Obituaries

BERNET
BARBARA

Barbara Bernet, age 71, of Moon Township, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, after fighting hard and fierce battles against cancer. Barb leaves behind: Rick, her husband of 49 years; daughter, Jill Covington; grandsons, Braylon and Owen; daughter, Sarah Farren (Scott); grandsons, Ryan and...

BOYD
EDWARD

Edward Boyd, formerly of Saxonburg, passed away December 5, 2025, at the age of 87.


He is survived by his wife, Catherine Boyd; his children, Kris Rusak (James), Kerry Boyd (Carol), Keith Boyd (Karen) and Casey Boyd (Jessica); ten grandchildren, Adam Rusak, Erinn Moran (Colin), Lauren Rusak, Cayla...

BUECHEL
JOSEPH RAYMOND "GUS"

Joseph Raymond "Gus" Buechel, 86, of Murrysville, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 1, 2025, at Allegheny General Hospital. He was born on April 5, 1939, son of the late Joseph and Caroline (Fleming) Buechel. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother,...

CANNON
JAMES G.

James Gerard Cannon passed away peacefully, on December 2, 2025. Jim was born on December 12, 1930, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Mary Jane Anderson Cannon and James G. Cannon.


In 1956, Jim married childhood sweetheart, Jeanette "Jan" Miller. Jim and Jan had known each other since the age of...

CHECCA
LORETTA M. (FULLUM)

Age 84, of Bridgeville, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, December 4, 2025.


Loretta was the beloved mom of James R. (Louise) Schwab of Burgettstown, Diann L. Eger of Bridgeville, and Gene E. Schwab of Chester, WV; loving grandmother of Kristina M....

COLES
RHONDA M. (McNEIL)

Rhonda M. (McNeil) Coles, age 73, of Imperial, passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, surrounded by her loved ones. She was a beautiful human being, living her life with remarkable strength, steadfast determination, and a generous heart that cared deeply for those around her. Her giving...

DANKOVICH, JR.
GEORGE PAUL

Of East Pittsburgh, formerly of Braddock and North Braddock, age 75, entered the hands of the Lord on Thursday, December 4, 2025.


Born the son of the late George Paul Dankovich, Sr. and the late Philomena "Honey" (Saccomano) Dankovich. Beloved father of George Paul (Leah) Dankovich,...

DOERSCHNER
KENNETH M.

Age 98, peacefully on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, formerly of Allentown. Husband of the late Ida (Zwick) Doerschner. Father of Kathryn (Gerard) Rothhaar and Susan (late Larry) Janasik. Grandfather of Karen and Kenneth. Great-grandfather of Jacob, Logan, Eloise and Beau. Ken was a longtime...

EJZAK
THERESA STELLA (REMBIALKOWSKI)

Age 90, of Murrysville. Surviving are her loving children, Charles W. (Lynn) Ejzak, Lawrence D. (Nancy) Ejzak, Daniel J. (Elizabeth) Ejzak and Maria (Stephen) Zarod; ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Theresa was preceded in death by...

FLAHERTY
PATRICK "PAT" J.

Age 68, of Ligonier, PA, died suddenly on December 1, 2025. Originally from Duquesne, PA. Pat owned and operated Barb's Country Store, named for his wife, who survives him, Barbara Flaherty (Stouffer).


In his youth, Pat loved trips to Ligonier and was happy to move there and run the...

FROBOUCK
PETER MICHAEL

Age 86, of Pittsburgh, PA, formerly of Glassport, PA, passed away on November 27, 2025. Born on December 22, 1938, in Pittsburgh, PA, he was the son of the late Peter and Virginia Frobouck.


Beloved husband to Patricia Pociask Frobouck of Glassport; loving father to Raegen Frobouck of...

GAWRONSKI
REENE JOAN

Reene was born in Grafton, Wisconsin to a large family. She married Richard J. Gawronski in 1950 and raised four children.


Reene managed multiple midwest moves while raising her family, arriving in Pittsburgh in the late 1960s.


As an avid gardener, she was an active member of the Giant...

GOCHNOUR
CONSTANCE A. "CONNIE" (GIBBS)

Age 87, of Beechview, on Sunday, November 30, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Charles E. Gochnour. Loving mother of Daniel C. (Deidre) Gochnour and Amy S. Gochnour. Grandmother of Emily Elizabeth Gochnour. Daughter of the late Howard D. and Dorothy E. (Brownhill) Gibbs. Sister...

