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Ora C. Dixon
Oct 21, 2017
Ora C. Dixon, age 89, passed away on October 21, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on November 8, 1927 and is the daughter of the late Lynch and Lake Erie Smith Dixon, stepfather, Curtis Henry. She was a life time resident of McKeesport and a 50-year Republican. She is the first African American and first woman to be appointed...
William E. Show, Jr.
Oct 21, 2017
William E. Show, Jr., age 76 of Clarksville, died Saturday, October 21, 2017. He was born in Homestead on Aug. 30, 1941, the son of the late William E., Sr. and Grace Salomon Show. He is preceded in death by his sister, Joan Knapp Pepperday. He is survived by his niece, Patty Knapp (Philip) Broda of Greensburg; nephew, Randy Knapp...
Jerome M. "Jerry" Adams
Oct 20, 2017
Jerome M. Adams of Jefferson Hills died peacefully on October 20, 2017 married to his loving and devoted wife Betsy Auten Adams for 58 years. He is survived by his two sons, Joseph A. Adams of Pleasant Hills and Mike Adams of Jefferson Hills, along with three grandchildren Natalie, Ashley Marie, and John Michael Adams. Born September 10, 1931,...
John Thomas Petruna, Jr.
Oct 16, 2017
John Thomas Petruna, Jr., age 90 of White Oak, died Monday, October 16, 2017. He was born June 18, 1927 in McKeesport, the son of the late John T., Sr. and Joanna Kaminski Petruna. John served in the U.S. Army during WWII, graduated from Edinboro University, and then Indiana University with a Master’s Degree. He was a fraternity member of...
John Frank Dawson, Sr.
Oct 9, 2017
John Frank Dawson, Sr., age 72 of White Oak, died Monday, October 9, 2017. He was born September 22, 1945 in McKeesport, the son of the late Thayer C. and Milda Schneider Dawson. John served in the U.S. Navy (Sea Bees, MCB6) during the Vietnam War and was a member of the White Oak American Legion Post #701. He was...
Michael Richard Tutko
Sep 27, 2017
Michael Richard Tutko, age 26, of Indiana, PA, formerly of White Oak, died Wed. Sept. 27, 2017 at his place of employment. He was born in McKeesport on July 16, 1991 and is the son of Michael Thomas and Ellen Bayer Tutko. Michael was employed by Falcon Drilling Company, was in the Army National Guard, was a former member of...
John T. Scheetz
Sep 21, 2017
John T. Scheetz, age 91 of McKeesport, died Thursday, September 21, 2017. He was born on April 3, 1926 in McKeesport, the son of the late William and Elizabeth Kurth Scheetz and the husband of the late Joan Albrighton Scheetz. He is survived by his daughters, Linda (Ronald) Schiegg of Mt. Washington and Janet Scheetz of Houston, Texas; brother Thomas...
Nicholas P. Papadakos
Sep 11, 2017
Nicholas P. Papadakos, retired Justice, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, age 92 of McKeesport, died Monday, September 11, 2017. Born January 24, 1925, in Hoboken, New Jersey, son of the late Reverend Petros M. Papadakos and Presbytera Olga Christopoulou Papadakos, he served as a Sergeant in World War II, Honorably Discharged in 1946, and was the recipient of four Bronze Star...
Victoria K. "Vikki" Harper
Sep 11, 2017
Victoria K. “Vikki” Harper, age 65 of White Oak, died Monday, September 11, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on September 30, 1951, the daughter of the late James and Lois McAdoo Figola, and wife of the late William D. Harper. Vikki retired from the University of Pittsburgh, was a volunteer at Jodie Matta-Dillinger Wig Room at McKeesport Hospital, and...
Curtis E. Ilgen, Jr.
Sep 8, 2017
Curtis E. Ilgen, Jr., age 64 of Everette, Pennsylvania, died Friday, September 8, 2017. He was born in Spring Mills, Pennsylvania on February 6, 1953, the son of the late Curtis E. Ilgen, Sr. He is survived by his daughter, Lisa Ilgen of Somerset; sons, Michael Ilgen of Broad Top, and Douglas Ilgen of Hopewell; grandchildren, Skye, Jenny, Cierra and...
