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.
Genevieve "Brakeall" Beryl Owston Akerberg
Feb 14, 2016
Genevieve Beryl (Brakeall) Owston Akerberg departed this life on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016. She was born in Dravosburg on Aug. 23, 1918, as the youngest child of John Alva Brakeall and Rose P. Schad. Outside of her youth in Dravosburg and a short residence in East McKeesport, the majority of Genevieve's life was spent in North Versailles Township. Since summer...
Jacqueline Tatters
Feb 13, 2016
Jacqueline Tatters, 68, of White Oak, died Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016. She was born March 14, 1947, in Braddock, a daughter of the late Robert and Audrey Reeves Fuller. She was a homemaker for most of her life and also worked at Auberle in the 1980s. She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Edward Tatters. She is...
Lillian M. Jones
Feb 5, 2016
Lillian M. Jones, age 83, of Duquesne, died February 5, 2016 at home. She was born June 23, 1932 in McKeesport and is the daughter of the late Richard and Lillian Jones. She is preceded in death by three brothers John Collins, Randolph and Gerald Jones. She is survived by her brother Charles E. (Edna) Jones Sr. of McKeesport; her...
Christy Lynn Buckholtz
Feb 3, 2016
Christy Lynn Buckholtz, age 34, of Jeannette, died Wednesday, February 3, 2016. She was born in McKeesport on May 5, 1981, and is the daughter of Robert Buckholtz, Jr. of Versailles Borough and Beth Roebuck Buckholtz of Highland Park area of Pittsburgh. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her children, Eric, Damian, and Riley Thompson; her paternal...
Regina Eilene Hoak
Feb 1, 2016
Regina Eilene Hoak, 86, of Palm Bay, Fla., formerly of the McKeesport area, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. She was born in McKeesport on March 20, 1929, and is the daughter of the late William M. and Estella Graham Kelley and the wife of the late Jack Norman Hoak. She was a member of the former St. Pius Church in...
James E. Sherer
Feb 1, 2016
James E. Sherer, age 95, of White Oak, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. He was born in McKeesport on July 31, 1920, and is the son of the late Leonard and Kate Sherer and the husband of the late Reva Parker Sherer. He was proprietor of James Sherer Plumbing & Heating Company in White Oak for nearly 65 years. He...
Richard A. Williams
Jan 30, 2016
Richard A. Williams, age 68, of Port Vue, died Jan. 30, 2016 at Baldwin Health Center after a brief but courageous struggle with cancer. He was born on March 1, 1947 in Pittsburgh to the late John and Ruth Williams. Rick was a 1965 graduate of Westinghouse Memorial High School and worked for Port Authority of Allegheny County for nearly...
Rose Ann Kalkbrenner
Jan 25, 2016
Rose Ann Kalkbrenner, age 68, of Baldwinsville, New York, formerly of McKeesport, died Jan. 25, 2016. She was born in McKeesport on Nov. 14, 1947 and is the daughter of the late Dominic Molinari and the late Ana Mae Kutchfar (Charles) Lofstrom. She is the loving wife of 48 years to John Kalkbrenner. She was employed at GC Murphy Warehouse...
Merle E. Campbell
Jan 25, 2016
Merle E. Campbell, 88, of White Oak, died Monday, Jan. 25, 2016. He was born Dec. 9, 1927, in Herminie, and is the son of the late George and Estella Lee Campbell. He is the husband of Eileen Berkey Campbell. He was a veteran serving in the Army, then was a letter carrier for the US Postal Service until he...
Mary K. Sivak
Jan 25, 2016
Mary K. Sivak, age 59 of Liberty Borough, died Jan. 25, 2016. She was born in Port Vue on Feb. 29, 1956 and is the daughter of the late Andrew and Frances M. Miller Sivak. She worked as an accountant for numerous radio stations in the area for many years. She is survived by her son, Stephen Poster of Jefferson...
Louis A. Shaw
Jan 24, 2016
Louis A. Shaw, 69, of White Oak, died peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016. He was born in McKeesport on Sept. 23, 1946, and was the son of the late Henry and Julia (Zak) Szalkiewicz. Lou was a retired letter carrier in White Oak for the United States Postal Service, McKeesport branch. He proudly served his...
Raymond Coval
Jan 22, 2016
Raymond J. Coval, 91, of White Oak, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. He was born May 17, 1924, in Port Vue, a son of the late John and Elizabeth Bozogan Coval. Raymond was a mechanical engineer and retired from Dravo Engineering. He was World War II veteran, having served in the Army, and a member of the White Oak American...
Amelia "Millie" J. Schleifer
Jan 14, 2016
Amelia J. "Millie" Schleifer, age 89, of E. McKeesport, died Thursday, January 14, 2016. Amelia was born June 30, 1926 in Yukon, PA. She is the daughter of the late Adolph and the late Anna Fabian Filicky. Millie was devoted to her family, loved dancing and was a long- time member of St. Robert Bellarmine Church. She is survived by...
Tammi Rae Kyne
Jan 7, 2016
Tammi Rae Kyne, of McKeesport, died January 7, 2016. She was born in McKeesport on November 23, 1979 and is the daughter of Michelle Kyne-Bartko of Glassport. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her stepfather, Michael T. Bartko; children, Bryce Thomas and Abigail Jazzalyn Whimmer of North Hills, and Brett Michael Florez of Clairton; sister, Shanna Bartko...
Helen Kish
Jan 2, 2016
Helen Kish, 87, of Port Vue, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. She was born Dec. 14, 1928, in Port Vue, and is the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Adamkovich Yaga. She was a caterer and worked at the Palace Inn in Monroeville for approximately 20 years. She was also a member of St. Mark Parish for many years....
Connie "Dolly" Davis Judy
Jan 2, 2016
Connie "Dolly" Davis Judy, 66, of Clairton, died Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016. She was born in Rockwood, Jan. 22, 1949, and is the daughter of the late William and Anna Thorne Sherman Enfield. She was a certified nurse's aide for Kane Regional Hospital in McKeesport and Superior Home Health in Olympia. She is survived by daughter, Leslie (Rich) Gilmer, of...
Robert J. Mehalek
Dec 29, 2015
Robert J. Mehalek, 67, of McKeesport, formerly of White Oak, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015. He was previously employed at U.S. Steel and was a gardener for Strifflers. He was born April 21, 1948, in McKeesport, the son of the late John and Betty Magosh Mehalek. He is survived by his wife, Diane L. Clary Mehalek; brothers-in-law, David and Dan...
Kenneth George
Dec 28, 2015
Kenneth George, of Port Vue, died on December 28, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on May 25, 1963 and is the son of the late Ronald and Shirley Morningstar George. He worked as a mechanic and tow truck driver for Gebis and C&D Towing. He is survived by sons; Joe George of Port Vue, Michael George of Port Vue,...
Elizabeth J. Cleary
Dec 27, 2015
Elizabeth "Janey" Cleary, 66, of Port Vue, died Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. She was an office clerk for Nabisco for more than 30 years. She finished her career at the Giant Eagle post office in Oak Park Mall, White Oak. She was born Feb. 19, 1949, in Wilkinsburg, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth J. Froehlich Cleary. She...
Michael David Dow
Dec 27, 2015
Michael David Dow, age 55, of McKeesport, died Dec. 27, 2015. He was born in Braddock on August 31, 1960 and is the son of Paul E. (Linda) Dow and the late Dorothy Mazik Dow. He was a member of the Am Vets Post 8 in McKeesport and was an avid Steelers fan. He is survived by his loving wife,...
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