Obituaries

Eleanore A. (Slobodnik) Sinagra

Oct 10, 2015

Eleanore A. Sinagra, on Saturday, October 10, 2015,

A wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother has gone

home to be with the Lord;

Beloved Wife of the late Charles W. Sinagra, Sr.;

Mother of Janet (Earl) Shaw, Charles, and William (Sally) Sinagra;

grandmother of 7; great-grandmother of 16; Daughter of...

Josephine E. (Donahue) Gapinski

Oct 4, 2015

Josephine "Jo"  E. Gapinski, of North Side,  on Sunday, October 4, 2015

Beloved Wife of Richard J. "Skip" Gapinski;

Mother of Judy (Ray) Carrabbia, Joe (Carey) Keay, Tracey Deardorff & Chris (Ashli) Gapinski;

Grandmother of R.J. (Kelly) & Casey (Aaron),  Mallory & Sophie, Brandon, Luke and Grace & Angie;

Great-grandmother of...

Edward F. (Skindzier) Skinger

Sep 29, 2015

Age 88, of Brighton Heights, formerly of Polish Hill, passed away peacefully, in his sleep, on Tuesday September 29, 2015. Beloved husband of Maryann (Nalitz); father of John, Steve, Larry (Judy), Mark (Helen), Therese and Edziu (Diana); 11 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; brother of Frances Glova; preceded in death by 5 brothers and 2 sisters. He was a WWII Army...

Dolores M. (Wespy) Glassbrenner

Sep 28, 2015

Dolores M. (Wespy) Glassbrenner

of Pgh., formerly of Zelienople, at age 86, peacefully and courageously on Monday, September 28, 2015;

Beloved wife of the late Harry E. Glassbrenner, Jr.; Mother of Gary and Thomas Glassbrenner;

Cherished mother-in-law of Margie and Emma;

"Mamie Doe"  of Christi (Eric) Hoffman, Lori (Brian) Glassbrenner-Stroia, Gary...

John Hanisak

Sep 25, 2015

John Hanisak, at age 91, of Brighton Heights

Beloved Husband of the late Josephine Hanisak;

Beloved father of John (Leslie) Hanisak and Sue (Jeffrey) Knauss;

Grandfather of John Hanisak III and the late Robert Hanisak;

Survived by 4 great-grandchildren;

Also survived by3 sisters and 2 brothers; preceded in death  ...

Ryan M. Murphy

Sep 21, 2015

Of Ross Township, Beloved father of Paige Murphy and Dylan Murphy; son of Edward P. Murphy III of Ross Twp. and the late Gloria (Raymond) Murphy; brother of Edward P. Murphy IV (Andrea) of Poolesville, MD and Michael T. Murphy (Annamaria) of Ross Twp. Interment in Highwood Cemetery.

Rita A. (Mastromatteo) Giglio

Sep 21, 2015

Age 77, of Brighton Heights. Beloved wife of the late Rosario; mother of Ross (Florence), James and Anthony Giglio; grandmother of Angela and Ross Michael;sister of the late Frank, James, Lawrence(surviving Mary Frances) and Robert; also nieces and nephews.

Shayla J. Stapinsky

Sep 17, 2015

Beloved Daughter of Richard A. (Melissa) Stapinsky Jr. and Melissa (Mike) Macik. Sister of Donald , Christian , Alyssa , Sierra , Michael , Izaiah and Lexie. Granddaughter of Richard A. (Noreen) Stapinsky and Catherine (the late Richard) Macik. Gr-Granddaughter of Palma Macik. Also Aunts , Uncles and Cousins.

Rose Marie (Diange) White

Sep 6, 2015

Our dear GG, formerly of the North Side, went to be with the Lord. Beloved wife of the late Garland L. White, Sr.; mother of Joseph A. (Susan) White and the late Garland L.White, Jr.; grandmother of Joseph W. (Tammie) White; great-grandmother of Haylie June White; sister of Angeline (Philip) Galluza and the late Helen (Gene) Arrigo; also survived...

