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. 

John T. Scheetz

John T. Scheetz

Sep 21, 2017

John T. Scheetz, age 91 of McKeesport, died Thursday, September 21, 2017.  He was born on April 3, 1926 in McKeesport, the son of the late William and Elizabeth Kurth Scheetz and the husband of the late Joan Albrighton Scheetz. He is survived by his daughters, Linda (Ronald) Schiegg of Mt. Washington and Janet Scheetz of Houston, Texas; brother Thomas...

Nicholas P. Papadakos

Nicholas P. Papadakos

Sep 11, 2017

Nicholas P. Papadakos, retired Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, age 92 of McKeesport, died Monday, September 11, 2017. Born January 24, 1925, in Hoboken, New Jersey, son of the late Reverend Petros M. Papadakos and Presbytera Olga Christopoulou Papadakos, he served as a Sergeant in World War II, Honorably Discharged in 1946, and was the recipient of four Bronze Star...

Victoria K. "Vikki" Harper

Victoria K. "Vikki" Harper

Sep 11, 2017

Victoria K. “Vikki” Harper, age 65 of White Oak, died Monday, September 11, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on September 30, 1951, the daughter of the late James and Lois McAdoo Figola, and wife of the late William D. Harper. Vikki retired from the University of Pittsburgh, was a volunteer at Jodie Matta-Dillinger Wig Room at McKeesport Hospital, and...

Curtis E. Ilgen, Jr.

Curtis E. Ilgen, Jr.

Sep 8, 2017

Curtis E. Ilgen, Jr., age 64 of Everette, Pennsylvania, died Friday, September 8, 2017.  He was born in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania on February 6, 1953, the son of the late Curtis E. Ilgen, Sr.  He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Ilgen of Somerset; sons, Michael Ilgen of Broad Top, and Douglas Ilgen of Hopewell; grandchildren, Skye, Jenny, Cierra and...

Lawrence J. Malone

Lawrence J. Malone

Aug 27, 2017

Lawrence J. Malone, age 56 of West Mifflin, died Sunday, August 27, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on January 7, 1961, the son of the late Stephen A. and Margaret E. Gajdzik Malone. Lawrence is survived by his brother Stephen D. Malone of North Huntingdon and several cousins. Services were held yesterday, August 28, 2017, at Hunter-Edmundson-Striffler Funeral Home,...

George R. Warnett

George R. Warnett

Aug 24, 2017

George R. Warnett, age 83 of White Oak, died Thursday, August 24, 2017. He was born in New York City on August 22, 1934, the son of the late George V. and Marie Piscotty Warnett. He served in the U.S. Army and graduated from New York University. He worked as a field engineer for Lockheed-Martin until his retirement and volunteered...

Mary Theresa Santora

Mary Theresa Santora

Aug 23, 2017

Mary Theresa Santora, age 66 of McKeesport, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017.  She was born in New Kensington on September 13, 1950, the daughter of the late Perry and Jayne Devine Holsinger.  Mary is survived by her loving husband of 41 years, Joseph A. Santora; daughter, Ann Elizabeth (Kenneth) Bartko of Port Vue; grandchildren, Hailey, Casey, and Aubrey; brothers, Tom...

Barry Lavery

Barry Lavery

Aug 22, 2017

Barry Lavery, 72, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2017, in his Regent Square home, surrounded by his family after living courageously for 5 years with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.  He was born in Gary, Indiana on November 2, 1944, and is the son of the late Bernard “Bud” and Florence Foley Lavery. Beloved...

Anthony G. Picone

Anthony G. Picone

Aug 12, 2017

Anthony G. Picone, age 24 of N. Huntingdon, died Saturday, August 12, 2017. He was born in Monroeville on October 23, 1992, the son of Ronald G. (Sherri) Picone, ll of N. Huntingdon and Nicol Mathews Picone of Youngwood, and brother of Adam Robert Lee Picone. Anthony was a graduate of Norwin Senior High School and was employeed as a...

Kimberly M. Kiraly

Kimberly M. Kiraly

Aug 11, 2017

Kimberly M. Kiraly, age 70 of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, died Friday, August 11, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on April 24, 1947, the daughter of the late John J. and Betty Yotter Stanich. Kimberly is survived by her daughters; Amy (Harry) Austin of Myrtle Beach, SC, Kathy (Bill) Nagy of York, PA, Jennifer (Jim)Blair of Overbrook, Jill (Michael)...

