Obituaries

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Local Obituaries from our Boston and White Oak locations

Eleanor A. Lepsch

Eleanor A. Lepsch

Feb 26, 2016

Eleanor A. Lepsch, 79, of Coulters, died Friday, February 26, 2016. She was born July 9, 1936 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna Skalanchan Valecko. She was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church of Boston and was also a member and president of the Coulters Ladies Auxiliary. She was a 1954 graduate...

Ernest Robert McGinty, Sr.

Ernest Robert McGinty, Sr.

Feb 24, 2016

Ernest Robert McGinty, Sr., 72, of North Versailles died Wednesday February 24, 2016. He was born September 18, 1943 in Port Vue and was the son of the late Vincent and Esther Olson McGinty. He was retired from A.J. Demor and Sons and had previously worked for the Limbaugh Co. Ernest was a US Army Veteran and had served in...

Madelyn Marie Stanton

Madelyn Marie Stanton

Feb 22, 2016

Madelyn Marie Stanton, 98, of Boston, died Monday, February 22, 2016 at home. She was born December 7, 1917 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Thomas Hibbs and the late Francis Wilson Hibbs Lattimer. She was the wife of the late George H. Stanton who died May 22, 1973. She was a member of the Greenock United...

Robert C. Shaw

Robert C. Shaw

Feb 20, 2016

Robert C. Shaw, 87, of Mount Vernon, died Saturday, February 20, 2016 at home. He was born December 23, 1928 in Duquesne and was the son of the late Ira Dayne and June Cunningham Shaw. Robert was a member of Mount Vernon Community Presbyterian Church and was proprietor of Allegheny Insurance Agency, Sentry Realty Company, and Allegheny Tax Service. He...

Rachel Leah Carulli

Rachel Leah Carulli

Feb 17, 2016

Rachel Leah Carulli, 41, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at home. She was born March 25, 1974 in McKeesport. She is survived by her loving parents, Richard T. Carulli, Sr. and Mary Arabia Carulli , sister, Renee' (Shawn) Ank and brother, Richard T. (Jannette) Carulli, Jr., of Elizabeth Township, nephew, Matthew Ank, nieces, Sarah Ank, Addison...

Mark A. Brubaker

Mark A. Brubaker

Feb 16, 2016

Mark Anthony Brubaker, 58, of Large, formerly of Elizabeth Township, passed away Tuesday, February 16, 2016. He was born September 29, 1957 in McKeesport and was the son of the late William George Brubaker and the late Bena Theresa Fabrizio Brubaker. Mark was a salesman for Basic Carbide in Lowber. He is survived by his daughters, Krysta (William) Heinzel of...

Emily A. Barr

Emily A. Barr

Feb 15, 2016

Emily A. Barr, 88, of Elizabeth Township, went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 15, 2016. She was born November 22, 1927 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Tolgen Sebbens. She was the wife of the late Jack Edward Barr who died November 21, 2014. Emily was a member of the Greenock...

Frances Louise Bell

Frances Louise Bell

Feb 15, 2016

Frances Louise Bell, 78, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016. Frances was born in McKeesport, the first daughter of Louise (Boss) and John J. Wolf, on November 23, 1937. She was a graduate of McKeesport High School, Class of 1955. She earned her nursing degree from St. Francis School of Nursing in Pittsburgh and served the McKeesport Hospital community for...

Dennis R. Meinert, Sr.

Dennis R. Meinert, Sr.

Feb 14, 2016

Dennis Robert Meinert, Sr, 63, of Greenock, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2016 at home. He was born June 5, 1952 in Pittsburgh and was the son of Barbara Cronen Meinert of Glenshaw and the late Daniel R. Meinert. He was the proprietor of Denny's Custom Trim and enjoyed kayaking, canoeing, and camping. In addition to his mother, he is...

Frederick C. Blanchard, Jr.

Frederick C. Blanchard, Jr.

Feb 11, 2016

Frederick Charles Blanchard, Jr., 83, of Elizabeth Township, died Thursday, February 11, 2016 at home. He was born February 4, 1933 in Sewickley and was the son of the late Frederick Charles and Jennie Maloney Blanchard. He was retired from Continental Can Company and was a bus driver for the Elizabeth-Forward School District. He was a US Navy Veteran and...

