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Florence Glogowski
Dec 7, 2024
Florence “Honey” Glogowski, 92, of Natrona Heights passed away peacefully in her home the afternoon of Saturday, December 7th, 2024. She was born July 12, 1932, in Natrona Heights to the late Anton J. Mandak and Anna K. (Stastny) Mandak, early immigrants from the region now known as Slovakia. Florence was a lifelong resident of the AK Valley and retired...
Melissa Kay Elliott
Dec 6, 2024
Melissa Kay "Missi" (Walters) Elliott, 63, of Natrona Heights passed away with her family at her side on Friday, December 6, 2024 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born February 1, 1961, in Natrona Heights to the late Paul G. and Phyllis A. (Hines) Walters Sr. Missi was a 1979 graduate of Highlands High School.
Missi was a hard and...
Cecelia Rozewicz
Dec 2, 2024
Cecelia Rozewicz, 94, of Tarentum, died on Monday, December 2, 2024, at home. She was born on June 18, 1930 in Natrona.
Before retiring, she worked at Princess Pastries in the Heights Plaza and at Kummer's Bakery in Tarentum.
Mrs. Rozewicz was a member of Guardian Angels Parish, Natrona Heights Campus. She enjoyed baking cookies, especially at Christmas, and doing word search...
Robert V. McMullen
Nov 25, 2024
Robert V. McMullen Sr., 82, of Altoona passed away peacefully on Monday, November 25, 2024 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born on March 14, 1942 in Altoona, a son of the late Vincent J. and Marie (Krug) McMullen. Robert was a US Navy veteran serving during the Vietnam war. Robert worked for over 50 years as a craneman...
Janet L. Walters
Nov 25, 2024
Janet Lucille "Double" Walters, 92, of Natrona Heights, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family, on Monday, November 25, 2024. She was born on January 19, 1932, in Sligo, a daughter of the late Samuel and Hazel (Heeter) Courson.
Janet was a 1949 graduate of Sligo High School. She began her career as an assembly worker at the...
Edith G. Schottenheimer
Nov 21, 2024
Edith G. Schottenheimer, 77, of Natrona Heights passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday November 21, 2024. She was born September 13, 1947, in Natrona Heights, a daughter of the late Charles and Helen (Boyer) Meinen. Edith was a 1966 graduate of Har-Brack (now known as Highlands). Edith was a Homemaker all of her life. She was a member...
LaRay C. McMullen
Nov 18, 2024
LaRay C. (Patterson) McMullen, 78, of Altoona, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 18, 2024, at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born on January 14, 1946, in Altoona to the late Thomas and Myrtle (Leonard) Patterson. LaRay worked for many years as an executive secretary for Automotive Supply and later for Fishers Automotive, retiring in 2009. She was...
Donald Pomaybo
Nov 18, 2024
Donald Pomaybo, 88, of Natrona Heights passed away peacefully at his home on Monday November 18, 2024. He was born July 28, 1936, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late Joseph and Stephanie (Hatiar) Pomaybo. Don was a 1954 Graduate of Har-Brack (now known as Highlands). Don worked as a skilled cabinet maker for many years and owned his...
David J Pavlik
Nov 17, 2024
David J. Pavlik, 60, of Fawn, passed away at his home on Sunday, November 17, 2024. He was born on February 29, 1964, in New Kensington to Joseph and Francis (Golembiewski) Pavlik. David worked to complete his BS in Healthcare Administration Management, and his Master of Science in Healthcare Administration at Southern New Hampshire University. After retiring, David was a...
Karen A. Derda
Nov 15, 2024
Karen Anne (Karpinski) Derda, 77, of Natrona Heights, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 15, 2024. She was born June 28, 1947, in Natrona Heights to the late Chester J. and Martha J. (Antkoviak) Karpinski. Karen was a graduate of Har Brack High School class of 1965. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 1969 and she received her...
Shirley Crispens
Nov 15, 2024
Shirley E. (Costanzo) Crispens, 63, of Brackenridge, passed away at her home on Friday, November 15, 2024. She was born March 7, 1961, in Pittsburgh to the late Gabriel and Esther (Taormina) Costanzo. Shirley was a staffing coordinator of UPMC before retiring fully. In her free time, she enjoyed traveling, gardening, puzzle books, spending time with her dog Anna and...
Darlene Ann Krynicki
Nov 7, 2024
Darlene Ann (Malecki) Krynicki, 73, of Middlesex Township, passed away at her home on Thursday, November 7, 2024. She was born February 13, 1951, in Natrona Heights to the late Chester and Helen (Kravitz) Malecki. Darlene was a 1969 graduate of Highlands High School and a 1973 graduate of I.U.P. with a bachelor's degree in education. She was an elementary...
Lucille M Galli
Nov 5, 2024
Lucille M. (Mastrocesare) Galli, 95, of New Kensington, Pa., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at Sunrise of McCandless. She was born March 13, 1929, in Oakmont, to the late Joseph and Mary (Rantucci) Mastrocesare. Lucille married Joseph Galli Sr. in 1948 and remained happily married for 60 years.
Lucille loved her growing family. She is survived by her...
Mary Lou Kaminski
Oct 31, 2024
Mary Lou (Agnic) Kaminski 90, of Natrona Heights, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at her daughters home in Kensington, Maryland. She was born June 21, 1934, in West Deer Twp., to the late John and Barbara (Golojuh) Agnic. Mary Lou was a beautician for 50 years with her husband at Leonard's Beauty Shop. She was a devout...
Eleanor Hujo
Oct 31, 2024
Eleanor "Babe" (Reczynski) Hujo, 94, of Natrona, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 31, 2024. She was born June 27, 1930, in Natrona to the late Frank and Nellie (Russell) Reczynski. Eleanor was a 1948 graduate of St. Joseph High School. She worked as an operator for Bell Telephone in Tarentum, she also worked at the former Brackenridge Heights Country...
Karen E. Snizaski
Oct 22, 2024
Karen E. (Ballay) Snizaski, 74, of New Kensington, passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at Forbes Hospital Monroeville. She was born November 22, 1949, in Natrona Heights to the late Leonard and Katherine (Strzeszewski) Ballay. Karen was a graduate of Har-Brack class of 1967, received her bachelor's degree in education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania class of 1971, and...
Paul F. Westendorf Jr.
Oct 21, 2024
Paul F. Westendorf Jr., 92, of Fawn Township, passed away peacefully with his family at his side at home on Monday, October 21, 2024. He was born September 29, 1932, in Tarentum to the late Paul F. and Freda (Kalinowsky) Westendorf Sr. Paul served his country as a Corporal in the United States Army during the Korean War. He retired...
James M. Turner
Oct 21, 2024
James Milford Turner IV departed this world the morning of October 21st, 2024, while a resident at the H. John Heinz III Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Colloquially known as “Oscar the Grouch” to his former co-workers at Allegheny Ludlum Steel, James was gruff, yet affable, sarcastic, but sincere and will be deeply missed by his friends and loved...
Clark R. Shoemaker
Oct 18, 2024
Clark R. Shoemaker, 67, of Natrona Heights, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Friday, October 18, 2024 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born October 28, 1956, in Natrona Heights to the late Harry H. and Louise C. (Helgert) Shoemaker. Clark was a graduate of Highlands High School class of 1974. He retired in 2015...
Parker L. Large
Oct 16, 2024
Parker L. "Dusty" Large, 74, of Tarentum, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 in UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born September 17, 1950, in Natrona Heights to the late Parker and Margaret (Walker) Large. Dusty was a veteran of the United States Army. He was of the Christian faith. He worked...
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