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Robert Butsie
Vincich
Brighton Township
Ellwood City
Formerly of Aliquippa
Robert
"Butsie"
Vincich,
91, formerly of Aliquippa,
passed
away Monday, August 31,
2015, in Bradford Regional
Medical Center.
Born July 15, 1924, in
Aliquippa, he was a son of
the late Ignatia and Vida
(Belich)
Vincich.
Mr.
Vincich was a graduate of
Aliquippa High School
and Edinboro University.
He retired as a teacher
from the Bradford Area
School District, and was a
U.S. Air Force veteran
serving during World War
II, in the first unit to fly into Atsugi Air Drome, Japan, at 6:00 a.m. on August
30, 1945.
Bob was a member of St.
Elijah Serbian Orthodox
Church
in
Aliquippa,
S.N.F, Shriners International, the Royal Order of
Jesters, the Bradford Club,
Penn Hills Country Club
and the American Legion.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by his beloved wife,
Dorothy (Rebich) Vincich,
in 2008; two brothers, Paso
Vincich and Nick Vincich,
and three sisters, Alice
Galovich, Agnes Monahan
and Sara Ingenito.
Surviving are a nephew,
Nick and Nikki Galovich
of Chandler, AZ; a niece,
Stephanie and Eli Absey
of Raccoon Twp., and
many loving nieces, nephews,
grandnieces
and
grandnephews.
Friends will be received
Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. in
TATALOVICH FUNERAL
HOME AND CREMATION
SERVICES,
INC., 2205
McMinn St., Aliquippa, ww
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om, where a service will
be held Monday at 10:30
a.m., followed by an additional service at 11 a.m. in
St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Church, Aliquippa,
with Rev Father Branislav
Golic officiating.
Private interment will
take place in St. Elijah
Church
Cemetery,
Hopewell Twp.
Pomen (blessing service)
will be held Sunday at 1
p.m. in the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to the Shriners Hospital for Children, 1645
West 8th St., Erie, PA,
16505.
Virginia M.
Schill, R.N.
Formerly of Aliquippa
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Obituaries
Bradley, Linda J.
Colamarino, Mary Frances
Curtaccio, Mildred Ruth
Dofner, Rose (Zellem)
Jacobs, Ronald A.
Martinez, Carol Ann
(Figley)
Romesburg, George H.
Rose, Perry O.
Schill, Virginia M.
Vincich, Robert Butsie
Wiltrout, Levana M.
Snook
Linda J. Bradley
South Beaver Township
Carol Ann
(Figley)
Martinez
Carol Ann (Figley) Martinez, 75, of Center Township, passed away Sunday,
August 30, 2015, following
a brave battle with cancer.
Born December 30, 1939,
in Aliquippa, and last of
her immediate family, she
was a daughter of the late
Herbert
and
Martha
Figley. A graduate of Aliquippa High School, Class
of 1957, Carol had been
employed with Giant Eagle
Corporation,
from
where she retired. Carol
was a Mom to everyone
and was known by her family as the Worlds Greatest
Grandmother. She loved to
throw parties and, because of her selfless personality, she helped anyone whenever the need
arose, always giving to others.
She will be sadly missed
by her beloved husband,
Terrence
R. Martinez;
three children and their
families, Chuck Martinez
and his wife, Pam, and
their children, Jake, Sarah, Elizabeth and Danielle, Scotty Martinez, and
Martha Myers and her husband, Bill and their son,
William;
her
favorite,
Harry, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, Carol was preceded
in death by a brother, Guy
Figley, and a sister, Betty
Jean Jurges.
Friends are invited to
Carols memorial service
on Saturday, September
19, 2015, at 12 noon at the
SIMPSON FUNERAL &
CREMATION SERVICES,
1119 Washington
Ave.,
Monaca (724-728-4000).
Memorial contributions
may be made, if desired, to
the Beaver County Humane
Society,
3394
Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, PA 15001.
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Rose (Zellem)
Dofner
Conway
Ronald A.
Jacobs
Rochester,
Formerly of Monaca
Ronald A. Jacobs, 80, of
Rochester, formerly of
Monaca, PA, passed away
August 27, 2015.
Son of the late Brady A.
and Frances Jacobs, he is
survived by his wife,
Irene; his son, Steve (Elizabeth) Dudek of Center
Twp., PA; his four daughters,
Sherry
(Jim)
McDonald of Monroeville,
PA; Sandy (Tim) Asbacher
of Sykesville, MD; Ruth
(Kevin) Burnsworth
of
Beaver Falls, PA, and Debbie (Wylie) Reeher of
Spring Hill, FL; a sister,
Jody Jacobs of New Brighton, PA, and seven grandchildren, David and Bradley
Atkins,
Branden
Dudek,
Brittany
and
Courtney
Nicgorski,
Timmy and Troy Asbacher.
