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Joseph E. McCusker

Joseph E. McCusker

Jan 29, 2016

Joseph E. McCusker, 86, of White Oak, died Friday, January 29, 2016 at home. He was born January 17, 1930 in Glassport and was the son of the late Emanuel and Mary McGourty McCusker. He was a member of Corpus Christi Parish, the Polish Club and White Oak American Legion Post 701. Joseph was a USMC Veteran. He is survived...

Betty Mae Kasmarik

Betty Mae Kasmarik

Jan 29, 2016

Betty Mae Kasmarik, 90, of McKeesport, formerly of Lincoln and Liberty Borough, died Friday, January 29, 2016. She was born February 8, 1925 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Gladys Littleton and wife of the late John Kasmarik. Betty was a member of Port Vue United Methodist and the Lincoln Borough Ladies Auxilliary. She is survived by...

Anna Bell Shaner

Anna Bell Shaner

Jan 27, 2016

Anna Bell Shaner 81, of New Stanton formerly of Penn Hills, died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 in William Penn Care Center. She was born May 24, 1934 in New Kensington and was the daughter of the late Daniel and Ida Negley Swanger. Anna Bell was a bookkeeper for the former Tile City in Wilkinsburg and had also worked for Saint...

Pearl Cohen

Pearl Cohen

Jan 26, 2016

Pearl Lefkovitz Cohen, 98, of Beatty Pointe Village in Monroeville, died Tuesday, January 26, 2016 in Mt. Vernon of Elizabeth. She was born April 15, 1917 in Pittsburgh and was the daughter of the late Louis and Rose Alex Lefkovitz who were both born in Szrensk, Poland, and immigrated to Pittsburgh. She was the wife of the late Edward R....

Joseph Gary Schork

Joseph Gary Schork

Jan 26, 2016

Joseph Gary Schork, 34, of North Irwin, passed away unexpectedly at home on Tuesday, January 26, 2016. He was born November 3, 1981 in Jeannette was the son of Gary and Sharon Keeler Schork of Jeannette. He worked for UPS and was a member of The Youngwood Sportsman's Association. Joseph was an avid hunter and fisherman. Joseph loved football and...

Leslie W. Beresford

Leslie W. Beresford

Jan 23, 2016

Leslie William "Coby" Beresford, 64, of Monongahela, died Saturday, January 23, 2016 at home. He was born August 18, 1951 in Charleroi and was the son of the late Leslie R. Beresford and the late Josephine Roberts Beresford Kaminsky. He was the husband of the late Linda B. Beresford who died September 20, 2009. Leslie was a member of the...

Paul J. Pociask

Paul J. Pociask

Jan 22, 2016

Paul Joseph Pociask, 78, of Elizabeth Township, died Friday, January 22, 2016. He was born August 31, 1937 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Paul F. and late Margaret Polak Pociask. He was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church in Elizabeth Township, White Oak American Legion Post 701, Versailles Croatian Club, Eleventh Ward Welfare...

George D. McAtee, Jr.

George D. McAtee, Jr.

Jan 21, 2016

George D. McAtee Jr., 90, of North Huntingdon, died Thursday, January 21, 2016 at home. He was born March 14, 1925 in McKeesport and was the son of the late George D. McAtee Sr. and the late Catherine M. Bauerschmidt McAtee. He was a member of St. Agnes Catholic Church in North Huntingdon and White Oak American Legion. George was...

Robert E. Butz

Robert E. Butz

Jan 19, 2016

Robert E. Butz,78, of Charleroi, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2016. He was born November 12, 1937 in Greensburg and was the son of the late F. Emmett Butz and the late Eleanor May Cline Butz. Robert served in the United States Air Force and was a graduate of the Potomac State College of West Virginia University. He was a...

Michael E. Kandcer

Michael E. Kandcer

Jan 17, 2016

Michael E. Kandcer, 79, of Elizabeth Township, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at home. He was born February 18, 1936 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Frank and Anna Baranik Kandcer. He was a member of Christ Lutheran Church, Duquesne, the Eleventh Ward Welfare Association, Order of the Elks, White Oak American Legion, and the Versailles Croatian...

