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Frances H. Adamovits
Jan 8, 2016
Frances H. (Wisniewski) Adamovits, 83, of Natrona Heights, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Platinum Ridge Center, Brackenridge. She was born Oct. 10, 1932, in Natrona, a daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Slomkowski Wisniewski. Frances was a 1953 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic...
Phyllis A. Walters
Jan 8, 2016
Phyllis A. Walters, 81, of Natrona Heights, passed away Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, in the company of her family at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born June 25, 1934, in Freeport, and has lived in Natrona Heights since 1950. She was the daughter of the late Grant Hines and Twila McAninch Ruffner. Phyllis worked as a waitress for 34...
Edward Jagodzinski
Jan 4, 2016
Edward "Jaggers" Jagodzinski, 96, of Natrona, passed away Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. He was born Oct. 16, 1919, in Natrona, a son of the late Michael and Hedwig Lapczynski Jagodzinski. Ed was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army. He worked for many years as a salesman in the men's clothing...
Betty M. Ward
Jan 3, 2016
Betty M. (Woodrow) Ward, 83, of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at her home. She was born April 16, 1932, in Fawn Township, a daughter of the late Carl and Zelma Hughes Woodrow. Betty enjoyed playing bingo, crocheting, shopping and especially spending time with her grandchildren. She is survived by her two daughters, Pamela (David) Kisiel, of...
Anne M. Popowicz
Dec 31, 2015
Anne M. (Gasienski) Popowicz, 94, of Natrona Heights, passed away Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at Rosebrook Assisted Living in Sarver. She was born Feb. 12, 1921, in Russellton, a daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Lukasycyk Gasienski. Anne was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Parish, Most Blessed Sacrament Church, in Natrona Heights. She enjoyed...
John D. Zimmer
Dec 30, 2015
John D. Zimmer, 55, of Brackenridge, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at his home. He was born Nov. 26, 1960, in Butler, a son of the late John P. and Virginia G. Craig Zimmer. John worked as a welder for 2000 Degrees Processing and Heating in Tarentum. He was a member of the Tarentum VFW and a life member...
Pearl C. Mackowski
Dec 24, 2015
Pearl C. (Malak) Mackowski, 94, formerly of Natrona Heights and Buffalo Township, passed away Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, in Fair Winds Manor, Winfield Township. She was born Jan. 27, 1921, in Natrona, a daughter of the late Stanley and Sophie Gorney Szczesny. Pearl worked for the Credit Union in New Kensington and later worked as a ward clerk at Allegheny...
Mary Ann Cieslinski
Dec 21, 2015
Mary Ann (Brown) Cieslinski, 81, of Natrona Heights, passed away Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at her home. She was born March 15, 1934, in Natrona Heights, a daughter of the late Loyal and Katherine Morris Brown. Mary Ann was a 1952 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic...
Cecil Knee
Dec 18, 2015
Cecil "Keith" Knee, 69, formerly of Lower Burrell and Corry, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, in the Park Avenue Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, West Mead Township, after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was born Oct. 22, 1946, in New Kensington, a son of the late Cecil and Rita Blandford Knee. Keith was a Vietnam War veteran,...
Mary Ellen Samay
Dec 17, 2015
Mary Ellen (Valasek) Samay, 66, of Natrona Heights, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at her home. She was born Aug. 23, 1949, in Natrona Heights, the oldest daughter of the late Louis R. and Cecilia Rutkowski Valasek. Mary Ellen was a 1967 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She received her Bachelor in Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and...
Guy M. Trettel, Sr
Dec 16, 2015
Guy M. Trettel Sr., 69, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 14, 1946, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late Guido A. and Elda N. Schrecengost Trettel. Guy was a 1964 graduate of Har-Brack High School. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the Army. Guy...
Donald E. Kuhn
Dec 15, 2015
Donald E. Kuhn, 83, of Arnold, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. He was born May 10, 1932, in Brackenridge, a son of the late Charles and Violet Graybigle Kuhn. Don was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the Army. He retired in 1991 after 43 years of service as a...
Eva M. Emanuelson
Dec 4, 2015
Eva M. Emanuelson, 46, of Natrona Heights, passed away Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. She was born June 20, 1969, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of Nancy Schilling Cromie, of Shaler, and adopted daughter of George and Nancy Snyder, of Bradford Woods. Eva was the owner of Jam Near Perfect. She enjoyed going to craft shows, reading, was an accomplished writer and...
Stella Parker
Dec 3, 2015
Stella (Ambroziak) Parker, 92, formerly of West Natrona, passed away Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at UPMC Passavant, McCandless. She was born Nov. 28, 1923, in West Natrona, a daughter of the late Stanley and Kazmiera Staszewski Ambroziak. Stella lived in West Natrona most of her life. She was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic...
Brent L. Smith
Nov 30, 2015
Brent L. Smith, 72, of Winfield Township, fell asleep with the Lord Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. He was born Jan. 26, 1943, in Ilion, N.Y., son of the late Roger D. and Lorena T. (Brown) Smith. After graduating from Utica College in Utica, N.Y., he served four years in the Air Force from 1964-1968. Brent retired from the Pennsylvania Department...
Gloria Bello
Nov 30, 2015
Gloria (Millen) Bello, 90, formerly of Natrona Heights, passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at UPMC Passavant Hospital, McCandless. She was born June 29, 1925, in Tarentum, a daughter of the Stephen and Mary Pettit Millen. Gloria was a 1943 graduate of Har-Brack High School and attended Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh for three years, majoring in engineering. She worked at...
John S. Holacik
Nov 27, 2015
John S. Holacik, 57, of Natrona, passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. He was born Aug. 9, 1958, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late Stephen J. and Frances G. Klukaszewski Holacik. John was a 1976 graduate of Highlands High School and attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. He was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish in...
Dennis E. Mcclain
Nov 23, 2015
Dennis E. McClain, 60, of Fawn Township, passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 30, 1954, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late James and Esther Snyder McClain. Dennis was a veteran of the Air Force. He worked as an operator at P.G.W. in Creighton for eight years and prior to that worked...
Michael Papariella, Jr
Nov 23, 2015
Michael Papariella Jr., 49, of Natrona Heights, passed away comfortably at his home Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. He was born in Pittsburgh a son of Michael and Dorothy Papariella Sr., of the Southside. Michael was an employee of T.W. Phillips, now Peoples T.W.P., in Natrona Heights, for 23 years. He was a great family man and a loving father. Michael...
George W. Simpson
Nov 23, 2015
George W. Simpson, 66, of Natrona Heights, passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. He was born Feb. 27, 1949, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late George A. and Mabel Graham Simpson. George retired in 2011 as a truck driver from W.L. Roenigk in Sarver after more than 30 years of service. He was a...
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