Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Pittsburgh, PA, Allegheny County & Surrounding Areas

Sarah Arkus
Feb 17, 2013
Beloved Wife of John W. Arkus. Loving Mother of John W. (Diane Barkschit) Arkus Jr. Daughter of the late Felix and Mary Dorisio. Grandmother of Daniel and Robert Arkus.

Lorena C. Reese
Feb 16, 2013
Beloved Daughter of the late Samuel H. and Lucy J. (Logan) Reese. Sister of Shirley Freis , Geoegr Reese and the late Robert , Harold , John and David Reese.

Anna B. Kornic
Feb 10, 2013
Beloved Wife of the late John M. Kornic. Daughter of the late John and Nellie Oravecz. Sister of Nellie Blair and the late Irene Weiss , Joseph Oravecz , Mary Foetsch , Judith Sanfilippo and John Oravecz. Also survived by Nieces and Nephews and Gr-Nieces and Nephews. In Lieu of Flowers the Family Suggests Contributions to: Holy Family Manor ,...

Peter F. Derbish
Feb 5, 2013
Beloved Husband of the late Dorothy Derbish. Loving Father of Frances (the late Michael) Halligan , Rosemarie (Paul) Chaffee , Diane (James) Lasko , Peter (Julia) and Kenneth (Janice) Derbish. Son of the late Peter and Frances. Brother of Dorothy Pudsyz , John and the late William , Michael and Catherine Derbish. Grandfather of fifteen and Gr-Grandfather of sixteen. He...

Lucille Maers
Feb 1, 2013
Beloved Wife of the late Elmer Maers. Loving Mother of Bonnie (Don) Minahan , Gary Maers and Debra (Richard) Kessler. Grandmother of six and Gr-Grandmother of twelve. Sister of Ruth McGrath and the late Butch , Edward , John and Bob.

Edwin F. Waldschmidt
Jan 31, 2013
Beloved Husband of 50 years of Monnyeen "Nene" Waldschmidt. Loving Father of Kim (Scott) Antilla , Edwin (Yvonne) Waldschmidt , Wendy Fichter and David (Jennifer) Waldschmidt. Grandfather of Emily , Julia , Bryan , David , Hanna and Chase. Gr-Grandfather of Addison. Best Friend of Dave , Rick and Skip.

Kenneth James Faub
Jan 22, 2013
Beloved Son of the late Kenneth John and Emma Faub. Loving Brother of Donna Faub. Also survived by many Cousins and Friends. Ken was the present Grandmaster of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (PA0 and the Right Eminent Past Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar(PA) , a 33rd Degree Mason (Valley of Pittsburgh Scottish Rite) a...

Marjorie Madaffari
Jan 19, 2013
Loving Wife of the late John Madaffari. Beloved Mother of Bruce (Diane) Zewe and Cynthia (Robert) Zehfuss. Grandmother of Jessica (Daniel Allen) Zehfuss and Caitlyn (Matt) Norton. Gr-Grandmother of Erik Allen. Daughter of the late William and Ida Mae Schwartz. Sister of Shirley Wagner and the late Bill Schwartz , Florence Hannon , Betty Cunningham , Ruth Strimple and Dorothy...

Roger Bolster
Jan 16, 2013
Passed away suddenly in Cape Coral , Florida. Beloved Son of the late Elmer and Evelyn Bolster. Brother of E. Richard Bolster and Cheryl (Ron) Loesch. Also survived by Nieces and Nephews. Roger was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and retired from H.J. Heinz Co. after many years of service.

Lillian (Kovacs) Macey
Jan 14, 2013
Beloved Wife of the late Stanley Macey. Stepmother of Margaret , Teresa , Debra and the late Daniel. Stepgrandmother of six. Sister of Andrew Kovacs , Irene Lee , Joseph , Frank and Emmery Kovacs. Also many Nieces , Nephews and Gr-Nieces and Nephews.