Mary Alice Skorupski

Mary Alice Skorupski

Jan 16, 2016

Mary Alice Skorupski, 81, of White Oak, died Saturday, January 16, 2016. She was born April 11, 1934 in Duquesne and was the daughter of the late Edward L. and Catherine Fey Runge. She was a member of St. Patrick Church in Christy Park and was proprietor of the former Western Sizzlin Steak House in Sumter, SC. Mary Alice loved...

Raymond W. Holsing

Raymond W. Holsing

Jan 14, 2016

Raymond Wesley Holsing of Elizabeth Township, died Thursday, January 14, 2016. He was born in Boston and was the son of the late James and Ada Bramhall Holsing. Raymond was a WWII Navy Veteran serving in the South Pacific Theatre and was a fifty year member of Local # 27 Plumbers Union. He was also a Licensed Stock Broker and...

Renee J. Good

Renee J. Good

Jan 10, 2016

Renee J. Good, 63, of Elizabeth Township, died Sunday, January 10, 2016. She was born March 20, 1952 in McKeesport and was the daughter of Eleanor L. Deutsch Ruozzi of Buena Vista and the late Risveglio "Rice" Ruozzi who died June 29, 2014. Renee was an Administrator for the Dept. of Public Welfare and was a partner of the former...

Edgar C. Boyd

Edgar C. Boyd

Jan 6, 2016

Edgar Clare Boyd, 81, of North Huntingdon, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at home. He was born October 4, 1934 in Pittsburgh and was the son of the late Clare and Florence Woods Boyd. He was a retired Energy Consultant for the Dollar Energy Fund and was proprietor of the former Boyd's Exterminating Co. He is survived by his wife...

Peggy Ann Meyers

Peggy Ann Meyers

Jan 5, 2016

Peggy Ann Lloyd Meyers, 84, of Elizabeth, passed away Tuesday, January 5, 2016. The daughter of the late Earl and Gladys (Cole) Lloyd, she was born October 29, 1931 in McKeesport. She was a member of Bethesda United Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth and served as a Deacon there. She was also a past officer of the Navy Officers' Wives Club...

Edward A. Shablik

Edward A. Shablik

Jan 4, 2016

Edward A. "Eddie" Shablik, 73, of North Huntingdon, died Monday, January 4, 2016. He was born July 21, 1942 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Edward Shablik, Sr., and the late Helen Nagy Shablik. He was proprietor of Eddie's Auto Service in McKeesport for over 50 years. He was a Corvette owner and enthusiast and was a...

Jane Charlotte Boyles

Jane Charlotte Boyles

Jan 1, 2016

Jane Charlotte Boyles, 82, of Greenock, died Friday, January 1, 2016 at home. She was born August 23, 1933 in North Versailles and was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret Gault Ulm. She was the wife of the late Allen Robert Boyles who died February 5, 2005. Jane was a foster mother to 65 children. She loved to...

Ann Stuckey

Ann Stuckey

Jan 1, 2016

Ann "Grammins" Matthews Stuckey, 74, of Plum Borough, formerly of Cranberry Township, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 1, 2016. Heaven gained a beautiful angel. She was born October 31, 1941 in Martinsburg, WV, and was the daughter of the late Lawrence L. and Virginia Ann Henry Gum. She was a member of the...

David Robert Copeland

David Robert Copeland

Dec 28, 2015

David Robert Copeland, 67, of Elizabeth Township, died Monday, December 28, 2015. He was born September 12, 1948 in McKeesport and was the son of the late Robert L. and Dorothy Gallatin Copeland. He was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church, Elizabeth Twp, White Oak American Legion Post 0701, Central Lions Club and the NRA. David was...

Beverly Carlson

Beverly Carlson

Dec 26, 2015

Beverly "Cooki" Carlson, 72, of Elizabeth Township, died Saturday, December 26, 2015. She was born August 25, 1943 in Cleveland, OH, and was the daughter of the late John and Ann (Malko) Rachocki. Beverly was a retired secretary for the Social Security Administration. She is survived by her husband, Richard H. Carlson, son, Scott (Amy) St. John of Rootstown, OH,...

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