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. 

Joseph R. Kunak

Joseph R. Kunak

Jul 11, 2015

Joseph R. Kunak, age 72, of Dravosburg, died tragically and was taken on July 11, 2015 in a car accident. He was on his way to New Jersey for the annual family beach vacation. He was born in Homestead on January 20, 1943 and was the son of the late Edward and Helen Rusnak Kunak. He is survived by his...

Valerie Dougherty

Valerie Dougherty

Jul 11, 2015

Valerie Dougherty, 30, died Saturday, July 11, 2015. She was born in McKeesport on February 13, 1985 to Alice Predko Dougherty and the late Richard Dougherty. Valerie participated in the Special Olympics often and achieved many awards and medals. She is survived by, sister; Kathy (Phil) Brogan of Brunswick OH., brothers; Rick (Nancy) Goff of McKeesport and Leroy Goff of...

Elizabeth E. Toth

Elizabeth E. Toth

Jul 11, 2015

Elizabeth E. Toth, age 78, of West Mifflin, died July 11, 2015. She is the daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Toth and was born in Pgh. on Nov. 20, 1936. She is a retired Art Teacher from the Pittsburgh School District and is a member of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers. She is survived by sons; Steven (Regina)...

Thomas H. Johnston

Thomas H. Johnston

Jul 4, 2015

Thomas H. Johnston, 88, of White Oak, died Saturday, July 4, 2015. He was born Oct. 3, 1926, in Glassport, and was the son of the late Kenneth and Mary Catherine Davidson Johnston. He was a member of St. Patrick Church in McKeesport and the White Oak American Legion Post 701. He enlisted in the Navy on Feb. 3, 1944,...

Carol Anne Bilak

Carol Anne Bilak

Jul 2, 2015

Carol Anne Bilak, age 71, of McKeesport died on July 2, 2015. She was born in Pittsburgh on September 5, 1943. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Richard Bilak. She was preceded in death by her adoptive parents Mary and Al Triano. Arrangments were handles by HUNTER-EDMUNDSON-STRIFFLER FUNERAL HOME, 600 Market St., McKeesport, PA 15132, (412-678-6191). Donations...

Rachel Delores Nelson

Rachel Delores Nelson

Jul 2, 2015

Rachel Delores Nelson, of McKeesport, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, July 2, 2015. Born May 12, 1926 in Washington, D.C., she was the fourth of five children of the late Dennis and Marialyce Graham Mack. After moving to McKeesport, she married James W. Nelson, who preceded her in death in 1978. Rachel was a former long time member of...

Dawn J. Taylor

Dawn J. Taylor

Jun 30, 2015

Dawn J. Taylor, 78, of The Villages, Fla., formerly of McKeesport, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015. She was born Dec. 28, 1936, in McKeesport, and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Evelyn (Carlson) Campbell. She is survived by her husband, James R. Taylor, of The Villages Fla.; daughters, Cheryl Lynn Taylor, of Falling Waters, W. Va., and Wendy...

William B. Jordan

William B. Jordan

Jun 28, 2015

William B. (Bugs) Jordan, Jr., age 88, of White Oak, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 28, 2015, after a long illness. He was the son of William B. and Margaret Wagner Jordan, Sr. He was raised by his father and grandmother, Jennie Jordan, after his mother died when he was 18 months old. He is survived...

David "Vince" Dvorshock

David "Vince" Dvorshock

Jun 26, 2015

David "Vince" Dvorshock Sr., 60, of McKeesport, died on Friday, June 26, 2015. He was born in Miami, Fla. on Dec. 15, 1954, and was the son of the late Lawrence Dvorshock and Joyce Wright, and was preceded in death by his stepmother, Carol C. Levan Dvorshock. He served in the Navy for 12 years and enjoyed time at Canadotha...

Mary Hnat

Mary Hnat

Jun 18, 2015

Mary Hnat, 93, of Pittsburgh, formerly of McKeesport, passed Thursday, June 18, 2015. She was born on Jan. 8, 1922, and was the daughter of the late Wasyl and Eva Mykicz Hnat. She was employed in the Tele Computer Center of Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Monroeville. She is survived by her sister, Ellen Ahearn, of Williamsburg, Va.; her nephew and...

