OBITUARIES

Recent Obituaries

Monna Lee Johnson

Monna Lee Johnson

Oct 22, 2026

Monna Lee Morris Johnson, 94, of Perryopolis, passed away Thursday, October 22, 2026 at her home. Born September 12, 1932 in Perryopolis, PA she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mabel Dunlap Morris. A lifelong resident of Perryopolis, Mrs. Johnson was a member of Perryopolis United Methodist Church. She retired from Frazier School District, where she worked as...

Richard A. Evans

Richard A. Evans

Oct 20, 2026

Richard A. Evans, 75, of Elrama, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2026 peacefully at home. Born July 17, 1951 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Richard J. and Ann Maley Evans. A resident of Elrama for the past 52 years, Mr. Evans was a member of Crossroads Ministries, Finleyville. Richard retired from US Steel Clairton...

Arlene Vargo

Arlene Vargo

Oct 17, 2026

Arlene Bitonti Vargo, 87, of Fayette City, Jefferson Twp., passed away Saturday, October 17, 2026 at her home. Born May 21, 1939 in Belle Vernon, PA she was the daughter of the late John and Josephine Cimino Bitonti. A resident of Fayette City for over 60 years, Mrs. Vargo was Catholic by faith and retired from Bell Telephone, where she...

Michael Labonich III

Michael Labonich III

Oct 15, 2026

Michael Labonich, III, 79, of West Newton, Sewickley Twp., passed away Thursday, October 15, 2026, at his home. Born November 2, 1946, in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Michael Labonich Jr. and Anna Dikum Labonich. A resident of Sewickley Twp. for the past 50 years, Mr. Labonich was a member of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church,...

Ronald Edward Croushore

Ronald Edward Croushore

Oct 1, 2026

Ronald Edward Croushore, 87, of Rostraver Twp., passed away Thursday, October 1, 2026. Born June 29, 1939 in Mt. Pleasant, PA he was the son of the late Edward F. Croushore and Dorothy Dodson Croushore Cinti. A resident of Rostraver Twp. for over 70 years, Mr. Croushore was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord Church, Monessen, where he served...

Jeffrey Albert Smith

Jeffrey Albert Smith

Sep 27, 2026

Jeffrey Albert Smith, 53, of Newell, passed away Sunday, September 27, 2026, as a result of a work accident. Born January 16, 1973 in Uniontown, PA he was the son of Gary V. and Karen Lee Kirkpatrick Smith of Perryopolis. Raised in Newell, he was a graduate of Frazier High School in 1991. A lifelong resident of Newell, Jeff was...

Jack R. Saxberg

Jack R. Saxberg

Sep 22, 2026

Jack R. Saxberg, 85, of Belle Vernon, passed away suddenly in the Emergency Room on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born May 28, 1941, in Monessen, PA he was the son of the late Walfred and Alice Good Saxberg. A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 60 years, Mr. Saxberg was Lutheran by faith, was...

David Deliman

David Deliman

Sep 20, 2026

David Deliman, 77, of Rostraver Twp., passed away Sunday, September 20, 2026 at his home with his family by his side. Born September 12, 1949 in McKeesport, PA he was the son of the late Andrew N. and Pauline Roberts Deliman. A resident of Rostraver Twp. for the past 27 years, previously of Liberty Borough, Mr. Deliman was Catholic by...

Jeannette P. Purcell

Jeannette P. Purcell

Sep 15, 2026

Jeannette P. Angelo Purcell, 85, of Perryopolis, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born November 17, 1940 in Perryopolis, PA. She was the daughter of the late Samuel and Josephine Fabriziani Angelo. Born and raised in Perryopolis, Jeannette was a resident of Charleroi for 30 years, returning to Perryopolis in her most recent years, she...

George R. Clark

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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,...