Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries from our Boston and White Oak locations
Karl James Kwolek, Jr.
Oct 28, 2016
Karl James Kwolek, Jr., 51, of Whitehall, formerly of White Oak, died Friday October 28, 2016. He was born July 1, 1965 in McKeesport. Karl was a graduate of Bridgewater College in VA and was a Production Manager for Marvel Marking in the Southside of Pittsburgh. He had previously worked for UPMC Insurance, the University of Pittsburgh and the Fred...
Anna Tarr
Oct 28, 2016
Anna Tarr, 85, of White Oak, died Friday, October 28, 2016. She was born January 27, 1931 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Tizedez Halasz. She was the wife of the late Frank Tarr who died May 18, 1985. Anna was a member of St. Angela Merici Church where she formerly taught CCD. She...
Doris Schweickert
Oct 28, 2016
Doris (Bildhauser) Schweickert, 88, formerly of Elizabeth Twp. Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 28, 2016 at St Mary’s East in Erie Pennsylvania after an extended illness. Doris was born on April 2, 1928 to the late August and Dora Wise Bildhauser in Clairton Pa. After graduating from Clairton High School she attended the Business Institute of Pittsburgh. She...
Michael Anthony Turnell
Oct 28, 2016
Michael Anthony Turnell, 33, of Monongahela, died Friday, October 28, 2016. He was born January 7, 1983 in McKeesport and was the son of Thomas B. and Karen M. Yates Turnell of Liberty Borough. He was a member of the Elrama Gun Club and enjoyed hunting, fishing and motorcycles. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister,...
Louis Mark Goldman
Oct 19, 2016
Louis Mark Goldman, 73, of West Mifflin, died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at home. He was born September 12, 1943 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Louis A. and Mary Puskaric Goldman. He was a member of Holy Spirit Church and was retired from US Steel Duquesne Works and Outo Kumpu Steel Co. in Indiana. He is...
Coleman G. Stegman
Oct 17, 2016
Coleman G. Stegman, 77, of White Oak, died Monday, October 17, 2016. He was born May 26, 1939 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Coleman Damien Stegman and the late Mary Elizabeth Hritz Stegman. He was husband of the late Margaret "Jane" Logan Stegman. Coleman was a member of St. Angela Merici Church, White Oak, and was...
Kristofer Jon Sabo
Oct 14, 2016
Kristofer Jon Sabo, 39, of North Huntingdon, died Friday, October 14, 2016. He was born June 22, 1977 in McKeesport and was the beloved son of John Sabo of North Huntingdon and the late Joan Ellen Woodring Sabo who died February 5, 2009. Kristofer was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in Irwin. In addition to...
Cheryl Ann Hull
Oct 12, 2016
Cheryl Ann Hull, 58, of Elizabeth Township, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at home. She was born April 25, 1958 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late James F. Hull, Sr., and the late Alice A. Jones Hull. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Versailles, and the Invisible Village...
Barbara Jean Ludwick
Oct 7, 2016
Barbara Jean Ludwick, 80, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Elizabeth Township died Friday, October 7, 2016. She was born April 4, 1936 in Dravosburg and was the daughter of the late Anton and Katherine Loughner Davis. She was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church, Elizabeth Township. She is survived by her husband, Clyde R. Ludwick, Jr.,...
Carole Dalton
Sep 29, 2016
Carole Dalton, 84, of Elizabeth Township, died Thursday, September 29, 2016 at home. She was born August 17, 1932 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late Thomas C. and Gertrude McDonald Lockard. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Dalton, Sr., who died December 24, 1995. Carole was a member of St. Michael Parish in Elizabeth...
Samuel A. Pecora, Jr.
Sep 29, 2016
Samuel A. Pecora, Jr., 92, of Boston, Elizabeth Township, died Thursday, September 29, 2016. He was born February 21, 1924 in Boston and was the son of the late Samuel A. Pecora, Sr. and the late Helen Firden Pecora. He was a member of St. Patrick Parish in Christy Park and worked for Meadow Gold Dairy, Bell of Pennsylvania, Menzie...
John "Johnny" S. Brooks
Sep 23, 2016
John “Johnny” S. Brooks, 85, of White Oak passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at UPMC Shadyside. He was born January 5, 1931 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Alexander and Francis Brooks. He was the husband of the late Sari Ayoub Brooks. John served in the United States Air Force and was a Staff Sergeant during...
George M. Monezis, Jr.
Sep 21, 2016
George M. Monezis, Jr., 88, of McKeesport, died Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at UPMC McKeesport Hospital with his loving daughter Kathi by his side. He was born August 7, 1928 in McKeesport and was the son of the late George and Angela Masarovich Monezis He was a member of Corpus Christi Parish and the National Baker's Association. George was a...
Lorraine Margaret Ryan
Sep 20, 2016
Lorraine Margaret Ryan, 71, of Elizabeth Township, died Tuesday, September 20, 2016 after a 3 year battle with cancer. She was born July 23, 1945 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Margaret Kiefer Becker. She was a member of St. Angela Merici Church, White Oak. Lorraine is survived by her husband of 45 years, Jack...
Robert Anthony Marghella
Sep 19, 2016
Robert Anthony Marghella, 54, of Elizabeth, died Monday, September 19, 2016 at home. He was born June 23, 1962 in Pittsburgh and was the son of Thomas Savage of Elizabeth Township and the late Elizabeth Marghella Savage. Robert was a 1980 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School and was an Electrician. In addition to his father, he is survived by...
Sheryl Ann Pearson
Sep 19, 2016
Sheryl Ann Pearson, 59, of Glassport, formerly of McKeesport, passed away Monday, September 19, 2016 in McKeesport. She was born July 2, 1957 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late William and Georgine Bach Pearson. Sheryl was a graduate of South Allegheny High School. She is survived by three sons, Jeffrey George (Brett) Mrvos, Jr. of White Oak,...
Francis F. Tremont
Sep 17, 2016
Francis Ford “Scotty” Tremont, 89, of Liberty Borough, died Saturday, September 17, 2016. He was born December 21, 1926 in Buena Vista and was the son of the late Teto and Jeannette Ford Tremont. He was a retired Lab Technician and had worked for US Steel Christy Park Works and CPI Industries. Francis was a WWII Army Veteran and received...
Frederick J. Bodnar, Jr.
Sep 12, 2016
Frederick "Freddy" Joseph Bodnar, Jr., 54, of West Newton died Monday, September 12, 2016 at home. He was born December 13, 1961 in McKeesport and was the son of Gertrude Elizabeth House Bodnar of Elizabeth Township and the late Frederick Bodnar, Sr. Freddy was an avid fisherman and was a jack of all trades. In addition to his mother, he...
Zora D. Stevens
Sep 10, 2016
Zora D. Stevens age 83 of McKeesport died on Saturday September 10, 2016. She was born on February 3, 1933 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late George and Sophie Mudrich Mrvos. Zora was the wife of the late James W. Stevens who died on January 17, 2004. She is survived by her son Dale Z. Stevens of...
Eileen Moxham Ohota Galeza
Sep 10, 2016
Eileen Moxham Ohota Galeza, 93, of Elizabeth Township, died peacefully with her beloved Judy by her side on Saturday, September 10, 2016. She was born June 5, 1923 in Preston, Lancashire, England and was the daughter of the late Ernest B. and Rose Ann Holt Moxham. She was wife of the late Stanley C. Galeza and Milton Ohota. Eileen was...