Charlotte Zwibel

Charlotte Zwibel

Jun 16, 2015

Charlotte Zwibel, age 82, of Elizabeth Twp., died Tuesday June 16, 2015. She is the daughter of the late Max and Florence Klein Moritz and was born in McKeesport on August 11, 1932. She is the wife of Earl Zwibel and the mother of Neil Scott Zwibel, the late Martin E. (Ellen) Zwibel and Bruce Zwibel, grandmother of Jessica, Chani...

Michael George Mesiarik

Michael George Mesiarik

Jun 9, 2015

Michael George Mesiarik, 68, of McKeesport, died Tuesday, June 9, 2015. He was born Sept. 12, 1946, in White Oak, a son of the late Michael J. and Goldie DeLong Mesiarik. He was employed at Big Lots Department Store in North Versailles and prior had been employed with H&R Block and Airport Limo Services. He is an Army veteran having...

Ronald R. Leyland

Ronald R. Leyland

May 31, 2015

Ronald Richard Leyland, 76, of Elizabeth, died Sunday, May 31, 2015. He was born Sept. 26, 1938, in Homestead, a son of the late Earl and Mary Trainor Leyland. He is retired from the former G.C. Murphy Company from the shipping and receiving department. He is a veteran having served in the Navy. He is survived by his wife, Janet...

Michael A. Bochicchio

Michael A. Bochicchio

May 29, 2015

Michael A. Bochicchio, Sr., age 83, of North Versailles died May 29, 2015. He was born in Pittsburgh and is the son of the late Donato and Rosaria Nicoletti Bochicchio. Michael was a laborer at the Westinghouse Corporation and E.L. Wiegand Company, and a cook at various restaurants throughout his life. He is preceded in death by his wife, Theresa...

Richard John Kane

Richard John Kane

May 29, 2015

Richard John Kane, age 74, of McKeesport, died May 29, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on April 2, 1941 and is the son of the late Thomas Joseph and Leoda Robison Kane. He was previously employed by US Steel. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy White Kane, who he has been married to for one day shy of...

Byron "Bino" R. Churik

Byron "Bino" R. Churik

May 29, 2015

Byron "Bino" R. Churik, 56, of Arnold passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord at his home, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, May 29, 2015. He was born May 3, 1959, in Braddock, son of the late Ronald B. Churik. He was employed by UPMC Shadyside as a building operations engineer. He was a veteran of the...

Patricia Klimek

Patricia Klimek

May 24, 2015

Patricia Klimek, age 70, of N. Versailles, formerly of Clairton, died May 24, 2015. She was born in McKeesport on Jan. 23, 1945 and is the daughter of the late John and Roberta Soncini Patrick. She is survived by her husband, Randy, sons; William (Laura) Klimek of Elizabeth and Randy (Shannon Smith) Klimek of Clairton, grandson; Daniel, brother; Ronald (Sharon)...

Dolores P. Nelson

Dolores P. Nelson

May 23, 2015

Dolores P. Nelson, 87, of McKeesport, died Saturday, May 23, 2015. She was born July 7, 1927, in McKeesport, the daughter of the late Joseph and Vera (Paranick) Boylan. She is the wife of the late Robert Nelson, of 63 years, and was a homemaker. Dolores was a member of "cleaning crew" at former St. Pius Roman Catholic Church for...

Thaddeus E. Majzer

Thaddeus E. Majzer

May 11, 2015

Thaddeus E. "Ted" Majzer, 84, of Port Vue, died Monday, May 11, 2015. He was born Aug. 17, 1930, in Port Vue, a son of the late Theodore and Susan Cverna Majzer; and the husband of the late Theresa Kurtz Majzer. He is survived by son, Thomas Majzer, of Las Vegas, Nev.; daughter, Barbara Pingel, of Chandler, Ariz.; granddaughter, Danielle;...

Frank "Lifter" A. Rinchko

Frank "Lifter" A. Rinchko

Apr 30, 2015

Frank A. "Lifter" Rinchko, Jr., age 83, of White Oak died Thursday, April 30, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on June 22, 1931 and is the son of the late Frank A. and Rea Coley Rinchko. He is also preceded in death by his son, Frank Charles Rinchko. He is survived by his grandchildren, Todd Rinchko of White Oak...