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Elizabeth L. (Smith) Bartosiewicz
Mar 3, 2017
Elizabeth L. 'Aunt Betty' Bartosiewicz, 88, of Natrona, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017 at her home. She was born August 19, 1928, in Natrona to the late Jacob and Catherine Calligan Smith. Betty was a 1946 graduate of St. Joseph High School. She retired after 42 years of service as a secretary in the main office for Allegheny Ludlum...
Michael Rae Supik
Mar 2, 2017
Michael Rae Supik, 59, of Natrona Heights, passed away Thursday, March 2nd in the arms of his wife and children. He was born November 9th, 1957 in Natrona Heights to John and Helen Supik. He was a 1975 graduate of Highlands High School. Mike is remembered as a remarkable man who made a lasting impression on everyone who crossed his...
Agnes Mae (Dickson) Cornmesser
Feb 27, 2017
Agnes Mae Cornmesser, 94, of Washington Township, passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 at Platinum Ridge, Brackenridge. She was born April 1, 1922, in Verona to the late John and Laura Wilson Dickson. Agnes was a member of the home league of the Salvation Army in New Kensington. She worked on the Kettle Drive for the Salvation Army for many...
Ronald H. Wygonik
Feb 26, 2017
Ronald H. Wygonik, 74, of Plum Borough, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 in UPMC Seneca Place, Verona. He was born November 7, 1942, in Natrona Heights to the late Henry J. and Jane Stokwisz Wygonik. Ron was a 1960 graduate of Ken High and received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He retired in 1997 after...
Mary Jane (Scotty) Kaufman
Feb 21, 2017
Mary Jane Kaufman, 93, formerly of Pittsburgh, passed away, Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at the Obrien Memorial Health Care Center, Masury, Ohio. She was born March 11, 1923, in Pittsburgh to the late Nicola 'Nick' and Jennie DelSordo Scotty. Mary Jane retired after over 25 years of service from PNC Bank in Pittsburgh where she worked in the encoding department....
Jennie (Grando) Luisi
Feb 12, 2017
Jennie (Grando) Luisi, 92, of Brackenridge, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Saxony Health Center, Saxonburg, after suffering from Alzheimer's for several years. She was born the 7th of 11 children of Italian immigrants, Fabio and Maria Carmen Grando. Jennie was a life long resident of Brackenridge. After graduating as Bolivar's 1942 high school valedictorian, She went to Washington...
John David Leighlitner
Feb 12, 2017
John David Leighlitner, 67, of Tulsa, OK., passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at Hillcrest Heart Center, Tulsa. He was born November 19, 1949, in Natrona Heights to Vanetta Leighlitner, of Natrona Heights and the late John Leighlitner. John attended Har-Brack High School. He served in the U.S. Mairne Corp. and fought in the Vietnam War Campaign in 1968, and...
Geraldine (Grum) Bartlett
Feb 7, 2017
Geraldine (Gerry) Grum Bartlett, 73, of Brackenridge, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, February 7, 2017 at West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born June 1, 1943, in New Kensington to the late Ludwick and Madeline (Kowalski) Grum. Gerry was a life long resident of the local area and was a 1961 graduate of New Kensington High...
Helen Barila
Feb 1, 2017
Helen Barila, 94, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Fair Winds Manor, Winfield Township. She was born January 14, 1923, in Montreal Quebec, Canada to the late Kazimir and Anna Rafalko Barila. Helen was a veteran of WWII serving as a Seaman 1st Class in the US Navy. She was a 1955 graduate of Seton Hill...
Carl J. Tomayko
Jan 27, 2017
Carl J. Tomayko Sr., 86, of Natrona Heights, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. He was born August 13, 1930, in Superior, West Deer Township, to the late Max and Ann Herstek Tomayko. Carl was a graduate of West Deer High School and attended the University of Pittsburgh. He was a veteran of the...
