OBITUARIES

Aug 17, 2021

Elmer John Matta, 90, of Star Junction, passed away Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at his home.  Born May 28, 1931 in Braddock, PA he was the son of the late John and Gloria Fiala Matta.  A resident of Star Junction, Mr. Matta was a member of Grace Baptist Church, Grindstone.  Elmer was retired from Western & Southern Life Insurance...

Aug 13, 2021

David Leonard Lancos, 65, of Belle Vernon, formerly of Sewickley, passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at Jefferson Hospital.  Born September 22, 1955 in Sewickley, PA he was the son of the late Frank L. Lancos.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 3 years, David was a retired maintenance manager for Allegheny County and served as a...

Aug 13, 2021

Dolores J. Mayllen Stankovich, 82, of Monessen, passed away Friday, August 13, 2021 at Country Care Manor, Fayette City.  Born December 28, 1938 in Monessen, PA she was the daughter of the late Robert and Alice Kelly Mayllen.  A lifelong resident of Monessen, Mrs. Stankovich was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord RC Church, Monessen.  She was a...

Aug 9, 2021

Patricia M. “Patty” Latour Simboli, 69, of Carroll Township passed away peacefully at her home with her loving husband Jim and her favorite pet dog Bella by her side.  Born January 10, 1952 in N. Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late William and Dolores Saccani.

Survived by her loving husband Jim to whom she married...

Aug 7, 2021

Lorraine A. Walker Nelson, 94, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Mon Valley Hospital, Monongahela.  Born April 10, 1927 in Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Joseph J. Walker Sr. and Alice Lessman Walker.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mrs. Nelson was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church, Belle...

Aug 6, 2021

Josephine Baluch aka Josey left us early Friday morning. She will be welcomed by her late husband of 65 years Ralph Baluch and beloved grandchildren Laurissa and Jared Ellis.

Born April 18, 1933 into a large immigrant Italian family Josey had an early start honing her gifts in the kitchen. She was always cooking, baking and feeding...

Aug 5, 2021

Carol Evans Brounce, 73, of N. Charleroi, passed away Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Grandview Estates of Elizabeth, Elizabeth.  Born July 2, 1948 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late Richard A. and Ann Maley Evans.  A resident of N. Charleroi for the past 45 years, Mrs. Brounce was a member of First Christian Church...

Jul 15, 2021

Mary Pobok Brassart, 96, of Millsboro, DE, formerly of Belle Vernon passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021 at her home in Millsboro, DE.  Born March 3, 1925 in Naomi, PA she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna Kassik Pobok.  A resident of Millsboro for the past 4 years, she previously resided in Belle Vernon and was...

Jul 14, 2021

Guy Gerald Provance, Sr., 86, of Perry Twp., passed away Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at Mt. Macrina Manor, Uniontown.  Born September 30, 1934 in Hopwood, PA he was the son of the late Guy Ferman and Irene White Provance.  Formerly of Hopwood, Guy was a resident of Perry Twp., a member of the First Christian Church of Grindstone.  He...

Jul 11, 2021

Jamie Lynn Ferrari, 34, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021 at her home.  Born May 21, 1987 in Monongahela, PA she was the daughter of the late Charles and Janet Gardner Ferrari.  A lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon, Jamie was Christian by faith.  She worked as a nurse’s aide for numerous health care companies,...

Jul 5, 2021

Tommie L. Ryan Thomas, 60, of Vanderbilt, passed away Monday, July 5, 2021 at her home.    Born February 28, 1961 in Uniontown, PA she was the daughter of the late John T. and Ella Mae Harding Ryan.  A resident of Vanderbilt for the past 22 years, Mrs. Thomas attended Triumphant Fellowship Church, Uniontown.  She retired from Long John Silver’s...

Jun 21, 2021

Minister Mildred Ann ‘Mom Millie’ Ward Thomas, 81, of Monessen, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, June 21, 2021 in Pittsburgh.  Born April 14, 1940 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Washington Ward.  A lifelong resident of Monessen, she graduated from Monessen High School and...

Jun 17, 2021

Dr. Frank A. Parzynski, Jr., 84, of Sandusky, passed away on Thursday, June 17, 2021 in Firelands Regional Medical Center after an illness. He was born in Buffalo, NY on September 27, 1936 to the late Frank A. and Stephanie Parzynski. He was a 1957 graduate of the University of New York at Buffalo, formerly the University of Buffalo,...

Jun 9, 2021

Evangelist Guy Gerald Provance, Jr., 59, of Vanderbilt, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at VA Oakland Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born July 14, 1961 in Connellsville, PA he was the son of Guy Gerald Provance Sr. and Loretta Della King Provance who survive and reside in Vanderbilt.  A resident of Vanderbilt for the past 10 years, Guy was a minister...

Jun 9, 2021

Shirley Jean Gordon Thomas, 81, of Fairchance, Grindstone, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at her home.  Born April 17, 1940 in Uniontown, PA she was the daughter of the late William and Margaret Newcomer Gordon.  A resident of Grindstone since 1971, Mrs. Thomas was a dedicated and devoted member of New Life Free Methodist Church, Smock, where she...

Jun 6, 2021

Melba Paperi Mitchell, 97, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 at Mon Valley Hospital, Monongahela.  Born August 29, 1923 in Belle Vernon, PA she was the daughter of the late Louis and Teresina Giononni Paperi.  A lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon, Mrs. Mitchell was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church and a member...

Jun 1, 2021

Dana Sue Raboci Werner, 63, of West Newton, passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born January 30, 1958 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late Dana and Thelma Flora Raboci.  A resident of West Newton for the past 25 years, Mrs. Werner was Christian by faith.  Dana worked as a...

May 30, 2021

Thomas J. Savarino, 61, of Charleroi, passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021 at his home. Born September 30, 1959 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late James A. and Elizabeth M. Canigiani Savarino.  A resident of Charleroi and formerly Belle Vernon, Tom was catholic by faith.  Tom was retired from RTS Packaging, where he worked...

May 27, 2021

Patricia Price Ream, 79, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Mon Valley Care Center, Carroll Twp.  Born February 1, 1942 in N. Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Edmund and Mary Muryn Price.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Patti was a member and Elder of the First Presbyterian Church of...

May 26, 2021

Bruce Gene Russell, 91, of Perryopolis, Jefferson Twp., passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at his home.  Born December 7, 1929 in Jefferson Twp., he was the son of the late Bruce L. and Frances C. Brown Russell.  A lifelong resident of Perryopolis, Mr. Russell was a retired ship fitter for Hillman Barge Co., was a veteran of the...