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Roy R. Salzer
Sep 12, 2013
Roy R. Salzer, 78, of Elizabeth, died Thursday, September 12, 2013 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born February 4, 1935 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late William and Amanda Doerr Salzer. He was husband of the late Beverly Ann Fleegle Salzer who died August 9, 2005. Roy was a member of the Elizabeth Baptist Church,...
Frederick "Fritz" C. Sowerby
Sep 7, 2013
Frederick "Fritz" C. Sowerby, 77, of Elizabeth Twp, died Saturday, September 7, 2013. He was born January 13, 1936 in McKeesport, and was the son of the late John and Anna Markus Sowerby. He was a member of The Church in Sutersville and was a retired machinist from the former General Motors Fisher Body Plant with 17 years of service....
Ruth Helen Dugan
Sep 6, 2013
Ruth Helen Dugan, 86, of Elizabeth Twp, died Friday, September 6, 2013 in Cambridge Village, New Brighton. She was born March 15, 1927 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late George A. Johnson Sr. and the late Helen Marie Johnson. She was the wife of the late Joseph Thomas Dugan who died May 18, 1995. Ruth was a...
Dorothy Jean Davies
Sep 1, 2013
Dorothy Jean Davies, 76, of Greenock, died Sunday, September 1, 2013. She was born March 30, 1937 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late Albert John and Velda Mae Heep Hoffman. She was wife of the late Richard James Davies who died August 22, 2005. Dorothy was a member and former secretary of the Greenock United Methodist Church...
Judith Gayle Phillians
Sep 1, 2013
Judith Gayle Phillians, 66, of McKeesport, died Sunday, September 1, 2013 in Canterbury Place, Pittsburgh. She was born October 22, 1946 in Bellbridge and was the daughter of the late John Martell, Sr. and the late Mary Rowe Martell. She is survived by her husband, David Phillians, daughter, Sheri Pavsek and her husband Jeffrey of Jeannette, son, David Phillians Jr....
Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Harvey
Aug 25, 2013
Elizabeth "Betty" Jane Harvey, 83, of North Huntingdon, formerly of Port Vue, died Sunday, August 25, 2013. She was born March 19, 1930 in Pittsburgh, and was the daughter of the late George J. and Katherine Malone Husk. She was a graduate of Indiana University and had taught at the former St. Joseph Catholic School in Port Vue. She was...
Margaret E. Storch
Aug 24, 2013
Margaret E. Storch, 94, of McKeesport, died Saturday, August 24, 2013. She was born June 27, 1919 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late David Lee and Clara Ellen Campbell Patterson. She was the wife of the late Joseph E. Storch. Margaret was a member of St. Sebastian Catholic Church and was a longtime volunteer there. She was...
Oliver "Jim" Charles Levander
Aug 15, 2013
Oliver Charles "Jim" Levander, 96, of Gibsonia, formerly of McKeesport, slipped away quietly on Thursday, August 15, 2013. He was born November 13, 1916 in Chesterton, IN, the son of the late Sekel G. and Agnes E. Reese Levander. He was the husband of the late Anna Grace McAtee Levander of McKeesport and the late Helen Barhart Levander of Madison,...
Dorothy M. Douglas
Aug 12, 2013
Dorothy M. Douglas, 87, of Export, formerly of Elizabeth Twp, died Monday, August 12, 2013. She was born December 5, 1925 in Glassport, daughter of the late David and Elva Hill Herlehy and was the wife of the late David R. Douglas who died July 3, 2005. Dorothy was a retired payroll clerk for the former Enamel Products in McKeesport....
Margaret Elizabeth Kerfoot
Aug 12, 2013
Margaret Elizabeth Kerfoot, 97, of Dravosburg, died Monday, August 12, 2013 at home. She was born October 27, 1915 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late George and Olive Weyles Harr. She was the wife of 50 years of the late Howard E. Kerfoot. Margaret was a member of the First Christian Church, McKeesport. She is survived by...
