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Dolores L. Hruby

Dolores L. Hruby

Aug 30, 2018

Dolores L. Hruby, 83, was loved, is missed and will always be cherished, passed away Thursday, August 30, 2018. Born in Belle Vernon on June 6, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Katherine (Reho) Nogy. A member of the Church of St. Anne in Rostraver Township, Dolores was a school teacher and retired after 29 years...

Robert N. Natali

Robert N. Natali

Aug 27, 2018

Robert N. Natali, 76, of Rostraver Township died Monday, August 27, 2018. Born in Charleroi on January 13, 1942, he was the son of the late Nello L. and Margaret E. (Lach) Natali. A retired steelworker/truck driver, Robert was working maintenance at Union Cleaners. He loved working and being in his garage. He served his country in the U.S. Navy....

Rosa Marie Fontanesi

Rosa Marie Fontanesi

Aug 26, 2018

Rosa Marie Fontanesi, 97, of McKeesport, PA passed away on Sunday, August 26, 2018 in Chesterton, IN. She was born on December 29, 1920 in McKeesport, PA to Areste Demo Rubizzi and Saffo (Brugnoli) Rubizzi. Rosa is survived by daughters, Denise (Richard) Wolfe of Elizabeth, PA and Tia (Lanier) Chiesi of Chesterton, IN; grandchildren, Jake (Susan) Wolfe, Eric (Ellen) Wolfe,...

Lois Ann Santmyer Batiste

Lois Ann Santmyer Batiste

Aug 25, 2018

Lois Ann Santmyer Batiste, 72, Winter Park, Florida passed away peacefully on August 25, 2018. She was born in Pricedale on December 25, 1945, a daughter of Ralph L. and Bernice Santmyer. After graduating from Rostraver High School, she moved to Florida, attended the University of Central Florida and was employed by Bell South as an accountant until retirement. She...

Annie Wilkinson Sabia

Annie Wilkinson Sabia

Aug 20, 2018

Annie Chmeliewski Wilkinson Sabia, 92, of Rostraver Township, formerly of Levittown, died Monday, August 20, 2018 in Havencrest Nursing Center. Born in Belle Vernon on January 14, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Rose (Hedio) Chmeliewski. Annie retired from National Nabisco Co. in Philadelphia, PA. She loved to travel and traveled to nearly every state in...

Lester E. Bergman

Lester E. Bergman

Aug 20, 2018

Lester E. Bergman, 92 , of Collinsburg, died Monday, August 20, 2018. Born in Collinsburg on July 2, 1926, he was the son of the late August and Caroline (Reinhard) Bergman. Lester was the last living member of the Bergman family. He was retired from Mathies Coal Mine and was a member of the United Mine Workers of America Local...

Mark E. Kiselich

Mark E. Kiselich

Aug 18, 2018

Mark A. Kiselich died August 18, 2018. Friends will be received on Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the James C. Stump Funeral Home Inc., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township (724-929-7934) www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com where a Blessing Service will be held on Thursday at 10:15 a.m. followed by a Funeral...

George Grant Faust

George Grant Faust

Aug 6, 2018

George Grant Faust, 76, of Rostraver Township, died on Monday, August 6, 2018. Born in Buena Vista on August 15, 1941, he was the son of the late John George Faust and Nola (Fields) Faust Craig. Grant was an electrician and a member of the IBEW Local No. 5. A member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Church, he was...

Mabel E. Popp

Mabel E. Popp

Jul 29, 2018

Mabel E. Popp, 88, of Rostraver Township, died Sunday, July 29, 2018 in Mon Valley Care Center. Born in California, PA on October 18, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Beulah (Reichard) Furlong. Mabel and her husband attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and she worked with him in their family business. She was a member...

Emile Dawne Morse

Emile Dawne Morse

Jul 23, 2018

Emile Dawne Livi Morse , 71 , of Montgomery Village, MD, formerly of Fayette City, died Monday, July 23, 2018. She was born December 7, 1946, a daughter of the late Emil A. and Mary (Wenzel) Livi. Emile was a retired Computer Scientist working for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Surviving are her husband, Russell J. Morse; nieces...

