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. 

Dona M. Sherbine

Dona M. Sherbine

Feb 15, 2017

Dona M. Sherbine, age 88 of North Canton, Ohio, formerly of McKeesport, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on September 11, 1928, the daughter of the late James and Jean Skarry Guiser. Dona was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Joseph Sherbine, Sr., her son, Daniel J. Sherbine, Jr., and granddaughter Krista Cotter. She received...

David M. Waratuke

David M. Waratuke

Feb 14, 2017

David M. Waratuke, age 67 of McKeesport, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on November 19, 1949, the son of the late Frank and Pansy Swartz Waratuke. David served in the Navy during Vietnam and worked at US Steel Irvin Works in West Mifflin on the “pickle line”. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Baer...

Dolores A. Molinari

Dolores A. Molinari

Feb 14, 2017

Dolores A Molinari, age 86 of Economy Borough, formerly of White Oak, passed away after a brief illness in Villa St. Joseph’s of Baden on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on October 24, 1930, the daughter of the late Leonardo and Mary Carozza Darcangelo and wife of the late Carmen J. Molinari. Dolores was a fashion...

Ellen Caroline Lundberg

Ellen Caroline Lundberg

Feb 13, 2017

Ellen C. Lundberg, age 94, of McKeesport, died Monday, February 13, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on February 3, 1923, the daughter of the late Walter William and Mary Elizabeth MacMillan Deedrick. She was the beloved wife of the late Roy W. Lundberg, a member of Beulah Park United Methodist Church, their quilting club, and volunteered at the church...

Ellen I. Showalter

Ellen I. Showalter

Feb 11, 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...

Irene Ann Heffner

Irene Ann Heffner

Feb 9, 2017

Irene Ann Heffner, age 87, of Port Vue, died Thursday, February 9, 2017. She was born in Clairton November 17, 1929 and was the daughter of the late John and Mary Stim Plavchak and the wife of the late Kenneth Heffner. She is survived by her sons, William (Patty) Dewalt of Goshen, Indiana, Raymond (Faye) Dewalt and John Dewalt both...

Donna L. Recker

Donna L. Recker

Feb 5, 2017

Donna L. Recker, age 87 of McKeesport, died Sunday, February 5, 2017. She was born in Lenna, Oklahoma on November 22, 1929, the daughter of the late John and Thelma McDaniel Robertson. Donna retired after 20 years as a clerk at the Former PNE Trucking Company. She is survived by her loving husband of 66 years, Robert Recker; sons, John...

Charles R. Jobe

Charles R. Jobe

Feb 2, 2017

Charles R. Jobe, 79, of Port Vue, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Born April 15, 1937, in North Braddock, he was a son of the late Peter C. and Velma Christy Jobe and husband of the late Cecilia Anna Sharf Jobe. He served in the Marine Corps and was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Barber School. He retired from US...

Katherine ""Kay"" Sas Valerio

Katherine ""Kay"" Sas Valerio

Feb 2, 2017

Katherine “Kay” Sas Valerio, age 95 of Elizabeth Twp., died Thursday, February 2, 2017. She was born in Vintondale, PA on February 8, 1921 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Souvchyn Sas and the wife of the late Walter Valerio and mother of the late Walter Robert “Bob” Valerio. She was a partner and secretary of...

Margaret R. Grice

Margaret R. Grice

Jan 29, 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,...

Lorraine Marie Hays Zajicek

Lorraine Marie Hays Zajicek

Jan 23, 2017

Lorraine Marie Hays Zajicek, age 94, of McKeesport died on Monday, January 23, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on August 10, 1922. She was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Carl J. Zajicek, and was the daughter of the late Clifford R. and Lillian Dietrich Hays, stepdaughter of Lillian McMarlin Hays, and granddaughter of Rose and...

Martha S. Nelson

Martha S. Nelson

Jan 22, 2017

Martha S. Nelson, age 90, of Westlake, Ohio, formerly of White Oak, PA, died Sunday, January 22, 2017. She was born in McKeesport, PA on March 2, 1926 and was the daughter of the late Ira M. and Anna Reisner Shoup and the wife of the late G. Walter Nelson, Jr. Martha earned her Bachelor of Arts degree at Westminster...

Paul Keenan

Paul Keenan

Jan 21, 2017

Paul Keenan, age 84, of White Oak died on Saturday January 21, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on October 11, 1932 and is the son of the late James and Gladys Jordan Keenan. He retired from USS National Tube as an engineer and served in the Navy during the Korean War. He was a member at St. Angela Merici...

John Nicora, Jr.

John Nicora, Jr.

Jan 19, 2017

John Nicora Jr., of White Oak, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at his residence. He was born Aug. 1, 1924, in McKeesport, a son of the late John and Mary Bosga Nicora. He retired from Fisher Body Plant in West Mifflin, where he was a tool and die maker. He served in the Army during World War II, was a...

Priscilla L. Jurann

Priscilla L. Jurann

Jan 16, 2017

Priscilla L. Jurann, age 76 of Port Vue, died on Monday, January 16, 2017 at her home. She was born in Pittsburgh on November 19, 1940, daughter of the late Philip F. and Laura B. (Franz) Jurann. Priscilla retired as a bookkeeper for Brandywine Realty, was a very active member of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Church, and a member...

Lula Louise ""Noodles"" Teck

Lula Louise ""Noodles"" Teck

Jan 16, 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...

Ruth Terzak Schroeder

Ruth Terzak Schroeder

Dec 31, 2016

Ruth Terzak Schroeder, age 90, of White Oak, died Saturday, December 31, 2016. She was born in McKeesport on November 18, 1926, the daughter of the late Frank and Agnes (Miller) Slaibow. Ruth is survived by her husband Wesley Schroeder, daughters; Kathy (Dennis) Moore of White Oak and Patricia Feitlin of Palm Coast, FL, sons; Charles (Georgeann) Stipanovich of Greensburg,...

Mildred "Dolly" Ferry

Mildred "Dolly" Ferry

Dec 31, 2016

Mildred "Dolly" Ferry, age 90, of Port Vue died Saturday December 31, 2016 at her residence. She was born in Pittsburgh on February 11, 1926 and is the daughter of the late Hiram Layton and Alice Collins Lindsay. She was raised by her grandparents William and Emma Collins after her mother died. She was the wife of the late William...

John A. Novak, Jr.

John A. Novak, Jr.

Dec 29, 2016

John A. Novak, Jr., age 68 of Elizabeth, died Thursday, December 29, 2016. He was born in Pittsburgh on July 17, 1948 and was the son of the late Melda Smith Novak. He was a graduate of Point Park University, an entrepreneur, and a disabled veteran. He was a medic in the navy and served during the Vietnam Era. He...

James Michael Flynn

James Michael Flynn

Dec 24, 2016

James Michael Flynn, age 67, of Greensburg, formerly of McKeesport, died Saturday December 24, 2016. He was born in Pittsburgh on December 21, 1949 and is the son of the late Regis Leo and Alberta Snyder Flynn. He was a stock broker and then an insurance agent. He is survived by sons; Patrick Flynn of Latrobe, Ryan Flynn of Laredo,...