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.
Robert Patrick "Murph" Murphy
Jan 1, 2017
Robert P. “Murph” Murphy, age 88 of Port Vue, died Wednesday, June 7, 2017. He was born in the North Side of Pittsburgh, January 25, 1929, the son of the late Patrick M. and Rose Murphy. He was predeceased by his wife Donna Hayes Murphy and his daughter Kathy Moffitt. He was a lifetime resident and employee of Port Vue...
John Nicora, Jr.
Jan 1, 2017
John Nicora Jr., of White Oak, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at his residence. He was born Aug. 1, 1924, in McKeesport, a son of the late John and Mary Bosga Nicora. He retired from Fisher Body Plant in West Mifflin, where he was a tool and die maker. He served in the Army during World War II, was a...
Patricia Ann Black
Jan 1, 2017
Patricia A. Black, age 86, died December 14, 2017, in Granger, Indiana, where she resided for the past year. Patricia (Patsy) Ann Black was born on October 5, 1931, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, the third child of the late Robert Joseph and Ann Marie Gibbons Black. She was preceded in death by her brother Anthony Robert Black, sister Loyola B. Black...
June E. Walsh
Jan 1, 2017
June E. Bauman Walsh, age 85, of McKeesport, died July 29, 2017. Born in McKeesport Hospital on July 1, 1932. Daughter of the late Charles R. and Hannah M. Barr Bauman. Wife of the late Thomas Walsh, Jr. and sister of the late Doris, Charles, Ida, and Harry. June worked as a Registered Nurse retiring from McKeesport Hospital. June is...
Lenore L. Johnston
Jan 1, 2017
Lenore L. Johnston, age 69, of Dravosburg, died Tuesday, May 16, 2017. She was born in Pittsburgh on September 13, 1947, the daughter of the late George and Blanche Stanley Howard. She is survived by her sons; William McWhirter of Hazelwood and Larry (Kathleen) McWhirter of Dravosburg, daughters; Bonnie (Jerry) McWhirter of Bonair and Linda (Robert) Porter of Glassport. Also...
John J. Rendulich
Jan 1, 2017
John J. Rendulich, age 91 of Bunola, PA, formerly of McKeesport, died Monday, October 16, 2017. He was born April 5, 1926 in McKeesport, the son of the late John and Mary Yohovic Rendulich. John served in the U.S. Navy during WWII, was an avid golfer and loved movies. He retired from the Pittsburgh Post office after 30 years of...
Sandra L. Schuler
Jan 1, 2017
Sandra L. Schuler, age 67 of McKeesport, died Saturday, September 9, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on September 4, 1950, the daughter of the late Joseph L. and Virginia George Kyne. Sandra was an avid bowler and enjoyed bingo and puzzles. She loved animals, especially cats and birds. She is survived by her daughter Kim (Sara Stumme) Schuler of...
Cheryl A. Whoolery
Jan 1, 2017
Cheryl A. Whoolery, age 61 of Port Vue, died Wednesday, July 12, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on July 21, 1955, the daughter of the late Milton E. and Antionette Bazzone Whoolery. She is survived by her partner of 20 years, John Domer, brothers; Brad (Patricia) Whoolery of State College, PA and Burt (Rose) Whoolery of Glassport, sisters; Karen...
Sylvina A. Black
Jan 1, 2017
Sylvina A. Black, age 87 of White Oak, died Monday, April 10, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on June 5, 1929, the daughter of the late Sydney and Elsie Kern Snider and wife of the late William H. Black. She was a member of Bryn Mawr Church of Christ in White Oak and the McKeesport Art Group. Sylvina is...
Dona M. Sherbine
Jan 1, 2017
Dona M. Sherbine, age 88 of North Canton, Ohio, formerly of McKeesport, died Wednesday, February 15, 2017. She was born in McKeesport on September 11, 1928, the daughter of the late James and Jean Skarry Guiser. Dona was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Joseph Sherbine, Sr., her son, Daniel J. Sherbine, Jr., and granddaughter Krista Cotter. She received...
