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Shirley Mae Ripley
Sep 28, 2021
Shirley Mae Ripley, age 90, of McKeesport, died on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. She was born in Connellsville on March 22, 1931 and is the daughter of the late Newton and Loretta Shaw Herrington. She was a member of the West Side United Methodist Church in McKeesport and the Eastern Star. She loved swimming with her family, enjoyed music, dancing,...
Joseph Makar
Sep 28, 2021
Joseph Makar, age 77, of White Oak, died on September 28, 2021. He was born in McKeesport on May 16, 1944 and is the son of the late Joseph, Sr. and Irene Oris Makar. He is the husband of the late Minyone Savilla Osborne Makar who died on March 16, 2021. Joseph was a physics teacher for many years at...
Robert C. Ferguson
Sep 27, 2021
Robert C. Ferguson, age 74, of White Oak, died on Monday, September 27, 2021. He was born in McKeesport on June 14, 1947, and is the son of the late Robert Clyde and June Williams Ferguson. He was a member of the Sampson Mills Church, associate member of the American Legion Post #701, White Oak AARP #2294, and Mon Yough...
Marjorie J. Ekin
Sep 27, 2021
Marjorie J. Ekin, age 89, of Gibsonia, formerly of White Oak, peacefully passed on Monday, September 27, 2021. She was born in New Castle on May 20, 1932 and is the daughter of the late Charles and Elsie Derr. She was a member of the Eastern Star and member of Sampson Mills Presbyterian Church in White Oak. Marjorie loved all...
Darla A. Hilliard
Sep 26, 2021
Darla A. Hilliard, age 82, of Pleasant Hills, died Sunday, September 26, 2021. She was born in Pittsburgh on September 12, 1939 and is the daughter of the late Earl and Dorothy Schillinger Hilliard. She is survived by a cousin, Charlene Day of Trafford and Pam Stevenson of New York; also many friends at Community Living and Support Services. Family...
Gary L. Orsini
Sep 16, 2021
Gary L. Orsini, age 74, of Sutersville, died Thursday, September 16, 2021. He is the son of the late Albino Sr. and Yolanda Fontanesi Orsini. He was employed at Murphy’s Warehouse, Westinghouse Airbrake and finally retired from Ross’s Shop N Save in Olympia Shopping Center. He was a graduate of Hermine/Sewickley High School in 1966. He is a huge Steeler...
Bernice June Ballough
Sep 15, 2021
Bernice June Ballough, age 86, of White Oak, died on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. She was born in North Versailles on June 3, 1935 and is the daughter of the late Lavern and Anna Palder Lindsey and the wife of the late Bernard Michael Ballough. She was a registered nurse who retired from Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville. Her favorite...
LaVerne Olive Denney
Sep 6, 2021
LaVerne Olive Denney, age 93, of West Mifflin, formerly of Port Vue, died on Monday, September 6, 2021. She was born in Pittsburgh on August 16, 1928 and is the daughter of the late John and Olive Taylor Newman. She is the wife of the late Albert Denney, who died on November 22, 2009. She was a secretary for many...
Edward G. Babyak
Sep 6, 2021
Edward G. Babyak, age 86, of White Oak, died Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. He was born in McKeesport on Aug. 16, 1935 and is the son of the late George and Caroline Vukelic Babyak. He is also preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Babyak. Ed is survived by his wife, Charlotte Cox Babyak, sons, Jeffrey Babyak of Turtle Creek,...
Joseph Edward Kish
Sep 4, 2021
Joseph Edward Kish, age 95, of Port Vue, died on Saturday, September 4, 2021. He was born in Port Vue on September 5, 1925 and is the son of the late Kathryn Cverna Kish and the husband of the late Helen Yaga Kish, married 64 years, who passed away on January 2, 2016. Joseph was a sergeant in the United...
