Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries from our Boston and White Oak locations

Nancy Bezilla

Nancy Bezilla

Nov 25, 2015

Nancy Jeanine Bezilla, 65, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at home. She was born June 27, 1950 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late William T. and Ruth J. Miller Quillin. She was the wife of the late David Francis Bezilla who died June 20, 2015. They were married for 19 years. Nancy attended...

JoAnn Marie Wennerstrom

JoAnn Marie Wennerstrom

Nov 24, 2015

JoAnn Marie Wennerstrom, 61, of White Oak, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, November 24, 2015. She was born September 27, 1954 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Elmer "Bud" Otto and Margaret "Peg" Marie Farrington Goreck. JoAnn worked for Kane Regional Nursing Center as a Nurse's Aid for 27 years and also worked in housekeeping in her time...

Robert Leyland

Robert Leyland

Nov 23, 2015

Robert Leyland, 78, of Bradenton, FL., formerly of Elizabeth Township, passed away on Monday November 23, 2015. He was born December 15, 1936 in Homestead and was the son of the late Earl and Mary Trayner Leyland. He is survived by his wife, Dolores Borkowski Leyland, daughters, Deborah (Daniel) Cunningham of Sarasota, FL, Kathleen (Emerson "Moose") Dainty of Elizabeth Township,...

Steven "Stevie" W. Kolodziej, Jr.

Steven "Stevie" W. Kolodziej, Jr.

Nov 20, 2015

Steven "Stevie" W. Kolodziej, Jr., 41, of Fallowfield Township, formerly of Forward Township, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 20, 2015. He was born August 3, 1974 in McKeesport and was the son of Steven W. Kolodziej, Sr. and Virginia Andros-Kolodziej of Forward Township. Stevie was a railroad man and began his career working for Atlas Railroad. He was currently self...

Alice J. Craven

Alice J. Craven

Nov 19, 2015

Alice J. Craven, 84, of Elizabeth Township, went home to be with her Lord on Thursday, November 19, 2015. A victim of Alzheimer's disease, she passed away peacefully in her home, where her devoted husband Don cared for her. She was born October 8, 1931 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Donald and Dorothy Koschik Graves. She...

Evelyn Marie Waldbaum

Evelyn Marie Waldbaum

Nov 18, 2015

Evelyn Marie Waldbaum, 95, of Liberty Borough, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015. She was born February 13, 1920 in Port Vue and was the daughter of the late John and Katherine Jacobansky Gulaskey. She was the wife of the late George W. Waldbaum, who passed away February 1, 1964. Evelyn was a member of the McKeesport Hospital Ladies Auxiliary and...

Audrey L Kimrey

Audrey L Kimrey

Nov 15, 2015

Audrey L. Street Kimrey, 92, formerly of Buena Vista and Clearwater, FL, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Riverside Care Center, McKeesport. She was born October 4, 1923 in Buena Vista and was the daughter of the late Harry and Selena George Beard. She was the wife of the late George Street and the...

Robert Duane Carter

Robert Duane Carter

Nov 11, 2015

Robert Duane Carter, 88, of Bradenton, FL., died Wednesday, November 11, 2015 in UPMC McKeesport Hospital. He was born January 4, 1927 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Charles Carter and the late Carrie Marie Dunlap Carter Calkins. He was the husband of the late Genevieve Wible Carter. He attended the McKeesport Presbyterian Church, and was a...

Aretta Madeline Greenawald

Aretta Madeline Greenawald

Nov 10, 2015

Aretta Madeline Greenawald, 79, of Elizabeth Township, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at home. She was Born February 22, 1936 in Jacobs Creek and was the daughter of the late Belmont and the late Della Hagarman Stinebaugh. She was the wife of the late Ronald Daniel Greenawald who died July 7, 2003. She was a member of the Church of...

Joan Frances McGuire

Joan Frances McGuire

Nov 9, 2015

Joan Frances McGuire, 86, of Elizabeth Township, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday, November 9, 2015. She was born December 6, 1928 in Duquesne and was the daughter of the late James and Margaret Flaherty McLinden. She was the wife of the late William J. McGuire who died July 6, 2002. Joan was a member...

