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.

Louise Theresa Craven

April 21, 2021 |

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Louise Theresa Craven, age 90, of Port Vue Borough, died Sunday, April 18, 2021.  She was born in McKeesport on October 5, 1930 and is the daughter of the late Stephen and Margaret (Calesaric/Koleszarik) Santa and the wife of the late Edward Richard Craven, Sr.

She was an accountant for various prominent firms in the Pittsburgh area.

Sharon Ann Dimond

April 21, 2021 |

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Sharon Ann Dimond, age 56, of Pittsburgh, died on Saturday, April 17, 2021.  She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on October 26, 1964 and is the daughter of the late Robert and Jessie Hooker Uridil and the wife of the late Robert John Dimond, who died on December 29, 2020.

Gary Allen Klimek

April 21, 2021 |

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Gary Allen Klimek, age 68, of McKeesport died on Friday, April 16, 2021.  He was born in Braddock on April 12, 1958 and is the son of William and Irene Gazdag Klimek.  Gary was employed in the custodial division by various department stores in the area, including K-Mart and Sears.

Frances C. McNeil

April 09, 2021 |

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Frances C. McNeil, age 89, of Port Vue, died Saturday, April 3, 2021. She was born in Glassport, August 22, 1931 and is the daughter of the late John A. and Genevieve Kwiatkowski Dworek. She was the wife of the late Cornelius John McNeil, Jr. Along with raising her seven children, she was a waitress at the former Lemon Tree Restaurant in McKeesport and also was a teachers’ aide for the McKeesport Area School District.