Obituaries
Ruth Przywarty
Jul 11, 2016
RUTH (CARLSON) PRZYWARTY
Ruth E. Przywarty, age 78, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania passed away on Monday, July 11, 2016 in Jefferson Hospital in Jefferson Hills, surrounded by her family after a short illness. She was born September 4, 1937 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania one of two children of Clifford and Evelyn Ruth (Sundberg) Carlson and grew...
John Mathews
Jul 10, 2016
Mathews
John A. “Reddog”
John A. “Reddog” Mathews, age 60 of Jefferson Hills, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016. John was a lifelong member of the Elrama Gun Club and a member of the 46 Club. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and loved...
Marie Elaine Robinson
Jul 7, 2016
MARIE IELASE ROBINSON
Marie Ielase Robinson, of Clairton, Pennsylvania, went to sleep quietly at West Penn Hospital in the Hospice In-Patient Unit, in the early morning hours of Thursday, July 7, 2016, 75 years to the day of her birth. She was born, Marie Elaine Carapella on July 7, 1941 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, one of three children...
Grace Kulka
Jul 5, 2016
GRACE A. KULKA
Grace A. Kulka, age 96 of Clairton, Pennsylvania, passed away on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 in Lawson Nursing Home where she resided with her sister, June Aileen Bickerton. She was born, Anna Grace Bickerton on August 5, 1919 in Jefferson Township (now Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania) one of ten children of John and...

Raymond Potts
Jul 5, 2016
RAYMOND "JIM" POTTS
Raymond J. “Jim” Potts, age 88, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, passed away on July 5, 2016, at home. Son of the late William A. and Edith T. Potts of Jefferson Hills.
Married to his beautiful wife, Kathy, on September 3, 1955, they raised 7 sons together. Growing up, Dad was our Little...

William Wright, Sr.
Jul 4, 2016
WILLIAM E. WRIGHT, SR.
William E. Wright, Sr., age 87, of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania passed away on July 4, 2016. He was born William Earl Wright, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania on July 15, 1928, a son of Colonel Charles and Mary Deliah (Thompson) Wright. Bill was a retired Postmaster of the Clairton, Pennsylvania Post Office and a longtime member...
Eric Hussey
Jun 27, 2016
ERIC HUSSEY
Eric Hussey, age 19, a 2016 graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School was taken tragically from us on Monday, June 27, 2016 in a car accident on Route 51 in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 22, 1997. He resided in Forward Township with his father, Michael Hussey...
Justin Busko
Jun 27, 2016
JUSTIN BRADLEY BUSKO
Justin Bradley Busko, age 30, of Pleasant Hills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania died on Monday, June 27, 2016. He was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on April 1, 1986, one of three sons of Jeffrey John and Tina Marie (Panchak) Busko. Justin was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in 2004 and of Slippery Rock...

Elaine Allshouse
Jun 26, 2016
ELAINE ALLSHOUSE
Elaine Joy Allshouse, age 73, formerly of Large in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at her home in Wesley Chapel, Florida. She was born on October 1, 1942 in Large, a daughter of William James and Thelma Belle (Smith) Allshouse. Elaine was a Legal Secretary for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania working...

Ralph Casciello
Jun 23, 2016
RALPH G. CASCIELLO Ralph Casciello, age 90 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2016. He was born on January 5, 1926 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, one of six children (4 girls / 2 boys) of Gaetano and Elizabeth Casciello. Ralph was a Maitre d` / bartender at various restaurants in the area, including the...

Peter Carilli
Jun 22, 2016
PETER PAUL CARILLI
Peter Carilli, age 90 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2016. He was born on May 29, 1926 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania one of five children of Joseph and Lena (Venet) Carilli. Peter was a self-employed Architect; a member of VFW Post # 155 in Johnstown and American Legion...
Michael Kerec, Sr.
Jun 12, 2016
MICHAEL J. “MIKE” KEREC, SR.
Mike Kerec, age 61 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, formerly of Baldwin Borough in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died unexpectedly on Sunday, June 12, 2016. He was born on December 15, 1954 in Pittsburgh, one of three children of Michael F. and Margaret (Mazza) Kerec. Mike was a proud member, for over 30...

Helen Maksin
Jun 2, 2016
HELEN (BENDIK) MAKSIN
Helen Maksin, age 94, of Clairton, Pennsylvania passed away on Thursday, June 2, 2016. She was born Helen Bernadette Bendik on November 2, 1921 in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, one of seven children of Michael J. Sr. and Ann (Martin) Bendik. Helen was a sales clerk for Kaufmann’s, downtown department store, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
Jacob Lako
May 29, 2016
JACOB N. LAKO
Jacob Lako, age 25 of Forward Township, Pennsylvania passed away on Sunday May 29, 2016. He was born on November 26, 1990 in Winchester, Virginia a son of Robert Nick Lako and Paula Rae (Mills) Lako.
Jake was a graduate of Elizabeth Forward High School in 2009. He...

Christine Thier
May 26, 2016
CHRISTINE B. THIER
Christine B. Thier died peacefully at Family Hospice Inpatient Center in Lawrenceville, PA. on May 26, 2016 at the age of 97. She is survived by her daughter Diane Laird, her daughter Sue Sudzina and husband Tom Sudzina, her grandson Scott Sudzina, and her daughter Pam Thier and spouse Debbie Saunderson. She is predeceased...
Andrew Kraemer
May 20, 2016
ANDREW JACOB “ANDY” KRAEMER
Andy Kraemer, age 16 of Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania, died tragically May 20, 2016, while doing what he loved, racing ATV Moto-Cross. He was born September 15, 1999 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and enjoyed bow hunting and shooting sports. Andy, an excellent High Honors sophomore at Elizabeth Forward High School, had dreams of...
Kyle Noveroske
May 19, 2016
KYLE JACOB NOVEROSKE
Kyle Noveroske, age 30 of West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016. He was born February 22, 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was very passionate about music. Kyle was an excellent guitarist, played in several bands and loved all genres of music.
He was preceded...

Mary Joyce
Apr 29, 2016
Mary Lou Joyce
Age 66, formerly of Overbrook, Pennsylvania, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 29, 2016. Mary was born March 2, 1950 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was preceded in death by her life partner Joanne Donnell. Mary is survived by her brother, Walter (Bobbie) Joyce; nephew, Walter; cousin, Lisa “Punkie” (Pat) Powell; and her dear friend,...

Ingrid Kugel
Apr 28, 2016
INGRID ANNA (KRUGER) KUGEL
Ingrid Anna Kugel, age 79 formerly of Pleasant Hills, PA passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016, She was born in Berlin, Germany on April 14, 1937, a daughter of Adolph Kruger and Charlotte Ahle Kruger.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Gregory E. Kugel.
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Kalista "Kit" Bickerton
Apr 18, 2016
KALISTA "KIT" BICKERTON Kit Bickerton, age 74, of Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania, formerly of Rostraver, Pennsylvania, died Monday, April 18, 2016 at the home of her daughter, Dawn, in Scottdale, Pennsylvania surrounded by family members. She was born Kalista Dreier on August 14, 1941 in Homestead, Pennsylvania, one of two children of Jane and Spark Dreier. In addition to...