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Stephen Baran

December 19, 2017 |

By Wojciechowski Funeral Home | Posted in: Wojciechowski Funeral Home

Stephen Baran, 96 of Glassport died Dec. 19, 2017.  He is the husband of the late Genevieve Baran.  He is survived by his daughter Eleanor (Pat) O'Hara of West Mifflin; son Stephen Baran of Bear Rocks; grandsons Stevie Baran, Sean O'Hara, Adam O'Hara and Aaron O'Hara and granddaughter Lindsay Zeiler; great grandsons Stephen and Andrew and brother Paul Baran.  Stephen was retired from US Steel Irvin Works, a member of Queen of the Rosary Parish, American Legion in Clairton and served in the US Navy.  Friends received Wojciechowski Funeral Home, Glassport Thurs. 3-7.  A funeral blessing will be held Fri. 1:00 pm in the funeral home with Father Miroslaus Wojcicki.  Interment following New St. Joseph Cemetery.

 


Mahlik Tenin Cash

December 19, 2017 |

By Robert A. Waters Funeral Home | Posted in: Robert A. Waters Funeral Home

Friends will be received Thursday, December 21, 2017, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Creative Ministries Berachah, 1422 Evans Ave, McKeesport, PA, where services will begin at 12:00 pm with Pastor John T. Davidson, Jr.

Interment will follow in the McKeesport and Versailles Cemetery 

Arrangements entrusted to the Robert A. Waters Funeral Home, Inc., McKeesport, PA.

For the full obituary please visit https://www.watersfuneralhome.net/notices/Mahlik-Cash

 

 


Helen (Nolfi) Sovich

December 19, 2017 |

By Wojciechowski Funeral Home | Posted in: Wojciechowski Funeral Home

Helen (Nolfi) Sovich, 80, of Glassport passed away at Southwestern Nursing facility.  She was a faithful and devoted wife of 63 years to her surviving husband Richard Sovich; most loving mother to her son Richard (Becky) Sovich, Jr. and daughter Shelly (Steve) Gilligan and most loving grandmother to Erick Sovich.  She is also survived by her sister Mary(Arthur) Cipriani, sister-in-law Patricia Nolfi and other extended family, nieces and nephews.  She was the proud daughter of  Italian immigrants Eligio and Adele Nolfi.  In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her twin brother Dr. E. James Nolfi, brother Del Nolfi and sister Lena Dacquisto.  Friends received Wojciechowski Funeral Home, Glassport Thurs. 2-4 and 6-8.  A funeral mass will be held Fri. 10:00 am at Ascension of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church in Clairton.  Interment following Ascension Cemetery.

 


Scott A. Bulischeck

December 18, 2017 |

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

Scott A. Bulischeck, age 51 of Penn Hills, died suddenly on Friday, December 15, 2017. He was born April 7, 1966 in McKeesport, the son of  Phyllis L. Burtner Kelly of Port Vue and the late Ronald D. Bulischeck.

 
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Robert M. Campbell

December 18, 2017 |

By Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home - Crematory | Posted in: Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home & Crematory

Robert M. Campbell, age 92, of McKeesport, died December 16, 2017, at his home. Born January 4, 1925, in Toronto, OH, he was the son of the late Robert J. and Catherine (Hessler) Campbell and the husband of the late Ruth A. Campbell.

 
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Michael V. "Mingie" Moran

December 17, 2017 |

By Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home | Posted in: Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home

MICHAEL V. "MINGIE" MORAN
Age 92, formerly of Duquesne, on December 15, 2017. He was a son of the late Andrew and Anna (Makohus) Moran. He was retired from US Steel, Duquesne Works. Husband of the late Jennie T. (Pizzuto) Moran; father of Pastor James (Lynn) Moran of Cranberry Twp. and Mary Ann (John) Bandi of Turtle Creek; grandfather of Heather (Jason) Loudenslager, Matthew Moran and Christopher Moran; great-grandfather of Katelynn, Cooper, Cambryn Loudenslager and Amelia Moran; brother of Irene Moran of West Homestead, Edward (Dolores) Moran of Muncie, IN and Mildred Moran of West Homestead. He was predeceased by sisters, Margaret Gamret, Sr. Mary Pius, Mary Gasparovic, Eleanor Rusnak, and Dorothy Bracco. Visitation Monday, December 18, 2017 from 4-8 p.m. at the MALOY-SCHLEIFER FUNERAL HOME, 915 Kennedy Ave., Duquesne 412-466-3300 where funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Good Shepherd Cemetery. In lieu of flowers or memorial gifts, the family request that donations may be made to Evening Star Personal Care Home, 200 Caldwell Ave., Wilmerding, PA 15148.

 


Ann Marie Guide

December 17, 2017 |

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

Ann Marie Guide, age 85 of White Oak, formerly of East McKeesport, died Saturday, December 16, 2017. She was born April 3, 1932 in McKeesport, the daughter of the late John and Martha M. Easterley Attig. She is the wife of the late Alexander J. Guide. They were the retired owners of the former Double G Car Wash & One Stop Beer Distributor in White Oak. Ann was an avid reader and loved to travel.

