Obituaries

Jan 13, 2012

ARNOLD BIDDLE WEST ELIZABETH Sheridan Arnold Biddle, Jr. age 84 of West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, died Friday, January 13, 2012.  He was born May 13, 1927 in West Elizabeth one of three children of Sheridan Arnold Biddle, Sr. and Sadie Belle (Mehramen) Biddle. Arnold worked for US Steel in the Clairton Works for over 30 years and served in the Army during...

Jan 10, 2012

GRACE M. CAIN

Grace Marie Cain, age 78, of New Eagle, Pennsylvania died on Tuesday. January. 10, 2012. She was born on January 19, 1933 in New Eagle, one of two daughters of Henry & Margaret (Rogan) Cain. Grace was a bookkeeper, an avid golfer & loved dogs. She was preceded in death...

Jan 5, 2012

MICHAEL KUKICH Michael  Kukich, age 88, of Jefferson Hills, died Thursday, January 5, 2012.  He was born June 10, 1923 in Pittsburgh, one of six children of Milovan and Anna (Kowalski) Kukich.  Mike was a machinist for 33 years at J & L (LTV) Steel Corp.  He was a member of the former St. Mary’s Serbian Orthodox Church in Clairton and currently a member...

Jan 5, 2012

WAYNE F. GUENTHER Wayne Frank Guenther, age 79 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania died Thursday, January 5, 2012.  He was born March 30, 1932 in Jefferson Hills, a son of Charles Lewis and Edna (Reed) Guenther.  He was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Ann (Smith) Guenther, September...

Dec 31, 2011

TERRANCE “T-BIRD” TORTORICE “T – Bird” Tortorice, age 43, of West Elizabeth died Saturday, December 31, 2011.  He was born June 10, 1968 in McKeesport.  He was preceded in death by his father, James V. Tortorice, Sr. and a step sister, Jeanette Abrams.  He is survived by his mother, Alice (Hicks) Henry of West Elizabeth; his step mother, Mary Alice Tortorice of Jefferson...

Dec 28, 2011

Warren Conrad Fry

Pleasant Hills

Age 79, died Wednesday, December 28, 2011 . He was born January 19, 1932 , in Chappell , Nebraska , to the late Dr. & Mrs. Vernon Fry.

Mr. Fry graduated from Denver...

Dec 27, 2011

John J. Toth

Age 90, died Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at his home in Clairton, surrounded by family members. He was born May 19, 1921 one of five children of Andrew and Elizabeth (Knapp) Toth. John served as a Corporal in the Army Air Corps during WW II, worked...

Dec 24, 2011

GEORGE  L.  BENTLEY George Lewis Bentley, age 83, died Saturday, December 24, 2011 at his home in the Shire Oaks area of Elrama, Pennsylvania surrounded by his family.  He was born February 11, 1928 in Elrama, one of eight children to Albert Franklin Bentley and Sarah Mildred (Fuller) Bentley.  He worked for over 45 years at US Steel’s Irvin Works in West Mifflin,...

Dec 13, 2011

Robert Cox

Age 65 of West Mifflin , Pennsylvania died on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh , surrounded by family after a long illness. Robert was born October 20, 1946 in McKeesport , Pennsylvania a son of...

Dec 9, 2011

RICHARD  PARKER  DAVIS

Of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, died on Friday, December 9, 2011.  He was born on October 31, 1944 in Columbus, Ohio, one of five children of Wells Lawrence Davis and Ellen Rupert (Murtlow) Davis.  Richard served in the United States Navy as a Radioman during the Vietnam war and worked at the Bettis Atomic Power...

Nov 27, 2011

GEORGE  ROESCH Age 54, died on Sunday, November 27, 2011 at his home in South Park, Pennsylvania. Formerly of Large, in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania he was born George Edward Roesch on April 28, 1957 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania one of 3 children of Frank and Betty (Wallace) Roesch. George was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Louis Morris...

Nov 24, 2011

MARY (MROCHEK) BEJGER Mary (Mrochek) Bejger, age 94, of West Elizabeth, died Thursday, November 24, 2011.  Mary was born August 29, 1917 in Floreffe, now part of Jefferson Hills, one of three daughters to John and Elizabeth Ondic.  She worked 29 years at Continental Can. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two husbands Joseph Bejger...

Nov 15, 2011

Thomas Edison Large , age 87, died Tuesday, November 15, 2011 at his home in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania with family at his side. He was born December 2, 1923 in Jefferson Borough (now Jefferson Hills), Pennsylvania, one of six children of Thomas and Margaret (Wallace) Large. He served in the U. S. Army as...

Nov 14, 2011

Thomas B. Rush age 65, of Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania, died Monday, November 14, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was born July 2, 1946 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania one of eight children of Thomas Howden Rush and Betty Jane (Lloyd) Rush. Thomas worked at Equipco, Inc. in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania for over 47 years and was an avid golfer....

Nov 12, 2011

Jennifer Aydin Piccini

Age 40, of Elizabeth, on Saturday, November 12, 2011.  Jennifer was a Registered Nurse and wife of Michael Piccini, mother of Spencer Pearce and Ela Aydin, and the daughter of Paul Crowe and Linda Bennett.

Friends will be recieved on Saturday November 19, 2011 form 2...

Oct 28, 2011

ROBERT F. SNYDER Robert F. Snyder age 71, of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, formerly of Meadville, Pennsylvania died on Friday, October 28, 2011 at his home surrounded by family members. He was born February 29, 1940 one of two sons, to Theodore & Virgil Snyder in Meadville. He was a 1961 graduate of Allegheny College, in Meadville, where he was a...

Oct 22, 2011

FEDELA Josephine (Pavlik) Age 86, on Saturday, October 22, 2011, of Jefferson Hills.  Born February 26, 1925, in Blairsville, PA.  Beloved wife of the late George H Fedela.; beloved mother of Allan (Marianne) Fedela and George (Becky Manns) Fedela, both of Jefferson Hills; beloved grandmother of Christine (Brian) Pickering, Max ( Stephanie McNerney) Fedela, and Gail ( Ryan...

Oct 16, 2011

Helen (Campbell) Jones Helen Jones, age 91, formerly of South Greensburg, Pennsylvania died Sunday, October 16, 2011 in Country Meadows Nursing Center in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania. She was born March 9, 1920 in Greensburg a daughter of Homer Leslie Campbell. and Nora Matilda (Stahl) Campbell.  Helen was a retired employee of Westmoreland County and a longtime member of the South Greensburg United...

Oct 12, 2011

IDA McCONNELL Ida May McConnell, age 85 of Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, formerly of Pleasant Hills Borough in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died on Wednesday, October 12, 2011.  She was born May 18, 1926 in Norwich, Norfolk County, England, one of four daughters to Frederick Frank Rice and Ellen (Skipper) Rice.  Ida was a well known seamstress in the Pleasant Hills area. In addition to her...

Oct 6, 2011

MARY STEWART Mary R. “Jean” Stewart, age 84 of Brentwood Borough, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died on Thursday, October 6, 2011.  She was born May 28, 1927 a daughter of John Howard, Sr. and Stella E. (Janczak) Stewart.  She was a legal secretary for Buchannon and Ingersol Law Firm. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Charlotte...