Obituaries

Ronald J. Lucas

Jul 27, 2015

Beloved husband of Kristen Lucas; father of Garrett W. and Nicholas J.; stepfather of Dustin Moore, Michael (Kayla) Schmidt and Courtney Schmidt; grandfather of Skylar and Jaden Moore and Phoenix Schmidt; son of Martha and the late William Lucas; brother of Robert Lucas and the late Clarence Cook and Richard Lucas; also nieces and nephews.

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Joseph A. Smetanka

Jul 15, 2015

Longtime resident of the North Side. Beloved husband of Marie (Hudak); father of Joseph W. (Cynthia),Dr. Cindy Smetanka, and Ava (David) Puccio; brother of Helen Klimchak and the late George; grandfather of Kyle, Aaron(Courtney), Jacqueline, Lauren, David, and Joey. Retired Captain, City of Pittsburgh Firefighters, member of Catholic War Veterans # 1365 and the Slovak Club, WWII Navy Veteran....

Lucy E. Holesh

Jul 8, 2015

Beloved wife of the late John; mother of Nancy Spisak, Pati Gildersleeve, John and Greg Holesh; grandmother of John, Joshua, Jen, Michael,Samantha, Kevin, Julie and Laura; great-grandmother of Drew, Raymond, Guy and Leo.

Walter Blair Brown

Jul 6, 2015

Of Avalon,Beloved husband of Christine; father of Carrie (Frank) Lynch, Tina and Melissa Brown; grandfather of Cailyn, Sias, Ciara, Aidyn and Declan Lynch; son of the late William and Dorothy Ann Brown. Everyone is welcome to attend the Funeral Service at the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies on Monday July 13, 2015 at 1:30 PM.

Dr. James V. Jordan

Jul 6, 2015

Dr. James V. Jordan, of Bellevue;

Beloved husband of the late Sara "Sally" Jordan;

Son of the late Harry and Mary Jordan;

Brother of Harry and the late William Jordan;

Uncle of Jessica, Meggan, Patrick, Timothy, Erin and Kelly.

He was an attorney practicing for over 35 years in...

Caroline "Cannie" Bundick

Jun 6, 2015

Caroline "Cannie" Bundick, at age 98, of Brighton Heights, on Saturday, June 6, 2015.

Beloved Daughter of the late Anton and Margaret Bundick;

Aunt of Margaret Peschka, Joe and Paulette, Dave and Sharon Bundick, Andy Peschka,

Jim and Judy Krieger, and other nieces and nephews.

Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery, Troy...

Olga T. Lapiska

May 28, 2015

Age 91, Beloved wife of the late Joseph; mother of Barbara J. (Charles) Sicilia, Janice (James) Giordano and Donald J. (Rachel) Lapiska; sister of the late Phillip R. Tolusic, Eleanor Cain and Elsie Heck; grandmother of Leslie and Christopher Sicilia and Casey and Coryn Giordano; great-grandmother of Gino Bowie. Olga was a Bell Telephone Pioneer.

Rose Ann Londino (Guerra) Hoehle

May 25, 2015

Of Brighton Heights, Beloved wife of the late Earl and Louis E. Londino; mother of Louis F. (Carmela) Londino, Rochelle M. Miljus and the late Joseph L.; grandmother of Gina, Louis, Joseph Londino and Michael Miljus; also survived by many neices and nephews; daughter of the late Frank and Anna Rose Guerra; sister of Georgianna DePhillips, James, Ernest and...

Richard J. Bronder

May 17, 2015

Age 68, of Ross Twp., on Sunday, May 17, 2015.  Beloved husband of Barbara Schroeffel; father of Matthew (Heather) Bronder, Jocelyn (Jason) Hershock and Samanatha (Rennie Solozano) Bronder; grandfather of Joshua, Cadence, Lilly, and Rayne Bronder, Riley, Reed and Cora Hershock, Ajhani and Isana Solozano; son of the late Charles and Anna Marie Bronder; brother of Bernadette (Ken) Anderson,...

John R. Hadricky Sr.

May 15, 2015

Beloved Husband of the late Sara T. (Mineo) Hadricky. Loving Father of John , Steve , Jim and Dave Hadricky. Son of the late Steven and Julia. Brother of the late Anna Hadricky and Joe Hradisky. Grandfather of eight.  John was a WWII veteran of the US Army who served in the European Theatre and a retired Steelworker for...

