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 M. Ryan
Dec 28, 2017
Andrew M. Ryan, age 74 of Wall, died Thursday, December 28, 2017. He was born September 28, 1943 in Wilkinsburg, the son of the late Leo Michael and Mary Witouski Ryan. Andrew worked for Keystone Auto Parts from 1976 until his retirement in 2007. He loved woodworking and was so proud of all the projects he made for so many...
Steve C. Kertis
Dec 28, 2017
Steve C. Kertis, age 89 of West Mifflin, died Thursday, December 28, 2017. He was born January 22, 1928 in McKeesport, the son of the late Stephen and Anna Kertis and husband of the late Sarah Rose Bowers Kertis. He served in the US Army during WWII in the Philippines and Pearl Harbor. He was employed at US Steel Christy...
Lisa A. Abrams
Dec 27, 2017
Lisa A. Abrams, age 74 of Pittsburgh, formally of Fall River, MA, died Wednesday, December 27, 2017. She was born November 29, 1943 in Tucson, Arizona, the daughter of the late Ruth Wolpoff. Lisa spent the first half of her career as a dental hygienist and a mom, after her children went to college, she too embarked on a second...
Ruth Whiteman
Dec 24, 2017
Ruth Whiteman, age 70, of White Oak, died on December 24, 2017. She was born October 27, 1947 in McKeesport, the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary (Stanwiki) Balawajder. Ruth was employed as a secretary for the U.S. government at the Pentagon for over 30 years. She is survived by her loving husband, Linn; brother Robert (Carol) Balawajder of...
Betty Jane Dinning
Dec 22, 2017
Betty Jane Dinning, age 91 of Wilkinsburg, formerly of Braddock, died Friday, December 22, 2017. She was born in Somerset on August 26, 1926 and is the daughter of the late Connell and Mary Elizabeth Love Dinning. She is also preceded in death by her brother, John Love Dinning. She worked as an executive secretary at Westinghouse for nearly 50...
James J. Zager, Sr.
Dec 20, 2017
James J. Zager, Sr., age 76 of N. Huntingdon, died Wednesday, December 20, 2017. He was born April 29, 1941 in McKeesport, the son of the late Samuel F. and Regina K. Butler Zager. James retired from East Allegheny School District where he was a Physical Education teacher for many years. He is survived by his wife, Mylene Evanovich Zager,...
Marek J. Ptak
Dec 18, 2017
Marek J. Ptak, age 67, of North Versailles, died Monday, December 18, 2017. He was born in Dzierzoniov, Poland on June 30, 1950, the son of the late Zbigniew Ptak and Anna Debowska. He was preceded in death by his wife Urszula I. Kubera Ptak and his youngest brother from Poland. Marek retired as a supervisor for Tygart Steel and...
Ann Marie Guide
Dec 16, 2017
Ann Marie Guide, age 85 of White Oak, formerly of East McKeesport, died Saturday, December 16, 2017. She was born April 3, 1932 in McKeesport, the daughter of the late John and Martha M. Easterley Attig. She is the wife of the late Alexander J. Guide. They were the retired owners of the former Double G Car Wash & One...
Shirley A. Reinhard
Dec 4, 2017
Shirley A. Reinhard, age 82 of White Oak, died Monday, December 4, 2017. She was born May 16, 1935 in McKeesport and is the daughter of the late John and Beulah Brush Folwarczny. She was the wife of the late Charles N. Reinhard. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her son Daniel K....
George William Bradley, Sr.
Nov 30, 2017
George William Bradley, Sr., age 86 of Port Vue, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Thursday, November 30, 2017. He was born October 8, 1931 in Glassport, the son of the late George J. and Elizabeth Conley Bradley. George, a retired Air Force Veteran worked as a Port Authority Bus Operator for over 20 years until his...
