OBITUARIES

Local Obituaries for White Oak, McKeesport, Dravosburg, West Mifflin, Port Vue, North Versailles, East McKeesport, Liberty Boro, Coulter, Versailles, Elizabeth, Irwin, North Huntingdon, Jeannette, Monroeville, Homestead, Pittsburgh, and surrounding  areas. 

Andrew S. Pazur

Andrew S. Pazur

Sep 16, 2011

Andrew S. Pazur, age 89, of McKeesport, died Sept. 16, 2011. He was born in McKeesport on Sept. 4, 1922 and is the son of the late Michael and Mary Chemsak Pazur and was the husband of the late Charlotte Cobes Pazur. He was retired from USS National Tube as an electrical maintenance foreman, a decorated US army veteran serving...

Susan Tassone

Susan Tassone

Sep 12, 2011

Susan Tassone, age 83, of McKeesport died Sept. 12, 2011. She was born Sept. 1, 1928, and raised in Valley Lee, Maryland. She is the daughter of the late John Frank and Maude Isabelle Slade. Susan is preceded in death by her husband, Vincent J. Tassone, her granddaughter, Dawn Marie Harper, and 4 brothers and sisters. She is survived by...

Helen Carson

Helen Carson

Sep 11, 2011

Helen Carson, age 91, of Westminster, CO formerly of McKeesport died on Sept. 11, 2011 in Westminster, Colorado. She was retired from the General Administrative Offices of GC Murphy accounting dept. and later an executive assistant. She was the daughter of the late Albert and Mary Hickey Carson. She is survived by 3 nephews, William (Elaine) Carson of Westminster, CO,...

Joseph John Gesmond

Joseph John Gesmond

Sep 8, 2011

Joseph John Gesmond, age 89, of White Oak, died Sept. 8, 2011. Born in Duquesne on April 13, 1922 he is the son of the late Antonio and Fedela Lombardi Gismondo and is the husband of the late Emma Mae Kennedy Gesmond. He is retired from Duquesne Works and was a veteran of a US Army Air Corp and Merchant...

Cecelia Wozniak

Cecelia Wozniak

Sep 3, 2011

Cecelia Wozniak, age 97, of Rhode Island, formerly of Liberty Boro, died Sept. 3, 2011. She was born in McKeesport on Dec. 20, 1913 and is the daughter of the late Jacob and Mayme McClafferty Eichler. She is the wife of the late Walter Wozniak. She was a member of St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church and was a founding member...

Betty Mae Stanich

Betty Mae Stanich

Sep 3, 2011

Betty Mae Stanich, age 86, of Altoona, formerly of McKeesport where she resided for over 60 years, died Sept. 3, 2011 in Altoona, PA. She was born in Duquesne, March 25, 1925 and is the daughter of the late William Kenneth and Ethel Kimmling Yotter. She was a devoted member of the former Sacred Heart Church and its Choir and...

Charles James Gregory

Charles James Gregory

Sep 2, 2011

Charles James Gregory, age 62, of Pittsburgh, died Sept. 2, 2011 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He was born in Smithton, PA on April 9, 1950 and is the son of the late Charles and Sarah "Sally" Johnston Gregory. He was a Field Engineer who specialized in piping for the U.R.S. Corporation. He is survived by his wife Kathleen Kinlough Gregory,...

Joseph Sas

Joseph Sas

Aug 27, 2011

Joseph Sas, 87, of Elizabeth Township, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, surrounded by his family, after suffering a stroke. He was born Jan. 1, 1924, in Heilwood, son of the late Charles and Anna (Savchyn) Sas. He was retired from USS National Tube as a welder and also was the former owner of Wally and Joe's Welding Shop in McKeesport....

Mary Ann Filipovic

Mary Ann Filipovic

Aug 20, 2011

Mary Ann Filipovic, age 98, of N. Huntingdon, formerly of Washington and McKeesport, PA, died Aug. 20, 2011. She was born in Croatia on Nov. 9, 1912 and was the wife of the late Mike Peter Filipovic who died in 2003. She is survived by cousins; Margaret, Ann, George and Daniel. Services and burial were held Mon. Aug. 22nd and...

Robert Lloyd Bell

Robert Lloyd Bell

Aug 17, 2011

Robert Lloyd Bell, M.D., 87, of Coatesville, PA died on August 17, 2011 in Annapolis, Maryland after a lengthy illness. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Helen Matthews Bell and two children; Robert Matthews Bell of Coatesville, PA and Louise Bell Devanny of Annapolis, MD; a son-in-law, Scott W Devanny and one granddaughter; Anna Louise (Boo) Devanny...