Raymond Paul Hegerle
Aug 9, 2013
Raymond Paul Hegerle, 60, of West Elizabeth, died Friday, August 9, 2013 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born March 26, 1953 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Raymond and Helen Hegerle. He worked for Eastman Chemical Co. He is survived by cousins. There is no visitation. Services are private. Arrangements are by the Gilbert Funeral...
Ruth C. Layland
Jul 30, 2013
Ruth C. Layland, 89, of Pittsburgh, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013. She was born September 17, 1923 in the Troy Hill section of Pittsburgh, daughter of the late Jacob and Katherine Vrana Cerny and wife of the late Harry T. Layland. Ruth was a retired Legal Secretary and was a volunteer for the Better Business Bureau and Lutheran Services. She...
Elizabeth Lovasic
Jul 29, 2013
Elizabeth "Betty" Lovasic, 82, of Greenock, died Monday, July 29, 2013 at home. She was born August 24, 1930 at home in Boston, daughter of Russian and Ukrainian immigrants, the late John and Helen Lesko Lucza. She is survived by her husband of 63 years Clarence M. Lovasic, who cared for her after a stroke 13 years ago, daughters, Carol...
James David Stirbis
Jul 27, 2013
James David Stirbis, 54, of Bunola, died Saturday, July 27, 2013. He was born July 3, 1959 in Monongahela, the son of James Edward (Florence) Stirbis of Elizabeth Twp, and the late Ruby Stirbis. He was a member of St. Michael Roman Catholic Church, Elizabeth Twp. and the Blaine Hill Fire Co. Jim was carpenter for Carpenters Union Local 230....
Marlene Pinkerton
Jul 25, 2013
Marlene Pinkerton, 64, of Flinton, formerly of Munhall, died Thursday, July 25, 2013 at home. She was born May 30, 1949 in Homestead, daughter of the late Peter K. and Mildred A. Toth Boot. Marlene was a Geriatric Nurse and had worked at Altoona Center for Nursing Care and had worked previously worked for Eldercrest Nursing Home. She is survived...
Alice Ruth Stokes-Istvanik
Jul 24, 2013
Alice Ruth Coleman Stokes-Istvanik, 73, of Greenock, died Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at home. She was born at home in Clairton on May 14, 1940, daughter of the late Marvin and Mary Wise Coleman and wife of the late Frank Istvanik. Alice was a member of the Elizabeth Twp Ex-serviceman's Association. She is survived by sons, James (Mary) Stokes of...
Mary Jane Lieberum
Jul 14, 2013
Mary Jane Lieberum, 65, of McKeesport, died Sunday July 14, 2013 in Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born December 5, 1947 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late James G. and Minnie Masarovich Knapton. She was a member of St. Patrick Church, Christy Park and was a longtime employee of Minerva Bakery in McKeesport. She is survived by...
Betty Ileane McGuire
Jul 13, 2013
Betty Ileane McGuire of North Versailles, died Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville. She was in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late William H. Donaldson and the late Betty Ileane Forster Donaldson, and was the wife of the late William P. McGuire. Betty Ileane was a secretary for Community College of Allegheny County Boyce Campus...
Jeffrey Jon Hall
Jul 13, 2013
Jeffrey Jon Hall, 40, of Monessen, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Saturday July 13, 2013. He was born October 13, 1972 in Monongahela, son of Eugene J. Hall, Sr.., of Monessen and Patricia Keleman Hall of Monessen. In addition to his parents, he is survived by brothers, Eugene J. Hall, Jr. of Monessen,...
Mary A. Durling
Jul 12, 2013
Mary Auman Durling, 89, a resident of Asbury Heights in Pittsburgh, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2013 after enduring the debilitating effects of dementia. She was born in Kersey, Pennsylvania, daughter of the late George and Anna Leismeister Auman. Mary was a long time resident of Pittsburgh and was a graduate of the St. Francis Nursing School, the United...
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