John G. “Lobo” Barretta

January 14, 2017 |

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John G. “Lobo” Barretta, 88, of McKeesport, died Jan. 11, 2017, at UPMC McKeesport. Born Mar. 6, 1928, in Turtle Creek, he was the son of the late Earnest L. and Mary (Lebanno) Barretta and the husband of Aurora (Marchetti) Barretta.
John was a member of St. Patrick Church. A U.S. army veteran, he served as a medic in the Korean War. Returning home from overseas, he became a barber in Wilmerding, a trade that he would continue, at least part time, for the rest of his life.

Clyde E. Haidle

January 10, 2017 |

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Clyde E. Haidle, age 74, of McKeesport died January 7, 2017, at Concordia Lutheran Hospice. Born February 12, 1942, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late William and Annabelle (Kelly) Tomak and the fiancé of Diane J. (Pilatowski) Borland, for over 27 years. Clyde was retired from Coach USA where he was a bus driver for over 25 years. He was a member of the Faith Community Christian Church, in Moon Twp. He was a US Airforce veteran, serving during 1960 - 1964.

Larry J. Berletic

January 10, 2017 |

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Larry J. Berletic, “LB”, age 74, of Jefferson Hills, formerly of McKeesport, died suddenly on January 7, 2017, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born October 4, 1942 in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Joseph and Helen (Klacik) Berletic and the husband of Nancy L. (Kohl) Berletic.

Mary Stipanovic

January 08, 2017 |

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Mary Stipanovic, beloved sister and aunt, died January 6, 2017 at Redstone Highlands in Greensburg, PA at the age of 95. She was formerly from McKeesport and Liberty Borough. Mary graduated from McKeesport High School and from Grace Martin Business School. She retired from the McKeesport Hospital Human Resources Department and was the secretary to the head of McKeesport Hospital nursing.

Lois Jean Zetler

January 08, 2017 |

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Lois Jean Zetler, age 77 of Glassport, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2017 at UPMC McKeesport. Born June 24, 1939 in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Elmer E. and Catherine (Reid) Wilson, and loving wife of the late Jack Zetler. Lois worked as a Nurse’s Aide for UPMC McKeesport, where she retired after many years of dedicated service. In her earlier years, she and her husband Jack owned their own traveling carnival where she enjoyed traveling across the state for events.

John J. Voltz III

December 28, 2016 |

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John J. Voltz, III, born November 11, 1954, of Monroeville, died on Friday, December 23, 2016.
Arrangements entrusted to Willig Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Dorothy Anderson

December 21, 2016 |

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Mildred L. Mercurio

December 13, 2016 |

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Mildred L. Mercurio, age 88, of McKeesport, died Dec. 9th, 2016, at Riverside Nursing Center in McKeesport. She was a daughter of the late Steven and Della (Novosel) Keresman. Mildred was the beloved wife of the late Patrick J. Mercurio, who died Oct. 24th, of this year.
Mildred was a member of St. Patrick Church. She was a homemaker, wonderful cook, and “the best mother in the whole world”.

Duane H. Carter, Sr.

December 10, 2016 |

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Duane H. Carter, Sr., 76, of McKeesport died on Thursday December 8, 2016 at home. Born April 26, 1940 in White Oak he was the son of the late George Edmund and Elizabeth (Hudak) Carter. He was the husband of the living Rosalie (Canova) Carter. He was a graduate of Wilmerding High School and served in the US Navy. He worked at four steel mills including National Tube, Firth Sterling, Copper Mill, and the East Pittsburgh Westinghouse plant. He then later retired from McKeesport Messenger Service after 20 years.

George A. “Lefty” Cherepko

December 07, 2016 |

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George A. “Lefty” Cherepko, age 68, of White Oak, died December 4, 2016, at home. Born April 1, 1948, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late George A. and Shirley (Wisser) Cherepko and the husband of Alberta (Hinick) Cherepko. Lefty was retired from Frank Fuhrer Wholesale, where he was a truck driver and at the same time he worked at Myers Coach Line, as a bus driver. He was a US Army veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He enjoyed playing cards, riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle and more than anything else, he loved going on cruises with his beloved wife. He also loved the McKeesport Tigers Football Team and was in charge of running the chains on the sidelines.

Olive (Faulds) Dishong

December 04, 2016 |

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Olive (Faulds) Dishong, age 81, of West Mifflin, died November 30, 2016 at AHN Jefferson Hospital. Born October 9, 1935 in Homestead, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Florence (Link) Faulds and wife of the late Donald Dishong, Sr. Olive worked as a cashier for Hills and then most recently at Kennywood. She loved concerts and music, especially gospel. She enjoyed to play cards, sometimes alone and also with her family.

Betty J. Daugherty

December 04, 2016 |

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Betty J. Daugherty died Nov. 29, in Glassport. Born April 22, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Evelyn (Magee) Daugherty.
For 41 years, Betty worked as a bookkeeper for Southland Dodge and Yarborough Development. She was a loving sister.
Suvivors include siblings, Shirley Scott, Hazel, Judy Carlson, Eugene, Kathy, Richard, Janet Frias, Patrick and Kenneth; nieces and nephews: great nieces and nephews.

Robert Thornton Swauger

December 01, 2016 |

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Robert Thornton Swauger, Sr. age 94, of McKeesport, died Nov. 29, 2016, at his home. Born Oct. 15, 1922, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Marshall and Sadie Mae (Thornton) Swauger and the husband of the late Vera May (Wilson) Swauger.
Robert was a W.W. II veteran and fought in the Battle of Anzio. He was awarded the Purple Heart. After his service, Robert returned home and went to work for the McKeesport Water Authority. Upon retirement, he took up a new job description, that of family guardian, and he took it quite seriously.

Derek James Hill

November 30, 2016 |

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Derek James Hill, of McKeesport, was born Oct. 29,1986, and passed, Nov. 27, 2016. He was 30 years old. Derek was the son of Janice (Halaszynski) Rojas and stepson of Daniel Rojas.
Derek enjoyed hunting and fishing. More than anything else, he loved spending time with his family. Derek was a humble person who cared deeply about helping others. He often spoke at NA meetings in an effort to save people from the pain he knew too well from his own life experiences.

Mark A. Fazek

November 29, 2016 |

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Mark A. Fazek, known as "Bear" to his family and close inner circle of friends, passed away Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. He was born June 23, 1957, to the late Ruth M. (Bates) and Marine Corps Cpl. Albert M. Fazek. He grew up in White Oak and then resided in McKeesport. He is survived by son, Justin J. Fazek; and daughter, Jessica (Army Sgt. Paul) Kustra; grandchildren, Justin, Dominic, Haylee and Jordan (whom he lovingly referred to as "Bubbalou"; sister, Mary Elizabeth Fazek (Matthew) Shaffer; and nephew, Joshua.