December 22, 2020 |
By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory
Harry J. "Joe" Williams, age 75, of Washington, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Washington Hospital. He retired after 38 years as a laborer for West Elizabeth Lumber Co. He was a member of the Washington Council for the Blind and the Washington Lions Club, and he enjoyed hunting. Born December 16, 1945 in McKeesport, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Jane (Bickerton) Williams. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Wanda J. (Wall) Williams; stepdaughter, Debbie (Dan) Fine of New Eagle; step-grandchildren, Ryan Fine of New York City and Amber (Collin) Maxwell of Monongahela; step-great-grandchild, Addie Maxwell; sisters, Margaret Campbell of Rostraver, Betty Jane (Donald) Coltogirone of North Huntingdon and Mary Ellen Sulesky of North Huntingdon; brother, Gary (Margaret) Williams of West Elizabeth; sister-in-law, Sherryl Wall of Roscoe; also, nieces and nephews.
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December 22, 2020 |
By Strifflers Family Funeral Homes | Posted in: Strifflers Family Funeral Homes
Mark A. Noon, age 60, of Pittsburgh, died on December 14, 2020. He was born in McKeesport on March 30, 1960 and is the son of the late Arthur M. and Helen Ganyu Noon.
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December 22, 2020 |
By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory
Janet L. Territ, age 87, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020. Born in Forward Township, she was the only child of Bruna and Eugene Grilli. She was a member of St. Isaac Jogues Roman Catholic Church in Elrama and a former member of St. Michael Parish. She was a retired medical secretary for Drs. King & Davides in McKeesport and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion. She married James E. Territ and together they raised four children. She was an ardent gardener with a green thumb for growing irises, and a lover of ballroom dancing. Predeceased by her husband James, Janet is survived by her children, Sharon (Randy), Thomas (Alison), Ronald, Debra (Timothy); grandchildren, Matthew (Kjirsten), Brian, Lauren, Benjamin; great-grandson, Lincoln; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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December 22, 2020 |
By Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory
Glenn Michael Orenyak, 61, of McKeesport, passed away Friday, December 18, 2020. He was born March 17, 1959 in McKeesport and was the son of the late George and Helen (Waladjia) Orenyak. He was a member of St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Church, McKeesport. He worked for GEM Products and the former US Steel National Tube Works.
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December 22, 2020 |
By Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory
Irene F. Knox, 94, of Elizabeth Township, passed away Saturday, December 19, 2020. She was born January 5, 1926 in Blythedale and was the daughter of the late Deano Ferrari and the late Bessie (Martinelli) Ferrari Brunory. She was the wife of the late James Knox. Irene owned and operated a beauty shop in West Newton for over 50 years. She enjoyed dancing, gardening and being a hairdresser.
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December 22, 2020 |
By James W. Shirley Funeral Home Inc. | Posted in: James W. Shirley Funeral Home
Donald Bruce Taylor, 90, of North Huntingdon, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020 at his home. He was born May 28, 1930 in Jeannette, a son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Nesbitt) Taylor. Prior to his retirement, Don was an inventory controller for FEMCO/Gulton Fabricating and later was the owner and operator of Lee's Bar in Irwin. He was a veteran of the US Army having served during the Korean War Era, was an avid outdoorsman and Pittsburgh Steeler's fan and enjoyed working on vintage cars. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Mark Taylor; granddaughter, Ashley; grandson, Grant; and sisters, Leatta DeZorzi and Jean Davis. He is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Leona (Bohince) Taylor; sons, Donald E. Taylor and his wife, Cindy, Keith Taylor and his wife, Suzanne; daughter, Pam Nichols and her husband, William; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services are private. Arrangements were made by the James W. Shirley Funeral Home, 176 Clay Pike, North Huntingdon, PA. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to North Huntingdon Rescue 8. www.shirleyfuneralhome.com
December 22, 2020 |
By Willig Funeral Home | Posted in: Willig Funeral Home & Crematory
Patricia J. Sullinger, age 71, of White Oak, died December 16, 2020, at home. Born July 4, 1949, in Turtle Creek, she was the son of the late Charles and Eleanor (Incheck) Rubbo and the wife of the late Robert Sullinger.
Patricia was retired from Family Hospice, where she was a Registered Nurse. She truly loved caring for her patients and serving the families during their time of need. Patricia also loved her dogs Mirra and Loki.
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December 22, 2020 |
By Administrator | Posted in: General Information
In an era where we're being bombarded every day on our telephones by scams and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by hoaxes and propaganda, access to information is more important than ever.
This year was a very difficult one for everyone. At Tube City Community Media, we lost one of our best correspondents due to a family emergency, while another had to give up writing for us because of her daytime work obligations. That left us unable to cover some communities with the depth they deserve, and we're sorry about that.
