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. 

Omar "Bill" Bradley Holland

Omar "Bill" Bradley Holland

Jan 1, 2017

Omar “Bill” Bradley Holland, age 92 of McKeesport, died on Thursday, October 26, 2017.  He was born October 1, 1925 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of the late Alvin and Ada Rurak Holland and the husband of the late Anna Marie Morocco Holland.  He was a rigger at US Steel Christy Park Works until he retired in 1985 and was...

Wesley Edwin Schroeder

Wesley Edwin Schroeder

Jan 1, 2017

Wesley Edwin Schroeder, age 87 of White Oak, died Thursday, November 9, 2017. He was born October 17, 1930 in LaGrange, Texas, the son of the late John E. and Nettie Nollkamper Schroeder and was the husband of the late Ruth Terzak Schroeder. Wesley served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was an accountant for J &...

Matilda L. "Tilie" Morgan

Matilda L. "Tilie" Morgan

Jan 1, 2017

Matilda L. “Tillie” Morgan, age 95 of White Oak, died Friday, December 29, 2017. She was born November 2, 1922 in Bridgeport, Ohio, the daughter of the late Michael and Frances Skorjane Brescel. She was preceded in death by her husband Earle A. Morgan Jr. and her son Richard. Matilda is survived by her son, Michael Earle (Susan) Morgan of...

Richard Nagy

Richard Nagy

Jan 1, 2017

Richard Nagy, age 71 of McKeesport, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on July 25, 1945 and is the son of the late Charles and Sophia Kamyk Nagy. He served in the Army during the Vietnam Era. He is survived by his sister, Sally (William “Bill”) Richards of McKeesport; and many nieces and nephews. He is...

Francis M. McDonald

Francis M. McDonald

Jan 1, 2017

Francis M. McDonald, age 95 of N. Versailles, died May 7, 2017. He was born in Braddock on January 8, 1922, son of the late Albert and Cecelia Brunner McDonald. Francis served in the U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima during WWII. He worked as a tool and die maker for General Motors. He was preceded in death by his wife,...

Dorothy C. Matykavisch

Dorothy C. Matykavisch

Jan 1, 2017

Dorothy C. Matykavisch, age 88 of White Oak, died Thursday, July 27, 2017. She was born in Uniontown on September 28, 1928, the daughter of the late Urban J. and Barbara A. Gregoric Pecil. Dorothy was a member of the White Oak American Legion Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by her husband Anthony D. Matykavisch; sons, Christopher “Bamm Bamm” Matykavisch...

Ellen I. Showalter

Ellen I. Showalter

Jan 1, 2017

Ellen I. Showalter, age 84, of McKeesport, died Saturday February 11, 2017. She was born in Baltimore, Maryland on September 30, 1932 and is the daughter of the late Robert F. and Marlie Troy Kramer, the wife of the late John F. Showalter and the mother of the late Brian Showalter. She is survived by her daughters, Louise (Frank) Hendrickson...

Lawrence M. Kalstone

Lawrence M. Kalstone

Jan 1, 2017

Lawrence M. Kalstone, age 90, of New York, New York, formerly of McKeesport, Pa., died Wednesday, October 4, 2017.  He was born June 28, 1927 in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, son of the late Bernard and Sophie Kalstone.  Bernard Kalstone was the owner of the Eagle Drug Store in Duquesne.  A graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, Larry served in the AAF...

John A. "Uncle Buck" Campbell

John A. "Uncle Buck" Campbell

Jan 1, 2017

John A. “Uncle Buck” Campbell, age 89 of McKeesport, died on Sunday, October 1, 2017. He was born June 11, 1928 in Cheswick, PA, the son of the late Frank and Roberta Campbell, and husband of the late Rosalie Maiolo Campbell. John served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and Korea, and was a  carpenter for the Carpenter’s Union #230...

Jean Michalek

Jean Michalek

Jan 1, 2017

Jean Michalek, age 86 of White Oak, and also Conneaut Lake, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on May 19, 1930, the daughter of the late Andrew and Nellie Long Frencik. She was preceded in death by her husband Edward E. Michalek, her brother Hank Frencik and sister Eleanor Richards. Jean was the co-owner with sister,...

