Obituaries
Ruth Matz
Jul 4, 2022
Ruth Matz 67 of Coal Center, passed away on Monday July 4, 2022 at UPMC Presby Pittsburgh. Born in North Charleroi on October 20, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Dorothy Downer Sezawich.
Ruth was Pentecostal by faith. She was the main cook of the family, always feeding her loved ones.
Ruth is survived...
Charles Richard Downes
Jun 20, 2022
Charles Richard Downes, 95 of Roscoe passed away on June 20, 2022 at the Mon Valley Care Center in Monongahela. Born in Canonsburg on the March 10, 1927, he was the son of the late Samuel and Cora (Cominsky) Downes.
Charles “Chuck” joined the United States Navy at age 17 during World War II and became a master mechanic,...
Tracey I. Marucci
Jun 10, 2022
Tracey I. Marucci 51 of Fallowfield Twp. passed away on Friday June 10, 2022 at The Residence at Hilltop surrounded by her family. Born in Chalreroi on April 2, 1971, she was a daughter of the late John and LaVerne Zelenski Cole.
Tracey was an occupational therapist and worked for the past 14 years for Amedisys. She was a...
Samuel "Dave" Martini Sr.
May 19, 2022
Samuel “Dave” Martini Sr.,73 of Roscoe and formerly of Grindstone, passed away surrounded by his family on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at his home. Born in Brownsville on July 6, 1948, a son of the late Jerry and Juanita Marshall Martini.
Dave was a graduate of Redstone High School. He was retired from Rostraver/West Newton Emergency Services and the...
Olive H. Pulaski
May 1, 2022
Olive H. Pulaski of Greensburg and formerly of Charleroi, went to be with the Lord on Sunday May 1, 2022 at the blessed age of 101. Born in Charleroi on January 28, 1921, a daughter of Andrew and Ada Saccani Ehko.
Olive was a former member of the Full Gospel Fellowship Church Chaleroi. She enjoyed playing cards, sewing,...
Laura T. Deavers
Apr 13, 2022
Laura T. Deavers 73 of Roscoe passed away on Wednesday April 13, 2022 surrounded by her family at Penn Highlands Hospital in DuBois. Born in Charleroi on July 11, 1948, a daughter of Robert E. and Josephine "Dorie" Gregg Lytle Jr.. Laura was a former president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Roscoe American Legion Post #801 and a former...
Barbara Anne Popelas
Apr 5, 2022
Barb(DiFilippo)Popelas, passed away peacefully at her home after a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the age of 65, surrounded by her immediate family.
Barb Popelas was born to the late Philip and Margaret DiFilippo of Rosoce, PA on November 29, 1956. She was a member of St Joseph’s Church in Roscoe before becoming a...
Margaret Dorincz Meno
Mar 31, 2022
Margaret Dorincz Meno 101, of Charleroi went to the Lord on March 31, 2022. Born in Donora, on September 19, 1920 she was the daughter of the late John and Marie Dorincz and the last member of her immediate family. She is preceded in death by brothers Steve and Charles, sisters Anne, Mary, and Helen. Margaret was a member of...
Julia S Hartley
Mar 30, 2022
Julia S. Hartley 97, passed away on Wednesday March 30, 2022 at Premiere in Washington. Born in Bentleyville on January 26, 1925, a daughter of the late Jack and Catherine Belzck Slowak.
Surving are a daughter Lonnie Doerfler of Coal Center, 3 sons; Fred Hartley of Coal Center, Charles Hartley of Coal Center, and Edward Hartley of Daisytown, 10 grandchildren...
Richard "Butch" Gray Sr.
Mar 24, 2022
Richard "Butch" Gray Sr., 77 of Rostraver Township, formerly of Roscoe, died peacefully at home with family by his side, to walk with the Lord on Thursday March 24, 2022.
Born April 24, 1944 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he was the son of the late Gloria Gray. Richard served in the U.S. Marine Corps, stationed in Okinawa during the...
