Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries from our Boston and White Oak locations
Madeline M. Katko
May 18, 2021
Madeline M. Katko, 94, of Port Vue, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 27, 1926 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Michael and Carmella (Romano) Marinello. She was the wife of the late John C. "Sonny" Katko who passed away July 10, 1995. She was a...
Nicholas "Nick" Vay
May 18, 2021
Nicholas "Nick" Vay, 82, of Lincoln Boro, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021. He was born January 31, 1939 in Lincoln and was the son of the late Domenico "Nick" and Gaetana "Tinney" (Giochi) Vay. He was the husband of the late Dorothy Marie (Moonis) Vay who passed away November 10, 2009. Nick was a member of Saints Joachim and...
Thomas "Woody" Edward Paull, Sr.
May 15, 2021
Thomas "Woody" Edward Paull, Sr., 67, of Boston, passed away Saturday May 15, 2021. He was born August 5, 1953 in Uniontown and was the son of Nancy (Whoolery) Paull of Greenock and the late Rev. Wendell Eugene Paull. He was the husband of the late Idalynn (Morgenstern) Paull who passed away December 26, 2006. Tom was a member of...
Laurie Lynn Rack
May 15, 2021
Laurie Lynn Rack, 54, of Pittsburgh, passed away Saturday, May 15, 2021 after a courageous battle with Ovarian Cancer. She was born April 14, 1967 in McKeesport and was the daughter of L. Robert and Virginia B. (Gilleland) Rack of Elizabeth Township. She was a 1985 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School, she obtained her Bachelors Degree from West Virginia...
James Kendy
May 12, 2021
James "Jim" Kendy, 62, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021. He was born October 31, 1958 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Alexander "Bud" and Dorothy (Yenega) Kendy. He was a member of St. Joachim and Anne Parish- St. Michael Church in Elizabeth Township. Jim was a retired truck driver and had previously worked...
Rose Marie Izydore
May 11, 2021
Rose Marie Izydore, 79, of North Versailles, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2021. She was born July 13, 1941 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Anthony and Susan (Siansky) Miller. Rose Marie was also preceded in death by her daughter, Denise Halaszynski, of Alpharetta, Georgia. Rose Marie was a member of Mary, Mother of God Parish. She...
Judith D. Beck
May 10, 2021
Judith D. Beck, 88, of White Oak, passed away Monday, May 10, 2021. She was born July 6, 1932 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late William C. and Dorothy L. (Taylor) Krause. Judith was the wife to the late Dr. Donald S. Beck, who passed away December 16, 2015. She was a member of St. John The...
Milan J. Kesser, Jr.
May 9, 2021
Milan John "Mel" Kesser, Jr., 65, of North Huntingdon, passed away Sunday, May 9, 2021. He was born May 5, 1956 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Milan John Kesser, Sr. and Rosemary M. (McKay) Kesser Gerondites. Milan was a faithful and devoted member of St. Agnes Church in North Huntingdon. He worked as a cab driver...
Ronald Samuel Gillie
May 8, 2021
Ronald Samuel Gillie, 82, of Versailles, passed away Saturday, May 8, 2021. He was born March 2, 1939 in Elizabeth and was the son of the late James Benjamin and Katherine (Thomas) Gillie. He was a retired policeman and worked for Elizabeth Borough. After retirement, he was a electrician, motorcycle mechanic and also worked for Advanced Auto. He was a...
Michael Alwin Bill
May 4, 2021
Michael Alwin Bill, 58, of White Oak, passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2021. He was born October 8, 1962 in McKeesport and was the son of Alwin Michael and Barbara (Epolito) Bill of Port Vue. Michael was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church in Elizabeth Township. He was an Electrical Engineer and had previously worked for Bechtel-Bettis....
Thomas Francis Brady
May 2, 2021
Thomas Francis Brady, 82, of Boston, passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021. He was born August 20, 1938 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Francis Michael and Mildred (Heron) Brady. Tom was a member of Mary, Mother of God Church- St. Patrick Church, Christy Park. He was a retired Master Electronic Technician and had worked for RCA...
Doris Jean Wergin
May 1, 2021
Doris Jean Wergin, 91, of North Huntingdon, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the St. Anne Home, Greensburg. She was born December 1, 1929 in Clairton and was the daughter of the late Stephen and Mary (Geci) Kayda. She was the wife of the late Robert Lee Wergin who passed away in 2012. Doris and her husband Bob enjoyed...
Jonah H. Fite
Apr 30, 2021
Jonah Hercules Fite, 43, of Pittsburgh passed away peacefully at his home on April 30, 2021. Jonah was born on January 12, 1978 in Mexico City, Mexico. He was the son of James Mitchell Fite and Lucinda Brewer Fite McHolme. His young life was spent living and attending schools in State College, Elizabeth and later Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania....
Marie (Mary Catherine) Bendik
Apr 29, 2021
Marie (Mary Catherine) Bendik, 94, of Elizabeth Township-Mount Vernon, passed away Thursday April 29, 2021 at her daughters home in Cortland, OH. She was born May 25, 1926 in Port Vue and was the daughter of the late John and Rose (Wulezyski) Piesik. She was married to the late Paul Martin Bendik, Sr., who passed away April 10, 2001 for...
Paul Edward Runge
Apr 27, 2021
Paul Edward Runge, 78, of White Oak, passed away Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at home. He was born January 16, 1943 in Boston, PA and was the son of the son of the late Edward L. and Catherine (Faye) Runge. Paul worked as an electrician for the former US Steel in Christy Park and General Dynamic. He was a former...
Robert Gilbert Roberts, Jr.
Apr 25, 2021
Robert Gilbert Roberts, Jr., 64, of McKeesport, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021. He was born June 29, 1956 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Robert Gilbert Roberts, Sr., and the late Darlene Elizabeth (Holmes) Roberts, Robert was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church and worked for Basic Carbide. He is survived by his...
Frank Michael Maglicco
Apr 25, 2021
Frank Michael "Fortunato" Maglicco, 80, of North Huntingdon, passed away Sunday, April 25, 2021 at home. He was born June 9, 1940 in McKeesport and was the son of the late William "Bull" and Kathleen (Naugle) Maglicco. He was a graduate of McKeesport High School, Youngstown State University, where he was a member of Kappa Sigma Kappa/ Theta Xi and...
Jean Elizabeth Pozzuto
Apr 23, 2021
Jean Elizabeth Pozzuto, 89, of Naples FL, formerly of Elizabeth Township, passed away Friday, April 23, 2021 just one day after her birthday due to complications of COVID. She was born April 22, 1932 in Duquesne and was the daughter of the late Edward and Agnes (Wohl) Shaffer. Jean was a devoted wife of 70 years to the late Michael...
Dona K. Miller
Apr 20, 2021
Dona K. Miller, 76, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021. She was born July 20, 1944 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Richard and Elizabeth (Ritchey) Pentland. Dona was a member of the Buena Vista Presbyterian Church and was the office manager of her husband, Dr. Dan Miller. She is survived by her husband,...
Geraldine Louise Warren
Apr 20, 2021
Geraldine Louise Warren, 77, of White Oak, passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021. She was born September 25, 1943 in Smithdale and was the daughter of the late Stephen and Ethel (Couchenour) Yuhas. She was the wife of the late Thomas R. Warren who passed away April 22, 2008. Geraldine had worked in the late 1970s at the former US...