Visit our Support Center Go to form. He continued flying for nearly four more decades, upgrading his Cessna to fly 462 Angel Flights as a volunteer pilot with Mercy Medical Angels. To follow Glenn's story, enter your email. Allied News. Creating an obituary on Echovita is free. Air cover provided by more than 4,000 planes (from the Royal Air Force and the US Twelfth Air Force under the overall command of British Air Chief Marshal Arthur Tedder). Newspapers can be a treasure trove of information for your ancestors. Browse The Valley News Dispatch obituaries, conduct other obituary searches, offer condolences/tributes, send flowers or create an online memorial. Free and paid classified ads. (Mercer, Pa.) 1887-1896, Mercer: Freemen's Monitor, Literary Gazette. Born Oct. 28, 1951, in Franklin, he was a son of the late Michael and Alma Lowers Geary. August 7 Major General Allen relinquishes command of the US 1st Infantry Division to Major General Clarence R. Huebner. 89, Grove City. Lyle E. Ebersprecher, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2013.495.970. Mark was formerly employed by Grove City College, Allegheny 1942 Glenn was born in Cochranton, Pa., on Sept. 8, 1933, to Joseph S. and Anna I. With the Germans on the high ground and US forces under enemy observation for the duration of the battle, US losses are heavy, but the Americans grind forward. It is one seven divisions withdrawn from the theater. Italy increasingly becomes a secondary theater of Allied operations. He was born Nov. 10, 1938, in Sharon, to Stanley N. and Esther Hughes Currier. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Official US Coast Guard photo, gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2002.119.025. His first wife, Nancy Gardiner Billings, died in 1995. August 11 Germans begin evacuating their forces at night from Sicily across the Straits of Messina. The operatives included Frederick Mayer, a German-born Jew who posed as a Nazi service member separated from the rest of his unit; Hans Wynberg, a Dutch-born Jew whose parents and younger brother perished in the Holocaust; and Franz Weber, an Austrian officer who had defected from the German army. (Mercer, Pa.) 1850-1840s, Mercer: Mercer County Dispatch. The Allied victory against the Axis was a long journeyone that actually took much longer than the war itself. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. Van Til on June 13, 1992. 2023. Troops of the British Eighth Army capture the airfields near Foggia. RootsWeb is funded and supported by In his autobiography, Mr. Billings wrote that he used emergency power to give the planes four engines more horsepower than they were designed to withstand, helping to slow the descent and stop the fall. October 3 Troops from the 2nd New Zealand Division arrive in Taranto. He married Betty J. Waltenbaugh on Sept. 12, 1959. A third subsidiary landing, Operation Slapstick, will see elements of the British 1st Airborne Division transported by sea to seize the port at Taranto. Whether youre a lifelong resident of D.C. or you just moved here, weve got you covered. He was 83. (Greenville, Pa.) 1871-1873, Greenville: Greenville Advance. Charles later married Rachael A. Adams, 82, of Grove City, passed away on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, in AHN-Grove City, following a brief illness. (Breese) Tubbs. Online condolences: cunninghamfhgc.com. Richard Henry McEwen was born in Grove City on June 8, 1942. He is survived by his parents, Justin V. Thomas Paul Lizzie, age 77, formerly of the village of Leesburg, passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at his home in Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. Billings recalled that the third attempt went forward after he was told that the wind speed atop the Alps would exceed 200 miles per hour that night an ominous warning that bore out when the plane encountered a powerful downdraft that caused it to drop 6,000 feet in 18 seconds, according to the flight navigator. It will be a two-part operation, the first part in Calabria (Operation Baytown), the second at Salerno (Operation Avalanche), the northernmost beach in the Italian peninsula within range of Allied fighters based in Sicily. (Power) Hart. He was a 1976 graduate of Grove City High School. August 17 Allies enter Messina, ending the conquest of Sicily. Charles was born in Grove City June 12, 1939, to LeRoy J. and Emma B. