Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries from our Boston and White Oak locations
Cameron P. Hopkin
Feb 2, 2020
Cameron P. Hopkin, 19, of Ruffs Dale, passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 2, 2020. He was born December 6, 2000 in Monroeville, the son of Victor and Jamie (Ruggier) Hopkin of Ruffs Dale. He was a 2019 graduate of Yough High School where he was a member of the football team, wrestling team, National Honors Society and many other...
Roy Vernon Stevanus
Feb 2, 2020
Roy Vernon Stevanus, 60, of Elizabeth Township. passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020. He was born October 8, 1959 in McKeesport and was the son of Jane (White) Stevanus of Elizabeth Township and the late George Emmett Stevanus. Roy was a member of the Boston United Methodist Church, WMBU of Blythdale and was a social member of the Buena Vista...
Sandra Jean Rook
Jan 31, 2020
Sandra Jean "Sandy" Rook, 80, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020. She was born December 6, 1939 in Charleroi and was the daughter of the late Lloyd E. and Marie (Geiger) Hails. Sandy was a member of St. Michael Parish in Elizabeth Township and was a retired Realtor for Wilson Baum / Howard Hanna. She is survived...
Sandra L. "Sandy" Kersting
Jan 30, 2020
Sandra L. "Sandy" Kersting, 70, of White Oak, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 at home. She was born November 5, 1949 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Albert and Emma A. Gergely Dansak. Sandy was a member of Mary, Mother of God Parish (St. Angela Merici), where she was a cantor for 41 years. She is...
Ruth Ann Lapinsky
Jan 28, 2020
Ruth Ann Lapinsky, 75, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020. She was born September 20, 1944 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late James and Ruth Marie (McMillan) Suncine. Ruth Ann was a member of the former Sacred Heart Church in McKeesport and was a retired Hairdresser. She is survived by her husband, Andrew V....
JoAnn Leckman
Jan 28, 2020
On Tuesday, January 28, 2020, JoAnn Leckman, age 65, of White Oak, PA, passed away peacefully in her home. JoAnn was born and raised in McKeesport, PA, the daughter of Dorothy Ruth (White) Cartwright and the late Ronald Wayne Cartwright. JoAnn was the widow of the late Terry K. Leckman. JoAnn and Terry shared a long, loving and committed marriage...
Richard Andrew Belsick
Jan 28, 2020
Richard Andrew "Rich" Belsick, 67, of McKeesport, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020. He was born February 27, 1952 in Belle Vernon and was the son of the late Andrew Edward and Olga Helen (Studnicki) Belsick. He was a man of strong faith and was a member of Mary, Mother of God Parish (St. Patrick Worship Site) and was a...
Mary J. Uveges
Jan 27, 2020
Mary J. Uveges , 99, of Elizabeth Township, passed away peacefully at home on January 27, 2020. She was born November 15, 1920 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Michael and Rosella (Lico) Tedesco. She was the wife of the late John "Jack" J. Uveges who passed away October 17, 1996. Mary was a member of the...
Patricia Anne Gasda
Jan 24, 2020
Patricia Anne Gasda, 68, of Cumberland, RI, formerly of Elizabeth Township passed away Friday, January 24, 2020. She was born January 11, 1952 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late John J. and Louise M. Barrick Gasda. She was born in McKeesport Hospital (one of the first babies born there), graduated from Duquesne High School, obtained her Bachelors...
Geraldine Marie Ference
Jan 23, 2020
Geraldine Marie Ference, 83, of White Oak, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, January 23, 2020. She was born March 21, 1936 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late George and Marie (Rodman) Kremp. Geraldine was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church, North Huntingdon, and the Christian Mothers. She was a retired Personnel Manager at the...
Raymond F. Wolf
Jan 22, 2020
Raymond F. Wolf, 91, of Glassport, died peacefully, surrounded by family on January 22, 2020. Ray was born on December 10, 1928 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Preceded in death by his parents, John and Hilda (Moritz) Wolf; his brothers, Anthony and Leonard Wolf; and sister Dorothy (Wolf) Meehan. Ray is survived by his wife, Kathleen (Resvosky) Wolf; son and daughter-in-law, Kenneth...
Nell B. McElroy
Jan 21, 2020
Nell B. McElroy, 87, of McKeesport, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at home. She was born July 27, 1932 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late William and Edith (Chapman) Souders. Nell was the wife of the late Robert C. McElroy. She had worked for the former G.C. Murphy Co. In addition to her parents and husband...
George J. Rocknage
Jan 19, 2020
George J. Rocknage, 93, of McKeesport, PA, formerly of Steubenville, OH, passed away at home on Sunday, January 19, 2020. He was born May 23, 1926 in Steubenville and was the son of the late James (Dmitar) Rocknage and Helen (nee Rokos) Rocknage. He was the husband of the late Mika (Reznicak) Rocknage. George was a life long member of...
John H. Havrilla
Jan 16, 2020
John H. Havrilla, 87, of White Oak, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020. He was born March 21, 1932 in Clairton and was the son of the late John R. and Anna (Berchok) Havrilla. He was the husband of the late Irene (Geyer) Havrilla who passed away July 11, 1977. John was a member of Ascension of Our Lord Byzantine...
Peggy Page Sepcic
Jan 10, 2020
Peggy Page Comer Sepcic, 91, of McKeesport passed away Friday, January 10, 2020 peacefully at home. She was born on June 4, 1928 in Shenandoah, VA to the late Franklin and Fannie Comer. She was the wife of the late James George Sepcic, who passed away October 19, 2017. The youngest of 14 siblings who grew up in Shenandoah, Va,...
Thomas H. O’Toole
Jan 10, 2020
Thomas H. O’Toole, 85, of Castle Shannon and formerly Elizabeth Township, sailed into eternity on Jan. 10, 2020. He was born on Nov. 30, 1934, in Saginaw, MI, to the late John and Rhea O’Toole. He is survived by his wife Darlene (Straw); sons Kevin (Melinda) of Monroeville and Kerry of Barefoot Bay, FL; daughter Kelly (Chris Peters) of Annapolis,...
William A. "Red" Brewster
Jan 9, 2020
William A. "Red" Brewster, 88, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020. He was born September 25, 1931 in Boston and was the son of the late William and Rose (Maguire) Brewster. He was the husband of the late Margaret L. "Maggie" (Gilbert) Brewster who passed away February 6, 2006. Red was a retired Truck Driver and was...
Kevin Liam Machesky, Jr.
Jan 8, 2020
Kevin Liam Machesky, Jr., 24, of Greenock, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020. He was born February 21, 1995 in Monroeville. Kevin was proprietor of Machesky Excavation and was a 2013 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School. He is survived by his parents, Kevin Liam and Brenda Kaye (Adams) Machesky, sister, Kaylee Ann Machesky, and a niece, Kamden Rae Machesky-Hawk...
William Bernard Carper
Jan 1, 2020
William Bernard Carper, 79, of Morgantown, WV, formerly of Roanoke, VA, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020. He was born May 10, 1940 in Roanoke, VA, and was the son of the late Charles Bernard and Martha (Wills) Carper. William was a retired Store Manager for the Virginia ABC Board, and was a US Air Force veteran. He is survived...
Eleanor Lynch Anater
Jan 1, 2020
Eleanor Lynch Anater, 79, of White Oak, died on Wednesday January 1, 2020 at Jefferson Hospital after surgical complications. Ellie was born in Pittsburgh on September 11, 1940 to Ida (McGrady) and William J. Lynch. She grew up on Chislett Street in the Morningside neighborhood of Pittsburgh with her younger sisters, Bea and Marge, always by her side. She met...





