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.
Matthew DiGiorgio
May 29, 2020
Matthew DiGiorgio, age 88 of Glassport, died at the home of his daughter, Diane, on Friday, May 29, 2020. He was born on March 24, 1932 and is the son of the late Joseph and Adeline Cannelli DiGiorgio. Matthew served in the Army during the Korean War then worked as a produce manager for several grocery stores until he retired....
Doreen Anne Tedrick
May 28, 2020
Doreen Anne Tedrick, age 85, of McKeesport, died Thursday, May 28, 2020. She was born in Hull, Yorkshire, England on August 25, 1934 and is the daughter of the late John and Joyce (Braithwaite) Price. She is the wife of the late Charles B. Tedrick, Jr. Doreen grew up in North England and later met her future husband, Charles Tedrick,...
Millie Montrenes Palian Ghanem
May 23, 2020
Millie Montrenes Palian Ghanem, age 85, of White Oak, died on Saturday, May 23, 2020. She was born in McKeesport on May 26, 1934 and is the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Czap Montrenes. She was a beautician and owned her own business and was a cashier at the Acme Department store prior to receiving her master’s degree...
Suzanne Mayer
May 22, 2020
It is with heavy hearts of hope, we announce the peaceful journey of Suzanne Mayer of Pleasant Hills into the glorious presence of our Lord Jesus Christ in the Kingdom of Heaven on Friday, May 22, 2020 at 94 years of age. She was born on October 26, 1925 in DuBois, Pa. She is the daughter of the late Wilbur...
Shirley A. “Shirlee” Kalstone
May 21, 2020
Shirley A. “Shirlee” Kalstone, age 88, of New York, New York, formerly of McKeesport, died Thursday, May 21, 2020. She was born in Pittsburgh on September 2, 1931. She is the daughter of the late James Comoroda and Irene (Russell) Coneby and the wife of the late Lawrence M. Kalstone who died on October 4, 2017. She studied at the...
Jacob A. Plake
May 18, 2020
Jacob A. Plake, 57, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, formerly of West Mifflin, PA died Monday, May 18, 2020. He was born on December 26, 1962 in West Mifflin and was a former member and a dependable altar server at Holy Trinity Church in West Mifflin. He attended Duquesne Catholic Grade School, West Mifflin High School and the Pennsylvania State University....
Sheldon Dorian
May 16, 2020
Sheldon Dorian, age 87, of North Versailles, died on Saturday, May 16, 2020. He was born in Johnstown on May 8, 1933 and is the son of the late Leo and Ida Colaugh Dorian. He worked in maintenance for an apartment building in Pittsburgh for many years and prior to that worked maintaining the equipment at Jenny Lee Bakery in...
Marian Lynch
May 15, 2020
Marian Lynch, age 92, of Strasburg, PA, formerly of Coulters, PA, died Friday, May 15, 2020. She was born in McKeesport on February 15, 1928 and is the daughter of the late Joseph and Alice Spangler Eichler. She was the wife of the late Donald B. Lynch, who died December 18, 2014. She worked as a seamstress for most of...
Robert J. Pupich Jr.
May 14, 2020
Robert J. Pupich Jr., age 63 of White Oak, died on Thursday, May 14, 2020. He was born in McKeesport, on October 24, 1956, and is the son of the late Robert J., Sr. and Dolores Brocard Pupich. Rob was a teacher and also a lifelong coach, helping countless children throughout his long career. While teaching at McKeesport Area School...
Sean David Janoss
May 13, 2020
Sean David Janoss, age 41, of McKeesport, formally of Wilkins Township, died on Wednesday, May 13, 2020. He was born in Pittsburgh, on August 12, 1978, and is the son of Donna Morrow Kunkle of Wilkins Township, PA. Sean graduated from Woodland Hills High School in 1996, he was a mechanic for many of years, at Morrow’s Auto Service Center...