But we've persisted and we are working to recruit several new writers — two of them have already had bylines recently and we're looking forward to more of their good work.
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December 22, 2020 |
By Robert A. Waters Funeral Home | Posted in: Robert A. Waters Funeral Home
Cynthia Diane Bryant, 71, died Dec. 16, 2020. She was born to the late James & Mary E. Bryant on March 18, 1949 and was the beloved sister to William “Billy” Bryant (deceased). She was raised and remained a much loved and adored resident of the West Mifflin (Riverview Homes Association) community.
After graduating from West Mifflin North High School, Cynthia began her career at US Steel where she worked for a number of years. After the closing of US Steel she devoted 30 years of service to the accounts payable department at PNC Bank, where she retired in 2015. While maintaining her many roles, without complaint, Cynthia still found the time to double as the supervisor and seamstress for The Children of Praise Mime Ministry, a role which she immensely enjoyed.
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December 21, 2020 |
By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory
Linda G. (White) Conaway, age 76, of Fayette City, formerly of Elrama and Elizabeth, passed away on Sunday, December 20, 2020 in Westmoreland Hospital. She was a member of Community of Christ Church in Fayette City and was a former secretary at Howard Hannah in Shadyside and Baw Plastics in Jefferson Hills. She enjoyed working with children and was a former nursery director at Round Hill Presbyterian Church. Born January 2, 1944 in Monongahela, she was a daughter of the late George and Vera (Dowler) White and wife of the late Donald "Chink" Conaway. She is survived by daughter, Gail R. (Robert) Zontek of Fayette City; grandsons, Zachary Ferrence of Belle Vernon and Jeremy (Juliana Macey) Ferrence of Fayette City; sister, Lola (Carl) Boja of Ohio; brother, Thomas (Mary) White of South Carolina; also, nieces and nephews.
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December 21, 2020 |
By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory
Edward W. Lenhart, age 82, of Finleyville, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at home. He was a retired industrial instrumentation technician for U.S. Steel in Clairton. He attended Westmoreland County Community College and Career Development classes, and enjoyed building and repairing computers. Born January 11, 1938 in Bitner, he was a son of the late Clark Lawrence and Clara Mae (Shultz) Lenhart. He is survived by his partner, Marla S. Wilkinson; daughter, Yvonne N. Lenhart of Canonsburg; stepdaughters, June Sines of Burgettstown and Elesha Cillo of Clairton; stepsons, Joshua (Sara) Cillo of Pittsburgh and Nathan (Emily) Cillo of Pittsburgh; eight step-grandchildren; also, nieces and nephews.
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December 21, 2020 |
By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory
Janet Ann (McKown) Moresea, age 85, of Blaine Hill, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at home. She enjoyed bowling, bingo, and taking tour bus trips to Atlantic City and Lancaster. Born November 20, 1935 in Elizabeth Twp., she was a daughter of the late Kirk and Martha Elizabeth (Bruce) McKown. She is survived by her husband of 53 years, George L. Moresea: son, Michael L. (Tammi) Moresea of Beaver Falls; and grandsons, Jacob D. and Michael L. Moresea.
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December 21, 2020 |
By Wojciechowski Funeral Home | Posted in: Wojciechowski Funeral Home
Wayne E. Helsel, 82, of West Mifflin, died Dec. 20, 2020. He is the son of the late Earl and Alice (Dick) Helsel. He is survived by his beloved wife Linda (Harbst) Helsel; daughter Pamela (the late John) Relja; grandson Sean Relja; and sister Marion (the late Troy) Cambell. He was preceded in death by his son Craig Helsel. Wayne was retired from US Steel Irvin Works. Friends received Wojciechowski Funeral Home, Glassport on Wed. from 11 to 1. Interment following Restland Memorial Park.
December 21, 2020 |
By James W. Shirley Funeral Home Inc. | Posted in: James W. Shirley Funeral Home
Mark S. Dwojak, 59, of North Huntingdon, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born September 15, 1961 in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Theodore and Renilda (Chontos) Dwojak. Mark was a graduate from Norwin Sr. High School, Class of 1979. Prior to his retirement, he was a laborer for Local 373 and a carpenter for Irwin Interiors Systems Inc. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and skeet shooting.
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December 21, 2020 |
By Editor | Posted in: Alfieri Funeral Home
John A. Vichie, 63, died tragically on December 16, 2020. He was born August 23, 1957, the very devoted son of Genevieve (Corcoran) Tucci.
Loving brother of Chris A. Vichie, Drew (Lyna) Tucci and Leonard Tucci, caring uncle of Nikki and Zac Tucci. John is also survived by his uncles, Leonard Tucci, Barry Corcoran and William Corcoran, other relatives and many friends. He was preceded in passing by his father, John Vichie.
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