Pearl Pavelko

August 30, 2017 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Pearl Pavelko, 90 of Liberty Borough, died August 28, 2017 at St. Clair Hospital.  Born June 2, 1927 in Duquesne, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Barbara Greso and wife of the late Joseph Pavelko.

Ronald Peter Suncine

August 30, 2017 |

By Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home - Crematory | Posted in: Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home & Crematory

Ronald Peter Suncine, age 79 of North Huntingdon, formerly of McKeesport, died August 28, 2017 at Southwestern Veterans Center.  Born May 21, 1938 in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Peter Suncine and Margaret (Bernard) Serdy.

Sophie (Nikolich) Kovacs

August 30, 2017 |

By William S. Skovranko Memorial Home | Posted in: William S. Skovranko Memorial Home

Sophie (Nikolich) Kovacs, 87, of Mt Lebanon, formerly of Duquesne, Passed away Peacefully in Family Hospice and Palliative Care, Mt Lebanon, August 28, 2017. Born in McKeesport, March 30, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Alec and Anna Grantz Nikolich. Mrs. Kovacs was a member of St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, McKeesport. the Holy Trinity Kolo of Duquesne, and the Order of the Eastern Star, Duquesne Chapter. She was also a retired employee of Penn - Taft Pharmacy, West Mifflin. She was the beloved wife of the late Zoltan E. Kovacs. She is survived by two loving daughters, Alexis (Bill) Nestor and Monica (Tom Morgan) Kovacs; four grandchildren, Dan (Tracy) Ford, William Ford, Julian Horta Kovacs and Christian Horta Kovacs; three great grandchildren, Rowan, Ripley and Ryan Ford; and nieces and nephews.

Wanda J. Balawejder

August 29, 2017 |

By William H. Craig Funeral Home | Posted in: William H Craig Funeral Home

Wanda J. Balawejder, age 98, former McKeesport resident, passed away August 28, 2017 in Excela Hospital, Greensburg.

She had been a resident of St. Ann's Home in Greensburg for eight years. Wanda was the wife of the late Joseph Balawejder. She is survived by daughters Dorothy (John) Clougherty, Mary Ann (Thomas) Smith and sons Robert (Shelly) and Martin Balawejder. She is also survived by five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Mary Theresa Santora

August 29, 2017 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Mary Theresa Santora, age 66 of McKeesport, died Wednesday, August 23, 2017.  She was born in New Kensington on September 13, 1950, the daughter of the late Perry and Jayne Devine Holsinger.

Lawrence J. Malone

August 29, 2017 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

Lawrence J. Malone, age 56 of West Mifflin, died Sunday, August 27, 2017. He was born in McKeesport on January 7, 1961, the son of the late Stephen A. and Margaret E. Gajdzik Malone.

Jennifer L. Belfiore

August 28, 2017 |

By Wojciechowski Funeral Home | Posted in: Wojciechowski Funeral Home

JENNIFER L. BELFIORE,  28, of Glassport, died Aug. 27, 2017.  She is the daughter of the late William and Lisa (Swantek) Belfiore.  Jennifer is survived by her sisters Patty (Edward Rager) Belfiore, Christan Potter and Nicole Potter; grandmothers Patricia Swantek and Paula Belfiore; nephews Jonathan, Bradley and Ryan and niece Kaylee.  She was preceded in death by her brother William "Ed" Belfiore and sister Heather Belfiore.  Friends received Wojciechowski Funeral Home, Glassport, Wed. 5 to 7:30, at which time a funeral service will be held with Rev. Robert Nicklow.

Mark S. Booth

August 28, 2017 |

By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory

Mark S. Booth, age 70, of Elizabeth Twp., passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2017 at HCR Manor Care Bethel Park. A graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in 1966, he grew up in Pleasant Hills. In 1967-68, Mark served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Afterward, he worked at the former National Carbide Die Company in Versailles for 35 years. In 2005, Mark became a single lung transplant recipient, surviving for 12 years. He was a loving father and grandfather, a favorite uncle, a best friend — a mechanically gifted man who was also a lover of building and riding motorcycles.

Shirley Ann Evans

August 28, 2017 |

By Robert A. Waters Funeral Home | Posted in: Robert A. Waters Funeral Home

Shirley Ann Evans, 64 years old of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2017 at home.

Alberta Henderson McQueen

August 28, 2017 |

By Robert A. Waters Funeral Home | Posted in: Robert A. Waters Funeral Home

Alberta Henderson McQueen, 95, of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, died August 24, 2017 in UPMC McKeesport Hospital.

Ilona M. (Dunay) Cole

August 28, 2017 |

By William Snyder Funeral Home | Posted in: William Snyder Funeral Home

Albert A. Mayer

August 28, 2017 |

By willig | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Albert A. Mayer, age 88, of McKeesport, died Aug. 25, 2017, at Forbes Hospital in Monroeville.  Born Dec. 6, 1928, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Albert E. and Rose Mary (Rice) Mayer.

Shirley F. Kisselovich

August 27, 2017 |

By Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory

Shirley F. Kisselovich, 88, of Elizabeth Township, passed peacefully at home Thursday, August 17th, 2017 with family by her side. She was born October 3rd, 1928 in Elizabeth, and was the daughter of the late Bruno Econovich and the late Mary Supernovich Econovich Janolewicz. She was the beloved wife of the late Theodore Kisselovich Sr. Shirley was a member of St. Michael Parish in Elizabeth Township and the former St. Denis Catholic Church in Versailles. She was retired from Sears Roebuck & Company and the former Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania. She was an enthusiastic Pittsburgh sports fan and an avid bird watcher. She is survived by daughters Kristeen Gouveia of Elizabeth Township and Valaree Georgiadis of Fox Chapel, and sons Theodore Kisselovich Jr. of Hendersonville, TN and Stuart Kisselovich of Delray Beach, FL. She was a loving grandmother of eight: Richard, Lindsay, and Matthew Gouveia, Alexis, Margaux, Luke, and Ted Georgiadis, and Kaylor (Kisselovich) Spence. She is also survived by two great grandsons, Bryson and Mason Spence. 

George R. Warnett

August 27, 2017 |

By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes

George R. Warnett, age 83 of White Oak, died Thursday, August 24, 2017. He was born in New York City on August 22, 1934, the son of the late George V. and Marie Piscotty Warnett. He served in the U.S. Army and graduated from New York University. He worked as a field engineer for Lockheed-Martin until his retirement and volunteered six years for the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center in Westchester, PA. George was an amazing, incredible dancer and was one of the original members of American Bandstand, and a member of the former Bandstand Alumni Club.

Karen E. (Carlson) Samuels

August 26, 2017 |

By William Snyder Funeral Home | Posted in: William Snyder Funeral Home