July 18, 2022 |
By Administrator | Posted in: William Snyder Funeral Home
Patricia G. Heer, 90, of North Huntingdon, died Thursday, July 14, 2022. She was born November 2, 1931 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Mildred (Weber) Siskos and step-daughter of John Siskos. She was a former manager for Suffolk Cable, North Braddock, and the first female manager of a cable company in Pennsylvania. She was formerly active with and a lifetime member of the Swiss American Society of Pittsburgh and enjoyed travelling with her husband to Switzerland to visit family several times and traveling on the Orient Express. Many years ago she taught PAL cheerleading. She enjoyed polka dancing, was an excellent cook and baker, and was a former democratic committee woman. She left high school as a teen to support her family and later completed her high school education at Norwin High School along with her son Henry Jr., graduating in 1969. The family would like to thank the Excela Health Hospice team for their loving care of Patricia.
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July 18, 2022 |
By Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory
Pauline L. Filiano, 87, of Elizabeth Twp., passed away Sunday, July 17, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born July 12, 1935 in Holidays Cove, West Virginia and was the daughter of the late Ralph and Mary (Huha) Donofe. She was the wife of 67 years of Charles J. Filiano. She was a member of the former St. Denis Church in Versailles, where she was a Eucharistic Minister and Mary, Mother of God-Parish. She was a member of The Ladies of Charity, The Christian Mothers, and a lifetime member of the Ladies Auxillary of Greenock Firehall. Pauline loved her family, grand pets, especially Mando, and great-grand pets.
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July 18, 2022 |
By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory
James L. Barlow, age 73, of Elizabeth, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Countryside Skilled Nursing. A Navy veteran serving during the Vietnam War, he was a retired electrical engineer for Capintec Inc. in Pittsburgh. He was a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church where he enjoyed volunteering. Born June 11, 1949 in Elizabeth, he was a son of the late William and Mary (Openshaw) Barlow. He is survived by his sister, Sarah Barlow Kennedy of Grove City; sister-in-law, Betsy Barlow of Addison; also, nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sister, Nancy Barlow, and brother, John Barlow. A Memorial Service will take place Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 3 PM at Elizabeth Baptist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to Elizabeth Baptist Church, 735 Bunola River Road, Elizabeth, PA 15037. Arrangements by the Paul E. Bekavac Funeral Home, Elizabeth. Offer condolences at www.bekavacfuneralhome.com.
July 18, 2022 |
By Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home | Posted in: Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home
Philomena E. “Phil” Howard, age 101, of West Mifflin, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Sunday, July 17, 2022. Born in West Mifflin on January 8,1921, she was the daughter of the late Jacob and Catherine (Andres) Bost. Philomena was a longtime housekeeper at St. Agnes Parish and during WW II she worked at U.S. Steel-Duquesne Works, where she met her husband. She was a member of St. Thomas Parish-St. Agnes Church, a distinguished graduate of St. Agnes Grade School, an avid Pirate fan, hosted many Christmas Eve celebrations and Sunday Steelers game parties. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. She was the wife of the late James Howard; mother of James F. (Carol) Howard of West Mifflin, Terrence D. (Jean) Howard of West Mifflin, Patricia H. (Tom) Klocko of West Mifflin, and Susan M. Howard of West Mifflin; grandmother of James “Murt” Howard, Andrew Howard, Megan Howard, Mariah Howard, and Daniel Howard. She is also survived by many loving nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brothers and sisters, John (Mary) Bost, Catherine (Andrew) Noll, Albert Bost, Alberta (James) Budai, Mary (Tony) Albrecht, Rinehart (Betty) Bost, Cecelia “Sis” (William “Chip”) Chobirko, and Rose (George) Sovich. Visitation will be held on Thursday, July 21, from 2-8 p.m. at the MALOY-SCHLEIFER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 915 KENNEDY AVE., DUQUESNE, 15110, 412-466-3300, WILLIAM B. SCHLEIFER, SUPERVISOR, WILLIAM BRIAN SCHLEIFER, FUNERAL DIRECTOR, where a blessing will be held on Friday, July 22, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial, at 12 Noon, at St. Agnes Church of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, West Mifflin, with Rev. Dan Sweeney officiating. Burial will follow in St. Agnes Cemetery. Throughout her illness, Philomena was provided excellent care by her family and her loving niece, Lynn Kostelnik, as well as the compassionate caregivers at Promedica (formerly Manor Care) Whitehall. Memorial Contributions may be made to the Promedica Hug Fund, 505 Weyman Road, Pittsburgh, 15236.
