Obituaries

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Local Obituaries from our Boston and White Oak locations

David E. Forsythe

David E. Forsythe

Jul 11, 2017

David Edward Forsythe, 66, of Boston, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017. He was born October 24, 1950 in Mount Pleasant and was the son of the late John and Anna Showman Forsythe. He was the husband of the late Shirley Louise Hale Forsythe who died January 15, 2011. David was a US Army Veteran and served during the Vietnam War....

Katherine Elizabeth Kaylor

Katherine Elizabeth Kaylor

Jul 11, 2017

Katherine Elizabeth Kaylor, 102, of White Oak, died Tuesday July 11, 2017. She was born November 24, 1914 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Ed and Katherine Kubanick. She was the wife of the late Edwin Gilbert Kaylor who died July 1, 2005. She was a member of the Sampson's Mills Presbyterian Church, White Oak. Katherine is...

Jean E. Obusek

Jean E. Obusek

Jul 10, 2017

Jean E. Obusek, 88, of White Oak, died Monday July 10, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. She was born July 8, 1929 in Port Vue, and was the daughter of the late Waclaw and Helen Murawka Grabowski. She was the wife of the late Joseph Paul Obusek who died December 20, 1993. She was a member of St....

Edward "Poco" J. Malack

Edward "Poco" J. Malack

Jul 8, 2017

Edward J. "Poco" Malack, 55, of Irwin, formerly of McKeesport, died Saturday July 8, 2017. He was born March 4, 1962 in Braddock and was the son of Patricia A. Kain Malack of White Oak,  and the late Edward R. Malack who died January 26, 2015. Poco worked for Walmart in North Versailles and had previously worked for the Marriott...

Loretta Ann Reeder

Loretta Ann Reeder

Jul 2, 2017

Loretta Ann "Guga" Reeder, 58, of Gilbert, SC, formerly of Dravosburg, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on Sunday, July 2, 2017 after a brave fight with lung cancer. She was born December 29, 1958 and was the daughter of the late Larry and Mary (Vucetic) Reeder. Loretta was a wonderful mother to her children and to all who...

Walter Lewis Harr

Walter Lewis Harr

Jul 1, 2017

Walter Lewis Harr, 94, of Port Vue, died Saturday, July 1, 2017.  He was born October 3, 1922 in Steubenville, Ohio and was the son of the late Walter T. and Olive Jean Stigg Harr.  He was a retired Fireman at the former US Steel National Tube Works.  He is survived by his wife, Vera A. Como Harr,  children, Karen...

Roland Homer Reynolds

Roland Homer Reynolds

Jun 29, 2017

Roland Homer Reynolds, 92, of Versailles, died Thursday June 29, 2017. He was born August 31, 1924 in Versailles. Roland was the son of the late Homer S. and Mary Belle Exton Reynolds. He was the husband of the late Yvonne "Bonnie" Swartz Reynolds who died July 1, 2009. He was a member and former Sunday School teacher at the...

Marcella Jane Majzer

Marcella Jane Majzer

Jun 28, 2017

Marcella Jane Majzer, 76, of Versailles, died Wednesday June 28, 2017. She was born October 8, 1940 in Tarentum and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Georgie Mae Dunn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, James, Ernest, and Robert Dunn. She was a member of First Evangelical Free Church, McKeesport and...

Waneta Frances Datig

Waneta Frances Datig

Jun 27, 2017

Waneta Frances Datig, 89, of Greensburg, formerly of Versailles, died Tuesday June 27, 2017. She was born August 10, 1927 in Versailles and was the daughter of the late George and Emma Victoria Osterman Fisher. Waneta was an artist, loved music, dancing and big bands, especially the Glen Miller Band. She is survived by her daughters, Victoria L. (Paul) Runtich...

Michele Marie Trovato

Michele Marie Trovato

Jun 26, 2017

Michele Marie Trovato, 62, of Liberty Borough, died Monday June 26, 2017. She was born October 6, 1954 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Michael E. and Martha A. Witzell Chiaverini. Michele worked for South Allegheny High School and Nutrition Inc., and had previously worked for St. Patrick Catholic Church and the former McKeesport National Bank and...

