and preceded by her step-father, Alan Lorish.
Nancy was a retired housekeeper at the Penn State Beaver Campus, a member of the Community Faith United Methodist Church, Rochester. Nancy was an avid bingo player, loved camping and traveling and was a member of the Freedom S.O.I.
Nancy is survived by her husband of 62 years, Robert D. Owen, two sons and a daughter in law, Richard D. and Jodi Owen, Vanport, Robert M. Owen and Drew Jones, Raleigh, North Carolina, two grandchildren, Brianne M. and Lynzi E. Owen, Vanport, a sister in law and brother in law, Vicki and Richard Porto, Beaver Falls, and several nieces and nephews. Beloved cousins, Rev. Mary Jo Gould, Billie Sue Rosensteel and Cindy Triance, all of Vanport, also survive Nancy.
Nancy was preceded in death by , a brother in law, Phillip Owen, a sister in law, Karen Johnson-Wilcox.
Friends will be received Thursday November 20th from 3-7 in The William Murphy Funeral Home Inc., 349 Adams Street, Rochester, Pa., where a service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Mary Jo Gould.
The family wishes donations be made to the Beaver County Humane Society. The family wishes to thank the staff at Villa St. Joseph’s, Baden, and Concordia Hospice for the care and comfort given to Nancy.

11/15/2025

M. Kathleen Ebersberger, age 85, of Patterson Township, formerly of Rochester, passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at her home. Born May 13, 1940, in White Township, to the late Leo R. and Margaret Walsh Hohnadle, Kathleen was a 1958 graduate of Beaver Falls High School and Providence School of Nursing in 1961. Kathy was a retired Registered Nurse with Providence Hospital and the former Rochester Hospital, as well as McGuire Memorial Home,
where she served with the Beaver County Office on aging as a consultant. She was also a member of St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church - Our Lady Of The Valley Parish, Rochester. Kathy is survived by her husband of sixty-four years, James C. Ebersberger, as well as four daughters and son-in-laws, Elizabeth E. and her husband Stephen D. Richard, of West Chester, PA, Kristan M. and David Mawhinney, of Pittsburgh, Margaret M. and Buddy Ferguson, of Bridgewater, PA, Erin E. and George Meyers, of Beaver, and nine grandchildren, Sarah K. and her husband Gavin M. Roselli, Matthew J. Richard, Benjamin J., Sean D., and Michael T. Mawhinney, David Ferguson, Emma K. and her husband Seth Lintz, Jack Henry Ferguson, Riley K. Meyers, and one sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Carol and Warren Scranton. Kathleen is preceded in death by one brother, Leo R. Hohnadle. Friends are invited to gather with family Friday, November 21, from 4-7, at William Murphy Funeral Home, 349 Adams Street, Rochester, PA 15074. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place Saturday, November 22, at St. Cecilia’s Roman Catholic Church, at 10am, friends are requested to meet at church. Celebrating will be Brother John Harvey. Private inurnment will take place at St. Mary’s Columbarium, Beaver Falls. The family wishes memorial contributions be made to McGuire Memorial Home, 2119 Mercer Rd, New Brighton, PA 15066. Our family cannot thank the staff at Pinnacle Hospice, Sewickley enough for the care, patience and love shown. You guided us through one of the hardest moments of our lives with such grace. We are forever grateful.

11/13/2025

Agnes C. Sayers, age 89, of Beaver Falls, passed away on Wednesday, November 12th, 2025, at Good Samaritan Hospice, Wexford. Born March 28, 1936, in Monaca, she was the daughter
of the late Louis and Caroline Havlin Baxa. Agnes was a homemaker and housewife, and former employee with the former Meier Glass Company, North Rochester. She was a member of St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, Rochester - Our Lady of The Valley Parish, where she was a Eucharistic Minister and a member of the American Legion aux. Post 580. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Donald L. Sayers, Sr. (2001), two brothers, Frank L. Baxa and Louis E. Baxa, as well as a beloved friend, Eleanor Dishler. Surviving Agnes are her son and daughter-in-law, Terry L. and Darlene J. Sayers, of North Carolina, a companion, Jim Dishler,
two grandsons, Jason L. Sayers and his wife Rebecca, of North Carolina, and Donald L. Sayers II, of Tennessee, one great- granddaughter, Caroline. Also surviving are Jim’s family, Donna L.
and Paul Hickey, of New Sewickley Twp.; Linda M. and David Fritsch, of New Sewickley Twp.;James E. and Holly Dishler, of Rochester Twp.; seven grandchildren, Nicole, P.J., David Jr., Tyler and his wife Jaci, Jocelyn, Heather and her husband Jeremy, Brandon and his wife Hope, and nine great-grandchildren, Bennett, Hunter, Ace, Quinn, Charlotte, Deacon, Amelia, Jameson, and Luka. She is also survived by her nieces Becky Everett and Susan DeAngelo; and very close friends Steve Karaisz and Donald and Jessica Karaisz, as well as numerous other nieces and nephews and a K-9 Companion Rebel. Friends will be received on Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, from 2p.m. to 4p.m. and 6p.m. to 8 p.m. in the William Murphy Funeral Home, Inc., 349 Adams Street, Rochester. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 19th, 2025, at 10 a.m. at St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, Rochester
-Our Lady of the Valley Parish. Interment will follow in St. Cecilia Cemetery Daugherty Township. Memorial contributions may be made to Beaver County Humane Society, 3394 Broadhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001 or Good Samaritan Hospice House, 146 Neely School Rd, Wexford, PA 15090. The family would like to thank the Good Samaritan Hospice, especially the Hospice Visiting Nurse, Jen and their staff.

11/11/2025

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From all of us at William Murphy Funeral Home, thank you for your service and your sacrifice — today and always. ❤️🤍💙

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