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

Gloria W. Hunt
Jun 21, 2009
Beloved Wife of Fred Hunt.Loving Mother of Robert Trapp. Daughter of the late William A. and Beatrice Worthington.Grandmother of Bethany and Julie.

Marlene J. Houghton "Jones"
Jun 16, 2009
Beloved Wife of the Late Thomas A. Houghton. Loving Mother of Thomas A. Jr. (the late Catherine A.) , Jeffrey M. (Teddie) , Christopher P. Sr. (Charmaine) , Lisa L. Houghton , Lori A. (Marvin) Smith and the late Susan J. Houghton. Sister of Eugene (Alice) Jones , Lois (George) Crevar , William (Theresa) Jones , Linda (Henry) Bracker and...

Kathleen E. Snyder
Jun 10, 2009
On Wednesday June 10, 2009. Beloved daughter of the late Catherine(Miller) Snyder. Niece of the late Catherine Louis Miller. God mother of Kathleen Starkey(Timothy) Cooley and their children Allison and Jordan Cooley. Cousin of Jefferson(Shannon) Starkey and god mother of his children Shawn and Aleisha Starkey. Cousin of the late Judith(Hogg) Mulder. Kathleen will always be remembered for her big...

Jo Ann O'Keefe
Jun 8, 2009
Age 75, suddenly on Monday June 8, 2009. Beloved wife of the late William. Mother of the late David James. Daughter of the late John and Loretta Donovan. Sister of Bernidetta Lundy and the late John Donovan Jr. Sister -n-law of Evelyn Kosarich, Anthony Lundy Sr.and Ruth Donovan. Missed dearly by loving nieces and nephews.

Florence "Flo" Macioce
Jun 7, 2009
Florence Macioce, 65, of St. Mary's , passed away Sunday, June 7, 2009 at her residence.

The Rev. Canon, Dr. John A. Ropke
Jun 7, 2009
Died Sunday morning , June 7, 2009, at UPMC-Mercy Hospital. He was born on January 10, 1945, in Brooklyn, NY, the son of the late John C. and Elaine(Urchak) Ropke. He attended St. Basil's Seminary in Stamford, CT, the State University of New York and the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, and then earned MA and PhD...

William M. Jeletic
Jun 5, 2009
Beloved Husband of the Late Dorothy T. Jeletic. Loving Father of Judy Mowry. Grandfather of Sharon. Gr-Grandfather of John. Brother of Florence Osiecki and Anthony Jeletic as well as the Late Leonard , Edward , Joseph and John Jeletic.

Gary Lee Giles
Jun 4, 2009
On Thursday , June 4, 2009. Beloved father of Gary Michael, Amanda and Megan Giles; son of Lynda Hightower and the late Gary Lee Giles; brother of Scott, Donald, and Steven. No Visitation. A memorial Service will be held on Saturday at 11 AM at the Forest Avenue Presbyterian Church, Bellevue. In Lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to...

Anna Mae Wahlen
Jun 2, 2009
Beloved Wife of the late Kenneth B. Wahlen. Loving Mother of Bernadette (Chuck) Tobias and the late Richard Wahlen. Grandmother of Kristy (Lee) Kitchener ,Kenneth (Debbie) Wahlen and Jennifer (Kris) Kennedy.Gr-Grandmother of Meghan and Ryan Wahlen and Makenna and Jacob Kennedy. The Family suggests Contributions To: L.G.A.R. Health Rehab , 800 Elsie St. Turtle Creek , PA 15145.
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Gilda Valeriano
Jun 1, 2009
Beloved Wife of the late Samuel R. Valeriano. Loving Mother of Robert (Wendy) , Mark (Kim) and Alan (Kim) Valeriano. Sister of Dolores Ewing and Raymond DiLallo. Also survived by six Grandchildren and many Neices and Nephews.

