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Pauline Kucsmas

February 17, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Pauline Kucsmas, age 70, of Jeannette, formerly of McKeesport, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, February 12, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on April 25, 1950 and is the daughter of the late John and Pauline Bornyas Kucsmas.

 
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George Edward Brown, Sr.

February 11, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

George Edward Brown Sr., age 89, of Duquesne, died on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.  He was born in Johns Island, South Carolina on February 19, 1931 and is the son of the late Joseph B. and Anna Givens and the husband of the late Christine Younger Brown.  He served in the Army during the Korean War then worked at US Steel Duquesne Works until he retired.  George was the minister at Gospel of Jesus Church for many years.  He enjoyed reading his Bible, listening to music, and talking with friends and neighbors.  Mostly, he loved spending time with his family.

 
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Marjorie Bauer

February 10, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Marjorie Peebly (Margie) Bauer, 88, of Alvin, Texas, formerly of Versailles, Irwin, White Oak, and McKeesport, PA, went to be with the LORD on Saturday, January 30, 2021.  She passed away in HCA Healthcare – Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, Webster, TX.

She was the daughter of the late Harry Lindsley Peebly and AnnaBelle (Nolder) Peebly Jones. Born March 13, 1932, she was born and raised in McKeesport’s 10th Ward.

She was the wife of Thomas R. Bauer, who died February 21, 1990. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded by her brothers and their spouses: Jack W (Emma) Peebly; Chester H. (Margaret) Peebly; Don B. (Wilhemina, Josephine) Peebly; and Ramon L. Peebly; and nephews Chester Peebly II and Marty Peebly.

 
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Patrick Roach

February 09, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Patrick Roach, age 67, of Hampton Township, died Friday, February 5, 2021 in Pittsburgh. He was born in McKeesport on August 18, 1953 and is the son of the late Richard Allen and Midge Dillon Roach. Patrick built his legacy shipping business from the ground up over the last twenty-five years. His free time was spent seeking adventure…boating on the rivers of Pittsburgh and on Lake Erie, riding motorcycles, restoring classic cars, and traveling.

 
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Christopher Roy Butler

February 03, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Christopher Roy Butler, age 22, of West Mifflin, died on Friday January 29th, 2021. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa on May 13, 1998, and is the son of Scott (Sherri Lazar) Butler of West Mifflin and Marcy (Robert Bowers) Butler of West Mifflin. He is the husband of Chelsey Gall Butler of McKeesport. 

 
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Dorothy Ann Onder

February 01, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Dorothy Ann Onder, age 80, of Port Vue, died on Sunday, January 24, 2021. She was born in Wheeling, WV on April 3, 1940 and is the daughter of the late Hubert and Edith Fisher Dunlevy.

 
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Margaret Gene Loudin Kadar

January 28, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Margaret Gene Loudin Kadar, age 93, passed away on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at Brandywine Living, Voorhees, New Jersey. 

Margaret was born December 9, 1927, in Cameron, West Virginia, and was raised in Ronceverte, WV, the only child of Louise Mayfield & Toddy Loudin (the state’s winningest high school coach).  She graduated valedictorian from Greenbrier High School and attended Greenbrier College for Women before transferring to West Virginia University. At WVU, she was a sister of the Delta Gamma sorority and graduated with a degree in Home Economics in 1949.  She attended the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz School of Business, earning a Master’s Degree in 1950.  On her first day at Pitt, she stood next to fellow student Alex Kadar while lined up alphabetically for a class picture.  After introducing themselves, Al treated Margaret Gene to coffee, and they were married 18 months later.  They would have celebrated their 70th anniversary on February 17, 2021.

 
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Lottie Belle Shearer Elias

January 28, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Lottie Belle Shearer Elias passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2021 while living at Arden Court in Monroeville. She was born on January 28, 1932, in Harrison City, to the late Alvin and Blanche Walter Shearer.

 
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Mary C. Schmidt

January 27, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Mary C. Schmidt, age 101, of White Oak died on January 22, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on June 3, 1919 and is the daughter of the late Gabor and Susannah Bunyak Yunecko, and the wife of the late Charles Schmidt.

 
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Mary Ellen Oleska

January 26, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Mary Ellen Oleska, age 81 of White Oak, died on Monday, January 25, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on June 15, 1939 and is the daughter of the late Albert Arthur and Olive LaVerne Mains Miller.

 
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David R. Wippich

January 24, 2021 |

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David R. Wippich, age 53, of McKeesport, died on January 23, 2021. He was born in Jefferson, Missouri, on May 1, 1967 and is the son of Edward Snickner and Lily Wippich.

 
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Marvin Lewis Herren

January 22, 2021 |

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Marvin Lewis Herren, age 84, of White Oak, died on Thursday, January 21, 2021. He was born in Braddock on November 8, 1936 and is the son of the late Oscar and Marie Danielson Peterson. He was employed for many years as a manager in various Thorofare Supermarkets in the produce department. He was a 62 year member of the Polaris Lodge #375, formerly Aliquippa Lodge, F & AM Masons, where he earned his 32nd degree. He was a member of the Tall Cedars of Lebanon and Scottish Rite Valley of Pittsburgh, Faith Lutheran Church of White Oak, the Sons of Italy Band, and the Postal Workers Band. He loved to play the trumpet, was an avid reader, and a historian of museums and trains.

 
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Betty J. Kaler

January 18, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Betty J. Kaler, age 86, of Irwin, died on Sunday, January 17, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on June 29, 1934 and is the daughter of the late William and Regina Smith Kaler. She was a graduate of St. Peter’s High School in McKeesport, was a secretary at the G.C. Murphy Company and later was employed as the executive secretary for the vice president of Three Rivers Bank. She was a member of the Mary, Mother of God Parish, St. Angela Merici Church. One of her greatest joys was attending the symphonies and operas in Pittsburgh.

 
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Helen Bogden

January 18, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Helen Bogden, age 98, of McKeesport, died on Saturday, January 16, 2021. She was born in Hostetter, PA on May 22, 1922 and is the daughter of the late John and Mary Pavlock Godula, and the wife of the late John B. Bogden. She worked as a salesclerk for the former Gimbel’s Department Store at Eastland Mall. Helen truly enjoyed fashion, flower gardening, and cooking and was well known for her stuffed cabbage. She was most proud of her Slovak heritage.

 
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Eric Joseph Kozak

January 18, 2021 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Eric Joseph Kozak, age 60, of Whitehall, died on Saturday, January 16, 2021. He was born in McKeesport on August 15, 1960 and is the son of the late Zolton and Mary Ann Gillingham Kozak.

 
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