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. 

Jaqueline Weaver

Jaqueline Weaver

Apr 22, 2014

Jacqueline Weaver, age 68, of Dravosburg, died April 22, 2014. She was born in McKeesport on January 18, 1946 and is the daughter of the late Milton and Edith Swindler Nabors and is the wife of the late Robert Weaver. She was previously employed at the Food Court at Century III Mall for many years. She loved to travel and...

Mary Catherine Gross

Mary Catherine Gross

Apr 20, 2014

Mary Catherine Gross, age 82, of McKeesport, died April 20, 2014. She was born in Hazelwood on Oct. 23, 1931 and is the daughter of Alfred W. and Catherine Decoursey Gross. She is survived by her brother; Alfred W. Gross, Jr. of McKeesport. She previously was employed by G.C. Murphy Company and the Christy Park Credit Union as a secretary....

Georgia R. Miller Hall

Georgia R. Miller Hall

Apr 18, 2014

Georgia R. Miller Hall, age 98, of White Oak, died April 18, 2014. She was born in Elm Grove, PA on March 26, 1916 and is the daughter of the late David Benton and Jessie Ella Bowsman Miller. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Leroy Hall. She is survived by her children; Martha Lee (Paul) McGowan of...

James Balogh

James Balogh

Apr 14, 2014

James Balogh, Sr., age 97, of North Huntingdon, formerly of White Oak and McKeesport, went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 14, 2014, dying peacefully at home. Jim was born November 11, 1916, in McKeesport and is the son of the late Gabor and Mary Szekely Balogh. He is the husband for 66 years of Elizabeth Kovach...

Evelyn Schneider

Evelyn Schneider

Apr 4, 2014

Evelyn Schneider, age 78, of McKeesport, died April 4, 2014. She was born in Smithton on Oct. 29, 1935 and is the daughter of the late Charles and Mary E. Dyarvoski Pancoast. She is the wife of the late Albert L. Schneider. She is survived by children; Albert (Betty) Schneider of Glassport, Paul (Mary) Schneider of N. Irwin, Mark Schneider...

Frank J. Ruszkoski

Frank J. Ruszkoski

Mar 28, 2014

Frank J. Ruszkoski, age 93 of Glassport died March 28, 2014. He was born in Glassport on December 8, 1920 and is the son of the late Zygmund and Loretta Gniazdowski Ruszkoski. He was retired from Bucyrus Erie as a pattern maker and carpenter. He is survived by his loving wife of 68 years (who he referred to as "the...

Betty S. Rosenberg

Betty S. Rosenberg

Mar 27, 2014

Betty S. Rosenberg, age 89, formerly of White Oak and Miami, Florida, died March 27, 2014. She was born in Pgh. on May 19, 1924 and is the daughter of the late Abe and Rebecca Kopelman Darling. She was the wife of the late Norman Rosenberg who died August 8, 2013. She was a retired food service director for South...

Anthony M. Guglielmo

Anthony M. Guglielmo

Mar 20, 2014

Anthony M. Guglielmo, age 47 of Dravosburg died March 20, 2014. He was born in McKeesport on June 6, 1966 and is the son of Nancy Pierce Guglielmo and the late Anthony V. Guglielmo who died June 23, 2011. He was employed as a machinist at Basic Carbide Corporation in Buena Vista. He enjoyed life, loved working on cars, and...

Karen Lee Russin Brennen

Karen Lee Russin Brennen

Mar 14, 2014

Karen Lee Russin Brennen, age 62 of North Huntingdon, died March 14, 2014. Born in McKeesport on August 25, 1951 she is the daughter of the late Frank and Laura Wozniak Russin. She graduated from Penn State University as a Registered Nurse. She was employed at Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville and many other hospitals in the area over the...

Kenneth Eugene Schleifer

Kenneth Eugene Schleifer

Mar 13, 2014

Kenneth Eugene Schleifer, age 83 of White Oak, formerly of Glassport, died March 13, 2014. He was born in McKeesport on July 28, 1930 and is the son of the late Charles T. and Mildred Flygar Schleifer. He was the husband of the late Doris "Dolly" Pastor Schleifer. He served in the US Army during the Korean War 38th Infantry...

