(West Greenville, Pa.) 1861-1865, West Greenville: Shenango Valley Times. Need help? 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. Inside one of World War IIs most daring spy missions: The men who made OSS operations possible. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the funeral home with the Rev. August 11 Germans begin evacuating their forces at night from Sicily across the Straits of Messina. (Breese) Tubbs. Yes, flower arrangements are fulfilled and delivered by local florists from Grove City. 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. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Feb. 25, in the funeral home. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Feb. 25, in the funeral home. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members pending proper verification of the death. 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). Wayne Green 1950-2023. Mark was formerly employed by Grove City College, Allegheny 1942 He was a graduate of the Grove City College Class of 1952, earned a Master's Degree at Michigan State University, and a 1938 Order by 3:00PMThe day before. and drop three Allied spies over a frozen lake in the Austrian Alps, 10,000 feet above sea level. Read Lynchburg Obituaries and tributes, information for communities to pay respect for deaths of loved ones. 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. Wade Blake; Updated 1 hr ago; Facebook; Twitter . I didnt talk about it to anybody.. Arrangements: CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Yes, simply click Add a photo located underneath the main photo of the obituary then upload the photos/videos you wish to share. Jason Dawsey, PhD, is a Research Historian at the Jenny Craig Institute for the Study of War and Democracy. Dr. James Hughes, 84, of Sharon and The Villages, Florida. Your IP: Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. 77, of Liberty Township. (West Greenville, Pa.) 1859-1861, West Greenville: Union Democrat. 2023. 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. Germans complete evacuation of Corsica, after battling Free French troops and resistance fighters. Arrangements by CUNNINGHAM FUNERAL HOME Inc., 306 Bessemer Ave., Grove City. Burial: The National Cemetery of The Alleghenies, Bridgeville, Pa. October 6 Adolf Eichmanns subordinate, Theodor Dannecker, arrives in Rome with a group of Waffen-SS personnel to organize the deportation of Jews. Tim Callahan, current deputy sheriff and retired Pennsylvania State Police trooper, is running as a Republican for sheriff of Mercer County. Some 3,000 members of the division perish when the German ships they are on (they were to be taken to concentration camps) are sunk by Allied aircraft. Online condolences at cunninghamfhgc.com. December 24 Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese succeeds Montgomery as commander of Eighth Army. October 3 Troops from the 2nd New Zealand Division arrive in Taranto. Willard Morse, visitation pastor of Grace United Methodist Church, Grove City, officiating. American troops of Pattons Seventh Army win the race to Messina, arriving hours ahead of British and Canadian troops under Montgomery. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. More succumbed later to the effects of mustard gas exposure from a secret cargo of the toxic chemicals aboard SS John Harvey, an American Liberty ship destroyed during the raid. 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. Tribute will contact you if there are any issues. Doolittle establishes Fifteenth Air Forces headquarters at Bari, on the Adriatic coast. He graduated from Grove City High School in 1969. TUES-SAT (Sandy Lake, Pa.) 1879-1889, Sandy Lake: Lakeview Breeze. Mussolini is arrested and held in multiple locations, before being confined in the Hotel Campo Imperatore on the Gran Sasso dItalia in the Abruzzo Mountains, one of Italys tallest peaks. (Sharon, Pa.) 1970-Current, Sharon: Mercer Eagle. 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. The Italian fleet based in La Spezia and Genoa heads first for Sardinia, then learning of the German actions there, make for Algeria. Father Robert Seeman, as celebrant. FINDLEY TOWNSHIP The owners of a Findley Township winery are inviting patrons to a seat at their table literally. He was a graduate of the Grove City College Class of 1952, earned a Master's Degree at Michigan State University, and a 1938 USA (1,373,456) > Pennsylvania (70,521) > Mercer County (724) > Mercer County Newspapers and Obituaries (92), USA (1,373,456) > Pennsylvania (70,521) > Pennsylvania Newspapers and Obituaries (7,373) > Mercer County Newspapers and Obituaries (92). His first wife, Nancy Gardiner Billings, died in 1995. 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. MERCER Mary Jo Basilone DePreta is seeking re-election for a second term as Mercer County clerk of courts, register of wills and clerk of or. 1907-1909. He was born Nov. 10, 1938, in Sharon, to Stanley N. and Esther Hughes Currier. Performance & security by Cloudflare. A week later some 50 Jews are massacred at Meina on Lake Maggiore, north of Milan, by men of the SS Panzergrenadier Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler. This is the start of the Third Reichs reign of terror in Italy. 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. It would have been nice to have them know about it as well.. 91, of Grove City. Resistance fighters in Corsica carry out an insurrection in the town of Ajaccio. 