Obituaries

Recent Obituaries

Local Obituaries from our Boston and White Oak locations

Michael Joseph Raymer

Michael Joseph Raymer

Nov 4, 2016

Michael Joseph Raymer, 34, of White Oak, died Friday, November 4, 2016. He was born June 17, 1982 in McKeesport and was the son of Donald E. and Nancy J. Hollis Raymer of McKeesport. He was a member of Christ United Methodist Church of North Huntingdon and was a salesman for Comcast. Michael was an avid fisherman. In addition to...

Elmer G. Grooms

Elmer G. Grooms

Nov 2, 2016

Elmer G. Grooms, 94, of Elizabeth Township, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016. He was born May 5, 1922 in Dravosburg and was the son of the late John and Myrtle Fry Grooms. He was retired from US Steel in Pittsburgh and the Elizabeth Forward School District. Elmer was a US Army Veteran serving in WWII. For his service, he received...

Gertrude "Trudy" M. Faulk

Gertrude "Trudy" M. Faulk

Nov 2, 2016

Gertrude "Trudy" M. Faulk, 89, of Elizabeth Township, died peacefully on Wednesday, November 2, 2016. She was born March 24, 1927 in Marguerite and was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Peipock) Rozinsky She was a member of St. Michael Parish, Elizabeth Township and was a former member of the Elizabeth Township Senior Citizens. Trudy was manager of...

Rosina Elizabeth Holsing

Rosina Elizabeth Holsing

Nov 2, 2016

Rosina Elizabeth Holsing, 86, of Greenock, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016. She was born November 21, 1929 in Benwood, WV, and was the daughter of the late Rev. Paul F. C. Schnizler and the late Julia M. Besse Schnizler. She was a member of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church, Greenock and the Penn State Alumni Association. Rosina was a retired school...

Freda Catherine Chidester

Freda Catherine Chidester

Nov 1, 2016

Freda Catherine (Marcoff) Chidester, 72, of North Versailles, died Tuesday, November 1, 2016. She was born September 6, 1944 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Elia Alex and Catherine M. Goldbauh Marcoff. She is survived by her daughters, Jody Lynn (William) Stockdill of North Huntingdon, and Jill Marie (David) Niber of Youngwood, a granddaughter, Madison Niber, and...

Viola Wanda Greenawald

Viola Wanda Greenawald

Oct 31, 2016

Viola Wanda Greenawald, 91, of Elizabeth Township, died Monday, October 31, 2016 at home. She was born May 11, 1925 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late John and Bertha Socha Steffan. She was the wife of the late Theodore F. "Ted" Greenawald who died June 18, 2006. Viola and Ted were foster parents to 9 children. She...

Evalyn Walos

Evalyn Walos

Oct 29, 2016

Evalyn Walos, 95, of Christy Park, died Saturday, October 29, 2016. She was born January 13, 1921 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Gregorius and Anastasia Oryniak Kichan. She was the wife of the late Edward A. Walos who died December 27, 1981. She was a member of St. John The Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, and helped...

Phillip A. O'Connell

Phillip A. O'Connell

Oct 29, 2016

Philip A. "Buddy" O'Connell, 89, of Glassport, died Saturday, October 29, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was born December 2, 1926 in Glassport and was the son of the late Daniel Patrick and Gertrude Elizabeth Wolf O'Connell. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth Jane Scripko O'Connell who died November 11, 2007. They were married August 4,...

Karl James Kwolek, Jr.

Karl James Kwolek, Jr.

Oct 28, 2016

Karl James Kwolek, Jr., 51, of Whitehall, formerly of White Oak, died Friday October 28, 2016. He was born July 1, 1965 in McKeesport. Karl was a graduate of Bridgewater College in VA and was a Production Manager for Marvel Marking in the Southside of Pittsburgh. He had previously worked for UPMC Insurance, the University of Pittsburgh and the Fred...

Anna Tarr

Anna Tarr

Oct 28, 2016

Anna Tarr, 85, of White Oak, died Friday, October 28, 2016. She was born January 27, 1931 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Tizedez Halasz. She was the wife of the late Frank Tarr who died May 18, 1985. Anna was a member of St. Angela Merici Church where she formerly taught CCD. She...

