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Norine V. Jasper

August 29, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Norine V. Jasper, age 90, of North Versailles, died August 26, 2016, at Family Hospice & Palliative Care. Born March 28, 1926, in West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Jennings G. and Jewel Garnett (Anderson) Taylor and the wife of the late C.J. Jasper.
Norine was a member of the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

 
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Regis T. “Rege” McLaughlin

August 26, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Regis T. “Rege” McLaughlin, age 82, of McKeesport, died August 23, 2016, at Family Hospice in Mt. Lebanon. Born January 15, 1934, in Clairton, he was the son of the late Catherine (McLaughlin) Reynolds and the husband of the late Margaret (Baglos) McLaughlin.
Rege dedicated much of his life to serving his community. He was McKeesport’s mayor from 2010 to 2012; 13-year city council member and past council president from 2004 to 2009, past sewage authority chairman for many years, cofounder, coach and umpire of McKeesport Little League, with one of his teams in the Little League World Series.

 
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William Crawford

August 23, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

William Crawford, age 87, of White Oak, died August 21, 2016, at Mt. Vernon of Elizabeth. Born July 17, 1929, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Frank and Caroline (Delo) Crawford and the husband of the late Emma (Freyer) Crawford for 50 loving years.

 
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Janet M. Carr

August 23, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Janet M. Carr, age 72, Liberty Borough, died August 19, 2016, at UPMC Presbyterian. Born March 5, 1944, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Gash E. and Julia (Tukot) Mains and the wife of the late Jack “Hammer” Carr.

 
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Ann Tomaino

August 21, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Ann Tomaino, age 95, of McKeesport, died August 18th, 2016, at John J. Kane Regional Center in McKeesport. Born November 16th, 1920, in Duquesne, she was a daughter of the late Andrew and Irene (Kertas) Iski and the wife of the late Joseph A. Tomaino.
Ann was a retired personal caregiver. She was a member of the former St. Pius Church and First Christian Churches in McKeesport. A caring, loving and generous sister and aunt, she especially enjoyed baking and cooking for family and friends.

 
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Joseph E. Chandler

August 17, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Joseph E. Chandler, age 66, of Liberty Borough, died August 15, 2016, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born August 26, 1949, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late James L. and Ann M. (Yuscinsky) Chandler and the husband of Joyce A. (Bain) Chandler.

 
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Joan M. Ponsonby

August 12, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Joan M. Ponsonby, age 71, of Port Vue, died August 9, 2016, at UPMC Presbyterian. Born March 6, 1945, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Hindman) Stolarz and the wife of Paul Ponsonby.
Joan was a former registered nurse at John J. Kane Regional Centers in Pittsburgh and McKeesport, Riverside Nursing Center and Woodwell Nursing Home in East Liberty.

 
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Lois M. Brown

August 02, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Lois M. Brown, age 94, of Port Vue, died July 31, 2016, at her home. Born June 30, 1922, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Henry N. and Margerite P. (Harker) Graff and the wife of the late Carl J. Brown.
Lois was a homemaker and 18 year employee of the former Clover Farm Grocery in Port Vue. She was a member of the former Methodist Church in Versailles.

 
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Sylvia M. Greiner

July 26, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Sylvia M. Greiner, age 77 of McKeesport, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Riverside Care Center. Born February 18, 1939 in McKeesport, she was the daughter of Helen (Stanko) Perhacs and the late James Perhacs. Sylvia was a former member of the McKeesport American Legion and found great joy in donating to help the veterans. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, and coloring pictures for her room at Riverside.

 
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Deborah D. "Debi" Lambert

July 26, 2016 |

By Administrator | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Deborah D. "Debi" Lambert, age 68 of East Pittsburgh, formerly of West Mifflin, passed on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Concordia of Monroeville. Born September 7, 1947 in McKeesport, she was the daughter of Catherine (Yonek) Ideluca and the late Joseph J. Ideluca. Debi worked for Mellon Bank in the clerical department for many years. Some of her favorite pastimes were making crafts and working on projects for her family and friends. She was often referred to as the “Original Martha Stewart”. Her generosity towards helping others will be missed by many.

 
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Richard “Ricky” Alan Flohr, Sr.

July 25, 2016 |

By Administrator | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Richard “Ricky” Alan Flohr, Sr., age 66, of Port Vue died unexpectedly at home on July 21, 2016. Born December 29, 1949 in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Paul and Anne (Feterik) Flohr and is the husband of Jean Flohr. Ricky worked at Dura Bond as a foreman and pipe loader. He loved working on cars and helping his daughters anytime they had car trouble. He was a man always willing to help someone in need.

 
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Robert “Bob” James Campagna

July 25, 2016 |

By Administrator | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Robert “Bob” James Campagna, age 77, of McKeesport, formerly of Pittsburgh, died July 21, 2016, at his home. Born Oct. 10, 1938, in Canonsburg, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Diechler) Campagna and the husband for 20 years to Rhonda (Handley) Campagna.
Robert was a former policeman in Mt. Oliver. He retired from Keystone Oaks School District where he worked in the maintenance department. He later went back to work as a Road Captain for U.S. Security Associates.

 
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William J. Meneely

July 21, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

William J. Meneely, age 88, of Lincoln Borough, died July 19, 2016, at home. Born May 18, 1928, in Homestead, he was the son of the late William Clark and Olive (Randolph) Meneely and the husband of the late Ella M. “Elly” Meneely, for over 66 years.
Bill worked at US Steel and then Christy Park Industries, where he retired as a foreman.

 
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Marion Eugene “Gene” Miller

July 20, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Marion Eugene “Gene” Miller, age 94, of Dravosburg, died July 13, 2016, at UPMC McKeesport. Born December 13, 1921, in Mt. Vernon, he was the son of the late Henry and Loretta (Leonard) Miller and the husband of Mary (Peresh) Miller, for over 44 loving years.
Gene retired from US Steel Duquesne Works, where he was a heavy equipment operator, until he was promoted to dispatcher.

 
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Cecilia A. Pollock

July 16, 2016 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Cecilia A. Pollock, age 81, of McKeesport, formerly of Versailles Borough, died July 12, 2016, at John J. Kane Regional Center. Born June 14, 1935 in Blacklick, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul T. and Cecilia Betty (Verst) Pollock.
Cecilia had worked for Pellecchia Beauty Shoppe and retired from Giant Eagle. She was a member of St. Patrick Parish. She enjoyed donating to many organizations.

 
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