Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries from our Boston and White Oak locations
Ruth Ann Lavern Riley Salzer
Feb 4, 2013
Ruth Ann Laverne Riley Salzer, 72, of McKeesport, died Monday, February 4, 2013. She was born August 6, 1940 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Fred and Alberta Crawford Riley. She was the wife of the late Richard Howard Salzer who died January 4, 2012. Ruth Ann was a member of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Greenock. She...
Doris E. Kildow
Jan 30, 2013
Doris E. Kildow, 86, of Elizabeth Twp., died Wednesday January 30, 2013. There is no visitation. Memorial service will be held Saturday February 16 at 2:00 pm at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1075 Camp Hollow Road, West Mifflin. Private Burial in Round Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth Twp.
Anthony Gioia
Jan 21, 2013
Anthony Gioia, 96, of Elizabeth Twp, died Monday January 21, 2013. Visitation will be held Wednesday January 23 from 6-8 pm, and Thursday January 24 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday January 25 at 10:00 am at the St. Patrick Catholic Church, Christy Park. The Rev. Vincent P. Velas will officiate. Interment will...
Evelyn Minnette Vukovic
Jan 21, 2013
Evelyn Minnette Vukovic, 85, of McKeesport, died Monday January 21, 2013. Visitation will be held Thursday January 24 from 3-8 pm. Service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Friday January 25 at 1:00 pm. The Rev. William D. Heaton, will officiate. Interment will follow in the Corpus Christy Sacred Heart Cemetery, Port Vue.
Eugene "Smokey" Barchanowicz
Jan 20, 2013
Visitation will be held Wednesday January 23 from 12-2 pm. Service will be held in the funeral home chapel at 2 pm with The Rev. F.B. Lachowicz, officiating. Interment with Military Honors will follow at the Round Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth Twp.
Deanna Durbin Rendulic
Jan 19, 2013
Deanna Durbin Rendulic, 69, of Elizabeth Twp, died Saturday January 19, 2013. Visitation will be held Wednesday January 23 from 4-8 pm. Service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Thursday January 24 at 11 am. The Rev. Vincent P. Velas will officiate. Interment will follow in Corpus Christy Sacred Heart Cemetery, Port Vue.
Thomas Leone
Jan 15, 2013
Thomas Leone, 82, of Buena Vista, died Tuesday January 15, 2013. There is no visitation. Private services with Military Honors were held Thursday January 17 in the chapel of Mount Vernon Cemetery in Elizabeth Twp. Burial followed there.
Wilbert L. Koerbel, Jr.
Jan 12, 2013
Wilbert L. Koerbel, Jr., 84, of Elizabeth Twp, died Saturday January 12, 2013. Visitation will be held Tuesday January 15 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm. Service will be held in the funeral home chapel on Wednesday January 16 at 11:00 am. Interment with Military Honors will follow at the Round Hill Cemetery, Elizabeth Twp. Memorial contributions may be made to...
Joseph J. Rymarowicz
Jan 11, 2013
Joseph J. Mymarowicz, 87, of Glassport, died Friday January 7, 2013. There is no visitation. Private service with Military Honors will be at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies, Bridgeville.
Kelly Ann Wanstreet Ayers
Jan 5, 2013
Kelly Ann Wanstreet, 45, of Middle River, MD, died Saturday January 5, 2013. There was no visitation and services were private. Memorial contributions may be made to hite Oak Animal Safe Haven 2295 Lincoln Way, White Oak, or In Care of Cats, Inc. P.O. Box 373, Elizabeth PA 15037.
Fern Geruschat
Jan 4, 2013
Fern Geruschat, 82, of White Oak, died Friday January 4, 2013. Visitation will be held Sunday January 6 from 12-4 pm. Service will be held in the funeral home chapel Sunday at 4:00 pm with The Rev. Brian Evans, officiating, Private burial will be in Jefferson Memorial Park, Pleasant Hills.
Sophie Stefl
Jan 3, 2013
Sophie Stefl, 88, of McKeesport, died Thursday January 3, 2013. There is no visitation. Private inurnment will be in the Praying Hands Columbarium at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Elizabeth Twp.
William Edward Richel
Jan 2, 2013
William "Bill" Edward Richel, 65, of McKeesport, died Wednesday, January 2, 2013. He was born March 4, 1947 in McKeesport and was the son of the late William and Lillian "Betty" Cottom Richel. He was a member of the Boston United Methodist Church and the Eleventh Ward Welfare Association. Bill was a Army Veteran and served in Vietnam. He is...
Margaret Jean Coltogirone
Jan 1, 2013
Margaret Jean Coltogirone, 72, of McKeesport, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013. She was born July 1, 1940 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late William J. and Helen Petro Rollason. She was a member of St. Patrick Church, Christy Park. She is survived by her husband, Peter Howard Coltogirone, daughters, Jody Coltogirone of Boynton Beach, FL, and Vicky...
Mary Ellen Beardmore
Dec 30, 2012
Mary Ellen Beardmore, 94, of Mount Vernon, died Sunday, December 30, 2012. She was born July 19, 1918 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Edwin and Lurena Williams Isakson and was the wife of the late Thomas James Beardmore. Mary Ellen was a member of the Mount Vernon Community Presbyterian Church, and was a retired Executive Secretary...
Attorney Terry K. Leckman
Dec 27, 2012
Attorney Terry K. Leckman, 60, of White Oak, died Thursday, December 27, 2012 at home. He was born February 11, 1952 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Oscar C. and Mildred Dodds Leckman. He was a member of Riverview Baptist Church, McKeesport, and the Allegheny County Bar Association. Terry was a partner in the law firm Lipsitz,...
Charles "Bert" Overstake
Dec 26, 2012
Charles Berton "Bert" Overstake, 89, of Liberty Borough, died Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at home. He was born March 20, 1923 in Dravosburg and was the son of the late Samuel Berton Overstake and the late Elizabeth Boyer Overstake. He was a member of Liberty Presbyterian Church, and the Croatian Club in Versailles. Bert was a USMC Veteran of WWII...
Eva Jean Larson
Dec 23, 2012
Eva Jean Larson, 91, of North Huntingdon, formerly of Boston, died Sunday, December 23, 2012. She was born June 5, 1921 in Jacobs Creek, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Laha Rhodes Versellesi. She was wife of the late William Leroy Larson who died December 9, 1969. Jean was a member of the Boston United Methodist Church,...
Helen "Jeanne" Gniewkowski
Dec 20, 2012
Helen "Jeanne" Gniewkowski, 88, of Glassport, died Thursday December 20, 2012. Service will be held Saturday December 22 at 10:00 in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Polish Cemetery, White Oak.
Violet P. Fundrella
Dec 19, 2012
Violet P. Fundrella, 91 of McKeesport, died Wednesday December 19, 2012. There is no visitation. Services are private. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association @ 412-824-1181.