Rena C. (Scarcelli) Hutchins
Jan 10, 2013
Beloved Mother of Joy Ann Zuban. Loving Grandmother of Jeffrey (Kalani). Gr-Grandmother of Ella Rose. Daughter of the late Giovanni and Vilma Scarcelli. Sister of Dolly (John) Alamovich and Dolores Adams. She was the Aunt of John David (Alexis) Franklin , Judy Adams , Midge (Bill) Herbick , Lisa Wojcik , Jill (John) Hannon and Celeste (Jack) Rhodes. Also Gr-Nieces...

Matthew Scafedi
Jan 8, 2013
Beloved Brother of Vincent and the late Michael , Samuel , Andrew , Cecilia and Caherine. Uncle of Richard and Michael (Sandy) Scafedi and LaVerne Nicola.

Edith Verdi
Jan 3, 2013
Beloved Wife of the late Alphonse Verdi.Loving Mother of Angela (David) Novak , Patty Verdi and Ronald (Cindy) Verdi. Grandmother of Brian and Lisa Verdi and Natalie Novak. Sister of Esther (Jim) Fanning , Nick Lilli and the late Philomena Massucci , Dolly Matz , Dom Lilli , Josephine Giovengo , Sam Lilli and Jane Popovich. She was a longtime...

Duane A. Taylor
Jan 2, 2013
Dear Friend of Bernice Taylor. Father of Duane A. Taylor Jr. and Destiny Cybil Taylor. Brother of Jeffrey Perry and Kelly Perry.

Kristin Bishop Dreiss
Dec 31, 2012
Age 43 , went home to the Lord after an undetermined sudden illness. Beloved First-born Daughter of Marcia Tarasovic and Joseph (Susan Kelly) Dreiss. Sister of Ingrid (Matthew) Malmgren. Also survived by Nieces - Linden and Natalie and Nephew , Ander. Beloved by her Aunts and Uncles - Mary Lou Tarasovic , Suzanne (Thomas) Farias , Cathryn (Thomas Hopkins) Tarasovic...

James L. Maier
Dec 27, 2012
Beloved Husband of Bonita Maier. Loving Father of Stacy Joy Maier. Son of the late August and Esther Maier. Brother of Ronald (Phyllis) and Gerald (Joanne) Maier. Also many Nieces , Nephews and Friends. He was employed for many at Kerotest Mfg.

Bobette Malone-Robinson
Dec 25, 2012
Beloved Wife of the late Kenneth Robinson. Loving Mother of Gertrude Barbara (Thomas) Doubt , Karol Maolne , John (Cynthia) Malone and Wendy (Dennis) Malone. Cherished Grandmother of fifteen and Gr-Grandmother of twelve. She enjoyed fishing , bingo and camping.

Albert Merriman
Dec 19, 2012
Beloved Husband of the late Frances Merriman. Cherished Father of Patricia (Vincent) Zavarella. Loving Grandfather of Eric (Tiffany) and Nash (Jennifer). Gr-Grandfather of Chase , Trent , Skylar and Josalyn.

Susanne (Goidich) Kushner
Dec 18, 2012
Beloved Wife of the late Samuel Kushner. Sister of Frank (Lydia) Goidich and the late Anna Kraus , Andrew , Michael and Mary Goidich , Julia Lezunov and John Goidich. Also many Nieces , Nephews and Friends. Her Family suggests Contributions to : St. Alexander Nevsky Orthodox Cathedral.

Lillian (Daubman) Shaughnessy
Dec 11, 2012
Beloved Wife of the late Melvin J. Daubman and the late Albert Shaughnessy. Loving Mother of Melvin J. Daubman Jr. and Melva (Kenneth) Dorish and Sandra Daubman. Grandmother of five and Gr-Grandmother of six. She was a salesperson for many years at the former Joseph Horne Dept. Store and a long-time member of Brighton Heights Lutheran Church.