July 18, 2022 |
By Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory
Marie E. Mullaly Luberti, 94, formerly of McKeesport, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at Juniper Village in Forest Hills. She was born July 25, 1927 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Leo and Marie Whigham Mullaly. She was the wife of 7 years to the late Louis Luberti, who passed away December 19, 1991. Marie was a proud graduate of The Mercy School of Nursing in Pittsburgh. She was also a United States Army Cadet Nurse. She proudly worked as a nurse for over 50 years. Marie was a life long member of Mary, Mother of God Parish, where she served as a Eucharistic Minister.
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July 17, 2022 |
By Teichart-Gracan Funeral Home | Posted in: Teichart-Gracan Funeral Home
Elsie M. Creese, 91, of West Mifflin died Saturday, July 16, 2022. She is the daughter of the late Elmer and Catherine (Hotz) Saunders and beloved wife of the late Glenn L. Creese. She is survived by daughter Donna Creese; grandchildren Lisa (Kevin) Jones-Ritz and Matthew (Amber) Jones; great-grandchildren Ian and Emma Ritz and Elijah Jones; lifelong best friend Janet Dzurilla; also nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by daughters Bonnie Creese and Karen Jones; siblings Homer Saunders, Harry Saunders, John Saunders, Catherine Anderson, Leona Anderson, Hazel Kampe, Ida "Betty" Saunders, Elva "Mickey" Magill and Elmer "Bucky" Saunders. Elsie was a retired registered nurse and a member of the Homeville Christian Church. Friends recieved Monday 6-8 and Tuesday 2-4 and 6-8 at the Teichart-Gracan Funeral Home, Duquesne. A funeral service will be held Wednesday 10am at the Homeville Christian Church. Interment following Mckeesport Versailles Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Special Olympics or the Homeville Christian Church.
July 17, 2022 |
By James W. Shirley Funeral Home Inc. | Posted in: James W. Shirley Funeral Home
Sandy (Sandra) L. Zelno, 74, of North Huntingdon, formerly of Scranton, Pa., passed away unexpectedly Saturday, July 16, 2022 at her home. She was born September 20, 1947 and was raised by her grandmother, uncles and aunt. Sandy was an advocate for children, served as a State Certified Lobbyist for the Education Law Center, where she was an expert in public school state funding reform and co-founded the PA School Reform Project. Also as an expert in school funding, she played a critical role in getting the state to do a costing out study for public education. This study continues to be relied upon as the battle for an adequate and equitable continuous in PA state courts and in the legislature. Previously she worked for Mon Valley Education Consortium and Norwin School District. She served with the PTA on the local and state level and was regional vice president of the National PTA Chapter and past president of the state PTA. She also served as the state and national parliamentarian for the PTA. Locally she had been involved with Girl Scouts, Norwin Public Library and Norwin Band Aides. She was preceded in death by her uncles, Eugene Squires and Gordon Hughes; aunt, Alice Hughes, cousin, Gordon Hughes Jr., brothers-in-law John Galeano and Mitch Zelno and his wife Rosanne. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Nicholas Zelno; daughter, Sherry Zelno; cousins, with whom she was raised, Martha Hughes Neary, Nancy Hughes Hodanich and Eugene Hughes; Gordon's wife, Mary Ann Hughes; and several nieces and nephews. Also survived by sisters-in-law, Frances Heaney and Gene, Marilyn (Rich) Charsky, and Denice Galeano. Friends will be received from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. on Friday at the James W. Shirley Funeral Home, 176 Clay Pike, North Huntingdon, PA 15642. A funeral service will take place on Saturday at 11 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Norwin Public Library. www.shirleyfuneralhome.com
July 17, 2022 |
By James W. Shirley Funeral Home Inc. | Posted in: James W. Shirley Funeral Home
