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. 

Kenneth W. Vogt

Kenneth W. Vogt

Apr 8, 2015

Kenneth W. Vogt, age 71, of Irwin died Wednesday April 8, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on May 10, 1943 and is the son of the late Fred W. and Ruth M. Bogard Vogt. He was a retired truck driver from DeLallo Food Service and served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He is survived by his...

Richard Mcfeeley

Richard Mcfeeley

Apr 6, 2015

Richard McFeeley, beloved husband of Leslie, passed peacefully at home Monday, April 6, 2015. He is survived by mother, AnnMarie; brother, Robert; sister, Ann; and family members in the Matro, McFeeley and Gridler clans. Always a fan of Groucho Marx, Richard often quoted, "I refuse to belong to any club that would have me as a member." Therefore, he was...

Veronica Kobak

Veronica Kobak

Apr 5, 2015

Veronica Kobak, 94, of Swissvale, formerly of McKeesport, died Sunday, April 5, 2015. She was born in Monessen, Sept. 20, 1920, and was the daughter of the late Michael Rusnak and Veronica Mayernick Rusnak, and the wife of the late Robert E. Kobak Sr. She was an avid gardener and loved spending time with her family. She is survived by...

Nicholas "Nick" W. Vukovich

Nicholas "Nick" W. Vukovich

Apr 1, 2015

Nicholas W. " Nick" Vukovich, age 57, of Greensburg, died suddenly Wednesday, April 1, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Greensburg on July 13, 1957 and is the son of the late Nick and Irma Denunzio Vukovich. He was a Service Manager for Computer Connection in Greensburg for 20 years. He had a passion for...

Charles S. Weiss

Charles S. Weiss

Mar 30, 2015

Charles S. Weiss, age 67, of McKeesport, died March 30, 2015. He was born in McKeesport on April 11, 1947 and is the son of the late Nathan and Dorothy Jean Stanton Weiss. He is survived by his sister, Debra (Dennis) Perry of Loveland, Colorado. He is preceded in death by sister, Linda E. Weiss. Services were held at Hunter-Edmundson-Striffler...

Julia Feterik

Julia Feterik

Mar 21, 2015

Julia Feterik, 91, of Port Vue, died March 21, 2015. She was born in McKeesport on July 5, 1923, and was the daughter of the late John and Anna Cerila Bubonic. She was the wife of the late Michael G. Feterik. She is survived by her children, Joan (George) Adams, of Davidson, NC, Cynthia (Daniel) Domino of Chino Hills, CA,...

Mary Anne Tatters

Mary Anne Tatters

Mar 20, 2015

Mary Anne Tatters, age 73, of White Oak died March 20, 2015 peacefully at home with her daughter, Beth Messner and grandson and caregiver, Nick Smith by her side. She was born in McKeesport on December 30, 1941 and is the daughter of the late William H. and Martha E. Williams Kline and the wife of the late Edward W....

John F. Novotny

John F. Novotny

Mar 18, 2015

John F. Novotny, 92, of McKeesport, formerly of Port Perry, died Wednesday, March 18, 2015. He was born Feb. 9, 1923, in North Braddock, a son of the late William I. and Mary Berry Novotny. He was preceded in death by his wife, Irma K. Smith Novotny. He was retired from U.S. Steel in Homestead and was an Army veteran....

Freddie Taylor

Freddie Taylor

Mar 6, 2015

Freddie Taylor, 62, of Penn Hills, formerly of McKeesport, died Friday, March 6, 2015. He was born Aug. 19, 1952, in McKeesport, the son of Paul Taylor, of Penn Hills, and the late Virgie Manns Taylor. He was a 1970 graduate of McKeesport Area High School and served in the Air Force during the Vietnam Era. He retired as supervisor...

Mary Lemack Nemchick

Mary Lemack Nemchick

Mar 5, 2015

Mary Lemack Nemchick, age 93, of McKeesport's Tenth Ward, died peacefully surrounded by her family at Kane Hospital on March 5, 2015. She was born in McKeesport on June 21, 1921 and is the daughter of the late John and Mary Sidun Lemack and the wife of the late Emil A. Nemchick. She was a life-long resident of Tenth Ward....

Louise Mae Mcgarrity

Louise Mae Mcgarrity

Mar 3, 2015

Louise Mae McGarrity, age 65, of Elizabeth, died March 3, 2015. She was born in McKeesport on February 3, 1950 and is the daughter of the late Clyde and Louise Dreer Richards and the wife of the late Donald McGarrity. She loved to crochet, knit and play bingo. Louise was also a breeder of chihuahuas and loved her dogs. She...

Betty Ann Telli

Betty Ann Telli

Mar 2, 2015

Betty Ann Telli, age 72, of White Oak, died March 2, 2015. She was born in Pittsburgh on August 3, 1942 and is the daughter of the late Samuel and Elizabeth Oliver Kunich. She was employed at Gold Circle in Braddock Hills and was a member of the White Oak American Legion Post 701 Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by...

Fred R. Kugler

Fred R. Kugler

Mar 1, 2015

Fred R. Kugler, Sr., age 90, of McKeesport, died March 1, 2015. Born in McKeesport, Dec. 2, 1924 he is the son of the late Fred J. and Bertha Maxwell Kugler. He is a 1942 McKeesport High School graduate, attended Michigan State College while serving in the Army, specializing in Communications, before serving in the Pacific Theater until 1946. He...

Julie Ann Gwillim

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...