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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. 

Emerson M. Fazekas

Emerson M. Fazekas

Mar 25, 2017

Emerson M. Fazekas, age 57, of Versailles, died March 25, 2017. He was born in Versailles on January 24, 1960 and is the son of the late Alexander Fazekas and Beatrice Virginia Tedesco Fazekas. He worked as a carpenter by trade at the Eastwood Building Component in Greensburg and then in the maintenance department for McKeesport Area School District. He...

Ruth G. Bettinelli

Ruth G. Bettinelli

Mar 18, 2017

Ruth G. Bettinelli, age 95 of McKeesport, died Saturday, March 18, 2017. She was born in Donora, PA September 3, 1921, the daughter of the late Ralph and Gertrude Snyder Schettler, and wife of the late Louis J. Bettinelli. Ruth is survived by her daughters, Jane P. Bettinelli of McKeesport and Amy B. (John) Brien of Raleigh, North Carolina; sister...

Robert M. Schweitzer

Robert M. Schweitzer

Mar 17, 2017

Robert M. Schweitzer, age 69 of West Mifflin, died suddenly on Friday, March 17, 2017. Robert was born in McKeesport on May 7, 1947, son of the late Herman R. and Mary Rose Martucci Schweitzer. He retired happily as a Lieutenant for the West Mifflin Police Department after 29 years of service. He was a member of the #3 Fire...

Russell Louis Goetz

Russell Louis Goetz

Mar 15, 2017

Russell Louis Goetz, age 86 of McKeesport, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017. He was born Saturday, May 31, 1930 to father Herbert J. Goetz and mother Edith (Rotzsch) Goetz in McKeesport, PA, the third of three sons, following brothers Raymond and Robert. Russ graduated from McKeesport High School in June 1948 participating in many school activities including a member of...

Josephine B. Berletic

Josephine B. Berletic

Mar 12, 2017

Josephine B. Berletic, age 81 of McKeesport, died Sunday, March 12, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on July 7, 1935, the daughter of the late Stephen L. and Josephine Bartynski Berletic. She is survived by aunts and cousins. Friends will be received on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the Hunter-Edmundson-Striffler Co. Funeral Home, 600 Market St., McKeesport, PA 15132,...

Alfred W. "Brother" Gross

Alfred W. "Brother" Gross

Mar 11, 2017

Alfred W. “Brother” Gross, age 84, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2017, at home in McKeesport. He was born December 25, 1932, the son of the late Alfred Sr., and Catherine (Decoursey) Gross; brother of the late Mary Catherine Gross. He was the beloved cousin, friend, and neighbor, to many. Al was an icon to the streets of McKeesport....

Gary G. Tomko

Gary G. Tomko

Mar 11, 2017

Gary G. Tomko, age 65, of East McKeesport died Saturday, March 11, 2017. Gary’s love for history and music will be remembered as well as his service to the citizens of Pennsylvania through his employment as a social worker for the PA Dept. of Human Services. He was preceded in death by his mother, Jean E. (Duffy) Tomko, and his...

Edward G. Borowitz

Edward G. Borowitz

Mar 8, 2017

Edward G. Borowitz, age 69 of Elizabeth Township, died Wednesday, March 8, 2017. He was born in Pittsburgh on April 26, 1948, son of the late Edward and Mary Borowitz. He was a maintenance Technician for Shadyside Hospital for thirty years until he retired. He loved to play the guitar and was brilliant with electronics. Edward is survived by his...

Robert G. Boord

Robert G. Boord

Mar 6, 2017

Robert G. Boord, age 80 of White Oak, died Monday, March 6, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on November 25, 1936, son of the late Robert and Dorothy Crossman Boord. Robert worked as a printer at the Daily News for over thirty years before he retired. He was a lifetime volunteer fireman for the White Oak Fire Department and...

Antoinette M. "Toni" Ashbaugh

Antoinette M. "Toni" Ashbaugh

Mar 4, 2017

Antoinette “Toni” M. Ashbaugh, age 59, of McKeesport, died March 4, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on December 14, 1957, the daughter of the late Anthony and Lucille Kolodziej Dumas and the wife of Joseph J. Ashbaugh. She was employed as a union secretary for United Steelworkers Local 2227 of West Mifflin for over 20 years. She is survived...

