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Charles W. Pfeffer
Jul 8, 2016
Charles W. Pfeffer, 90, of Natrona Heights, passed away Friday, July 8, 2016 at his home. He was born January 8, 1926, in Brackenridge, a son of the late John L. and Lena Leota Rolls Pfeffer. Charles was a veteran of WWII serving in the US Army. He was a former member of the Church of the Brethren in Natrona...
Josephine (Rafalko) Wozniak
Jul 6, 2016
Josephine (Rafalko) Wozniak, 98, of West Natrona, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. She was born November 8, 1917, in West Natrona, a daughter of the late Stefan and Bronislawa Bujnarowski Rafalko. Josephine was a 1937 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She was a member of Our Lady of the Most...
Walter A. Jonczak
Jul 6, 2016
Walter A. Jonczak III, 63, of Tarentum, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at his home. He was born August 18, 1952, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late Walter A. and Delores B. George Jonczak Jr. Walter worked at Pennex in Oakmont for 18 years and recently retired from the Pittsburgh Mills Mall where he worked in the...
Vilma Jean Lattus (Bartolovich) Jennings
Jul 6, 2016
Vilma Jean (Bartolovich) Lattus Jennings, 94, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at her home. She was born August 29, 1921, in Arnold, a daughter of the late John and Julia Saborsky Bartolovich. Vilma worked for several local A&P Grocery stores. She was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Parish, Most Blessed...
Rose M. (Lucovich) Morrow
Jun 30, 2016
Rose M. (Lucovich) Morrow, 92, formerly of Natrona Heights and Brackenridge, passed away peacefully, with family by her side on Thursday, June 30, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Rose was born November 26, 1923, in Lowellville, Ohio, to Joseph and Josephine Matulja Lucovich, and moved to West Winfield around 1928. Rose married Ronald Dewaine Morrow at St. Mary's Church in West...
Marie E. (Friel) Galie
Jun 28, 2016
Marie E Galie, 94 formerly of Natrona Heights, passed away on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Pasadena, MD where she resided since 2014. She was born August 3, 1921 in Natrona, daughter of the late Michael and Helen (Menigat) Friel. Marie lived in Natrona and Natrona Heights for 91 years. She graduated...
Raymond E. Drane, Jr.
Jun 28, 2016
Raymond E. Drane Jr., 80, of Brackenridge, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at Transitions Healthcare Autumn Grove. Harrisville. He was born February 3, 1936, in Natrona, a son of the late Raymond E. and Hazel E. Smith Drane Sr. Raymond retired after 45 years of service as the Superintendent of the press room for the Valley News Dispatch in...
Ameila (Strucaly) Secunda
Jun 26, 2016
Amelia 'Millie' 'Sis' (Strucaly) Secunda, 98, of Buffalo Towsnhip, passed away Sunday, June 26, 2016 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. She was born June 10, 1918, in Escanaba, Michigan, a daughter of the late Marco and Theresa Sutilla Strucaly. Amelia worked for Mine Safety in East Liberty during WWII and later worked for the Wilkinsburg School District in the...
Irene T. (Jendrzejeski) Kocon
Jun 21, 2016
Irene T. (Jendrzejeski) Kocon, 91, of Natrona Heights, passed away Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at Platinum Ridge, Brackenridge. She was born August 19, 1924, in Natrona, a daughter of the late Frank and Catherine Zbrzyski Jendrzejeski. Irene was a 1942 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She worked at Alcoa in New Kensington during WWII. Irene was a member of Our...
Amelia R. (Ross) Runski
Jun 20, 2016
Amelia Rose (Ross) Runski, 91, of New Kensington, passed away Monday, June 20, 2016, at Platinum Ridge, Brackenridge. She was born May 14, 1925, in New Kensington, a daughter of the late, Michael and Mary C. Panfil Ross. Amelia lived her entire life in the area. She worked at Bell Telephone for many years before starting her family. Her love...
Mary (Homick) Kostrzewski
Jun 19, 2016
Mary (Homick) Kostrzewski, 88, of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, June 19, 2016 at her home. She was born June 9, 1928, in Brackenridge, a daughter of the late Harry and Anna Varos Homick. Mary owned and operated a beauty shop for many years. She was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Parish, Our Lady...
Edward Lubiniecki
May 30, 2016
Edward Lubiniecki, 93, of Buffalo Township, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016, in the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. He was born November 27, 1922, in West Natrona, a son of the late Anthony and Cecelia Tomajczyk Lubiniecki. Ed was a veteran of WWII serving as a Staff Sergeant in the US Army. He retired from Duco Ceramics...
Dolores A. (Olczak) Napierkowski
May 29, 2016
Dolores A. (Olczak) Napierkowski, 86, of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. She was born December 12, 1929, in West Natrona, a daughter of the late Andrew and Nancy Wloczewski Olczak. Dolores was a 1947 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She worked as the secretary to the superintendent for...
Joseph S. Krzeminski
May 28, 2016
Joseph S. Krzeminski, 64, of Natrona Heights, passed away Saturday, May 28, 2016 at his home. He was born December 10, 1951, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late Stanley and Sabina 'Sally' Szarnicki Krzeminski. Joseph worked as a Electrical Technician for Magnetek Inc., retiring in 2015. He was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament...
Anna Rae (Cox) Schreckengost
May 20, 2016
Anna Rae (Rae Ann) Schreckengost, 64, of Natrona Heights, passed away Friday, May 20, 2016 at her home. She was born November 12, 1951, in Natrona Heights, a daughter of the late Alex and Dorothy Dern Cox. Rae Ann was a 1969 graduate of East Deer High School. Rae Ann worked as a Real Estate Broker for Century 21. She...
Gerald W. Woodhall
May 4, 2016
Gerald W. Woodhall, 69, of Vandergrift, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born November 4, 1946, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late William S. and Welba H. Lavinder Woodhall. Gerald was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in the US Marine Corp. He worked as a meat cutter for many...
Russell A. Howard, Ii
May 3, 2016
Russell A. Howard II, 45, of Pittsburgh, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at his home. He was born January 7, 1971, in New Kensington, a son of Cornelia 'Cookie' Lucas Howard, of Allegheny Township and the late Russell A. Howard. Russell has lived in the area since the age of 12 and was a 1989 graduate of Kiski Area...
James W. Locke
May 2, 2016
James W. (Bill) Locke, 57, of Fawn Township, passed away Monday, May 2, 2016 peacefully at his home after a long illness. He was born February 3, 1959, in Wilkinsburg, a son of the late James Albert and Lois Patricia Jewell Locke. Jim was employed as a mechanical engineer at ATI-Allegheny Ludlum in Brackenridge since 1983. Jim was a hard...
Louise M. Kamenjar
Apr 30, 2016
Louise M. Kamenjar, 85, passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016, in Rockville, Md. She was born Feb. 7, 1931, in Natrona, a daughter of the late Blair and Anna (Augustine) Kamenjar. She resided in Bethesda, Md., for more than 50 years and was a member of St. Jane Frances de Chantal Roman Catholic Church there. Louise grew up in Natrona...
Tylor R. Cook
Apr 28, 2016
Tylor R. Cook, 24, of Lower Burrell, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016. He was born Jan. 27, 1992, in Natrona Heights, a son of Mark J. Cook, of Lower Burrell, and Lisa Martz Cook-Proco, of West Deer Township. Tylor was a 2011 graduate of Burrell High School. He worked as an electrician for Wolfpack Electric in East Deer. Tylor...
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