All Obituaries

Earl J. Redmond, 68, of Monessen, passed away Monday, April 6, 2020 at his home.  Born June 2, 1951 in Brownsville, PA he was the son of the late Leroy and Myrtle Aldridge Redmond.  A resident of Monessen for the past 5 years having previously resided in Fayette City, Mr. Redmond was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church, Belle Vernon and was retired from Canestrale Contracting, Bunola, as a truck driver.   He is survived by his two daughters and son in law Teresa...

John E. ‘Jack’ Carroll Sr., 93, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp. passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020 at his home.  Born January 24, 1927 in Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Thomas and Josephine Sac Carroll.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 70 years, Mr. Carroll was a member of St. Sebastian RC Church, Belle Vernon.  Mr. Carroll was retired from Whg-Pgh Steel Allenport Plant, where he was a superintendent of maintenance.  He was a veteran of World...

Georgia Jean Fodor Rush, 76, of Fayette City, passed away Saturday, March 21, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born May 10, 1943 in Milwaukee, WI she was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Katherine Blakney Fodor.  A resident of Fayette City and Perryopolis for the past 38 years, Mrs. Rush was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and was involved in other various parish activities and was employed as a receptionist at...

LuAnn ‘Cookie’ Boltze, 67, of Perryopolis, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, February 28, 2020 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Jefferson Hills.  Born January 14, 1953 in North Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Hilda Kidder Boltze.  A resident of Perryopolis, LuAnn was recently retired from Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, SCI Fayette, where she worked as a Records Specialist 2.  She was an avid reader and enjoyed...

Marcia S. Brighenti Greco, 83, of Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Jefferson Hills.  Born February 26, 1937 in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late Mario and Velma Takacs Brighenti.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the over 60 years, Mrs. Greco was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord RC Church, Monessen.  She is survived by her husband Rudolph Greco to whom she had been married to for 61 years, son & daughter in...

Olga Mychalisn Pierotti, 95, of Perryopolis, passed away Monday, February 24, 2020 at her home.  Born May 11, 1924 in Donora, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Christina.  Olga was a resident of Perryopolis for the past 70 years.    Mrs. Pierotti worked as “Rosie the Riveter” during the Second World War making munitions and war supplies.  Right after the war she met her husband on a blind date.  Olga’s often said her most...

It is with great sadness that our beloved mom, Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Miske Smereczniak, went home to Jesus on Friday, February 21, 2020 at the age of 93.  Betty as she was known to all was born May 12, 1926 in Brownsville, daughter of the late Peter Benjamin and Mary Ann Harrison Miske.  Some know her as she liked to be called Betty Boop.  A resident of Belle Vernon, Mrs. Smereczniak was a lifelong member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church.  Her involvement with her church...

Robert L. Babyak, 52, of Clairton, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020 at his home.  Born August 7, 1967 in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late William John and Dolores Ray Sammer Babyak.  Mr. Babyak was retired from CVS Monroeville, where he worked as in customer service. Funeral services will be private for the family. Robert’s funeral arrangements entrusted to the Parzynski Funeral Home & Cremations LLC, Family Owned and Operated, 626 Broad Avenue, Belle...

Albert W. Sadler Sr., 73, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at Mon Valley Hospital, Monongahela.  Born February 6, 1947 in N. Charleroi, he was the son of the late Mortimer and Charlette Wilson Sadler.  A lifelong resident of the Mon Valley, Mr. Sadler was retired from Whg-Pgh Steel, Allenport Plant, where he worked as a laborer, was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served in the US Army and member of the Smithton VFW. He is survived by two...

Helen E. Cleri Yencsik, 96, of Lynnwood, Belle Vernon, died Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 7:31 am in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family.  She was born April 30, 1923 in Newell.  A daughter of the late Thomas Cleri Sr. and Mary Martha Buntz Cleri.  Helen was a 1941 graduate of Brownsville High School and 1944 graduate of the Brownsville General Hospital School of Nursing.  She was a WWII Navy Veteran having served 16 months as an Ensign in the Navy Nurse...