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Ruth Maxine (Griffin) Henigin
May 20, 2018
Ruth Maxine (Griffin) Henigin, 93, of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 at the Belair Health and Rehabilitation Center, Lower Burrell. She was born March 27, 1925, in Tarentum to the late James and Dorothy Griffin. Ruth worked for many years as an operator for the former Bell Telephone Company in Tarentum. She was a member of Our...
Eugene M. Grondwalski
May 14, 2018
Eugene M. 'Mike' Grondwalski, 74, of Natrona Heights, passed away Monday, May 14, 2018 in UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born May 18, 1943, in Natrona Heights to the late Francis and Margaret Demchik Grondwalski. Mike was a 1961 graduate of Har-Brack High School and a 1965 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh with a bachelors degree in...
Michael D. D'Amico
May 7, 2018
Michael D. 'Pappa Bear' D'Amico, 69, of Natrona, passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Hospice, Beaver. He was born May 23, 1948, in Natrona Heights to the late David D. and Virginia Shaffer D'Amico. Mike retired after 30 years of service from the T&Y department of Allegheny Ludlum Steel in Brackenridge. He was a member of...
Richard J. Nitowski
May 7, 2018
Richard J. Nitowski, 87, formerly of Natrona Heights passed away Monday, May 7, 2018 at his home. He was born September 20, 1930, in Natrona to the late John and Anna Falenski Nitowski. Richard was a long time resident of Natrona Heights and recently moved to Concordia, Cabot. He was a Navy veteran, serving his country during the Korean War...
Clemente Cicconi
May 5, 2018
Clemente "Clem" Cicconi, 65, of Canfield, Ohio died peacefully Saturday morning at home, surrounded by his family. Clem was born April 17, 1953, in Porta DAscoli, Italy, the son of Nino and Gina (Alfonsi) Cicconi. He was a graduate of Highlands High School and earned his Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Youngstown State University. Clem had worked as a...
Elaine S. (Goshorn) Rabb
May 2, 2018
Elaine Sue (Goshorn) Rabb, 56, of New Kensington, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at her home. She was born February 3, 1962, in New Kensington to Stephen and Lorraine Chada Vasicek, of Fawn Township. Elaine was a 1980 graduate of Deer Lakes High School. She was a member of the Allegheny Valley Church of God in New Kensington. Elaine...
Louis T. Mattioli
May 2, 2018
Louis T. Mattioli, 93, Of Natrona Heights passed peacefully on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at home after a lengthy illness. Born November 2, 1924 to immigrant parents Adam and Teresa DeCamille Mattioli. He was raised as a member of the strong close knit Italian community existing in Brackenridge of many extended families. He enjoyed telling stories of the life and...
Carol J. (Sadowski) Stanko
Apr 30, 2018
Carol J. (Sadowski) Stanko, 70, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away peacefully on Monday, April 30, 2018. Carol was born November 18, 1947, in Tarentum to the late Charles and Irene Sadowski. She lived in Brackenridge and attended Har-Brack High School. Carol married Rudy Stanko in 1972 and they moved to Indianapolis. The devoted couple celebrated 46 years of marriage on...
Helen S. (Minarik) Pucko
Apr 25, 2018
Helen S. (Minarik) Pucko, 92, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. She was born February 16, 1926, in Hvozdnica, Slovakia to the late John and Veronika Guydosh Minarik. During WWII, Helen worked at PPG in Creighton and later worked in the housekeeping department at Allegheny Valley Hospital for 20 years retiring...
Stephen J. Vargo
Apr 25, 2018
Stephen J. Vargo, 74, of Saxonburg, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2018 in Saxony Health Center, Saxonburg. He was born December 26, 1943, in Phoenixville to the late Stephen and Helen Montich Vargo. Stephen was a veteran of the US Navy. He is survived by his children, Lisa, Katie and Stephen; 5 grandchildren; and by his two sisters, Marie Vargo...
