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Larry Fedutes
Jun 11, 2025
Larry ‘La’ Fedutes, 69, of Newell, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at Transitions Healthcare, Washington. Born March 12, 1956 in Brownsville, PA he was the son of the late Michael Fedutes Sr. and Dorothy Lutz. A lifelong resident of Newell, Mr. Fedutes was a retired truck driver and a member of the Newell Santa Barbara Club. He enjoyed playing...
Stephen L. Purcell
Jun 8, 2025
Stephen L. Purcell, 61, of Perryopolis, passed away Sunday, June 8, 2025, at his home. Born March 21, 1964, in Burlington, WA he was the son of the late Robert E. and birth mother Dorothy Nadine Becker Purcell. A lifelong resident of Perryopolis and the Mon Valley area Stephen was Catholic by faith and worked in construction. He enjoyed fishing,...
Jeffrey T. Griglak
Jun 6, 2025
Jeffrey T. Griglak, 73, of New York, NY passed away peacefully at Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh on June 6, 2025 after a long illness surrounded by his devoted sisters Debbie, Marcia, and Betsy. Having grown up in Perryopolis he extolled the virtues of a childhood in Western Pennsylvania. A graduate of Frazier HS, he received his BFA from Carnegie-Mellon University...
Paige M. Carlson
Jun 5, 2025
Paige M. Carlson, 59, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., previously of Monessen, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025 at Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born May 30, 1966 in Uniontown, PA she was the daughter of the late George and Tanya Skurkay Carlson. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 11 years, previously of Monessen, Paige retired from Prime Medical, Rostraver...
James Baker
Jun 4, 2025
James Baker, 83, of Belle Vernon, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at VA Hospital, Oakland, Pittsburgh. Born February 4, 1942 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late John and Veronica Duda Baker. A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon Area, Mr. Baker was a member of the St. John the Baptist RC Church, Perryopolis and...
Thomas W. Krukowsky
May 26, 2025
Thomas W. Krukowsky, 75, of Perryopolis, passed away Monday, May 26, 2025 at WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown. Born September 13, 1949 in Brownsville, PA he was the son of the late Louis Krukowsky Sr. and Isabelle Albright Krukowsky. A lifelong resident of Perryopolis, Mr. Krukowsky was a Christian by faith. He was a hardworking man who held many jobs...
Rolanda Marie Reed
May 24, 2025
Rolanda Marie Reed, 53, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025 at AHN Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills. Born July 4, 1971 in McKeesport, PA she was the daughter of the late Donald A. and Julia Ann Alton Reed. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon Rolanda was a member of St. Sebastian RC Church, Belle Vernon and...
Denise G. Fleming
May 24, 2025
Denise G. Fleming, 66, of Fayette City, Jefferson twp., passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025 at WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown. Born December 19, 1958 in Connellsville, PA she was the daughter of the late John Ray and Donna Lee Strickler Fleming. A lifelong resident of Jefferson Twp., Denise was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ, Vanderbilt and...
Doris Zeli
May 24, 2025
Doris C. Conti Zeli, 93, of McMurray, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025 at Ridgecrest of McMurray. Born in Monessen on Aug. 11, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Julius R. Conti, a prominent Pharmacist in Monessen for many years, Carrie Mitchell Conti Rossi, and preceded by her husband William Zeli (2/15/2007).
Growing up in Monessen during the 1930’s...
Carrie L. Forsythe
May 20, 2025
Carrie L. Avery Forsythe, 65, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., formerly of Grindstone, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born December 3, 1959 in Brownsville, PA she was the daughter of the late Raymond E. Avery and Betty Ann Gutherie Sztroin. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past three months, former lifelong resident of...
Karen Bossler
May 16, 2025
Karen Kessler Bossler, 82, of New Stanton, passed away Friday, May 16, 2025 at Excela Health, Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. Born May 14, 1943 in McKeesport, PA she was the daughter of the late Paul Joseph and Elsie Kathryn Ehlers Kessler. A resident of New Stanton for over 10 years, Mrs. Bossler was Catholic by faith, was a phlebotomist from Central...
Donald J. Pidanich
May 16, 2025
Donald J. Pidanich, 70, of Perryopolis, passed away Friday, May 16, 2025 at his home. Born September 25, 1954 in Canonsburg, PA, he grew up in Newell and was the son of the late Frank and Eleanor Bartolomucci Pidanich. A resident of Perryopolis for the past 38 years, Mr. Pidanich was the owner of Pidanich Financial, and served as the...
Darla J. Craig
May 15, 2025
Darla J. Jones Craig, 78, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Thursday, May 15, 2025 at AHN Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills. Born September 4, 1946 in Monongahela, PA she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Virginia Rue Jones. A resident of Belle Vernon for over 35 years, Darla was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church, Belle...
Frank L. Nick
May 13, 2025
Frank L. Nick, 86, of Perryopolis (Formerly of Grindstone), passed away peacefully at Uniontown Hospital-WVU Medicine surrounded by his family on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Born June 24th, 1938 in Brownsville, PA, he was the son of the late Steven and Margaret Kelemen Nick. A resident of Perryopolis for the past five years, Mr. Nick was a devoted member of...
John Kenneth Kobal
May 11, 2025
John Kenneth Kobal 71, of Belle Vernon Washington Township passed peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Sunday May 11th, 2025 at 1051am. Born May 1st 1954 in New Eagle hospital the son to the late John Kobal Jr, and Violet Tofts Kobal. He was a resident of Belle Vernon for the last 44 years. John was a member...
Frank A. Staropoli Jr.
May 8, 2025
Frank A. Staropoli, Jr., 83, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Thursday, May 8, 2025 at Jefferson Hospital. Born July 14, 1941 in McKeesport & a resident of Clairton, PA for over 30 years, Frank was a Steelworker at Teledyne Firth-Sterling Stainless Steel Company. His second job for Nickolich Towing & Salvage spurred a bigger dream. He bought a...
John A. Yurko
May 5, 2025
John A. Yurko, 82, of Perryopolis, Jefferson Twp., formerly of West Mifflin, passed away Monday, May 5, 2025 at VA Hospital, Oakland, Pittsburgh. Born August 6, 1942 in West Mifflin, he was the son of the late John M. and Julia Ruth Getsy Yurko. A resident of Jefferson Twp. for the past 25 years, Mr. Yurko was Catholic by faith...
Carl Gary Gardner
May 4, 2025
Carl Gary Gardner, 75, of Dawson, Lower Tyrone twp., passed away Sunday, May 4, 2025 at Heritage Care Center, Pittsburgh. Born June 15, 1949 in Dawson, PA he was the son of the late John L. and Lida M. Sechrist Gardner. Carl worked at Clem’s Feed & Supply from 1968-1974 and at Constantine Egg Farm from 1974-1997.
He is survived by...
Dorothy Karbowsky
Apr 28, 2025
Dorothy Karbowsky, 96, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Monday, April 28, 2025 at TLC Personal Care Home, West Newton. Born June 11, 1928 in North Belle Vernon, PA she was the daughter of the late Joseph Karbowsky Sr. and Helen Furtak Karbowsky. A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., Dorothy was a member of Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church,...
Eleanor M. Atkins
Apr 19, 2025
Eleanor M. Dziak Atkins, 87, of North Belle Vernon, passed away peacefully Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Mt. Macrina Manor, Uniontown surrounded be loved ones and the staff of workers at Mt. Macrina Manor. Born May 16, 1937, in Cokeburg, PA she was the daughter of the late Albert and Margaret Miller Dziak. A resident of North Belle Vernon, Mrs....
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