All Obituaries

Jacqueline (Coss) Dean        Jacqueline "Jackie" Dean, age 74, passed away in her home town of Newark, Delaware on Wednesday, November 7, 2018.  She suffered a brain injury in 2002 and her health deteriorated slowly from that time.  Her last five months were spent in the Regal Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Newark, where she received a wonderful level of care, backed with kindness and...

Patricia McDonald        Pat McDonald of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania and more recently Clairton, Pennsylvania passed away on Wednesday, November 7, 2018.  Pat was the daughter of Theresa Hudzik Amati Ruffing.  She was a self employed beautician, worked in the china department of Kaufman’s at Century III Mall in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania and the admissions department at Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania.  She was well known as a great...

JEFFREY COX        Jeffrey Cox, age 30 of Buena Vista in Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, November 4, 2018.  He was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania on September 9, 1988 one of three children of Robert and Lana (Baxendell) Cox.        He grew up in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania and worked for Frank B. Furher Wholesalers as a delivery person.  Jeffrey enjoyed working on cars or more accurately...

MATTHEW DUYMIC      Matthew Michael Duymic, age 79, passed away peacefully at his home in Clairton, Pennsylvania on Sunday, November 4, 2018 surrounded by his family.  Born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania on July 19, 1939, he was one of two children of Matthew J. Duymic and Ann M. (Balaban) Duymic.      Matthew worked for US Steel at the Duquesne Works, many years at the South Hills Country Club in Whitehall, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and for Sears at...

FRANK J. CAPALBO, JR.        Frank Capalbo, age 73, passed away peacefully at his home in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Formerly of Baldwin Borough in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he was born in Pittsburgh on December 16, 1944 one of two children of Frank Joseph Capalbo, Sr. and Elizabeth Claire (Riske) Capalbo.  Frank was a retired employee of Giant Eagle.        He was preceded in death by his parents and...

LORELEI  LANTZ   Lorelei Lantz, age 53 of Jefferson Hills / Elrama area, passed away on Tuesday, October 23, 2018. She was the mother of Shane Lantz, grandmother of 4 and loving friend of Bob Gajdosik. There will be a Reception of Friends from 2 – 3 PM on Friday, October 26, 2018 in the Stephen D. Slater Funeral Home (Large) Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania 15025 (412-384-0350) Please send no flowers.   “To the world you are one person…but to one...

MARK  WAWRZENIAK        Mark Wawrzeniak, age 59 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died unexpectedly on Monday, October 22, 2018.  He was born, Mark Michael Wawrzeniak, on June 28, 1959 in Homestead, Pennsylvania one of three children of Robert and Mary Rita (Hornyak) Wawrzeniak.               He loved his family dearly and lit up when his grandchildren came to visit. He enjoyed sports, especially when his...

MARGARET  GRABAN        Peggy Graban, age 62, passed away on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at her home in Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania.  She was born, Margaret Mary Cavanaugh, on October 5, 1956 in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania one of seven children of Edward James and Elva Grace (Osman) Cavanaugh.      She was a graduate of Baldwin High School in the Baldwin – Whitehall area of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and worked for Philips Respironics in...

ROBERT  L.  DOVALOVSKY        Robert L. Dovalovsky, age 66 of Clairton, Pennsylvania formerly of Cumberland, Maryland, passed away on Saturday, October 13, 2018. He was born August 22, 1952 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, one of two children of the late William F. and Marie (Wingard) Dovalovsky, Sr.      Bob was a Monongahela High School Graduate. He attended The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and completed his undergrad...

HELEN (BERCHOK) TANKOSIC        Helen Tankosic, age 87 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.  She was born and grew up in Clairton, Pennsylvania, Helen Marie Berchok, one of four children of Michael Andrew Berchok and Helen (Gomolak) Berchok,  Helen was a 1948 graduate of Clairton High School and became a Bank Teller working for Equibank and PNC at the Clairton, Century III and Elizabeth branches.  She was the...