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.
Julie Ann Gwillim
Mar 1, 2015
Julie Ann Gwillim, age 59, of White Oak died March 1, 2015. She was born in Corona, California on December 29, 1955 and is the daughter of Kenneth Hall of Washington, D.C. She was a rehabilitation nurse at UPMC and Forbes Regional Hospital for many years. In addition to her father, she is survived by her husband, Thomas C. Gwillim;...
Jack Leyland
Feb 26, 2015
Jack Leyland, age 73, of Buena Vista died Feb. 26, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on Nov. 11, 1941 and is the son of the late Earl M. and Mary Trainor Leyland. He was employed by Bob Massie Toyota and retired as the Used Car Manager after many years. He was a veteran serving in the U.S. Marines. He...
Betty "Mcnulty" L. Davis
Feb 22, 2015
Betty L. (McNulty) Davis, age 92, of White Oak, died February 22, 2015 at the Palms at O'Neil. She was born in McKeesport on March 6, 1922, a daughter of the late Charles Herbert and Edythe L. (Beech) McNulty. Betty was a 1939 graduate of McKeesport High School and worked as a telephone operator at Bell Telephone before becoming her...
Christine Pettit Peterson
Feb 18, 2015
Christine Pettit Peterson, age 41, of West Mifflin, died Feb. 18, 2015. She was born in Pittsburgh on Aug. 23, 1973 and is the daughter of Lesley Bovines Webb of Imperial and the wife of Kevin Peterson. In addition to her mother and husband she is survived by her sons, Justin Michael Pettit, Brandon Michael Walsh and Denny Robert Wood...
John "Yabo" Robert Yablonsky
Feb 13, 2015
John Robert "Yabo" Yablonsky, age 84, of Port Vue, died Feb. 13, 2015. He is the son of the late John and Mary Obusek Yablonsky and the wife of Loretta Kutchak Yablonsky. He is survived by nieces, nephews and cousins. He was retired from Penn Dot as an equipment operator and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was...
Earl Maxwell Hitchens
Feb 13, 2015
Earl Maxwell Hitchens, age 83, of White Oak, formerly of Liberty Borough died February 13, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on May 6, 1931 and is the son of the late Earl and Mary Ellen McBain Hitchens. He is an Army Veteran and served in the Korean War. He retired from USS National Tube and worked at the National...
Robert Fornal
Feb 13, 2015
Robert Fornal, age 69, of White Oak, died Feb. 13, 2015. He is the son of the late Walter and Virginia Staniek Fornal. He was formerly employed by Westinghouse and served in the Navy during Viet Nam. He is survived by his siblings; Steffania Piekielek of W. Palm Beach, FL, Gladys Bell of Niles, OH, Genevieve Penn of N. Huntington,...
Gregory Robert Huston
Feb 11, 2015
Gregory Robert Huston, 41, of East McKeesport, died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. He was born in McKeesport, Jan. 24, 1974, and is the son of Gregory "Red" Huston, of White Oak, and Susan Recker, of McKeesport. His employment was with plastering by trade and his hobby was playing the guitar. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his...
Theresa M. Pastor
Feb 7, 2015
Theresa M. Pastor,age 81, of Port Vue, died February 7, 2015. She was born in McKeesport on December 4, 1933 and is the daughter of the late James and Helen George Mikolics. She is the wife of the late Albert G. Pastor and was a homemaker. She is survived by son; John Pastor of McKeesport, daughter; Joan (Larry) Moffa of...
Denise Bodnar
Feb 5, 2015
Denise Bodnar, age 42, of Elizabeth, died Feb. 5, 2015. She was born in Elizabeth on Apr. 21, 1972 and is the daughter of the late Dennis Bodnar and granddaughter of the late Joseph and Norma Bodnar. Denise graduated from Elizabeth Forward High School in 1990 then continued her education at California University of Pittsburgh where she graduated in 1995...
