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George R. Clark
Sep 4, 2026
George R. Clark, 95, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Friday, September 4, 2026, at Hallsworth House, Monessen. Born February 9, 1931, in Belle Vernon, PA he was the son of the late George R. Clark Sr. and Rose Emma Curcio Clark. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mr. Clark was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church, Belle...
Irene K. Fafalios
Sep 2, 2026
Irene Kontaxes Fafalios, 93, of Monongahela, passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at Penn Highlands - Mon Valley Hospital in Monongahela, PA. Born August 26, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Pete and Mary Flora Kontaxes. Irene was a lifelong resident of the Mon Valley area where she married her husband Steve Fafalios. She spent her early years...
Salvatore Sciore
Aug 31, 2026
Salvatore Sciore Jr., 94, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., having previously resided in Charleroi, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 31, 2026 at his home surrounded by his devoted children. Born March 20, 1932 in Beaver Falls, PA he was the son of the late Salvatore Sciore Sr. and Mary Clausi Sciore. Mr. Sciore was a member of St. John...
Stanley M. Koliscak
Aug 29, 2026
Stanley Koliscak, 80, of Belle Vernon, passed away Saturday, August 29, 2026. Born September 15, 1945 in San Francisco, CA he was the son of the late Mike and Marie Kostal Koliscak. Stan was a resident of Belle Vernon his entire life. He was a graduate of Bellmar High School in 1963, continuing his education becoming a successful engineer working...
Walter P. Varega
Aug 23, 2026
Walter P. Varega, 92, of Monessen, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2026 at his daughter's home with his loving daughter and family by his side. Born July 5, 1934 in Monessen, PA he was the son of the late Samuel and Frances Smolinski Varega. A lifelong resident of Monessen, Mr. Varega attended Crossroads Ministry, Finleyville. He retired from Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel...
Dominic F. Diamond
Aug 19, 2026
Dominic F. Diamond, 83, of Perry Twp., passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at his home surrounded by his family. Born May 27, 1943 in Detroit, MI he was the son of the late August and Florence Townsend Diamond. A resident of Perry Twp. for the past 59 years, Mr. Diamond was a member of the Uniontown Church of the...
Kenneth R. Ludwick
Aug 14, 2026
Kenneth ‘Kenno’ R. Ludwick, 65, of North Belle Vernon, formerly of Victory Hill, passed away Friday, August 14, 2026 at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born August 29, 1960 in Mt. Pleasant, PA, he was the son of the late Albert R. & Shirley J. Cekus Ludwick. A resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 27 years, Mr. Ludwick was...
Virginia Marie Martinak
Aug 14, 2026
Virginia Marie Martinak, 63, of Whitsett, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at her home on August 14, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family.
Virginia was the daughter of the late Bernard and Ann Davis. Her greatest joy in life was being surrounded by the people she loved. Family meant everything to Virginia, and she cherished the time spent making memories...
Beverly Ann Seroka
Aug 10, 2026
Beverly Ann Carlson Seroka, 88, of North Belle Vernon formerly of Monessen, passed away Monday, August 10, 2026, at AHN Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills. Born July 22, 1938 in N. Charleroi, PA, she was the daughter of the late Phillip H. and Hazel M. Horan Carlson. A resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 26 years, Mrs. Seroka was...
Carmen 'Russ' Scaccia
Aug 6, 2026
Carmen ‘Russ’ Scaccia, 80, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2026 at his home. Born February 18, 1946 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Samuel R. and Edna Elizabeth Patterson Scaccia. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 60 years, Mr. Scaccia was a member of St. Sebastian RC Church, Belle...
Polly Ann Torruiso
Aug 6, 2026
Polly Ann Martin Torruiso, 81, of Perryopolis, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2026 at AHN Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills with her family by her side. Born March 6, 1945 in Connellsville, PA she was the daughter of the late John M. and Alta Pore Martin. A lifelong resident of Perryopolis, Mrs. Torruiso was a member of the First Christian Church,...
Andie Thomas
Aug 3, 2026
Andie Thomas, 25, of Grindstone, Redstone Twp., formerly of Ruffsdale, passed away Monday, August 3, 2026. Born May 10, 2001 in Greensburg, PA she was the daughter of David and Lynette Vaglia Thomas who survive and reside in Redstone Twp. Andie worked as a diesel mechanic for Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority. She enjoyed video gaming and working on automobiles.
In...
Rose Saraco
Jul 27, 2026
Rose V. Saraco, 100, of Charleroi, passed away Monday, July 27, 2026 at Country Care Manor, Fayette City. Born March 18, 1926 in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late Jack Louis and Mary Hrisak Saraco. A resident of Charleroi for the past 48 years, Mrs. Saraco was Catholic by faith and retired from Corning Glass Works, Charleroi, where...
Sara 'Babe' J. Fleming
Jul 26, 2026
Sara J. ‘Babe’ Sellaro Fleming, 94, of Columbiana, OH, formerly of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Sunday, July 26, 2026 at Parkside Health Care, Columbiana, OH. Born October 11, 1931 in Belle Vernon, she was the daughter of the late William and Mary Laurie Sellaro. A lifelong resident of the Mon Valley Area, Mrs. Fleming was a member of...
Ruth Elaine Fenili Dayton
Jul 26, 2026
Ruth Elaine Lang Fenili Dayton, 96, of Uniontown, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2026, at Woodcrest Senior Living, Scottdale. Born June 23, 1930, in McKeesport, PA, she was the daughter of the late David and Ruth Cearns Lang. A resident of Uniontown formerly of Irwin, Mrs. Dayton was Catholic by faith, worked in the accounting office at US Steel, Pittsburgh...
Linda M. Ruffner
Jul 21, 2026
Linda M. Barlow Ruffner, 78, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at her home. Born June 22, 1948 in Mt. Clemens, MI she was the daughter of the late Irving and Grace Beaujeen Barlow. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 30 years, Linda was a homemaker and enjoyed crocheting.
She is survived by her...
Michael Roy Kovalak
Jul 20, 2026
Michael Roy Kovalak, 80, of Rostraver Twp., passed away Monday, July 20, 2026 at Excela Health, Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. Born July 15, 1946 in New Eagle, PA, he was the son of the late Michael G. and Virginia Kiwalla Kovalak. A resident of Rostraver for the past 55 years, Mr. Kovalak was a member of St. Sebastian Roman Catholic Church,...
Ann 'Mag' Revak
Jul 20, 2026
Ann ‘Mag’ Pollack Revak, 76, of Fayette City, passed away peacefully Monday, July 20, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family in her home under the care of OSPTA Hospice. Born May 20, 1950 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late Alexander J. and Margaret Ann Bolchak Pollack. A resident of Fayette City, Mrs. Revak...
Nancy Fritsky
Jul 16, 2026
Nancy Bickerton Fritsky, 91, of Speers, passed away Thursday, July 16, 2026 at Brookdale Memory Care, Export. Born June 5, 1935 in Speers, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry Bickerton Jr. and Margaret Riskey Bickerton. A resident of Speers for the past 20 years, Mrs. Fritsky was Methodist by faith, and retired from University Of Pittsburgh, where...
Thomas Gantner
Jul 15, 2026
Thomas ‘Boss’ Gantner, 85, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at Terrace Health & Rehab. Born December 18, 1940 in Connellsville, PA he was the son of the late Joseph and Catherine Yenchick Gantner. A lifelong resident of Perryopolis and Belle Vernon, Mr. Gantner was a retired truck driver from Rathway Trucking, Perryopolis. He was...
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