Obituaries

Apr 12, 2020

William R. Murrman, 88, died on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Brookdale Latrobe.  He was born in Jeannette, PA, on May 28, 1931, the son of the late Edward G. Murrman and Pauline Monahan Murrman.  His wife, Joyce Kanaan Murrman predeceased him in 2018.  He is survived by his brothers, Fr. Jonathan and Fr. Warren Murrman of Saint...

Apr 10, 2020

Daniel Thomas Griffin (Griff), 61, of Jeannette, PA passed away on April 10, 2020 at UPMC East in Monroeville, PA. Dan was born in Greensburg on June 30, 1958. He graduated from Hempfield Area High School. Dan was married to Debbie Hoak on 9/29/78, they were married 41 years. Dan worked as a bread distributor for Martins Pastry for...

Apr 4, 2020

Frank David Miller, 82, of Greensburg, received the final victory in Christ on Saturday, April 4, 2020. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family and loving dog Maggie. He was a devoted Christian and a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Murrysville, PA, for 52 years. He was an Elder, Usher, Sunday School teacher, a member of...

Mar 26, 2020

Laverne (Beau) Dalton Hetherington, 71, of Greensburg passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020. He was born July 24th, 1948, a son of the late James (Lover) Hetherington and Rebecca (Tootie) Hetherington.

Beau worked for Dominion Gas and Transmission for over forty years. After retiring from Dominion in 2009, he enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family...

Mar 24, 2020

Esther L. Walthour, 91 of Greensburg, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020. She was born September 3, 1928 in Greensburg, the daughter of the late John D. Lyons Sr. and Rev. Gladys E. Kettering Lyons. Esther was a member of Alpha Ministries in Greensburg. God gave her an amazing gift of music to play the piano for almost 80...

Mar 17, 2020

Louis Peter Wast, 72, of Greensburg, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Redstone Highlands Greensburg. He was born Sept. 10, 1947, in Greensburg, a son of the late Peter and Freda (Scichilone) Wast. Louis was a member of Maplewood Presbyterian Church, in Greensburg. Prior to retirement, he worked as a manager for Westmoreland Distributing, Molson Brewing Co. and Koch Brewing. In...

Mar 13, 2020

Alana Shaw Bomer, 73, of Greensburg, died Friday, March 13, 2020, in Excela Westmoreland Hospital. She was born May 4, 1946, in New Kensington, and was the daughter of the late James Thomas and Martha Baumann Shaw. Alana graduated from IUP and received her master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She was a retired teacher with 37 years...

Mar 12, 2020

Joanne M. Shaffer, 86, of Greensburg, died Thursday, March 12, 2020, in RNC, Hempfield Township. She was born Oct. 13,1933, in Greensburg, daughter of the late George and Madeline Baughman Miller. Joanne was a retired registered nurse and a member of the Harrold Zion Lutheran Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death in 2016 by...

Mar 10, 2020

R. Joseph Houghtalen Jr., 59, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in UPMC Family Hospice in Pittsburgh. He was born July 15, 1960, in Indianapolis, Ind., a son of Robert Joseph Houghtalen Sr. and the late Mimi Bauer Houghtalen. Joe was a retired employee of ABB in Mt. Pleasant and a member of Holy Cross Church in Youngwood....

Mar 9, 2020

Donald A. Bailey, 74, of Harrisburg, formerly of Greensburg, passed away, Monday, March 9, 2020. He was born July 21, 1945 in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Glenn Barnes Bailey and Anna Mable Cox Bailey.

Don was a graduate of Greensburg Salem High School Class of 1963 where he was County wrestling champion, held numerous discus...

Mar 9, 2020

Martin R. Statler, 88 of Greensburg, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at Westmoreland Manor. He was born May 16, 1931, in Latrobe, the son of late Robert Martin and Elizabeth (Harr) Statler.

Martin was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Air Force. He attended Greensburg Alliance Church. He built Statler’s Par-3 and driving...

Mar 9, 2020

Mary Ann DiVittorio, 88, of Greensburg, formerly of Pittsburgh, died Monday, March 9, 2020, in St. Anne Home, Greensburg.  She was born March 18, 1932, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Charles and Helen Anzalone.  She was a member of the former Immaculate Conception Church, Bloomfield.  Prior to retirement, she worked as the librarian of Immaculate Conception School...

Mar 2, 2020

Robert H. Harper, 82, of Penn Township, formerly of Greensburg, died, Monday, March 2, 2020 in Forbes Hospital.  He was born March 7, 1937 in Pittsburgh, son of the late Harry and Lucille Celander Harper.  Robert was a member of Word of Life in Greensburg. He enjoyed planning his Youngwood High School Reunions. He was a coin collector and...

Mar 1, 2020

Pamela R. Mears, 66, of Wyano passed away on March 1, 2020.  Born August 10, 1953 in Mt. Pleasant, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Rose Farber.  She is survived by her husband of 48 years, William F. Mears; her daughter Natalie Jo Pizzica and husband, Brian of Murrysville; two grandchildren, Alaina and Zane; and several...

Mar 1, 2020

Clifford Dale Honse, 96, a lifelong resident of Greensburg, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020. He was born Feb. 9, 1924, in Greensburg, the son of the late John and Ruth Honse. Dale was a Marine during World War II. He was awarded two Purple Hearts from the Battle of Okinawa. Dale was a master auto mechanic for more...

Feb 29, 2020

Leonora Hazel Kepple, 90 of New Alexandria, was taken to her heavenly home on February 29, 2020.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years (Bob) and by her brother (James Pierce).  Leonora was born in New Alexandria to James and Hazel Pierce in 1929.

She and Bob had four children: Robert (Martha), Daniel...

Feb 28, 2020

Mary Elizabeth (Bush) Graham, 95 of Greensburg, passed away from complications due to a stroke, on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Redstone Highlands, Greensburg.

She lived at the same property her entire life until visiting Redstone. She was born on June 17, 1924 in the same room her great granddaughter occupies now at the family home. Mary...

Feb 22, 2020

Ruth Jeanne Mullin Cook was born September 20, 1922 at home in West Newton, PA. Her parents were Ruth Josephine Fox Mullin, a homemaker and Charles Evans Mullin, a high school teacher and principal. Jeanne graduated in 1940 from West Newton High School and in 1944 (on D-Day) from Seton Hill College. She taught school briefly before marrying David...

Feb 20, 2020

Rachael Sophia Johnston, 37, of Greensburg, died suddenly of natural causes, on Thursday, February 20, 2020 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.  She was born in Pittsburgh, the daughter of Lynn Bertoluzzi Johnston and the late Raymond L Johnston.  She was Protestant by faith.    She was a graduate of Greater Latrobe Senior High School.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts...

Feb 17, 2020

William J. Sanders, 95 of Greensburg, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020.  He was born October 22, 1924 in Bovard a son of the late William and Gladys (Wolff) Sanders.

Bill retired from Robertshaw Controls and was a veteran of the US Army during World War II.  He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Greensburg. ...