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. 

Robert J. Sakas

Robert J. Sakas

Aug 10, 2014

Robert J. Sakas, 81, of McKeesport died August 10, 2014. He was born in Pittsburgh on August 2, 1933 and is the son of the late John and Margaret Ulicheny Sakas. He served in the U.S. Army during peacetime and was employed at Jones & Laughlin Steel Company as an inspector until he retired. He is survived by his children;...

Jean L. Appell

Jean L. Appell

Aug 10, 2014

Jean L. Appell, age 90, of North Port, Florida, formerly of McKeesport, died August 10, 2014 in Charlotte Harbor Healthcare. She was born in Monessen on May 30, 1924 and is the daughter of the late Carl and Mary Haben Rich and the wife of the late Robert Appell. She was employed as a technician at McKeesport Hospital for 21...

David Elias

David Elias

Aug 4, 2014

David Elias, Sr., age 94, of North Versailles died August 4, 2014. He was born in Donora on January 4, 1920 and is the son of the late Jameil and Manira Nader Elias. He was employed at Westinghouse Air Brake in Wilmerding and was a WWII Veteran serving in the U.S. Army. He was a past elder at Union Presbyterian...

Mabel A. Liberatore

Mabel A. Liberatore

Aug 3, 2014

Mabel A. Liberatore, 81, of McKeesport died August 3, 2014. She was born in McKeesport on September 21, 1932 and is the daughter of the late Harry and Zelda Gault Smith and the wife of the late Louis Liberatore. She was employed at the McKeesport Daily News. Mabel loved to read and go dancing with her husband, Louis at the...

William S. Ingold Ii

William S. Ingold Ii

Jul 30, 2014

William S. Ingold II, age 56, of Pleasant Hills, formerly of West Mifflin, died unexpectedly on July 30, 2014. He was born in McKeesport on May 11, 1958 and is the son of the late William H. and Eleanor Nicholson Ingold. He was very proud to have served in the U.S. Navy. He was a very caring and giving person,...

Barbara Mochan Sopko

Barbara Mochan Sopko

Jul 24, 2014

Barbara Mochan Sopko, age 96, of White Oak died on July 24, 2014. She was born in Wilmerding on February 3, 1918 and is the daughter of the late George Mochan, Sr. and the late Anna Klobucar Mochan. She was the wife of the late John Sopko, Sr. She was a member of Corpus Christi Parish and the Croation Fraternal...

Jessica May Harrison

Jessica May Harrison

Jul 20, 2014

Jessica May Harrison, age 32, of McKeesport, died July 20, 2014. She was born in Pittsburgh on May 30, 1982 and was the daughter of the late Michael Francis Scott. She is survived by her parents, Robert and Paula Harrison Moore, of McKeesport. She was a dancer for Sacred Heart Junior Tamburitzans when she was younger. Along with her parents,...

Irma N. Bryan

Irma N. Bryan

Jul 18, 2014

Irma N. Bryan, age 97, of McMurray, formerly of McKeesport, Irwin and White Oak, died July 18, 2014. She was born in McKeesport on January 13, 1917 and was the daughter of the late Miklos and Anna Pocsik Nagy and the wife of the late Frank Robert Bryan. She is a member of the Free Hungarian Reformed Church. She worked...

Mildred "Millie" Mae Walk

Mildred "Millie" Mae Walk

Jul 18, 2014

Mildred Mae "Millie" Walk, age 93, of White Oak, formerly of Port Vue, died peacefully at her son's residence on July 18, 2014. She was born in Janesville, Pennsylvania on May 17, 1921 and is the daughter of the late James and Fay Gordon Goss. She was the loving wife of 49 years to the late James Grant Walk. She...

Denis Akerman

Denis Akerman

Jul 4, 2014

Denis Akerman, age 63, of Glassport, died Friday, July 4, 2014. He was born in McKeesport on December 24, 1950 and is the son of the late Arnold and Lillian Akerman. He was employed at U.S.Steel and was a veteran who served in U.S. Army. Burial took place in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies and arrangements were handled by...

