Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Natrona Heights, PA, Allegheny County & Surrounding Areas
Joseph P. Swantner
Nov 10, 2018
Joseph P. Swantner, 61, of Natrona Heights, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at his home. He was born March 16, 1957, in Braddock to the late Joseph V. and Helen Fedorchak Swantner. Joe was a graduate of St. Vincent College with a bachelor of science degree in Psychology and received his degree in accounting from Robert Morris University. He...
Alice A. (Bartsch) Adams
Nov 8, 2018
Alice A. (Bartsch) Adams, 84, of Cabot, passed away Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. She was born November 14, 1933, in Shaler Township to the late Fredrick and Margaret Reiter Bartsch. Alice was a 1951 graduate of New Kensington High School. Her working career started at Grant's in New Kensington, Charlie's Meat...
Sally M. (Green) Thompson
Nov 5, 2018
Sally M. (Green) Thompson, 85, of Fawn Township, passed away Monday, November 5, 2018 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. She was born February 28, 1933, in Kittanning to the late John W. and Hazel Olinger Green. Sally was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary at Fawn #1 Fire Department. She enjoyed crocheting, painting ceramics and flower gardening. Sally is...
Hazel (Plaster) Kapus
Oct 31, 2018
Hazel (Plaster) Kapus, 90, of Tarentum, passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born January 22, 1928, in Martinsville, Virginia to the late Joab and Daisy Martin Plaster. Hazel and her late husband were the owners of the former Kapus Market in Brackenridge for 41 years, retiring in August of 1990. She was a...
Margaret (Durci) Seita
Oct 28, 2018
Margaret (Durci) Seita, 91, of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2018 at Platinum Ridge, Brackenridge. She was born January 20, 1927, in Natrona Heights to the late George and Mary Gaydos Durci. Margaret was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Parish, Most Blessed Sacrament Church, Natrona Heights. She is survived by her many...
Joseph L. Gazarik
Oct 27, 2018
It is with profound grief but with resignation to the Will of Almighty God and trust in the infinite merits and mercy of Our Lord Jesus Christ that I announce that Joseph Louis Gazarik, devoted husband, father, & best friend, of Allegheny Township, Pa died at home surrounded by his wife, Renee & son, Joe on Saturday, October 27, 2018...
Angela A. (Jakacki) Kolek
Oct 25, 2018
Angela (Jakacki) Barker Kolek, 88, of Brackenridge, passed away Thursday, October 25, 2018 at Platinum Ridge, Brackenridge. She was born July 11, 1930, in Natrona Heights to the late Joseph and Celia Orkwiszewski Jakacki. Angela retired after 30 years of service from the former Liberty Mirror in Brackenridge. She was a member of St. Joseph R.C. Parish in Natrona. Angela...
Robert L. Mcpheron
Oct 24, 2018
Robert L. McPheron, 89, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at his home. He was born December 25, 1928 in Collier Township to the late Laura Carroll McPheron. Robert served his country as a Medic in the US Army during the Korean War. He retired from Braeburn Steel where he worked as a quality control metallurgist. He...
Cheryl (Templeton) Carney
Oct 15, 2018
Cheryl (Templeton) Carney, 70, of Tarentum, passed away Monday, October 15, 2018 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh surrounded by her family. She was born January 14, 1948, in Wilkinsburg to the late George Earl and Frances McKinley Templeton. Cheryl worked as a beautician for many years and retired after 25 years of service as a cake decorator from the Giant...
Milton W. Sharp
Sep 28, 2018
Milton W. 'Pete' Sharp, 89, of Leechburg, passed away Friday, September 28, 2018 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh with his family at his side. He was born May 1, 1929, in Leechburg to the late Joseph H. and Mary C. McFarland Sharp. Pete was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the US Army. He retired in 1994 after...