Helen E. (Koller) Forkin

Sep 5, 2015

Passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late Melvin C.; devoted and loving mother of William, Paul (Sandy) and the late Michael; cherished gram to Emily, Eric, Russell, Lori and Daniel; great-grandmother of three. Helen volunteered and freely gave her time for many years to Brighton Heights Meals on Wheels and Woods...

Noreen P. (Bradley) Papinchak

Sep 5, 2015

Beloved wife of Donald R.; mother of Donald R. (Lisa), Shawn T. and Brian (Nicole); grandmother of  Katelin, Sarah, Madison and Landon; also three sisters and two brothers.

Jeffrey M. Oldaker

Sep 3, 2015

Age 45, of Ford City, after a long and courageous  battle with throat cancer.  Went to be with the Lord

on Thursday, September 3, 2015.  Beloved son of Eileen and Jim Oldaker; brother of Michael (Kathy) Oldaker;

and long time friend and companion of Pat McCarthy.  Friends received 2-8 pm Wed., at the

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Mary J. Slepski

Sep 2, 2015

Beloved wife of the late Norbert; mother of Thomas Mascara (Denise Bobeck), Marlene (John) Loebig, David (Diane), Norbert (Susan) and Robert (Janet) Slepski; sister of the late Susan Pushnack; also six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Charitable donations may be made to:

The Little Sisters of the Poor 1020 Benton Avenue, Pittsburgh PA 15212

Kelly Lynn (Donahue) Wolford

Aug 31, 2015

Age 38, of Hampton Township, formerly of Brighton Heights. Beloved wife of John W. Wolford III; mother of Devin John Wolford; daughter of Kevin and Romona Donahue; daughter-in-law of Valerie and John Wolford; sister of Colleen Marie (Sean) Mahoney, Kevin Thomas (Jessica Anne) Donahue II; also many neices, nephews and cousins.

Peter J. Cervone

Aug 19, 2015

Beloved husband of Eileen (Zangaro); father of Peter J. (Michele), Jason (Stephanie), Jamie Lynn and Salvatore Cervone; grandfather of Josephine, Jason, Adriana and (his dog, Tito); son of the late Joseph and Catherine Cervone; brother of Joseph and the late Howard and Frank.

Joseph William Painter

Aug 18, 2015

Father of Antonio Joseph Trenga and Antonio's Mom, Victoria; son of William and Cynthia; brother of Christina, Ashley, Kayla, Angela, Lisa, Alicia, William "Harley Dice", James "Jimbo", Mark "Sparks", Josh, Robert, Shawn and Michael Painter and Ray Carter; grandson of Josephine Morris; also survived by nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles. In lieu of flowers suggestes donations to help defray...

Karen L. Greno

Jul 30, 2015

Beloved wife of Ronald L.;mother of Carl Shaw; daughter of William and the late Marilou Barkschat; survived by three sisters and one brother.

Patricia V. Bezila

Jul 28, 2015

Beloved wife of Stephen J.;daughter of Rose and the late Arthur Vignale.

Charitable donations may be made to:

American Cancer Society P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City OK 73123 Tel: 1-800-227-2345 Web: http://www.cancer.org/

Ronald W. Mellor

Jul 28, 2015

of Ross Twp., age 68, Beloved father of Robert (Melissa), Rhonda (Larry) Kirchner and the late Ronald Evans and Lisa Marie Evans; grandfather of Malinda, Joshua, Angie, Fred, Laura and Christopher; son of the late Ronald W. and Jenny Mellor; brother of Margie Dove and the late Joanne Bulboff.

Richard D. Porco, Sr.

Jul 28, 2015

Beloved husband of Mary Grace,; father of Richard, Jr. and Kathleen Rodgers; also survived by five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He will be sorely missed by his family.