Dorothy "Dodie" J. Weigold Gaston
Jan 31, 2015
Dorothy J. "Dodie" Weigold Gaston, age 59, of North Braddock, died Jan. 31, 2015. She was born in Pittsburgh on Sept. 15, 1955 and is the daughter of the late Bernard and Irmalea Vance Weigold. She was a former model for Kaufman's, Gimbels, Saks and Hornes. After that she worked as a bank teller, then eventually owned her own Mortgage...
George R. Burgman
Jan 29, 2015
George R. Burgman, Jr., age 79, of Dravosburg, died Jan. 29, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on Feb. 12, 1935 and is the son of the late George R. and Jane Boddice Burgman, Sr. He served in the Army as a helicopter mechanic. He was a mechanical draftsman and a manager at Lehigh Design. He was an active member...
Virginia M. Yuhas
Jan 27, 2015
Virginia M. Yuhas, age 87, of Duquesne, died Jan. 27, 2015 at her residence. She was born in Homeville on Nov. 18, 1927 and is the daughter of the late John and Ann Olsavsky Colby. She is survived by her husband; Joseph, children; Cheryl (David) McGeehan of Pgh., Karen (Jake Donaldson) Reilly of McKeesport, Daniel Joseph (Yvonne) Yuhas and Regis...
Dennis John Popojas
Jan 25, 2015
Dennis John "Pop" Popojas, age 61, of Port Vue, died Jan. 25, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on Aug. 4, 1953, the son of Albert "Jake" and Theresa Bollas Popojas of Liberty Borough. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his loving wife and best friend, Vicky Carraher Popojas; son, Dennis Popojas of Pittsburgh; brother, Jeffrey (Mary...
William Donald Doyle
Jan 21, 2015
William Donald Doyle, Jr., age 24, of McKeesport, died Jan. 21, 2015. He was born in Monroeville and is the son of Rebecca Lennig Bezts and the late William Donald Doyle, Sr. In addition to his mother, Rebecca he is survived by his stepfather, Michael Bezts of McKeesport; children, Braden and Ryan Doyle; siblings, Heather, Destiny, and Michael Jr. Bezts,...
Beatrice "Bea" Raible
Jan 18, 2015
Beatrice "Bea" Raible, age 81, of White Oak, died Jan. 18, 2015. She was born in McKeesport on Oct. 14, 1933 and was the daughter of the late Francis and Anne Conneely Goldie. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John. She is survived by her children; Cathie Raible of Munhall, Dave (Jacquelin Shumaker-Gailey) Raible of Philadelphia, Maureen...
Ralph Snyder
Jan 17, 2015
Ralph Snyder, age 57, of Dravosburg, died Jan. 17, 2015 at his residence. He was born in Pgh. On Feb. 17, 1957 and is the son of Nancy (J.D.) Gilchrist Snyder Dean and the late James Ralph 'Skip" Snyder. He previously was employed by Don Farr Moving Company as a driver. In addition to his mother he is survived by...
William Wasak
Jan 16, 2015
William Wasak, 80, of White Oak died January 16, 2015 surrounded by his family. He was born in Port Vue on November 1, 1934 and is the son of the late Stanley and Anna Krivonak Wasak. He was a graduate of McKeesport High School and the University of Pittsburgh. He was a nuclear engineer for Westinghouse Bettis Atomic Power Plant...
Rosella Cavanaugh
Jan 16, 2015
Rosella Cavanaugh, age 93, of Calabash, NC, formerly of West Mifflin, died Friday, January 16, 2015, at Brightwater in Myrtle Beach, SC. She was born March 31, 1921 in Crabapple, Ohio to the late Maine and Cora (Hickman) Lingo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles; brothers Jack Lingo and Jerry Lingo; and sister Joan Phillips. Rosella is...
Dorothy Faix
Jan 12, 2015
Dorothy Faix, 91, of North Versailles died January 12, 2015. She was born in McKeesport on January 16, 1923 and is the daughter of the late Matthew and Mary Yednak Kaftanich and the wife of the late Arthur Faix. She is survived by sons, Paul (Jan) Faix of Chesterfield, Missouri, Richard (Jane) Faix of Sarasota, Florida, James (Ursula) Faix of...
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