All Obituaries

    LARRY  YAROSCAK        Larry Yaroscak age 64 died unexpectedly on Friday, March 27, 2020 of Heart Failure.  He was born on September 7, 1955 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania one of three sons of George Edward Yaroscak and Shirley Virginia (Davis) Yaroscak.        Larry was raised in Buena Vista, Pennsylvania on the Youghiogheny River and attended Elizabeth Forward High School, graduating in 1974.  He was a school bus...

    LYDIA  "LEE"  HARVEY   Lydia Ann “Lee” Harvey, age 67 of Clairton, left this beautiful earth that she loved so much on March 21, 2020.  Born May 30, 1952, Lydia was the eldest daughter of George D. Marker and Margaret Ann (Berthold) Marker.  Following the untimely death of her mother, Lydia became the much-loved step daughter of Margaret Ann (Halt) Marker.  A graduate of South Allegheny high school Class of 1970, Lydia was...

    STEVEN  M.  LUCAS   Steve Lucas, age 44, died peacefully on Saturday, March 14, 2020 after a long and courageous journey with Stage IV Bile Duct Cancer.  He was at his home in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania surrounded by his family at the time of his death.   He was born on September 21, 1975 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Jefferson Hills in 1993.  Steve was an avid Steelers fan and loved riding...

  EDWIN  V.  REESEY   Edwin "Ed" Reesey, age 85, of West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, passed away on March 8, 2020 at his home, with family by his side.  He was born on June 27, 1934 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1 of 9 children of Elmer Vernon Reesey and Jenny Kathryn (Gilliland) Reesey.   Throughout his life he had various jobs in the Philadelphia and Johnstown areas, his favorite was as a police officer for 25 years in various communities in the...

      FRANK  C.  PAPA   Frank C. Papa, MD, age 68 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, February 29, 2020 with his wife, Sharon, and daughter, Alyssa, at his side.   He was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 2, 1951.  Frank was a radiologist who was diagnosed with ALS in 2011.  He handled his terminal diagnosis with such grace and optimism and his family believed that his strong will to live led...

    WALTER  MARCASE   Walter J. Marcase, age 77, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania died on Wednesday, February 26, 2020.  He was born in the Coal Valley area of Jefferson Borough (now Jefferson Hills), Pennsylvania on February 10, 1943, one of three sons of Russell Curtis Marcase, Sr and Sara Belle (Boyd) Marcase.   He worked for US Steel at the Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania as a Speed Operator.   Walter was preceded in death by his...

BILL  CHAMBERLIN   Bill Chamberlin, age 85 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died peacefully with his daughter by his side on Tuesday, February 18, 2020.  He was born on August 10. 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania one of two children of Samuel Jordan Chamberlin and Esther Virginia (Mowry) Chamberlin.   He was a mechanical engineer for 30 years; a “gentleman” farmer on the Chamberlin family homestead, located in Jefferson Hills; served in the U.S. Army...

EVELYN  MCGOWAN   Evelyn McGowan, age 92 of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, died on Sunday, February 16, 2020.  She was born on August 16, 1927 in Clairton, Pennsylvania one of six children of Roy and Sarah (Dougherty) Hornby.   Evelyn worked as a retail salesperson at TJ Max.  She was a member of the Bible Baptist Temple in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania and loved gardening and reading.   In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, WW...

    HARRY  LEE  HANK   Harry Lee Hank, age 66 of West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, died on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.  He was born on September 6, 1953 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania one of five children of Harry A. and Emma Lou (Bickerton) Hank.     Harry was a career truck driver and enjoyed his job along with the many people that he met in his travels.  Harry was also an avid hunter that enjoyed the comradery of his friends and...

    RUTH  E.  EISMONT     Ruth Eismont, age 99 of the West Mifflin / Duquesne, Pennsylvania area died on Saturday, February 8, 2020.  She was born on January 5, 1921 in Boston, Pennsylvania one of four daughters of Carl and Melverna (Tyler) Reinert.   Ruth and her late husband, Frank were the owners of Eismont’s Garage in West Mifflin.  She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Duquesne for many years.  In her...