Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries from our Boston and White Oak locations

Varetta Leona Gogoel

Varetta Leona Gogoel

Apr 12, 2014

Varetta Leona Gogoel, 90, of Elizabeth Twp, died Saturday, April 12, 2014 at home. She was born October 7, 1923 in Sutersville and was the daughter of the late Carl and Ellen Landers Byrand. She was the wife of the late Andrew C. Gogoel who died September 29, 2002. She is survived by her daughters, Andrene (Robert) Schmelzer of Centennial,...

Jerome Ray Sherk

Jerome Ray Sherk

Apr 10, 2014

Jerome Ray Sherk, the director of production of the Pittsburgh Opera who was an innovator at operas across the nation, died April 10 after a four-month battle with cancer.  Born in Williamsburg, Mass., Sherk attended the New England Conservatory before transferring to the Manhattan School of Music where he graduated with a double major in theory and French horn performance....

James Curtis Hughes

James Curtis Hughes

Apr 3, 2014

James Curtis Hughes, 56, of Tallahassee, FL, formerly of Elizabeth Twp, died Thursday, April 3, 2014. He was born November 20, 1957 in McKeesport and was the son of David L. and Bonnie J. Eicher Hughes of Forward Twp. He was a 1975 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School and was a member of the Boston United Methodist Church. In...

Dorothy V. Stepko

Dorothy V. Stepko

Apr 2, 2014

Dorothy V. Stepko, 86, of Elizabeth Twp, died Wednesday April 2, 2014 at Kane Regional Center, McKeesport. She was born January 13, 1928 and was the daughter of the late John A. and Catherine McKeeta Ingram. She was a member of St. Michael Roman Catholic Church and the Christian Mothers, and was also a member of the Glassport Women's Club....

Mary Elizabeth Marsh

Mary Elizabeth Marsh

Mar 30, 2014

Mary Elizabeth Marsh, 82, of Elizabeth Twp, died at her son's home in Hempfield Twp., surrounded by her family on Sunday, March 30, 2014. She was born  April 5, 1931 in Morgantown, WV, and was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary Tyorski Pancoast.  She was the wife of  the late James S. Marsh who died July 8, 2005....

Ida Louise Rudge

Ida Louise Rudge

Mar 30, 2014

Ida Louise (Ray) Rudge, 73, of Elizabeth Twp, died Sunday, March 30, 2014. She was born September 5, 1940 in Verona and was the daughter of the late Sarah Ray Lott. Ida was raised by her grandparents, the late John and Daisy Myers Ray. She was a retired Pre-School Teacher with the Allegheny County Intermediate Unit Head Start Program. She...

Connie Jean Burnheimer

Connie Jean Burnheimer

Mar 29, 2014

Connie Jean Burnheimer, 67, of Elizabeth Twp, died Saturday, March 29, 2014. She was born October 8, 1946 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Frank G. "Ace" and Thelma Jean Heveker Ammon and was the wife of the late Thomas Dale Burnheimer, Sr, who died July 11, 2009. She retired from Community College of Allegheny County in...

William George Durosko

William George Durosko

Mar 22, 2014

William George Durosko, 89, of Forward Twp., died Saturday, March 22, 2014. He was born March 2, 1925 in Clairton and was the son of the late John and Ella Lutsko Durosko, and was the husband of the late Elizabeth Bisogni Durosko. He was a member of St. Clare of Assisi Parish, Clairton, and retired from US Steel Clairton Works...

June Bernice Kerchner

June Bernice Kerchner

Mar 21, 2014

June Bernice Kerchner, 81, of Forward Twp., died Friday, March 21, 2014 in Monongahela Valley Hospital. She was born June 18, 1932 in Bunola and was the daughter of the late Walter A. and Lillian Uhlman Smith. She was the wife of the late Martin Herman Kerchner who died April 6, 2011. June was a member of the Church of...

Edward E. Honse

Edward E. Honse

Mar 21, 2014

Edward E. Honse, 80, of White Oak, died Friday, March 21, 2014 at home. He was born October 28, 1933 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Edward Earl Honse and the late Mary Roman Honse. He was retired from Mesta in Homestead. He is survived by his wife, Clara Estelle Crossland Honse, sons, Edward E. (Regina) Honse...