Doris Schweickert

Doris Schweickert

Oct 28, 2016

Doris (Bildhauser) Schweickert, 88, formerly of Elizabeth Twp. Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 28, 2016 at St Mary’s East in Erie Pennsylvania after an extended illness. Doris was born on April 2, 1928 to the late August and Dora Wise Bildhauser in Clairton Pa. After graduating from Clairton High School she attended the Business Institute of Pittsburgh. She...

Michael Anthony Turnell

Michael Anthony Turnell

Oct 28, 2016

Michael Anthony Turnell, 33, of Monongahela, died Friday, October 28, 2016. He was born January 7, 1983 in McKeesport and was the son of Thomas B. and Karen M. Yates Turnell of Liberty Borough. He was a member of the Elrama Gun Club and enjoyed hunting, fishing and motorcycles. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his sister,...

Louis Mark Goldman

Louis Mark Goldman

Oct 19, 2016

Louis Mark Goldman, 73, of West Mifflin, died Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at home. He was born September 12, 1943 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Louis A. and Mary Puskaric Goldman. He was a member of Holy Spirit Church and was retired from US Steel Duquesne Works and Outo Kumpu Steel Co. in Indiana. He is...

Coleman G. Stegman

Coleman G. Stegman

Oct 17, 2016

Coleman G. Stegman, 77, of White Oak, died Monday, October 17, 2016. He was born May 26, 1939 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Coleman Damien Stegman and the late Mary Elizabeth Hritz Stegman. He was husband of the late Margaret "Jane" Logan Stegman. Coleman was a member of St. Angela Merici Church, White Oak, and was...

Kristofer Jon Sabo

Kristofer Jon Sabo

Oct 14, 2016

Kristofer Jon Sabo, 39, of North Huntingdon, died Friday, October 14, 2016. He was born June 22, 1977 in McKeesport and was the beloved son of John Sabo of North Huntingdon and the late Joan Ellen Woodring Sabo who died February 5, 2009. Kristofer was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in Irwin. In addition to...

Cheryl Ann Hull

Cheryl Ann Hull

Oct 12, 2016

Cheryl Ann Hull, 58, of Elizabeth Township, died Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at home. She was born April 25, 1958 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late James F. Hull, Sr., and the late Alice A. Jones Hull. She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Versailles, and the Invisible Village...

Barbara Jean Ludwick

Barbara Jean Ludwick

Oct 7, 2016

Barbara Jean Ludwick, 80, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Elizabeth Township died Friday, October 7, 2016. She was born April 4, 1936 in Dravosburg and was the daughter of the late Anton and Katherine Loughner Davis. She was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church, Elizabeth Township. She is survived by her husband, Clyde R. Ludwick, Jr.,...

Carole Dalton

Carole Dalton

Sep 29, 2016

Carole Dalton, 84, of Elizabeth Township, died Thursday, September 29, 2016 at home. She was born August 17, 1932 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late Thomas C. and Gertrude McDonald Lockard. She was the wife of the late Charles E. Dalton, Sr., who died December 24, 1995. Carole was a member of St. Michael Parish in Elizabeth...

Samuel A. Pecora, Jr.

Samuel A. Pecora, Jr.

Sep 29, 2016

Samuel A. Pecora, Jr., 92, of Boston, Elizabeth Township, died Thursday, September 29, 2016. He was born February 21, 1924 in Boston and was the son of the late Samuel A. Pecora, Sr. and the late Helen Firden Pecora. He was a member of St. Patrick Parish in Christy Park and worked for Meadow Gold Dairy, Bell of Pennsylvania, Menzie...

John "Johnny" S. Brooks

John "Johnny" S. Brooks

Sep 23, 2016

John “Johnny” S. Brooks, 85, of White Oak passed away Friday, September 23, 2016 at UPMC Shadyside. He was born January 5, 1931 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Alexander and Francis Brooks. He was the husband of the late Sari Ayoub Brooks. John served in the United States Air Force and was a Staff Sergeant during...