Maxine Lois Baer-Haroulakis
May 6, 2020
Maxine Lois Baer-Haroulakis, age 72, of McKeesport, died Wednesday, May 6, 2020. She was born in McKeesport on June 4, 1947 and is the daughter of the late Mack and Alice Marie Bibby Baer. Maxine was a nurse’s aide at the former St. Francis Hospital in Lawrenceville then worked in the office at the South Hills Motel. She had a...
Gene V. Gillingham Johnson
May 5, 2020
Gene V. Gillingham Johnson, age 94, died May 5, 2020. Born September 19, 1925 in the mountains of West Virginia in the town of Minnehaha Springs and is the daughter of the late Dwoit and Margaret Sharp Wright. Her parents soon moved to Flushing, Ohio where she graduated high school and married her high school sweetheart and first husband of...
Judith A. Hornfeck
Apr 26, 2020
Judith A. Hornfeck, age 78, died Sunday, April 26, 2020. She was born in Homestead, PA on November 12, 1941. She is the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Torok Bodnar and the wife of the late Donald Hornfeck. Judy devoted her life in raising her family. She is survived by her children; Dany Hornfeck, Mark (Maria) Hornfeck of...
Eleanor E. Zappa
Apr 25, 2020
Eleanor E. Zappa, age 91, formerly of Liberty Borough, died Saturday, April 25, 2020 in Florida. She was born in Pittsburgh on November 5, 1928 and is the daughter of the late John and Julia Takacs Rozgonyi. Eleanor is preceded in death by her husband Carl R. Zappa, Sr., and son Carl R. Zappa, Jr. She is survived by her...
May B. Pelar
Apr 23, 2020
May B. Pelar, age 90, of Port Vue, died Thursday, April 23, 2020. She was born in Chicago, IL on Oct. 8, 1929 and is the daughter of the late John and Edna McFarland Busch and the wife of the late John E. Pelar, Sr. May was employed at the former GC Murphy Office in McKeesport until she had her...
Michael L. Kerston
Apr 21, 2020
Michael L. Kerston, age 71, of White Oak, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020. He was born in McKeesport on May 1, 1948 and is the son of the late Andrew and Marie Candelore Kerston Soriano. Mike was an Army veteran serving during the Vietnam Era. He was employed as a machinist for U.S. Steel in McKeesport and after retiring, worked...
Michelle Rene Ellig Clayton
Apr 19, 2020
Michelle Rene Ellig Clayton, age 53, of Trafford, passed away Sunday, April 19, 2020 at home surrounded by family. She was born in Greensburg on October 21, 1966 and is the daughter of MaryAnn Senkowski Ellig of Trafford and the late Larry Ellig of Jeannette. She has been employed at Macy’s Department store in Monroeville for the past 34 years,...
Helen L. Kocis
Apr 14, 2020
Helen L. Kocis, age 73, of Pooler, Georgia, died Tuesday, April 14, 2020. She was born in Pittsburgh on August 7, 1946. She is the daughter of the late Martin and Catharine Lazor Bucek. Helen obtained her master’s degree as a Speech-Language Pathologist. She was devoted to helping others. Helen retired from Marlow Elementary School after 20+ years of service....
Eleanor J. Katic
Apr 2, 2020
Eleanor J. Katic, age 92, wife of the late beloved William E. Katic of Jefferson Hills, died April 2, 2020. She was born in Duquesne on January 24, 1928 and is the daughter of the late George and Anna Skurla Dudinak. She is survived by her loving children; Kevin (Bibiane) Katic of Perryopolis, Kimberlee (Late Dr. Domingo) Ottonello of Jefferson...
Judith Lynne Bauersfeld, PhD
Apr 1, 2020
Judith Lynne Bauersfeld, PhD of Ridgefield , CT, formerly of Scottsdale, Arizona and Pittsburgh, PA passed away peacefully on April 1, 2020 after more than a decade long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease and recently contracted the Covid 19 virus which ultimately took her life. She was married for 34 years to the late S. Richard Bauersfeld, MD, who passed in...