Obituaries

Feb 9, 2010

Gertrude Ruth Phares, 84 formerly of Greensburg passed away Tuesday, February 9, 2010 in Redstone Highlands, North Huntingdon. She was born August 18, 1925 in Greensburg, a Daughter of the late Merion F. and Ruth Shaffer Wible. She was a life time member of the First Baptist Church, Greensburg and served in various capacities in the Church and was the...

Feb 6, 2010

Adele Hasson Nassif, 37, of Greensburg, passed away Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, in UPMC Montefiore, Oakland. She was born July 4, 1972, in Garfield Heights, Ohio, the daughter of Mark and Gerry (Trush) Hasson, of Uniontown. Adele was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg, and was a teacher in the Mt. Pleasant Area School District. She received her master's...

Feb 5, 2010

Ethel M. Gourley, 97 a resident of Weatherwood Manor, Greensburg, PA, formerly of Pittsburgh, died Friday, February 5th in Excela Health Hospice Center in Jeannette. She was born June 26, 1912 in Pittsburgh a daughter of the late Samuel and Margaret Foster Gourley. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as a secretary for Hennessey Aluminum Co, Pittsburgh. She was...

Feb 5, 2010

Stephen Shuster, 89, long time Greensburg educator, died peacefully at home on Friday February 5, surrounded by his loving and devoted family. Steve fought a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was born in Windber, son of the late Stefan and Katherine Hrebik Shuster, who immigrated to this country from Czechoslovakia in the early 1900's. His father...

Feb 4, 2010

Louise Foster Ross, 81, of Greensburg, passed away Thursday, February 4, 2010 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born November 2, 1928 in Cowansville, Pa a daughter of the late Floyd and Florence White Foster. Following graduation as a member of the National Honor Society from New Kensington High School, she worked at Wearever Aluminum and General Electric. She...

Feb 3, 2010

Paul J. Springer, 85 of Greensburg, passed away Wednesday, February 3, 2010. He was born September 21, 1924 in Carroltown a son of the late William and Clara Behe Springer.

Paul retired as Director of Power Stations for Allegheny Energy with 41 years and 9 months service. He attended Cornell University and Swarthmore College and graduated from...

Feb 3, 2010

Alyce M. Yeskey, 89 of Greensburg, passed away, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 in Oak Hill Nursing Center. She was born August 1, 1920 in Ligonier a daughter of the late Theodore and Bertha McKowen Clawson.

Alyce was a retired employee of Wesmoreland County Domestic Relations and was a member of First United Methodist Church.

In...

Jan 31, 2010

Violet Lorraine Spencer, 73, of Luxor, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg.

She was born February 11, 1936 in Phillipsburg, NJ a daughter of the late Charles Lester and Bertha Edna Fisher.

Violet, along with her husband, published and edited the Tri-State Auto...

Jan 30, 2010

Roberta C. Gates, 67 of Greensburg, went to be with her Lord on Saturday, January 30, 2010 in Select Specialty Hospital, Latrobe. She was born Friday, April 24, 1942 in Braddock, Daughter of the late Bozo and Luba Radjenovich. Roberta was a graduate of Braddock High School and was a member of the Charter Oak United Methodist Church. She was...

Jan 28, 2010

Toby Scott Nave, 18 of Greensburg, passed away died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at his home. He was born Monday, November 18, 1991 in Latrobe, Son of Christina Falbo Nave Murphy and the late Kevin S. Nave. Toby was a senior at the Greater Latrobe High School and was a member of the football and Lacrosse Teams and enjoyed his...

Jan 28, 2010

Richard L. Calderone, 78 of Greensburg, passed away on Thursday, January 28, 2010 in Redstone Highlands. He was born Wednesday, February 25, 1931 in Apollo, Son of the late Samuel and Mary Vinosky Calderone. He was a member of the Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. Richard was a retired machinist with the tool and Die industry. He was preceded in death besides...

Jan 21, 2010

Roberta A. Koerber, 69 of Delmont, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2010 in Excela Westmoreland Hospital. She was born Monday, November 4, 1940 in East Pittsburgh, Daughter of the late Robert E. and Mary Kay Brown Sunderland. She was preceded in death besides her parents by her brother Grover Sunderland. Surviving are her loving husband, William E. Koerber and children...

Jan 21, 2010

Franklin D. Lehosky, 77 formerly of Greensburg passed away on Thursday 1/21/10 in the Villas at St Paul's in Greenville, Pa. He was born in Claridge on 11/18/1932 and was the son of the late Paul and Julia Valency Lehosky. Frank was a retired employee with the Sewanahaka School District with 31 years of service. He was a former member...

Jan 14, 2010

Patricia G. Watkins, 84 of Greensburg, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2010 in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Thursday, December 10, 1925 in New Kensington, Daughter of the late James A. and Grace Campbell McKee. Pat was a graduate of Indiana State Teachers College and a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Greensburg and...

Jan 13, 2010

Ida (Petrelli) Coyner, 98 formerly of New Stanton passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2010 in the Lutheran Home in Westlake, Ohio. She was born Monday, May 29, 1911 in Pittsburgh, Pa, Daughter of the late Emmett and Sylvia R. Sapari Petrelli. Ida was a retired employee for the Bell Telephone Co. She had a love for traveling and with her...

Jan 12, 2010

Wesley F. Frick, 61 of Greensburg passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2010 in Aspinwall VA Hospital. He was born February 8, 1948 in Pittsburgh, a, Son of the late Wesley F.and Emma (Long) Frick. Wesley was a veteran of the US Navy having served in the Vietnam War and was a member of VFW Post #33 in Greensburg. He also...

Jan 6, 2010

Virginia M. "Tweet" Butts, 84 of Greensburg, Passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in New Haven Court, Hempfield Twp. She was born August 10, 1925 in Johnstown, a Daughter of the late Howard and Mary "Miller" Bloom. Tweet was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Church in Greensburg.. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her...

Jan 6, 2010

Blanche Hunt Brown, of Greensburg passed away Wednesday, January 6, 2010 in Redstone Highlands. She was born in Washington County, a Daughter of the late John David and Emma (Guttery) Hunt. Blanche was a former resident of the Irwin area before moving to Greensburg in 1975. She was a member of the First Reformed United Church of Christ in Greensburg....

Dec 21, 2009

Theodore A. "Ted" DeFelice, Sr., 80, of Greensburg, passed away, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009 in Excela Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born October 13, 1929 in Pittsburgh a son of the late Pierre and Victoria Pagliaro DeFelice.

Ted was employed as a meat cutter for Kroger Supermarket and as an insurance...

Dec 18, 2009

Stacey Lynn Mays, 38 of Greensburg, passed away Friday, December 18, 2009 at her home. She was born Sunday, June 20, 1971 in Greensburg, Daughter of Terry and Karen Mays of Greensburg.. Stacey was a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd . She was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather Ed Mays and maternal grandparents...