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.
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...
Michael A. Welsh
Sep 19, 2015
Michael A. Welsh, 27, of McKeesport, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. He was born April 4, 1988, in Pittsburgh, and is the son of William Welsh, of Shaler, and Winnie (Pat Gallagher) Gricar, of McKeesport. He worked in construction for many years with Pat Gallagher, who was like a father to him. In addition to his mother and father, he...
Joanne "Nana" Tauber Perry
Sep 17, 2015
Joanne "Nana" Tauber Perry, age 66 of McKeesport, died Thursday, September 17, 2015. Surrounded by her children. She was born in McKeesport on September 1, 1949 and is the daughter of the late William and Dorothy Ulakovic Tauber. She is survived by daughters; Carol Sutton, Tammy Harper, Erica Sutton all of McKeesport and Marion Guesman of Pittsburgh, sons; Robert "Bobby"...
Robert R. Grubb
Sep 4, 2015
Robert R. Grubb, 66, of McKeesport, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. He was born March 23, 1949, in McKeesport, and was a son of the late Roy and Susan Fincik Grubb. Robert was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served with the Army. He is survived by his beloved wife of 41 years, Nancy Grubb; and brother, Ronald (Pat)...
Patricia Anne Connelly Striffler
Aug 30, 2015
Patricia Anne Connelly Striffler, age 87, of White Oak, died Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015. She is the daughter of the late Patrick Aloysius and Christine Erda Weiskircher Connelly. She is the wife of the late Frank Sheridan Striffler and the mother of the late Frank Connelly Striffler. She is a 1946 graduate of McKeesport High School, received her Bachelors of...
Elizabeth J. Radu
Aug 28, 2015
Elizabeth J. Radu, 86, of McKeesport, died Saturday, Aug. 28, 2015. She was born in Liberty Borough on Oct. 28, 1928, to the late John Miller Sr. and Elizabeth (Kadar) Miller. Elizabeth was an avid reader and enjoyed watching soap operas. She was employed for many years at Kaufmanns in Pittsburgh. She was preceded in death by brother, John Miller...
Arleen Thomas Schmidt
Aug 26, 2015
Arleen Thomas Schmidt, 76, of Dravosburg died August 26, 2015. She was born in Cannonsburg on December 3, 1938 to the late George Thomas and Mary Ann McCartney Thomas. Arleen was a graduate of St. Peter's High School in McKeesport and a member of Corpus Christi Parish. Arleen worked as a receptionist for Westinghouse transportation division. She was an avid...
William "Bill" Whitney
Aug 23, 2015
William "Bill" Whitney, age 77, of Adrian, PA, formerly of McKeesport, died on August 23, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on May 13, 1938 and is the son of the late William and Dorothy Barr Whitney. He served in the United States Army, was a bricklayer by trade, and was employed by the Striffler Family Funeral Homes for 28...
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