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Catherine Conley Flynn
Jan 4, 2015
Catherine F. (Conley) Flynn, 87, of Pittsburgh, died Sunday, January 4, 2015. She was born July 5, 1927 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late James and Margaret Donnelly Conley. She was the wife of the late Patrick A. Flynn who died April 8, 1986. Catherine was a member of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Wilkinsburg and...
William R. " Bill" Race
Jan 3, 2015
William R. "Bill" Race, 91, of Elizabeth Twp., died Saturday, January 3, 2015. He was born February 18, 1923 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Thomas E. Race Sr. and the late Blanche Miller Race. He was the husband of the late Mabel Sheedy Race who died February 23, 2003. Bill was a member of St. Michael...
James K. Wigand
Jan 3, 2015
James K. Wigand, 77, of McKeesport, died Saturday, January 3, 2015. He was born March 6, 1937 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Frank and Jeannette Ford Wigand. He was a member of Beulah Park United Methodist Church, McKeesport and was a US Navy Veteran. James was a self employed painter and had previously worked for International...
Devin J. Lint
Jan 2, 2015
Devin J. Lint, (Kowall-Parker) 15, of Versailles, died Friday, January 2, 2015. He was born January 28, 1999 in Belle Vernon and was the son of Richard and Daneen Kowall Parker of Versailles. In addition to his parents, he is survived by brothers, Tyler Kowall and Jason and Jordan Nye, sisters, Taylor Kowall and Narissa Parker, grandparents, Ginger DeBlasio of...
John Vincent Suhy
Dec 28, 2014
John Vincent Suhy, 52, of White Oak, died Sunday, December 28, 2014 at home. He was born February 6, 1962 in Pittsburgh and was the son of Jean A. Smolnicky Suhy of McKeesport and Paul J. (Judy) Suhy of White Oak. In addition to his parents, he is survived by sisters, Paula Jean (Glenn) Hickman and Barbara A. Krepp of...
Marie B. Fasekas
Dec 27, 2014
Marie B. Fasekas, 78, of Mount Vernon, died Saturday, December 27, 2014. She was born February 15, 1936 in Industry, and was the daughter of the late William and Rose Tedesco Frabizio. She was the wife of the late Paul Fasekas who died June 23, 2008. Marie worked at Mt. Vernon Dairy in Elizabeth Twp. She is survived by her...
Mariyah Ellen'Lea Byers
Dec 26, 2014
Mariyah Ellen' Lea Byers, 22 months, of Boston, died Friday, December 26, 2014 in Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. She was born February 7, 2013 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of Eric K. Byers and Christina Derkas. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brothers, Christopher, Rondale and Eli Byers at home, grandparents, Joseph and Terri Derkas...
Elizabeth S. Osche
Dec 25, 2014
Elizabeth S. "Libby" Osche, 92, of Elizabeth Twp, died Thursday, December 25, 2014. She was born October 12, 1922 in Butler and was the daughter of the late David F. and Irene E. Bruner Stewart. She was the wife of the late Lawrence W. Osche who died September 24, 2008. Libby was a member of St. Michael Roman Catholic Church...
David L. Hughes
Dec 23, 2014
David Lindsay Hughes, 75, of Forward Twp., died Tuesday, December 23, 2014. He was born July 11, 1939 in Donora and was the son of the late Lindsay and Rose Marie Scott Hughes. Dave was a retired Machinist and had worked for Elizabeth Carbide and the former Consolidated Machine Co. He is survived by his wife, Bonnie J. Eicher Hughes,...
Rita Ann Riggle
Dec 22, 2014
Rita Ann Riggle, 84, of Elizabeth Twp, died Monday, December 22, 2014. She was born July 6, 1930 in Monessen and was the daughter of the late Raymond O. and Bertha J. Byron Peters. She was the wife of the late Gilbert L. Riggle. Rita was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church in Elizabeth Twp., and the...
Eleanor H. Nilson
Dec 21, 2014
Eleanor H. Nilson, 86, of McKeesport, died Sunday, December 21, 2014. She was born July 26, 1928 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Hans and Ruth Hagman Hector. She was the wife of the late Vincent Nilson who died August 30, 1991. She was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Boston and was retired...
Dr. Eugene Reichenfeld
Dec 20, 2014
Dr. Eugene "Gene" Reichenfeld, 103, of North Versailles, formerly of Elizabeth Twp, died Saturday, December 20, 2014. He was born August 15, 1911 in Hungary and was the son of the late Sigmund Reichenfeld and Helen Karpeles Reichenfeld. Gene was a Music Educator and taught in the Turtle Creek and Penn Hills Public Schools, Carnegie Mellon University, and Duquesne University...
Edward Burris Witzell
Dec 15, 2014
Edward Burris Witzell, 91, of Philadelphia, died Monday, December 15, 2014. He was born September 11, 1923 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Charles D. and Mary Koribanic Witzell. He was retired from the US Postal Service Operations Division in Philadelphia and was a US Navy Veteran of WWII. He is survived by his brother, Charles E....
Alice Rose Fenich
Dec 12, 2014
Alice Rose Fenich, 94, of North Versailles, died Friday, December 12, 2014. She was born September 12, 1920 in Duquesne and was the daughter of the late Steve and Magdalene Lengyel Popojas. She was the wife of the late William Fenich who died November 15, 2002. Alice was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Christy Park and was also...
Howard C. Atkins
Dec 10, 2014
Howard C. Atkins, 82, of Elizabeth Twp., passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 in his home surrounded by his beloved family. He was born April 18, 1932 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Charles H. and Orabelle Hankins Atkins. Howard served as a Sergeant First Class in the US Army where he became a Master Mechanic and...
Elizabeth Klebak
Dec 4, 2014
Elizabeth Klebak, 92, of White Oak, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 4, 2014. She was born August 16, 1922 in Greenfield and was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Zsiga Kupecz and was the wife of the late Michael Klebak who died August 4, 2002. Elizabeth was a member of St. Angela Merici, White Oak. She is...
Joan M. Karsnak
Nov 30, 2014
Joan M. Karsnak, 81, of North Huntingdon, formerly of McKeesport, died Sunday, November 30, 2014. She was born April 24, 1933 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late L. Jack and Alberta Boylan Kinlough. She was the wife of the late George E. Karsnak, Jr. who died January 12, 2009. Joan was a member of St. Agnes Catholic...
Pearl L. Adam
Nov 28, 2014
Pearl L. Adam, 83, of North Versailles, died Friday, November 28, 2014 at the home of her daughter and caregiver, May L. Shockey. She was born February 21, 1931 in Elizabeth and was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Marguerite Keenist Porter. She was the wife of 43 years of the late August Emil Adam, Jr., who died December...
Elizabeth J. Straud
Nov 26, 2014
Elizabeth J. Straud, 88, of Lincoln Borough, died Wednesday, November 26, 2014. She was born January 21, 1926 in Duquesne and was the daughter of the late Michael and Ella Witt Cooley. She was the wife of the late John A. Straud, Sr., who died November 24, 2007. Elizabeth was a member of St. Patrick Church in Christy Park. She...
Sylvia Mae Ganassi
Nov 25, 2014
Sylvia Mae Ganassi, 96, of Greenock, died Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at her home. She was born June 19, 1918 in Greenock and was the daughter of the late Dario and Feame (Nizzoli) Pigozzi. Sylvia and her late husband, Mario Ganassi were married for 43 years. She was a member of the Greenock United Methodist Church and was a Past...
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