Cecil Knee
Dec 18, 2015
Cecil "Keith" Knee, 69, formerly of Lower Burrell and Corry, passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, in the Park Avenue Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, West Mead Township, after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia. He was born Oct. 22, 1946, in New Kensington, a son of the late Cecil and Rita Blandford Knee. Keith was a Vietnam War veteran,...
Mary Ellen Samay
Dec 17, 2015
Mary Ellen (Valasek) Samay, 66, of Natrona Heights, passed away Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at her home. She was born Aug. 23, 1949, in Natrona Heights, the oldest daughter of the late Louis R. and Cecilia Rutkowski Valasek. Mary Ellen was a 1967 graduate of Har-Brack High School. She received her Bachelor in Education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and...
Guy M. Trettel, Sr
Dec 16, 2015
Guy M. Trettel Sr., 69, of Natrona Heights, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 14, 1946, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late Guido A. and Elda N. Schrecengost Trettel. Guy was a 1964 graduate of Har-Brack High School. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the Army. Guy...
Donald E. Kuhn
Dec 15, 2015
Donald E. Kuhn, 83, of Arnold, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. He was born May 10, 1932, in Brackenridge, a son of the late Charles and Violet Graybigle Kuhn. Don was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the Army. He retired in 1991 after 43 years of service as a...
Eva M. Emanuelson
Dec 4, 2015
Eva M. Emanuelson, 46, of Natrona Heights, passed away Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. She was born June 20, 1969, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of Nancy Schilling Cromie, of Shaler, and adopted daughter of George and Nancy Snyder, of Bradford Woods. Eva was the owner of Jam Near Perfect. She enjoyed going to craft shows, reading, was an accomplished writer and...
Stella Parker
Dec 3, 2015
Stella (Ambroziak) Parker, 92, formerly of West Natrona, passed away Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at UPMC Passavant, McCandless. She was born Nov. 28, 1923, in West Natrona, a daughter of the late Stanley and Kazmiera Staszewski Ambroziak. Stella lived in West Natrona most of her life. She was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic...
Brent L. Smith
Nov 30, 2015
Brent L. Smith, 72, of Winfield Township, fell asleep with the Lord Monday, Nov. 30, 2015. He was born Jan. 26, 1943, in Ilion, N.Y., son of the late Roger D. and Lorena T. (Brown) Smith. After graduating from Utica College in Utica, N.Y., he served four years in the Air Force from 1964-1968. Brent retired from the Pennsylvania Department...
Gloria Bello
Nov 30, 2015
Gloria (Millen) Bello, 90, formerly of Natrona Heights, passed away Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at UPMC Passavant Hospital, McCandless. She was born June 29, 1925, in Tarentum, a daughter of the Stephen and Mary Pettit Millen. Gloria was a 1943 graduate of Har-Brack High School and attended Carnegie Tech in Pittsburgh for three years, majoring in engineering. She worked at...
John S. Holacik
Nov 27, 2015
John S. Holacik, 57, of Natrona, passed away Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. He was born Aug. 9, 1958, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late Stephen J. and Frances G. Klukaszewski Holacik. John was a 1976 graduate of Highlands High School and attended the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. He was a member of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Parish in...
Dennis E. Mcclain
Nov 23, 2015
Dennis E. McClain, 60, of Fawn Township, passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at his home. He was born Dec. 30, 1954, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late James and Esther Snyder McClain. Dennis was a veteran of the Air Force. He worked as an operator at P.G.W. in Creighton for eight years and prior to that worked...
Michael Papariella, Jr
Nov 23, 2015
Michael Papariella Jr., 49, of Natrona Heights, passed away comfortably at his home Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. He was born in Pittsburgh a son of Michael and Dorothy Papariella Sr., of the Southside. Michael was an employee of T.W. Phillips, now Peoples T.W.P., in Natrona Heights, for 23 years. He was a great family man and a loving father. Michael...
George W. Simpson
Nov 23, 2015
George W. Simpson, 66, of Natrona Heights, passed away Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. He was born Feb. 27, 1949, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late George A. and Mabel Graham Simpson. George retired in 2011 as a truck driver from W.L. Roenigk in Sarver after more than 30 years of service. He was a...
Ronald Beacom
Nov 22, 2015
Ronald Beacom, 83, formerly of Fawn Township, passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, at the Saxony Health Center in Saxonburg, where he was a resident for the past two years. He was born March 10, 1932, in Lower Burrell, to the late Miller G. Beacom and Ida Wolford Beacom. Ronald had lived in the area all of his life. He...
Anna J. Reese
Nov 22, 2015
Anna Jean "Jeanie" Reese, 89, of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, Cabot. She was born Nov. 6, 1926, in Natrona Heights, a daughter of the late George and Anna Buzzard Reese. Jeanie worked as a cartographer at the former Gulf Oil Research in Harmarville for more than 30 years. She was a member...
Betty Jane Elizabeth Dickey
Nov 20, 2015
Betty Jane Elizabeth (Cornelius) Dickey, 89, of Fawn Township, Allegheny County, passed away peacefully Nov. 20 with her loving daughter and beloved son-in-law at her side in their Willowick, Ohio, home following a long, brave battle with Alzheimer's disease. Betty Jane was born Oct. 29, 1926, in Butler, to Savalla Elizabeth (Hillard) Cornelius and Raymond C. Cornelius, and soon after...
Luella M. Mccall
Nov 18, 2015
Luella Mae (Heath) McCall, 95, formerly of Brackenridge, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015, at the Pruett Heritage in Athens, Ga. She was born on Feb. 21, 1920, in Butler, to the late William Henry Heath and May Kummer. She had lived in the area most of her life. She was a machine operator at West Penn Capping Factory. She...
Mercedes K. George
Nov 15, 2015
Mercedes K. (Hendricks) George, 83, of Lower Burrell, passed away Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015. She was born Nov. 25, 1931, in New Kensington, a daughter of the late William S. and Mildred Schaffer Hendricks. Mercedes was a 1949 graduate of Arnold High School. She worked for many years as a seamstress and tailor for Ben's Department Store in New Kensington....
Elizabeth Szalanski
Nov 1, 2015
Elizabeth (Gablick) Szalanski, 84, of Natrona Heights, passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Hospice Unit at Concordia, Cabot. She was born Nov. 12, 1930, in Natrona Heights, a daughter of the late Stephen and Natalie Paluszewski Gablick. Elizabeth resided in Allegheny Township for 32 years. She was a member of St. Margaret Mary Roman Catholic Church...
Michael J. Bobeck
Oct 31, 2015
Michael J. "Mickey" Bobeck, 76, of Buffalo Township, passed away Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, at Concordia at Rebecca Residence, Allison Park. He was born April 6, 1939, in Natrona Heights, a son of the late Michael and Helen Szymd Bobeck. Mickey was a 1957 graduate of Har-Brack High School. He retired as a mechanical designer from Philips Respironics in Murrysville....
Patricia M. Pakulski
Oct 26, 2015
Patricia M. (Moore) Pakulski, 93, of Natrona Heights, passed away Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at her home. She was born Aug. 23, 1922, in Natrona, a daughter of the late Patrick and Helen Welsh Moore. Patricia was a member of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Parish, Most Blessed Sacrament Church in Natrona Heights and the Catholic...