Obituaries

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Local Obituaries from our Boston and White Oak locations

Charlotte Ann Rupchak

Charlotte Ann Rupchak

Aug 17, 2018

Charlotte Ann Rupchak, 71, of North Versailles, died Friday, August 17, 2018. She was born June 23, 1947 in Braddock and was the daughter of the late Casimir and Sophie (Kresovich) Kropczynski. She was the wife of the late Kenneth F. Rupchak who died January 9, 2006. Charlotte was a retired service representative for A T & T. She is...

Helen Virginia Feick

Helen Virginia Feick

Aug 16, 2018

Helen Virginia Feick, 95, of Land O' Lakes, Florida, died Thursday, August 16, 2018. She was born February 20, 1923 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen (Swauger) McKay. She was the wife of the late Donald C. Feick who died in 1986. Helen was a homemaker and enjoyed watching her soaps, playing Bridge and...

Ellen Mae Henderson

Ellen Mae Henderson

Aug 14, 2018

Ellen Mae Henderson. 94, of McKeesport, PA passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2018. She was born December 11, 1923 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Louis F. and Agnes (Naysmith) Stephan.  Ellen was the wife of the late William C. Henderson. She was a member of First Evangelical Free Church in McKeesport.  Ellen is survived by her...

Derek "DB" Betz

Derek "DB" Betz

Aug 14, 2018

Derek "DB" Betz, 35, of Greenock, passed away tragically on Tuesday, August 14, 2018. He was born February 13, 1983 in Pittsburgh  and was the son of  Sharon Betzner of Mississippi and Paul (JoAnn Politano) Betz of Elizabeth Township. Derek worked as a machinist for Vista Metals and loved his two precious fur babies, CiCi the cat and Maggie the...

John Townslan Hoak

John Townslan Hoak

Aug 11, 2018

John Townslan Hoak, 77, of Elizabeth Township, died Saturday, August 11, 2018 at home. He was born May 17, 1941 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Roderick and Martha (McLean) Hoak. John served as a Paratrooper for 2 years in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division. He spent most of his life being self-employed. His talents as a...

Gerard "Jerry" Francis Boyle, Jr.

Gerard "Jerry" Francis Boyle, Jr.

Aug 9, 2018

Gerard "Jerry" Francis Boyle, Jr., 77, of White Oak, died Thursday, August  9, 2018 at home. He was born November 9, 1940 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Gerard F. and Elizabeth D. (Fesco) Boyle. Jerry retired from AT & T and had previously worked for TCI Cable and Centre Video. He was a US Army Veteran...

Gloria J. Pecora

Gloria J. Pecora

Aug 7, 2018

Gloria J. (Ferry) Pecora, 95, of Boston, died Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at home. She was born May 17, 1923 in Boston and was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Louise (Castine) Ferry. She was the wife of the late Samuel A. Pecora, Jr. who died September 29, 2016. They were married for 74 1/2 years. Gloria was a...

Judy Ann Laird

Judy Ann Laird

Aug 1, 2018

Judy Ann (Petrisko) Laird, 59, of White Oak, formerly of Greenock, went to be with the Lord and her dear husband on Wednesday, August  1, 2018. Judy was a wonderful person with a heart of gold, and she will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by the love of her life, Carl M....

Janice L. Inks

Janice L. Inks

Jul 31, 2018

Janice L. Inks, 79, of North Versailles, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018. She was born October 17, 1938 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Edward and Alice (Ghrist) Kelly. She is survived by her husband, Charles T. Inks, son, Danny C. (Terri) Inks of North Huntingdon, grandson, Andrew C. Inks of North Huntingdon and granddaughter, Julie Inks...

Michael Lee Nuttall

Michael Lee Nuttall

Jul 31, 2018

Michael Lee Nuttall, 45, of McKeesport, passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, July 31, 2018 at home . He was born in Jeannette and was the son of George R. and Patricia Ann Bodnar Nuttall of McKeesport. Michael worked as a carpet cleaner and maintenance for Mark of Excellence. He was a die-hard Steelers fan, who had a Steelers...

