Elaine "Simpson" Miller

May 28, 2021 |

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Elaine “Simpson” Miller went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.  She was 100 years of age.  She was the wife of Walter N. Miller of McKeesport for 45 years and the mother of Guy W. Miller (Jill) and Mark D. Miller (Margie) of McKeesport.

Lillian Marie Markle

May 22, 2021 |

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Lillian Marie Markle, age 100, of White Oak, died on Friday, May 21, 2021 in the company of her family and loved ones.

Jerome William Brudy

May 19, 2021 |

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Jerome William Brudy, age 53, of Port Vue, went to be an angel to serve the Lord on Tuesday, May 18, 2021.  He was born in McKees Rocks on August 30, 1967 and is the son of the late Earl and Jean Gongloff Brudy.  He was self-employed for years selling recordings of hockey fights to fellow fans.  He then worked at Giant Eagle in Pittsburgh.  He was a boxer in the McKees Rocks Boxing league in 1983.  He enjoyed listening to soft rock, pop music, and rock.  He loved spending time with his wife, caregiver and best friend, Heidi, and his furry companion, Rosie Ann.

June E. Ferguson

May 15, 2021 |

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June E. Ferguson, age 96, of White Oak, died on May 14, 2021. Born in McKeesport on June 6, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Charles T. and Sarah Heatherington Williams and the wife of the late Robert C. Ferguson.

Kathryn Ann Waugaman

May 14, 2021 |

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Kathryn Ann Waugaman “Foofy”, age 62, of McKeesport, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021.  She was born in McKeesport on July 31, 1958 and is the daughter of the late John H. and Kathryn I. March Waugaman, Jr.  She retired as an environmental specialist for Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

David John Gallowich

May 11, 2021 |

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David John Gallowich, age 68, of McKeesport, died Wednesday, May 5, 2021. He was born in Pittsburgh on November 16, 1952 and is the son of the late David P. and Ethel Grace Smith Gallowich.

Brandon Michael Walsh

May 11, 2021 |

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Brandon Michael Walsh, age 29, of West Mifflin, died Monday, May 10, 2021.  He was born in Largo, Florida on November 10, 1991 and is the son of the late Christine Pettit Peterson.

Eleanor F. Barovitch

May 05, 2021 |

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Eleanore “Ellie” Barovitch of Forest Hills passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021, at Juniper Village of Forest Hills.  Born October 8, 1936 in Helvetia, PA she was the daughter of the late Vera Spryszak Royer.  Ellie graduated from St. Catherine’s High School, Dubois, PA, St. Francis Hospital School of Nursing, Loretto, PA and The University of Pittsburgh, Pediatric Nursing, BSN.  

Katherine Kotun

May 02, 2021 |

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Katherine Kotun, age 92, of McKeesport, died May 1, 2021. She was born in McKeesport on November 19, 1928 and is the daughter of the late Samuel and Theodora Skarpenzou Pandel. She is the wife of the late John J. Kotun who she loved to travel with…there were yearly trips to Geneva on the Lake with the family and close friends. Later she and John enjoyed multiple trips to Las Vegas, Nevada and they also visited numerous states to attend John’s Navy reunions.

George Tzanakis

May 02, 2021 |

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George Tzanakis, age 90, of West Mifflin, passed away on May 1, 2021. He was born on September 18, 1930 in Windsor Heights, West Virginia and is the son of the late Nickola and Antonia Georgelakis Tzanakis. George was born the youngest of six children, also a twin, in Windsor Heights, West Virginia, and first-generation US citizen from Greek immigrant parents.  His father was a coal miner in West Virginia while wife Antonia tended to children and home.

Dr. Janice Skraly

May 01, 2021 |

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Dr. Janice Skraly, of McKeesport, known by her many students over the years as “Doc”, died peacefully on April 25, 2021. Born on June 22, 1941 in Blue Island, Illinois, she is the daughter of the late Stanley Kuzak and Sophie Szalacha Karnas. The first in her family to attend college, she graduated from Alliance College with her B.S. in chemistry and went on to earn her Ph.D. in education from the University of Pittsburgh. She taught chemistry and computer science at South Allegheny High School for nearly 30 years, and stoking interest in science was her main devotion. She was proud of her students’ excellent performance in science fairs and loved the fact that they would come to her lab in their spare time to work on extra projects like growing crystals. She was all about exploration and discovery; the largest plaque in her office is a quote by Albert Einstein: “If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be called Research.”

Lawrence “Jim” Cooper

April 28, 2021 |

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Lawrence “Jim” Cooper, age 81, of White Oak, died on Sunday, April 25, 2021.  He was born in Robinson Twp. on November 7, 1939 and is the son the late Robert L. and Lois M. Shoup Cooper. 

He was retired from the US Air Force and then worked in the aerospace industry for TRW and Northwood Aerospace in California and Utah.

Tylor Matthew Steinkopf

April 28, 2021 |

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Tylor Matthew Steinkopf, age 35, of Liberty Borough, died Monday, April 26, 2021.  He was born in McKeesport on November 25, 1985 and is the son of William M. and Robyn McCauley Steinkopf of Liberty Borough.  Tylor enjoyed working on cars along with his latest passion of building remote control cars.

Melanie A. Hansen

April 25, 2021 |

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Melanie A. Hansen, age 68, of North Huntingdon, died on Sunday, April 25, 2021. Born in McKeesport on June 17, 1952, she is the daughter of the late Walter and Dorothy (Bungert) Argall, and the wife of William D. Hansen, Jr.

Tyler A. Dakota "TIP" Pozzuto

April 21, 2021 |

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Tyler A. Dakota “TIP” Pozzuto, age 22, of McKeesport, died on Saturday, April 17, 2021. He was born in Pittsburgh, on July 12, 1998, and is the son of John Pozzuto of Port Vue and Jacqueline Brown Harrison of McKeesport. Tyler was a self-employed landscaper for many years.