Robert W. Craven, Sr.

Robert W. Craven, Sr.

Mar 20, 2014

Robert W. Craven, Sr., 85, of McKeesport, was called home to be with the Lord on March 20, 2014. He was born June 14, 1928 in Scottdale and was the son of the late George W. Craven and Clara Miller Craven. He was the husband of the late Katherine Evans Craven who died March 3, 1987. He proudly served his...

Kenneth Samuel Butler

Kenneth Samuel Butler

Mar 15, 2014

Kenneth Samuel Butler, 61, of Elizabeth Twp., died unexpectedly on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at home. He was born May 14, 1952 in McKeesport and was the son of the late William K. and Audrey M. Oats Butler. He was a member of the Greenock United Methodist Church and worked for Versailles Boro. Ken was a Journeyman Bricklayer and retired...

Arthur Ronald Brunazzi, Sr.

Arthur Ronald Brunazzi, Sr.

Mar 15, 2014

Arthur R. Brunazzi, Sr., 72, of Greenock, was called by the Lord peacefully on Saturday, March 15, 2014. He was born January 18, 1942 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Arthur and Helen Luczynski Brunazzi. He was a retired Steamfitter at Local 449 with 45 years of service and had also worked at Home Depot in North...

Joseph Dobos

Joseph Dobos

Mar 11, 2014

Joseph  Dobos, 89, of Uniontown, formerly of New Stanton, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at home. He was born August 14, 1924 in McKeesport and was the son of the late John and Anna Balint Dobos.  He retired from US Steel National Tube Works in 1984 after 42 years of service. He was a member of the McKeesport Sportsman's Association....

Robert Albert Douty

Robert Albert Douty

Mar 10, 2014

Robert "Bob" Albert Douty, 81, of Monroeville, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, March 10, 2014. He was born September 11, 1932 in Bloomfield and was the son of the late Albert and Violet Haigh Douty. He was a member of Beulah Presbyterian Church since 1989, and was also a 33rd Degree Master Mason and member of...

Alyson Brooke Higdon

Alyson Brooke Higdon

Mar 6, 2014

Alyson Brooke Higdon, 14, of McKeesport, died Thursday, March 6, 2014 in UPMC Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born December 30, 1999 in Monroeville and was the daughter of Cindi L. Tarsala Higdon of McKeesport and the late Joseph Daniel Higdon who died April 22, 2005. She was an 8th grade student at McKeesport Founders Hall Middle School and played...

William James Bakewell

William James Bakewell

Mar 1, 2014

William James Bakewell, 72 of National Pike East, Grindstone, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2014 at home. He was born May 15, 1941 in West Brownsville and was the son of the late Boyd and Ruby Pritts Bakewell. Jim served in the US Army for 4 years after graduating from High School. He was retired from the Plumbers and Pipe...

Rosemary Campbell

Rosemary Campbell

Feb 26, 2014

Rosemary Campbell, 76, of Elizabeth Twp., died Wednesday, February 26, 2014. She was born August 21, 1937 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Frank and Abigail Campbell Varasse. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and also was a member of the former St. Perpetua Church where she was a lector. Rosemary had worked for...

Andrew "Booty" Rusinko

Andrew "Booty" Rusinko

Feb 22, 2014

Andrew W. "Booty" Rusinko, 92, of Christy Park, died Saturday, February 22, 2014. He was born April 13, 1921 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Michael and Anna Maksin Rusinko and was the husband of the late Margaret Tkatch Rusinko. He was a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, McKeesport, and was a WWII US Army...

Betty "Betz" Lee Greenewald

Betty "Betz" Lee Greenewald

Feb 21, 2014

Betty Lee "Betz" Greenewald, 87, of Elizabeth Twp., and Whitacre, VA., died Friday, February 21, 2014. She was born June 16, 1926 in Roscoe, and was the daughter of the late N.E. "Pat" and Ellen Langford Whitacre. She was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church, Elizabeth Twp., and the McKeesport College Club. She was a life member...

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