Ethel E. (Kovac) Huet
Sep 23, 2018
Ethel E. (Kovac) Huet, 91, of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the Good Samaritan Hospice at Concordia, Cabot. She was born February 24, 1927, in Natrona Heights to the late Matthew and Emilia Knasko Kovac. Ethel was a 1945 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She worked as a secretary at PPG in Creighton and was a...
Sylvia J. (Myers) Nowikowski
Sep 21, 2018
Sylvia J. (Myers) Nowikowski, 69, of Natrona Heights, was lifted to heaven by angels on Friday September 21, 2018. She was born November 26, 1948, in Natrona Heights to the late Chester and Betty Ann Baczynski Szymkowiak. Sylvia was a 1966 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She retired after 30 years of service from the Cardiology Department at Allegheny Valley...
Margaret L. (Czajkowski) Hazlett
Sep 19, 2018
Margaret L. (Czajkowski) Hazlett, 91, of Natrona Heights passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at her home. She was born May 2, 1927, in Natrona to the late Lawrence C. and Loretta E. Walley Czajkowski. Margaret was of the Catholic faith. She enjoyed quilting and going to auctions and yard sales. Margaret is survived by her children, Robert Hazlett, of...
Kristyn Len Mazinski
Sep 11, 2018
On Tuesday, September 11, 2018, our beloved Kristyn Len Mazinski, 50, of Brackenridge, went to live with our Lord, after fighting a courageous battle with a terminal illness. She was born June 21, 1968 in Natrona Heights to Lynda (Lyn) Mazinski and the late Richard E. Mazinski. Kristyn was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament R....
Gerald A. Maudhuit
Sep 6, 2018
Gerald A. Maudhuit, 69, of Freeport, passed away Thursday, September 6, 2018 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born August 21, 1949, in Natrona Heights to the late Frank Maudhuit Sr and Anna Homer Rybicki. Gerald worked as an over the road truck driver, last working at J&L Steel. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving in...
Sharon K. (Mell) Dean
Sep 2, 2018
Sharon K. 'Chickie' (Mell) Dean, 60, of Allegheny Township, passed away Sunday, September 2, 2018 surrounded by her family at Platinum Ridge, Brackenridge. She was born February 1, 1958, in Natrona Heights to Betty J. Perroz Mell of Natrona Heights and the late Ralph A. Mell Jr. Sharon worked as a machine operator for Mitchell's Plastics in Indiana Township. She...
Palko (Robson) Patricia S
Sep 1, 2018
Patricia S. (Robson) Palko, 88, of Natrona Heights, passed away Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Logan Place, Lower Burrell. She was born April 15, 1930, in New Kensington to the late Russell L. and Hazel M. Burlbaugh Robson. Patricia retired in 1992 after 25 years of service as a teller for PNC Bank, Springdale. She was a member of Our...
Frances (Dudiak) Kukowski
Aug 22, 2018
Frances (Fran) Kukowski, 86, of Tarentum PA, passed away on August 22, 2018 in Cabot, PA. She was born March 2, 1932 in Brackenridge, a daughter of the late Peter and Mary (Ploszaj) Dudiak. Fran was a graduate of Har-Brack High School and attended Robert Morris College and graduated with honors. Fran worked in Accounting at Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation...
Colin S. Saracco
Aug 21, 2018
Colin Samuel Saracco, age 30, of Butler, PA (originally of Brackenridge, PA) went to be with his Lord and Savior, and his big sister Kelly, at 6:35PM on Tuesday, August 21st, 2018 in the hospital surrounded by his family, including his girlfriend. Colin fought a month long battle with a serious blood infection that had attacked his heart and other...
Stanley E. Wasilowski
Aug 11, 2018
Stanley E. Wasilowski, Jr., 73, formerly of Greenville, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Redstone Highlands, Greensburg. He was born November 21, 1944, in Natrona to the late Stanley and Helen Kozluk Wasilowski. Stanley was a 1962 graduate of St. Joseph High School, Natrona and a 1971 graduate of Alliance College, Cambridge Springs. He served his country during the...

