Kathleen Burkley
Jan 1, 2020
Kathleen H. (Barry) Burkley , 72, of Greensburg, died Monday, October 19, 2020 at home. She was born May 19, 1948, in Los Angeles, CA, a daughter of the late John J. Barry, Jr. and Virginia McCune Barry. Kathy was the Executive Director of the Humane Society of Westmoreland County. In addition to serving as...
Michael Kaczmarek
Dec 25, 2019
Michael D. Kaczmarek , 58, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019, in the Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born Dec. 20, 1961, in Mt. Pleasant, a son of Michael J. Kaczmarek, of Scottdale, and the late Mary Alice Hammond Kaczmarek. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. He is survived by his...
Russell Bell
Dec 24, 2019
Russell E. Bell , 82, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019, in Redstone Highlands. He was born September 12, 1937, in Latrobe, and was a son of the late Thomas and Emma Thomas Bell. Since he was a small child, Russell was an avid hunter and enjoyed his time at his camp in Clearfield County...
James Sackett
Dec 17, 2019
James J. Sackett , 98, of Forbes Road, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019, in the Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born March 24, 1921, in White Valley, Pa., a son of the late Victor and Josephine Enrico Sackett. Jim was a member of St. Bartholomew Church, the AMVETS Post 88 and the DAV 53...
Father Henry Preneta
Dec 12, 2019
Father Henry S. Preneta , a retired priest of the Diocese of Greensburg, died Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at St. Anne Home. He was 93, the oldest priest in the diocese, and had served as a priest for 52 years. Father Preneta was born Feb. 14, 1926, in Glogow, Poland, to the late Josef and...
Margaret Karazsia
Dec 10, 2019
Margaret A. (Ribar) Karazsia , 99, of Crabtree, died Tuesday, December 10, 2019 in the William Penn Care Center. She was born June 22, 1920, in New Alexandria, a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Bennik Ribar. Margaret was a life long member of St. Bartholomew Church. After retiring from West Penn Power Company, she was the...
Virginia Sukay
Dec 3, 2019
Virginia M. (Arbore) Sukay , 92, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, in St. Anne Home. She was born Nov. 11, 1927, in Export, a daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Frenchek Arbore. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral and retired as an LPN for Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. Virginia enjoyed spending time...
Thomas Semenko
Nov 29, 2019
Thomas G. Semenko , 60, of Greensburg, died Friday, November 29, 2019 in the Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born April 14, 1959, in Greensburg, a son of the late Fred and Anna Comaris Semenko. Tom as a 1977 graduate of Hempfield High School and a Service Manager for Greensburg Pool Co., Inc. In addition to...
Peter Sesti
Nov 29, 2019
Peter L. Sesti , 83, of Greensburg, died Friday, Nov. 29, 2019, at home. He was born April 24, 1936, in Big Run, Pa., a son of the late Joseph and Zella Reed Sesti. Peter was the owner of Alpha Business Forms and Complete Billing System of Greensburg, and a veteran of the Army. He was a...
Timothy Lee Zufall
Nov 24, 2019
Timothy Lee Zufall, 58, of Greensburg, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He was born Sept. 22, 1961, in Greensburg, a son of the late Gilbert Vernon and Betty Jane Salvio Zufall. Tim had been the owner of Carney's Corner, in Delmont, for more than 25 years, and was a truck driver for...
James Robinson
Nov 18, 2019
James E. “Jim” Robinson , 91, of Silver Spring, died Monday, November 18, 2019 in Silver Spring, MD, after a brief illness. He was born April 21, 1928, in Greensburg, PA, the only child of the late Wesley M. and Alice Fishell Robinson. Jim graduated from Greensburg High School in 1946 and received his bachelor's and master's...
Mary "Betty" Maruca
Nov 16, 2019
Mary E. "Betty" (Dominick) Maruca , 92, of Slickville, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019, in the William Penn Care Center. She was born Feb. 19, 1927, in Crabtree, a daughter of the late Charles and Nellie Keller Dominick. Betty was a member of St. Sylvester Parish and their Rosary Altar Society. She was serving as the current...
Robert Von Hasseln
Nov 3, 2019
Robert E. Von Hasseln, 71, of Mt. Pleasant, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, in Mercy Hospital. He was born July 21, 1948, in Buffalo, N.Y., a son of the late Edward and Nancy Kidder Vonhasseln. Bob enjoyed NASCAR and oval track racing. While serving two tours with the Army in Vietnam at LZ Baldy from August 1968...
Angeline Gasperin
Oct 31, 2019
Angeline E. Gasperin , 89, of Hannastown, died Thursday, October 31, 2019. She was born August 03, 1930, in Slickville, a daughter of the late Joseph B., Sr. and Mary Bini Juliane. 'Angie' was an immaculate homemaker and enjoyed cooking for her family. She was always willing to help others especially her brother 'Jr.' and sister, Irene. ...
Pauline Kopcho
Oct 25, 2019
Pauline M. (Kolick) Kopcho , of Johnstown, formerly of Crabtree, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, in Conemaugh Hospital. She was born May 1, 1930, in New Salem, a daughter of the late Frank and Mary Lawrence Kolick. Pauline was a member of St. Bartholomew Church. She retired from Johnston the Florist after 25 years of service, starting...
Dennis Vaccare
Oct 22, 2019
Dennis C. "Uncle Bucco" Vaccare , 64, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. He was born April 5, 1955, in Greensburg, a son of the late James J. and Esther L. DeBone Vaccare. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, a partner with Vaccare's Pharmacy and a sales associate for Greensburg Beverage. He was a...
Florence Detore
Oct 19, 2019
Florence J. (Raneri) Detore , 97, of Greensburg, passed away Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019. She was born Dec. 11, 1921, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Salvatore and Francesca (Maida) Raneri. Florence was a kind and loving person who always put her family first. Her greatest pleasure was cooking wonderful meals for her family, especially on...
David Quist
Oct 17, 2019
David P. Quist , 65, of Greensburg, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born March 8, 1954, in Greensburg, a son of the late Rita Quist Randolph. David worked as a mechanic for Jamison Auto in Greensburg, was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 1151 and...
Jean Hamilton
Oct 11, 2019
Jean E. (Frankenburg) Hamilton , 91, of Greensburg, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at home. She was born Dec. 16, 1927, in Wilkinsburg, a daughter of the late George and Ethel S. Cunningham Frankenburg. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter William Hamilton; and her four siblings. She is survived...
Bennie Salvio, Jr.
Oct 10, 2019
Bennie B. Salvio Jr ., 83, of Greensburg, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born Feb. 15, 1936, in Greensburg, a son of the late Biago and Edna Irene Gilbert Salvio. He was a 1955 graduate of Greensburg-Salem High School. Prior to retirement in 1977, he worked at PPG Industries in...