Bernard F. Hurley

Bernard F. Hurley

Feb 24, 2014

Bernard F. Hurley, Sr., age 78, of White Oak died February 24, 2014. He was born in Pittsburgh on February 15, 1936 and is the son of the late Robert and Mary Bercik Hurley, Sr. He was employed at the former Crucible Steel then retired from Mt. Lebanon School District. He served in the U.S. Army and was an avid...

Catherine Kovalsky

Catherine Kovalsky

Feb 24, 2014

Catherine Kovalsky, age 92, of Jeanette died February 24, 2014. She was born in Donora on December 1, 1921 and is the daughter of the late John and Katherine Talpas Kovalsky. She is survived by her sisters; Helen Savage of Zelienople and Margaret Kovacs of Phoenix, Arizona, nieces; Arlene (Thomas) Klasterka of Cranberry Twp., Barbara (Gene) Kusner of N. Huntingdon...

Joyce Daerr Benick

Joyce Daerr Benick

Feb 14, 2014

Joyce Daerr Benick, age 76, of McKeesport, died Feb. 14, 2014. She was born in McKeesport on Sept. 17, 1937 and is the daughter of the late Albert and Ethel Berbick Daerr. She was a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Church and Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. She is survived by her husband of 48 years; Edward "Jerry" Benick, nieces and...

Kathleen "Kay" L. Wooster

Kathleen "Kay" L. Wooster

Feb 7, 2014

Kathleen L. "Kay" Wooster, age 89, of Port Vue, died Feb. 7, 2014. She was born in Clairton on Dec. 31, 1924 and is the daughter of the late Alfred and Stella Kuntz Grimenstein. She was raised in Clairton and was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved to bake, cook and help everyone she knew. She was a member...

Irvin C. Wolstoncroft

Irvin C. Wolstoncroft

Feb 6, 2014

Irvin C. Wolstoncroft, age 90, of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of North Versailles, died February 6, 2014. He was born in Grove City on July 31, 1923 and is the son of the late Irvin C. and Faye Byers Wolstoncroft, Sr. and the husband of the late Mary Nagy Wolstoncroft. He was a member of the 9th Air Force during WWII...

Peter Bohenko

Peter Bohenko

Feb 2, 2014

Peter Bohenko, age 91, of Monroeville, formerly of White Oak, died Feb. 2, 2014. He was born in McKeesport on Nov. 7, 1922 and is the son of the late Constantine and Tekla Skalski Bohenko. He was the proprietor of the former Bohenko Flower Shop from 1949 until 1965 and Mac's Cut-Rate from 1965- 1981, both in Wilmerding and then...

Richard R. Hudachek

Richard R. Hudachek

Jan 30, 2014

Richard R. Hudachek, age 63, of Elizabeth Township died January 30, 2014. He was born in New Kensington, on September 13, 1950 and is the son of the late John and Helen Fabjyk Hudachek. He was the 1968 Valedictorian of South Allegheny High School and received a Scholarship to Carnegie Mellon University, majoring in Finance. He moved to New York...

Saundra "Sandy" L. Curran

Saundra "Sandy" L. Curran

Jan 25, 2014

Saundra L. "Sandy" Curran, age 69, of White Oak, died Jan. 25, 2014. She is the daughter of Bertha Behunek Curran of N. Huntingdon and the late William Curran. She is retired as a manager of the former National City Bank in E. McKeesport. Her pastime was spent crafting and sewing.In addition to her mother she is survived by her...

Jane Arnovitz

Jane Arnovitz

Jan 24, 2014

Mary Jane Arnovitz, age 90, a retired nurse who was known as โ€œSargeโ€ to her friends and family, passed away after a long illness on January 24, 2014 In West Melbourne, FL. She was born in Blairsville, PA on March 21, 1923 and is the daughter of the late George W. and Laura Rowland Kebler. She was preceded in death...

Joyce Evelyn Lail

Joyce Evelyn Lail

Jan 23, 2014

Joyce Evelyn Lail, of Munhall, died January 23, 2014. She was born in Lenoir, North Carolina on August 17, 1920 and is the daughter of the late John and Cora Setzer Harrison and the wife of the late Alis R. "Al" Lail. She is survived by her grandchildren; Keith (Janice) McDowell of Munhall, Kent (Maria) McDowell of Duquesne and Kreg...