Obituaries

Emily Stanton

Apr 3, 2023

EMILY STANTON

Emily Agnes Stanton, age 33 of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, passed away suddenly on April 3, 2023.

Emily was a beautiful soul, with a vibrant personality, who exhibited the most heart-felt generosity to those she loved and admired. Her love of the outdoors inspired...

Olga Kuzniar

Mar 30, 2023

OLGA KUZNIAR

Olga Bernadette Kuzniar, age 94, of Whitehall Borough in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania died peacefully on Thursday, March 30, 2023, at home surrounded by her children. She was born January 20, 1929, in Duryea, Pennsylvania, one of seven children of Andrew and Valeria (Roslewicz) Nazarek.

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Douglas Conroy

Mar 25, 2023

DOUGLAS J. CONROY

Douglas “Doug” Conroy, age 50 of Elrama, Washington County, Pennsylvania, died suddenly on Saturday, March 25, 2023.  He was born on December 16, 1972, one of three sons of Michael Coleman Conroy and Audrey Jean (Furnival) Conroy, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.  The family was raised...

Linda Garand

Mar 18, 2023

DR. LINDA GARAND

Linda Jean Garand, Ph.D., R.N. of Pleasant Hills, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania departed this life on Saturday, March 18, 2023.  Linda was born and grew up in St. Albans, Vermont on July 28, 1958, one of six children of Armand Simeon Garand and Patricia Anne (Cook) Garand....

Dorothy Lestitian

Mar 16, 2023

DOROTHY  (LYNCH)  LESTITIAN

Dorothy M. Lestitian, age 80 of Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2023.  She was born February 13, 1943, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Terrence Joseph Lynch and Helen Caroline (Hulse) Lynch.   She was 1 of 4 children and grew up in Whitehall Borough,...

Carl Bendik

Mar 13, 2023

MAJOR CARL MICHAEL BENDIK

Beloved Major Carl Michael Bendik, 81, of Moon Township, PA and Marathon, FL, a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, passed away peacefully in Miami, FL on Monday, March 13, 2023.

Born in McKeesport, PA...

Naomi Elder

Mar 4, 2023

NAOMI C. GAWLAS ELDER

Naomi C. Elder of Jefferson Hills, passed peacefully at age 96 on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at her son’s home surrounded by family. Beloved wife of the late Harold Gawlas and the late Earl Elder; loving mother of John C. (Kimberly) Gawlas; grandmother to Brandon (Amanda)...

Flora Bills

Feb 21, 2023

FLORA REBECCA BILLS

Flora Bills passed away on February 21, 2023, peacefully in her sleep.  She fought Covid-19 related pneumonia for 4 months.

Flora was born on January 3rd, 1935, in a small Scottish coal mining town in Maryland, called Lonaconing. ...

Edward Morningstar

Feb 20, 2023

Edward “Bill” Morningstar

Edward “Bill” Morningstar, age 90, of Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania, passed away on February 20, 2023. He was born 1 of 3 children (the late Shirley & Dewey) to the late Cloyd “Cy” & Amy Morningstar.

Bill enjoyed playing...

Arlene Williams

Feb 18, 2023

ARLENE (LEONE) WILLIAMS

Arlene Williams, age 85 of Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday, February 18, 2023. She was born Arlene Carmella Leone in Dunkirk, New York on November 12, 1937 one of two daughters of Samuel Russell Leone and Mary Josephine (Alessi) Leone.

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William Yanko

Jan 28, 2023

WILLIAM ANDREW YANKO

William “Will” Yanko, age 58 of Forward Township, Pennsylvania, died on January 28, 2023.  He was born on December 20, 1964, in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania one of five children of William John Yanko and Mildred (Brilla) Yanko.

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Stanley Vukelja

Jan 19, 2023

STANLEY  JOHN  VUKELJA

Stanley Vukelja, age 83 of Charleroi, Pennsylvania formerly of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, died Thursday, January 19, 2023. He was born August 15, 1939, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania one of two children of Nicholas and Emma (Kozak) Vukelja.

He graduated from Duquesne...

John Siegel

Jan 17, 2023

JOHN WILLIAM SIEGEL

John Siegel, age 74 of West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, died suddenly on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.  He was born March 20, 1948, in Greensburg, Pennsylvania one of two children of Gerald Norman Siegel and Ruth Louise (Sowash) Siegel. The family was raised in Manor, Pennsylvania, near Greensburg,...

Richard Stonebraker

Dec 31, 2022

RICHARD HOUSTON STONEBRAKER

Richard “Stoney” Stonebraker age 75 of Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, formerly of Swissvale, Pennsylvania, died on Saturday, December 31, 2022. He was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania on April 9, 1947, one of seven children of Lee Napier Stonebraker and Blanche Elizabeth (Houston) Stonebraker.

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Elaine Weil

Dec 22, 2022

Elaine Vincic Weil, age 90, of Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania, died peacefully on December 22, 2022 after a short illness. Elaine was the daughter of Paso and Millicent Vincic, and the sister of Yvonne Vincic Roseman, all who preceded her in death. Elaine was also preceded in death by her husband, Edgar E....