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. 

Emily L. Nicora

Emily L. Nicora

Apr 1, 2012

Emily L. Nicora, age 67, of McKeesport, died April 1, 2012. She was born in Steubenville, Ohio on Oct. 23, 1944 and is the daughter of Verna Muranko Smith of Buffalo Mills, PA and the late Adolph Muranko. She is survived by her husband; Rudy, son; Francis J. (Debbie) Crosby, lll of Elizabeth, grandchildren; Jesse and Wyatt, sister; Peggy Hammerstrom...

Carl A. Theys

Carl A. Theys

Mar 23, 2012

Carl A. Theys, age 79, of Versailles Boro, formerly of Wilkinsburg, died March 23, 2012. He was born in Homewood on April 7, 1932 and is the son of the late Arthur and Margaret Mroczka Theys. He was delivery man for Dan Dee Potato Chips and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Surviving are his wife; Rose...

Richard W. Moffett

Richard W. Moffett

Mar 20, 2012

Richard W. Moffett, age 56, of McKeesport, died March 20, 2012. He was born in McKeesport on January 23, 1956 and is the son of the late Robert and Helen Nagy Moffett. He was employed at Specialty Steel in Braddock. He is survived by siblings, Carol (Dennis) Frey of N. Versailles; Roberta Margliotti of McKeesport and Frank Robert (Brigette) Moffett...

John Sinot

John Sinot

Mar 8, 2012

John Sinot, age 45, of Port Vue, died March 8, 2012. He was born in McKeesport on August 16, 1966 and is the son of Amy Gentsch Sinot and the late Thomas Sinot. He worked in the warehouse department for Mattress World. In addition to his mother he is survived by his grandfather; Raymond M. Gentsch of West Newton, Aunt;...

Margaret Betty Lennon

Margaret Betty Lennon

Mar 7, 2012

Margaret Betty Lennon, age 90, of McKeesport died March 7, 2012. She was born in California, PA on February 12, 1922 and is the daughter of the late Leonard and Jessie Crawford Seinar. She is preceded in death by her husband Robert E. "Terry" Lennon. She was a retired Executive Secretary for United States Steel Headquarters in Pittsburgh and a...

Joseph E. Dull

Joseph E. Dull

Mar 5, 2012

Joseph E. Dull, age 89, from White Oak, died March 5, 2012. He was born February 10, 1923 and is the son of Stanley and Mary Kata Dull. He worked as a machinist for Westinghouse Air Brake in Wilmerding and he served in the U.S. Army Air Corp during WWII, where he was a member of the 364 Fighter Group....

Edwin D. Coulter

Edwin D. Coulter

Mar 5, 2012

Edwin D. Coulter, age 73, of McKeesport , died March 5, 2012. He was born in McKeesport on March 15, 1938 and is the son of the late George W. and Eliza Law Coulter. He is the husband of Jewell Petach Coulter and the father of Janice Altmiller, Jennifer Gault and Edwin D. Coulter, Jr. all of McKeesport and the...

Dolores A. Howard

Dolores A. Howard

Mar 5, 2012

Dolores A. Howard, age 79, of McKeesport died March 5, 2012. She was born in McKeesport on October 10, 1932 and is the daughter of the late Vito Palestra and Dorothy Shultz. She was also preceded in death by her former husband Robert Howard. She worked as a retail clerk. Surviving is her son; Robert "Bobby" Howard, stepbrothers and stepsisters;...

Elaine C. Boden

Elaine C. Boden

Feb 28, 2012

Elaine C. Boden, age 68, residing in Greensburg, formally of Duquesne died February 28, 2012. She was born in N.Brunswick, NJ on June 14, 1943 and is the daughter of Alfred Z. and Irene D. Pezek Pacolay. She is preceded in death by her husband Frederick Boden. She was employed by Giant Eagle, in Hempfield, as a Cashier. Surviving are...

David H. Williams

David H. Williams

Feb 20, 2012

David H. Williams, age 71, died February 20, 2012. He was born in McKeesport on August 21, 1940 and is the son of Bushnell and MaryBelle Morgan Williams. He is retired from Marathon Gas Station and worked at Riverside Nursing Home. Surviving are his former wife, Beverly Pastories Williams, of Port Vue; his children; Laura (Michael) Adams of Glassport, Holly...

