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.
John Albert Goodrum
Apr 4, 2021
John Albert Goodrum, age 74, of Clairton died on Sunday, April 4, 2021. He was born in Clairton on September 4, 1946 and is the son of the late James and Betty Penn Goodrum. He retired from Exxon Mobile in Connecticut after many years of service. He is survived by children, John A. (Lou Ann) Goodrum of White Oak, James...
James Douglas Boot, Jr.
Apr 3, 2021
James D. Boot, Jr., of West Mifflin, age 79, died April 3, 2021. He was born in Greensburg, October 28, 1941 and is the son of the late James D. and Irma Ruth Anderson, Sr. He loved all music and played the guitar in many bands. He retired from Rudy’s Auto Service in Whitaker. He is survived by his wife...
Frances C McNeil
Apr 3, 2021
Frances C. McNeil, age 89, of Port Vue, died Saturday, April 3, 2021. She was born in Glassport, August 22, 1931 and is the daughter of the late John A. and Genevieve Kwiatkowski Dworek. She was the wife of the late Cornelius John McNeil, Jr. Along with raising her seven children, she was a waitress at the former Lemon Tree...
Dolores Mae Gala
Apr 1, 2021
On April 1, 2021, Dolores “Dee or Dode” Mae Girovsky Gala, age 90, peacefully passed away in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Dee was born in McKeesport, PA, on May 4,1930, to the late John and Mary Yager Girovsky, and was the spouse of former McKeesport Deputy Fire Chief, the late Frank Theodore Gala. Dee graduated from McKeesport Tech High School and worked...
James John Palcsey
Apr 1, 2021
James John Palcsey, age 43, of Dravosburg, died on Thursday, April 1, 2021. He was born in McKeesport on June 5, 1977 and is the son of John Raymond and Dolores “Jean” Jackson Palcsey of Dravosburg. James was a third-generation firefighter and life member of the Dravosburg Volunteer Fire Department #1where he served as vice president for many years. He...
Stephen Hugh Darrah
Mar 30, 2021
Stephen Hugh Darrah, age 72, of North Versailles died on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. He was born in Pittsburgh on June 27, 1948 and is the son of the late Robert and Mary Alice Martin Darrah. He served in the United States Army. Stephen graduated from the University of Georgia in Communications and was employed as an electronic technician. He...
Robert Bruce Marcus
Mar 29, 2021
Robert Bruce Marcus, age 73, of Squirrel Hill, died on Monday, March 29, 2021. He was born in Pittsburgh on May 3, 1947 and is the son of the late Morris Bernard and Janet Landay Marcus. He was a well know attorney in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas for many years. He began his career as a public defender, then in-house...
Hector Pena Murrieta
Mar 27, 2021
Hector Pena Murrieta, age 42, of Pittsburgh, died on Saturday, March 27, 2021. He was born in Tlapacoyan, Veracruz on January 5, 1979 and is the son of Angela Murrieta Henandez of Tlapacoyan, Veracruz and the late Francisco Pena Ramos. Hector was a construction worker for many years in the Pittsburgh area. In addition to his mother, he is survived...
Patricia Diaz-Pasqualle
Mar 20, 2021
Patricia Diaz-Pasqualle, age 74, of Clairton died on March 20, 2021. She was born in Pittsburgh on November 19, 1946 and is the daughter of the late Dorothy Trainer Diaz. She retired as a home health aide and a member of the Bible Baptist Church in Clairton. She is survived by her daughter; Angela (Scott) Benack of Rostraver Township, Michelle...
Ezra James Tyree Thomas
Mar 19, 2021
Ezra James Tyree Thomas, born March 19, 2021 left this precious world on March 19, 2021. He will be forever loved and remembered by his family: his father, Edward Thomas, and his mother, Beverly Harris both of Duquesne; his 3 big brothers, Douglas-Craig Brown, Edward Thomas, and Elijah-Daniel Thomas; aunts and uncles, Gina (Derick) Hall of Penn Hills, Patricia (Byron...
James Stephen Leib
Mar 16, 2021
James Stephen Leib, age 79, of Longwood at Oakmont, formerly of White Oak and Seabrook Island, South Carolina, died on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. He was born in McKeesport on August 6, 1941 and is the son of the late Max H. and Rose Freedel Leib. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in math from Washington & Jefferson College then continued...
Minyone Savilla Makar
Mar 16, 2021
Minyone Savilla Makar, age 77, of White Oak died on March 16, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on September 25, 1943 and is the daughter of the late Savilla Blank Osborne and the wife of Joseph Makar. Minyone graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with her master’s degree in secondary education. She taught mathematics for 30 1/2 years at...
Joseph Franklin Jordan
Mar 13, 2021
Joseph Franklin Jordan, age 51, of West Mifflin died on March 13, 2021. He was born in McKeesport on October 25, 1969 and is the son of Joseph C. Jordan of White Oak and Wilma Lee Emerick Hatridge of West Mifflin. He was an auto mechanic for Bean Repair in North Versailles. He loved riding and working on motorcycles and...
Vincent J. McKeeta, Jr.
Mar 13, 2021
Vincent J. McKeeta, Jr., age 76, of White Oak, died on Saturday, March 13, 2021. He was born in McKeesport on June 20, 1944 and is the son of the late Vincent J. Sr. and Jane Deloris Florchak McKeeta and is also preceded in death by his brother, James McKeeta. He was a very dedicated member of St. Angela Merci...
Margaret Kimble May
Mar 8, 2021
Margaret Pearell Kimble May, age 99, of White Oak, died on Monday, March 8, 2021. She was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia on October 30, 1921 and is the daughter of the late Charles D. and Margaret Kennel Rudy and the wife of the late Brooke Kimble, Sr. and the late Charles A. May. She was retired from Port Authority...
Norma Jean Rasp
Mar 8, 2021
Norma Jean Rasp, age 91, of Duquesne, died on Monday, March 8, 2021. She was born in Duquesne on June 30, 1929 and is the daughter of the late Charles and Edna Brown. She retired as an administrative assistant for CFA Architects and Planners in Pittsburgh. Norma was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Duquesne. She was extremely...
Marilyn Ruth Mular
Feb 23, 2021
Marilyn Ruth Mular, age 89, of White Oak, died on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. She was born in McKeesport, PA on August 17, 1931 and is the daughter of the late John and Mary Hayduk Rice and the wife of the late Joseph Mular. Marilyn was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and was a retired elementary education teacher...
Doris Jean Bailey
Feb 22, 2021
Doris Jean Bailey, age 91, of McKeesport, died on Monday, February 22, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on March 4, 1929 and is the daughter of the late Lester and Gertrude Taylor Maurer and the wife of the late Chauncey A. Bailey. She was employed at the McKeesport Housing Authority until her retirement. She always enjoyed helping others and...
Thomas William Macko
Feb 21, 2021
Thomas William Macko, age 91, died on Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Landis Homes in Lititz, PA. Born on March 7, 1929 in Homestead, PA he is the son of the late Andrew and Anna Copan Macko who both emigrated from Slovakia at a young age, and the husband of the late Rosemarie Klemens Macko. Tom and Rosemarie married three...
Matthew George Wargo
Feb 18, 2021
Matthew “Ducky” Wargo, 47, passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021. He is the son of Thomas and Mary Jo (Logan) Wargo of Pittsburgh. The oldest of four boys, he is survived by his brothers; Andrew of Pittsburgh, Stephen of New York City, and Joseph (Kristie) of Ashland, MA. He is also survived by his grandmother; Lois Logan of McKeesport,...