OBITUARIES

Sep 2, 2018

Arthur J. Meyers, 82, of Smock, died Sunday, September 2, 2018 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Jefferson Hills.  Born April 24, 1936 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mary Ellen Buchner Meyers.  A resident of Smock for the past 48 years, Mr. Meyers was a member of St. John The Baptist RC Church was...

Aug 26, 2018

Richard J. Major, 68, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., died Sunday, August 26, 2018 at Haven Crest Nursing Home, Carroll Twp.  Born December 1, 1949 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Patrick and Josephine Zbrowski Major.  Mr. Major was retired from Bergen Pipe Support, Donora, where he worked as a Warehouseman.  Funeral Services and...

Aug 26, 2018

Donald Lee Bradley, 73, of Vanderbilt, passed away Sunday, August 26, 2018 at his home.  Born November 1, 1944 in Waltersburg, PA he was the son of the late Dallas and Gladys Beatty Bradley.  A resident of Vanderbilt for the past 45 years, Mr. Bradley is survived by his children Donald Bradley Jr. of Vandergrift, Nadine Thompson & husband...

Aug 20, 2018

Pauline Holod, 105, of Mt. Pleasant, formerly of Smithton, died Monday, August 20, 2018 at Amber House, Mt. Pleasant.  Born April 3, 1913 in Smithton, she was daughter of the late John and Effie Kopeluh Holod.  She was a member of Hope Memorial Lutheran Church, Smithton, served as Sunday School Secretary, taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible Study, visited the...

Aug 18, 2018

Robert Novak, 76, of Maple Heights, OH, formerly of Perryopolis, died Saturday, August 18, 2018.  Born December 8, 1941 in Perryopolis, he was the son of the late John and Anna Lipovsky Novak.  Beloved husband of Patricia (nee Kokoszka) for 55 years; loving father of Vicky Ann, Robert W. and Jeffrey (Laura); dearest grandfather of Savannah and Sarah; dear...

Aug 7, 2018

Mark Allen Morris, 51, of Star Junction, died unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday, August 7, 2018.  Born October 2, 1966, he was the son of Charles Morris Sr. of Waltersburg and the late Helen Vaji Morris.  A lifelong resident of Star Junction, Mark owned and operated Morris Construction, enjoyed fishing, was an avid Pittsburgh Steeler and Penguin fan...

Aug 6, 2018

Lorraine Frederick, 83, of South Park, died Monday, August 6, 2018 at her home.  Born April 14, 1935 in Belle Vernon, PA she was the daughter of the late Spera and Flora Tintori Frederick.  A resident of South Park for the past 14 years, Ms. Frederick was a member of St. Joan Of Arc RC Church, South Park and...

Jul 27, 2018

Robert J. DeGennaro 72 of Houston, TX, formerly of Canonsburg, passed away unexpectedly on July 27, 2018.

He was the son of the late James and Lottie DeGennaro of Canonsburg.

He was a 1963 graduate of Canon-McMillan High School and graduated from West Virginia University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Gannon University with...

Jul 20, 2018

Nellie J. Bakaitis Halgas, 98, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, July 20, 2018 at Hallsworth House, Monessen.  Born March 31, 1920 in Warner, PA she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Sophie Yukna Bakaitis.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mrs. Halgas was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church, was a homemaker and enjoyed...

Jul 19, 2018

Dorothy A. Dalola Pekar, 77, of Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at at UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born May 15, 1941 in New Eagle, she was the daughter of the late Peter and Rhea Hepner Dalola.  A resident of Belle Vernon for over 20 years, Mrs. Pekar was a member of St. Sebastian RC Church and...

Jul 16, 2018

Gerald E. Frankie, 77, of Monessen, died Monday, July 16, 2018 at Washington Hospital, Washington.  Born March 28, 1941 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Elio and Nancy McCullough Stimmell Frankie.  A lifelong resident of Monessen, Mr. Frankie was a retired laborer from Whg-Pgh Steel, Allenport Plant.

He is survived by a son Jerome...

Jul 14, 2018

Robert L. Burke, 71, of Monessen, died Saturday, July 14, 2018 at Donnell House, Washington.  Born April 9, 1947 in Scranton, PA he was the son of the late Leonard and Elizabeth Gilmartin Burke.  A resident of Monessen for the past 15 years, Mr. Burke was a member of St. Sebastian RC Church, Belle Vernon.  Bob attended Scranton Prepatory...

Jul 13, 2018

Sherman Ray Smith, Jr., 70, of Perryopolis, Perry Twp., passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Jefferson Hills.  Born August 20, 1947 in Oak Hill, WV he was the son of the late Sherman R. Smith Sr.  and Evelyn Osborne Smith who survives and resides in Perry Twp.   A resident of Perryopolis for the past...

Jul 11, 2018

Elsie Mellon Kowasic, 79, of Fayette City, Naomi, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Select Specialty Hospital, Latrobe surrounded by her family.  Elsie was born March 27, 1939 in Gastonville, PA she was the daughter of the late Cecil Homer and Doris Loadman Mellon.  A resident of Naomi for the past 53 years, Mrs. Kowasic was a...

Jul 7, 2018

Virginia L. Vero Bellora, 62, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Twp.  Born May 11, 1956 in New Eagle, she was the daughter of her late birth father James Vero and her late parents Marco and Gilda Amatangelo Vero Volante.  Having previously residing in Monessen Virginia was a resident of...

Jun 25, 2018

Beth Pirchesky Schaffer, 62, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., died Monday, June 25, 2018 at Donnell House, Washington.  Born July 3, 1955 in N. Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Bernard and Ruth Ziskind Pirchesky.  A resident of Belle Vernon most of her life, Mrs. Schaffer was Jewish by faith, worked for Aetna Health Insurance as a...

Jun 18, 2018

Eugene 'Gene' Lancas, 69, of Carroll Township, passed away on Monday, June 18, 2018. Born in Pittsburgh on October 3,1948, he was the son of the late Joseph and Lottie Volkavich Lancas. A 1966 graduate of Monessen High School, Gene was a guidance counselor for 39 years at Belle Vernon Area High School, where he helped to shape the...

Jun 18, 2018

Ronald E. Britt, 68, of Perryopolis, Perry Twp., died Monday, June 18, 2018 at his home.  Born August 25, 1949 in N. Charleroi, he was the son of the late James E. and Rose Porter Britt.  Mr. Britt was a resident of Perryopolis for the past 40 years.

He is survived by a son & daughter in...

Jun 15, 2018

Nicole Larew, 35, of North Belle Vernon, died Friday, June 15, 2018 at Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Twp.  Born August 11, 1982 in Monongahela, she was the daughter of Russell Larew of Marianna and Debra Brewer Larew of North Belle Vernon.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 25 years, Nicole Larew was Christian by faith and worked...

Jun 14, 2018

Edna Mae Cole Swearer, 86, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., died Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg.  Born September 8, 1931 in Fredericktown, she was the daughter of the late Albert Franklin and Edna Johanna Carlson Cole.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mrs. Swearer was a member of the First Christian Church of Brownsville where she...