OBITUARIES

Apr 4, 2023

Lucille Lorenzi Dubrovich, 91, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at the Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela, surrounded by her family.  Born June 22, 1931 in Smithton, PA she was the daughter of the late Lucilo and Virginia Paoli Lorenzi.  A resident of Belle Vernon for over 60 years, Mrs. Dubrovich was Catholic by faith....

Apr 4, 2023

Nadene Joy Brewer, 79, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Palms At O'Neil, McKeesport.  Born October 30, 1943 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late Emery C. and Betty McClain Brewer.  A lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon, Nadene attended the First Baptist Church of Belle Vernon, the former Pricedale...

Mar 30, 2023

Jared M. Konsugar, 34, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Thursday, March 30, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.  Born February 9, 1989 in Carroll Twp., PA he was the son of Michael Konsugar and Mary Ann Ambrose Konsugar both of Rostraver Twp.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Jared was a member of Church of...

Mar 28, 2023

Kenneth W. Potemra, 77, of Newell, formerly of Monongahela, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born March 9, 1946 in McKeesport, PA he was the son of the late Thomas E. Potemra and Mary Andrejcak Poljak and stepfather Thomas C. Poljak.  A resident of Newell for the past five years, Mr. Potemra was a...

Mar 10, 2023

William ‘Bill’ Laird, 57, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Friday, March 10, 2023 at Brighton Rehabilitation & Wellness Center, Beaver.  Born November 11, 1965 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late James Laird and Lillian Pozum Laird who survives and resides in Belle Vernon.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mr. Laird was...

Mar 7, 2023

Ella Rebovich Stewart, 98, of Perryopolis, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2023 at Country Care Manor, Fayette City.  Born October 13, 1924 in Perryopolis, PA she was the daughter of the late Steve and Katherine Cbula Rebovich.  She was a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, Perryopolis, was a homemaker and was always busy cleaning and taking care...

Mar 4, 2023

Dolores Marie Frazier, 86 of Belle Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital surrounded by her family.  Dolores was the daughter of the late Walter and Julia Duda Howsky.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Dolores was a Bell Mar Highs School graduate and a member of St....

Mar 3, 2023

Evelyn Mae Skurkay Russell, 85, of Charleroi, passed away Friday, March 3, 2023, at St. Clair Hospital, Mt. Lebanon.  Born April 17, 1937, in Rostraver Twp., she was the daughter of the late Peter and Eva Bazilwich Skurkay.  A resident of Charleroi for the past 45 years, Mrs. Russell was a member of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Charleroi. ...

Feb 26, 2023

Paul D. Scagline, 89, of Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Premier Washington Health Center, Washington.  Born November 5, 1933 in Belle Vernon, PA he was the son of the late Frank and Anna DeRose Scaglione.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mr. Scagline was a member of St. Sebastian RC Church.  Mr. Scagline was a...

Feb 22, 2023

Arthur ‘Dick’ F.R. Blair, 80, of Belle Vernon, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Hallsworth House, Monessen.  Born January 5, 1943 in New Eagle, PA he was the son of the late Huie and Golda Brown Blair.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 54 years, Mr. Blair was a salesman for the Catholic Cemetery Association.  He...

Feb 21, 2023

Ronald Lee Petrosky, 73, of Belle Vernon, Perry Twp., passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at his home.  Born May 3, 1949 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Charles W. Petrosky Sr. and Thelma Shazer Petrosky.  A lifelong resident of Perryopolis, Mr. Petrosky was proud to be a steelworker for US Steel and retired...

Feb 20, 2023

Bernadine F. ‘Bernie’ Herchko Lafko age 85, passed away February 20, 2023.  She was born September 27,1937 in Trotter, a daughter of the late Joseph and Susan Vozar Herchko. She was a member St. John's RC Church Perryopolis. For most of her life Bernie was a home maker and enjoyed travelling with her late husband Joe Lafko.  She also...

Feb 17, 2023

Mary Frances Dann Little, 92, of Brownsville, passed away Friday, February 17, 2023 at Townview Health & Rehabilitation Center, Canonsburg.  Born July 11, 1930 in Cleveland, OH, she was the daughter of the late Charles Aurthur Dann Jr. and Rachel Protzman Dann.  A resident of Brownsville for the past 30 years, Mrs. Little was a member of Trinity Church,...

Feb 16, 2023

Gerald Anderson, 85, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, February 16, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family.  Born August 5, 1937 in Belle Vernon, PA he was the son of the late Bernard and Margaret Hissom Anderson.  A lifelong resident of the Belle Vernon Area, Mr. Anderson was Christian by faith, worked as a plumber for...

Feb 14, 2023

Shirley DeWitt Etling, 82, of Perryopolis, Perry Twp., passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at LaFayette Manor, Uniontown.  Born June 6, 1940 in Connellsville, PA she was the daughter of the late Cecil and Bertha L. Rodeheaver DeWitt.  A resident of Perryopolis for the past 55 years, Mrs. Etling attended the former Full Gospel Church, Mt. Braddock.  Shirley was...

Feb 14, 2023

Helen G. Shearer Mills, 89, of Flatwoods, Vanderbilt, died Tuesday, February 14, 2023. She was born October 29, 1933 in Mill Run, daughter of the late Warden and Rella Hiltabidel Shearer.  Helen was a 1951 graduate of Connellsville High School.  She worked at G.C. Murphys upon graduation.

She was preceeded in death by her husband William D....

Feb 14, 2023

Alex James Rosa Sr. (Shon), 85, of Perryopolis, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at Mt. Macrina Manor, Uniontown surrounded by his loving family.  Born March 20, 1937 in Jefferson Twp., PA he was the son of the late Paul and Julia Szekeley Rosa.  He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Preceeded in death by his...

Feb 13, 2023

Alvin Victor Dunseath, 77, of Belle Vernon, passed away Monday, February 13, 2023 at Washington Hospital, Washington.  Born May 8, 1945 in Somerset, PA he was the son of the late George and Margaret Tarker Dunseath.  Alvin was retired from ElG Metals, Mckeesport, where he worked as a Crane Operator for 51 years.  He was the most kind, generous,...

Feb 13, 2023

Rochelle Byron Hileman, 84, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., passed away Monday, February 13, 2023 at her home.  Born February 16, 1938 in Donora, PA she was the daughter of the late James and Ester Blanker Byron.  A lifelong resident of the Mon Valley, Mrs. Hileman was a member of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Charleroi, was a homemaker, member...

Feb 12, 2023

Randall K. Bobbs Sr., 75, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown.  Born January 6, 1948 in Brownsville, PA he was the son of the late Charles W. Bobbs Jr. and Evelyn Bellan Bobbs.  A lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon, Randall was Lutheran by faith and was a retired butcher from...