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Dianne King
Mar 8, 2019
Dianne Leeds Hacker King, 81, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019. Born in McKeesport on November 10, 1937, Dianne was the daughter of the late William A. and Jean C. Hacker and younger sister of the late Margery L. Burns of Elizabeth Township. A 1955 honors graduate of McKeesport High School, Dianne attended Allegheny College before briefly...
Robert "Bobby" F. Johns, Jr.
Mar 7, 2019
Robert "Bobby" Francis Johns, Jr., 36, of Glassport, passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019. He was born May 4, 1982 in McKeesport and was the son of Robert Francis Johns, Sr., and Lee Ann (Atkins) Johns of Elizabeth Township. Bobby was a carpenter and worked for Export Crate and Boxing in Glassport. He was an outdoorsman and loved being around...
Eleanor R. Hecker
Mar 5, 2019
Eleanor R. (Andrejcak) Hecker, 85, of White Oak, died Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Eleanor was born April 9, 1933 in Duquesne and was the daughter of the late Stephan and Mary (Sabol) Andrejcak. She was wife of 31 years to the late Frederick W. "Bud" Hecker, Jr., who passed away June 25, 2018. Toots, as she was also known, graduated...
Stephen Cherepko
Mar 4, 2019
Stephen Cherepko, 90, of Elizabeth Township, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, March 4, 2019. He was born February 20, 1929 in Elizabeth Township and was the son of the late John and Johanna (Kovach) Cherepko. He was a member of St. Michael's Orthodox Church in McKeesport and Operating Engineers Local 66 in Monroeville. He is survived by his...
Virginia M. Nigro
Mar 3, 2019
Virginia M. Nigro, 92, of North Versailles, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, March 3, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 24, 1926 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late Paul and Rose (Crystol) Beondy. She was the wife of the late John N. Nigro who passed away July 29, 2002. Virginia was...
Lester D. McManigle, Jr.
Mar 2, 2019
Lester D. McManigle, Jr., 65, of Elizabeth Township, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Saturday, March 2, 2019. He was born July 4, 1953 in Chicago, IL., and was the son of the late Lester D. McManigle, Sr., and the late Dolores (Killacky) McManigle. Lester was retired from Tube City IMS and was a member of the United Steelworker's....
Gene Alan "Geno" Francesconi
Feb 27, 2019
Gene Alan "Geno" Francesconi, 53, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019. He was born November 30, 1965 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Eugene P. and Nancy L. (Sawyers) Francesconi. Geno was proprietor of American Precision Contracting and was a Firearms Instructor for Penn State University. He was retired from the Elizabeth Township Police...
Darrel Duane Railingshafer
Feb 26, 2019
Darrel Duane Railingshafer, 93, of Elizabeth Twp., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. He was born January 5, 1926 in Coulter and was the son of the late Raymond and Helen Ransick. He was the husband of the late Gene L. (Gilbert) Railingshafer who passed away November 27, 1986. He was a member and past fire chief of...
Harry E. Beresford
Feb 26, 2019
Harry E. Beresford, 93, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019. He was born October 10, 1925 in Versailles and was the son of the late James and Helen (Rosenkranz) Beresford. He was the husband of the late Esther (Woleslagle) Beresford who passed away June 27, 2010. They were married for 64 years. Harry was a US Navy...
David Edward Shutts
Feb 26, 2019
David Edward Shutts, 82, of Export, formerly of Port Vue, passed away Tuesday, February 26, 2019. He was born August 30, 1936 in New Castle and was the son of the late Floyd R. and Kathryn Mae (Parker) Shutts. He was the husband of the late Dolores (Ayers) Shutts who passed away February 26, 2007. David was retired from the...
Ronald E. Kulczynski
Feb 25, 2019
Ronald E. Kulczynski, 71, of Elizabeth Township, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, February 25, 2019 surrounded by those who cared for and loved him including his four legged friend, Frankie. He was born May 2, 1947 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Frank and Zorrie (Grba) Kulczynski. Ron was a member of St. Mark Church-...
Emil Pohodich
Feb 24, 2019
Emil Pohodich, 88, of Elizabeth Township, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, February 24, 2019. He was born November 10, 1930 in McKeesport and was the son of the late George and Anna (Lazur) Pohodich. Emil was a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church in McKeesport and was a retired Industrial Engineer at the former General Motors Fisher...
Anna Mae Mansfield
Feb 18, 2019
Anna Mae Mansfield, 83, of White Oak, passed away Monday, February 18, 2019. She was born January 21, 1936 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna (Sczerbak) Dorich. She was the wife of the late Leslie J. Almasy Sr., who passed away in 1977, and the late Clyde J. Mansfield, who passed away in 2006....
James "Jim" Kenneth Braucher
Feb 16, 2019
James "Jim" Kenneth Braucher, 79, of Elizabeth Township, passed away at home on Saturday, February 16, 2019. He was born July 19, 1939 in Connellsville and was the son of the late James and Levada (Shalkowski) Braucher. He was the husband of the late Shirley M. (Hodge) Braucher who passed away December 1, 2003. Jim was a Welder for the...
Debra A. Bertoty
Feb 16, 2019
Debra A. Bertoty, 46, of White Oak, passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born October 4, 1972 in McKeesport and was the daughter of John G. and Sandra (Shaffer) Bertoty of White Oak. She was a 1990 graduate of McKeesport Area High School and attended Penn State McKeesport and California University of Pennsylvania where...
Ellen G. Makosey
Feb 15, 2019
Ellen G. Makosey, 80, of Irwin, passed away on Friday, February 15, 2019 at home. She was born December 20, 1938 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late William and Evelyn (Holiday) Gross. Ellen was a private secretary for Naval Commander Takitch at Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, where she received letters of commendation for work done with the...
Robert "Bob" L. Cross
Feb 14, 2019
Robert "Bob" L. Cross, of McKeesport, left this life after living his 87 years, Thursday, February 14, 2019 in McKeesport. He was born December 28, 1931 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Bruce Cross and Mary Watson Cross Kelly. Bob in his latter years met and fell in love with The Church of Jesus Christ in Monongahela,...
Michael Andrew Sheftick
Feb 13, 2019
Michael Andrew Sheftick, 50, of Versailles, passed away Wednesday, February 13, 2019. He was born July 1, 1968 in New Kensington and was the son of the late Michael Andrew Sheftick, Sr., and the late June (Kish) Zembrzuski. Michael worked for Giant Eagle in Jeannette. He is survived by his companion of 23 years, Christine M. VanTol, step-children, Colleen (Matt...
Thomas "Tom" S. Naylor
Feb 10, 2019
Thomas "Tom" S. Naylor, 72, of Glassport, passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019. He was born June 9, 1946 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Thomas and Frances (Case) Naylor. Tom was a retired Heavy Equipment Operator. He was a US Army Veteran of the Vietnam War. For his service he received the Purple Heart, National Defense...
Ronald Eric Sopko
Feb 7, 2019
Ronald Eric Sopko, 47, of Murrysville, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2019. He was born March 7, 1971 in McKeesport and was the son of Linda M. (Wigand) Sopko of Level Green and the late Ronald H. Sopko. Ron was the youngest of three children. He was a 1989 graduate of Penn Trafford High School and then acquired his associates...
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