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. 

Betty Jane Lipovic

Betty Jane Lipovic

Oct 28, 2022

Betty Jane “BJ” Lipovic, age 94, of McKeesport, passed away peacefully at Riverside Care Center in McKeesport, PA on Friday October 28, 2022. Beloved wife of 69 ½ years of the late Steve Lipovic, BJ was born in McKeesport on June 8, 1928, and is the daughter of the late John and Ann Kika Wasilko. In addition to her parents...

John "Jack" Patrick Foster

John "Jack" Patrick Foster

Oct 27, 2022

John “Jack” Patrick Foster, age 75, of Versailles, died on Thursday, October 27, 2022. He was born in Pittsburgh on April 4, 1947 and is the son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Wissman Foster. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. After the war, he was employed as a delivery end operator at...

John Edward Pancurak, Jr.

John Edward Pancurak, Jr.

Oct 26, 2022

John Edward Pancurak, Jr., age 97, of Port Vue, died on Wednesday, October 26, 2022. He was born in Port Vue on August 1, 1925 and is the son of the late John Edward, Sr. and Mary Suhy Pancurak and the husband of the late Margaret Loretta Pancurak, who died on May 26, 2014. John proudly served in the United...

Vincent J. Laird

Vincent J. Laird

Oct 25, 2022

Vincent J. Laird, age 63, of McKeesport, died on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 surrounded by his family. He was born in McKeesport on March 13, 1959 and is the son of the late Lloyd F. and Grace McGowan Laird. He was employed as a truck driver in various industries. He is survived by his loving wife, Lisa Blankenship Laird; son,...

Charles Phillip Moon

Charles Phillip Moon

Oct 21, 2022

Charles Phillip Moon, age 59, of Versailles, PA, died on Friday, October 21, 2022. He was born in Los Angeles, CA on July 13, 1963 and is the son of the late Richard and Fannie Norton Moon. Charles proudly served in the United States Army and was employed as a combat engineer. He was a member of the Port Vue...

John Robert Sims, Jr.

John Robert Sims, Jr.

Oct 17, 2022

John Robert Sims, Jr., age 76, of White Oak, died on Monday, October 17, 2022. He was born in Pittsburgh on December 21, 1945 and is the son of the late John Robert, Sr. and Gay Marie Hessenmueller Sims. He proudly served in the United States Navy and was stationed on the same submarine that is at the Carnegie Science...

Joseph Michael Pellecchia

Joseph Michael Pellecchia

Oct 16, 2022

Joseph Michael Pellecchia, age 57, of Liberty Boro, PA, died on Sunday, October 16, 2022. He was born in Cheverly, Maryland on July 18, 1965 and is the son of Doreen Lucas Hornfeck of West Mifflin and the late Pietro Pellecchia. Joseph proudly served in the United States Airforce and was stationed in Germany from 1984 to 1988. After his...

Rose Robinson Faulkner

Rose Robinson Faulkner

Oct 14, 2022

Entombment took place on October 26, 2022 for Rose Robinson Faulkner, who died on October 14, 2022. She was born in Sabraton, WV on May 19, 1928 and is the daughter of the late Alex and Elizabeth Zay Bahus. Arrangements were handled by Strifflers of White Oak Cremation and Mortuary Services, Inc., 1100 Lincoln Way, White Oak, PA 15131 (412-678-6177)....

John James Andrison, Jr.

John James Andrison, Jr.

Oct 14, 2022

John James Andrison, Jr., of Pittsburgh, who was a jack of all trades, died on Friday, October 14, 2022. He was born in Pittsburgh on April 19, 1950 and is the son of Edith E. Chappell Andrison of White Oak and the late John James Andrison, Sr., who died on January 13, 2014. In addition to his mother, he is...

Verajane Marion Dixon

Verajane Marion Dixon

Oct 13, 2022

Verajane Marion Dixon, age 84, of Cape Vincent, formerly of McKeesport, died on Thursday, October 13, 2022 surrounded by her family. She was born in Braddock on October 3, 1938 and is the daughter of the late Frederick and Vera Custer Johannes, and the wife of the late James Danny Dixon. She retired as the manager at the previous Lindsley...

