Obituaries

May 25, 2017

Age 82, of Ross Twp. Beloved husband of the late Carole A. (Lasko) Katich; loving father of Karen (Katich) Robis, Adrienne (Frank) Bello and the late Frank Katich III; grandfather of Samantha, Max and Frank  Katich, Frank, Tony and Nick Bello; son of the late Frank and Mary Katich; brother of the late George (Fats), Thomas, Paul and John...

May 16, 2017

Frank Rabick, age 86, lifetime resident of the North Side; on Tuesday, May 16, 2017;

Beloved Son of the late Paul and Anna Rabick; brother of Ann (Ted) Talkowski and the late John (surviving Mary Ann) Rabick and Paul Rabick;

Uncle of Tom (Stacey), Dr. Lynne and Rick (Amy) Talkowski; Great-uncle of Alex, Trevor and...

May 14, 2017

Catherine (Sokol) Vasselo, on Sunday, May 14, 2017;  Beloved Wife of the late Dominick Vasselo, Jr.; Mother of Donna (Keith) Thompson, Kathleen (Carl) Flanhofer,

Dominick R. (Regina) Vasselo and Jay (Carol) Vasselo; Grandmother of Jennifer (Paul), Lisa, Carla, Dominick (Robin) and Kristen; Great-grandmother of Tessa, Olivia. Brody and Mason.  Sister of Frank Joseph Sokol and the late...

May 13, 2017

Age 73, of the North Side. Beloved son of the late Thaddeus and Alice Pietrzak; brother of Kathleen (late George) Long, Daniel (Marie) Pietrzak, and Linda (James) O'Toole; also survived by several nieces and nephews.

May 2, 2017

Betty Jane Kramer, age 98, on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, formerly of the North Side and Ross Twp., cared for at Mt. Lebanon Health and Rehab. Center.  Beloved wife of the late William J. Kramer, owners of Kramer's Market. Mother of Becky (Walt) Zastawa, Chris (Gene) Zess, Jack (Michele) Kramer and late son Bill; grandmother of David (Jenny) Zastawa,...

May 1, 2017

Age 84, of Brighton Heights. Don was Mary Ann's  Beloved husband,  one and only love for over 50 years and her very best friend. Son of the late Anthony and Sophia; brother of Mildred (the late Robert) Weber, Sally Allen and the late Norma (Robert) Long; brother-in-law of Nick (Sue) Fuga, Nancy (the late Chester) Sciechowicz and Robert(Jackie) Fuga...

Apr 20, 2017

Of McKees Rocks, Wife of Paul A. Mihalic; loving mother of William (Susan), Brian (Dawn) Farland and Heather Mihalic; grandmother of Justin and Logan; daughter of the late William and Joan Lamm; sister of Carolyn "Lynn" Levitzki and the late Nancy and Patty; also dear beloved pet, Evie.

Apr 15, 2017

Thaddeus Plizga, age 94, on Saturday, April 15, 2017;

Beloved Father of Pamela (Donald) Doohen and Terrence Plizga; Brother of Adam Plizga and the late Stephanie Cosentino, Stella Hickler and Dorothy Young.

Apr 11, 2017

Age 84, of Ross Township. Beloved husband of Martha; father of Steven Nadzam and David (Dawn) Nadzam; grandfather of Marcus; brother of James (Marie) Nadzam; brother-in-law of Mary Jane Nadzam, Esther Grime, Mildred (Robert) Miller and Robert White; also many nieces and nephews.

Apr 9, 2017

William L. Mickail, on Sunday, April 9, 2017, beloved husband of Elaine "Lainey" (Neal) ; father of Terri (Chris) Hackimer, Joshua "Buddy" Mickail and W. Benjamin (Jess) Mickail; grandfather of Ashleigh, Brandon, Zander and Jaden; brother of David and the late Leo.

Apr 7, 2017

Karen Lee (Deily) Lang, age 71, of Brighton Heights, on Friday, April 7, 2017.  Preceded in death  by her best friend and true love, Charles F. Lang and her parents Catherine and Hiram Deily.  Dedicated mother of Jeffrey (Lisa) Lang, Julie (Edward) Jaszcar, Timothy (Marie) Lang, and Jonathan (Rachel Covington) Lang; doting grandmother to Abby, Emma, Rachel, Grace, Eddie...

Mar 30, 2017

Uncle of Robert,  Conner Abel and the late Brien Abel and other nieces and nephews; brother of  the late Ruth Abel, Dorothy Hennessey and Annamae Roxbury.

Mar 30, 2017

Matthew Joseph Rawlings, age 19, of North Hills, suddenly on Thursday, March 30, 2017.  Beloved son of Melissa Mangone and the late Christopher Rawlings; grandson of Denise Mangone, Jean and Bob Rawlings; brother of Brandon Edward and Mikell Koziak; nephew of Jordon and Joshua Vukmanic; many aunts, uncles, and friends.

Mar 25, 2017

Beloved wife of Stephen; mother of Diana (George) Vereb, Paul and David Dziegielewski; grandmother of Jeffrey, Leah, Jonathon, Nicolas and the late Joshua; sister of Nancy Sajna; also nieces and nephews.

Mar 23, 2017

Of Cochranton, PA formerly of Pittsburgh. Son of the late Herman O. and Viola (Miles) Gerkey. George is survived by four children, George (Denise) Gerkey, Viola (Robert) Macaulay, Meaghan Gerkey and Marissa (Joseph) Knupp; brother of Emil (Corinne) Gerkey, Cleve (Patricia) Gerkey,; grandfather to eight grandchildren, Dana Macaulay, Paul Macaulay, Jessica Gerkey, Eric (Tiffany) Gerkey, Gregory ( Kari) Gerkey,...

Mar 21, 2017

Age 60, companion of Teresa Mankie; best friend of Chris DeJoy; beloved father of Gregory A. Jr. (Heather) and Samantha Schaefer; beloved son of Helen and the late Robert Schaefer; brother of Robert (Margie) Schaefer; uncle of Brian, Amy and Eric. Services and Interment PRIVATE.

Mar 13, 2017

Age 60, born July 19, 1956. Daughter of the late Philip and Catherine (Leitsch) Karavlan. Sandy graduated from North Allegheny High School and Duff Business Institute. She worked at Passavant Hospital until retirement in 2015. Sandy enjoyed working with horses and entering horse shows. She also enjoyed spending time with friends and family. She is also survived by her...

Mar 11, 2017

Age 78 of Sun City, Arizona. He was preceded in death by his parents John and Agnes (Balchunas) Harnyak. Survived by sister Barbara (Bernie) Butchko, brother David Harnyak and companion Connie Connell as well as many cousins and friends. Greg was a graduate of North Catholic High School. While attending Duquesne University he had a calling to enter into...

Mar 10, 2017

Age 90,. She was born in Sarnano, Italy on May 7, 1926, to the late Ireneo and Romilda Fanelli. Beloved wife of the late Joseph W.; loving mother of Kathlene (J.T.) Taylor, Michael Kernan, Timothy (Catherine) Kernan, Mary Teresa (Mark) Bergfelt, Margaret (Greg) Bauer, Elizabeth Kernan,Janice (Alex) Pawlawski and the late infant Mark Kernan and Rebecca Deignan; beloved grandmother...

Feb 27, 2017

Of the North Side . Longtime Companion of Deborah Osk. Loving Father of Traci (Malcolm) Castro , Robert (Carolyn) and Scott (Melanie) Castro. Grandfather of Dakota and Che , Bianca and Amanda , Eric ,Dylan and Chloe. Son of Margaret and the late John Yonish. Brother of Robert and Uncle of Robin.