Lori Ann (Nassida) Mula

Lori Ann (Nassida) Mula

Jul 27, 2018

Lori Ann (Nassida) Mula, 48, of Baldwin, died Friday, July 27, 2018. She was born December 8, 1969 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late James T. Nassida III and the late Bonita J. (Novacek) Nassida.  Lori was a licensed Funeral Director and worked for Stephen D. Slater Funeral Home in Large. She also worked for Stewart Equipment...

Michael Anthony Carlson

Michael Anthony Carlson

Jul 19, 2018

Michael Anthony "Duke" Carlson, 72, of White Oak, died Thursday, July 19, 2018. He was born February 26, 1946 in Mineola, New York, and was the son of the late Bernard and Rose Marie (Lamberti) Carlson. Mike grew up in Port Washington (Long Island) New York and moved to Pittsburgh in 1969. He was a machinist for US Steel National...

Melvin S. Hoak, Jr.

Melvin S. Hoak, Jr.

Jul 17, 2018

Melvin S. Hoak, Jr., 65, of Butler, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018.  He was born February 5, 1953 in Natrona Heights to the late Melvin S. Hoak, Sr. and Virginia Regan Hoak.  Melvin worked as a lab technician at AK Steel and was a US Air force Veteran.  He loved to hunt and go to Iowa with his buddies, Ron...

Kenneth E. "Kenny" Rush

Kenneth E. "Kenny" Rush

Jul 13, 2018

Kenneth "Kenny" Eugene Rush, 67, of West Newton passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 in Latrobe. He was born June 11, 1951 in Smithton and was the son of the late Kenneth L. and Edith Rush. He is survived by his sister, Shirley (Gene) Corrbett of Illonois, brother-in-law, Donald Beckinger of West Newton and numerous nieces and nephews. He was...

Gary E. Kirshner, Sr.

Gary E. Kirshner, Sr.

Jul 13, 2018

Gary E. Kirshner, Sr, 82, of McKeesport, died Friday, July 13, 2018. He was born May 14, 1936 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Milton and Phyllis (Crawford) Kirshner. He was the husband of the late Charlotte (Bryner) Kirshner who died July 9, 2016. Gary was a member of Faith Lutheran Church in White Oak and was...

William Kirk Greenwald

William Kirk Greenwald

Jul 12, 2018

William Kirk Greenwald, 68, of Irwin, died Thursday, July 12, 2018. He was born April 13, 1950 in Monongahela and was the son of the late William Howard and Kathryn M. (Bootman) Greenwald. Kirk was retired from US Steel Irvin Works. He was a member and past vice president of the Elizabeth Forward School Board and was also a member...

Fay (Leventhal) Friedman

Fay (Leventhal) Friedman

Jul 12, 2018

Fay (Leventhal) Friedman, 100, of Pittsburgh, formerly of McKeesport, died Thursday, July 12, 2018. She was born January 31, 1918 in Bridgeport, CT, and was the daughter of the late Meyer and Ida Leventhal. She was the wife of the late Milton B. Friedman who died August 9, 2000. Fay was a member of Temple B'Nai Israel and the Sisterhood...

Kenneth W. "Kenny" Datig

Kenneth W. "Kenny" Datig

Jul 12, 2018

Kenneth W. "Kenny" Datig, 63, of Glen Burnie, MD, formerly of Versailles, passed away Thursday, July 12, 2018 at home.  Kenny was born December 10, 1954 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Gilbert William and Waneta Frances Datig.  He was retired from The Maryland State Department of Transportation where he worked in maintenance and the paint department....

Lawrence "Bud" D. Schork

Lawrence "Bud" D. Schork

Jul 11, 2018

Lawrence "Bud" David Schork, 79, of White Oak, passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018. He was born January 3, 1939 in Clairton and was the son of the late Lawrence L. and Helen A. Bricker Schork. He was the husband of 27 years to the late Marcia Elaine Schork, who passed away November 8, 2017.  Lawrence worked as a heater...

William J. Peters

William J. Peters

Jul 10, 2018

William "Bill" James Peters, 80, of Elizabeth Township, died Tuesday, July 10, 2018. He was born June 25, 1938 in Monessen and was the son of the late Raymond O. and Bertha (Pearce) Peters. Bill was a member of Central Highlands Community Methodist Church, and was a life member of Central Fire Co. He was a member and past president...