Lance Allen Bubash
Oct 29, 2019
Lance Allen Bubash, 32, of Natrona Heights, passed in his sleep to heaven on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Lance was born August 9, 1987 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. A graduate of Highlands High School and Forbes Trail for Machinist in 2006. He was employed by Smithfield Foods in Arnold as a Production Equipment Operator since 2013. He will...
Leonard J. Szymanski
Oct 28, 2019
Leonard J. "Moon" Szymanski, 93, of Natrona Heights,i passed away on October 28th, 2019 at Fairwinds Manor Personal Care Home in Cabot, PA. He was the husband of Bernice "Bernie" Szymanski. They shared 70 wonderful years of marriage together. Born on July 20, 1926 in Ford City, PA, he was the son of the late Frank and Josephine Szymanski. Moon...
Raymond C. Glogowski
Oct 26, 2019
Raymond C. Glogowski, 93, of Natrona Heights, passed away Saturday, October 26, 2019 at his home. He was born January 8, 1926, in Natrona to the late Charles and Anna Ziolkowski Glogowski, and was a lifelong resident of the valley. Ray was a veteran of WWII, serving in the United States Marine Corp. He retired after 34 years of service...
E. Charles Danko
Oct 24, 2019
E. Charles 'Chuck' 'Dank' Danko, 97, of Natrona Heights, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2019 at his home. He was born September 28, 1922 in New Kensington. Chuck was raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey and has lived in Tarentum and Natrona Heights since 1946. He was a graduate of Holy Spirit High School in Atlantic City class of 1940....
Sophie (Rykaceski) Carter
Oct 23, 2019
Sophie (Rykaceski) Carter, 94, of Fawn Township, passed away, Wednesday, October 23, 2019 surrounded by her family at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. Sophie was a resident of Concordia Lutheran Ministries in Cabot for the past 8 years. She was born August 26, 1925, in Natrona to the late Adam and Mary Nitosky Rykaceski. Sophie worked at...
Andrew H. Ringer
Oct 23, 2019
Heaven gained a truly gentle man this week. Andy Ringer passed away at home with his wife at his side. He married Dorothy June Negley in 1949. He is survived by his three children: Barbara Ringer Cranfill (Johnny Lee) of Lakeland, Florida; Andrew Brian Ringer (Juanita Webber) of Alaska; Bruce Daniel Ringer (Kim Frehling) of Tarentum. His granddaughters Rhonda Cranfill...
Eleanor A. Lorrie (Wojcik) Cortese
Oct 22, 2019
Eleanor A. 'Lorrie' (Wojcik) Cortese, 86, of Brackenridge, passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2019 surrounded by her family at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. She was born June 16, 1933, in Natrona to the late Alexander and Frances (Percenski) Wojcik. Lorrie was a member of Holy Martyrs R.C. Church in Tarentum. She enjoyed working jigsaw and crossword...
Francis Frank Tady
Oct 19, 2019
Francis Frederick Tady, 77, of Sarver, PA and most recently of Canal Fulton, OH, where he lived with his daughter, Lori and grandchildren, made his journey to heaven on Saturday October 19, 2019. Frank grew up in Natrona Heights and then shared his life with Mary Ziacik Tady in Sarver, PA. Frank retired after 35 years of service from the...
Richard J. Van Tine
Oct 15, 2019
Richard Jacob VanTine, 66, of Sarver, embarked on his next big adventure on Tuesday, October 15, 2019, after a brief stay at Concordia Good Samaritan Hospice. Rick was born at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights on November 16, 1952. He grew up in the Laneville section of Freeport, and graduated from Freeport High School in 1972. Rick retired in...
Joseph P. Runski
Oct 15, 2019
Joseph P. Runski, 59, of New Kensington, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2019 at his home. He was born March 17, 1960, in New Kensington to the late John and Amelia Ross Runski. Joe worked as a brick layer at Allegheny Ludlum Steel in Brackenridge for the past 28 years. He was a member of St. Mary Czestochowa R.C. Church...
Clinton Jeremiah Weleski
Oct 13, 2019
Clinton Jeremiah Weleski, 37, of Lower Burrell, formerly of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019. He was born August 8, 1982, in Natrona Heights to Alan and Rosemarie Mangini Weleski, of Midland Michigan. Clinton enjoyed quad riding, hunting, shooting, fishing, hiking, loved being out in nature and spending time with his son. He also earned credits in Forbes...
Helen M. (Swiklinski) Sugajski
Oct 12, 2019
Helen M. (Swiklinski) Sugajski, 92, of Natrona, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Quality Life Services of Sarver. She was born March 7, 1927, in Brackenridge to the late Adam and Mary Szafranski Swiklinski. Helen worked in the laundry department at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona Heights. She was a member of St. Joseph R.C. Parish in Natrona. Helen...
John R. Valasek
Oct 1, 2019
John R. Valasek, 79, of Buffalo Township, passed away with his family at his side on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born January 30, 1940, in Natrona Heights to the late Stephen and Mary Gazdik Valasek. John was a 1958 graduate of Har-Brack High School. He served his country as a veteran of the...
Susan C. (Chobanian) Halupa
Sep 28, 2019
Susan Christine (Chobanian) Halupa, 99, of Cabot, formerly of New Kensington, passed away Saturday, September 28, 2019, in Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot. Born April 29, 1920, in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late Eghia Paul and Julia Elizabeth (Repak) Chobanian. She was employed as a line worker fro PPG in Creighton for many years. Susan was a member...
Derek P. Eckman
Sep 26, 2019
Derek P. Eckman, 23, of Tarentum, passed away Thursday, September 26, 2019 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born September 25, 1996 to Paul and Terri Dent Eckman, of Tarentum. Derek was a 2015 graduate of Highlands High School and was also a graduate of the Rosedale Technical College. He worked as a maintenance apprentice for American Industrial Felt,...
Robert J. Buchwald
Sep 16, 2019
Robert John Buchwald, 68, of Buffalo Township, passed away, Monday, September 16, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. He was born December 6, 1950, in Tonawanda, New York to the late Frederick and Marguerite Caggiano Buchwald. Robert attended the University of Pennsylvania. He retired after 30 years of service as a Maintenance Engineering Analyst from the...
Betty J. (Perroz) Mell
Sep 16, 2019
Betty J. (Perroz) Mell, 83, of Brackenridge, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at her home with her family at her side. She was born May 18, 1936, in Narona Heights to the late Henry and Katherine Zetner Perroz. Betty graduated from Har-Brack High School where she was a cheerleader. Betty worked as a custodian for the Kiski Area School...
Elizabeth L. (Reardon) Fantino
Sep 16, 2019
Elizabeth Leslie Kehaulani (Reardon) Fantino, 52, passed away Sept. 16, 2019. Liz was born February 26, 1967 in Minneapolis, the youngest of five children of Anthony and Elva Reardon. Liz lived in many places as a young child, until the family settled in her mothers hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1976. From early on, it was obvious Liz was a...
Pauline B. (Severin) Rusiewicz
Sep 11, 2019
Pauline B. (Severin) Rusiewicz, 98, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, September 11, 2019 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. She was born May 5, 1921, in Natrona to the late Joseph and Veronica Musko Severin. Pauline was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Parish, Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Natrona Heights....
Katherine (Pajerski) Bombalski
Sep 3, 2019
Katherine (Pajerski) Bombalski, 106, of Natrona Heights, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 with her family at her side at Platinum Ridge Nursing Home in Brackenridge where she stayed only a few days after a fall at home that broke her hip. She was born November 24, 1912, in Daisytown to the late Ludwik (Lewis) and Agnes (Kubicz) Pajerski....