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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 |

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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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Pearl R. Hart

January 14, 2021 |

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Pearl Rozella Hart, age 86, of McKeesport, died on January 11, 2021.  She was born in McKeesport on September 21, 1934 and is the daughter of the late Orida and Jenny Pezel and is the wife of the late Harry Edward Hart.

 
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Carl Wallace Amman

January 13, 2021 |

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Carl Wallace Amman, age 90, of White Oak, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021. He was born in Pittsburgh, on August 21, 1930 and is the son of the late Carl Wallace Amman and the late Amelia Sior Kelly. He worked as a draftsman in the engineering department and later retired as a foreman for US Steel National Works McKeesport. He also worked at the former Dunn Corporation in Carnegie for many years. He was also a very active member in the Beulah Park United Methodist Church.

 
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Carole Simon

January 11, 2021 |

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Carole Simon, age 82, of White Oak, died on January 7, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on March 3, 1938 and is the daughter of the late David and Lillian Shermer and the wife of the late Martin Simon.

 
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Benjamin DeBello

January 11, 2021 |

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Benjamin DeBello, age 75, of McKeesport, passed peacefully on January 5, 2021. Born in Wayne, New Jersey on November 4, 1945 and formally of Norwich, New York and Alton, New Hampshire. He is the son of the late Benjamin and Alice Kopack DeBello, and the husband of the late Anna DeBello.

 
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Judith Lichtenstein

January 11, 2021 |

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Judith Lichtenstein, age 83, of Grandville, MI, died on January 8, 2021. She was born on October 12, 1937, in McKeesport, PA, and is the daughter of the late Gustav and Olga Spitz Gottdiener, and the wife of the late David Lee Lichtenstein.

 
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Anna L. Biber

January 08, 2021 |

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Anna L. Biber, age 88, of Elizabeth Township, died on January 6, 2021. Born in Pittsburgh on October 6, 1932 she is the daughter of the late Katherine Currie and the wife of the late Donald Biber. She worked as an administrative assistant for Boston Mutual Insurance Company. She enjoyed volleyball, fishing, and bowling with her friends.

 
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John Regis Poisel

January 07, 2021 |

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John Regis Poisel, age 68, of Elizabeth. Died on January 2, 2021. He was born in Pittsburgh and is the son of the late Edward and Rosalia Irene Flynn Poisel and the husband of Catherine Poisel. John served in the United States Air force, during the Vietnam War. John retired from US Steel as a steamfitter and has worked in house keeping for Magee Hospital.

 
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John Prokop, Sr.

January 06, 2021 |

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John R. Prokop Sr., age 87, of North Huntingdon, passed away on January 5, 2021. He was born in Port Vue on January 27, 1933 and is the son of the late Stephen and Ann Pavlik Prokop and the loving husband of Ann Bradford Prokop. He served in the United States Army. John worked many years for Western Union and Miller Hydraulic Company. He was a member of the Liberty Boro Vets Club.

 
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Ann Kemp

January 04, 2021 |

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Ann Kemp, age 89 of Oakmont, formerly of White Oak, died on Saturday, January 2, 2021. She was born in Altoona on December 13, 1931 and is the daughter of the late Monroe and Edna Edgein Eckroth and the wife of the late George R. Kemp.

 
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Margaret Ann Falavolito

December 31, 2020 |

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

Margaret Ann Falavolito, age 78, of Pittsburgh, died on Tuesday, December 29, 2020.  She was born in Ipswich Suffolk, England on December 27, 1942 and is the daughter of the late Phyllis Herring.  Margaret loved the Steelers and Garth Brooks.  She also enjoyed knitting and cooking.

 
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Rita Yauch

December 30, 2020 |

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Rita Yauch, age 84, of McKeesport, died December 25, 2020. She was born in McKeesport on January 1, 1936 and is the daughter of the late Joseph William and Anna Elizabeth Marish Kapis. She was a homemaker and a loving mother and grandmother and great grandmother.

 
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Arlene Kay Bush

December 30, 2020 |

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Arlene Kay (Susan) Bush, age 71, of Pittsburgh, died in hospice on December 29, 2020. She was a 1967 graduate of McKeesport Senior High School. She went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in German with a minor in Special Education from West Virginia University and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from the University of Pittsburgh. Ms. Bush worked for 32 years with UPMC as a medical technologist before retiring in 2013.

 
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Dr. Herbert Lamont Morgan

December 25, 2020 |

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

Dr. Herbert Lamont Morgan, age 71, of Florida, died on December 20, 2020. He was born in Pittsburgh on August 29, 1949 and is the son of the late Lamont and MaryJane Hummel Morgan. Herbert worked at South Allegheny School District in elementary education, then was a superintendent at Bethlehem Center and later for Elizabeth Forward School District until he retired. He will be fondly remembered for his lifelong work with children and his unique sense of humor.

 
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