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David Howard Atkins
Sep 8, 2015
David Howard Atkins, 56, of Elizabeth Twp., died Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at home. He was born March 22, 1959 in McKeesport and was the son of Patricia L. Chalfant Atkins of Elizabeth Twp, and the late Howard Charles Atkins who died December 10, 2014. David was a self-employed mechanic. He loved to work and he loved his dogs. In...
Duane Clyde Davis
Sep 3, 2015
Duane Clyde Davis, 91, of Elizabeth Twp., died Thursday, September 3, 2015. He was born July 28, 1924 in Glassport and was the son of the late Clyde and Marietta Moon Davis. He was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church in Elizabeth Twp, Stephen Bayard F & AM Lodge 526, Tall Cedars of Lebanon and was also...
Thomas R. Gibbons, Jr.
Aug 31, 2015
Thomas R. "Tom" Gibbons, Jr., 62, of Greenock, died Monday, August 31, 2015. He was born May 22, 1953 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Thomas R. Gibbons, Sr. and Lenora A. Whitney Gibbons. He was a member and Eucharistic Minister at St. Patrick Church, Christy Park. Tom was a life member of the Greenock Vol. Fire...
Sylvia Elizabeth Ann Buffalini Costanza
Aug 30, 2015
Sylvia Elizabeth Ann Buffalini Costanza, 91, of Conway, died Sunday, August 30, 2015. Born July 8, 1924 in Ambridge, she was the daughter of Italian Immigrants, the late Angelo and Pasqualena (Vallecorsa) Buffalini. She was the wife of 49 years of the late Leo J. Costanza. Sylvia was a member of Our Lady of Peace Church in Conway, the Italian...
Vaora "Vay" Abels
Aug 30, 2015
Vaora "Vay" Abels, 85, of McKeesport, died Sunday, August 30, 2015. She was born August 3, 1930 in Dravosburg and was the daughter of the late Clarence and Estelle Johnson Abels. She is survived by her son, William E. (Christine) Abels of Myrtle Beach, SC, and grandchildren, William R. Abels, Rodney T. Abels and Rachael E. Abels, great-grandchildren, Jacob and...
Sandra L. Dainty
Aug 29, 2015
Sandra L. Dainty, 77, of Elizabeth Twp, died Saturday, August 29, 2015 at home. She was born May 15, 1938 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Emerson L. and Velma Whitfield Betz. She was the wife of the late Richard "Dick" Glenn Dainty, Sr. who died February 19, 2013. She is survived by her sons, Richard G....
Donald Allen Smith
Aug 23, 2015
Donald Allen Smith, 53, of Greenock, went home to be with his Savior on Sunday, August 23, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 22, 1961 in McKeesport and was the son of Patricia Anne Barchanowicz Smith of Greenock and the late Donald William Smith who died November 30, 2013. Donald attended Park Baptist Church,...
Pastor Ira Wilbur Kelly
Aug 22, 2015
Pastor Ira Wilbur Kelly, 69, of Plum Borough, gained his eternal reward on August 22, 2015. The son of the late Norman and Alice (Rider) Kelly, and beloved brother of Eugene (Linda) Kelly, he was born and raised in the mountains of Fairlea, West Virginia, where he gained his love for nature and God's beautiful creation. A proud retired Army...
Allen T. Reese
Aug 20, 2015
Allen Thomas Reese, 45, of Port Vue, formerly of Versailles and Elizabeth Twp, died Thursday, August 20, 2015. He was born May 13, 1970 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Thomas T. and Judith Elaine Allen Reese. Allen was a graduate of Slippery Rock University. He is survived by his daughter, Hannah (Fiancée, Matthew) Reese of East...
John J. Gasda
Aug 12, 2015
John J. "Sonny" Gasda, 78, of Liberty Borough, died Wednesday, August 12, 2015. He was born April 1, 1937 in Mount Pleasant and was the son of the late John J. and Louise Barrick Gasda. He was a member of St. Mark Parish Parish-Liberty Worship Site, Glassport Polish Club Lodge # 750, and the Elizabeth Township Ex-serviceman's Association. John was...