Ron was an avid golfer
and was previously employed with Coca-Cola,
Rebich
Bros.,
Monaca
Lanes, and Beaver Valley
Golf.
There will be no services at his request.
The family would like to
extend their gratitude to
Heart 2 Heart Home Care
(Beaver),
Gentiva
and
Good Samaritan Hospices
for their kindness, compassion and assistance.
George
H. Romesburg, 78, of
Brighton
Township,
went home
to be with
and Savior unexearly Thursday
September 3,
Heritage Valley,
his Lord
pectedly
morning,
2015, at
Beaver.
Born June 30, 1937, in
New Brighton, he was a
son of the late Charles and
Margaret Romesburg and
had been a resident of
Brighton Twp. the past 38
years. George had retired
from McIntosh Hemphill
in Midland where he had
worked as a millwright in
the maintenance department for 30 years and had
currently been working as
a driver for Ferguson
Transportation, Brighton
Twp. He was a devoted
and faithful member of the
Wildwood
Chapel,
Hopewell, for nearly 40
years, and was a veteran,
having proudly served
with the U.S. Army for four
years. He loved the outdoors, especially fishing
but his favorite activity
was vacationing at the
beach with his family. He
was a faithful man of God,
and his family was blessed
to have such a wonderful
husband, father and pappap.
Surviving is his loving
wife,
Viola
Lozzi
Romesburg, with whom he
would have celebrated 47
years of marriage on October 19; a son, George, Jr.
(Marla)
Romesburg,
Gibsonia, PA; three daughters, Dana Lyn (Jared)
Fasick, New Brighton;
Joann Cantrell, Colorado,
and Darlene (Marty) Daniels, Texas; a brother, Larry (Debbie) Romesburg,
Florida; seven grandchildren, Dane Garrettson,
Ana Sophia and Eva Elisabeth Fasick, Natasha Sanchez,
Kira Cantrell,
Jaclyn Fuqua, and Jason
Daniels; a step granddaughter, Breanna Falb;
seven great-grandchildren
and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Preceding him in death,
besides his parents, were
six siblings, Louise, Lorraine, Charles, Robert,
William, and Howard.
Friends will be received
Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to
8 p.m. in the NOLL FUNERAL HOME INC., 333
Third St., Beaver. A memorial service will be held
Monday at 11 a.m. at Wildwood Chapel, 2850 Jack
Street,
Aliquippa,
PA
15001, by Pastor Richard
Liptak and Pastor David
Paulovich,
Maranatha
Chapel, Calcutta, Ohio.
Private interment will
take place at the Beaver
Cemetery. Online condolences may be shared at
nollfuneral.com.
Memorial contributions
may be made, if desired, in
Georges name to the Wildwood Chapel, 2850 Jack
Street,
Aliquippa,
PA
15001.
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Perry O. Rose
Monaca
Perry O. Rose, 79, of
Monaca, entered into eternal rest on Friday, September 4, 2015. His passing
occurred at West Hills
Nursing and Rehab Center, Moon Twp., with a
longtime family friend,
Jeannie Baker at his side.
Born March 18, 1936, he
was a son of the late Forrest and Ethel Mack Rose.
As a child, he was raised
on
a
farm
in
the
Blackhawk area. Perry
worked for Pittsburgh
Forging in Coraopolis for
over 25 years until the mill
closed. He later was employed in the maintenance
department at the Beaver
Valley Mall Food Court.
One of Perrys passions
was antique cars.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in
death by three brothers,
Wayne, Melvin and Daton
Rose.
He is survived by two
sons: Jeffrey Scott Rose
and David Allen Rose; his
twin brother, Jerry Rose
and his wife, Cathy of Beaver Falls and a sister, Linda Clemmer and her husband, Bill, of Wampum;
several nieces and nephews and loving friends,
Bob, Jeannie and Justin
Baker and Linda Haddox.
Friends will be received
on Sunday, September 6,
2015, from 2 to 5 p.m. in the
SIMPSON FUNERAL &
CREMATION SERVICES,
1119 Washington
Ave.,
Monaca
(724-728-4000),
where services will be
held at 4:30 p.m. The Reverend Susan Irons will officiate. Interment will follow on Tuesday in Beaver
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions
may be made, if desired, in
his memory, to the Beaver
County Humane Society,
3394 Brodhead Road, Aliquippa, PA, 15001.
To share online condolences, get directions and
other information, please
visit
simpsonfuneralhome.com.
Levana M.
Snook Wiltrout
Ellwood City
Levana
M.
