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. 

Edward R. Bednarovsky

Edward R. Bednarovsky

Dec 27, 2015

Edward R. Bednarovsky, age 81, of Riverview, FL, died Sunday, December 27, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on March 3, 1934, and is the son of the late Jozef and Catherine Sebest Bednarovsky and the husband of Charlotte Norkus Bednarovsky. He is survived by his son Craig (Monica) Bednarovsky of Washington, D.C.; 2 grandchildren Mia and Liam; and brother...

John H. Gochnour

John H. Gochnour

Dec 26, 2015

John H. Gochnour, of Port Vue, died December 26, 2015. He was born in Port Vue on January 7, 1924 and is the son of the late Herman and Gertrude Stearns Gochnour. He served in the United States Army during WWII, where he received the Military Order of the Purple Heart. He was a member of the American Legion of...

Rose Mary Ann Balog

Rose Mary Ann Balog

Dec 22, 2015

Rose Mary Ann Balog, 69, of Elizabeth, died Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015. She was born July 4, 1946, in McKeesport, and is the daughter of the late Richard and Olga Rodman and the wife of the late William Balog. She was a health care coordinator for Jefferson Hospital and then worked at AdTranz as an electronics technician until she retired....

Carlene "Connelly" Cavanaugh

Carlene "Connelly" Cavanaugh

Dec 21, 2015

Carlene (Connelly) Cavanaugh, 83, of Ocala, Fla., died Monday, Dec. 21, 2015. She was born April 8, 1932, in McKeesport, a daughter of the late Patrick Aloysius and Christine Erda Weiskircher Connelly. Carlene was a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and began her teaching career in home economics at the McKeesport Area High School. She was also an instructor...

Joseph George Prizner

Joseph George Prizner

Dec 20, 2015

Joseph George Prizner, III, age 58, of North Versailles, peacefully passed on to his heavenly reward, on Dec. 20, 2015. He was the childhood sweetheart and loving husband to Donna Lee Hutsko Prizner, soul-mates since 8th grade. He was born in McKeesport on Aug. 9, 1957 and is the son of Donna Rose Figola Prizner of Versailles Borough and the...

John Flaherty

John Flaherty

Dec 20, 2015

John Flaherty, 76, of White Oak, died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on Jan. 14, 1939, and is the son of the late John and Catherine Faherty Flaherty. He served in the Army 3rd division and was a retired group leader in the maintenance department at USX Irvin Works. He was a member of the White...

Jean M. Kopa

Jean M. Kopa

Dec 17, 2015

Jean M. Kopa, of Dravosburg, died Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. She was born Aug. 3, 1937, a daughter of the late Michael and Emma Snyder Koehler. She was a secretary for the Bettis Atomic Plant. Jean was the loving wife of the late George M. Kopa. She is survived by her children, James M. Kopa, of Castle Shannon, Lynn A....

John "Jocko" Cerniga

John "Jocko" Cerniga

Dec 15, 2015

John "Jocko" Cerniga, 95, of Penn Hills, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Jocko was born May 29, 1920 and is the son of the late John and Mary Merges Cerniga. He was the loving husband of the late Irmgard Bading Cerniga. He is a WWII Veteran and was employed at National Tube...

Michele Smith

Michele Smith

Dec 15, 2015

Michele Smith, 52, of White Oak, died Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015. She was born March 6, 1963, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Andrew Bokin and the late Ethel Mae Holawaty Bokin; and wife of Carlin G. Smith, all of White Oak. She is survived by her son, Matthew A. (Cassie) Faulds, of White Oak; brothers, Ronald (Cheryl) Faulds, of White...

Thelma A. Mahaffey

Thelma A. Mahaffey

Dec 14, 2015

Thelma A. Mahaffey, 92, of Pleasant Hills formerly of White Oak and Port Vue, died December 14, 2015. She was born in Duquesne on August 15, 1923 and is the daughter of the late James L. and Hazel Morgan Myers and wife of the late Guy S. Mahaffey, Jr. Thelma was an office manager for Psychological Service of Pittsburgh. She...