Scott A. Bulischeck
Jan 1, 2017
Scott A. Bulischeck, age 51 of Penn Hills, died suddenly on Friday, December 15, 2017. He was born April 7, 1966 in McKeesport, the son of Phyllis L. Burtner Kelly of Port Vue and the late Ronald D. Bulischeck. Scott served in the U.S. Army and worked as a housing maintenance man. In addition to his mother, he is survived...
Rose Marie Yuran
Jan 1, 2017
Rose Marie Yuran, age 94 of Duquesne, died Thursday, November 23, 2017. She was born August 24, 1923 in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late Ivan and Mary Vukelja Yuran and step daughter of the late Katherine Opat Yuran. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers John, Stanley, and Paul Yuran. Burial was held...
George J. Ross, Sr.
Jan 1, 2017
George J. Ross, Sr., age 55 of McKeesport, died July 19, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on October 30, 1961, the son of the late Dominic Ross and Carolyn Ross of McKeesport. George was very talented, a straight A student, and loved to play the guitar. He is survived by his daughter Robin L. Ross, sons; George J. Ross,...
Martha "Marty" Ley
Jan 1, 2017
Martha “Marty” Ley, age 71, of Pittsburgh, died Tuesday, June 20, 2017. She was born in McKees Rocks on March 14, 1946 and is the daughter of the late Alice Lease Ley. Marty received her Master’s in Education from Duquesne University and taught elementary education at St. Regis Catholic School in Oakland. She is survived by her dear friend, Gregory...
Margaret Ann "Peg" Hollis
Jan 1, 2017
Margaret Ann “Peg” Hollis, died Monday, November 6, 2017. Burial was held at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies on Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Arrangements by Hunter-Edmundson-Striffler Funeral Home, 600 Market St., McKeesport, PA 15132. Condolences may be made at www.strifflerfuneralhomes.com .
Omar "Bill" Bradley Holland
Jan 1, 2017
Omar “Bill” Bradley Holland, age 92 of McKeesport, died on Thursday, October 26, 2017. He was born October 1, 1925 in Portsmouth, Ohio, the son of the late Alvin and Ada Rurak Holland and the husband of the late Anna Marie Morocco Holland. He was a rigger at US Steel Christy Park Works until he retired in 1985 and was...
Wesley Edwin Schroeder
Jan 1, 2017
Wesley Edwin Schroeder, age 87 of White Oak, died Thursday, November 9, 2017. He was born October 17, 1930 in LaGrange, Texas, the son of the late John E. and Nettie Nollkamper Schroeder and was the husband of the late Ruth Terzak Schroeder. Wesley served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was an accountant for J &...
Matilda L. "Tilie" Morgan
Jan 1, 2017
Matilda L. “Tillie” Morgan, age 95 of White Oak, died Friday, December 29, 2017. She was born November 2, 1922 in Bridgeport, Ohio, the daughter of the late Michael and Frances Skorjane Brescel. She was preceded in death by her husband Earle A. Morgan Jr. and her son Richard. Matilda is survived by her son, Michael Earle (Susan) Morgan of...
Richard Nagy
Jan 1, 2017
Richard Nagy, age 71 of McKeesport, died Wednesday, March 29, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on July 25, 1945 and is the son of the late Charles and Sophia Kamyk Nagy. He served in the Army during the Vietnam Era. He is survived by his sister, Sally (William “Bill”) Richards of McKeesport; and many nieces and nephews. He is...
Francis M. McDonald
Jan 1, 2017
Francis M. McDonald, age 95 of N. Versailles, died May 7, 2017. He was born in Braddock on January 8, 1922, son of the late Albert and Cecelia Brunner McDonald. Francis served in the U.S. Marines at Iwo Jima during WWII. He worked as a tool and die maker for General Motors. He was preceded in death by his wife,...