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William L. Dewyer

August 26, 2020 |

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

 William L. "Bill" Dewyer,  86, of McKeesport, passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2020. He was born June 29, 1934 in McKeesport and was the son of the late John and Molly (Garfinkle) Dewyer. He was the husband of the late Carol B. Dwyer who passed away March 9, 2008.

 
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Richard Brooks Smith IV

August 19, 2020 |

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

 

Richard Brooks Smith IV, 61, of Port Vue, passed away Monday, August 17, 2020 after a long bout with Colon Cancer. He was born May 23, 1959 in Barnsboro and was the son of the late Richard Brooks and Bella (Davis) Smith, III.

 
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Patricia Marie Tognarine

August 15, 2020 |

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

Patricia "Patty" Marie Tognarine,  69, of McKeesport, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020. She was born June 14, 1951 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late John F. and Margaret R. (Fichera) Domingo.

 
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Sue Anne MacPherson Spahr

August 14, 2020 |

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

Sue Anne MacPherson Spahr, 88, of North Huntingdon, formerly of Belle Vernon and Elizabeth Township, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at Redstone Highlands, Greensburg. She was born February 3, 1932 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Robert William Parkins and  A. Areba (Paull) Parkins. She was the wife of the late John Charles MacPherson, Jr., and the late Ronald M. Spahr. Sue Anne was a member, deacon and elder of the Mount Vernon Community Presbyterian Church and was a hugger and  member of the Belle Choir and Chancel Choir there.

 
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Clyde Russell Ludwick

August 14, 2020 |

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

Clyde Russell Ludwick,  87, of Overland Park, Kansas, formerly of Elizabeth Township, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020. He was born May 9, 1933 in Elizabeth Township and was the son of the late Clyde R. Ludwick Sr. and Evelyn (Brown) Ludwick .  He was the  husband of the late of  Barbara Jean (Davis) Ludwick who passed away October 7, 2016. Clyde   was a member of Central Highlands Community United Methodist Church, F & AM Lodge 731, and Masonic Veterans. He was a retired Fluid Systems Engineer at the former Mesta Machine Company and was an Air Force Veteran of the Korean War.

 
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Steve Kolodziej, Sr.

August 10, 2020 |

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

Steven W. Kolodziej, Sr.,  65, of Forward Township, lost his valiant battle with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma on Sunday, August 9, 2020. He was born July 23, 1955 in McKeesport. Steve was the former proprietor of Lucky Dawgs Doggie Daycare. He enjoyed gardening and being outdoors with his faithful pup Maggie, and having a Coors Lite with his many friends.

 
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Robert Louis Brown

August 10, 2020 |

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

Robert Louis Brown, 93, of White Oak, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020. He was born August 3, 1927 in Willock, PA and was the son of the late John Chizer and the late Alberta (Curry) Miller. He was a US Navy Veteran serving in WWII as a Radarman on the USS Boxer CV-21 Aircraft Carrier.  He worked at the former Bell Telephone Company and later AT&T. He was a member of The American Legion 701 in White Oak, The Polaris Masonic Lodge in McKeesport and The Frank Gun Cub in Buena Vista. He was also a shriner and a Scottish Rite Mason.  Robert was an avid golfer and hunter, and was a Pittsburgh sports fan, most notably having Steelers season tickets for many years.

 
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Charles G. Dragos

August 10, 2020 |

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

Charles G. "Chillers" Dragos,  94, of Greenock, passed away at home on Saturday, August 8, 2020. He was born February 12, 1926 in Glassport and was the son of the late Charles and Mary (Boderna) Dragos, Sr.  He was a member of St. Mary's Romanian Church, Christy Park, the Glassport Sons of Italy, Elizabeth Township Ex-serviceman's Club, and the Versailles Croatian Club.

 
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Mary Theresa Kritikos

August 07, 2020 |

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

Mary Theresa Kritikos, 90, of Coulter, passed away Friday, August 7, 2020. She was born November 14, 1929 in Coulter and was the daughter of the late William and Julia Harkins Rebold.  She was the wife of the late George Patrick Kritikos, Jr.  Mary was a member of St. Agnes Church in North Huntingdon and a former member of the former St. Patrick Church in Coulter, as well as St. Patrick Church in Christy Park.

 
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Walter J. “Pat” Reczynski

August 06, 2020 |

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

Walter J. “Pat” Reczynski, 88, of McKeesport, passed away of natural causes at UPMC McKeesport on August 4, 2020, after several months of declining health. Born in Penn on September 15, 1931, to the late Florence Reczynski also of Penn, Walter was married to Jacqueline “Jackie” (Yaroschak) of Braddock on September 1, 1953, in Augusta, GA, at Sacred Heart Church. In his early career, he was a copilot at Epic Airways Inc. in Pittsburgh and later was an owner of Aerographic Photo Company in Ardara and of An-Di Electronics VCR Repair in White Oak. He was an electronics repairman, mechanic, craftsman, and self-taught pilot who had a passion for anything related to flying.

 
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Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Munshower

August 05, 2020 |

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

Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Munshower, 84, of Murrysville, formerly of Elizabeth, passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at home. She was born January 8, 1936 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Decoroso and Angela Rose Dilullo Como. She was the wife of the late Richard Irwin Munshower, who passed away in 1995.  She worked as a personal assistant at the Estee Lauder Company and as a secretary for the Urban League.  Liz was a loving mother and doting grandmother who loved cooking for her family, the outdoors, animals and Bingo.

 
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Gregory James "Eggs" Haughey

August 04, 2020 |

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

Gregory James "Eggs" Haughey, 65, of Glassport, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020.  He was born May 29, 1955 in McKeesport and was the son of Lois Mae (Straub) Haughey of White Oak and  the late Jerome Gregory Haughey.  Greg worked as a maintenance mechanic for both the South Hills and St. Vincent Health Systems. He was a life member and former Captain of the Rainbow Vol. Fire Department and was a member and past president of the Glassport No 1. Fire Department. He loved hunting and fishing and was also a certified Scuba Diver Instructor. Greg's favorite hobby though was sitting in his chair and watching tv.

 
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James W. Moore, Jr.

August 03, 2020 |

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

James William Moore, Jr,  70, of Lincoln Boro, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He was born September 9, 1949 in Sewickley and was the son of the late James William Moore, Sr, and the late Florence I. (Fullerton) Moore. James was a graduate of CCAC, and attended Duquesne University and California University of PA. He was the proprietor of the former Transient Light Photography.

 
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Raymond Daniel Majzer

August 03, 2020 |

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

Raymond Daniel Majzer, 59, of Versailles Boro, passed away Sunday, August 2, 2020 at home. He was born March 1, 1961 in McKeesport and was the son of Daniel Regis Majzer of Versailles and the late Marcella Jane (Dunn) Majzer who passed away June 28, 2017. Raymond was a former member of the Versailles Volunteer Fire Department, and had previously worked for Versailles Boro.

 
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Rita Rose Pelter

August 03, 2020 |

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

(Mary) Rita Rose Pelter, 75,  loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus Sunday, August 2,2020. She was born September 28, 1944 in Pittsburgh and was daughter of the late Larence and Elsie Hayes Rose.  Rita was a resident of Greenock for more than 40 years.  Educated as a teacher she spent 10 years teaching full-time and many more as a substitute touching the lives of all students she taught.

 
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