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.
Kathleen "Kay" Swanson
Nov 13, 2015
Kathleen "Kay" Swanson, 83, of White Oak, died Friday, Nov. 13, 2015. She was born June 18, 1932, in McKeesport, and was the daughter of the late Edwin and Roseanne Brady Swanson. She retired from the warehouse of the former G.C. Murphy Co. in McKeesport, where she worked for 43 years as an assembler. She enjoyed wood-crafting, creating pieces such...
Irene Crouch
Nov 13, 2015
Irene Crouch, age 88, of Port Vue, died Nov. 13, 2015. She was born on Dec. 31, 1926 and is the daughter of the late Ernest and Elizabeth Murillo and the wife of the late Carl V. Crouch. She loved to decorate cakes and spend time with her family. She is survived by her children; Karen Haywood of Port Vue,...
Albert M. Gundy
Nov 12, 2015
Albert M. Gundy, Jr., age 70, of West Mifflin, died Nov. 12, 2015. He was born on Aug. 30, 1945 and is the son of the late Albert Sr. and Elsie McCarty Gundy. Brother of the late Roberta Gundy of Duquesne & Donna Mae Horrell of Greensburg. He is survived by his sisters Janet (Joseph) Schiavone of Irwin & Jonella...
Anne Marie Halpin
Nov 1, 2015
Mrs. Anne Marie Halpin, age 89, of White Oak, formerly of Hallstead, PA, died November 1, 2015. She was retired from Blue Ridge School District as the Secretary to the Superintendant. She is the wife of the late John M. Halpin. She was born in Dushore, PA on May 31, 1926 and is the daughter of the late Harold and...
Mary Grayson
Nov 1, 2015
Mary Grayson, 93, of Dravosburg, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, in Punxsutawney. She was the longtime owner of Grayson Florists in Dravosburg with her sister, Margaret. Born Sept. 3, 1922, in Clairton, she was a daughter of the late Stephen and Mary Patrick Cundra; and the wife of the late William Grayson. She is survived by sons, William (Patricia)...
Fanny Elias
Oct 29, 2015
Fanny Elias, 90, of White Oak, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. She was born Oct. 4, 1925, in West Newton, and was a daughter of the late Jameil and Manira Nader Elias. She retired as a secretary for Westinghouse Airbrake in Wilmerding. She was a member of Eastern Star Corinth Chapter of Pitcairn, enjoyed watching her soap operas, playing cards...
Mary Kennedy
Oct 27, 2015
Mary Kennedy, 91, of McKeesport, died October 27, 2015. She was born in McKeesport on June 18, 1924 and is the daughter of the late John and Rosalia Vallelunga Canova. She was the wife of the late John S. Kennedy. She is survived by her children, Sandy Kennedy of McKeesport, Mary Ann McFarland of Greenock and John R. Kennedy of...
Richard Cunningham
Oct 17, 2015
Richard Cunningham, 87, of Little River, South Carolina, formerly of North Versailles, died October 17, 2015. He was born in Glassport on February 9, 1928 and was the son of the late George and Olive Segar Cunningham. He was the husband of the late Anna Mae Hill Cunningham who died on July 25, 2005. He was a Veteran of the...
Betty J. Foor
Oct 17, 2015
Betty J. Foor, 85, of Coulters, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015. She was born July 23, 1930, in McKeesport, a daughter of the late James H. and Nellie Baron Dishong. She was the wife of the late Edward W. Foor; and the mother of the late Timothy Foor. She is survived by children, Samuel (Cecelia) Foor, of McKeesport, Darla Wislosky,...
Edward A. Peterson
Oct 15, 2015
Edward A. Peterson Sr., 89, of Elizabeth Twp., died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. He was born April 22, 1926, in McKeesport, and was the son of the late Arthur and Mildred Peterson. He was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and worked for Westinghouse Airbrake, U.S. Steel, Dravo Corp. and Rust Engineering....
Michael V. Smyrnes
Oct 15, 2015
Michael V. Smyrnes, 89, of Wexford, formerly of North Huntingdon, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on Jan. 1, 1926, and was the son of the late Venizelos and Peggy (Mamas) Smyrnes. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He and his wife, Margie S. Smyrnes, owned and operated Flair Cleaners &...
Catherine Laverne Welty
Oct 12, 2015
Catherine Laverne Welty, 68, of North Huntingdon, died Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. She was born Aug. 23, 1947, in McKeesport, the daughter of the late Richard and Marian Wilson Sandusky. Catherine worked at Mon Yough Community Services as a residential aide for many years. She enjoyed crocheting and loved spending time with her family and especially her granddaughter. She is...
Jane Potemra
Oct 12, 2015
Jane Potemra, age 94, of McKeesport, died Monday, Oct. 12, 2015. She was born on March 14, 1921, in McKeesport, and is the daughter of the late Michael and Catherine Zarkowski Gregg and the wife of the late Joseph Edward Potemra. She retired as an executive secretary from US Steel National Tube in McKeesport. She was a member of Christian...
Richard J. Gricar
Oct 10, 2015
Richard J. Gricar, 76, of White Oak, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at his residence. He was born in McKeesport on June 9, 1939, and was the son of the late John and Anna Yanichko Gricar. He was an Army veteran, having served with the 538th Transportation Co. He was the owner of the former Lincoln Interior Systems of North...
Laurence T. Ritchie
Oct 6, 2015
Dr. Laurence T. Ritchie, 88, of White Oak, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. He was born in Kittanning on July 10, 1927, and is the son of the late Margaret and Laurence. Laurence attended Peabody High School before enlisting in the Navy, where he served as a medic until his discharge in December 1946. Upon discharge Laurence attended Washington and...
Rachel M. Jones
Oct 6, 2015
Rachel M. Jones, age 30, of Bethel Park died October 6, 2015. She was born in Pittsburgh on August 19, 1985 and is the daughter of Robert Jones of Port Vue and Joni Tyszkiewicz (Ralph) Tramontana of West Mifflin. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Matthew (Stephanie) Jones of Hudson, New Hampshire; grandmother, Jean Tyszkiewicz...
Adalene R. Mulholland
Oct 3, 2015
Adalene R. Mulholland, age 89 of Dravosburg, formerly of Liberty Borough, died Saturday, October 3, 2015. She was born in Coal Valley on August 5, 1926 and is the daughter of the late Domenic and Amelia Penzie Mazzaferri. She is survived by her son, James (Dorothy) M. Mulholland II of Atlanta, Georgia and grandson, James Blake "JB" Mulholland of Los...
Dennis W. Spellman
Oct 1, 2015
Dennis W. Spellman, 56, of Port Vue, died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. He was born Oct. 12, 1958, in Cliffton Forge, Va., to the late Dennis and Jean (Ford) Spellman. He was the husband of the late Arnadale "Dale" Spellman, who died Jan. 12, 2013. He served in the Army. He was the manager at the Uni-Mart in Port Vue...
Josephine "Jo" J. Vallus
Sep 24, 2015
Josephine J. "Jo" Vallus, age 93, of White Oak died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. She was born in Duquesne on Oct. 25, 1921 and is the daughter of the late Paul and Magdalena Kotvas. She was the wife of 67 years to the late George J. Vallus. She was a member of Sampson Mills Presbyterian Church, and Order of the...
Juanita Lorraine Prontiker
Sep 21, 2015
Juanita Lorraine Prontiker, 75, of McKeesport went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, September 21, 2015 while at home surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Smithfield on May 26, 1940 and is the daughter to the late Walter E. and Bessie (Bowman) McGee. She was the wife of the late Mike Prontiker. She was employed...
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