Obituaries

Apr 15, 2016

Beloved son of the late Stephen and Angela Christa (Sergent) Lasch;brother of the late Kayley Alaina, Hannah Elizabeth and Faith Christa Lasch; grandson of Kenneth E. and Linda Lasch and Debra (Pastor Farrel) Abraham and Larry (Donna) Sergent; great-grandson of John W. Sergenr, Sr.; many aunts, uncles and cousins. EVERYONE PLEASE MEET AT THE CHURCH ON FRIDAY 10 AM....

Apr 10, 2016

Age 89, of McCandless Township; Beloved wife of the late Frank; mother of Claudia (Ray) Steeb, Donna Duarte and James Goidich; grandmother of Taisia Steeb and Larissa (Nolan) Maynard; sister of Alice (Joe) Gibbs and the late Evelyn (Richard) Shuma; also many nieces and nephews. In Lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to: St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral...

Apr 6, 2016

Beloved mother of Robert (Melissa) Mellor; grandmother of Malinda and Joshua; daughter of the late William and Edith Lewis; sister of Robert (Susan) and Donald (Leanne) Lewis and Donna (Ed) Moore.

Apr 5, 2016

Beloved wife of Kevin T.; mother of Colleen Marie (Sean) Mahoney, Kevin Thomas (Jessica Anne) Donahue II and the late Kelly Lynn (Donahue) Wolford; mother-in-law of John Wolford III; grandmother of Devin, Haley, Sean, Rylee, Tyler, Whitney, Farrah and Jaxson; sister of David Hess, Dorothy Hess, Diane Harbeck, Heidi Madden, Ross Hess and the late Marshall Hess.

Apr 2, 2016

Geraldine (DiLisio) "Gerry"  Costello, on Saturday, April 2, 2016.  Beloved wife of the late Charles J.; mother of Charles (Peggy) J., Jr., Robert (Karen) and Nancy Costello

and Eileen (Samuel) Palombini; Sister of Lorraine Yeager and the late Vilma and Albert; also nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Apr 1, 2016

Age 36, of Brighton Heights. Friend of Nicolle Yokel; father of Layne Yokel; son of David and Kathleen Tetzlaw; brother of Katie Tetzlaw; also survived by many relatives and friends.

Mar 26, 2016

Beloved Husband of Carol A. (Shamonsky) Snelsire. Loving Father of Ron (Cheryl) and Chris Snelsire. Devoted Grandfather of Ryan , Dylan and Donovan. Son of the late George and Nellie. Brother of Donald (Pat) and Gary (Carol). Also survived by Aunts , Neices , Nephews , Cousins and his beloved pets Jasper and Carly. He was a USMC veteran...

Mar 23, 2016

Beloved son of the late Joseph and Catherine; brother of Joseph (Geraldine) and Thomas (Nancy) smonskey. Also survived by nieces and nephews.

Mar 23, 2016

Of Conemaugh, formerly of North Side. Beloved husband of the late Betty Jane (Herko) Mowery; father of Barbara "Babs" (Lloyd Weston) Mowery, Stephanie (John) Moran and Michael (Judy) Mowery; grandfather of Valarie (Joshua) Malczak, Luke (Diane) Thoma, Jennifer (Brian) Russino, Amber (Jesse) Beck and Jacob Mowery; great-grandfather of Jordan Marie and Elizabeth Malczak, Christian and Bethany Thoma, Noah Beck...

Mar 21, 2016

Beloved wife of the late Michael S., Carol (Thomas) Lorenzi and Mark (Donna) Tongel; sister of John Gaydos and the late Anna Buhonick, Steve Gaydos, Margaret Dzadovsky, Mary Daniella and Helen Kailyar,grandmother of Lynn (Joseph) mainolfi, Marianne (Steve) Kubis, Sharon (Ryan) Dzadony and Luke Tongel; great-grandmother of Lucillia, Joshua and Elias.

Mar 19, 2016

Of Brighton Heights. Beloved mother of Linda (Joseph) Danver and Donna (Gregg) Corsello; sister of Peter Ivancik. Preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. Grandmother of Rebecca, Melissa, Joseph, Dawn and David. Also survived by six great-grandchildren, Owen, Hazel, Mikayla, Zachary, Travis and Ethan.

Mar 19, 2016

Beloved daughter of the late Zelda May Wilhelm; sister of Roy W. (Lillian) Eckert.

Mar 18, 2016

Michael L. Belluscio, on Friday, March 18, 2016; Beloved Son of the late James and Mary (Sciullo) Belluscio; He was survived by many cousins.

Mar 17, 2016

Mary (Mican) Carroll, age 91, of Beechview, on Thursday, March 17, 2016.  Beloved wife of the late Richard D., Sr. "Dick"; loving mother of Patti and Dan (Sandy) Carroll; grandmother of Emily and Matt Carroll; sister of the late John Mican.  In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church, 2695 Woodland Avenue,...

Mar 14, 2016

Beloved daughter of the late Carmelo and Filomena Misiti; sister of the late Mariano (Catherine) and Antonio (Margaret); aunt to the late Philomena Misiti Bing (Frank) Jurcevich and Carmen (Nancy) Misiti; dear great-aunt to Antoinette Bing (Henry) Everetts, Charles (Jill) Bing, Therese Misiti (Edward) Leise, Michele Misiti (Thomas) Sullivan, Antonio (Rory) Misiti and the late William Bing; she was...

Mar 11, 2016

Age 89, of Brighton Heights, formerly of Greenfield, on Friday, March 11, 2016. Beloved husband for 56 years of Betty (Kress) Smolin;  loving and proud father to his five daughters and sons-in-law, Michele Smolin, Lynne (Harry) Yurchak, Suzanne Smolin, Elizabeth (Todd Argust) Smolin and Nicole (Bill) Olivani; and "Pap" to his 13 grandchildren, Elizabeth, Nicholas, Zachary and Mary Katherine...

Mar 9, 2016

On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, age 47, peacefully, following a long, courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by family and friends. Beloved son of Richard and Carol Vrane; brother of Marc E. Vrane and Amy Lynn Vrane; "Favorite" Uncle of Marc Michael Vrane and Calysta Miriam Woolums; also survived by many loving aunts, uncles and cousins.

Feb 23, 2016

Gertrude M. (Jakubowsky) Long, age 91, of Brighton Heights, on Tuesday, February 23, 2016;

Beloved Wife of the late Thomas Frank Long; Mother of Gerard Long, Ellen (Mark) Cavaliere and Martha (Frank) Bagdes; grandmother of Amy Karki, Clark Cavaliere, Linda Parker and Jillyn Masters,

Fabian and Benjamin Bagdes; great-grandmother of four; sister of Cecile Whitman...

Feb 20, 2016

Patricia Ann Bezila, on Saturday, February 20, 2016;

Beloved daughter of the late Jerome and Gertrude Bezila; sister of Tom, Jerry, Rich, Don (Pam) and Joe (Marlene) Bezila; Aunt of Jessica, Lauren, Lindsy and Daniel.

Feb 18, 2016