Obituaries

Dec 26, 2016

Dale Robert Preston, 66, of Greensburg, died on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg.  He was born May 25,1950, in Miami, Florida, a son of the late Robert and Gertrude (Stauffer) Preston.  Dale was a member of Harrold Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Greensburg and was employed by Raimondo Inc.  He was a lifetime member...

Dec 25, 2016

Richard B. Highberger, 81 of Greensburg, passed away Sunday, December 25, 2016 at his home.  He was born October 11, 1935 in Greensburg a son of the late Wilfred and Frances (Bell) Highberger.

Prior to his retirement, Rick was employed as an industrial engineer for Conrail.  He enjoyed golf and gardening and was a volunteer, along with...

Dec 23, 2016

David J. Haykin, Jr., passed away on December 23, 2016, at age 86.  Mr. Haykin was a graduate of Purdue University (BS in Engineering, 1953) and the University of Michigan (MS in Engineering, 1957).  He served in the Air Force in Morocco from 1953-55.  He worked as an aeronautical engineer for the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory from 1957-1963,...

Dec 21, 2016

Mark D. Kuhns, 61, of Fredericksburg, VA, formerly of Greensburg, died, Wednesday, December 21, 2016.  He was born on December 31, 1954, a son of the late Morris C. Kuhns, Jr. and Evelyn Mason Kuhns.  Mark graduated from California University of Pennsylvania in 1981 with a B.S. Degree in Education.  In 1984, he received a Master of Science Degree...

Dec 20, 2016

Linda Ann (Gressman) Hensel, 75, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2016, following a yearlong illness. Linda is survived by her husband, Frederick, of Greensburg; sons, William, of Greensburg, and Mark (Sandy Klimkowski), of Twinsburg, Ohio; stepdaughter, Debra (Hensel) Houghton, of California; grandchildren, Athena (Nicolai) Cairo, of Richmond, Va., William, Caitlin, and Rachael, of Greensburg, and Andrew and Henry,...

Dec 20, 2016

Etheletta 'Rusty' J. Ruoff, 89 of Latrobe, passed away, Tuesday, December 20, 2016.

She was born July 27, 1927 in Jeannette, a daughter of the late Henry B. and Ethel M. Holby.

Rusty was a member of Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Greensburg where she had served on the church's council. She was also a...

Dec 16, 2016

Alice Loe (Ross) Miller, 79, died on Friday, December 16, 2016 at the Mapleview Country Villas nursing home in Chardon, Ohio with her family by her side.

Alice was born in Export, Pa., and was the ninth child of Richard and Ruth (Kepple) Ross.  She was a graduate of Penn Township High School.  She lived in Pittsburgh,...

Dec 15, 2016

Lawrence N. 'Pat' Kelly, 90 of Greensburg, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2016 at Redstone Highlands. He was born July 29, 1926 in Penn Hills, PA, the son of the late Lawrence P. and Julia (Hale) Kelly. Prior to retirement he worked as a Diesel Engineer  for J and L Steel. In addition to his parents, he was preceded...

Dec 14, 2016

Honorable Joseph A. Hudock, 79, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, in Pittsburgh. He was born Nov. 21, 1937, in Greensburg, and was the son of the late State Police Major Andrew J. and Rebecca Burke Hudock.  Joseph was a 1955 graduate of his beloved Saint Vincent Prep, and a 1959 graduate of his beloved Saint Vincent College. ...

Dec 14, 2016

Dale H. Ringer, 74, of New Stanton, died Wednesday, December, 14, 2016 at his home.  He was born in Fawn Township, a son of the late Henry and Flora Elizabeth Alderson Ringer.  He was Methodist by faith and attended Middletown United Methodist Church.   Prior to retirement, he proudly worked for 43 years as a Metallographer for Alcoa Technical Center...

Dec 12, 2016

Bonnie Lee Wood, 68 of Jeannette, passed away, Monday, December 12, 2016. She was born October 20, 1948 in Greensburg, PA, a daughter of the late Marjorie Hays and Ira Franklin Trenney. Surviving are her daughter, Bonnie Lynn Loughner; son, Robert Loughner; grandchildren, Cali and Vincent Lynn; great granddaughter, November Rain Lynn; sisters, Margie Agona, Diane Murphy, and Jeannie...

Dec 9, 2016

Albert Bertus Veenis, 63 of Saltsburg, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 9, 2016 at his home. He was born April 30, 1953 in Wilkinsburg, son of the late Bertus "Albert" Veenis, an electrician at Westinghouse Electric Company, and Martha May (Creighton) Veenis. Albert was the owner along with his wife, of La Vita's restaurant in Greensburg. He loved to...

Dec 3, 2016

June Roehrig Jones, 81, of New Stanton, formerly of Greensburg, died Saturday, December 3, 2016 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.  She was born on May 30, 1935, a daughter of the late Frank Roehrig and Nora Baker Roehrig.  She was a member of South Greensburg Methodist Church.  June was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and took...

Nov 25, 2016

Carl Raymond Rose, 59, of Ligonier passed away Friday, November 25, 2016. He was born on March 17, 1957 in Ligonier. Prior to his cancer diagnosis, Carl lived a very active and full life, enjoying hiking in the woods and tending his immaculate gardens. He was employed at Elizabeth Carbide Components in Latrobe for 33 years.

He...

Nov 20, 2016

Paul William Willcox, 89, of Greensburg, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 in St. Anne Home.

He was born September 26, 1927 in Shinglehouse, PA. He was the son of the late Carroll and Bernita Willcox.

Paul was a life member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg. He was an usher for 55 years. Paul...

Nov 16, 2016

Charles "Chic" Banchiere, 92, of Greensburg, formerly of Lewistown and Oakmont, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016. He was born in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Angelina (Scalzo) and Samuel Banchiere. Charles was predeceased by his siblings, Robert Banchiere, Alphonso Banchiere, Mickey Banchiere, Kathryn Tamburro and Ida June Stanley. Charles was the husband of Dolores Canuti Banchiere, who died...

Nov 15, 2016

Rev. David W. Benner, 64 of Latrobe passed away Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at his home.

He was born in Millerstown, PA, the son Park Benner and the late Florence (Shellenberger) Benner.

Rev. Benner was pastor of Blainesburg Bible Church of West Brownsville where he dedicated 18 years to the congregation he truly loved.  For...

Nov 9, 2016

Nancy Ann (Whitehead) Stanley, 92, of Greensburg and Manor, passed away, Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at her home.  Nancy was born August 21, 1924 in Greensburg a daughter of the late Charles and Martha Jo (Mathias) Whitehead.

She was a 1941 graduate of Greensburg High School and received a BS degree from Bethany College, West Virginia and...

Nov 6, 2016

Danielle M. Sindorf-Tunstall, 37 of formerly of Greensburg, passed away, Sunday, November 6, 2016.  She was born December 18, 1978 in Greensburg a daughter of Daniel T. Sindorf of Greensburg and the late Linda Jeffers. She was a graduate of Greensburg Salem High School and had most recently worked as a Registered Nurse.  She attended Cornerstone Ministries and was...

Nov 5, 2016

Patricia A. “Pat” Gable, 76, of Bel Air, Maryland, formerly of Greensburg, PA, passed away peacefully, Saturday, November 5, 2016.  She was born in Pittsburgh on November 28, 1939, a daughter of the late James Fullen and Mary Vogel Fullen.  Pat was a member of Greensburg Country Club and enjoyed crafts, ceramics, golf and bowling.

In addition...