Obituaries

Travis Boyd

Travis Boyd

Dec 26, 2012

TRAVIS  D.  BOYD

Age 21 of Pleasant Hills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania died on Wednesday, December 26, 2012.  He is the son of Daniel and Annette Boyd; the brother of Taylor and the late Aimee Catherine Boyd; the grandson of Darrell and Nancy Boyd of California and Pat (the late Theodore) Gentile of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania;...

Marjorie Bitzer

Marjorie Bitzer

Dec 21, 2012

MARJORIE  A.  BITZER

Marjorie Bitzer, age 89, of Burke, Virginia, formerly of Penn Hills, Pennsylvania died on Friday, December 21, 2012 at Prince William Hospital in Virginia.  She was born on August 17, 1923 in Clairton, Pennsylvania, Marjorie Ann Gawlas, one of nine children to Francis "Frank" Jerome Gawlas and Hannah Elizabeth (Smith) Gawlas.  She was an...

Joseph Covelli

Joseph Covelli

Dec 19, 2012

JOSEPH  COVELLI

Joseph Covelli, age 81, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania died Wednesday, December 19, 2012.  He was born February 20, 1931, one of six children of Paul and Angeline (Belcastro) Covelli.  Joe was a U.S. Navy Veteran, worked for US Steel’s Clairton Works and was a member of the West Jefferson Hills Historical Society.  He was always...

James Melis

James Melis

Dec 17, 2012

JAMES  LOUIS  MELIS Jefferson Hills

James Melis, age 61, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania formerly of Dormont, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, December 17, 2012. He was born one of four children to Louis and Cula (Katsikas) Melis on August 20, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  Jim was preceded in death by his mother and...

Ben Fuller

Ben Fuller

Dec 14, 2012

BEN  FULLER

Ben Fuller, age 66, of Elrama in Union Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, died unexpectedly Friday, December 14, 2012.  He was born October 25, 1946 in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania one of two children of Norman Benjamin Fuller, Sr. and Marjorie Jane (Davis) Fuller.  Ben loved to repair any type of motor vehicle and was a...

Pearl Baxendell

Pearl Baxendell

Dec 14, 2012

PEARL  BAXENDELL

Pearl Baxendell, age 86, of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania died Friday, December 14, 2012.  She was born Pearl Marie Souders, February 24, 1926 in Jefferson Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania one of two children of James William and Inez (Lancaster) Souders.  Pearl was a member of Lebanon Presbyterian Church and the Lebanon Women’s Club.

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Manuel "Mo" Ascencio

Manuel "Mo" Ascencio

Dec 5, 2012

MANUEL  "MO"  ASCENCIO

“Mo” Ascencio age 77 died on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at his home in Finleyville surrounded by family and friends.  He was born March 9, 1935 in Pittsburgh, a son of Jesus and Elizabeth (Moritz) Ascencio.  Mo had a...

Nancy Stickles

Nancy Stickles

Dec 4, 2012

Nancy (Oddo) Stickles

Nancy Ann (Oddo) Stickles, age 80, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania died on Tuesday December 4, 2012. She was a member of St. Isaac Jogues Catholic Church in the Elrama / Floreffe area for over 40 years and loved singing with the choir.

Nancy was preceded in death by her husband,...

Raymond Briggs

Raymond Briggs

Nov 28, 2012

Raymond  H.  Briggs

Raymond H. Briggs, 86, of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania died on November 28, 2012 at Sycamore Estate in Duquesne, Pennsylvania.  He was born February 28, 1926 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, son of Oakie C. Caldwell and Jessie Briggs, adopted son of Russell Briggs.  He is survived by his wife, of 63 years, Cora...

William Brussalis, Jr.

William Brussalis, Jr.

Nov 26, 2012

William G. Brussalis, Jr. Forward Township

William (Bill) Brussalis, age 80, on November 26, 2012 at his daughter, Kelly's, home in Spotsylvania, VA.  Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Dian Brussalis, and his sister, Dian Hahn.  He leaves his beloved wife of 49 years, Sue, his wonderful children, Chris (Christina) Brussalis,...