Bernard J. Mcgowan

Bernard J. Mcgowan

Feb 20, 2012

Bernard J. McGowan, Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County (retired), age 82, of McKeesport, died February 20, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Mary Aileen Truitt and loving father of Kevin, Brian, and David and grandchildren Kaitlynn and Brendan; daughters-in-law, Darlene (Daugherty) and Cassandre (Paquette). He was a graduate of the McKeesport High School, class of...

Edward A. Cochran

Edward A. Cochran

Feb 19, 2012

Edward A. Cochran, age 80, of Greenock, formerly of West Mifflin where he raised his family, died February 19, 2012. He was born in Coal Valley on January 28, 1932 and is the son of the late Harry and Edith Laughlin Cochran. He is preceded in death by his wife Mary Barnes Cochran. He retired from General Motors Fisher Body...

Joseph William Mikolics

Joseph William Mikolics

Feb 16, 2012

Joseph William Mikolics, age 86, of Monessen, formerly of Port Vue died, February 16, 2012. He was born in McKeesport on September 26, 1925 and is the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Joczik Mikolics. He was preceded in death by his wife; Laura Berrett Mikolics, in 1983, his companion; Marguerite "Petty" DiCenzo in 2009 and brothers; Rudolph and...

Regina Muir

Regina Muir

Feb 11, 2012

Regina Muir, age 90, of White Oak, died Feb. 11, 2012. She was born in Mt. Pleasant, PA on July 29, 1921 and is the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Bevil King. She is the wife of the late James M. Muir, Sr. She is survived by children; Marjorie (John) Schessler and James "Marty" (Karen) Muir, Jr. of...

Thomas Raymond Palonis

Thomas Raymond Palonis

Feb 11, 2012

Thomas Raymond Palonis, age 81, of N. Huntingdon, formerly of Wilkins Twp., died Feb. 11, 2012. He was born in Johnstown on July 25, 1930 and is the son of the late Michael and Ruth McAchran Palonis and the husband of the late Mary Thom Hood Palonis who died Aug. 5, 2008. He was retired from Wiggins Company in Homewood...

Cynthia K Humenik

Cynthia K Humenik

Feb 5, 2012

Cynthia K. Humenik, age 58, of Royal Palm Beach, FL, died on February 5, 2012 in Pittsburgh, PA. She was born in McKeesport on Aug. 20, 1953 and is the daughter of Dolores Carlson and the late John W. Donaldson. She is survived by her husband Martin Humenik, sons, Jeffrey (Sandi) Humenik of Coral Springs, FL, and Nathan Humenik of...

Katherine Kaloz

Katherine Kaloz

Feb 5, 2012

Katherine Kaloz, age 80, of N. Versailles, died Feb. 5, 2012. She was born in Braddock Sept. 18, 1931 and is the daughter of the late John and Hazel Foster Veradi. She was preceded in death by her husband; William Kaloz, children; Kathleen, William, Jr., and David and sister; Antoinette Price. She was a waitress and a homemaker and a...

George J. Bonnet

George J. Bonnet

Jan 25, 2012

George J. Bonnet, age 83, of White Oak, died Jan. 25, 2012. He was born in McKeesport on March 11, 1928 and is the son of the late George T. and Jennie Ryan Bonnet. He was preceded in death by his wife Barbara Branch Bonnet on Jan. 23, 1994 and wife Betty Seaton Baker Bonnet on Sept. 30, 2011. He...

Robert James Poisel

Robert James Poisel

Jan 25, 2012

Robert James Poisel, age 67, of White Oak, died Jan. 25, 2012. Born in McKeesport on Dec. 20, 1944 he is the son of the late Edward and Rosalia Flynn Poisel and preceded in death by wife Ellen Tuttle Poisel. He was a Petty Officer 1st Class Cook in the U.S. Navy and served in the Viet Nam and retired...

Gretchen E. Molnar

Gretchen E. Molnar

Jan 20, 2012

Gretchen E. Molnar, age 80, of McKeesport, died January 20, 2012. She was born in Kittanning on August 10, 1931 and is the daughter of the late John and Helena Cogley Laird. She was a cook for the Club Car Diner and a caretaker for children. She was a member of the AMVETS in McKeesport and the American Legion in...