Obituaries

Sep 3, 2011

Grace Irene Osborne

Age 89, of Floreffe in Jefferson Hills , Pennsylvania , died Saturday, September 3, 2011 at her home surrounded by family members. She was born, one of two daughters, to Frank and Mary Elizabeth (Dunseath) Bisacky on March...

Sep 1, 2011

Pearl (Schuchman) Hentsch

Age 90, of Pleasant Hills Borough, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, formerly of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, died on Thursday September 1, 2011. She was born Pearl Phyllis Schuchman, one of two children of Milton and Augusta Schuchman on October 2, 1920 in McKees Rocks. Pearl...

Jul 14, 2011

John W. "Corky" McCorkle

John McCorkle, age 78, of Jefferson Hills, PA died Thursday July 14, 2011.  John was born August 3, 1932 in Elizabeth, PA son of Walter and Viola McCorkle.  He retired from Tube City Iron & Metal in West Mifflin, PA and he was known as "Corky the Clown" for...

Jul 5, 2011

Michael David Virgin Jefferson Hills Mike Virgin Age 29, of Jefferson Hills died suddenly on July 5, 2011.  He was born May 3, 1982 precious son of Rich and Cindy Virgin.  Mike graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School, Washington & Jefferson College and was a life long member of Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church.  He was an outstanding athlete and avid fly fisherman....

Jul 4, 2011

Gloria (Braum) Marynchak

Age 83, died Monday, July 4, 2011 at her home in Jefferson Hills , Pennsylvania with family at her side. She was born Gloria Agnes Braum on November 28, 1927 in Elizabeth , Pennsylvania one of three daughters of Carl and Gertrude (Horner) Braum.

Jun 21, 2011

Margaret  "Rita"  Wright, age 83, died Tuesday June 21, 2011 at her home in West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania.  She was born Margaret Zando on July 29, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, a  daughter of Valentino and Angela (Frassenei) Zando.  She was a long time member of the West Elizabeth United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a...

Jun 19, 2011

Ninfa Barbara Cochran, age 81, died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at her home in Clairton, Pennsylvania.  Born November 29, 1929, also in Clairton, she was the only daughter of Sante and Tilde (Prosperi) Gagliardi. She was employed by U. S. Industrial Fabricators, a company owned by her brother John Gagliardi.

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May 28, 2011

HOWARD R. KELLY Howard Kelly, age 84, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania died on Saturday, May 28, 2011.  He was born Howard Russell Kelly on February 13, 1927 in Brown, West Virginia, a son of Willis Maine Kelly and Wilma Blanche (Allen) Kelly.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his 2 brothers, Paul and Robert Kelly. Howard is...

May 27, 2011

MARY (SLONAKER) BURKE Mary Burke, age 79, of Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania, died Friday, May 27, 2011.  She was born March 1, 1932 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania a daughter of Walter C. and Thelma (Holt) Slonaker.  Mary worked as a Telephone Operator until rotary phones came into existence and over 20 years at Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania as an Escort and in...

May 22, 2011

SEAN  KABIGTING Sean Adam "Breadcrumb" Kabigting, age 21 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania died suddenly on Sunday, May 22, 2011.  He was born May 10, 1990 in Glendale, California and worked at Primanti Brothers in Pleasant Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Sean is survived by his mother, Carol (Dinkel) Kabigting of the Wilson section of Clairton, Pennsylvania; 1 brother, Brian; 1 sister, Traci, both at...

May 18, 2011

EARL  GRIMES Earl Grimes, age 87, of Ridge Road in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania died Wednesday, May 18, 2011.  Earl was born August 10, 1923 in the Belle Bridge section of Glassport, Pennsylvania, a son of Wilbert and Clara Grimes.  He was a Pipe Fitter at US Steel’s Clairton Works, a WW II Army Veteran and a member of the Olivet Presbyterian Church in...

Apr 27, 2011

FRANK SZUBRA Age 83, of the Floreffe section of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at his home with family surrounding. He was born February 23, 1928 in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, one of 9 children of Stanley Joseph Szubra and Tillie Barbara (Gazda) Szubra.  Frank worked for Westinghouse Electric for 32 years and was a long time youth baseball...

Apr 6, 2011

MARGARET  TIMKO Age 85, formerly of Homestead, Pennsylvania passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2011.  She was born on January 3, 1926 in Homestead, a daughter of Andrew and Anna (Balas) Timko. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Ann McGrath, a brother, John A. Timko and a niece, Dolores Kotzer.  Margaret is survived by nieces, Marlene...

Apr 2, 2011

Robert C. "Bob" Hines Age 72, died Saturday, April 2, 2011, at his home in Clairton, with his wife by his side.  Bob was born December 13, 1938 in West Elizabeth to Arthur Earl Hines and Elizabeth (Keefer) Hines.  He worked 37 years, retiring as a supervisor, at Eastman Chemical, formerly Hercules.  In his retirement Bob drove a...

Mar 31, 2011

LOIS  (MURRAY)  BUCK Age 77, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2011at her residence in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, surrounded by her family.  Lois was born in Gallitzin, Pennsylvania on November 21, 1933 the only daughter of Leo Vincent Murray and Bride Cecelia (Marlett) Murray.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Melvin “Red” Murray and Lawrence Murray. Lois...

Mar 29, 2011

Susan Alene Goulder

Age 57 of Nottingham Township, Eighty Four, PA on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. A 1971 graduate of Baldwin High School.  Wife of Donald Goulder; mother of Darla Goulder & Ashley (Chris) Duff; grandmother of Elizabeth; daughter of the late James Watt & Dorothy Senich;  step-daughter of Ruth Watt; sister of...

Mar 26, 2011

Audrey  Irene  Stauffer

Age 86 of Whitehall, on Saturday, March 26, 2011. Audrey was owner of Stauffer’s Flower & Gift Shop in Caste Village through the 1950’s, 60’s and early 70’s. She was the last surviving member of her family, being preceded in death by her parents Rene & Sophie Stauffer & her 4 siblings...

Mar 20, 2011

Dolores "Dee" (Privygi) Jurewicz

Age 84, of Bethel Park, formerly of Baldwin Township, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2011.  Dee was a Nurse Anesthetist for 40 years. She was wife of the late John A. Jurewicz; mother of Debbie (Jim) Eber, Janice (Bill) Roach, Jackie (the late Mike) Posa and the late John...

Feb 14, 2011

William "Bill" Sekulich, age 73 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died Monday, February 14, 2011.  Bill was born February 16, 1937 in Large (now part of Jefferson Hills), Pennsylvania, a son of Yova and Anna (Laver) Sekulich.  Bill, a race car driver and motorcycle enthusiast, was a supervising mechanic for Ashland Oil and Refinery in the Floreffe section of Jefferson Hills for over...

Jan 31, 2011

Helen Elizabeth (Yuhas) Ivak, age 80, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania died Monday, January 31, 2011 .  Born September 24, 1930 in Duquesne, Pennsylvania, she was a part-time employee of the West Jefferson Hills school District in Food Services for over 25 years.  Gifted in art, crafts and horticulture, a beautiful flower was always near. ...