Jack T. Riley

Jack T. Riley

Mar 3, 2017

Jack T. Riley, age 86 of McKeesport, died Friday, March 3, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on April 8, 1930 and is the son of the late Philip and Mary Lacey Riley. He served in the Army during the Korean War in the 3rd Infantry 7th Armored Division and received the following military medals; Purple Heart, National Defense Service...

Anna F. Adkins

Anna F. Adkins

Mar 1, 2017

Anna F. Adkins, age 68 of Duquesne, died peacefully at home with her family by her side, on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. She was born in Lake Twp., Michigan on September 23, 1948 and is the daughter of the late Roy and Lillian Kiper Morgan. She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Robert G. Adkins; daughters, Amy Adkins...

Edward Thomas Kreiner

Edward Thomas Kreiner

Feb 26, 2017

Edward Thomas Kreiner, age 87, of the Baltimore, MD area passed away on February 26, 2017 at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Born in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Frank Anthony Kreiner Sr. and Helen A. (Conniff) Kreiner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Lieutenant after 22 years of service. He served...

Herman Frank Egenlauf, Jr.

Herman Frank Egenlauf, Jr.

Feb 22, 2017

Herman F. Egenlauf, Jr., age 63, of McKeesport, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017. He was born in Bunola on April 6, 1953 and is the son of the late Herman F. Sr. and Lena Gertrude McGarrity Egenlauf and the husband of Louise Houser Engenlauf. He is survived by sisters, Mary Benton of Greenock, Donna (Perry) Ackerman, Tammy Chisco, Emma (Allen)...

Mary Grace Mansfield

Mary Grace Mansfield

Feb 18, 2017

Mary Grace Mansfield, age 72, of White Oak, died on Saturday February 18, 2017. She was born in Pittsburgh on May 22, 1944 and is the daughter of the late Mary Ann Smith Scott. She worked as a Nurses Aid and a Home Health Care Aid. She is survived by daughters, Jennifer (Ron) Lucas of Glassport; Amanda (Joseph) Smith of...

Robert Howard Saunders

Robert Howard Saunders

Feb 18, 2017

Robert Howard Saunders, age 82, of North Versailles died on February 18, 2017. He was born in Mifflin Twp. on July 20, 1934 and is the son of the late Samuel and Flossie Jones Saunders. He was an army veteran and was formerly employed at US Steel in the Met Lab. He is survived by his daughter; Sheila (Kevin) Hensler...

Anne Johns

Anne Johns

Feb 15, 2017

Anne Johns, age 99, of Port Vue, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.  Born on August 16, 1917 she was the wife of the late Charles A. Johns. She is survived by her sons, Thomas and Bruce Johns both of Irwin; sisters, Irene Tangren of California and Helen Fencik of McKeesport.  She is preceded in death by her son, Gregory...

David M. Waratuke

David M. Waratuke

Feb 14, 2017

David M. Waratuke, age 67 of McKeesport, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on November 19, 1949, the son of the late Frank and Pansy Swartz Waratuke. David served in the Navy during Vietnam and worked at US Steel Irvin Works in West Mifflin on the “pickle line”. He is survived by his wife, Joyce Baer...

Dolores A. Molinari

Dolores A. Molinari

Feb 14, 2017

Dolores A Molinari, age 86 of Economy Borough, formerly of White Oak, passed away after a brief illness in Villa St. Joseph’s of Baden on Tuesday, February 14, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on October 24, 1930, the daughter of the late Leonardo and Mary Carozza Darcangelo and wife of the late Carmen J. Molinari. Dolores was a fashion...

Ellen Caroline Lundberg

Ellen Caroline Lundberg

Feb 13, 2017

Ellen C. Lundberg, age 94, of McKeesport, died Monday, February 13, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on February 3, 1923, the daughter of the late Walter William and Mary Elizabeth MacMillan Deedrick. She was the beloved wife of the late Roy W. Lundberg, a member of Beulah Park United Methodist Church, their quilting club, and volunteered at the church...

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