Robert S. Ehko
Mar 10, 2022
A private visitation and funeral services where held Monday March 14, 2022 for Robert S. Ehko 98 of Fallowfield Twp.,who died on Thursday March 10, 2022 at Penn Highland Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Charleroi on October 18, 1923, a son of the late Andrew and Ada Saccani Ehko. Robert was a US Navy veteran of WWII, who...
Gregg McKita
Mar 4, 2022
Gregg McKita 55 of Speers passed away on Friday March 4, 2022 at Penn Highlands Mon Valley Hospital. Born in N. Charleroi on November 29, 1966, a son of Gay Lynne Edwards McKita of Charleroi and the late Richard G. McKita.
Gregg was the Executive Vice President of Project Management for Davison in Pittsburgh. He was on the board...
William C Hartley
Feb 25, 2022
William ‘Billy’ C. Hartley 74 of Stroal Acres passed away at his home on Friday February 25, 2022. Born in Brownsville on May 28, 1947, a son of the late Carl William Hartley and Julia Slowak Hartley of Washington.
Billy had worked for the former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Allenport Plant, retired from the U.S. Steel Irvin Works and was the...
Mary Alice Popelas
Feb 14, 2022
Mary Alice Popelas 94 of Roscoe, passed away on Monday February 14, 2022 at Allegheny General Hospital. Born in Roscoe on April 10, 1927, a daughter of Walter J. and Margaret Flint Moluski Sr..
Mary was retired from the California Area School District where she was a teacher’s aide. She was a reporter for the former Roscoe Ledger,...
John "Bucky" "Uncle Buck" Kendall Jr.
Jan 18, 2022
John "Bucky" "Uncle Buck" Kendall Jr. of Washington and formerly of Elco passed away on Tuesday January 18, 2022 at Washington Hospital. Born in Elco on July 21, 1948, a son of the late John and Norma Aldous Kendall Sr.. Bucky was a veteran of the Vietman War having served in the United States Navy. He was retired from the...
Karen E. Ermlich
Jan 13, 2022
Karen E. Ermlich 83 of Elco passed on Thursday January 13, 2022 at UPMC Presby. Born in Elco on June 1, 1938, a daughter of William Barr and Sara Harriet Davenport Kennedy. Karen was a graduate of California High School. She was always a worker starting at the age of sixteen. Karen retired as head cook after 29 years at...
Debra S. Granus
Jan 11, 2022
Debra S. Granus 65 of Fallowfield Twp. passed away on Tuesday January 11, 2022 at Jefferson Regional Hospital. She was born in N. Charleroi on October 12, 1956, a daughter of the late Harry and Verna Ghrist Sikora. Debra was a member of Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Charleroi. She was a graduate of the California University where she received...
Kathryn Louise Sisley
Jan 5, 2022
Kathryn Louise Sisley, age 68, of Coal Center, died of COVID-19 complications on January 5, 2022. She was born November 25th, 1953 in Sutersville, a daughter of the late John H. and Violet Harenski.
Kathy is survived by her two children and four grandchildren, who made up the entirety of her world, her daughter Janelle V. Tonini and granddaughters Lily...
Nicholas Rebar
Dec 25, 2021
Nicholas Chistopher Rebar, 49 of Roscoe passed away on Saturday December 25, 2021 at his home. Nick was born in Washington, PA on March 7, 1972, a son of Robert and Carol Ann Henderson Rebar of Roscoe. Nick worked as an Environmental Scientist. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post #801 Roscoe. Besides his parents...
Steven Dubnansky
Dec 17, 2021
Steve Dubnansky, 79 of Roscoe, passed away on Friday December 17, 2021 at UPMC Mercy surrounded by his family. Born in Donora on December 6, 1942, a son of the late Stefan and Sylvia Delvaux Dubnansky
Steve was retired from 84 Lumber Headquarters where he served as vice president of IT. He was a United States Army veteran having served during...
