OBITUARIES

Sep 25, 2022

Frank L. Thomas, 65, of Fayette City, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2022 at Penn Highlands Health Care, Mon Valley, Monongahela.  Born October 28, 1956 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Leroy and Iris K. Coates Thomas.  A lifelong resident of Fayette City, Mr. Thomas was a member of Rehoboth Presbyterian Church.   Frank was...

Sep 20, 2022

Ralph L. Lynn, 80, of Perryopolis, passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2022 with his family by his side at Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills.  Born February 23, 1942 in Layton, PA he was the son of the late Ralph and Helen Carocci Lynn.  A lifelong resident of Perryopolis, Mr. Lynn was Methodist by faith, and was a member of the...

Sep 19, 2022

Patricia A. Chunkala Travalena, 85, of Perryopolis, Jefferson Twp., passed away Monday, September 19, 2022 at Amber House, Mt. Pleasant.  Born September 23, 1936 in Monessen, PA she was the daughter of the late Walter and Elizabeth Rutkovsky Chunkala.  A resident of Perryopolis for the past 68 years, Mrs. Travalena was a member of St. John The Baptist RC...

Sep 11, 2022

Dwain D. Johnson, 81, of Donora, passed away Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Hallsworth House, Monessen.  Born December 20, 1940 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Paul D. and Dolores O. Jones Johnson.  A lifelong resident of Donora, Mr. Johnson was a member of the former First United Methodist Church, Donora and a current...

Sep 10, 2022

John Gregory McCumber, 57, of Perryopolis, passed away Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Dents Run Rd., Benezette Twp.  Born January 13, 1965 in New Jersey, he was the son of the late Johnnie and Janice Thompson McCumber.  Greg enjoyed camping, spending time with his grandsons and working on cars.

He is survived by his daughter Patricia Ohler...

Sep 9, 2022

Alice ‘Janelle’ Williams, 73, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, September 9, 2022 at St. Clair Hospital, Mt. Lebanon.  Born November 10, 1948 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late Warren and Verda Jane Myers Williams.  A lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon, Ms. Williams was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of...

Sep 8, 2022

Marilyn Chaconas McVey, 74, of Vanderbilt, passed away Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Uniontown Hospital.  Born September 22, 1947, in New Kensington, PA, she was the daughter of the late Helen Skegas Kelly.  A resident of Vanderbilt for the past 50 years, Mrs. McVey was retired from the Frazier School District in Perryopolis, PA, where she worked as a...

Sep 5, 2022

Patricia J. Gogol Barron, 86, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Monday, September 5, 2022 at Haragos PCH, Uniontown.  Born November 8, 1935 in Monessen, PA she was the daughter of the late Paul and Helen Hornack Gogol.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 65 years, Mrs. Barron was a member of Seven Dolars RC Church,...

Sep 4, 2022

Betty S. Story Williams, 93, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022 at Penn Highlands Health Care, Mon Valley.  Born April 26, 1929 in N. Charleroi, PA she was the daughter of the late Garfield and Pearl Leasure Story.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mrs. Williams was a member of Epiphany of Our Lord...

Aug 31, 2022

Robert Lee ‘Bob’ Propes, 92, formerly of Fayette City, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at Stafford Suites, Seattle, WA.  Born March 2, 1930 at home in Fayette City, he was the son of the late Henry C. and Florence Layton Propes.  Mr. Propes was a member of the Christian and Missionary Alliance and was retired from the Monessen...

Aug 31, 2022

Brian T. Cope, 74, of Belle Vernon, passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2022 in HJ Heinz Hospice Center, Aspinwall. Born April 15, 1948, in N. Charleroi, he was the son of the late Russell T Cope Jr. and Elizabeth "Betty" Cope, who survives and resides in Fort Myers Beach, FL.

Brian graduated in 1966 from...

Aug 29, 2022

Theresa “Toot” Louise Peroni Constantine passed away on Monday, August 29, 2022 at the age of 91. Her children and her brother were at her bedside as she was ushered into the Kingdom of God.  Born March 3, 1931, she was the only daughter of the late Adolph and Pasqualina Peroni. Toot was predeceased by her childhood sweetheart, Bill,...

Aug 27, 2022

It is with heavy hearts that Donna M. Sundin, 57, of Export formally of Dawson (Perry Township) passed away on Saturday August 27 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident.  Donna was born December 21, 1964 to the late Kenneth and Linda Ansell.

Donna was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and friend.  She leaves to carry on...

Aug 26, 2022

Dino DiVirgilio, 92, of Perryopolis, passed into eternal life at the feet of Our Lord and Blessed Mother Friday, August 26, 2022 at his home.  Born March 16, 1930 in Delmont, PA he was the son of the late Mike and Edith Mitchell DiVirgilio.  A resident of Perryopolis, Mr. DiVirgilio was a member of St. John The Baptist RC...

Aug 24, 2022

Richard Conti, 68, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., formerly of Perryopolis, passed away Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at his home.  Born April 8, 1954, in Connellsville, PA he was the son of the late Joseph and Helen Petrus Conti.  A resident of Rostraver Twp. for the past year and Perryopolis the past 30 years, he was a retired iron...

Aug 22, 2022

Shane W. Patrick, 28, of Monongahela, PA, passed away unexpectedly early morning on Monday, August 22, 2022.  He was born July 11, 1994 in Baltimore, MD, the son of Myrna Lloyd-Patrick and Frank Patrick III.  A lifelong resident of Monongahela, Shane was a 2013 graduate of Ringgold High School.  After graduating, he expressed very little desire to work for...

Aug 20, 2022

George Raymond Petrisin, 94, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022, at his home.   Born July 1, 1928, in Donora, PA he was the son of the late George and Anne Olsavic Petrisin.  George valued his faith above all. Those who knew him knew how much he relished a good meal, and he was known...

Aug 20, 2022

Johnnie McCumber, 87, of Perryopolis, passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born September 22, 1934 in Galena, KS he was the son of the late Fred and Virginia Laturner McCumber.  A lifelong resident of Perryopolis, Mr. McCumber was retired from Owens Corning Fiberglass, where he worked as a Pipe Wrapper.  He served in the...

Aug 20, 2022

Our dear Son, Brother, Uncle and Friend, James ‘Jimmy’ Christopher Bullied, 47, of Perryopolis, formerly of Hampton, VA, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born April 15, 1975 in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of Edward J. Bullied II and Eleanor Leiber Bullied both of Perryopolis.  Jimmy was...

Aug 20, 2022

Hiram E. Driscoll, 83, of Jefferson Twp., passed away Saturday, August 20, 2022 at his home.  Born October 11, 1938 in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late Hiram Asa and Anna M. McMullen Driscoll.  A resident of Jefferson Twp. for the past 21 years, Mr. Driscoll was a member of St. John The Baptist RC Church...