Peter Dobrostan
May 26, 2009
Beloved Husband of the late Michalina Dobrostan and the lateMarie (Dzugan) Dobrostan. Loving Father of the late Stephanie (Jones) Dobrostan. Peter is survived by his loving Grandchildren - Kathleen (Jeffrey) Galbreath , Michele Trush and Thomas Jones as well as Gr-Grandchildren Stephen , Katerina , Jason , Emily , Sara and Peter. Peter was proud to call America his home...

Andrew Stanko
May 25, 2009
Beloved Husband of the late Mildred Frances and the late Helen Jane. Stepfather of Diane Coughenour and Karl , Marc and Brian Schultz. StepGrandfather of two and StepGr-Grandfather of three. Brother of Alice Hooge and the late William Stanko. Andy was a Veteran of the Second World War-serving in the 79th Inf. Div. in the European Theatre. He was a...

John J. Swyka
May 20, 2009
Beloved Husband of the Late Marie A. Swyka. Loving Father of Ronald (Sophie) and Diane Swyka and the late David Swyka. Brother of Anna Wasilco and the late William Swyka. Beloved Grandfather of Jennifer Swyka. John was a US Army veteran of the Second World War and a retired Corrections Officer with 30 years of service at the State Correctional...

Helen Blanar
May 20, 2009
Beloved Wife of the late John Blanar. Loving Mother of Madeline Dennis and Donna Kirow. Grandmother of Natalie , Frank , John , David , Karla , Nicholas and Michael. Gr-Grandmother of Gina and Beth. Sisiter of Alice (Aggie) Lamanna and George Hudanich and the late Mary Vojtas , John and Michael Hudanich.

Joseph Lee Bradley
May 18, 2009
Beloved Husband of Lois J. (Graeff) Bradley. Loving Father of Michael (Pam) Bradley , Shirl George , Carol (Bob) Huey , Cindy (Gary) Herman and Daril and Bernard Bradley. Brother of Janet Rickard , Barbara (Donald) LeDonne and Marcella (Bill) Romanko. Also 7 Grandchildren and 2 Gr-Grandchildren.

Ronald A. Westover
May 13, 2009
Formerly of Pittsburgh , having lived in Ocoee Florida since 1997 when he became a Deputy Sheriff of Orange County. Ron was preceded in death by his son , Jonathan and his parents , Stanley and Helen Westover. He is survived by his Loving Wife of 30 years , Joanne. He was the loving Father of Ron Westover Jr. ,...

Rose T. Sagnimeni (Randazza)
May 10, 2009
Beloved Wife of the Late Carmen J. Sagnimeni. Loving Mother of Mary Jane (Jim) Quatman , Joseph (Anna) and Salvatore (Mary Lou) Sagnimeni. Grandmother of six and Gr-Grandmother of ten. Also survived by many Nieces , Nephews and Friends.

Marie A. Swyka (Ramsey)
May 9, 2009
Beloved Wife of John J. Swyka. Mother of Ronald (Sophie), Diane and the Late David Swyka. Sister of Edith Richmond and the Late Stanley Ramsey. Grandmother of Jennifer Swyka.

Robert G. Duerring
May 8, 2009
Beloved Husband of the Late Laverne Duerring. Father of Daniel , Robert and the Late James Duerring. Brother of Marian Gettings and the Late William Duerring and Rita Schneider. Grandfather of Erik , Douglas , Raymond , Kimberly , Zachary and Dylan. Gr-Grandfather of Ethan , Luca and Liam.

Mildred Irene Hallaman
May 5, 2009
Daughter of the Late Michael and Edith Hallaman. Cousin of Betty Hallaman and Msgr. Thomas Hollaman. Longtime Friend and Neighbor of Paul and Naomi Yeskey and Carole Camino. She was the caretaker of many cherished cats. Mildred was an Oliver H.S. graduate as well as St. John's School of Nursing. She was the head nursing supervisor of the Shadyside Hospital...