Michael H. Tamok
Aug 31, 2021
Michael H. Tamok, age 60, died on August 31, 2021 in Boca Raton, FL. He was born in McKeesport, PA on June 14, 1961 and is the son of the late Alexander and Gail Kuhn Tamok. He is survived by his daughters, Miranda Tamok of Baltimore, MD and Alexis (Kyle) Brown of Coopersburg, PA, as well as his two brothers...
Gus A. Topolnak
Aug 30, 2021
Gus A. Topolnak, age 73, of Glassport, died, Monday, August 30, 2021 at his residence. He is the son of the late Anthony and Irene Sarris Topolnak. He was retired from U.S. Irvin Works. He enjoyed hunting, shooting guns and loved spending time with his family. He is survived by his loving wife, Sharon Gabriel Topolnak; children, William (Crystal) Topolnak...
Melissa-Ann Nicole Eliason
Aug 30, 2021
Melissa-Ann Nicole “Missy” Eliason, age 23, died on Monday, August 30, 2021. She was born in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 1, 1998, and is the daughter of Scott Allan (Joanna Grigoriev) Eliason and Terry Sue (Steve Ireland) Beck. She was the manager of Lou’s Brews in White Oak. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her (beloved...
Mary Ann Johnson
Aug 26, 2021
Mary Ann Johnson, age 84, of West Mifflin died on Thursday, August 26, 2021. She was born in Pittsburgh on June 19, 1937 and is the daughter of the late Anna Yanko and Edward Frango; and the wife of the late Charles Edward Johnson. Mary Ann loved spending time with her family and her dogs. She is survived by her...
Robert E. Vestrand
Aug 26, 2021
Robert E. Vestrand, age 68, of West Mifflin, died, Thursday, August 26, 2021 at his residence. He is the son of the late Edward L. and Helen Abraham Vestrand. He was employed as a laborer in maintenance. Robert is survived by his two brothers, Donald A. (Judy) Vestrand of Hoschton, Georgia and Edward (Sandi) Vestrand of Lansing, Michigan, nephew, Nicholas...
Dell Dobranski Tackis
Aug 25, 2021
Dell Dobranski Tackis, age 84, of Swisshelm, PA, formerly of McKeesport and White Oak, died on Wednesday, August 25, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on November 16, 1936. and is the daughter of the late Vera Maturkanic and Stephen Gougler. She was a former employee of Allegheny County Assessor’s Office, the District Attorney’s Office and Juvenile Court. She leaves...
Cheryl Ann Gogo
Aug 19, 2021
Cheryl Ann Gogo, age 70, of North Versailles, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 19, 2021, while vacationing with her family in North Carolina. She was born in McKeesport on July 4, 1951 and is the daughter of the late Edwin J. Piskorski and the late Rose Layton Beldham. She retired from Gurrentz International in Forest Hills and was a member...
Dennis J. Banks, Sr.
Aug 17, 2021
Dennis J. Banks, Sr., age 63, of White Oak, died on Tuesday, August 17, 2021. He was born in Pittsburgh on February 13, 1958 and is the son of the late Joseph Banks and Erna Birkholz Banks Dean and his stepfather, John Dean. He was employed by Bombardier/Alston Transportation in West Mifflin. He was a devout Christian, who attended the...
Robert Stephen Popovic
Aug 12, 2021
Robert Stephen “Seeds” Popovic, age 83, of Port Vue died on Thursday, August 12, 2021. He was born in Port Vue on May 10, 1938 and is the son of the late Stephen who died in 1983 and Helen (Tutko) Popovic, in April 2021 at the age of 102. Robert was preceded in death by his wife, Darlene (McConeghy) Popovic....
Etna Jean Riley
Aug 9, 2021
Etna Jean Riley, 94, of Liberty Borough died peacefully at home, surrounded by her family on Monday, August 9, 2021. Etna called Jean by all her family and friends, was born in Duquesne on April 2, 1927 and is the daughter of the late Charles Bruce Shaffer and Etna Thompson Shaffer. Jean worked as a bookkeeper in the banking industry...