Imogene "Jean" Hulswit

Imogene "Jean" Hulswit

Nov 9, 2015

Jean Hulswit, 81, of Henryville, Pennsylvania, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 9, 2015. She was living in North Versailles, PA with family. Jean formerly lived in Douglassville, PA and Snow Hill, MD before moving to Henryville in 2005. She was the wife of Jan Frederik Hulswit, who passed away September 18, 2005. They shared a...

Margaret Helen Rhodes

Margaret Helen Rhodes

Nov 4, 2015

Margaret Helen Rhodes, 86, of Lincoln Borough, died Wednesday, November 4, 2015. She was born November 23, 1928 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Steven and Margaret Kolasaric Santa. She was the wife of the late Leonard Joseph Rhodes, Sr., who died January 11, 2003. She was a member of St. Mark Parish, Liberty Borough where she...

Thomas Hyduk

Thomas Hyduk

Oct 18, 2015

Thomas "Tom" D. Hyduk, 79, of North Huntingdon, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 in Westmoreland Regional Hospital. He was born May 13, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, and was the son of the late Andrew C. and Rita (Flaherty) Hyduk. He was husband of the late Eileen Tomko Hyduk who died May 11, 2011. They were married for 52 years....

George William Brubaker, Sr,

George William Brubaker, Sr,

Oct 16, 2015

George William Brubaker, Sr., 65, of Versailles, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2015. He was born April 6, 1950 in Elizabeth Township and was the son of the late William George Brubaker and the late Bena Theresa Fabrizio Brubaker. George was a Machinist at Compacting Tooling, Inc, in Greenock. He was a US Navy Veteran serving during the Vietnam...

David Albert Claar

David Albert Claar

Oct 15, 2015

David Albert Claar, 59, of White Oak, died Thursday, October 15, 2015. He was born June 3, 1956 in McKeesport and was the son of Mollie Theresa Navaroli Claar of Greenock and the late Albert Bryce Claar who died September 16, 2010. He attended St. Patrick Catholic Church in Christy Park and St. Angela Merici Catholic Church in White Oak....

Albert J. Kovacic

Albert J. Kovacic

Oct 10, 2015

Albert J. Kovacic, 89, of Elizabeth Township, died Saturday, October 10, 2015. He was born March 19, 1926 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Matt and Anna Kolich Kovacic. Albert was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, and was US Navy Veteran of WWII. He was a retired foreman at the former US Steel National Tube...

Anne E. Stencil

Anne E. Stencil

Oct 10, 2015

Anne E. Stencil, 100, of Boston, died Saturday, October 10, 2015 in Kane Regional Center, McKeesport. She was born April 10, 1915 in Madison, WI, and was the daughter of the late Louis and Mary Volk Rack and was the loving wife of the late Joseph R. Stencil who died August 2, 1979. Anne was a member of the First...

Scott P. Gajan

Scott P. Gajan

Oct 6, 2015

Scott Patrick Gajan, 42, of North Charleroi, passed away Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at home. He was born September 21, 1973 in Arlington, VA and was the son of Ann Havrilesko (Jerry) Bury of North Charleroi and Harry Dwayne (Jennifer) Gajan of New York. Scott was an avid Drummer and played in an area band for several years. He enjoyed...

Paul J. Suhy

Paul J. Suhy

Oct 5, 2015

Paul J. Suhy, 92, of White Oak, died Monday, October 5, 2015. He was born July 1, 1923 in United and was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Bendik Suhy. He was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church and the White Oak American Legion Post 701. Paul was a Mechanical Engineer and was retired from US Steel...

Donald E. Stepko

Donald E. Stepko

Oct 2, 2015

Donald Edward Stepko, 89, of Elizabeth Township, died peacefully on Friday, October 2, 2015 at Kane Regional Center, McKeesport. He was born February 28, 1926 in Glassport and was the son of the late Joseph C. and Mary Skerl Stepko. He was the husband of the late Dorothy V. Ingram Stepko who died April 2, 2014. They were married for...