Joan M. Ponsonby

August 12, 2016 |

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Joan M. Ponsonby, age 71, of Port Vue, died August 9, 2016, at UPMC Presbyterian. Born March 6, 1945, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Hindman) Stolarz and the wife of Paul Ponsonby.
Joan was a former registered nurse at John J. Kane Regional Centers in Pittsburgh and McKeesport, Riverside Nursing Center and Woodwell Nursing Home in East Liberty.

Lois M. Brown

August 02, 2016 |

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Lois M. Brown, age 94, of Port Vue, died July 31, 2016, at her home. Born June 30, 1922, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Henry N. and Margerite P. (Harker) Graff and the wife of the late Carl J. Brown.
Lois was a homemaker and 18 year employee of the former Clover Farm Grocery in Port Vue. She was a member of the former Methodist Church in Versailles.

Sylvia M. Greiner

July 26, 2016 |

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Sylvia M. Greiner, age 77 of McKeesport, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 at Riverside Care Center. Born February 18, 1939 in McKeesport, she was the daughter of Helen (Stanko) Perhacs and the late James Perhacs. Sylvia was a former member of the McKeesport American Legion and found great joy in donating to help the veterans. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, and coloring pictures for her room at Riverside.

Deborah D. "Debi" Lambert

July 26, 2016 |

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Deborah D. "Debi" Lambert, age 68 of East Pittsburgh, formerly of West Mifflin, passed on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Concordia of Monroeville. Born September 7, 1947 in McKeesport, she was the daughter of Catherine (Yonek) Ideluca and the late Joseph J. Ideluca. Debi worked for Mellon Bank in the clerical department for many years. Some of her favorite pastimes were making crafts and working on projects for her family and friends. She was often referred to as the “Original Martha Stewart”. Her generosity towards helping others will be missed by many.

Richard “Ricky” Alan Flohr, Sr.

July 25, 2016 |

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Richard “Ricky” Alan Flohr, Sr., age 66, of Port Vue died unexpectedly at home on July 21, 2016. Born December 29, 1949 in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Paul and Anne (Feterik) Flohr and is the husband of Jean Flohr. Ricky worked at Dura Bond as a foreman and pipe loader. He loved working on cars and helping his daughters anytime they had car trouble. He was a man always willing to help someone in need.

Robert “Bob” James Campagna

July 25, 2016 |

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Robert “Bob” James Campagna, age 77, of McKeesport, formerly of Pittsburgh, died July 21, 2016, at his home. Born Oct. 10, 1938, in Canonsburg, he was the son of the late Joseph and Margaret (Diechler) Campagna and the husband for 20 years to Rhonda (Handley) Campagna.
Robert was a former policeman in Mt. Oliver. He retired from Keystone Oaks School District where he worked in the maintenance department. He later went back to work as a Road Captain for U.S. Security Associates.

William J. Meneely

July 21, 2016 |

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Marion Eugene “Gene” Miller

July 20, 2016 |

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Marion Eugene “Gene” Miller, age 94, of Dravosburg, died July 13, 2016, at UPMC McKeesport. Born December 13, 1921, in Mt. Vernon, he was the son of the late Henry and Loretta (Leonard) Miller and the husband of Mary (Peresh) Miller, for over 44 loving years.
Gene retired from US Steel Duquesne Works, where he was a heavy equipment operator, until he was promoted to dispatcher.

Cecilia A. Pollock

July 16, 2016 |

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Cecilia A. Pollock, age 81, of McKeesport, formerly of Versailles Borough, died July 12, 2016, at John J. Kane Regional Center. Born June 14, 1935 in Blacklick, PA, she was the daughter of the late Paul T. and Cecilia Betty (Verst) Pollock.
Cecilia had worked for Pellecchia Beauty Shoppe and retired from Giant Eagle. She was a member of St. Patrick Parish. She enjoyed donating to many organizations.

John F. Sisko, Sr.

July 15, 2016 |

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John F. Sisko, Sr., age 64, of McKeesport, died July 13, 2016, at his home. Born January 25, 1952, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Joseph and Ann (Ondrovic) Sisko and the husband of Nancy (Keener) Sisko.
For 15 years, John worked for Dura-Bond Industries at the Liberty Borough and Duquesne plants. He was a past member of St. Mary’s Czestochowa Catholic Church. John enjoyed spending time with his family, his dogs, gardening and watching the Syfy channel.

Rose Marlene (Andreoli) Chiaverini

July 14, 2016 |

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Rose Marlene (Andreoli) Chiaverini, age 75, of North Huntingdon, formerly of White Oak, died July 10, 2016, at home with her loving family by her side. Born April 25, 1941 in Liberty Borough, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Angelina (Patriarco) Andreoli and the wife of the late Anthony Chiaverini.
Rose was the owner and operator of Chiaverini’s Family Restaurant. She was a member of St. Patrick Parish, where she formerly served on the finance committee. She was also a member and former president of the Palanese League of America and a member of the White Oak American Legion Post # 701. 

Edward Terry “Tank” Gilmore

July 06, 2016 |

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Edward Terry “Tank” Gilmore, age 40, of Duquesne, formerly of Lincoln Borough, died July 1, 2016, at UPMC Mercy. Born September 4, 1975, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Edward Terry Gilmore and Linda (Webber) Gilmore.
Tank last worked for MPW Industries, in Dravosburg. He had a passion for motorcycles, tattoos, muscle cars and drag racing. He always had a smile on face, an infectious laugh and everyone knew when he walked into a room. Tank will truly be missed by everyone that knew him.

Thomas D. Gatchie

July 03, 2016 |

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Thomas D. Gatchie, age 59, of Clairton, formerly of McKeesport, died June 28, 2016 at his home. Born June 30, 1956, in McKeesport, he was the son of the late John and Catherine (Coulter) Gatchie and the husband of the late Gina L. Gatchie.
Tom was a hard-working man, who worked at S&S Transit for many years as a driver and dispatcher. He was a wonderful, gentle person who found sobriety late in life, overcoming the impossible and lived proudly to tell the tale. Tom was giving and selfless and would take the shirt off his back for a stranger. He made you feel like you mattered and would extend his hand to anyone in need.

Kathleen Rosso

June 25, 2016 |

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Kathleen Rosso, age 61, of Port Vue, died June 23, 2016, at UPMC McKeesport. Born May 7, 1955, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Phillip and Helen (Novotniak) Rosso.
Kathleen was a member of Holy Family Polish National Catholic Church in McKeesport. She dedicated her working life to helping children with special needs. A former teacher at Baldwin-Whitehall School District, she currently served as a private, special education tutor. Kathleen’s favorite pastime was going to the casinos with her family.

Susan A. Pollard

June 23, 2016 |

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Susan A. Pollard, age 63, of Wilkinsburg, formerly of Troy Hill, died June 16, 2016 at home. Born May 24, 1953, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Victor and Trudy Klein and the wife of Allen Roberts.
Susan worked as a caretaker for the mentally disabled. She loved vacationing in Costa Rica with her sister Marie and found great delight in nature. Susan was a talented artist in design, painting and sculpture.