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Mary Merrill Erkel

July 03, 2024 |

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

Mary Merrill Erkel, age 95, of Herminie, formerly of Port Vue, passed peacefully on Friday, June 28, 2024. Mary was born January 30, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois to the late Paul Ellis Merrill and Sophie Lokke Merrill. Her brother, Paul Merrill of Oxford, Ohio preceded her in death.

 
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Phillip Harl Moses

July 03, 2024 |

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

Phillip Harl Moses, age 81, of McKeesport, PA, died on Monday, July 1, 2024. He was born January 14, 2024, and is the son of the late Ann and George Moses.

 
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Charles Andrew Sharbaugh

July 02, 2024 |

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

Charles Andrew Sharbaugh, age 89, of White Oak, died on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. He was born in McKeesport on November 7, 1934 and was the son of the late Clarence and Regina Wallis Sharbaugh. Charles was the owner and bartender at the former Cherry Lane in Grandview. He later retired as a Road Supervisor for Allegheny County. He was a member of the Croation Club in Versailles. For those that knew him well, know his favorite saying was “Hey Buddy”.

 
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Faith Ann Jones Bennett

July 02, 2024 |

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

Faith Ann Jones Bennett left this earth peacefully on Sunday, June 30, 2024 after succumbing to dementia at the age of 65. She spent the majority of her life in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, where she was born on July 28, 1958. Her final years of life were in Cincinnati, Ohio, with her husband so she could be near her daughter and grandchildren (whom affectionately came to know her as Yaya). She was a caring wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. 

 
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Roy Paul Warman

July 01, 2024 |

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

Roy Paul Warman, age 89, of McKeesport, PA, died on Saturday, June 29, 2024. He was born August 1, 1934, in Somerset, PA, and is the son of the late Oliver James and Elizabeth Knopsnider Warman.

 
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Anthony Zavolta

June 23, 2024 |

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

Anthony Zavolta, age 87, of North Versailles, died on Saturday, June 22, 2024. He was born in East Liberty on May 11, 1937 and was the son of the late Frank and Josephine Marmo Zavolta. Anthony started working in sales at various companies and later retired from the North Versailles Township Sanitation Department.

 
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Florence LaVonne “Donnie” Carson

June 21, 2024 |

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

Florence LaVonne “Donnie” Carson, age 77, of McKeesport, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 20, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born in McKeesport on August 30, 1946 and is the daughter of the late William and Sara Maglicco McVicker. Donnie was an avid baker and cook and loved sharing recipes. She cooked for those in need at the 9th Street Clinic for many years. Her faith and love of the Lord and family was very strong. 

 
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Josiah James Pastories

June 14, 2024 |

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

Josiah James Pastories, age 19, of North Huntingdon, PA, died on June 13, 2024, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born April, 22, 2005, in Pittsburgh, PA, to loving parents, Jerry and Lisa Pastories.

 
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Jerrold F. Taylor

June 13, 2024 |

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

Jerrold F. Taylor, age 65, of West Mifflin, PA, died on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Born March 26, 1956, he is the son of the late Margaret S. and Joseph Gessner Taylor.

 
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Shirley Mason Weinberg Kohn

June 12, 2024 |

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

Shirley Mason Weinberg Kohn, age 95, of White Oak, died peacefully on June 12, 2024. Shirley was born in McKeesport on July 22, 1928 to Rose and Joseph Weinberg and was named after silent movie star Shirley Mason. Shirley married Herbert M. Kohn in 1947 and raised their two children, Cheri and Mitchell, in McKeesport. She was a lifelong member of Temple B’nai Israel. After her husband died in 1973, she became a manager for the R.N. Koch jewelry company, working her way up to manage stores across the entire Eastern seaboard. She traveled weekly and sported glamorous looks that went well with her hobby of disco dancing at the Holiday Inn in Monroeville with her longtime dance partner, Jones Costello. After her retirement, Shirley dedicated the next 30 years to volunteering at The Intersection in McKeesport, which was founded in 1972 by the Sisters of Mercy. She helped countless clients navigate paperwork and connect with services. She became close friends with both the nuns and the clients, many of whom looked forward to her smiling face as the greeter and receptionist.

 
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Mildred Louise Dawson

June 10, 2024 |

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

Mildred Louise Dawson, age 80, of White Oak, PA, died on Friday, June 7, 2024. She was born in McKeesport, PA on March 8, 1944 and is the daughter of the late Thayer C. and Milda Schneider Dawson. Mildred loved her family dearly, as well as animals, especially her dogs and stray cats that she would adopt. She also enjoyed walking in White Oak Park and was a member of the Bryn Mawr Church of Christ.

 
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Krystina Marie Hornfeck

June 05, 2024 |

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

Krystina Marie Hornfeck, age 37, of McKeesport, PA, died on May 21, 2024. Born October 16, 1986, in McKeesport, PA, she is the daughter of David Hornfeck of McKeesport, PA; and the late Kerry Lee Gessner Hornfeck.

 
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Carole Jean Moon

May 29, 2024 |

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

Carole Jean Moon, age 81, of Dravosburg, PA, died on May 28, 2024. Born November 6, 1942, in Pittsburgh, PA, she is the daughter of the late Paul and Dorothy Beam Linn and the wife of the late Dale Eugene Moon, Sr.

 
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Roland William Black, Sr.

May 22, 2024 |

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

Roland William Black, Sr., age 89, of Elizabeth Twp., PA, died on May 21, 2024. Born January 29, 1935, in Monessen, PA, he was the son of the late Howard Lee, Sr. and Eva Hill Black. 

 
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Hall See Lee

May 19, 2024 |

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

Hall See Lee, age 88, a 70-year resident of McKeesport, PA, died on Monday, May 13, 2024. Born on November 6, 1935 in Canton China, he is the son of the late Henry King and Yee Chin Fay Thor. Hall immigrated to McKeesport, PA as a young boy. He graduated from McKeesport High School and worked at his family’s Chinese restaurant, Yee Wah, while attending the University of Pittsburgh for Civil Engineering. He eventually took over ownership and ran Yee Wah until its closing in 1968. He then applied his strong work ethic and knowledge at Westinghouse Airbrake and Adtranz. Hall often showed his love for family and friends with his love of cooking, greeting all with firm pats on the back enveloped within his bear-like hugs. His extraordinary love and dedication to family was his center for which he will be dearly missed.
 
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