All Obituaries

Stephen A. ‘Babe’ Sickle, Jr., 88, of Perryopolis, Perry Twp., passed away Saturday, November 9, 2019 at his home.  Born September 4, 1931 in Perryopolis, PA he was the son of the late Stephen A. Sickle Sr. and Anna Rabatin Sickle.  A lifelong resident of Perryopolis, Mr. Sickle was a member of St. John The Baptist RC Church and was very devoted to his faith.  Stephen was a retired farmer from Rich Hill Farms, and was a musician playing the saxophone with numerous...

Jennie P. Puhnaty Grados, 87, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at McMurray Hills Manor, McMurray.  Born March 24, 1932 in California, PA she was the daughter of the late Alex and Catherine Sevanich Puhnaty.  Mrs. Grados was a member of the Little Redstone Presbyterian Church, Fayette City where she was an active member of the church, past president of Fayette City Women's Club, enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening playing cards, cleaning and...

Eula M. Godissart Zundel, 90, of Perryopolis, passed away Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at Uniontown Hospital.  Born March 29, 1929 in Washington Twp., PA she was the daughter of the late Peter and Lorena Neil Godissart.  A resident of Perryopolis for over 65 years, Mrs. Zundel was retired from Hills Department Store with 24 years of service and was an avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. She is survived by her children John E. Zundel & wife Denise of Vanderbilt, Robert A. Zundel &...

Doris Jean Ryan White, 94, of Perryopolis, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at Beechwood Court, Uniontown.  Born February 26, 1925 in Bruceton Mills, WV she was the daughter of the late Alpha Ray and Evalene Moyers Ryan.  A resident of Perryopolis for the past 64 years, Mrs. White was a member of Perryopolis United Methodist Church where she was involved in many church activities and fundraiser functions including roast beef dinners and pie bakes.  Doris was especially...

Susan G. Laird Bilitski, 70, of Charleroi, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at St. Clair Hospital, Mt. Lebanon.  Born July 31, 1949 in Brownsville, PA she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Ada Defino Laird.  A resident of Charleroi, Mrs. Bilitski was a homemaker.  She is survived by, son & daughter in law Donald & Lisa Gray of Belle Vernon, stepdaughters & son in law Theresa & Irvin Clarke, Deborah Bilitski, stepson & daughter in law James &...

Dominic Devito, 79, of Roscoe, passed away Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Haven Crest Nursing Home, Carroll Twp.  Born January 19, 1940 in Monessen, PA he was the son of the late Thomas and Filomena Graziano Devito. A resident of Roscoe, Mr. Devito was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church, a retired insurance agent from Belle Vernon Financial, enjoyed golfing and was an avid Pittsburgh sports fan. He is survived by, his wife Janet Roseman Devito to whom he was married to for 47 years,...

John R. Spark, 84, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., formerly of Elizabeth, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at his home.  Born August 16, 1935 in Jefferson Borough, he was the son of the late John A. and Irene Crawford Spark.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 11 years, Mr. Spark was a veteran of the US Army, a retired truck driver from West Elizabeth Lumber Co., member of the Brunswick Senior Bowling League, enjoyed golf and traveling with his wife. He is survived by his...

Chrisia J. Simkovich Johnston, 51, of Smithton, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born April 2, 1968 in Johnstown, PA she was the daughter of Dr. Alex Simkovich of Ligonier and the late Patricia McCormick Simkovich.  A resident of Smithton for the past 5 years, Mrs. Johnston was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church the Church choir and served on parish council.  Chrisia was a member of the DAR- Daughters of American...

Charles D. Dupert, 60, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Valley Community Services, Belle Vernon.  Born December 5, 1958 in Carlisle,  he was the son of the late William and Annabelle Hench Dupert.  He is survived by his siblings Terry Dupert, Brother Wesley Dupert, Teresa Mitten and David Dupert. Funeral services will be held at a later date.

Linda L. Jones, 75, of Fayette City, passed away Friday, October 4, 2019 at her home.  Born December 30, 1943 in Fitz Henry, PA she was the daughter of the late Julius and Sophia Nodge Nagy.  A lifelong resident of Fayette City, Mrs. Jones was a homemaker, was employed as a bookkeeper at Pritts Feed and Supply, Smithton and later as a customer service manager at the former Belle Vernon K-Mart.  She also enjoyed gardening.  She is survived by, her husband Willard R. Jones...