Beryl Ann Long

Beryl Ann Long

Aug 14, 2011

Beryl Ann Long, age 61, of White Oak died August 14, 2011. She was born in McKeesport on Sept. 6, 1949 and is the daughter of the late Paul Schaum and Louise Frye Schaum McCandless. She was a Reference Testing Coordinator for UPMC Shadyside. She is survived by children Mark (Terri) Griffiths of Johnstown, Michael (Katie) Griffiths of Radcliff, Kentucky...

Larry Dale King

Larry Dale King

Aug 5, 2011

Larry Dale "Bert" King, age 52, of Dravosburg, died Aug. 5, 2011. He was born in McKeesport on March 18, 1959 and is the son of the late Homer and Bonnie Kerr King. He is retired from USS Clairton Works. He is survived by his wife Dianne Sopko King, stepdaughter Lindsey Barton of Gowanda, New York, stepson Garrett Barton and...

Laverne A. Whiteman

Laverne A. Whiteman

Aug 2, 2011

Laverne A. Whiteman, age 87, of Ligonier, died August 2, 2011 in Greensburg, PA. She was born in McKeesport, PA on November 8, 1923 and is the daughter of the Late Lester and Nora Berrier. She is the wife of the Late William Whiteman and is survived by children Linn (Ruth) Whiteman and Kirk (Liz) Whiteman both of White Oak,...

Robert Burkhart

Robert Burkhart

Jul 31, 2011

Robert Burkhart, age 62, of West Mifflin, died July 31, 2011 in Pittsburgh. He was born in West Mifflin on March 8, 1949 and is the son of the late John and Margaret Rodgers Burkhart. He was retired from USS Edgar Thompson Plant and was a US army veteran. He is survived by daughter Nicole Dunn of Alexandria, VA, sisters,...

Harold R. Cannon

Harold R. Cannon

Jul 30, 2011

Harold R. Cannon, age 67, of Glassport, died July 30, 2011. He was born in Graves Landing on July 10, 1944 and is the son of the late Joseph and Anna Cassidy Cannon. He was also preceded in death by siblings Joseph Cannon, Jr. and Betty Ann Schmidt. He is survived by his nephews Frank Richards of Glassport and Joseph...

Calliopi "Pitsa" Xides

Calliopi "Pitsa" Xides

Jul 30, 2011

Calliopi "Pitsa" Xides, age 90, of McKeesport, died July 30, 2011. She was born in Athens Greece on March 4, 1921. She was the wife of the late Gust D. Xides who was the proprietor of the former Star Restaurant and one of the founding members of the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in White Oak. She was employed at the...

Marion D. Kansa

Marion D. Kansa

Jul 26, 2011

Marion D. Kansa, age 92, of Boynton Beach, FL, formerly of Union St., McKeesport, died July 26, 2011. She was born in McKeesport on Dec. 31, 1918 and is the daughter of the late John and Bridget Mullen Acton. She is the wife of the late Albert S. Kansa. She was a Home Health Aide for Allegheny County and a...

Helen F. Hamilton

Helen F. Hamilton

Jul 26, 2011

Helen F. Hamilton, age 100, of North Huntingdon, formerly of Penn Hills died July 26, 2011 in Greensburg, PA. She was born in Export, PA on February 10, 1911 and is the third child of the late George and Edith Fink. " Gram," to her family and friends, was the quintessential maternal figure, warm and welcoming. She was the Children's...

Bessie Mae Mossburg Boscia

Bessie Mae Mossburg Boscia

Jul 26, 2011

Bessie Mae Mossburg Boscia, age 86, of White Oak, died July 26, 2011 at UPMC McKeesport Hospital. She was born in McKeesport on May 3, 1925 and is the daughter of the late David L. and Marie E. Brinkman Mossburg. She was a member of the Bryn Mawr Church of Christ in White Oak. She is the wife of the...

William J. Becker

William J. Becker

Jul 21, 2011

William J. Becker, age 95, of White Oak, died July 21, 2011.He was born in McKeesport on Aug. 3, 1915 and was the son of the late Francis and Emma Kostic Becker. He was the husband of the late Rose Crawford Becker who died Aug. 29, 1999. He was retired from Roy C. Price Iron Works as a plant superintendent...