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday (2-23-23) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. (Stoneboro, Pa.) 1982-1980s, West Greenville: Independent Press. Learn more. (West Greenville [I.E. August 6 The US 1st Infantry Division takes Troina as the Germans evacuate and continue their retreat to the northeast of Sicily. That really buried itself under my skin, and its still there. He took his first flying lesson at 15 and entered aviation training after enlisting in the Army in 1942. Gene was born on April 3, 1934, to Charles S. and Olga E. (Deertz) O'Conner. Glenn Hart passed away in Grove City, Pennsylvania. You can click this link to create an obituary. July 19 More than 500 Allied bombers strike Rome for the first time, hitting the San Lorenzo freight yard and steel factory, as well as the Littorio and Ciampino airports in the city. Germans begin to move troops from Sardinia to Corsica. Church welcomes all to reflect, grow as Lenten season begins. The declaration, signed by Victor Emmanuel III, is transmitted to Berlin through the Italian Embassy in Madrid. Jim graduated from Sharon High School, where his father was the Robert Earl Hoffman peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at the age of 96. Mark was born on April 23, 1958, in Grove City, to Robert J. Limit By Year: Go. Calling hours: Were Friday (4-28-17) at JOHN FLYNN FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY, INC., Hermitage. Jeff was born on Aug. 7, 1950, in Grove City, to William and Joyce (Knapp) Williamson. September 12 German paratroopers and SS men, brought in by glider and led by SS-Hauptsturmfhrer, Otto Skorzeny, carries out a raid, freeing Mussolini from imprisonment on the Gran Sasso. Greenville Advance (1871 - 1876) Newspaper Archive. October 18 The Allied Military Government (AMG) is announced with control over the zones of combat in Italy and the region of Naples, with its indispensable port. She was born on Dec. 14, 1927, in Sandy Lake, to Harry and Ruth (Davis) Henderson. Services will be held at a later date. The war goes on and Italy remains faithful to its word, Badoglio announces. Members of the US 45th Infantry Division walking through wartorn Messina, August 17, 1943. (Mercer [Pa.]) 1857-1864, Mercer: Mercer County Whig. September 26 Without authorization from Himmler, Kappler orders Dante Almansi and Ugo Fo, two leaders of the Jewish community in Rome, to give him 50 kilograms of gold to save Romes Jewish population from deportation. They also dropped spies, notably in Operation Greenup. 175663, 7-11-4, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. But, he added, So many people, deserving people, are not here anymore. (Sharon, Pa.) 1885-1913, Sharon: Sharon Herald. He loved making people smile. Your IP: Kelley Schanely officiating. During peak periods such as Valentines Day, Memorial Day and most holidays, florists are not always able to keep up to demand. (Mercer, Pa.) 1865-1887, Mercer: Mercer Gazette. Jim graduated from Sharon High School, where his father was the Deborah Little Kochems, 61, of Wolf Creek Township, Grove City, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at home following a one-year illness. Burial: Barkeyville Cemetery. Local obituaries for San Diego, California 6,654 Results Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Add Photos Add a Memory Betty J. Byrd Betty J Byrd Encinitas Betty Byrd, 92, passed away on February 11, 2023.. Montgomerys mission to seize Messina, on the northeastern tip of Sicily, is slowed by stiff resistance from the German Hermann Gring Parachute Panzer Division. Justin was born in Grove City on April 27, 1985, to David L. and Patricia A. Glenn P. Hart, 89, of Grove City, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Grove Manor, following a lengthy illness. He was a member of Tower Presbyterian Church, Grove Mark R. Owen, 64, of Grove City, passed under hospice care on Friday evening, Feb. 17, 2023, at home. Online condolences at cunninghamfhgc.com. The village of Boves in the province of Cuneo is destroyed and the villages mayor and parish priest are burned alive. This particular page exists for the purpose of indexing obituaries of individuals born in Italy. Contrary to Winston Churchill's belief that Italy was the "soft underbelly" of Axis-dominated Europe, the Allied campaign in Italy was a long and bloody undertaking. After an order is placed, our forestry partners will plant the tree in the area of greatest need (nearest the funeral home), according to the planting schedule for the year. Mark was formerly employed by Grove City College, Allegheny Dr. Michael W. Fabian, 91, of Grove City, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, in AHN-Grove City hospital following a brief illness. (Sandy Lake, Pa.) 1960s-1968, Sandy Lake: Lake Local. US Army Signal Corps Photo No. Be sure to search the newspapers in the town/city where your ancestor lived, as well as the surrounding area. Tim Callahan, current deputy sheriff and retired Pennsylvania State Police trooper, is running as a Republican for sheriff of