Eileen M. Thomas

Eileen M. Thomas

Jan 1, 2017

Eileen M. Thomas, age 87 of McKeesport, died Monday, March 27, 2017. She born on March 3, 1930 in McKeesport, the daughter of the late James and Sarah Morris Jordan and wife of the late William A. Thomas. She was employed at Giant Eagle in McKeesport and also a member of the former St. Pius V Parish in McKeesport. She...

Lula Louise ""Noodles"" Teck

Lula Louise ""Noodles"" Teck

Jan 1, 2017

Lula Louise "Noodles" Teck, age 65 of McKeesport, died Monday, January 16, 2017 with her family by her side. She was born in McKeesport on May 21, 1951, daughter of the late Edwin and Martha (Ostrander) Moore. Lula was preceded in death by her husband Richard Teck. She is survived by her daughters Donna (John) Petroski and Deana Teck, both...

Amelia L. Stalczynski

Amelia L. Stalczynski

Jan 1, 2017

Amelia “Amy” Stalczynski, age 71 of Duquesne, died Saturday, December 23, 2017. She was born in Duquesne on July 21, 1946 and is the daughter of the late Leon and Amelia Petrosky Stalczynski. She is also preceded in death by her brothers, Jody and Eugene Stalczynski. She is survived by her sister-in-law, Mary E. Stalczynski of Pittsburgh; niece, Bridget (James)...

Susan Sikorsky

Susan Sikorsky

Jan 1, 2017

Susan Sikorsky, age 73, of Saint Charles, Missouri, formerly of McKeesport, died December 26, 2017.  She was born on October 8, 1944 in McKeesport, the daughter of the late Stanley Edward and Mary Louise Lichman Sikorsky.  She is survived by her brother, James Sikorsky of White Oak; companion, Robert McDonough of Saint Charles, Missouri and niece, Olivia (Mark) Donnan of...

Paul Daniel Kolich

Paul Daniel Kolich

Jan 1, 2017

Paul Daniel Kolich, age 62 of McKeesport, died Wednesday, October 18, 2017.  He was born in McKeesport on July 5, 1955 and is the son of the late Mark and Evelyn Burchell Patton Kolich.  He worked for Port Authority, loved fishing and all other sports.  He was a baseball coach and a Boy Scout leader. He is survived by his...

Judy Bortak

Judy Bortak

Jan 1, 2017

Judy Bortak, age 79 of White Oak, died Friday, April 28, 2017. She was born in Mt. Pleasant on December 16, 1937, daughter of the late Jack and Jeanne Porch Simpson and wife of the late Lawrence M. Bortak. Judy was proprietor with her husband of the former Marribee Framing in Rainbow Village, White Oak. Services were held May 3,...

Regina H. Zahorchak

Regina H. Zahorchak

Jan 1, 2017

Regina H. (Nowicki) Zahorchak, age 91 of White Oak, died Monday, November 13, 2017. She was born October 16, 1926 in McKeesport, the daughter of the late Wiktor Florian and Lottie Tulowiecka Nowicki, and the wife of the late John F. Zahorchak. She was preceded in death by her son Dennis V. Zahorchak in 1987, the same year as her...

Raymond A. Clark

Raymond A. Clark

Jan 1, 2017

Raymond A. Clark, age 87, of North Huntingdon, died Monday, July 17, 2017.  He was born in Pittsburgh on November 26, 1929 and is the son of the late Raymond and Thelma Jackson Clark.  He is preceded in death by his wife, Freida J. Walkow Clark.  He was retired from Mesta Machine, served in the Navy during the Korean War,...

Margaret R. Grice

Margaret R. Grice

Jan 1, 2017

Margaret R. Grice, age 88, of McKeesport, died Sunday, January 29, 2017. She was born in Elizabeth, PA on July 9, 1928, daughter of the late James and Annie Collins Williams, and wife of the late Raymond "Barney" Grice. Margaret is survived by her sons, Dennis Grice of McKeesport, Kevin (Lou Ann) Grice of Clairton, Wesley (Debbie) Grice of McKeesport,...

Jane Arnovitz

Jane Arnovitz

Jan 24, 2014

Mary Jane Arnovitz, age 90, a retired nurse who was known as “Sarge” to her friends and family, passed away after a long illness on January 24, 2014 In West Melbourne, FL. She was born in Blairsville, PA on March 21, 1923 and is the daughter of the late George W. and Laura Rowland Kebler. She was preceded in death...