Maria H. Intrieri

Maria H. Intrieri

Dec 12, 2015

Maria H. Intrieri, 94, of McKeesport, died December 12, 2015. She was born in Cosenza Italy on May 2, 1921, daughter of the late Frank and Louise Intrieri and wife of the late Charles E. Hall. Maria was a seamstress most of her life and loved to bake for her family and friends. She is survived by her daughter Deborah...

David H. Wolfe

David H. Wolfe

Nov 30, 2015

David H. Wolfe Sr., 69, of West Mifflin, died Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. He was born Jan. 1, 1946, in Akron, Ohio, a son of the late Edward and Letha Anderson Wolfe. He is a veteran of the Vietnam Era, a member of the American Legion Post 380 in Dravosburg and the United Auto Workers Union. He liked antique cars...

Tara D. Daniels

Tara D. Daniels

Nov 29, 2015

Tara D. Daniels, 33, of McKeesport, died Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015. She was born Aug. 7, 1982, in Pittsburgh, and is the daughter of Bertha Paxon, of White Oak, and the late Daryl Daniels. She loved playing Bingo and going to the casinos. She was a giving and caring person who loved spending time with her family and friends, especially...

Helen Misura

Helen Misura

Nov 26, 2015

Mrs. Helen Misura, age 88, of White Oak, died November 26, 2015. She is the wife of the late Edwin Misura, Sr. She was born in Wilmerding, PA on December 7, 1926 and is the daughter of the late Stanley and Mary Kata Dull. She is survived by daughers; Lucille (Kenneth) Klaus of Hempfield, PA and Desiree (Robert) Cosgrove of...

Randolph Lucas

Randolph Lucas

Nov 26, 2015

Randolph Lucas, 56, of McKeesport, died Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015. He was born July 5, 1959, in McKeesport, a son of the late James Woodrow Lucas and Edith Rebecca Laird Lucas Walz. He was employed at the former H & H Fish Market in McKeesport and was currently employed at Shop'n Save in Olympia and Save-A-Lot in Olympia Shopping Center....

Albert "Butch" J. Kissell

Albert "Butch" J. Kissell

Nov 25, 2015

Albert J. "Butch" Kissell, 73, of White Oak, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. He was born Nov. 6, 1942, in Clairton, the son of the late Frank and Emma Jean McGarrity Kissell, and the husband of the late Jeanne C. Baron. He was a foreman at AMF Cuno for about nine years, then partner with Corrivau-Kissell Realty in Connecticut and...

Justin R. Spade

Justin R. Spade

Nov 23, 2015

Justin R. Spade, age 22 of West Mifflin, died Monday, November 23, 2015. He was born in Pittsburgh on September 29, 1993, and is the son of Nicholas "Nick" and Christina Mathos Spade of West Mifflin. He was a PCT at Magee Women's Hospital and was enrolled to attend Shadyside School of Nursing in January, while being a student at...

Wilma K. Beal

Wilma K. Beal

Nov 23, 2015

Wilma K. Beal, age 90, passed away November 23, 2015. She was born in Port Vue on July 27, 1925, and is the daughter of the late Mathias and Susanna Holtsinger Gadelmeyer, and wife of the late Charles "Dick" R. Beal. Wilma lived in West Mifflin for over 50 years before moving to Sharpsburg, GA to live with her son...

Anthony "Tony" A. Dicecco

Anthony "Tony" A. Dicecco

Nov 21, 2015

Anthony A. "Tony" DiCecco, 93, of North Huntingdon, formerly of McKeesport, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. He was born Nov. 7, 1922, in McKeesport, a son of the late Giovanni and Theresa D'Eletto DiCecco. He was the husband of the late Yolanda Finamore Pillera DiCecco. Tony worked as a boilermaker at U.S. Steel, National Tube and was a member of...

Barbara L. Snedden

Barbara L. Snedden

Nov 17, 2015

Barbara L. Snedden, 74, of Greenock, died Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2015. She was born March 15, 1941, in McKeesport, a daughter of the late Leo and Barbara Lewandoski Galley and wife of the late Richard B. Snedden. She is survived by her children, Keith R. Little, of Greenock, and Ella L. Little, of Winchester, Va.; stepdaughter, Sheryl Olsen, of West...