Obituaries

Dec 28, 2012

Michael A. “Sam” Davis Beloved son of the late  Elizabeth and Richard Davis, of Bethel Park formerly of Munhall and Delmont, PA.  passed away peacefully on December 28th age 85.  He was preceded in death by his beloved wife JoAnne Barnes Davis and his son Richard.  Sam served in the U.S.Navy  and a veteran of WWII following graduation from Homestead High School.  Retired from Allegheny County...

Dec 28, 2012

Marion (Clowes) Ackermann  87 of Munhall on December28, 2012. Beloved  wife of the late Robert G. Ackermann, loving mother to Kenneth L. (Caryn) of Jefferson Hills and Scott L. (Sandy) of Bethel Park. Cherished grandmother to Charlene, Carrie, Chad, Kenny, Cole, Chase, Cade and Camden. Great grandmother to Amanda, Ryan and Corey. Friends received on Sunday 2 -4 and 7-9 PM at...

Dec 25, 2012

On December 25, 2012, age 93 of Pittsburgh formerly of West Mifflin; Beloved wife of the late Charles J. White; Cherished mother of Mary Carol (the late David) Gombos of Lincoln Place, Louise (Clinton) Dekker of VA and the late James B. White; Special grandmother of Renee, Rebecca, Randy and Brandon; Loving great – grandmother of Taylor, Elijah, Manny and...

Dec 23, 2012

Catherine (Perichak) Melicherik, 97, of West Mifflin, on December 23, 2012. Beloved wife of the (late) Charles, loving mother of Sue (Cyril) Zapf of West Mifflin  and Doris (Steve) Sweeney of Evansville, IN. Sister to Barbara Perin of GA. and the late Mary Perichak, Molly Horvath, Helen Harvilla and Dorothy Perichak. Cherished grandmother of Christopher Zapf, Eric Zapf, Sheri (Micky) Jellison...

Dec 23, 2012

On December 23, 2012 age 74 of Hazelwood; Mickey was a retired steelworker for J & L Steel, Southside Works; Beloved father of Jeffrey, Keith (Jennifer), Daryl – Lynn Forcucci and Robyn (James) McCann; Cherished grandfather of J.J., Brandie, Hunter, Jacob and Anthony; Special brother of Marlene Valente and Cindy (Greg) Lutz; Also many nieces and nephews; Preceded in death...

Dec 16, 2012

Lee A. Mowry, born Sept. 22, 1938, age 74 of Munhall; Beloved Husband and best friend of Mary E. “Liz” (Handschuh) Morrissy Mowry; Beloved son of the late Rose(Cheeseman) and Kenneth Mowry; Beloved brother of Robert and Kenneth Mowry; Loving father of Patrick  (Marie), Shawn, Kelly (Dave) Johnson of Texas and Kevin (Laura); Loved so much by Liz’s children Ed (Ronda)...

Dec 14, 2012

On December 14, 2012, age 77 of Hays; Albert was born in Belle Vernon the son of the late Albert and Mary (Sebesta) Dvorsky; Loving father of Mark (Valerie) Dvorsky, Albert (Sue) Dvorsky and Debbie (Jake) Osborn; Cherished grandfather of Alaina, Alyssa and Brooke; Brother of Margie (Bill) Burke, Hedy Jacob, and the late Thomas Dvorsky; Brother in law of...

Dec 12, 2012

On December 12, 2012 age 85 of Jonesboro GA formerly of Homestead Pa

Wife of the late George Bodnar

Mother of George (Sandy) Bodnar, Carol (late Michael) Hodgden, Ronald (Linda) Bodnar and the late Michael

Grandmother of Ronald Jr., Michelle, Maryann, Michael Jr. and Frank

Great Grandmother of Tabita and Christian...

Dec 11, 2012

Violet (Lisich) McFadden 87 of West Mifflin, on December 11, 2012. Loving mother to Danise McFadden of West Mifflin, Debbie Leister of West Mifflin, Doreen Vargo of Baldwin, Darcy Lynn Terrell of Munhall, Dottie (Danny) Napolitano of West Mifflin, Forbes (Cindi) McFadden of Sharpsburg. 10 Grandchildren and 16 Great Grandchildren. Preceded in death by her parents Michael and Sarah (Radoyichick...