G. Jane Inks, 77, of Irwin, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022. She was born on October 6, 1944, in Gallitzin, PA to Ralph and Genevieve Ratchford and was the last of eight children all of whom preceded her in death. Married to Rev. Paul Inks on July 28, 1962. Jane passed just 2 weeks shy of their 60th anniversary. They have two children – Karen (Scott) Casturo of North Canton, OH and Keith (Marcy) Inks of Waterford, PA. She was the grandmother of eight: Chelsey (Brice) Burner, Scott (Caroline) Casturo, Ashton (Kevin) Crowl, Tiffany (Brock) Himmelheber, Jessica (Joseph) McIntire, Casey (Tyler) Alexander, Jacob Inks and Callie Inks; and eleven great grandchildren.
Active in Christian life and ministry; She was the organist in her home church for several years, an accomplished pianist, choir member in several churches, led children’s choirs, rang bells in bell choirs, taught third and fourth grade Sunday School classes, did clown ministry, was a Bible school teacher / leader, served on the conference family ministry team, was on the District Committee on Superintendency, and served on the Meals on Wheels Board in the 1970’s. Jane was a den mother for Cub Scouts, loved gardening and bird watching. She enjoyed artwork, ceramics and doing cross-stitching spending countless hours creating beautiful quilts and Christmas stockings for all her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Thanks to the nurses, doctors and staff on 2AB at Westmoreland Hospital who were very compassionate and kind during her stay. They all said she was a favorite patient because she was so friendly and kind to everyone. Which is no surprise because everyone who knew her felt the same way about this loving woman.
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July 16, 2022 |
By Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory
Richard A. "Rick" Combetty, 60, of Boston, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022. He was born October 19, 1961 and grew up in East McKeesport. He was the son of the late Albert and Dora (Ainsworth) Combetty. Rick retired from Bechtel Bettis as an HVAC Technician. He was also proprietor of Combetty Heating and Cooling. Rick was a graduate of Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics. He was a man of great character and known for his integrity who always put others first. His greatest loves were his family and his dog Rosco. He was an avid Mustang enthusiast who enjoyed attending car shows with his 1991 Mustang. He also enjoyed cooking and trying new restaurants.
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July 16, 2022 |
By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory
Jack R. Booth, age 73, of Jefferson Hills, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2022 at home. Born January 29, 1949, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late John and Audrey (McWhirter) Booth. He retired as a P&E Repairman at U.S. Steel Clairton Works.
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July 16, 2022 |
By Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory
Leona Catherine Trovato, 84, of North Huntingdon, passed away Friday, July 15, 2022. She was born April 11, 1938 in Braddock and was the daughter of the late Kasimer and Sophie (Cresovich) Kropczynski. She was the wife of the late Salvatore Daniel Trovato who passed away June 10, 2017. Leona was retired from the Shop N Save at the Norwin Shopping Center. She loved her family very much and was known for her excellence in cooking and being an avid gardener. She is survived by her sons, Daniel S. Trovato of Liberty Borough and Salvatore (Vonda) Trovato and John (Patricia) Trovato of North Huntingdon, grandchildren, Karyn (Derrick) Pope and Michael Trovato, great-grandchildren, Alayna (Mother-Rose) Palachko and Devyn Pope, sister, Gloria (Richard) Fox of Gibsonia, sister-in-law. Janice Kropczynski of North Versailles and nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her daughter-in-law, Michele Trovato, brother, Frank Kropczynski and sisters, Roberta Jablownoski and Charlotte Rupchak.
