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Gladys Esther Volk
May 25, 2024
Gladys Esther Volk, 98, of Allison Park, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024. She was born December 21, 1925 in Versailles Township and was the daughter of the late James and Sofia (Vajola) Rob. Gladys was a member of Christ Church at Grove Farms. She is survived by her husband of 76 years, Robert William Volk, daughter, Janet A. (Benjamin)...
James "Bimmy" Musisko
May 24, 2024
James Dwight "Bimmy" Musisko, 77, of Liberty Borough, passed away Friday May 24, 2024. He was born November 29, 1946 in Blaine Hill and was the son of the late Thomas and Martha Gail (MacFarland) Musisko. He was a machinist and owner of Ultra Tool and Die, located in Liberty Borough. He loved spending time working on cars, and he...
Richard E. Bogardus, Sr.
May 23, 2024
Richard E. Bogardus, Sr., 81, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Thursday, May 23, 2024. He was born in Homestead on November 2, 1942 and was the son of the late Elwin Van and Olga Sylvia (Volovsky) Bogardus. Rich was a steelworker for US Steel Irvin Works of West Mifflin for 30+ years. He liked to hunt, fish, go to camp,...
John Paul King
May 23, 2024
John Paul "JPK" King of Elizabeth Township passed into the next life on May 23, 2024. He was born at McKeesport Hospital during the “Great Thanksgiving Blizzard” on November 26, 1950. John was the son of Earl Edward and Mary Jane (Hankins) King. John was a 1970 graduate of Penn State earning his associate in engineering degree in Drafting and...
Donald E. Shaw, P.E
May 20, 2024
Donald E. Shaw, P.E., 83, of White Oak passed away Monday, May 20, 2024. Don was born in Canton, OH, and was the son of the late Edward and Dorothy (Menke) Shaw. Don obtained his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cincinnati, and his M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from Case Western Reserve University where he became a PhD...
Robert "Bob" Patrick Rae
May 19, 2024
Robert "Bob" Patrick Rae, 95, of McKeesport passed away peacefully on May 19, 2024. Robert was born on September 22, 1928 and was the son of the late William and Madeline (Marley) Rae. He was the husband of 47 years to the late Arletta Jean (Tolgen) Rae. He was a lifetime resident of McKeesport, who attended Corpus Christi Catholic Church....
Pamela Ann King
May 18, 2024
Pamela Ann King (Miller) of Baldwin (formerly Pleasant Hills) passed away on May 18, 2024 at AHN Jefferson Regional Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 28th, 1961 in Washington, Pennsylvania to Lois M. (Lennix) Miller and the late Frank C. Miller. She graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 1979. She graduated from Gannon University...
Daniel S. Trovato
May 18, 2024
Daniel Salvatore Trovato, 67, of Liberty Borough, formerly of North Huntingdon, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2024. He was born August 6, 1956 in Braddock and was the son of the late Salvatore and Leona Catherine (Kropczynski) Trovato. He was the husband of the late Michele Marie (Chiaverini) Trovato who passed away June 26, 2017. Dan was a Licensed Master...
K-9 Officer Eli Novacek
May 15, 2024
Officer K-9 Eli Novacek, 9 years old, dedicated police canine and family dog of Elizabeth Township Police Department passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2024. Eli was sworn into duty May 26, 2016 and was trained in patrol & narcotics. During his time on duty, he was responsible for numerous drug raids, and arrests. Outside of patrol, Eli was an amazing...
Jane W. Stevanus
May 14, 2024
Jane (White) Stevanus, 88, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2024. She was born June 19, 1935 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Frank and Edith White. She was the wife of the late George E. Stevanus, who passed away October 15, 2004. Jane was a member of the Boston United Methodist Church, Versailles AARP...
Joanne Jordan
May 12, 2024
Joanne Jordan, 79, of McKeesport, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2024. She was born September 7, 1944 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late George and Susan (Wankulitz) Lesko. She was the wife of the late Donald R. Jordan. She was a longtime member of Prayer Time Cathedral in White Oak. She spent her later years as a...
Nelson Lynch
May 7, 2024
Nelson Lynch, 93, of Liberty Boro, passed away Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at home surrounded by his family. He was born on July 19, 1930 in Versailles and was the son of the late William Nelson and Edna (Simeral) Lynch. He was the loving husband of 64 years to the late Margaret Jane Lynch, who passed away May 16, 2014....
Sharen Ann Honick
May 4, 2024
Sharen Ann Honick, 69, of Elizabeth Township passed away Saturday, May 4, 2024 surrounded by her family. She was born in McKeesport on March 17, 1955 and was the daughter to the late John R. and Grace (Moffett) Farrell. After high school, Sharen attended NYACK Bible College and also received an Associates from the McKeesport Hospital Nursing Program, and worked...
Kimberly A. Smith
May 1, 2024
Kimberly A. (Polefko) Smith, 52, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Wednesday, May 1, 2024. She was born in McKeesport on May 11, 1971 and is the daughter of Barbara (Marcin) Bishop, and the late John F. Polefko. After high school, Kim got certifications in Medical Billing & Coding and over the years has worked with many companies. She had such...
Raymond Allan Jensen, Sr.
Apr 30, 2024
Raymond Allan Jensen, Sr., 75, of McKeesport, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024. He was born September 13, 1948 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Raymond A. and Margaret Jane "Janie" (McLughlin) Jensen. He was the loving husband of Marie Ann (Wilson) Jensen, celebrating 50 years together on April 20, 2024. He was a manager at McDonalds...
Betty Jean Cavanaugh
Apr 30, 2024
Betty Jean Cavanaugh, 58, of Rostraver Twp., formerly of Elizabeth Township, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at home. She was born May 22, 1965 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Fred and Dorothy (Hoffman) Rose and was the wife of the late Daniel Cavanaugh who passed away, April 4, 2016. Betty was a retired Dental Assistant...
Gary Edward Czapor
Apr 28, 2024
Gary Edward Czapor, 76, of North Huntingdon, formerly of White Oak, passed away Sunday, April 28, 2024. He was born October 13, 1947 in McKeesport and was the son of Annette Helen (Novitski) Czapor and the late Edward Czapor. Gary was in the first graduating class of 1965 of Serra High School and would go on to attend Slippery...
Cynthia Lynn Kubinsky
Apr 27, 2024
Cynthia Lynn "Cindy" Kubinsky, 70, of Versailles, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024. She was born February 15, 1954 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Ralph Wesley and Betty Jean (Hill) Rhoades. Cindy worked as a kitchen manager for The Holy Family Institute for many years and had also worked for Achieva and Old Navy. Cindy was...
Paul Ernest Vereb, Sr.
Apr 27, 2024
Paul Ernest Vereb, Sr., 88, of Elizabeth Township, formerly of Hazelwood, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024. He was born July 6, 1935 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Andrew and Mary (Mikula) Vereb. He was married to his beloved wife of 60 years: the late Joanne Murray Vereb, who passed away May 11, 2022. Paul worked...
Robert R. Slonecker
Apr 26, 2024
Robert R. "Uncle Bob" Slonecker, 87, of Buena Vista, passed away Friday, April 26, 2024. He was born August 27, 1936 in Lowber and was the son of the late Raymond and Mabel (May) Slonecker. He was the husband of the late Jean (Landini) Slonecker, who passed away July 2, 2009. He was known by many people as "Uncle Bob."...
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