Lena M. (DeBone) Cravotta , 94, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, in Newhaven Court. She was born July 13, 1924, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Samuel and Mary Mignogna DeBone. After raising her children, Lena worked for the former Wilson Baum Ins. and Rowe Ins. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral....
Mary Elisabeth "Liz" Patrick, 95, of Greensburg, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, in Redstone Highlands. She was born Aug. 25, 1923, in Crabtree, a daughter of the late Andrew J. and Josephine C. McFeeley Patrick. Liz was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral and had worked as a secretary and bookkeeper for St. Bruno Church in South Greensburg for...
Joseph E. "Papa Joe" Maline , 88, of St. Anne Home, Greensburg, was called home early Saturday morning, Jan. 26, 2019, to be with the Lord. Mr. Maline was born July 14, 1930, in Norvelt, a son of the late Joseph S. and Mary (Pushkar) Maline. He was preceded in death by his sweetheart and soul mate...
Mary E. (McDonald) Quenzler , 87, of Hannastown, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Loyalhanna Care Center. She was born April 27, 1931, in Ohio, a daughter of the late Catherine Haggerty. She was a member of St. Bartholomew Church and their Rosary Altar Society. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...
Paul J. Schwickrath passed away Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. He was born June 28, 1936. He is survived by his wife, Emma Schwickrath; daughters, Lori Shasko (Marc) and Carrie Schwickrath; son, Patrick Schwickrath. (Amber Koshinski); grandchildren, Darian Shasko, Carleen Shasko, Logan Schwickrath and Colin Hamilton (deceased). All services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be...
Charles A. Kirkling Jr ., 34, of Delmont, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. He was born Sept. 4, 1984, in Greensburg. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Samuel and Jacqueline Wimbush Kirkling; and his maternal grandfather, Lawrence Mason. He is survived by his father, Charles A. Kirkling Sr., and his mother, Sissy Mason (Jean...
Kathleen L. (Pischke) Mancuso , 70, of Greensburg, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in the Family Hospice and Palliative Care at Canterbury. She was born Jan. 9, 1949, in Lafayette, Ind., a daughter of Margaret L. Pischke Thiry, of Greensburg and the late Joseph W. Pischke. Kathleen was a member of Our Lady of Grace Church, where...
Michael J. Cirelli , 62, of Greensburg, died Friday, January 11, 2019 at Montefiore Hospital. He was born August 13, 1956, in Greensburg, a son of the late Peter John and Ethel Sturrock Cirelli. Mike was a Truck Driver with Holiday Express Trucking Company and had served in the US Navy. He was a member of Our...
Joseph M. Misselli Jr ., 70, of Acme, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, in Montefiore Hospital. He was born May 14, 1948, in Greensburg, a son of the late Joseph M. Sr. and Mabel Louise Miller Misselli. He enjoyed classic cars, especially his '77 MG Midget. Joe had served in the Army Reserves and the National Guard...
Paul Mark Bergstrom of Greensburg, PA passed away on January 6, 2019. Paul was born on May 12, 1930 in McKeesport, PA. A child during the Great Depression, he nevertheless fondly remembered his early years for his large and spirited extended family and the vibrant working-class community in which he grew up. He labored on a Vermont farm during...
Dorothy R. (Thinnes) Casteel , 92, of Greensburg, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, in RNC of Greater Pittsburgh. She was born Aug. 18, 1926, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Francis P. and Margaret V. Kistner Thinnes. Dorothy was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. Prior to working at Perfection Photo, she had worked as a...
Shirley A. Little , 76, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, in Westmoreland Manor. She was born Dec. 29, 1941, in West Newton, a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Edith E. Bryner. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in the CLEMENT L. PANTALONE FUNERAL HOME INC., 409 W. Pittsburgh St.,...
Francis E. "Frank" Thomas Sr., 92, of Greensburg, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, in the Allegheny General Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was born April 1, 1926, in Greensburg, a son of the late William E. and Mary Simoncic Thomas. He was retired from PPG Industries, and a Navy veteran, having served in the Pacific during World War...
Ann (Michalchik) Nahomenuk , 89, of Greensburg, died Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at home. She was born Feb. 15, 1929, in Philadelphia, a daughter of the late Samuel and Pauline Martynyuk Michalchik. She was a member of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Latrobe. Ann was a salesperson for the former Joseph Horne...
Christine A. Durstine , 60, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at home. She was born May 22, 1958, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Robert G. and Dorothy C. Murphy Durstine. Christine was employed by Pace Industries, Derry. When she wasn't working, she loved to spend time in Myrtle Beach with her sister and...
Ann M. (Barry) Ocepek , 88, of Greensburg, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, in the Hillside Manor. She was born Sept. 8, 1930, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Edward and Nora Joyce Barry. Prior to moving closer to her daughter, she was a member of Our Lady of Grace Church. Before raising her children, she...
Twila Z. (Roadman) Doerzbacher , 87, of Sun City West, Ariz., formerly of Greensburg and East Greenwich, R.I., died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, in the Del E. Webb Hospital. She was born in Stahlstown, May 26, 1931, daughter of the late Dale and Gertrude Ravenscroft Roadman. Twila was a graduate of Westmoreland Hospital School of Nursing and...
Gerald V. "Jerry" Pallitta , 79, of Greensburg, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. He was born July 13, 1939, in Greensburg, a son of the late Nicholas and Mary Reese Pallitta. He was an installer for Pittsburgh Outdoor Advertising and a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. Jerry was very active in both local and state politics. You...
Michael J. Lucov Sr ., 90, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born Dec. 11, 1927, in Perth Amboy, N.J., a son of the late Michael and Anna Harmyk Lucov. Michael was a retired plant manager for the former Carborundum Co., Latrobe. He was a member of Our Lady...
Lowell A. Wadsworth , age 79, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. He was born June 5, 1939 in Charleroi, PA, the son of the late Lloyd M. and Ada (Kinder) Wadsworth. Prior to retirement, he was employed by Allegheny Power for nearly 40 years, first as an engineering technician, then later as...