All Obituaries

WILLIAM  “BILL”  BICKERTON      Bill Bickerton, age 88, of the Floreffe area of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, passed away on Friday, May 11, 2018.  He was born, William Lee Bickerton on September 9, 1929, in Floreffe, one of three children of Thomas Franklin and Edna Pearl (Wray) Bickerton.      Bill was a carpenter for the Jones...

REGIS M. RUFFING      Regis Ruffing, age 48, passed away at his home in Highland, New York on Thursday, May 10, 2018 surrounded by loved ones. He fought a good fight.   He was born on March 30, 1970, one of three children and the only son, of Regis Edward and Mary Louise (Baranesky) Ruffing.      In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his...

FRANCES “BLONDIE” BIDDLE       Frances “Blondie” Biddle, age 81, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018. She was born, Frances Pottios, on September 11, 1936 in Van Voorhis, Washington County, Pennsylvania, one of nine children of Peter and Anna (Babirad) Pottios.  Blondie was a retired custodian for the West Jefferson Hills School District...

ELIZABETH ZEILER        Age 57, of Hudson, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 of a rare form of cancer.  She was born on November 29, 1960 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania one of twelve children of The Honorable, Richard George Zeleznik and Nellie (Czura) Zeleznik.        Elizabeth grew up in...

GERALD G. LESSMANN        Gerald Lessmann, age 85, of Pleasant Hills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died peacefully with his son and grandson by his side on Sunday, April 8, 2018.  He was born on August 17, 1932 in the Wilkinsburg section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania one of two children of Anna (Kappmeier) and PG Lessmann.   ...

KENNY RAY BURKETT        Kenneth Ray Burkett, Jr., age 79, of Union Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania passed away on Sunday, April 8, 2018, surrounded by his loved ones.  Kenny Ray was born on March 2, 1939 in Jefferson Township (now Jefferson Hills) Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the oldest of two children of Kenneth Ray, Sr. and Grace H. (Beedle) Burkett.  He served in the Army...

JEAN  PATTERSON        Jean Patterson, age 69, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2018. She was born on February 21, 1949 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania one of three children of Sherwin Wylie Griffith and Evelyn June (Dannenhauer) Griffith.        In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ricky Patterson on September 6,...

DAVID BOEHMER      Dave Boehmer, age 88, passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Friendship Village of the South Hills in Upper St. Clair Township, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  He was born, David Arthur Boehmer on February 3, 1930 in Pittsburgh, one of three sons of William Frederick and Clara Elizabeth (Vallowe) Boehmer.  He grew up in the Knoxville section of Pittsburgh and later during his married life,...

GAYLE (PIERCE) BLAZEK      Eleanor “Gayle” Blazek, age 88, died on Friday, March 16, 2018 at William Penn Senior Suites in Penn Township, Jeannette, Pennsylvania.  Gayle was formerly of Pleasant Hills Borough and Elizabeth Borough near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  She was born on April 4, 1929 in Elizabeth, Eleanor Gayle Pierce, one of six children of Richard Wellington Pierce and Ellen...

    BARBARA   GURECKA       Barbara Ann Gurecka, age 88, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018 at her home in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. She was born, Barbara Ann Fitzgerald on July 4, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of four children of Edward Bernard Fitzgerald and Helen Veronica (Dudley)...