Tracey Shields
Jan 19, 2020
Tracey D. (Gaertner) Shields , 41, of Ruffsdale, died Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. She was born April 3, 1978, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Jean Gaertner, of Greensburg, and Wayne A. Gaertner, of Ruffsdale. Tracey was a dog groomer for Pet Smart in South Hills. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Sara...
John Orban
Jan 18, 2020
John G. Orban , 89, of Greensburg, died Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, in the St. Anne Home. He was born Feb. 10, 1930, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late John and Katherine Pavlakovic Orban. John retired after a 33 years as a pattern maker for General Motors and a veteran of the Army, having...
Marjorie Taylor
Jan 16, 2020
Marjorie (Sharbaugh) Taylor , 91, of York PA, formerly of Greensburg PA, passed away peacefully Thursday, January 16, 2020 at home. She was born September 4, 1928, in Altoona PA, the daughter of the late Gerald and Rosella Sutton Sharbaugh. After her children were grown, Marjorie returned to school to earn a college degree and...
Sandra Carrera
Jan 15, 2020
Sandra Marie (Smith) Carrera , 76, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Forbes Regional Health Center. She was born July 5, 1943, in Wilkinsburg, a daughter of the late Thomas and Helen Konkle Smith. Sandra was the former owner of Imagination Station, Greensburg, and loved golf, crafts and shopping. She also enjoyed her...
Donna Thomas
Jan 8, 2020
Donna L. (Rahl) Thomas , 78, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born Oct. 23, 1941, in Greensburg and was a daughter of the late Charles E. and Jennie Felice Rahl. She was a member of St. Paul Church and the...
George Matovic
Jan 4, 2020
George Matovic , 86, of Luxor, died Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born Feb. 16, 1933, in Wilpen, a son of the late Gary and Dorothy Baltic Matovic. George was retired from Newcomer Products Inc., Latrobe, and a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. He was a very good bartender...
Thomas Watkins
Jan 3, 2020
Thomas Watkins , 84, of Jeannette, died Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, in Barnes Place, Latrobe. He was born June 24, 1935, in Crabtree, a son of the late William and Mary Robb Watkins. Tom loved the outdoors and enjoyed hunting and fishing. He was a proud veteran of the Marine Corps, serving during the Korean...
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...