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Keith Budd Ulander
Jan 6, 2018
Keith Budd Ulander, 72, of West Newton, died Saturday, January 6, 2018 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born May 23, 1945 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Budd and Louise Hartbarger Ulander. Keith was a sheet metal worker for Sheet Metal Workers Local 12 and was retired from SSM Industries, Pittsburgh. He was a member...
Colleen Lucas
Jan 3, 2018
Colleen Karabin Lucas, 81, of Elizabeth Township, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 3, 2018. She was born May 16, 1936 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen (Carloss) Karabin. She was a graduate of McKeesport High School Class of 1954 and graduated from McKeesport Hospital School of Nursing in 1957. Colleen practiced Nursing...
Nancy J. Dunkis
Dec 31, 2017
Nancy J. Dunkis, 58, of Elizabeth Township, died Sunday, December 31, 2017. She was born June 14, 1959 in McKeesport and was the daughter of David G. (Shirley) Dunkis of Moon Township and the late Nancy Young Dunkis who died August 20, 2004, She was a member of St. Patrick Parish, Christy Park, and was a member and past president...
Marsha R. Dubos
Dec 25, 2017
Marsha R. Dubos, 80, of Elizabeth Township, died unexpectedly Monday, December 25, 2017 in Jefferson Hospital. She was born August 16, 1937 in West Brownsville and was the daughter of the late Vendel and Mary (Kassia) Reder. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and the Christian Mother's in Elizabeth Township. She is survived by her husband, Chester...
David Charles Taylor
Dec 23, 2017
David Charles Taylor, 69, of Rostraver, died Saturday, December 23, 2017 at home. He was born June 3, 1948 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Thomas L. and Agnes Blank Taylor. David had worked for the US Postal Service and was a member of the Rostraver Sportsman's Club and the NRA. He was a US Marine Corps...
George Michael Cherepko
Dec 23, 2017
It is with deep sadness that the family of George Michael Cherepko announces he left this earthly realm,on Saturday, December 23, 2017, at the age of 32 years. George was born in McKeesport on July 14,1985 where he grew to love the outdoors, bon-fires, sports, and all aspects of the arts including painting, drawing, music and dancing. George was a...
Margery Lou Burns
Dec 23, 2017
Margery Lou Burns, 83, of Elizabeth Township, died Saturday, December 23, 2017 at home. She was born June 21, 1934 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late William A. and Jean C. Vernon Hacker. She was the wife of the late Richard "Dick" Thomas Burns, Jr., who died May 21, 2014. She is survived by her daughters, Cindy...
Rita Louise Hale
Dec 22, 2017
Rita Louise Hale, 86, of White Oak, died Friday, December 22, 2017. She was born January 20, 1931 in East McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Herman and Lina Weiss Steinebronn. Rita attended First Evangelical Free Church and had worked for the former Westinghouse Air Brake in Wilmerding. She is survived by her husband, Harold R. Hale, daughter,...
Barbara J. Smith
Dec 19, 2017
Barbara J. Smith, 81, of Champion, formerly of Elizabeth Township, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2017. She was born December 3, 1936 in Tiffin, OH, and was the daughter of the late Milo and Leola (Price) Cramer. Barbara was a member of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Greenock, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Somerset, and the Eastern Star. She was...
Nicholas "Nick" Wanchick, Jr.
Dec 18, 2017
Nicholas "Nick" Wanchick, Jr., 65, died peacefully in Allegheny General Hospital on December 18, 2017. He was born on August 14, 1952 in Sewickley to the late Nicholas Wanchick, Sr. and Mildred Shimrak Wanchick. He was a master craftsman and headed his own construction company, Wanchick Construction, for almost 40 years. He married Sheri, his beloved wife, in 1978. He...
Carl "Fred" Cole
Dec 15, 2017
Carl "Fred" Frederick Cole, 70, of Versailles, died Friday, December 15, 2017. He was born April 4, 1947 in Morgantown, WV, and was the son of the late Carl Frederick Cole, Sr, and the late Dolly D. Gamble Cole. Fred was a retired self employed General Contractor. Fred was a member and former Director of the McKeesport Sportsman's Club and...