Clyde E. Roemer

Clyde E. Roemer

Feb 4, 2016

Clyde Ellwood Roemer, 91, a life long resident of Elizabeth Township, died Thursday, February 4, 2016. He was born June 2, 1924 in Elizabeth Township and was the son of the late George and Grace Rankin Roemer. He was the husband of the late Susan Blanche Wasson Roemer. They were married for 68 years. He was also preceded in death...

Beatrice M. Scott

Beatrice M. Scott

Feb 3, 2016

Beatrice M. Scott, 80, of Greenock, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born March 15, 1935 in McDonald and was the daughter of the late Edward and Odessa Montgomery. She was wife of the late James W. Scott who died March 15, 2005. Beatrice a member of Life Span and the ASPCA. She had...

Ruth A. Dusi

Ruth A. Dusi

Jan 31, 2016

Ruth A. Dusi, 85, of Lincoln Borough, died Sunday, January 31, 2016. She was born January 22, 1931 in Elizabeth and was the daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret Louise Hoffman Rothey. She was the wife of the late George Lucas Dusi Sr, who died November 23, 2006. Ruth was a member of the Elizabeth Fire Co and the...

Mary Elizabeth Spishock

Mary Elizabeth Spishock

Jan 31, 2016

Mary Elizabeth Spishock, 85, of Greenock, died Sunday, January 31, 2016 at home. She was born February 23, 1930 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Daniel and Anna Renjoski Capner. She was the wife of the late Stephen R. "Steve" Spishock who died January 24, 2014. She is survived by her daughters, Debra Spishock of Swissvale and...

Willetta J. Kifer

Willetta J. Kifer

Jan 29, 2016

Willetta J. Kifer, 83, of North Huntingdon, died Friday, January 29, 2016. She was born April 20, 1932 in Prospect Park and was the daughter of the late Steiner and Genevieve Gault Carter. She was the wife of the late Robert G. Kifer who died September 30, 2005. She is survived by her daughters, Karen J. Kifer of Monessen and...

Joseph E. McCusker

Joseph E. McCusker

Jan 29, 2016

Joseph E. McCusker, 86, of White Oak, died Friday, January 29, 2016 at home. He was born January 17, 1930 in Glassport and was the son of the late Emanuel and Mary McGourty McCusker. He was a member of Corpus Christi Parish, the Polish Club and White Oak American Legion Post 701. Joseph was a USMC Veteran. He is survived...

Betty Mae Kasmarik

Betty Mae Kasmarik

Jan 29, 2016

Betty Mae Kasmarik, 90, of McKeesport, formerly of Lincoln and Liberty Borough, died Friday, January 29, 2016. She was born February 8, 1925 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Gladys Littleton and wife of the late John Kasmarik. Betty was a member of Port Vue United Methodist and the Lincoln Borough Ladies Auxilliary. She is survived by...

Anna Bell Shaner

Anna Bell Shaner

Jan 27, 2016

Anna Bell Shaner 81, of New Stanton formerly of Penn Hills, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in William Penn Care Center. She was born May 24, 1934 in New Kensington and was the daughter of the late Daniel and Ida Negley Swanger. Anna Bell was a bookkeeper for the former Tile City in Wilkinsburg and had also worked for Saint...

Joseph Gary Schork

Joseph Gary Schork

Jan 26, 2016

Joseph Gary Schork, 34, of North Irwin, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. He was born November 3, 1981 in Jeannette was the son of Gary and Sharon Keeler Schork of Jeannette. He worked for UPS and was a member of The Youngwood Sportsman's Association. Joseph was an avid hunter and fisherman. Joseph loved football and...

Pearl Cohen

Pearl Cohen

Jan 26, 2016

Pearl Lefkovitz Cohen, 98, of Beatty Pointe Village in Monroeville, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 in Mt. Vernon of Elizabeth. She was born April 15, 1917 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late Louis and Rose Alex Lefkovitz who were both born in Szrensk, Poland, and immigrated to Pittsburgh. She was the wife of the late Edward R....