All Obituaries

Phyllis Marie Means Ansell, age 88, of Prospect, peacefully passed away on Thursday evening March 5,2026 at New Haven Court, Butler. Born October 16,1937 in Scott Haven, Westmoreland County, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Ruth Miller Means. She was a member of Christ Community United Methodist Church in Butler. Phyllis enjoyed collecting and watching Hummingbirds. She is survived by her children Mark Ansell and Keith (Judy) Ansell all of Prospect; two granddaughters Amanda ...

Ralph James Porter, Jr, age 82, of Portersville, passed away Tuesday morning, March 3, 2026, in the Butler Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. Born January 8, 1944, in Ellwood City; he was the son of the late Ralph J. and Virginia E. Moore Porter, Sr. Ralph was a 1961 graduate of Slippery Rock High School. A US Army Veteran, He proudly served his country from 1964 to 1966 in Okinawa, Japan during the Vietnam War. Over his lifetime, he worked various jobs in metal, ...

Cynthia Jo Magill, age 75, of Butler, peacefully passed away early Thursday morning, February 26, 2026, at home surrounded by her family. Born February 1, 1951, in Butler; she was the daughter of the late Michael Angela and Naomi Ruth Bond Lazuka. She was a member of the St John’s Reformed Church in Butler. Retiring after 24 years, she was employed as a secretary for the Moraine State Park office in Prospect. Cynthia enjoyed her grandkids, great grandson, and camping with her ...

Natalie Ann Nye Stockman, age 54, of Harmony, passed away early Thursday morning February 26, 2026, at Jameson Hospital in New Castle following an illness. Born October 31, 1971, in Ellwood City, she was the daughter of Dorothy Kuhn Nye and the late Nathan Nye, Sr. She was a 1989 graduate of Slippery Rock Area School District, and then graduated from Bradford Business School of Pittsburgh in 1991. Natalie was employed as a sales manager specializing in hot water heaters, tubs, and sinks ...

Diana Lynn Miller, age 76, passed away early Friday morning, February 20, 2026, in UPMC Passavant McCandless following an illness. Born December 8, 1949, in Ellwood City; she was the daughter of the late Andy and Ethel (Kerry) Guidish. Diana found joy and many friendships in her variety of work over the years, especially as a transportation coordinator at Portersville Christian School, where she made a positive impact on many lives. Later, she embraced the adventure of owning her own ...

Maria E. Fife Maines, age 84, of New Castle, passed away Thursday evening, February 5th, 2026, at UPMC Jameson Hospital in New Castle. She was born on October 14th, 1941, in Moon Township, Allegheny County, the daughter of the late Ralph and Edna (Shingler) Fife. After raising her children, Maria devoted her time to working in home health care, serving as a caregiver in private residences as well as at local nursing homes. She was known for her compassion and dedication to those she cared ...

Diana Lynn Saul Suchan, age 52, of Butler; passed away unexpectedly due to natural causes on Monday, January 19, 2026. Born in Latrobe on September 6, 1973; she is the daughter of David John and Deborah L Shank Suchan, Sr. She was a 1991 graduate of Derry Area High School, where she enjoyed being in the marching band.  She continued onto college where she received a medical coder certification. For many years she was a medical coder at Butler Health Systems for Primary Care ...

Donald G Nagy passed away in his home on Tuesday, December 30 ,2025, after a tough battle with cancer, with his wife and friend by his side. Born September 22,1966 in Butler; he was the son of Margaret “Peggie” Ward Nagy and the late Louis Donald Nagy. He graduated from Slippery Rock High School in 1984.  Right after graduation, Don started working for Traco where through the years the company had changed names including Alcoa, Arconic, Kawneer, but Don continued working ...

With deep sorrow, we share the passing of Sonya Sukaly, age 46, who left this world too soon and unexpectedly. To know Sonya was to love her. She was a woman of grace, kindness and strength and her loss leaves an ache impossible to measure. For 17 years, Sonya proudly devoted herself to nursing — a calling she poured her whole heart into. She worked tirelessly to attain her MSN degree, strengthening the skills that made her such a remarkable nurse and caregiver.   She ...

Charles Theodore “Ted” Warsing, age 85, of Prospect passed away Sunday, December 7, 2025, at his home. Born in Butler County on November 10, 1940; he was the son of the late Archie Bernard Warsing and Doris Lucille (Johnson) Warsing Hawk. He was a US Navy Veteran. Ted was a man of many talents. He worked at the former Pullman Standard until they closed, then traveled through the South and the West as a welder and worked at various steel mills in the Pittsburgh area. He also ...