Shawna B. Diyanni

Shawna B. Diyanni

Jul 21, 2018

Shawna B. DiYanni, 22, of Smithmill, PA, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Saturday, July 21, 2018. Born in Pittsburgh on August 6, 1995, she was the daughter of the late Monique D. (Mazzoff) DiYanni and Thorpe C. DiYanni, who survives and resides in Rostraver Twp. In addition to her father, she is survived by her sister, Rachelle (Zach Farquhar) DiYanni...

Caroline Susan Branthoover

Caroline Susan Branthoover

Jul 20, 2018

Caroline Susan Branthoover, 74, of Perryopolis, died Friday, July 20, 2018. Born in Brownsville on May 7, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Zephaniah and Irene Wolfe, andwife of the late Alvin J Branthoover Sr. Caroline was a waitress/bartender at the Star Junction Rod & Gun Club. She loved to knit and crochet, and she loved art. She...

William Sethman

William Sethman

Jul 17, 2018

William L. Sethman, 73, of Collinsburg/Rostraver Township, died at his home onTuesday, July 17, 2018. Born in North Charleroi on June 25, 1945, he was the son of Lorna M. (Chilzer) Sethman, who survives and resides in Carroll Township and the late John W. Sethman. William loved hunting and fishing. He especially loved spending time with his children, teaching them...

Karan A. Ruokonen

Karan A. Ruokonen

Jul 14, 2018

Karan A. Ruokonen, 75, of Rostraver Township, died Saturday, July 14, 2018 in AHN Jefferson Hospital. Born in North Charleroi on March 31, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Robert H. and Anna M. (Hofmann) Street. Karan was a member of the Church of St. Anne and its Confraternity of Christian Mothers. She liked to play cards, was...

James R. Metz Jr.

James R. Metz Jr.

Jul 8, 2018

James R. Metz Jr., 91, of Rostraver Township died Sunday, July 8, 2018. Born in Victory Hill on January 5, 1927, he was the son of the late James R. Metz Sr. and Marian (Little) Metz. Jim started his work-life as a bricklayer in the Donora Zinc Works until it closed and spent his life in the construction trades and...

Annetta Hamilton Sampey

Annetta Hamilton Sampey

Jul 6, 2018

Annetta Hamilton Sampey, 96, of Pleasant Hills, formerly of Rostraver Township, died Friday, July 6, 2018 in the Baptist Homes of Western Pennsylvania. Born in Dorset, Ohio on December 11, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Pauline (Giddings) Hamilton. A homemaker, Annetta was an avid bridge player; she and her husband Paul played bridge together and...

Leonard Edward Hofmann

Leonard Edward Hofmann

Jul 3, 2018

Leonard Edward Hofmann, 68, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, July 3, 2018. Born in North Charleroi on August 9, 1949, he was the son of the late John Westley and Kathryn L. (Turkovich) Hofmann. Leonard was an electrician for Westinghouse; then worked Maintenance and retired from Mon Valley Hospital. He was a family man and loved cooking, baking apple pies...

Barbara Jean Kirkpatrick

Barbara Jean Kirkpatrick

Jun 25, 2018

Barbara Jean Kirkpatrick, 82, of Canonsburg, formerly of Rostraver Twp, died Monday, June 25, 2018. Born in Rostraver Township on October 14, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Edward E. and Elizabeth (Miller) Kirkpatrick. Barbara was a member of the First Christian Church in Monessen. Friends will be received on Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. in the...

George Vargo Jr.

George Vargo Jr.

Jun 16, 2018

George Vargo Jr., 57, of Belle Vernon, died Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Select Specialty Hospital - McKeesport.Born in North Charleroi on February 3, 1961, he was the son of Anne E. (Randall) Vargo Yohe, who survives and resides in Rostraver and the late George Vargo Sr. George was the Office Manager for Vogue Limousine.Catholic by faith, he had been...

Allen Ira Mishkin

Allen Ira Mishkin

Jun 12, 2018

Allen Ira Mishkin, 74, of Pittsburgh, formerly of Donora, died Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Born in North Charleroi on December 25, 1943, he was the son of the late Joseph Nathan and Edith Homa (Bergstein) Mishkin. Allen was a restaurant worker and worked at numerous restaurants over the years. He was a member of the former Ohav Sholom Congregation in...

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