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Helen M. (Swiklinski) Sugajski
Oct 12, 2019
Helen M. (Swiklinski) Sugajski, 92, of Natrona, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Quality Life Services of Sarver. She was born March 7, 1927, in Brackenridge to the late Adam and Mary Szafranski Swiklinski. Helen worked in the laundry department at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights. She was a member of St. Joseph R.C. Parish in Natrona. Helen...
John R. Valasek
Oct 1, 2019
John R. Valasek, 79, of Buffalo Township, passed away with his family at his side on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born January 30, 1940, in Natrona Heights to the late Stephen and Mary Gazdik Valasek. John was a 1958 graduate of Har-Brack High School. He served his country as a veteran of the...
Susan C. (Chobanian) Halupa
Sep 28, 2019
Susan Christine (Chobanian) Halupa, 99, of Cabot, formerly of New Kensington, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019, in Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot. Born April 29, 1920, in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Eghia Paul and Julia Elizabeth (Repak) Chobanian. She was employed as a line worker fro PPG in Creighton for many years. Susan was a member...
Derek P. Eckman
Sep 26, 2019
Derek P. Eckman, 23, of Tarentum, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born September 25, 1996 to Paul and Terri Dent Eckman, of Tarentum. Derek was a 2015 graduate of Highlands High School and was also a graduate of the Rosedale Technical College. He worked as a maintenance apprentice for American Industrial Felt,...
Robert J. Buchwald
Sep 16, 2019
Robert John Buchwald, 68, of Buffalo Township, passed away, Monday, September 16, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. He was born December 6, 1950, in Tonawanda, New York to the late Frederick and Marguerite Caggiano Buchwald. Robert attended the University of Pennsylvania. He retired after 30 years of service as a Maintenance Engineering Analyst from the...
Betty J. (Perroz) Mell
Sep 16, 2019
Betty J. (Perroz) Mell, 83, of Brackenridge, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at her home with her family at her side. She was born May 18, 1936, in Narona Heights to the late Henry and Katherine Zetner Perroz. Betty graduated from Har-Brack High School where she was a cheerleader. Betty worked as a custodian for the Kiski Area School...
Elizabeth L. (Reardon) Fantino
Sep 16, 2019
Elizabeth Leslie Kehaulani (Reardon) Fantino, 52, passed away Sept. 16, 2019. Liz was born February 26, 1967 in Minneapolis, the youngest of five children of Anthony and Elva Reardon. Liz lived in many places as a young child, until the family settled in her mothers hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1976. From early on, it was obvious Liz was a...
Pauline B. (Severin) Rusiewicz
Sep 11, 2019
Pauline B. (Severin) Rusiewicz, 98, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. She was born May 5, 1921, in Natrona to the late Joseph and Veronica Musko Severin. Pauline was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Parish, Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Natrona Heights....
Katherine (Pajerski) Bombalski
Sep 3, 2019
Katherine (Pajerski) Bombalski, 106, of Natrona Heights, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 with her family at her side at Platinum Ridge Nursing Home in Brackenridge where she stayed only a few days after a fall at home that broke her hip. She was born November 24, 1912, in Daisytown to the late Ludwik (Lewis) and Agnes (Kubicz) Pajerski....
Steven M. Barczykowski
Sep 2, 2019
Steven M. Barczykowski, 63, of Tarentum, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at AHN Forbes Hospital, Monroeville, with his family at his side. He was born August 12, 1956, in Natrona Heights to Ronald Barczykowski, of Natrona Heights and the late Patricia Crawford Barczykowski. Steve retired as a Customer Service Representative from Highmark in Pittsburgh. He was a member of...
Keith L. Davis
Aug 31, 2019
Keith L. Davis, 72, of Buffalo Township, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019. He was born November 28, 1946, in Natrona Heights to the late Bruce and Phyllis Zell Davis. Keith was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the US Army. He retired in 2004 after 33 years of service as the Postmaster at the Brackenridge Post Office....
Patricia L. (Hlavac) Decroo
Aug 6, 2019
Patricia L. (Hlavac) Decroo, 54, of Buffalo Township, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2019 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. She was born April 18, 1965, in Braddock to Catherine Goodin Hlavac, of Pittsburgh and the late Eugene Hlavac. Patti was a member of St. Mary, Mother of God Church in Freeport. She enjoyed flowers, bird watching, Disney and her...
Silvester S. Dodek
Aug 5, 2019
Silvester (Steve) Dodek died peacefully on Monday, August 5. He was born on May 30, 1945 in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. He lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico for most of his adult life before returning to the area. He was a veteran of the US Air Force. He was preceded in death by his parents Stephen and Anna Dodek, his brother...
A. Jeanette (Smith) Schrecongost
Aug 4, 2019
A. Jeanette (Smith) Schrecongost, 86, formerly of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at Harmar Village Care Center, Harmarville. She was born July 7, 1933, in Brewton, Alabama to the late A.L. and Alice Morris Smith. Jeannette worked in the Social Services Department at Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. She was a former member of the Natrona Heights...
Violet L. (Bash) Hunter
Aug 3, 2019
Violet 'Vie' L. (Bash) Hunter peacefully journeyed home to her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ on Saturday, August 3, 2019. She was born in Natrona Heights, and lived most of her adult life in Cheswick. Violet was the daughter of the late George A. and Laura Baker Bash. She was married to Glenn E. Hunter until his death in 1988....
Nancy Ann Wagner
Aug 2, 2019
Nancy A. Wagner, 63, of Natrona Heights went home to be with The Lord and Savior on August 2nd 2019 after she fought a lifetime battle with cancer. Even through all of the pain and hardship she endured during her lifetime, she remained positive throughout and had a pure love for the simple things in life. Some of the things...
Dorothy M. (Hitrik) Rotto
Aug 1, 2019
Mrs. Dorothy Marie (ne Hitrik) Rotto, born January 17, 1930, in Tarentum, PA, passed away peacefully August 1, 2019, at the age of 89. Daughter of the late John and Anna Hitrik, Dorothy was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Rotto, Jr., two brothers Stephen and John Hitrik, and her sister Elizabeth (Hitrik) Sousa. Dorothy, or "Dot" to those...
Penny L. (Wendereusz) Mell
Jul 31, 2019
Penny L. (Wendereusz) Mell, 59, of Tarentum, passed away Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born September 17, 1959, in Natrona Heights to Nancy (Hughes) Wendereusz of Natrona Heights and the late Walter Wendereusz. Penny was employed at Sheryl's Salon in Natrona Heights, where she enjoyed spending time with clients and co-workers. She was a...
Julie L. (Sekscinski) Panach
Jul 30, 2019
Julie L. (Sekscinski) Panach, 61, of Brackenridge, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at her home. She was born June 12, 1958, in New Kensington to the late Walter and Mary Lapitski Sekscinski. Julie was a 1976 graduate of Burrell High School . She retired in 2007 after 30 years of service from Allegheny Ludlum Steel, Brackenridge. Julie enjoyed arts...
Richard W. Toborkey
Jul 29, 2019
Richard W. Toborkey, 73, of Natrona Heights, passed away Monday, July 29, 2019 at Canterbury Place, Pittsburgh. He was born November 11, 1945, in Cokeburg to the late John Ray and Mary Marie Dyga Toborkey. Richard was a 1963 graduate of Schenley High School. He retired from Local#9 Brick Layers in Pittsburgh. Richard enjoyed cars and going to car shows....
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