"Snook"
Wiltrout, 67, of Ellwood
City, passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015, in
the Butler Memorial Hospital.
Family and friends will
be received on Wednesday
from 6 to 9 p.m. in the SAMUEL TEOLIS FUNERAL
HOME INC. AND CREMATION
SERVICES,
309
Spring Ave., Ellwood City.
Memorial contributions
in Levanas name may be
made to the FMC Dialysis,
1407 Woodside Ave., Ellwood City, PA 16117.
The family requests you
view the obituary and sign
the
guestbook
at
teolisfuneralhome.com.
Mary Frances
Colamarino
Formerly of Beaver Falls
Mary
Frances
Colamarino, 84, of Brighton Twp., formerly of Beaver Falls, passed away
Tuesday, September 1,
2015, in Friendship Ridge.
Born April 15, 1931, in
Rochester, a daughter of
the late Benjamen and
Concetta
Margaretta
Colamarino, she was a former employee of The Medical Center, Beaver, in
Medical Records. She was
a member of St. Cecilia
Roman Catholic Parish,
Rochester.
Surviving are two sisters
and
a
brother-in-law,
Norita and Michael Lambert, San Francisco, CA,
and Freda I. Guzzetti, Beaver; two sisters-in-law,
Louise Colamarino, Bakersfield,
CA,
and
Francena
Regney,
Colamarino Grab, Monaca,
and numerous
nieces,
nephews, great nieces and
great nephews.
She was preceded in
death by two brothers, Alphonse
and
Ben
R.
Colamarino, and two sisters, Gilda Petrella and Gina P. Mengel.
There will be no visitation. A memorial Mass will
be held Wednesday, September 9, 2015, at 10 a.m.
in St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church, Rochester
Twp.
The family wishes memorial contributions be
made, if desired, to St. Cecilia
Roman
Catholic
Church, 628 Virginia Ave.,
Rochester, PA 15074.
Arrangements by WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME INC., 349 Adams
St., Rochester.
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Tribute.
We found ourselves at
the likeliest place one
warm Saturday morning:
the playground adjacent
to the community swimming pool not far from our
house. We had arrived
early in an attempt to
beat the late summer heat
and crowds and were just
settling in. We were
divvying up still-warm
baked goods to our three
boys before they ran off to
burn the early morning
energy when we heard,
over the unmistakable
echo of a megaphone, an
announcer readying
participants for a race.
Upon further investigation, we discovered a kids
triathlon was about to
begin. But there was some
time to kill before the
race started, so the announcer took the opportunity to encourage the
participants, aged 7
through 12, with a few
catch phrases.
My husband and I
exchanged sideways looks
and smiled as we watched
our boys catch the contagion of excitement and
energy floating through
the air. And then we heard
it, the ridiculous line and
lie that has become commonplace in the arena of
childhood competition:
Everyone is a winner just
for showing up!
We laughed out loud,
shaking our heads in
solidarity, having fairly
recently come off a conversation about medals
and awards and the every
child is a special snowflake mentality that has
crept into the parenthood
domain sometime between the time we were
children and the time we
had children of our own.
Our 7-year-old, standing
nearby, noticed our
reactions and asked what
was so funny, so we explained, in the best way
we could, not trying to
hide our disdain for the
notion. No. Not everyone
is a winner just for showing up. The winner, in this
case, is the person who
swims, rides, and runs the
fastest. The winner is the
AP FILE
Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison talks to teammates during a preseason practice in
Latrobe on Aug. 1. Harrison recently gained media attention for a Twitter post that went viral in
which he said he would return the participation trophies his sons received in their youth football
league.
kid who crosses the finish
line first.
We continued the
banter and brought up
issues of effort and pride:
that how hard each child
trained for this event had
a direct impact on how
well he would do; that
effort and commitment
are crucial, that you have
to do more that just show
up to win a race and
moreover, to feel proud of
yourself when you have
completed that race, even
if you dont win.
Pride does not come
from just showing up.
According to Jean M.
Twenge, author of The
Narcissism Epidemic:
Living in the Age of
Entitlement, the everyone is a winner mentality
does not build true self-esteem; instead, it builds
this empty sense of Im
just fantastic, not because
I did anything, but just
because Im here.
Setting aside the problems of narcissism and
entitlement in our society,
the act of telling a group
of children that they are
winners just for showing
up waters down and
devalues the very concept
of winning; who can feel
the true joy of a victory if
trophies are handed out
just for participating?
We are, as a society,
kidding ourselves and
selling our children short,
if we truly believe that
children cannot tell (at
the beginning, at least)
when they deserve something. Before we fill their
heads with catch phrases
like, There are no losers
when you play hard, or
Everyone gets a medal
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