Charlene George-Davis

Charlene George-Davis

Jun 25, 2017

Charlene George-Davis, 60, of North Huntingdon, passed away at home with her family at her side on Sunday June 25, 2017. She was born July 20, 1956 in Front Royal, VA. She is survived by her mother, Betty Rinker George of FL, son, Bryan (Sara) Bogonovich of Jeannette, daughter, Brittny (Chris) Mient of Greenock, brother, John (Sandy) George, II of...

Mildred "Midge" Jean Jefferis

Mildred "Midge" Jean Jefferis

Jun 24, 2017

Mildred Jean "Midge" Jefferis, 86, of Greenock, died Saturday June 24, 2017. She was born February 22, 1931 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late John and Edna Mann Adams. She was the wife of the late William Edward Jefferis who died in 1967. She was a member of the Greenock United Methodist Church and the Eastern Star....

William A. "Bill" Balogh

William A. "Bill" Balogh

Jun 24, 2017

William A. "Bill" Balogh, 92, of Jefferson Hills, passed away Saturday June 24, 2017. He was born May 14, 1925 in McKeesport and was the youngest of three sons of the late Gabor and Mary Szekely Balogh. Bill was a lifelong member of the Free Hungarian Reformed Church n McKeesport and served as a church elder for 20 years. This...

Karen Lee Donaldson

Karen Lee Donaldson

Jun 24, 2017

Karen Lee Donaldson, 69, of White Oak, died Saturday, June 24, 2017. She was born September 13, 1947 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late John William and Lois Walt Donaldson. Karen was a retired music teacher and worked for the McKeesport Area School District for 32 years. She taught music at McKeesport Area High School also serving...

Flora Bell Ferguson

Flora Bell Ferguson

Jun 22, 2017

Flora Bell Ferguson, 91, of North Versailles, died Thursday June 22, 2017. She was born April 22, 1926 in Wilmerding and was the daughter of the late Ralph Ellis and Agnes McCarly Livingston. She was the wife of the late William D. Beck and the late Douglas Ferguson. Flora Bell was a member of the Norwin Christian Church. She is...

Linda Reichenbach Andy

Linda Reichenbach Andy

Jun 21, 2017

Linda (McCullers) Reichenbach Andy, 68, of Port Vue, died Wednesday June 21, 2017. She was born February 12, 1949 in McKeesort and was the daughter of Geraldine Ruth Dunlap Gibala of Liberty Borough and the late Ottis McCullers. She is survived by her husband, Frank Edwin Andy, children, Lorraine (Michael) Lindsay and Charles (Melissa) Reichenbach of Lincoln Borough, and Roger...

Gregory William Sutek

Gregory William Sutek

Jun 14, 2017

Gregory William Sutek, 19, of Mount Vernon, died Wednesday June 14, 2017. He was born May 26, 1998 in Monroeville. He was a member of the Mount Vernon Community Presbyterian Church and was a 2016 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School. He was a Scholar Athlete and a Championship Swimmer on the Swim Team there. He was also on the...

Deborah A. Hromanik

Deborah A. Hromanik

Jun 13, 2017

"If anyone knows me they know I am a strong woman, but here is a little history. I graduated from high school in 1967, that same week I started in the mill in the business planning department, I started running a multilith machine. In 1969 the consent decree was passed and women could apply for non traditional jobs in the...

Kellie A. Fagan

Kellie A. Fagan

Jun 12, 2017

Kellie Ann Fagan, 52, of McKeesport, died Monday June 12, 2017 at home. She was born March 6, 1965 in Coulter and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Marjorie Miller Fagan. She is survived by her daughter, Tanya A. Wertz of White Oak and son, James T. Wertz of  McKeesport, sisters, Bonnie Heasley of North Huntingdon, Tricia (Rick)...

Lois A. Gillingham

Lois A. Gillingham

Jun 12, 2017

Lois A. Gillingham, 89, formerly of McKeesport and Monroeville, died Monday June 12, 2017. She was born October 29, 1927 in Christy Park and was the daughter of the late A. Ross Gillingham Sr., and the late Carrie Shaffer Gillingham. Lois was a very active member of the Mount Vernon Community Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth Township.  She was a retired...

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