Joyce Audrey Sturgess
Nov 29, 2017
Joyce Audrey Sturgess, age 62 of McKeesport, died suddenly on Wednesday, November 29, 2017. She was born June 5, 1955 in McKeesport, the daughter of the late Paul J. and Audrey Isabelle Miller Gabriel. She was employed at Magic Creation in McKeesport. She is survived by her husband of 44 years, Paul N. Sturgess; sons, Todd Sturgess of Erie, PA,...
Theodore T. Grunwald
Nov 27, 2017
Theodore T. Grunwald, age 82 of Monessen, died Monday, November 27, 2017. Born June 11, 1935 in Belle Vernon, he was the son of the late Joseph and Frances Walchok Grunwald, and the husband of the late Patricia Rekrut Grunwald. He worked at Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corporation, Allenport Plant until he retired. He is survived by brother, Frank J. Grunwald...
Mary Ann Eger
Nov 9, 2017
Mary Ann Eger, age 82 of McKeesport, died Thursday, November 9, 2017. She was born June 28, 1935 in Portsmouth, Virginia, the daughter of the late William E. and Emma Martinette Williamson. She was the wife of the late Edward F. Eger and is survived by her daughter Cynthia (Jeff) Brady of Weirton, West Virginia. She was preceded in death...
Theresa Marie Kratochvil
Nov 8, 2017
Theresa Maria Kratochvil, age 64 of McKeesport, died Wednesday, November 8, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on March 19, 1953, the daughter of the late John and Betty Jean Beers Golya. She is survived by her sons, Joseph, Jr. and James(Crystal) Kratochvil of McKeesport; daughters, Lillian (Shawn Mangan) Kratochvil of Clairton and Sharon (Michael) Austin of Lawrenceville; 8 grandchildren;...
Joyce Parker-Redshaw
Nov 6, 2017
Joyce Parker-Redshaw, age 57 of North Versailles, died Monday, November 6, 2017. She was born September 12, 1960 in McKeesport, the daughter of the late Henry and Claudia Wotring Parker. She was employed as the executive assistant to the solicitor of Allegheny County in the law department for many years. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Redshaw of North...
Frances L. Lynn
Nov 5, 2017
Frances L. Lynn, age 92 of White Oak, died Sunday, November 5, 2017. She was born December 24, 1924 in Connellsville, the daughter of the late Thomas and Agnes Edenbo Logan. She was preceded in death by her siblings Cecilia, Loretta, Elizabeth, Regina, Thomas, and Mary Caroline. She was married in 1947 to the late Elmer H. Lynn, who preceded...
Maryetta O. Roman
Oct 27, 2017
Maryetta Roman, age 74 of McKeesport, passed peacefully Friday, October 27, 2017. She was born March 19, 1943 in McKeesport, daughter of the late Walter and Fay Casserly Olsavsky and wife of the late Raymond Roman. She is survived by daughters, Dawn Betters Cosnotti and Teressa Betters of McKeesport; sisters, Marleen Claar and Della (Richard) Test of McKeesport; grandchildren and...
Mabel A. Lyons
Oct 23, 2017
Mabel A. Lyons, age 95 of Port Vue, died Monday, October 23, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on May 11, 1922, the daughter of the late Robert S. and Marie M. Campbell Watts and the wife of the late Donald D. Lyons. She is survived by her son-in-law, Samuel W. Van Eman of Port Vue. In addition to her...
Catherine A. Hartman
Oct 23, 2017
Catherine A. Hartman, age 94 of North Versailles, died peacefully at home Monday, October 23, 2017. She was born July 16, 1923 in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late John and Alice Farnan Leitchenfield and the wife of the late George Hartman, Jr. She was an avid bingo and card player, a member of the Hill Top Pensioners Club of...
Ora C. Dixon
Oct 21, 2017
Ora C. Dixon, age 89, passed away on October 21, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on November 8, 1927 and is the daughter of the late Lynch and Lake Erie Smith Dixon, stepfather, Curtis Henry. She was a life time resident of McKeesport and a 50-year Republican. She is the first African American and first woman to be appointed...