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Rose Marie Sherer
Nov 7, 2013
Rose Marie Sherer, 87, of Greenock, died Thursday, November 7, 2013 at home. She was born August 20, 1926 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Patrick J. and Anne Canavan King. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Christy Park, Elizabeth Twp Senior Citizens, Mount Vernon AARP 2551, Elizabeth Twp Historical Society, Greenock Vol....
Paul L. Gleditsch
Oct 26, 2013
Paul L. Gleditsch, 85, of Elizabeth Township, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. He was born Dec. 29, 1927, in McKeesport, the son of the late Carl and Edith Borowski Gleditsch. Paul was raised in the Grandview area. As a young man, he worked for the Peters Packing Company, delivering 25 pound blocks of ice, which likely enabled the strong shoulders...
Judith "Judy" Lynn Emsurak
Oct 23, 2013
Judith Lynn "Judy" Emsurak, 62, of Elizabeth Twp, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013 in UPMC McKeesport Hospital. She was born April 10, 1951 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Ronald M. and Gladys I. Railingshafer Spahr. She was a member of the Greenock United Methodist Church. Judy was a Medical Secretary and had worked for Dr. Edward...
Harry James Leber
Oct 6, 2013
Harry James Leber, 65, of Elizabeth Twp., died Sunday October 6, 2013 at home surrounded by love. Harry James Leber age 65, of Elizabeth Twp, died Sunday, October 6, 2013 at home surrounded by love. He was born July 29, 1948 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Harry and Dolores Gumbert Leber. Harry was a US Army...
Ruth H. Deer
Sep 26, 2013
Ruth H. Deer, 95, of Elizabeth Twp, died Thursday, September 26, 2013 at home. She was born May 1, 1918 in Washington, D.C., and was the daughter of the late Joseph W. and Jean Lyons Harrison. She was the wife of the late Robert W. Deer who died July 28, 2012. They were married for 75 years. She was a...
Vincent Eugene Vickers
Sep 20, 2013
Vincent Eugene Vickers age 67, of Elizabeth Twp. died Friday, September 20, 2013 at home. He was born December 13, 1945 in the Manchester Section of Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Roy J. and Anna Margaret Steitz Vickers. Vincent was proprietor of the former Darrell Miller Beauty Salon in Elizabeth. He is survived by his companion of...
Arthur Clyde Ringer, Sr.
Sep 19, 2013
Arthur Clyde Ringer Sr, 86, of Boston, died Thursday, September 19, 2013. He was born February 13, 1927 in South Connellsville and was the son of the late Arthur Charles and Flora Katherine Wiltrout Ringer. He was the husband of the late Shirley Ann Younkin Ringer who died April 8, 2011. Arthur was a member of the Christian Missionary Alliance...
H. Richard Parker
Sep 16, 2013
H. Richard (Dick) Parker, 88, of Butler, died Monday, September 16, 2013 at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Good Samaritan Hospice. He was born on April 1, 1925 in Chicora, Pa. and was the son of the late Harry and Marie Hilderbrand Parker. He was a turn foreman in the silicone department of Butler Armco, now called AK Steel. He retired in...
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...
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