Maureen (Braun) Fulton
Apr 22, 2018
Maureen 'Bobbi' (Braun) Fulton, 90, of Natrona Heights , passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Concordia of Fox Chapel, Indiana Township. She was born March 10, 1928, in Natrona to the late Harold E. and Lucy A. Lammay Braun. Bobbi was a 1946 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She retired in 1978 after 30 years of service as a...
Leonard J. Fulco
Apr 19, 2018
Leonard Joseph Fulco passed away at his home in Natrona Heights, Pa. on April 19 at age 85 from complications related to lymphoma. His wife of 64 years, Mary Lou Fulco, and his five daughters helped him on his journey. Len was a first-generation Italian-American, born in Pleasantville, N.Y. where he attended high school, played football and worked in his...
Leo T. Henigin
Apr 18, 2018
Leo T. Henigin, 88, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born July 31, 1929, in Blairsville to the late Thomas and Onedia Hogue Henigin. Leo retired as a research technician from the former Gulf Research in Harmarville. He was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament R.C....
Loretta M. (Leoni) Mccullough
Apr 10, 2018
Loretta M. (Leoni) McCullough, 85, of Natrona Heights, passed away Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from dementia at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot. She was born February 15, 1933, in Freeport to the late Umberto and Ida Marletti Leoni. Loretta was a 1950 graduate of Freeport High School. She was a past president of the Allegheny Valley Junior Women's Club. Loretta and...
Catherine B. (Zakrzewski) Keller
Apr 2, 2018
Catherine B. (Zakrzewski) Keller, 87, formerly of Natrona Heights, passed away Monday, April 2, 2018 in Redstone Highlands, Greensburg. She was born October 20, 1930, in Natrona Heights to the late John and Valeria Gruszczynski Zakrzewski. Catherine retired from the housekeeping department of Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. She was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament...
Frank Tomporoski
Mar 30, 2018
Frank Tomporoski, 90, of Natrona Heights, passed away Friday, March 30, 2018 at Platinum Ridge, Brackenridge. He was born June 11, 1927, in Natrona to the late Stanley and Alice Graczyk Tomporoski. Frank was a veteran of WWII serving in the US Marine Corp. He retired as an electrician from Pullman Standard in Butler. Frank was a member of Our...
Robert D. Nelson
Mar 27, 2018
Robert D. 'Bob' Nelson, 86, of Natrona, passed away Tuesday. March 27, 2018 in West Haven Manor, Washington Township. He was born June 12, 1931, in Natrona Heights to the late James E. and Helen Smith Nelson. Bob worked for the former C.D. Phillips Cabinet Shop in Natrona Heights and later was the owner of Robert Nelson and Sons contracting...
Edward W. Logan, Sr.
Mar 19, 2018
Edward W. Logan Sr., 79, of Fawn Township, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born May 5, 1938, in Natrona Heights to the late Kenneth and Orpha Powers Logan. Ed was a 1956 graduate of Tarentum High School. He was a veteran of the US Army. Ed retired from the Floor Coverers &...
Cecelia (Drupieski) Trawinsky
Mar 18, 2018
Cecelia (Drupieski) Trawinsky, 92, of Natrona, passed away Sunday, March 18, 2018 in the North Strabane Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, Cannonsburg. She was born July 23, 1925, in Natrona to the late Stanley and Blanche Cheslak Drupieski. Cecelia was a member of St. Joseph R.C. Parish and a former member of the American Legion Post 48 Ladies Auxiliary both in...
Jane E. (Digirolamo) Scovern
Mar 7, 2018
Jane E. (DiGirolamo) Scovern, 87, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at Elmcroft of Saxonburg. She was born July 11, 1930, in Brackenridge to the late Emedio and Catherine Mattioli DiGirolamo. Jane was a 1949 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She worked for many years at the former Lloyd Johnson Card Shop in the Heights Plaza. Jane...
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