Dec 11, 2012

Unexpectedly taken on December 11, 2012, age 53, of West Mifflin. Daughter of Marilyn (Wilson) Braszo and the late Ivan Braszo, Sr.; beloved wife of William Kollar; loving mother of Marlo (Lee) Petersavage, Caitlin Kollar and Thomas Kollar; cherished Meema to Brayden; sister of Ivan (Georgeann) Braszo, Jr., Ray (Bernadette) Braszo, Larry Braszo, Chris (Shawn) Braszo, Cari Braszo; sister-in-law of...

Dec 11, 2012

CHERNOTOWICH ESTHER (ZAPPA) In her Lincoln Place home, with her family at her side, Esther went home to her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at the age of 88. She was the beloved wife of 55 years, to the late Frank Chernotowich; Esther was the oldest daughter of the late Ortenzio and Letizia Zappa; she was the...

Dec 10, 2012

WILLIAMS ROBERT T., Jr. 41, of Jefferson Hills, on December 10, 2012. Rob was a member of Jefferson United Methodist Church and was a Network Engineer for Peoples Natural Gas. Beloved husband to Laura C. (Schmidt); loving father to Amanda R., Aidan M., and Annalise N. Williams, all at home; son of Robert T. and Elsie Ann (Watkins) Williams, Sr.;...

Dec 7, 2012

Evelyn R. “Sis” Link, 62, of Hays, sadly passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at Mercy Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Edward “Eddie” Link; and the loving mother of (the late) Eddie Link Jr., Paul D. Barvinchak Jr. (Carla Barvinchak) and Heather Link. She was the grandmother of her precious grandchildren, Michael Barvinchak, Matthew Barvinchak, Travis Dummar, Jayden...

Dec 4, 2012

Suddenly on December 4, 2012, age 54 of West Homestead; Nancy was born in Munhall the daughter of the late Russell and Maxine (Hooke) Strang, Sr; Beloved wife of Timothy J. Fenner; Sister of Thomas Strang and the late Russell Strang , Jr; Also many loving nieces and nephews; Friends received Thursday from 7 – 9 PM at the George...

Dec 3, 2012

HENKE VIOLET L. (WATKINS) 86, of West Mifflin, on December 3, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Cornelius J. Henke, Sr.; loving mother of Cornelius J. "Neil" (Donna) Henke, Jr. of Monroeville and Robert L. (Claire) Henke of Churchville, VA; cherished grandmother to Christina, Cornelius III, Sean, and Kristyn; great-grandmother to Ajani; sister of the late Pearl Watkins, Mildred Broadright,...

Dec 3, 2012

KEARTON WILLIAM B. On December 3, 2012, age 87 of Whitehall, formerly of Pleasant Hills. Loving husband of the late Evaline (Noll) Kearton; son of the late Richard and Jane Kearton; brother of the late Elizabeth Hodgess; survived by nieces and nephews. Graduate of LSU and Carnegie Mellon University. Worked at Westinghouse for 31 years. Navy veteran of WWII. Member...

Dec 2, 2012

Irene B. (Kostelnik) Davis, 82, of West Mifflin, died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Irene was a member of St Rita Roman Catholic Church. She was the daughter of the late George and Susan (Yuesko) Kostelnik; Sister of the late Margaret Kostelnik, Eleanor Shipe, John, Joseph, George, Edward, Albert, Vincent, and Michael Kostelnik; Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Friends...

Nov 28, 2012

On Nov. 28, 2012 age 82 of Munhall; Virginia was born in Homestead the daughter of the late Charles and Marie (Carr) Barry; Beloved wife of the late Lawrence D. Mathews; Cherished mother of Cindy (Bryan) Tyler – Koehler and Sandy (Don) Drozynski; Special grandmother of Rob, Jake, Chris and Hanna; Sister of Joseph Barry and the late Betty Noel,...

Nov 27, 2012

On November 27, 2012, age 30, of West Mifflin.  Loving Wife of Richard E. Buckley; beloved daughter of Richard P. Konop and Terri (Martin) Scanlon; cherished granddaughter of Diana Terrick, Thomas Emery, the late Cookie Emery, and Max and Dolores Lucero of NM; sister to Erin and Corie Scanlon; niece of many aunts and uncles Jacqui was a 2000 graduate of...

Nov 20, 2012

STEINER PAUL J. 88, of Munhall, died on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. He was the beloved husband of Gay P. Johnson-Steiner. Born on March 27, 1924 in Bellwood, a son of the late George and Genevieve (Murray) Steiner, he is survived by a sister, Virginia, of Pittsburgh; brother, M. David, of Munhall; three daughters by marriage (Glinda Johnson-Medland, of Mt....