Gloria Bavolar

Gloria Bavolar

Jul 3, 2014

Gloria Bavolar, age 86, of McKeesport, died July 3, 2014. She is the daughter of the late Larry and Mary Guagliargo Simonetta. She was the wife of the late Edward Bavolar. She was an avid bingo and card player and loved to spoil her great grandchildren. She is survived by her children; Mary Ann Bavolar, Edward (Barbara Walk) Bavolar, Michael...

John "Jack" Paul Bowers

John "Jack" Paul Bowers

Jul 3, 2014

John "Jack" Paul Bowers, Jr., age 67, of Brownsville, died July 3, 2014. He was born in West Mifflin on March 22, 1947 and is the son of Lydia Kovel Bowers of Slippery Rock and the late John Paul Bowers, Sr. He retired from the former General Motors Fisher Body Plant in West Mifflin. He was a U.S. Army veteran...

Patricia Ann Lewis

Patricia Ann Lewis

Jul 3, 2014

Patricia Ann Lewis, age 62, of West Mifflin, died July 3, 2014 of heart failure. She was born in McKeesport on November 15, 1951 and is the daughter of Jean A. Middleton Lewis of McKeesport and the late William Joseph Lewis. She was employed as a teacher for many years, volunteered at Meals on Wheels, and loved spending time with...

George E. Lion

George E. Lion

Jun 13, 2014

George E. Lion, Sr., age 86, of Port Vue, died June 13, 2014. He was born in Springfield, Delaware County on June 15, 1927 and is the son of the late Walter A. and Mae Margaret Cantwell Lion and the beloved husband of the late Judith Kain Lion. He was an Alumni of West Catholic High School and a graduate...

Helen Dihtzeruk Payer

Helen Dihtzeruk Payer

Jun 8, 2014

Helen Dihtzeruk Payer, age 89, of White Oak, died June 8, 2014. She was born in Braddock on March 6, 1925 and is the daughter of the late Roman and Elizabeth Barilla Dihtzeruk and the wife of the late Francis Payer, Sr. She is survived by her children; Timothy (Mary) Payer of Pittsburgh and Mary Beth (Jim) Pardoe of White...

Joseph R. Jones

Joseph R. Jones

Jun 6, 2014

Joseph R. Jones, age 71, of Port Vue, died June 6, 2014. He was born in McKeesport on Feb. 17, 1943 and is the son of the late Charles and Elizabeth R. Richel Jones. He is the husband of the late Rita Quantz Jones. He retired from US Steel Irvin Works in the Accounting Department. He served in the US...

Prince "Joe" Buckman

Prince "Joe" Buckman

Jun 4, 2014

Prince "Joe" Buckman, Jr., age 96, of Clairton, died June 4, 2014. He was born in Pinewood, South Carolina on December 10, 1917 and is the son of the late Prince Sr. and Margaret James Buckman and the husband of the late Janarie Kelley Buckman who died January 2013. He was employed at Steelmet until he retired. He is survived...

Lois A. Plummer

Lois A. Plummer

Jun 2, 2014

Lois A. Plummer, age 101, of McKeesport, died June 2, 2014. She was born in Monongahela on January 17, 1913 and is the daughter of the late Matthew and Elizabeth Anton Seng and the wife of the late Daniel M. Plummer. She is survived by children; Sarah C. (Leslie) Petras of McKeesport, Daniel A. Plummer from Santa Monica, California, granddaughter;...

Michael "Greek" Pattakos

Michael "Greek" Pattakos

Jun 1, 2014

Michael "Greek" Pattakos, age 69, of North Huntingdon, died June 1, 2014. He was born in McKeesport on June 2, 1944 and is the son of the late Steve and Alice Hall Pattakos. He was employed at U.S. Steel, Hechingers in Monroeville, and then retired from Home Depot in North Versailles as a kitchen designer. His hobbies included boating and...

Walter T. Swarek

Walter T. Swarek

May 29, 2014

Walter T. Swarek, age 72, of McKeesport, formerly of Penn Hills, died May 29, 2014. He was born in Pittsburgh on May 30, 1941 and is the son of the late Walter T. and Emma Pens Swarek. He was employed at various car dealerships for many years and retired as a bartender. He is survived by children; Charyl Szarmach of...