NEW CASTLE, Pa. (MyValleyTributes) – Kathleen H. Anzalone, 87, a lifelong resident of New Castle, passed away peacefully Friday evening, June 5, 2026, in Grove Manor Nursing Home, Grove City, Pennsylvania.

Mrs. Anzalone was born December 28, 1938, in New Castle, a daughter of the late Edward and Anna (O’Shea) Harrah, and graduated from New Castle High School in 1956.

For many years, Kathie worked as an administrative assistant to the superintendent of New Castle School District, retiring after over 20 years of service.

Kathie was a member of the Holy Spirit Parish of New Castle – St. Camillus Church.

An avid reader, she especially enjoyed reading while sitting on the boat with her husband, Anthie, as he fished. Her all-time favorite book character was Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot. Kathie and her husband also loved trips to the Outer Banks with family, playing Pinochle, and bowling with friends. Her greatest joy was spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, especially attending their school, sports, and dance events.

Following her husband’s passing, Kathie was invited to join a group of friends from the Ne-Ca-Hi class of 1956. They enjoyed playing cards, Friday night dinners, going to breakfast, and catching a movie.

Her beloved husband of 55 years, Anthony P. “Anthie” Anzalone, whom she married March 2, 1957, preceded her in death on October 2, 2012.

Kathie is survived by two sons, Anthony M. Anzalone, of Sarasota, Florida, and Edward S. Anzalone, of New Castle; a daughter, Patrica A. Myers (Dan), of Mercer, Pennsylvania; a daughter-in-law, Lisa M. Anzalone, of New Castle, Pennsylvania; a son-in-law, Russell Smith, of Mercer, Pennsylvania; a sister, Dorothy “Dotti” Walker, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 14 grandchildren, Tessa Anzalone (Kris), Alyssa Johnson (Chris, Jr.), Isabella Anzalone, Carissa Pokrant (Taylor), Elizabeth Armstrong (Seth), David Carfang, Casey Carfang, Rebecca Torrey (Kenneth), Samantha Anzalone, Quinton Anzalone, Audrey Payne (Alex), Anthony Anzalone, Adrienne Anzalone, and Alivia Anzalone; nine great-grandchildren, Lucas, Layla, Liliana, Winston, Hawke, Meredith, Benjamin, Wyatt, and Jackson.

In addition to her husband and parents, Kathie was preceded in death by her daughter, Veronica Smith; her son, Vincent Anzalone; three brothers, Arthur “Bud” Veard, Jim Cordell, Edward Harrah; and two sisters, Mary “Joan” Wimer and Eileen Guerin.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations be directed to the Dementia Society of America, online at: https://www.dementiasociety.org/donate.

Calling hours will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, June 11, 2026, in J. Bradley McGonigle Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., 111 W. Falls St., New Castle.

A procession will leave the funeral home at 10:00 a.m. for St. Camillus Church, 314 W. Englewood Ave., New Castle, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Ben Barr, presiding.

Interment will follow in Oak Park Cemetery, Neshannock Twp.

To send flowers or plant a memorial tree in memory, please visit our flower store.

A television tribute will air Tuesday, June 9 at the following approximate times: 5:17 a.m. on WKBN, 8:39 a.m. on FOX, 5:19 p.m. on WYTV and 6:37 p.m. on MyYTV. Video will be posted here the day of airing.

PROVIDENCE – They made the short walk from campus, crossing the threshold at Brown University with 17 minutes to go until the RIIL Girls State Championship game was set to begin.

Moses Brown wasn’t running late. The Quakers were ready – and then they went out and proved it.

The Quakers didn’t just win Sunday’s state title matchup with East Greenwich. They put on a display of utter dominance, winning every facet of the game in extraordinary fashion. MB put up eight goals in the first quarter, triggered a running clock before halftime and rolled to a 20-4 win over the Avengers, winning the program’s fourth straight state crown.

“It feels amazing. We’ve worked for this all season,” Moses Brown’s Avery Butler said. “We’ve had our ups and our downs and it’s great to know all our hard work paid off.”

“It definitely feels great and feels like all our hard work, all year all 365 days of this year really paid off,” Moses Brown’s Goose Brousseau said. “We really did it all together.”

East Greenwich’s afternoon didn’t get off to a good start – Brown University failed to unlock the entrance gate, forcing the Avengers to take a lap around the stadium to get in – and quickly found out what happens when Moses Brown does.

The Quakers owned the draw circle with Jane Belsito, Samantha Mocco and Sophia Mocco winning all but one in the first quarter. When MB had the ball, it did something with it. Butler did most of the damage in the opening 12 minutes, scoring four goals, but it wasn’t by design.

“If I’m taking it or [the Moccos) are taking it, we’re all together,” Belsito said. “If I have them on the circle and I mess up, they have my back. They just calm me down.”

“It’s just what happens. Everyone in our offense is so good, we all take turns having our own moment. It can be anyone at any time and my teammates did a great job finding me and we just worked so well together.”

With the ball on Moses Brown sticks for the large majority of the game, any chance at an East Greenwich comeback was null and void. The Avengers had the best offensive player on the field in Tessa Charello-Ingegneri, but she couldn’t put her skills to use because MB never let it happen.

In the second quarter, the Mocco sisters – Sophia Mocco and Sam Mocco – popped goals 33 seconds apart and Butler’s fifth of the day made it 11-2. With 3:46 left before halftime,Lola Baill scored to bring the running clock into play and Butler added her sixth to make it 13-2 at halftime.

Moses Brown coach Brian Williams didn’t need to make many adjustments for the second half and his players knew exactly what to do over the final two quarters.

“We like to play our best every game, but today was really special,” Butler said. “We spent a lot of time preparing. Every practice we were really focused and we had a lot of time to do film and think about what we can do best.

“Today really meant a lot for us that it all worked out well.”

It was a tough end to an incredible season for East Greenwich. The lacrosse community is strong within the town and an annual trip to Brown should be a part of the Avengers’ expectations. They’ll return a strong core of young players – including All-Stater Charello-Ingegneri – and Sunday’s loss should serve as an education experience in what work will need to be done if they want to win a title.

“I’m just happy we got to be here and play our game,” Charello-Ingegneri said. “We knew it was going to be a challenge but I’m happy with our team and all of our success this season. We’re going to come back even stronger next year and this is a learning opportunity for us and we’ll do everything we can do take it next year.

For Moses Brown, it’s the end of an era for a core group of seniors who started as freshmen following a season where the team didn’t win a crown – a 10-8 loss to Barrington in 2022 – and did nothing but win throughout their careers.

The Quakers didn’t do it on just talent. They did it with the things people don’t see.

Like going through a full warmup on your home field prior to the biggest game of the season.

“We have our rituals that we do before we come and that walk from MB to Brown, we are just so centered with ourselves,” Butler said. “When come we do our normal warmup and we feel all right.

“It’s just about channeling nerves and if we warm up calm and relaxed, we don’t have things to worry about in the games. We know who we are.”

“Every single person is doing something for the person next to them,” Brousseau said. “Getting to warm up on our home field and do everything together and really feel at home with everyone was just really important to us.

We came over late because we were just together for longer and that was important to us.”