Shirley Mae DiFalco
Dec 14, 2017
Shirley Mae DiFalco, 83, of North Versailles, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, December 14, 2017. She was born April 24, 1934 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Reby Paul. Shirley was a member of St. Robert Bellarmine Church and the Christian Mothers there. She loved Needlepoint, Crocheting and...
Jane M. Brennan
Dec 12, 2017
Jane M. Brennan, 82, of White Oak, died Tuesday, December 12, 2017 after a brief stay in the hospital. She was born on February 24, 1935 in McKeesport to the late Paul F. Brennan and Maxine M. Brennan (Griffiths). Jane devoted her life to the field of Nursing for 40 years prior to her retirement. After graduating from McKeesport High...
Irene McLaughlin
Dec 11, 2017
Irene McLaughlin, 88, of Christy Park, died Monday, December 11, 2017. She was born September 18, 1929 in Glassport and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Janitor Kaduk. She was the wife of the late Bernard John McLaughlin who died November 11, 1989. Irene was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Christy Park. She is...
Kyp L. Anderson
Dec 10, 2017
With love and sadness, the family of Kyp L. Anderson announces his passing at the age of 71 on December 10, 2017. After a brief but courageous battle with cancer, Kyp “Kiki”, passed away in Monroeville, surrounded by loved ones. Born on New Year’s Eve, 1945, in McKeesport, Kyp was the son of the late William Ewald Anderson and Molly Kaminsky Anderson. Kyp was a graduate of Grove City College where he was politically engaged....
William Edward Badstibner, Jr.
Dec 7, 2017
William "Bill" Edward Badstibner, Jr., 73, of Versailles, died Thursday, December 7, 2017. He was born February 18, 1944 in McKeesport and was the son of the late William E. Badstibner Sr. and the late Vera Leffard Badstibner. He was retired from the McKeesport Connecting Railroad and was a US Navy Veteran. Bill was a member of the former Versailles...
Judith Ann (Carlson) Orendt
Dec 2, 2017
Judith Ann (Carlson) Orendt, 70, of Wilmington, NC, formerly of North Huntingdon, PA and North Ridgeville, OH passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, NC. She was born June 1, 1947 in McKeesport, PA and was the daughter of the late Carl "Red" Carlson and Ann (Magdic) Carlson. Judy enjoyed cooking & baking,...
Nancy Sue Howser
Dec 1, 2017
Nancy Sue (Jones) Howser, 72, of Christy Park, died Friday, December 1, 2017. She was born May 8, 1945 in Baldwinsville, NY and was the daughter of the late Alexander and Helen Garrett Jones. Nancy worked for Philips Respironics in Murrysville. She is survived by her daughters, Crystal M. (Chuck) Nemes of Christy Park and Laurie A. (Mike) Gumpher of...
Alexandra "Alex" M. Pomilio
Nov 26, 2017
Alexandra "Alex" Michelle Pomilio, 22, of Elizabeth Township, died Sunday November 26, 2017. She was born July 9, 1995 in Pittsburgh. Alex worked for Glenn Johnston, Inc. She is survived by her parents, Jeffrey Alan and Loren Marie Stehney Pomilio of Elizabeth Township, sister, Kirstie (Paul) Egan of Zurich, Switzerland, grandfather, Francis (Helen) Pomilio of Pittsburgh, and uncles, Michael (Anna)...
Andrew "Butch" J. Sharpeta
Nov 25, 2017
Andrew "Butch" Joseph Sharpeta, 69, of Elizabeth Township, died Saturday, November 25, 2017. Born December 31, 1947 in Floreffe, he was the son of the late Steve and Mary (Polcawich) Sharpeta. Butch was proprietor of Sharpeta's Cleaning. He was a US Navy Veteran serving during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Clairton VFW and was a 1968...
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