William E. (Bill) Hlavsa

Apr 30, 2015

Beloved Husband of the late Audrey (Keller) Hlavsa and the late Helena (Kelly) Hlavsa. Father of Richard Bernhard , Karrie Bernhard , Randy (Barb) Hlavsa and Shari (Bill ) Fleet. Grandfather of Stephanie , Daina , Ryan , Shaun and Kelsey. Gr-Grandfather of Cody. Son of the late Emil and Babe Hlavsa. Brother of Ken and Uncle of Katie...

Vera T. (Kalbaugh) Avetta

Apr 29, 2015

Of Ohio Township, Wife of Stephen L., mother of Stephen M. (Barbara), and Carolyn A.; grandmother of Jennifer Salamon (Michael), Aaron (Jennifer), Lindsey Bolin; great-grandmother of Roman, Lillie, JJ, Hunter, Sophia, Guinevere and Oliver; also survived by nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents, Zedock and Myrtle Kalbaugh; brother Zedock; and granddaughter Sarah Jane. In Lieu of...

Catherine "Kay" Santa

Apr 27, 2015

Beloved Wife of the late Edward M. Santa Sr. Loving Mother of Edward M. (Ann) Santa Jr , Beth Santa , Laurie (Rodge) Williamson and Amy (Jamie) Glath. Beloved Aunt of Chrissy and Bobby Matuszewski. Grandmother of Marty (Jess) , Stormy Ryan , Luke and Blase (Lindsey) Nasiadka , Ronald (Kala) and Danny (Brit) Williamson , Maci and Cooper...

Dale R. Miklos

Apr 18, 2015

Beloved Son of Regis J. Miklos and the late Rita "Cookie" Prancik. Dearest Brother of twin sister Deborah (Billy) McMurray , David M. , Diana L. Sulkowski and the late Michael Miklos. Also survived by loving Nieces and Nephews - Kristin (Josh) , Craig , Leah and Jordan. Also Gr-Niece and Gr-Nephew Sophia and Camden. He was a former...

Ewa Salo

Apr 16, 2015

Beloved Wife of the late Iwan Salo.. Loving Mother of Joseph (Maria) and Andrew J. Salo.Grandmother of Stephanie and Mark (Shelli) Salo.  Baba of Natalya and Camden Salo. Friends welcomed from 2-4 and 6-8 Pm. on Sunday , April 19th. Parastas will be held in the Funeral Home at 7:30 Pm. on Sunday evening.

Michael W. Neff

Mar 31, 2015

Age 58, of Brighton Heights; Beloved husband of Tara Ellen Neff; father of Heather Neff; grandfather of Taylor Lee Kozeak; son of the late William and Agnes Lee Neff. NO VISITATION. Services and Interment PRIVATE .

William J. Anderson

Mar 30, 2015

Age 47, of Brighton heights; Beloved son of Sue and the late Wayne Anderson; brother of Brenda (Guillermo) Galarza; uncle of Nicholas and Natalia Galarza; nephew of Sandra(John) Schmiedlin; also many aunts, uncles and cousins. Interment in Valier Cemetery ( Route 210  Valier , PA 15780)

Olga (Potoczny) Pazzynski

Mar 29, 2015

Aunt Mary told me a story about the day my mother was born. She and my Uncle John sat in front of the fireplace in their home in Woods Run putting on their leggings. Their father came from the bedroom and said, "Come and see the new baby." Olga had arrived on that cold January day.

On...

Leo W. Dunphy, Jr.

Mar 24, 2015

Age 78, beloved husband of the late Jean A. (Sparrow) Dunphy;father of Diane (Rick) Fichter, Janet Helfrich, Linda Ross and Donna (George) Miller; also six(6) grandchildren and six(6) great-grandchildren; brother of Margie (Al) Bergener and the late Thomas Dunphy. Leo was a twenty(20) year retired Navy Chief.

George S. Sestrich

Mar 12, 2015

Beloved Husband of Isabel M. (Aiello) Sestrich. Brother of the late Anton (Frances) , Joseph (Helen) , Ann (John) Frankovich and Katherine Sestrich. Also many Nieces , Nephews and Friends. He was a WWII veteran of the US Army and retired from E.L. Wiegand . He was a menber of many clubs - prominent among them the VFW Post...