Patricia Ann Schwab

Patricia Ann Schwab

Aug 10, 2017

Patricia Ann Schwab, age 74 of Glassport, died August 10, 2017.  She was born in McKeesport on February 12, 1943, the daughter of the late Stanley and Helen Pusinski Gniewkowski and the wife of the late Norbert Schwab.  Patricia previously worked at nursing homes in the area for many years. She is survived by her daughters, Karen (Jeff) Keifer of...

Robert A. Argyle

Robert A. Argyle

Aug 4, 2017

Robert A. Argyle, age 81 of McKeesport, died Friday, August 4, 2017. He was born in Dravosburg on September 12, 1935, the son of the late Clarence and Mary Jane Booth Argyle and husband of the late Sarah Jane McClellan Argyle. He worked for Consolidated Coal until his retirement. He was a member of the McKeesport Amvets Post #8 and...

Dorothy J. ""Holly"" Serafin

Dorothy J. ""Holly"" Serafin

Aug 1, 2017

Dorothy J. “Holly” Serafin, age 92 of White Oak, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017.  She was born in Cavittsville on August 7, 1924, the daughter of the late Chalmers and Rebecca George Holliday and the wife of the late Theodore “Whitey” Serafin.  She had a forty-year career as a registered nurse at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Lawrenceville, Columbia Hospital in...

E. Eileen Williams

E. Eileen Williams

Aug 1, 2017

E. Eileen Williams, age 76 of White Oak, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017.  She was born in Harrisburg on March 13, 1941, the daughter of the late Edwin and Esther Maher Williams.  She was employed as an Executive Secretary at Kop-Coat Inc. until she retired.  She is survived by sisters, Patricia Eversole of Murrysville; Edwina (Michael) Kelley of Chesterfield, Missouri;...

Tiffany Ann Carloss

Tiffany Ann Carloss

Jul 21, 2017

Tiffany Ann Carloss, age 44, of McKeesport, died on July 21, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on September 5, 1972 and is the daughter of James (Peggy Bajuscik) and the late Carol Ann Anthony Carloss.  She was the granddaughter of the late James C. and Dorothy F. Raible Carloss and Tony George and Josephine Bosco Anthony. A graduate of...

Beth A. Buckholtz

Beth A. Buckholtz

Jul 20, 2017

Beth A. Roebuck Buckholtz, age 57, of Highland Park, died Thursday, July 20, 2017.  She was born in McKeesport on May 21, 1960 and is the daughter of the late Raymond H. and Mary Margaret McCormick Roebuck.  She was a graphic designer for Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation for 20 plus years; previously employed by Mellon Bank; and for some...

Clifford Donley

Clifford Donley

Jul 18, 2017

Clifford Donley, age 80 of Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of White Oak passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017.  He was born in McKeesport on November 22, 1936, the son of the late Harold Clifford and Lila Long Donley, and he was the husband of the late Patricia Behanna Donley.  He served in the U.S. Marine Corp; he was a Sgt. of...

Ocie Jackson ""Jack"" Yarborough

Ocie Jackson ""Jack"" Yarborough

Jul 13, 2017

Ocie “Jack” Yarborough, age 78, of Port Vue, died Thursday, July 13, 2017.  He was born in Scranton, S. Carolina on Oct. 7, 1938 and is the son of the late OC and Elizabeth Williams Yarborough.  He was the proprietor of Yarborough Development and OC Treat N Eat both of Port Vue, a former partner of the Youghiogheny Country Club,...

Ingeborg ""Bobbi"" Baylor

Ingeborg ""Bobbi"" Baylor

Jul 12, 2017

Ingeborg “Bobbie” Baylor, age 91 of West Mifflin, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017.  She was born in Hamburg, Germany on October 9, 1925 and is the daughter of the late Carl and Lina Hochstetter Mueller.  She was the wife of the late George A. Baylor.  She was a chemist for the Pennsylvania Water Company and also taught German and English...

Urszula I. Ptak

Urszula I. Ptak

Jul 10, 2017

Urszula I. Ptak, age 69 of North Versailles, died Monday, July 10, 2017.  She was born in Poland on June 2, 1948 and is the daughter of Benedykt and Lucja Fatz Kubera.  As a young girl, she worked in a textile mill in Poland and after coming to the U.S. she worked in the catering business as a cook at...