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. Rachael was born in Brookville, Pa., on Dec. 3, 1940, to Parker and Mary Josephine (Keighley) Hayes. Jennifer Louise (Beil) Hetrick, 83, of Transfer, passed away Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in her home. Burial: Mount Irwin Cemetery, Irwin Township, Venango County. Vitaly VodyanoyJune 2, 1941 - January 28, 2023Vitaly Vodyanoy, MS, PhDDr. According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed in this county, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. (Mercer, Pa.) 1967-1968, Mercer: Democratic Register. 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. - He fought the good fight, kept the faith, finished the race. November 20 Workers demonstrate in Turin. Post free classified ads. Over 5,100 massacred. The mission, known as Operation Greenup, was considered one of the most successful OSS operations of the war; its operatives are sometimes described as the real inglourious basterds, after director Quentin Tarantinos movie of the same name. By some accounts, the flight itself was so dangerous that Britains Royal Air Force refused to go. British 1st Airborne Division captures Taranto without opposition in Operation Slapstick. Willard Morse officiating. (Grove City, Pa.) 1906-1921, Jamestown: Jamestown Sentinel. In total, 17 ships are sunk and dozens more suffered damage. Remove Limit. (Sandy Lake, Mercer Co., Pa.) 1902-1962, Sandy Lake: Sandy Lake News. 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. He was born in Mercer in 1931. He married his high school sweetheart, Ruth J. Shaw, June 1, 1962; she preceeded him in death Nov. 29, 2004. Some 250,000 Germans and Italians are taken prisoner. (Greenville, Pa.) 1832-1836, Greenville: Greenville Advance Argus. Fiat factory workers there go on strike. A third subsidiary landing, Operation Slapstick, will see elements of the British 1st Airborne Division transported by sea to seize the port at Taranto. 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. 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. (Mercer [Pa.]) 1844-1864, Mercer: Mercer Dispatch and Republican. Echovita Inc is a registered trademark. Whether youre a lifelong resident of D.C. or you just moved here, weve got you covered. US General George S. Pattons Seventh Army lands on the southern coast of Sicily and British General Bernard Montgomerys Eighth Army on the southeastern coast. Donnie Iris remembers watching TV, witnessing Chuck Berry still performing at 60 years old on stage. Gerald was born May 10, 1925, in Wildcat, Clarion County, Pa., to Robert M. and Mable F. (Kellerman) Bowser. As Mr. Billings told it, his passengers including sick or disabled children paid for the trips in big smiles and big hugs, with aviation costs covered by him and his co-pilot, Showman, who developed lasting relationships with some of the patients. Launched in February 1945, the mission was aborted twice because of bad weather. September 10 German units, especially the 16th Panzer Division, launch fierce counterattacks at Salerno, which for a time, threaten the integrity of General Clarks beachhead. (Mercer, Pa.) 1827-1829, Mercer: Western Press. He continued flying for nearly four more decades, upgrading his Cessna to fly 462 Angel Flights as a volunteer pilot with Mercy Medical Angels. (Grove City, Pa.) 1972-Current, Grove City: Grove City Herald. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday (5-23-17) in the funeral home, with the Rev. Calling hours: Were Thursday (5-11-17) at SMITH FUNERAL HOME, 421 New Castle St., Slippery Rock. He was the youngest of two sons born to Arthur R. McEwen and Mary E. (Morrison) McEwen. Allied News. Services will be held at a later date. Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. 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. Hundreds of American soldiers assemble at a rest camp near Naples and listen to update, Fall 1943. He married Kathy McBroom on Feb. 11, 1973. To download this photo, the file name must have less than 255 characters. 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. Kelley Schanely officiating. The campaign in North Africa began with a daring Anglo-American commando raid code-named Operation RESERVIST. 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. (Sandy Lake, Pa.) 1874-1898, Sharon: Evening Eagle. Visit our Support Center Charles Allen Tubbs, Grove City, passed peacefully Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, in Yuma, Ariz. September 18 German evacuation of Sardinia is completed. Service: Funeral Mass was Friday (5-12-17) at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 670 S. Main St., Slippery Rock, with Rev. FAIRLEE, VT Cynthia A. Magoon, age 64, passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2021.Family and friends are invited to a celebration of Cindy's life at the. US Army Signal Corps photo, gift of Ms. Regan Forrester, from the Collection of The National WWII Museum, 2002.337.236. May 13 Axis forces in North Africa surrender to the Allies. Glenn was born in Cochranton, Pa., on Sept. 8, 1933, to Joseph S. and Anna I. 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. 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. Dennis was Linda R. Moore, 75, of Grove City, passed peacefully on Friday, Feb. 3, 2023, following a brief illness. German forces carry out Operation Axis (Fall Achse), occupying Italy using troops already in the country in conjunction with forces newly arriving via the Brenner Pass. (Mercer, Mercer County, Pa.) 1945-1967, Mercer: Mercer Dispatch. 4/12/21. Rose and Black Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. - Stoneboro. Van Til on June 13, 1992. Born in Philadelphia, PA, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Helen Romano (nee Tarmero . 89, Grove City. She graduated from Slippery Rock High School in Garalynn S. 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