Michael Julius Kleya

Michael Julius Kleya

Oct 12, 2022

Michael Julius “Boe” Kleya, age 62, of Monroeville, PA, died on Wednesday, October 12, 2022. He was born in Russellton, PA on January 10, 1960 and is the son of the late Julius and Helen Przybyla Kleya. He was employed as an engineer at ABB in Natrona Heights, Westinghouse in Cranberry, and the Elliott Group in Jeannette. Michael was a...

Paula Lynn Pederson

Paula Lynn Pederson

Oct 11, 2022

Paula Lynn (Santoro) Pederson, age 68, of White Oak, PA, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 11, 2022. She was born in Meadville, PA on July 6, 1954 and was the daughter of the late Angelo and Marjorie Henby Santoro. Paula received her Master’s degree in teaching from Edinboro University. She was a retired McKeesport Area...

Barbara Ann Snyder

Barbara Ann Snyder

Oct 9, 2022

Barbara Ann Snyder, age 62, of Pittsburgh, PA passed away on October 9, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents, Brigid and Stanley Broskin. She is survived by her husband, Walter Snyder; two daughters, Dana and Brigit; five grandchildren, Jaylynn; Hayley; McKay; Emma; Kai; two sisters, Donna and Mirion; and many nieces and nephews. She was a great...

Joseph Stephen Szalko, Jr.

Joseph Stephen Szalko, Jr.

Oct 5, 2022

Joseph Stephen Szalko, Jr., age 71, of Port Vue, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. He was born in McKeesport on October 27, 1950 and is the son of the late Joseph Stephen, Sr. and Katherine Lytle Szalko. He was a 1969 graduate of Duquesne High School and was employed at US Steel, Edgar Thompson Plant, in their railroad division....

Ronald Wayne Corman

Ronald Wayne Corman

Oct 5, 2022

Ronald Wayne Corman, age 81, of Fort Myers, FL, died on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. He was born in McKeesport, PA on July 4, 1941 and is the son of the late Harry O. and Martha Louise Hunter Corman. He graduated from Duquesne High School and attended Waynesburg University and the University of Pittsburgh. Ronald proudly served in the United...

Mary Jane Dewyer

Mary Jane Dewyer

Sep 29, 2022

Mary Jane Dewyer, age 93, of White Oak, died on Thursday, September 29, 2022. She was born in McKeesport on January 30, 1929 and is the daughter of the late Albert Spear and Hazel Schoeller Cox and the wife of the late Robert W. Dewyer. She graduated from McKeesport High School and attended business college in McKeesport. She was employed...

Celeste Wagner

Celeste Wagner

Sep 29, 2022

Celeste Wagner, age 60, of Garland, TX, formerly of North Versailles, North Huntingdon and White Oak, PA, passed away unexpectedly on September 29, 2022 in Dallas, TX. She was born on July 15, 1962 in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Charles Wagner and Audrey Duggan Wagner. Celeste loved music and followed multiple different genres. Her favorite was any live concert,...

Robert J. Peternel

Robert J. Peternel

Sep 26, 2022

Robert J. Peternel, age 94, of West Mifflin, died on Monday, September 26, 2022. He was born in Pittsburgh on November 3, 1927 and is the son of the late Joseph Peternel and Mary Dolance Peternel Wayne and the husband of the late Mildred Lamars Peternel. He proudly served in the United States Airforce during World War II and for...

Shirley Ann Wasserman

Shirley Ann Wasserman

Sep 24, 2022

Shirley Ann Wasserman, age 76, passed away on Saturday, September 24, 2022 due to lung cancer. She is survived by three daughters, Candy Gray, Susan Gray, and Kelli Nix; her sister, Fran Farrell; and husband, Larry Wasserman. She has nine grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. She will be missed by all. Services are to be determined, but will be held in...

Robert J. DeCecco

Robert J. DeCecco

Sep 24, 2022

Robert J. DeCecco, age 83, of McKeesport, died on Saturday, September 24, 2022. He was born in McKeesport on December 17, 1938 and is the son of the late John and Josephine Tarorick DeCecco. He proudly served in the United States Army from 1960-1966 in Europe. He was employed at Pram Laboratories for 11 years, Westinghouse Transportation Division for 3...