Martha White

Martha White

Nov 15, 2012

MARTHA (McKINLEY) WHITE

Martha A. (McKinley) White, age 88, of Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania formerly of Pleasant Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, died on Thursday, November 15, 2012 with her loving family by her side at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania.  She was born in Monongahela, Pennsylvania on March 16, 1924 a daughter of William...

Gladys Jameson

Gladys Jameson

Nov 5, 2012

GLADYS  O’CONNOR  JAMESON

Gladys O’Connor Jameson, age 89 of Pleasant Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania formerly of Verona, Pennsylvania and Fort Myers, Florida, died Monday, November 5, 2012.  She was born Gladys Fay Boughamer on October 30, 1923 in Verona, one of six children of John Kenneth and Mable (Long) Boughamer.  Gladys retired from many...

Dorothy Yardas

Dorothy Yardas

Oct 26, 2012

Dorothy Sylvia (Bacon) Yardas, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother & great-great grandmother passed away on October 26, 2012, at the age of 98. She was born October 11, 1914 in North Versailles, PA to the late John & Martha Reskovac Bacon.

Dorothy attended St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church in Elrama, PA and was a long-time member of...

Arlene Christofel

Arlene Christofel

Oct 21, 2012

ARLENE “SALLY” CHRISTOFEL

Sally Christofel, age 83, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania died Sunday, October 21, 2012.  She was born Arlene Lucille Holdsworth on November 1, 1928 in Jefferson Township (now Jefferson Hills) one of five children to James and Ethel (Eden) Holdsworth.  Sally was a 15 year participant in the Jefferson Regional Cardiac Rehab Program,...

Magdaline Cook Kelly

Magdaline Cook Kelly

Oct 20, 2012

MAGDALINE "LYN" COOK KELLY

Magdaline M. Cook Kelly, age 83 of Bradenton, Florida passed away last October 20, 2012.  Born on July 28, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania a daughter of the late Harry W. and Beatrice (Koviac) Lewis, she was a devout Presbyterian serving in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Pennsylvania and an active Elder and Deacon...

Theresa Hindman

Theresa Hindman

Oct 16, 2012

THERESA  (DZIAMNISKI)  HINDMAN

Theresa Hindman, age 50, of Clairton, Pennsylvania died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 after a struggle with mental illness.  She was born Theresa Lynn Dziamniski on February 19, 1962 in Monongahela, Pennsylvania one of eight children to George David and Jean Veronica (Kavka) Dziamniski.  Theresa grew up in the Elrama /...

Shirley Cuddy

Shirley Cuddy

Sep 21, 2012

SHIRLEY  CUDDY

Shirley C. Cuddy, age 82, of Baldwin Borough, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, died Friday, September 21, 2012 in Baldwin Health Center.  She was born March 30, 1930 in McKeesport, the only daughter of four children to Charles Wesley Cupp and Melissa Louise (Sample) Cupp.  Shirley worked for Westinghouse in Atomic Energy Systems at the Waltz...

Ronald Jack

Ronald Jack

Sep 19, 2012

RONALD  JACK

Ron Jack, age 79, of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania died Wednesday, September 19, 2012.  He was born Ronald Paul Jack on December 14, 1932 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania one of four children to David and Estella Jack.  Ron worked 32 years for US Steel at the Homestead Works in Homestead, Pennsylvania and 15 years at...

Elizabeth Edwards

Elizabeth Edwards

Sep 13, 2012

ELIZABETH  "BETTY"  EDWARDS

Betty Edwards of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania died on her 92 nd Birthday, Thursday, September 13, 2012 in Lints Personal Care Home near Connellsville, Pennsylvania .  She was born Elizabeth Annetta Christopher in Roscoe, Pennsylvania a daughter of William and Ellen (Beck) Christopher.  Betty, with her late husband, owned a restaurant in Shackleyville,...

John Barr, Jr.

John Barr, Jr.

Sep 7, 2012

JOHN “JACK” BARR

John Baird Barr, Jr., age 83, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, formerly of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, died on Friday, September 7, 2012. Jack was born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania the only child of John Baird Barr, Sr. and Bertha Veronica (Huwalt) Barr  on September 29, 1928. He was retired from US Steel and a former member...