OBITUARIES

Sep 10, 2017

Bernardo Manetta, 86, of Belle Vernon, died Sunday, September 10, 2017 at 4:45 pm at Harmon House, Mt. Pleasant.  Born April 3, 1931 in Monessen, he was the son of the late Bernadino and Rose LaCarte Manetta.  Old Uncle graduated from Monessen High School, afterwards he graduated from the Los Angeles Art Center School of Design in 1954 with...

Aug 31, 2017

Mary Louise Marasco Barger, 91, of North Belle Vernon, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 at Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Twp.  Born January 22, 1926 in North Belle Vernon, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Josephine Mazzei Marasco.  A lifelong resident of North Belle Vernon, Mrs. Barger was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church, Belle Vernon...

Aug 29, 2017

John B. McMillen Jr., 88, of Perryopolis, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 7:46 am at his home.  Born July 11, 1929 in Perryopolis, he was the son of the late John B. McMillen Sr. and Dortha Hixson McMillen.  A lifelong resident of Perryopolis, Mr. McMillen was a member of Calvin United Presbyterian Church, Brownsville.  Mr. McMillen was a...

Aug 26, 2017

Shawn E. Lasko, 43, of Johnstown, formerly of Perryopolis, died Saturday, August 26, 2017.  Born December 14, 1973 in N. Charleroi, he was the son of the late Joseph D. Lasko and Betty A. Lafko Lasko who survives and resides in Perryopolis.   A resident of Johnstown for the past 12 years, Mr. Lasko was a member of St. John...

Aug 24, 2017

Richard J. Hough, 73, of Perryopolis, died Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 9:48 PM at Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Twp.  Born July 4, 1944 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Richard B. and Marguerite Gavin Hough.   A resident of Perryopolis for the past 47 years, Mr. Hough was a member of St. John The Baptist RC...

Aug 21, 2017

David C. Bosetti, 62, of Scottdale, previously of Belle Vernon, died Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at 9:49 a.m. at UPMC Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born July 3, 1955, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late Melvin F. and Anna Praskavich Bosetti. A resident of Scottdale for the past 8 years, Mr. Bosetti was retired from Specialty Printing,...

Aug 18, 2017

Clement L. Swiantek, 77, of Belle Vernon, Washington Twp., died Friday, August 18, 2017 at 12:38 pm at Jefferson Regional Medical Center, Jefferson Hills.  Born December 1, 1939 in Uniontown, he was the son of the late Clement J. and Celia Hammer Swiantek.   A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mr. Swiantek was Catholic by faith, a retired truck driver...

Aug 15, 2017

Larry M. Pike Sr., 79, of Perryopolis, died Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 1:02 am at his home.

Born July 13, 1938 in Star Junction, PA he was the son of the late Sarah Martha Pike.

A lifelong resident of Perryopolis, Mr. Pike was catholic by faith.

He was retired from US Steel,...

Aug 8, 2017

Lee V. ‘Ske’ Yowonske, 70, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 12:11 pm at his home.  Born February 24, 1947 in Pricedale, he was the son of the late John and Helen Britvich Yowonske.  A lifelong resident of Belle Vernon, Mr. Yowonske was a member of St. Sebastian R.C. Church, was a retired equipment...

Aug 8, 2017

Bernard J. Johnson, 48, of Monessen, formerly of Belle Vernon, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 4:40 am at Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Twp.  Born December 3, 1968 in N. Charleroi, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Shirley A. Klasmeyer Johnson.  A graduate of West Virginia University, he was a paramedic, served as Deputy Chief...

Aug 7, 2017

Albert T. Palmer, 84, of Perryopolis, died Monday, August 7, 2017 at 8:55 am at the VA Hospital, Aspinwall.  Born December 6, 1932 in Pittsburgh, PA he was the son of the late Anthony Palmer and Domenica Dacquilante.   A resident of Perryopolis for the past 45 years, Mr. Palmer was a member of St. John the Baptist RC Church,...

Aug 1, 2017

Sylvia Ann Jeffreys Knight, 83, of Brownsville, passed peacefully away with her family by her side on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 2:34 pm.  Born June 3, 1934 in Fallowfield Twp., she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary Ona Brown Jeffreys.  A resident of Brownsville for the past 5 years, Mrs. Knight was a member of...

Aug 1, 2017

Edwin E. Luke Luckowski, 80, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp., died Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at 8:26 am at his home.  Born November 8, 1936 in N. Charleroi, he was the son of the late Matthew and Helen Aneilewski Luckowski.   A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 60 years, Mr. Luckowski was a member of the Epiphany of...

Jul 23, 2017

Mildred I. Poteray Brown, 91, of Belle Vernon, Washington twp., died Sunday, July 23, 2017 at 9:07 am at her home.  Born July 27, 1925 in N. Charleroi, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Mary Bednarski Poteray.   A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 70 years, Mrs. Brown was a member of St. Sebastian R.C....

Jul 22, 2017

Viola Kolocin, 86, of Vanderbilt, Perry Twp., died Saturday, July 22, 2017 at 7:30 am.  Born April 11, 1931 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Carmen and Mary Volpe DeGidio.  She is survived by a daughter and son in law Linda & George Cafasso and a sister Vicki DeGidio.  She is preceded in death by her...

Jul 17, 2017

Edward L. Barron Sr., 85, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Twp. died Monday, July 17, 2017 at 6:55 pm at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, Aspinwall.  Born February 5, 1932 in Monessen, he was the son of the late John M. and Anna Zeets Barron.  A resident of Belle Vernon for the past 45 years, Mr. Barron was a member of...

Jul 11, 2017

Thomas Joseph ‘Joe’ Barger, 94, of North Belle Vernon, died Tuesday, July 11, 2017 at 5:47 am at Hallsworth House, Monessen.  Born May 24, 1923 in Acosta, he was the son of the late William L. and Edith L. Smith Barger.  A resident of North Belle Vernon for the past 71 years, Mr. Barger was a member of St....

Jun 28, 2017

George Matthew Kowasic, 79, Fayette City, Naomi passed away peacefully June 28, 2017 at West Penn Hospital after an 11 year courageous battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving family.  George was born on March 17, 1938 in Fairhope, son of the late George and Marge Jupin Kowasic. He was a 1956 Graduate of Bellmar High School...

Jun 26, 2017

Joseph S. Brown, 86, of Pricedale and Belle Vernon, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at St. Anne Home, Greensburg.  Born February 14, 1931 in Rostraver Twp., he was the son of the late Steven J. and Elizabeth Nagy Brown.  A lifelong resident of Pricedale and Belle Vernon, Mr. Brown was a devoted Christian.  He was a veteran of the...

Jun 24, 2017

Beatrice Geraldine Lint Hall, 90, of Grindstone, died Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 8:56 pm at Mon Valley Hospital, Carroll Twp.  Born September 24, 1926 in West Overton, she was the daughter of the late Daniel L. and Ada Belle King Lint.  A lifelong resident of Grindstone, Mrs. Hall was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ, Vanderbilt...