Nellie I. (Thome) Virag
Jan 25, 2017
Nellie Irene Virag, 85, of Natrona Heights, passed away after a lingering illness on Wednesday, January 25th in her home, surrounded by her family. Born Sept 16, 1931, in Brackenridge she was the daughter of the late Jules and Gladys I. (Frederick) Thome. She has been a resident of this area all her life. Nellie graduated from St. Joseph High...
Marie (Moore) Factor
Jan 21, 2017
Marie (Moore) Factor, 85, of Natrona, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 21, 2017 in the home of her daughter, Karen and son-in-law Richard Thomas, where she was in hospice care in New York. She was born February 10, 1931, in Natrona to Patrick and Helen (Welsh) Moore. She was of the Christian faith and lived most of her life...
Ernest E. Valasek
Jan 21, 2017
Ernest E. Valasek, 84, of Buffalo Township, passed away Saturday, January 21, 2017 at LifeCare Hospital, Natrona Heights. He was born February 15, 1932, in Natrona, a son of the late Steve and Mary Gazdik Valasek Sr. Ernie was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the US Army, 343rd Engineer Division. He retried in 1994 after 44 years...
Larry K. Hilliard
Jan 12, 2017
Larry K. Hilliard, 84, of Natrona Heights, passed away Thursday, January 12, 2017 at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born December 30, 1932, in Brackenridge, a son of the late Glenn and Lela Kerr Hilliard. Larry retired after 42 years of service as a Foreman from Allegheny Ludlum Steel in Brackenridge. He was a member of Our Lady...
Harry B. Cornelius
Jan 3, 2017
Harry Best Cornelius, 83, of Natrona Heights passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at Applewood Personal Care Home, Brackenridge. He was born May 28, 1933, in Arnold a son of the late Harry and Margaret Myers Cornelius. Harry was a graduate of Arnold High School in 1951 and also a 1955 graduate of Penn State University with a...
Betty Ann (Baczynski) Szymkowiak
Dec 31, 2016
Betty Ann (Baczynski) Szymkowiak, 86, of Natrona, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2016. She was born December 23, 1930, in Natrona Heights, a daughter of the late Michael and Regina Kaminski Baczynski. Betty was a member of St. Joseph R.C. Parish, St. Ladislaus Church in Natrona. She was also a member of the Rosary Society at Our Lady of Perpetual...
Marcella (Zera) Ochocki
Dec 30, 2016
Marcella (Zera) Ochocki, 89, of Natrona Heights, passed away Friday, December 30, 2016 in the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. She was born October 4, 1927, in Natrona, the daughter of the late Martin and Genevieve Lasinski Zera. Marcella was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrement R.C. Parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church...
Deborah L. (Johnson) Genito
Dec 28, 2016
Deborah Lynne (Johnson) Genito, 66, of Lower Burrell, passed away in her home on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. Debbie was born June 27, 1950, in Natrona Heights, to the late Ralph and Martha Sorenson Johnson. Debbie's world revolved around her family. She was a devoted mother to her daughters, Kristen Walker and Shelley Eberle. Her grandsons, Ethan and Dylan Eberle,...
Robert G. Rybicki
Dec 25, 2016
A remarkable life reached its conclusion on Christmas Morning 2016, with the passing of Robert Gerard Rybicki, 58, of New Kensington. He was born in Natrona Heights on December 1, 1958 to the late Frank Rybicki Sr. and Albina Uhric Rybicki, of Cabot. Rob graduated from Highlands High School in 1977 where he served as Senior Class President. In later...
Ann (Bunish) Fedorenko
Dec 24, 2016
Ann (Bunish) Fedorenko, 91, of Natrona Heights, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016 in Harmar Village Care Center, Harmarville. She was born June 16, 1925, in Dunglen, Ohio, the daughter of the late Michael and Mary Pawlock Bunish. Ann was a graduate of Har-Brack High School. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church in New Kensington,...
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