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John Damon Relja
Apr 17, 2014
John Damon Relja, 48, of Elizabeth Twp. died Thursday, April 17, 2014. He was born November 5, 1965 in Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC., and was the son of Barbara Jean (Goodrich) Relja of Elizabeth Twp., and the late John W. Relja. He was the proprietor of Jim's Guitar Works in West Elizabeth for over a decade. In addition to his...
Daniel Robert Ressler
Apr 14, 2014
Daniel Robert Ressler, 32, of Elizabeth, died Monday, April 14, 2014 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born July 21, 1981 in McKeesport and was the son of Sherry Leaver Ressler of Elizabeth and the late Robert D. Ressler who died June 28, 2011. In addition to his mother, he is survived by brothers, Justin T. (Lauren) Ressler of...
Varetta Leona Gogoel
Apr 12, 2014
Varetta Leona Gogoel, 90, of Elizabeth Twp, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at home. She was born October 7, 1923 in Sutersville and was the daughter of the late Carl and Ellen Landers Byrand. She was the wife of the late Andrew C. Gogoel who died September 29, 2002. She is survived by her daughters, Andrene (Robert) Schmelzer of Centennial,...
Jerome Ray Sherk
Apr 10, 2014
Jerome Ray Sherk, the director of production of the Pittsburgh Opera who was an innovator at operas across the nation, died April 10 after a four-month battle with cancer. Born in Williamsburg, Mass., Sherk attended the New England Conservatory before transferring to the Manhattan School of Music where he graduated with a double major in theory and French horn performance....
James Curtis Hughes
Apr 3, 2014
James Curtis Hughes, 56, of Tallahassee, FL, formerly of Elizabeth Twp, died Thursday, April 3, 2014. He was born November 20, 1957 in McKeesport and was the son of David L. and Bonnie J. Eicher Hughes of Forward Twp. He was a 1975 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School and was a member of the Boston United Methodist Church. In...
Dorothy V. Stepko
Apr 2, 2014
Dorothy V. Stepko, 86, of Elizabeth Twp, died Wednesday April 2, 2014 at Kane Regional Center, McKeesport. She was born January 13, 1928 and was the daughter of the late John A. and Catherine McKeeta Ingram. She was a member of St. Michael Roman Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers, and was also a member of the Glassport Women's Club....
Ida Louise Rudge
Mar 30, 2014
Ida Louise (Ray) Rudge, 73, of Elizabeth Twp, died Sunday, March 30, 2014. She was born September 5, 1940 in Verona and was the daughter of the late Sarah Ray Lott. Ida was raised by her grandparents, the late John and Daisy Myers Ray. She was a retired Pre-School Teacher with the Allegheny County Intermediate Unit Head Start Program. She...
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...
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