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July 15, 2022 |
By Administrator | Posted in: William Snyder Funeral Home
Donald T. Johnson, 80, of North Huntingdon, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022. He was born July 2, 1942 in McKeesport. Donald is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years Donna L. (Richards) Johnson. Don was a family man and proud of his sons and daughter’s in law; Neil and Wendy and Eric and Amy. Both families reside in North Huntington along with his grandchildren; Cory, Brady, Karlie, and Tanner Johnson. Don enjoyed hunting, fishing, playing golf and any family sporting event or family gathering. Donald also has brothers James (Janice) Johnson of Anna, Illinois, and Darrell Johnson of McKeesport, sister in-law Nancy (Ron) Crossett of Irwin, also numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces. Donald is the son of the late Norman and Alice (Gasser) Johnson of McKeesport.
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July 15, 2022 |
By Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home | Posted in: Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home
Louise Ann Brendza, age 58, of West Mifflin, passed away on January 15, 2022, in Forbes Hospital. Born in McKeesport on December 18, 1963, she was the daughter of the late Anthony James and Ann Marie (Patrick) Brendza Sr. Louise loved to bake and loved children. She is the fiancé of Peter Mazzarese; sister of Susan (Dale) Schreckengost of Imperial, PA, David (Nadine) Brendza of Augusta, GA, Robert (Kathy) Brendza of Belmont, CA, and the late Anthony Brendza Jr.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, July 23, 2022. The family will be receiving friends beginning at 10:00 AM with a Blessing service at 11:00 AM, with Deacon Dan D’Antonio officiating, in the MALOY-SCHLEIFER FUNERAL HOME, INC., 915 KENNEDY AVE., DUQUESNE, 15110, 412-466-3300, WILLIAM B. SCHLEIFER, SUPERVISOR, WILLIAM BRIAN SCHLEIFER, FUNERAL DIRECTOR.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in memory of Louise Ann Brendza at 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Their website is https://www.stjude.org/about-st-jude/faq/how-can-i-donate-to-st-jude.html.
July 15, 2022 |
By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory
Sr. Lucille Toth, SDR, age 96, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022 in the Divine Redeemer Motherhouse, Elizabeth Twp. Born November 23, 1925 in Cleveland, OH, she was a daughter of the late Emery and Margaret (Szinai) Toth. Sr. Lucille received her BS in Education from St. John College and also an associate's degree in business administration from Robert Morris University. She worked as a teacher, in the business office at the Divine Redeemer Memorial Hospital in St. Paul, MN, and as treasurer for the Villa St. Teresa in Darby. In her spare time, Sr. Lucille enjoyed reading, watching "Jeopardy" and "Little House on the Prarie," comic strips in the newspaper, and had a lovely singing voice.
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July 15, 2022 |
By James W. Shirley Funeral Home Inc. | Posted in: James W. Shirley Funeral Home
Edward R. Koncerak, 62, of Irwin passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022. He was born February 9, 1960 in Wilkinsburg, a son of Catherine (Crans) Koncerak and the late Robert S. Koncerak. Prior to his retirement, Edward was a draftsman in the building industry. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, an Eagle Scout, and enjoyed painting, drawing and spending time with his brothers. He is survived by his loving daughter, Elena; brothers, Robert D. (Carol) Koncerak, William F. (Betsy) Koncerak and Kenneth G. (Adrienne) Koncerak. Friends will be received from 2-4 & 6-8 p.m. on Sunday at the James W. Shirley Funeral Home, 176 Clay Pike, North Huntingdon, PA 15642. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Monday at 9:30 in Immaculate Conception Church, Irwin. Interment to follow in All Saints/Braddock Catholic Cemetery, Braddock Hills, PA. www.shirleyfuneralhome.com
