Bernard H. Shaffer , 84, of Greensburg, died Thursday, August 09, 2018. He was born March 20, 1934, in Greensburg, a son of the late David T. Shaffer and Genevieve Hoebing Shaffer Thomas. Bernard was a 1952 graduate of St. Vincent Prep School and was retired from the PA State Job Service, where he worked as an...
Elsie M. (Bassin) Dvorchak , 67, of Greensburg, died Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, peacefully with her family and friends by her side, achieving wholeness of her heart and body. She was born June 4, 1951, in Uniontown, a daughter of the late Forrest Glenwood and Catherine "Kitty" Mae Minerd Bassin. Elsie was a retired deputy coroner for...
Clarence “Bud” Smail, Jr ., 81, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, August 01, 2018 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 25, 1936, in Buffalo, New York, a son of the late Clarence B.,Sr. and Dorothy Reffner Smail. Bud graduated from Jeannette High School in 1954. He attended the University of Maryland and received...
Karen L. (Woodward) Heppner , 57, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, surrounded by her loving family in UPMC East after a yearlong battle with Stage 4 breast cancer. She was born Dec. 27, 1960, a daughter of the late Donna Rowe Woodward and Frederick Woodward, of Monroeville. Karen retired from Verizon after many years of...
Robert E. George , 82, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Weatherwood Manor with his loving wife and family by his side. He was born April 27, 1936, in Vandergrift, a son of the late Malcolm L. and Nelle Martin George. Robert was the retired vice president of operations for Southwest National Bank and served...
Alice M. Murphy , 90, of Greensburg, died Sunday, July 29, 2018, in the Greensburg Care Center. She was born Oct. 5, 1927, in New Alexandria, a daughter of the late Paul and Lillian Sheffler Berger. Alice was a licensed practical nurse and a member of First United Methodist Church, Greensburg. In addition to her parents, she...
Daniel C. Abeles , 74, of Murrysville, died Friday, July 20, 2018, in the Select Specialty Hospital Montefiore. He was born Dec. 26, 1943, in Brooklyn, NY., son of the late Sol and Lillian Weiner Abeles. After graduating from Brooklyn Law School in 1969, Dan spent his career as an intellectual property attorney, beginning at Westinghouse where...
Randy L. Glass , 63, of Hunker, died Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, with his loving daughters by his side. He was born May 17, 1955, in New Kensington, a son of the late George J. Sr. and Bertha R. Meyers Glass. Randy was a dietician and loved to cook. He also volunteered...
Michael B. D'Amico Jr ., 65, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. He was born Dec. 31, 1952, in Baltimore, Md., a son of the late Michael B. Sr. and Anna Mae Cornelius D'Amico. Mike was employed by Master-Lee Energy Services, Latrobe, as a quality control manager and served in the Navy...
Kathy L. Reno , 55, of Greensburg, died suddenly Tuesday, July 10, 2018, in the Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born July 10, 1963, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Michael L. and Gloria J. Sabatine Reno. Kathy was a clerk for Medcare Equipment Company, Greensburg. She was a 1980 graduate of Greensburg Salem High...
Emily S. (Spino) Sabatine , 90, of Greensburg, died Monday, July 9, 2018, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born May 2, 1928, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Domenico and Angelina Emanuel Spino. Emily was a retired clerk for the Pennsylvania Department of Health and a member of Our Lady of Grace Church and...
Colleen (Guest) Murtaza , 77, of Jeannette, died Monday, July 2, 2018, in Mercy Hospital. She was born March 27, 1941, in Pearson, Ga., a daughter of the late Huerita Lee and Lucille Cooper Guest. She was a member of the First Antioch Baptist Church in Greensburg and enjoyed working with the Culinary Ministry. She was an...
Lucy E. Dedo , 98, of Greensburg, died Saturday, June 23, 2018. She was born Dec. 15, 1919, in Torricella, Italy, a daughter of the late Emedio and Genevieve Piccole DeMarino. She was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral and the former Rosary Confraternity and the former Columbia Ladies Lodge No. 27. Lucy worked for the...
Lawrence "Larry" E. Orth Jr ., 79, of Upper St. Clair, formerly of Greensburg, died Friday, June 22, 2018, at home. He was born March 6, 1939, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Lawrence E. Sr. and Catherine Lindner Orth. He was a financial analyst for Westinghouse Electric and served in the National Guard. Prior to...
Samuel P. Frank , 94, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at home. He was born Oct. 29, 1923, in Luxor, a son of the late Anthony and Concetta Donfrio Frank. Sam was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. He enjoyed riding quads, gardening, golfing and dancing. In his younger years, he had his pilot...
Carlo Olimpio Zippi , The Barber, of Jeannette, died Sunday, June 17, 2018 at the age of 88. He was born February 16, 1930, in Crabtree, a son of the late Simplicio and Luisa Crochetti Zippi from Sant’ Omero, Italy. He was the proprietor of Zippi's Barber Shop in Greensburg, barbering for 51 years. He also served...
Quadré Trevin Cook , 25, of Jeannette, died Saturday, June 16, 2018. He was born Sept. 30, 1992, in Greensburg, a son of Deborah L. Cook, of Jeannette, and the late Dwayne Jacobs. He graduated in 2010 from Greensburg Salem High School and was a member of First Unity Church of God in Christ. Prior to opening...
Frank L. Uliano , 91, of Greensburg, died Saturday, June 9, 2018, at his home. He was born March 4, 1927, in Luxor, a son of the late Louis Uliano and Lucy Petro. As a young man, he enlisted in the Army during World War II. During his life, he worked over 30 years as a color...
William “Bill” Joseph Koch , 89, of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, died peacefully in the arms of his devoted daughter on Friday morning at 3:32am on June 08, 2018 in the Family Hospice & Palliative Care Lawrenceville Inpatient Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born to the late Jacob Gordon and Ann Balas of Indiana, Pennsylvania, on January 28,...
Jon E. Scalzitti , 78, of North Huntingdon, passed away peacefully Saturday, June 2, 2018, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Jan. 24, 1940, in Grapeville, a son of the late Edward and Margaret Paltnavich Scalzitti. He was a member of St. Agnes Church. Prior to opening Bella Mimi's in Jeannette, he was...