Mercer County. (Sharon, Pa.) 1893-1900s, Sharon: Sharon Eagle. Yes, flower arrangements are fulfilled and delivered by local florists from Grove City. Memorial service: 12:30 p.m. Thursday (5-11-17) the sanctuary of Tower Presbyterian Church, 248 S. Broad St., Grove City, with a reception following. When someone close to you passes away, it can be difficult to know what to do. Naturally, I signed up for the job, Mr. Billings wrote in a 2021 autobiography, Special Duties Pilot. If theyre crazy enough to jump there, he recalled saying, Ill be crazy enough to take them.. (Greenville, Pa.) 1865-1874, Greenville: Greenville Progress. He was born in Mercer in 1931. (Sharon, Pa.) 1875-1885, Sharon: News-Telegraph. Pastor Frey and his wife Florence were married on Barbara Sue "Bobbie" Van Til, 56, of Grove City, passed peacefully on Thursday evening, Feb. 2, 2023, at home, following a courageous eight-year battle with cancer. He married Betty J. Linda grew up in Cedar Rapids. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. (Greenville, Pa.) 1917-1923, Greenville: Advance Argus. She graduated from Slippery Rock High School in Garalynn S. Barlow, 81, of Liberty Township, Grove City, passed peacefully at home under hospice care on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. Adda married Richard D. Perry on June 5, 1954; he preceded her in death on Dec. 9, 1967. After graduating from . The cause was congestive heart failure and renal failure, said his wife, Barbara Billings. Richard McEwen passed away recently from natural causes in St. Marys, Ohio, at the age of 81. Bobbie was born on July 9, 1966, in Sharon, to Ralph and Jane (Grimm) Grundy. Many historians have written about the famous Buffalo Soldiers of the all-Black 92nd Infantry Division, who fought with distinction during World War II. July 9-10 Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily, begins under the overall command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. (Mercer, Mercer County, Pa.) 1945-1967, Mercer: Mercer Dispatch. Mussolini meets Adolf Hitler in Rastenburg, Germany, two days later. He and his fellow aviators dropped supplies for partisans and undercover operatives, including 500-pound containers full of gold coins used to bribe Germans. Rain showers this evening with overcast skies overnight. 4/12/21. Pastor Frey was born on Feb. 15, 1936, in Lancaster County to David Witmer and Martha (Good) Frey. In addition to his wife of 24 years, the former Barbara Staley, survivors include three children from his first marriage, Susan Billings of Dumfries, Va., Leslie Billings of Alexandria, Va., and Lee Billings of Stafford, Va.; two stepdaughters, Lisa Oleskie and Lori Staley, both of Woodstock; a brother; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Online condolences at cunninghamfhgc.com. Rose and Black Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. - Stoneboro. (Grove City, Pa.) 1906-1921, Jamestown: Jamestown Sentinel. LDSGenealogy.com is privately owned and is not an official site of FamilySearch International or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). 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(Sandy Lake, Pa.) 1874-1898, Sharon: Evening Eagle. Please note that these are only items that mention towns in the Palermo province. By some accounts, the flight itself was so dangerous that Britains Royal Air Force refused to go. Fiat factory workers there go on strike. (Mercer, Pa.) 1864-1865, Sandy Lake: Allied News The Lakeview Breeze. Cynthia Magoon. Search Richmond obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Rachael was born in Brookville, Pa., on Dec. 3, 1940, to Parker and Mary Josephine (Keighley) Hayes. Two days later 1,030 Jews, a majority of them women and 200 of them children, are deported to Auschwitz, where most of them are murdered immediately. Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, in charge of central and southern Italy, takes over in Rome and leads the resistance to the Allied landing at Salerno. Dennis was born on Nov. 14, 1949, in Grove City to Walter G. and Cora E. (Mowrey) Morgan. Husky will be one of the largest amphibious operations of the entire war, with more than 3,000 ships (under the command of British Admiral Andrew Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet) transporting more than 150,000 Allied troops (eight divisions by sea plus two airborne divisions) over the next three days. He married Betty J. Many Italians feel betrayed by the king and Badoglios abandonment of the capital. (Grove City, Pa.) 1972-Current, Grove City: Grove City Herald. Kendric was a loving child, full of life, loving his brothers and family. Glenn P., 89, of Grove City. (Sharon, Pa.) 1900s-1924, Sharon: Sharon Times. Simply browse the Grove Citys obituaries listing you can find on this page or conduct a search on the web site with your loved ones name. Mayer gathered vital intelligence that hastened the wars end, Charles Pinck, president of the OSS Society, a group that honors the wartime agency, said in an email. Launched in February 1945, the mission was aborted twice because of bad weather. (Grove City, Pa.) 1921-1926, Grove City: Grove City Reporter-Herald. Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a150a5d7a5b6a80 Visit this link to create a free obituary then read the advantages of creating an obituary on Echovita and either click Start now or Create an obituary for your loved to begin. December 1 German line on the Sangro is broken. (Mercer, Pa.) 1825-1827, Mercer: Mercer Luminary. He was 98 when he died March 4 at his home in Woodstock, Va., four weeks after flying his single-engine Cessna Cutlass for the last time with help from a co-pilot. COOLSPRING TOWNSHIP Work will be completed on the Tait Road bridge in Coolspring Township by the end of 2023. Adda was a Jeffrey D. Williamson, 72, of Greenville, passed away on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, following a period of declining health. (Sandy Lake, Mercer Co., Pa.) 1902-1962, Sandy Lake: Sandy Lake News. Request a News Obituary. (Jamestown, Mercer Co., Pa.) 1873-1879, Mercer: Allied News the Mercer Dispatch. Germans complete evacuation of Corsica, after battling Free French troops and resistance fighters. (Mercer, Pa.) 1967-1968, Mercer: Democratic Register. Listing here does not imply that the individal themself was born in Sicily. She lived in Colorado Springs, Colo., Santa Barbara, Calif., and York. German 1st Mountain Division, under the command of General Hubert Lanz, is responsible. She attended Farrell High School and graduated in 1957. Map courtesy of the United States Military Academy Department of History. Obituaries | The Sharon Herald Featured Sandra Phillips Fabrey Williams 1946 - 2023 Obituary Explore All Latest Obituaries Adam Knapp Obituary Neal Lineman 1934 - 2023 Obituary Darrell. He was born on March 17, 2021, in Sharon, to Justin V. McBride Sr. and Erica L. Foust. He married Gayla L. Rice on June 2, 1973; she preceded him in death on Jan. 20, 2008. (West Greenville, Pa.) 1861-1865, West Greenville: Shenango Valley Times. President Franklin D. Roosevelt pins the Distinguished Service Cross on General Mark Clark, commander of US Fifth Army, at Castelvetrano, Sicily, December 10, 1943. John Billings is the prototype of an American aviator, retired Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz said last year, just before the publication of Mr. Billingss autobiography. (Sharon, Pa.) 1892-1898, Sharon: Sharon Telegraph. 210.65.88.143 Service: Funeral Mass was Friday (5-12-17) at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 670 S. Main St., Slippery Rock, with Rev. Official US Coast Guard Photo, gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2002.119.023. Only 15 survive the war. (Grove City, Pa.) 1926-1967, Grove City: Grove City Reporter. Greenville], Pa.) 1852-1856, West Greenville: Rural Argus. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. Hitler assures Pope Pius XII that the Germans will honor the sovereignty of the Pope over Vatican City and shield the latter from combat. NOTE: Additional records that apply to Mercer County are also on the Pennsylvania Newspapers and Obituaries page. (Grove City, Pa.) 1896-1926, Grove City: Grove City Telephone. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Richard McEwen passed away recently from natural causes in St. Marys, Ohio, at the age of 81. Contrary to Winston Churchill's belief thatItaly was the "soft underbelly" of Axis-dominated Europe, the Allied campaign in Italy was a long and bloody undertaking. The Badoglio government secretly signs an armistice with the Allies. Charles Allen, 83, Grove City. (Grove City, Pa.) 1882-1896, Grove City: Mercer County Herald. (Mercer, Pa.) 1882-1887, Mercer: Western Press, and Mercer County Gazette. Who Where Receive obituaries William S. Main February 25, 2023 (71 years old) View obituary Rachael A. Adams February 24, 2023 (82 years old) View obituary Mark was born on April 23, 1958, in Grove City, to Robert J. (Mercer, Pa.) 1896-1944, Mercer: Mercer Dispatch. (New York) 1862-1866, Sharon: Herald. Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 Ancestry, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Ancestry, Record of administrators, deaths, marriages, etc., collected from Mahoning Valley newspapers, 1839-1863. He enjoyed working on cars, playing video games Kendric Cole McBride, 1, of Grove City, passed away Monday morning, Jan. 30, 2023. As many as half a million civilians remained in Stalingrad when the Germans approached in the late summer of 1942. The largest of the ghettos where Eastern European Jews were first confined and, later, deported to extermination camps by the Nazis was set up in Warsaw, Poland. (Greenville, Pa.) 1887-1917, Greenville: Advance. November 1 The US Fifteenth Air Force is created under the command of Major General James H. Doolittle, the hero of the April 1942 raid on Tokyo. Advance Argus (1887 - 1912) Newspaper Archive. Calling hours: 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday (3-2-23) in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. TUES-SAT More than 660 Neapolitans perish during these four days. With Nazi troops on the defensive and World War II nearing an end, Army Air Forces pilot John Billings was enlisted for a risky operation organized by the Office of Strategic Services, the wartime precursor to the CIA. King Victor Emmanuel III, Marshal Badoglio, and other officials flee Rome for the port of Brindisi via Pescara. Germans organize the first round-up of Italian men born between 1910 and 1925 for forced labor, dragooning some 18,000 men in Campania and Latium. The bulk of the German force on Sicily escapes. (Jamestown, Mercer Co., Pa.) 1883-1903, Jamestown: Jamestown Sun. 89, of Grove City. WEST MIDDLESEX - In his Ash Wednesday homily at Church of the Good Shepherd, Father Glenn Whitman said this was a time . December 3-24 2nd New Zealand Division fights for Orsogna, north of the Sangro. Services by Cunningham Funeral Home, Inc.. Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is given responsibility for the occupation of Italy and for disarming the Italian armed forces. (Mercer, Pa.) 1839-1846, Mercer: Independent Democrat. MERCER Telephone scammers are targeting county residents claiming to be from the Mercer County Sheriff office. August 5 First secret negotiations between Eisenhower and the Badoglio government take place to arrange an Italian surrender to the Allies. Searching obituaries is a great place to start your family tree research. (Greenville, Pa.) 1975-1985, Greenville: Record-Argus. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Feb. 25, in the funeral home. Arrangements: CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Farrell: Farrell News. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Friday (2-24-23) in the funeral home. October 16 Danneckers team, with support from Wehrmacht troops, arrests more than 1,200 Jews in Rome. Read more. She married Seth J. Interment: Slippery Rock Cemetery. MERCER Scott Patton said you can bank on Mercer getting a new traditional full-service ban, FINDLEY TOWNSHIP The owners of a Findley Township winery are inviting patrons to a seat at, MERCER Telephone scammers are targeting county residents claiming to be from the Mercer Co, LIBERTY TOWNSHIP A teenager was killed and four people were injured in a crash Sunday afte. Low 38F. November 20 Workers demonstrate in Turin. Obituaries | Allied News Featured Obituary Showcase your loved one's life story with a featured obituary. If you are having trouble, click Save Image As and rename the file to meet the character requirement and try again. (Metheney) Foust. Due to seasonal conditions, the tree planting takes place during the spring and summer. She graduated from Justin Lee Foust, 37, of Grove City, passed away on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. (Mercer, Pa.) 1827-1829, Mercer: Western Press. GROVE CITY A pizza shop, greenhouse and more are in the works for Grove City borough. Tribute will contact you if there are any issues. 504-528-1944, Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, Black Volunteer Infantry Platoons in World War II, Kasserine Pass: German Offensive, American Victory, Gallantry against Great Odds: LTC George Marshall and Operation RESERVIST, Prelude to Liberation: Genesis of American Amphibious Assault in the ETO, Black Thursday October 14, 1943: The Second Schweinfurt Bombing Raid, An Exercise in Depravity: The Establishment of the Warsaw Ghetto, Unsung Witnesses of the Battle of Stalingrad, Stalingrad: Experimentation, Adaptation, Implementation. Create an Obituary Latest Obituaries Gerald Bowser Obituary Richard McEwen. Richard grew up in Grove City and graduated from Grove City High School. Mark R. Owen, 64, of Grove City, passed under hospice care on Friday evening, Feb. 17, 2023, at home. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. She grew up in Indianapolis and attended high Adda Mae Perry, 95, of Grove City, passed away on Monday evening, Jan. 23, 2023. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. (Grove City, Pa.) 1967-1968, Grove City: Allied News. September 27 Four Days of Naples, the uprising in the city, recently put under martial law by the Germans, starts with the townspeople erecting barricades and attacking German soldiers. Obituaries were generally published in about 1890 or later, though in some areas they were printed previously. Burial: None. General George S. Patton, commander of US Seventh Army, instructing troops on Sicily, July 1943. (Greenville, Pa.) 1924-1975, Greenville: Record-Argus. Showcase your loved one's life storywith a featured obituary. Vodyanoy, Vitaly. November 22 British Eighth Army starts offensive on the Sangro River, Montgomerys final battle in the Mediterranean theater. Richard grew up in Grove City and graduated from Grove City High School. Dr. Michael W. Fabian, 91, of Grove City, passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, in AHN-Grove City hospital following a brief illness. Official US Coast Guard photo, gift of Jeffrey and Mary Cole, from the . An official certificate recognizing your purchase will be included with your email receipt. Echovita Inc is a registered trademark. September 13 Italian 33rd Infantry Division (Acqui) resists the Germans on the Greek island of Cephalonia. October 23 US 1st Infantry Division departs Sicily for England to train for the cross-channel attack into northern France. The top-secret mission would require him to fly deep behind German lines at night, avoiding enemy planes and antiaircraft guns, and drop three Allied spies over a frozen lake in the Austrian Alps, 10,000 feet above sea level. He married his high school sweetheart, Ruth J. Shaw, June 1, 1962; she preceeded him in death Nov. 29, 2004. (Sharon, Pa.) 1892-1896, Sharon: Sharon Star. West Lawn, PA. Kathleen M. (Koch) Pisco, 77, of West Lawn, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at the Mifflin Center, Shillington, PA. She was the wife of David Pisco. A complete obituary will be published in Wednesday's edition of Allied News and at www.cunninghamfhgc.com. He was the youngest of two sons born to Arthur R. McEwen and Mary E. (Morrison) McEwen. To plant a tree in memory of Glenn P. Hart, please visit. However, his sense of humor and famous sayings will live on in the lives of his family and friends. Marshal Rodolfo Graziani will shortly thereafter be named Minister of Defense. Order by 3:00PMThe day before. He was the youngest of two sons born to Arthur R. McEwen and Mary E. (Morrison) McEwen. The National Liberation Committee (CLN) is clandestinely established in Rome from six Italian anti-fascist political parties: the Italian Liberal Party, the Italian Socialist Party, the Italian Communist Party, Christian Democracy, the Labor Democratic Party, and the Action Party. American troops of Pattons Seventh Army win the race to Messina, arriving hours ahead of British and Canadian troops under Montgomery. Calling hours: Were Thursday (5-11-17) at SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 421 New Castle St., Slippery Rock. He was a 1963 graduate of Grove City High Madlyn Bryan Eppinger Englehart, 74, of Richmond Hill, Ga., formerly of Lugoff, S.C., and Slippery Rock, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, after a brief illness. He was born Nov. 10, 1938, in Sharon, to Stanley N. and Esther Hughes Currier. Greenville Shenango Valley Argus (1874 - 1877), Obits: Sep-Dec 1997, Mentioned in The Herald, Sharon, Good Hope Church : Lutheran and Reformed : West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania : parish records, 1805-1861. (Greenville, Pa.) 1876-1877, Greenville: Greenville Argus. We werent even supposed to mention that we were with OSS. (Farrell, Pa.) 1939-1973, Farrell: Farrell Sentinel. Dr. James Hughes, 84, of Sharon and The Villages, Florida. Gift in memory of Sgt. An overwhelming majority of them were women and children. Greenville Evening Record (1897 - 1923) Newspaper Archive. She married James "Shirl" Adams on Aug. 30, 1957; he preceded Rachael in death on Jan. 1, Gerald E. Bowser, 97, of Grove City passed peacefully on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Orchard Manor, Grove City. Donnie Iris and The Cruisers will headline a concert March 11 at the UPMC Events Center in Moon Township to celebrate Donnie Iris's 80th birthday. September 11 Germans occupy Rome. Mike married the former Sharon Knight on Dec. 28, 2006, Sandra L. Hinds, 70, of Grove City, passed away Friday afternoon, Jan. 6, 2022, in Northwest Hospital, Seneca, following a two-week illness. Resistance fighters in Corsica carry out an insurrection in the town of Ajaccio. Palermo is the first city liberated by US forces in World War II. 945 Magazine Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Jennifer was born Nov. 5, 1939, in Sharpsville, to the late Charles and Alice (Stamm) Beil. 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