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Mary Elizabeth Marsh
Mar 30, 2014
Mary Elizabeth Marsh, 82, of Elizabeth Twp, died at her son's home in Hempfield Twp., surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 30, 2014. She was born April 5, 1931 in Morgantown, WV, and was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Tyorski Pancoast. She was the wife of the late James S. Marsh who died July 8, 2005....
Connie Jean Burnheimer
Mar 29, 2014
Connie Jean Burnheimer, 67, of Elizabeth Twp, died Saturday, March 29, 2014. She was born October 8, 1946 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Frank G. "Ace" and Thelma Jean Heveker Ammon and was the wife of the late Thomas Dale Burnheimer, Sr, who died July 11, 2009. She retired from Community College of Allegheny County in...
William George Durosko
Mar 22, 2014
William George Durosko, 89, of Forward Twp., died Saturday, March 22, 2014. He was born March 2, 1925 in Clairton and was the son of the late John and Ella Lutsko Durosko, and was the husband of the late Elizabeth Bisogni Durosko. He was a member of St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Clairton, and retired from US Steel Clairton Works...
June Bernice Kerchner
Mar 21, 2014
June Bernice Kerchner, 81, of Forward Twp., died Friday, March 21, 2014 in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born June 18, 1932 in Bunola and was the daughter of the late Walter A. and Lillian Uhlman Smith. She was the wife of the late Martin Herman Kerchner who died April 6, 2011. June was a member of the Church of...
Edward E. Honse
Mar 21, 2014
Edward E. Honse, 80, of White Oak, died Friday, March 21, 2014 at home. He was born October 28, 1933 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Edward Earl Honse and the late Mary Roman Honse. He was retired from Mesta in Homestead. He is survived by his wife, Clara Estelle Crossland Honse, sons, Edward E. (Regina) Honse...
Robert W. Craven, Sr.
Mar 20, 2014
Robert W. Craven, Sr., 85, of McKeesport, was called home to be with the Lord on March 20, 2014. He was born June 14, 1928 in Scottdale and was the son of the late George W. Craven and Clara Miller Craven. He was the husband of the late Katherine Evans Craven who died March 3, 1987. He proudly served his...
Arthur Ronald Brunazzi, Sr.
Mar 15, 2014
Arthur R. Brunazzi, Sr., 72, of Greenock, was called by the Lord peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2014. He was born January 18, 1942 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Arthur and Helen Luczynski Brunazzi. He was a retired Steamfitter at Local 449 with 45 years of service and had also worked at Home Depot in North...
Kenneth Samuel Butler
Mar 15, 2014
Kenneth Samuel Butler, 61, of Elizabeth Twp., died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at home. He was born May 14, 1952 in McKeesport and was the son of the late William K. and Audrey M. Oats Butler. He was a member of the Greenock United Methodist Church and worked for Versailles Boro. Ken was a Journeyman Bricklayer and retired...
Joseph Dobos
Mar 11, 2014
Joseph Dobos, 89, of Uniontown, formerly of New Stanton, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at home. He was born August 14, 1924 in McKeesport and was the son of the late John and Anna Balint Dobos. He retired from US Steel National Tube Works in 1984 after 42 years of service. He was a member of the McKeesport Sportsman's Association....
Robert Albert Douty
Mar 10, 2014
Robert "Bob" Albert Douty, 81, of Monroeville, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, March 10, 2014. He was born September 11, 1932 in Bloomfield and was the son of the late Albert and Violet Haigh Douty. He was a member of Beulah Presbyterian Church since 1989, and was also a 33rd Degree Master Mason and member of...
Alyson Brooke Higdon
Mar 6, 2014
Alyson Brooke Higdon, 14, of McKeesport, died Thursday, March 6, 2014 in UPMC Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born December 30, 1999 in Monroeville and was the daughter of Cindi L. Tarsala Higdon of McKeesport and the late Joseph Daniel Higdon who died April 22, 2005. She was an 8th grade student at McKeesport Founders Hall Middle School and played...
William James Bakewell
Mar 1, 2014
William James Bakewell, 72 of National Pike East, Grindstone, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 at home. He was born May 15, 1941 in West Brownsville and was the son of the late Boyd and Ruby Pritts Bakewell. Jim served in the US Army for 4 years after graduating from High School. He was retired from the Plumbers and Pipe...
Rosemary Campbell
Feb 26, 2014
Rosemary Campbell, 76, of Elizabeth Twp., died Wednesday, February 26, 2014. She was born August 21, 1937 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Frank and Abigail Campbell Varasse. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and also was a member of the former St. Perpetua Church where she was a lector. Rosemary had worked for...
Andrew "Booty" Rusinko
Feb 22, 2014
Andrew W. "Booty" Rusinko, 92, of Christy Park, died Saturday, February 22, 2014. He was born April 13, 1921 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Michael and Anna Maksin Rusinko and was the husband of the late Margaret Tkatch Rusinko. He was a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, McKeesport, and was a WWII US Army...
Betty "Betz" Lee Greenewald
Feb 21, 2014
Betty Lee "Betz" Greenewald, 87, of Elizabeth Twp., and Whitacre, VA., died Friday, February 21, 2014. She was born June 16, 1926 in Roscoe, and was the daughter of the late N.E. "Pat" and Ellen Langford Whitacre. She was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church, Elizabeth Twp., and the McKeesport College Club. She was a life member...
Josephine M. Barbera
Feb 17, 2014
Josephine M. Vadala Barbera, 83, of McKeesport, passed away Monday, February 17, 2014. She was born July 6, 1930 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late James and Rose Yeropoli Vadala and was the wife of the late Mario Barbera. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, and was a member and past president the White...
Harlan C. Sheppard
Feb 17, 2014
Harlan C. Sheppard, 84, of McKeesport, died Monday, February 17, 2014 at home. He was born July 19, 1929 in Morgantown, WV, and was the son of the late James C. and Icie Leah Wildman Sheppard He was the husband of 35 years of the late Leila Oneeda Eagle Sheppard who died July 19, 2012. Harlan was a retired crane...
Richard I. Ashman
Feb 16, 2014
Richard I. Ashman, 80, of Greensburg, formerly of White Oak and North Huntingdon, died Sunday, February 16, 2014 in Mountain View Specialty Care Center. He was born April 1, 1933 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Ralph and Helen Beaumont Ashman. He is survived by cousins, William R. Beaumont of Greenock, Robert A. Beaumont of Bridgeville, and...
James Alfred Michel
Feb 16, 2014
James Alfred Michel, 54, of Forward Twp, died Sunday, February 16, 2014. He was born February 5, 1960 in McKeesport and was the son of Alfred P. "Sonny" and Barbara King Michel of McKeesport. He was a member of the Whitehall Church of Christ and was a Fuel Coordinator for Corporate Jet in West Mifflin. James enjoyed hunting and fishing,...
Twila M. Plummer
Feb 15, 2014
Twila M. Plummer, 82, of Elizabeth Twp, died Saturday, February 15, 2014. She was born September 7, 1931 in Christy Park and was the daughter of the late Michael and Olga Stegman. She was a member of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Greenock, and had worked for the former G.C. Murphy Co. She is survived by her husband, Eugene H. Plummer,...
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