OBITUARIES

May 28, 2022

Joseph Richard Sikorski, 86, of Rostraver Twp., passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 at Penn Highlands Health Care, Mon Valley, Monongahela.  Born June 10, 1935 in Glassport, PA he was the son of the late Frank and Stella Zdobinski Sikorski.  Mr. Sikorski was a faithful member of the Church of St. Anne, Rostraver Twp. and served in the US...

May 28, 2022

Marie A. Scurci Monios, 94, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Saturday, May 28, 2022 at her home.  Born November 19, 1927 in Monessen, PA she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Theresa Salvino Scurci.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 67 years, Mrs. Monios was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord...

May 27, 2022

Felix J. Lisovich, 99, of Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, May 27, 2022 at Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela.  Born May 17, 1923 in Rillton, PA he was the son of the late Charles and Catherine Kolanko Lisovich.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 67 years, Mr. Lisovich was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church.  Mr. Lisovich...

May 25, 2022

Francis ‘Frank, Cookie’ P. Figler, 85, of Grindstone, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at Uniontown Hospital, Uniontown.  Born May 30, 1936 in Grindstone, PA he was the son of the late Steven and Anna Kozlow Figler.  A lifelong resident of Grindstone, Mr. Figler participated at Fairview United Methodist Church.  Frank was retired from Ford Motor Co. and used...

May 22, 2022

Gregory A. Toia, 28, of Belle Vernon, passed away of heart failure due to Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy on Sunday, May 22, 2022 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.  Born January 4, 1994 in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of Gregory Toia and Susan Hutsenpiller Vlasak.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Gregory was a graduate of Belle Vernon Area...

May 21, 2022

Nicholas William Evans, 27, of Belle Vernon, lost his battle with mental illness and passed away peacefully, surrounded by his sisters, on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at UPMC Hamot Hospital. He was born June 26, 1994, in Gadsden, Al, and was the son of Gary Roy Evans (Teri) of Rostraver Township and Lisa Uhlman Evans-Riggle of Belle Vernon. Nick...

May 13, 2022

John A. Dunlop ‘Jack’, 86, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., passed away Friday, May 13, 2022 at his home with his family.  Born October 22, 1935 in McKeesport, he was the son of the late Carl and Clara Mae Kinney Dunlop.

A graduate from Bellmar High School in 1953, he served two years in the US Army...

Apr 29, 2022

Kathleen B. Kapty Dacko, 73, of Perryopolis, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at her home.  Born April 30, 1948 in Monessen, PA she was the daughter of the late Walter and Catherine Barch Kapty.

A life-long resident of the Mon Valley, she previously lived in Monessen and Belle Vernon. After retiring from PNC Bank in 2012,...

Apr 29, 2022

Carol Lee Donovan, 68, of Arlington, Pittsburgh, passed away Friday, April 29, 2022 at her home.  Born February 5, 1954 in Pittsburgh, PA she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ruth Wilhelm Donovan.  A resident of Arlington for the past 40 years, Carol was a member of the former St. Henry’s RC Church.

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Apr 27, 2022

Annette Conti, 62, of Fayette City, Jefferson Twp., passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at Penn Highlands Health Care, Mon Valley, Monongahela.  Born May 2, 1959 in Levittown, PA she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen Petrus Conti.  A resident of Jefferson Twp. for the past 25 years, Mrs. Conti was Catholic by faith and was...

Apr 21, 2022

George H. Rue Jr., 70, of Belle Vernon, passed away April 21, 2022, after a short battle with cancer.  George was born on February 1, 1952, in Pittsburgh to George H. Rue Sr. & Stephanie Zupanc Rue who proceeded him in death.

George was a 1970 graduate of Belle Vernon School District.  George served as a Jet...

Apr 21, 2022

Raymond L. Kimball, 81, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Penn Highlands Health Care, Mon Valley, Monongahela.  Born August 21, 1940, in North Belle Vernon, PA he was the son of the late Rose Cowlishaw Kimball.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mr. Kimball was a retired case worker for Salvation Army and was...

Apr 15, 2022

Leah A. Wilkinson Radek, 83, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., passed away Friday, April 15, 2022 at her home.  Born December 17, 1938 in Pricedale, she was the daughter of the late Russell E. and Martha Keefer Wilkinson.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon Mrs. Radek was a homemaker and enjoyed raising and spending time with her grandson Jacob...

Apr 14, 2022

Evangeline ‘Evelyn’ Mavrakis Niehaus, 94, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022 at her home.  Born July 15, 1927 in N. Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Alex and Alma Fontaine Mavrakis.  A resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 35 years, having previously resided in Monessen, Mrs. Niehaus was a member of...

Apr 8, 2022

Carlo Borriello, 81, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., passed away at home surrounded by his family, on April 8, 2022. He was born March 9, 1941 in the town of Cercola, a suburb of Naples, Italy, to the late Alberto Borriello and Philomena Lorenzo Borriello. His family came to the United States in 1954 and settled in Monessen, and...

Mar 16, 2022

Paul F. Bankston, Jr., 61, of Perryopolis, Washington Twp., passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022.  Born June 4, 1960 in N. Charleroi, he was the son of the late Eileen J. Boyd Bankston and Paul F. Bankston Sr. who survives and resides in Washington Twp.

A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon and Perryopolis area, Paul was a...

Mar 14, 2022

Donald E. Reho, 71, of Star Junction, passed away Monday, March 14, 2022 at his home.  Born July 21, 1950 in Mt. Pleasant, PA he was the son of the late John and Wilda Eberts Reho.  A lifelong resident of Star Junction, Donald was a civil engineer for many companies.  He was a handyman who enjoyed building decks and...

Mar 5, 2022

Minnie Gallo Hauth, 94, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., passed away Saturday, March 5, 2022 at her home.  Born June 19, 1927 in Newell, she was the daughter of the late John and Rose McCune Gallo.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 69 years having previously resided in Newell and was a member of St. Sebastian R.C....

Feb 19, 2022

Stanley “Jap” Raymond, 88, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at his home, surrounded by his family.  Born November 18, 1933 in N. Charleroi, PA he was the son of the late Stanley 'Bugs' and Ruth Ella Askins Raymond.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 60 years, Mr. Raymond was a member of...

Feb 19, 2022

Wanda R. 'Nunny' Nardi Strahosky, 95, of Donora, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Saturday, February 19, 2022 at Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills.  Born August 21, 1926 in North Belle Vernon, PA she was the daughter of the late Mario and Diomira Mucci Nardi.  A lifelong resident of the Mon Valley Area, Mrs. Strahosky was a member of St....