EWING  AHLIN Ewing O. Ahlin, age 97 formerly of Brookline, Pennsylvania, died on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. He was born on September 25, 1923, in Trafford City, Pennsylvania, one of two children of Ehrnfrid Oskar Ahlin and Ruth (Bowman) Ahlin.   He was World War II Veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps, serving in the Pacific Theatre at Saipan and Tinian in the Marianas Islands and at Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands   In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

  CAROLYN  J.  ATKINSON   Carolyn (Bowers) Atkinson age 78 of South Park, Pennsylvania died on Thursday, July 15, 2021.  She was born on November 27, 1942, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, one of three children of Frederick L. and Josephine C. (Lazor) Bowers.   Carolyn was a member of the South Park Women’s Club, overseeing their scholarship program with the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC South) and South Park High School’s Interact...

  PAUL  PETROVICH   Paul Petrovich, age 80 a lifelong resident of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died on Friday, July 2, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on July 12, 1940, in Jefferson Borough (now Jefferson Hills), PA one of seven children of Nicholas and Pauline (Gavala) Petrovich.  He graduated from Clairton High School in Clairton, PA and worked for over 50 years as butcher and manager of multiple grocery stores including Haines’...

  DR. RONALD G. POLCAWICH   Dr. Ronald Polcawich, age 73 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died on Friday, June 25, 2021.  He was born in McKeesport Hospital, McKeesport, Pennsylvania on November 4, 1947, one of three sons of John and Mabel (Roberts) Polcawich.   He grew up in Elrama, Pennsylvania and finished his schooling with a Doctorate in Chiropractic Medicine.   He was preceded in death by a son, Brad M. Polcawich and is survived by three sons, Ronald...

  JOSEPH  LOUIS “LOU” GURECKA   Lou Gurecka, age 94 died at his home in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania on Thursday, June 24, 2021, surrounded by family members.  He was born in Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania on October 14, 1926 one of five children of Joseph Andrew Gurecka and Maria (Baka) Gurecka.   He graduated from Vandergrift High School, received his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Duquesne University and a Master’s...

  LOUISE  JEAN  LETTIERO   Louise Lettiero, age 83 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died at her home on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 surrounded by her family.  She was born on December 20, 1937 in Martins Ferry, Ohio one of four children of Joseph Patrick Lettiero and Rose (DePasquali) Lettiero.   Louise, who had a Master’s Degree in Guidance and Student Personnel Administration from the Teachers College, Columbia University, lived during her working...

  STELLA  (TINTOR)  KUKICH        Stella Kukich, age 93 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died Sunday, June 20, 2021 at her home.  She was born September 8, 1927 in Clairton, Pennsylvania one of three children of George and Milica (Dejanovich) Tintor.        Stella was retired from West Jefferson Hills School District, and a member of the former St. Mary’s Serbian Orthodox Church on 3rd Street in Clairton which closed in...

  MARLENE (BICKERTON) WHEELER   Marlene Wheeler, age 71 of Floreffe in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died on Friday, June 18, 2021.  She died while at her second home in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.  She was born, Marlene Margaret Bickerton, on December 12, 1949, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania one of three daughters of Thomas Wray Bickerton and Sylvia Virginia (Viscusi) Bickerton.    The Bickerton family lived in the Elrama, Washington County area in...

    AUGUST “AUGIE” SMARRA     August Smarra, age 59 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died Wednesday, June 16, 2021.  Augie was born on January 27, 1962, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, one of three children of August and Catherine Virginia (King) Smarra.   He grew up in Jefferson Hills Borough and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1980.  Augie worked 20 years for the Allegheny County Department of Corrections, becoming...

    MARY GRACE REYNOLDS   Mary Grace Reynolds, age 59 of Dravosburg, Pennsylvania, formerly of Pleasant Hills, PA died Friday, June 11, 2021.  Mary Grace was born on March 22, 1962 the daughter of Thomas and Margaretta Reynolds in Pittsburgh, PA.   She graduated from the School of Nursing at Community College of Allegheny County, South Campus, in 2005 as the Valedictorian of her class.  She then became a dedicated and loving hospice nurse for Three...