Richard A. Whiteman
Aug 10, 2015
Richard "Rich" Arthur Whiteman, 53, of Liberty Borough, died Monday, August 10, 2015. He was born May 31, 1962 in McKeesport and was the son of Christine Melissa Pogue Whiteman of Liberty Borough and the late Marshall E. Whiteman. Rich was a member of Congregation of Yahshua Messiah, Walk in the Word Ministries and was a former member of New...
Judith E. Richards
Aug 8, 2015
Judith Ero Richards, 71, of Amity, died Saturday, August 8, 2015. She was born July 10, 1944 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Ronald and Julia Gacs Lippert. She is survived by her husband, Ronald R. Richards, sons, Dennis (Lisa) Ero of Somerset, and Matthew (Charisse) Richards of Versailles, daughters, Sherry Minzdzak of Pittsburgh and Gretchen Richards...
Robert John Rendulic
Aug 8, 2015
Robert John Rendulic, 86, of Elizabeth Twp., died Saturday, August 8, 2015. He was born November 15, 1928 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Frank and Emma Roper Rendulic. He was the husband of the late Eugenia Rita Ziccarelli Rendulic who died March 21, 1999. He was a member of St. Michael Parish in Elizabeth Twp, and...
Robert John Rendulic
Aug 8, 2015
Robert John Rendulic, 86, of Elizabeth Twp., died Saturday, August 8, 2015. He was born November 15, 1928 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Frank and Emma Roper Rendulic. He was the husband of the late Eugenia Rita Ziccarelli Rendulic who died March 21, 1999. He was a member of St. Michael Parish in Elizabeth Twp, and...
Stella K. Ulbrich
Aug 5, 2015
Stella K. Ulbrich, 89, of Elizabeth Twp, died Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at home. She was born May 21, 1926 in Cowanshannock, and was the daughter of the late William and Katherine Gorccyca Bezselko. She was wife of the late John D. Ulbrich who died April 23, 1983. Stella had previously worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Charles Tremont,...
Robert F. Hope
Aug 4, 2015
Robert "Bob" F. Hope, 90, of Jefferson Hills, left peacefully for eternal life on Tuesday August 4, 2015. He was born December 9, 1924 in Anaconda, MT, and was the son of the late George T. and Gladys Campbell Hope. Bob was a convert to Catholicism and was an active member of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in Pleasant Hills...
Arthur A. Swartz
Aug 3, 2015
Arthur A. "Art" Swartz, 83, of Elizabeth Twp, died Monday, August 3, 2015. He was born March 18, 1932 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Arthur A. Swartz, Sr. and the late Melva G. Karnes Swartz. Art was proprietor of several area businesses over the years and was a US Army Veteran serving during the Korean War....
Robert J. Cunningham, Jr.
Aug 2, 2015
Robert J. Cunningham, Jr., 76, of Pittsburgh, died Sunday, August 2, 2015. He was born August 8, 1938 in Wilkinsburg and was the son of the late Robert J. Cunningham, Sr. and the late Cleone Bardes Cunningham. He was an Electrical Engineer and retired from Duquesne Light Co. He was the beloved husband of Nancy L. McCarthy Cunningham, father of...
Arthur "Lee" Pogyor
Jul 31, 2015
Arthur "Lee" Pogyor, 69, of West Newton, died Friday, July 31, 2015. He was born February 20, 1946 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Arthur and Julia Markanich Pogyor. He was a member of the Free Hungarian Reformed Church, McKeesport. Lee was a retired Pharmaceutical Technician and had worked for the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Oakland....
Earl Malcolm Zwibel
Jul 28, 2015
Earl Malcolm Zwibel, 87, of Elizabeth Twp, died Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at home. He was born August 19, 1927 in McKeesport. He was the husband of the late Charlotte Esther Moritz Zwibel who died June 19, 2015. They were married for 62 years. Earl retied from the City of McKeesport and was a US Army Veteran serving during WWII...
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