Lawrence J. Malone
Aug 27, 2017
Lawrence J. Malone, age 56 of West Mifflin, died Sunday, August 27, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on January 7, 1961, the son of the late Stephen A. and Margaret E. Gajdzik Malone. Lawrence is survived by his brother Stephen D. Malone of North Huntingdon and several cousins. Services were held yesterday, August 28, 2017, at Hunter-Edmundson-Striffler Funeral Home,...
George R. Warnett
Aug 24, 2017
George R. Warnett, age 83 of White Oak, died Thursday, August 24, 2017. He was born in New York City on August 22, 1934, the son of the late George V. and Marie Piscotty Warnett. He served in the U.S. Army and graduated from New York University. He worked as a field engineer for Lockheed-Martin until his retirement and volunteered...
Mary Theresa Santora
Aug 23, 2017
Mary Theresa Santora, age 66 of McKeesport, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017. She was born in New Kensington on September 13, 1950, the daughter of the late Perry and Jayne Devine Holsinger. Mary is survived by her loving husband of 41 years, Joseph A. Santora; daughter, Ann Elizabeth (Kenneth) Bartko of Port Vue; grandchildren, Hailey, Casey, and Aubrey; brothers, Tom...
Barry Lavery
Aug 22, 2017
Barry Lavery, 72, passed away peacefully on August 22, 2017, in his Regent Square home, surrounded by his family after living courageously for 5 years with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He was born in Gary, Indiana on November 2, 1944, and is the son of the late Bernard “Bud” and Florence Foley Lavery. Beloved...
Anthony G. Picone
Aug 12, 2017
Anthony G. Picone, age 24 of N. Huntingdon, died Saturday, August 12, 2017. He was born in Monroeville on October 23, 1992, the son of Ronald G. (Sherri) Picone, ll of N. Huntingdon and Nicol Mathews Picone of Youngwood, and brother of Adam Robert Lee Picone. Anthony was a graduate of Norwin Senior High School and was employeed as a...
Kimberly M. Kiraly
Aug 11, 2017
Kimberly M. Kiraly, age 70 of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, died Friday, August 11, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on April 24, 1947, the daughter of the late John J. and Betty Yotter Stanich. Kimberly is survived by her daughters; Amy (Harry) Austin of Myrtle Beach, SC, Kathy (Bill) Nagy of York, PA, Jennifer (Jim)Blair of Overbrook, Jill (Michael)...
Patricia Ann Schwab
Aug 10, 2017
Patricia Ann Schwab, age 74 of Glassport, died August 10, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on February 12, 1943, the daughter of the late Stanley and Helen Pusinski Gniewkowski and the wife of the late Norbert Schwab. Patricia previously worked at nursing homes in the area for many years. She is survived by her daughters, Karen (Jeff) Keifer of...
Robert A. Argyle
Aug 4, 2017
Robert A. Argyle, age 81 of McKeesport, died Friday, August 4, 2017. He was born in Dravosburg on September 12, 1935, the son of the late Clarence and Mary Jane Booth Argyle and husband of the late Sarah Jane McClellan Argyle. He worked for Consolidated Coal until his retirement. He was a member of the McKeesport Amvets Post #8 and...
Dorothy J. ""Holly"" Serafin
Aug 1, 2017
Dorothy J. “Holly” Serafin, age 92 of White Oak, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017. She was born in Cavittsville on August 7, 1924, the daughter of the late Chalmers and Rebecca George Holliday and the wife of the late Theodore “Whitey” Serafin. She had a forty-year career as a registered nurse at St. Margaret’s Hospital in Lawrenceville, Columbia Hospital in...
E. Eileen Williams
Aug 1, 2017
E. Eileen Williams, age 76 of White Oak, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017. She was born in Harrisburg on March 13, 1941, the daughter of the late Edwin and Esther Maher Williams. She was employed as an Executive Secretary at Kop-Coat Inc. until she retired. She is survived by sisters, Patricia Eversole of Murrysville; Edwina (Michael) Kelley of Chesterfield, Missouri;...
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