David I. Jablonowski
Dec 11, 2017
David I. Jablonowski, 64, of Tarentum, passed away Monday, December 11, 2017 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. He was born October 12, 1953, in New Kensington to the late Henry A. and Dorothy V. Orkwis Jablonowski. Dave was a 1973 graduate of Burrell High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Dave retired in 2012 as...
Lawrence A. Truckley
Dec 9, 2017
Lawrence A. Truckley, 80, of Natrona Heights, passed away Saturday, December 9, 2017 in UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born January 17, 1937, in West Deer to the late Paul and Mary Polka Truckley. Larry worked for Burrell Construction. He was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Parish, Most Blessed Sacrament Church in...
Irene (Brinzer) Hilliard
Dec 6, 2017
Irene (Brinzer) Hilliard, 80, of Natrona Heights, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017 in the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. She was born January 19, 1937, in Natrona Heights to the late Stephen and Mary Micholas Brinzer. Irene worked for many years in the area as a beautician. She was a member of Our Lady of the...
Robert Brooks
Nov 30, 2017
Robert Brooks, 81, of Natrona Heights, passed away Thursday, November 30, 2017 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. He was born September 8, 1936, in Natrona Heights to the late George and Elizabeth Andrews Brooks. Robert was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the United States Air Force. He worked as a deliveryman for Country Bell Dairy for...
Lawrence Wasilowski
Nov 26, 2017
Lawrence Wasilowski, 55, of Cranberry Township, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2017 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center, Butler. He was born July 15, 1962, in Natrona Heights to the late Zygmunt S. and Sophie Falenski Wasilowski. Lawrence was a 1980 graduate of Highlands High School. He was a veteran of the US Army. Lawrence worked in the kitchen at...
Lois M. (Moersch) Bavetz
Nov 24, 2017
Lois M. (Moersch) Bavetz, 92, of Natrona Heights, passed away, Friday, November 24, 2017 at Platinum Ridge, Brackenridge. She was born October 1, 1925, in Pittsburgh to the late Edward Moersch and Bertha Daugherty Moersch Bracco. At the time of her marriage to her husband Frank, Lois was attending nursing school. Lois was a member of Our Lady of the...
Robert J. Plivelich
Nov 21, 2017
Robert J. Plivelich, 62, of Brackenridge, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. He was born February 6, 1955, in McKeesport to the late Francis P. and Frances T. Shemik Plivelich. Robert formerly lived in Apollo and White Oak before moving to Brackenridge. He was a graduate of Penn State University with a bachelor of...
Rosemarie (Hughes) Posati
Nov 21, 2017
Rosemarie (Hughes) Posati, 70, of Natrona Heights, passed away Tuesday, November 21, 2017 in the comfort of her own home doing what she loved, which was cooking. She was born November 23, 1946, in Natrona Heights to the late Robert G. and Alice Marie Snebold Hughes Sr. Rosemarie worked as a registered nurse at Lifecare Hospital in Natrona Heights. She...
Dorothy A Barch
Nov 17, 2017
Dorothy Alice Barch, 89, formerly of Natrona Heights,died peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Friday, Nov.17, 2017, at the McKinley Health Center, Brookville. She as born April 4, 1928, in Lyndora, the daughter of the late Dmitri and Anna Ulchik Shumek. She lived in the Natrona and Brackenridge area allher life. She graduated from Har-Brack High School in 1946. In...
Eleanor F. (Graczyk) Baroni
Nov 14, 2017
Eleanor Graczyk Painter Baroni (86), Virginia Beach, Virginia formerly of Brackenridge Pennsylvania was called to heaven Tuesday, November 14, 2017, while in the presence of her loving family. She was born August 09, 1931, in Natrona Heights, the daughter of the late John B. and Sophia H. Glowacki Graczyk. She graduated from Har-Brack High School, class of 1949. She was...
Richard J. Taliana
Nov 1, 2017
Richard J. Taliana, 67, of Tarentum, passed away Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. He was born June 6, 1950, in Natrona Heights to the late Joseph H. and Ann E. Clusta Taliana. Richard was a 1968 graduate of Har-Brack High School. He retired after 48 years of service as a metal fabricator...
Pauline G. (Leach) Buday
Oct 31, 2017
Pauline G. (Leach) Buday, 75, of South Buffalo Township, passed away Tuesday, October 31, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. She was born March 22, 1942, in Natrona Heights to the late George and Ruth Johnston Leach. Polly along with her late husband Rich, owned and operated Buday Printing in Freeport for 49 years. She also...
Ruth Y. (Long) Lisko
Oct 25, 2017
Ruth Y. (Long) Lisko, 89, of Brackenridge, passed away Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. She was born March 23, 1928, in Brackenridge to the late Joseph Merle and Ruth Eurich Long. Ruth retired from the Dietary Department of Allegheny Valley Hospital after 30 years of service. During her lifetime she was an active member of...
Amelia J. (Frederick) Frantz
Oct 17, 2017
Amelia J. (Frederick) Frantz, 74, of Natrona Heights , passed away Tuesday, October 17, 2017 at Logan Place, Lower Burrell. She was born January 30, 1943, in Natrona Heights to the late Joseph and Lillian Gibson Frederick. Millie was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Parish in Natrona Heights. She enjoyed baking and wintering at...
John V. Pastorek
Oct 16, 2017
John Valentine Pastorek of Natrona Heights passed away on October 16, 2017 at age 93. Born February 14, 1924 to John Stephen Pastorek and Josephine (Martonik) Pastorek, he was the third eldest of ten children. John graduated from Tarentum High School in 1942 and served in the United States Navy as a deep sea diver 1943-1945 He attended Carnegie Tech...
Elizabeth J. (Kresnor) Caugherty
Oct 15, 2017
Elizabeth J. 'Lube' (Kresnor) Caugherty, 101, of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, October 15, 2017 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. She was born August 23, 1916, in Pittsburgh to the late Frank and Mary Martin Kresnor. Lube was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament R.C. Parish, Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Natrona Heights, the Ladies...
Constance D. (Antkoviak) Mosakowsky
Oct 13, 2017
Constance D. (Antkoviak) Mosakowsky, 74, of Woodbridge, Virginia, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017 at the Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, Woodbridge. She was born February 10, 1943, in Natrona Heights to the late Michael and Helen Krajci Antkoviak. Connie was a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in education. She taught for 8...
Edward N. Cirino
Oct 12, 2017
Edward Nathanael Cirino, 44 of Natrona Heights died on Thursday, October 12, 2017. After a lifelong courageous battle with severe depression he finally succumbed to it dying by suicide. Suicide is a real illness that could be likened to a heart attack in the brain. He was searching for serenity and now he has found it. Edward was born on...
Margaret V. (Kaniecki) Kraft
Oct 12, 2017
Margaret Veronica (Kaniecki) Kraft of Brackenridge, formerly of Latrobe, died peacefully Oct. 12, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. Born Oct. 14, 1938 in Creighton, Margie was the eldest daughter of the late John and Ann (Novosat) Kaniecki. She graduated from St. Josephs High School in 1956 and was employed by the Greater Latrobe Area School District from 1972 until...
Robert A. Samuels
Sep 24, 2017
Robert A. Samuels, 58, of Monroeville, passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 with his wife Barbara at his side. He lived the majority of his life in the Allegheny Valley. Robert was a 1977 graduate of Highlands High School and was best remembered for his athleticism. He played midget football with the Highlands Hornets organization, high school football with the...