 
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Carl "Fred" Frederick Cole

December 16, 2017 |

By Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory

Carl "Fred" Frederick Cole, 70, of Versailles, died Friday, December 15, 2017. He was born April 4, 1947 in Morgantown, WV, and was the son of the late Carl Frederick Cole, Sr, and the late Dolly D. Gamble Cole. Fred was a retired self employed General Contractor. Fred was a member and former Director of the McKeesport Sportsman's Club and was also a member of the NRA. He loved hunting, riding his Harley Davidson, and shooting skeet. He is survived by his wife of 52  years, Leslie A. Cook Cole, son, Chad William Cole of Versailles, grandson, Jacob C.W. Cole of Greenock, brothers, J. Scott (Carmella) Cole of Carnegie and Dean Cole of Elizabeth Township, sister-in-law, Elizabeth "Liz" Cole of Finleyville, nieces and nephews.

 
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Robert R. Hill

December 16, 2017 |

By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory

Robert R. Hill, age 84, of Elizabeth Twp., passed away on Friday, December 15, 2017 at home. He was a retired warehouse clerk with Plotkin Bros. Supply, Inc. in Glassport, a member of the Round Hill Presbyterian Church in Elizabeth Twp., a lifetime member and past president of the Blaine Hill Volunteer Fire Company and a former firefighter with the Forward Twp. Volunteer Fire Company.

 
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Michael R. Beckovich, Jr.

December 16, 2017 |

By Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Bekavac Funeral Home and Crematory

Michael R. Beckovich, Jr., age 74 of Clairton, passed away at his home on Saturday, December 16, 2017.  Born September 13, 1943 in Clairton, he was a son of the late Michael R. Beckovich, Sr. and Bertha (Davidovich) Beckovich.  

 
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Shirley Mae DiFalco

December 15, 2017 |

By Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory | Posted in: Gilbert Funeral Home and Crematory

Shirley Mae DiFalco, 83, of North Versailles, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, December 14, 2017. She was born April 24, 1934 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Reby Paul. Shirley was a member of St. Robert Bellarmine Church and the Christian Mothers there. She loved Needlepoint, Crocheting and Craft Shows. She also loved to travel and vacation at the beach. She worked for the former Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Joseph A. DiFalco, sons, Joseph P. DiFalco of Monroeville and Robert (Claire) DiFalco of Murrysville. She was the loving grandmother of Erin, Domenick and Anthony. She is also survived by her cousins, Audrey Smyrnes, Ronald Cooper and Diane Smith.

 
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Kathleen Kruczek

December 15, 2017 |

By Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home - Crematory | Posted in: Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home & Crematory

Kathleen Kruczek, age 74, of Versailles Boro, died Dec. 14, 2017, at Jefferson Hospital.

Born Sept. 8, 1943, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late George and Virginia (Bentz) Edgar and the wife of the late William E. Kruczek, Jr.

 
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John P. Kustra

December 15, 2017 |

By Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home - Crematory | Posted in: Jaycox-Jaworski Funeral Home & Crematory

John P. Kustra, 93, of McKeesport, died Dec. 15th, 2017, at Southwestern Nursing Center in Pleasant Hills.  Born Aug. 21st, 1924, he was a son of the late Anthony and Mary Ann (Kustra) Kustra.

 
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Patricia A. Black

December 15, 2017 |

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

Patricia A. Black, age 86, died December 14, 2017, in Granger, Indiana, where she resided for the past year. Patricia (Patsy) Ann Black was born on October 5, 1931, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, the third child of the late Robert Joseph and Ann Marie Gibbons Black. She was preceded in death by her brother Anthony Robert Black, sister Loyola B. Black and many aunts and uncles.

 
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James Marvin Gurall

December 15, 2017 |

By Editor | Posted in: Deaths Elsewhere

James Marvin Gurall, 62, of Portersville, PA passed away on Tuesday, December 12, 2017.  He was born in McKeesport, PA to Nancy (Dolan) and Andrew Gurall. He graduated from McKeesport High School where he played trumpet in the band and excelled in anything he put his mind to.  He was born an artist and passed the time in his younger days drawing and continued on to Theil College, University of West Virginia, and the University of Pittsburgh where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. James was a passionate and extremely kind and generous man who enjoyed Classic cars and collecting vintage automotive parts. He enjoyed his walks at Moraine State Park and fishing with his nephews.  He loved animals, music, cooking, Nascar, golf and football. He worked at US Steel National Tube Works and then moved on to carpentry where he was recently retired from the Carpenters Union local 230.  Jim was extremely loving and proud of his daughter, Melissa Thornton of Monongahela, PA.

He is survived by his wife and best friend Susan Gurall; his daughter Melissa (Joe) Thornton; his step daughters Amberlyn Steighner and Holly Zillionis; his brother Kim (Donna) Gurall of McKeesport, PA, his grandchildren, Madison, Abby, Max, Benjamin, Dejamoura, Serenity, Rachel, and Aaron; his sister in law Jean Vincent Ricker and nieces and nephews, Kimberly (Mike) Quallich, Angela (Jason) Collins, Lance (Crystal) Gurall, Eve McClure, Kristopher Ricker, Erik Ricker as well as many great nieces, great nephews, extended family and friends.

 
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