GRIMM
SHIRLEY ELIZABETH

Age 76, of Wilkins Twp., formerly of Hazelwood, on Friday evening, November 28, 2025. Spouse of the late Joseph "Joe" McCormick Grimm; beloved mother of Emily (William) Quinn, Karen Lewis, Heidi Smeltzer, and Tammi (Derick) Gee. Grandmother of Justin Lewis and Lita Hanscom.


Family and...

GUILLOUD
RUDOLPH L.

Age 96, of Cranberry Township. Passed away peacefully on November 29, 2025.


Beloved husband of the late Mary Ruth Guilloud. Born on February 19, 1929, in Grayson County, Texas, he was the son of the late Henry A. and Sallie (Forishe) Guilloud.


Rudolph is survived by his daughter, Janet...

JULIAN I
DEAN MATTHEW

With immeasurable sadness we announce the passing of Dean Matthew Julian I, of Gibsonia, originally from Clairton, on December 3, 2025, at age 72. Left to mourn his passing is Lisa Goetz, his wife of 32 years and his best friend of 42 years. He is survived by his son, Dean Matthew Julian II;...

KALOGERIS
JACK KYRIAKOS

Age 90, of Bethel Park, passed away on December 3, 2025. He was the beloved husband of the late Mary (Billirakis) Kalogeris; father of Rena Faklis, Stergios Kalogeris and Manuel Kalogeris. Visitation, Sunday, December 7, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., at BEINHAUER, 2828 Washington Rd.,...

KINZLER, F.S.C.
BR. ROBERT J.

Br. Robert J. Kinzler, F.S.C., age 70, passed away suddenly on November 28, 2025. Son of the late Robert L. and Margaret (nee Bilinski) Kinzler. Loving brother of Susan Kinzler of Pittsburgh, PA.


Brother Bob was a graduate of Central Catholic High School in Pittsburgh. He received a...

LENZ, JR.
WALTER K.

When the universe decided to say, "Hold my beer," Walter Lenz Jr. was born on a cold day in '52, in Lawrenceville, PA, to Elizabeth White and Walter Lenz, Sr. And thus, the Man, the Myth, the LEGEND, was created. His passing on November 24, 2025, was a return to the stars that had fascinated him...

LINDSEY
HARRY W.

Harry W. Lindsey, a resident of Monroeville, Pennsylvania, passed away on December 3, at age 91. Born and raised in Syracuse, New York, he attended the Onondaga Valley Academy, and Syracuse University, before enlisting in the U.S. Army. He was assigned to the Army Security Agency, first stationed...

MAGUIRE
GREGORY H. "MICKEY"

Age 87, of North Versailles, died Friday, December 5, 2025. He was born November 22, 1938 in Braddock, a son of the late James R. and Madeline (Singer) Maguire and was also preceded in death by his wife of over 57 years, Sandra Sue (Magyar) Maguire in July of 2024. He worked as a...

MALLOY
AUDREY FRANCES

Age 88, of Prosperity, PA, formerly of Pittsburgh, PA, passed away peacefully with family by her side on December 1, 2025.


Born as Audrey Frances Eiben on March 22, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Stella Eiben.


Beloved wife of 66 years to Ted Malloy; loving mother of...

MARKEY
LORI ANN (WOLFE)

Of Greensburg, PA, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. Lori was born in Bethlehem, PA, on October 16, 1960, the daughter of David and Janice (Becker) Wolfe. She graduated from Black River High School in Ludlow, VT, and attended the...

McCASHIN
CATHERINE "CATHY" MARY (DONAHUE)

Of Murrysville, formerly of Monroeville, passed away peacefully at her home, on Monday, December 1, 2025, surrounded by family. Cathy was predeceased by her husband of 50 years, Mark McCashin; and her parents, Frank and Marie Donahue.


Cathy is survived by her four...

McKOWN
GLADYS AUEL

Gladys Auel McKown, born October 17, 1946, passed away after a brief illness at her home in Johnstown, PA.


Gladys was an accomplished woman who married her high school sweetheart David when both were 19. "They said it wouldn't last" but they were one year shy of their 60th anniversary.

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MILLER
BARBARA GOLDFARB THORPE

Age 88, died peacefully at home, on December 2, 2025. Barbara was the daughter of the late Samuel and Rachel Goldfarb of Washington, PA; and granddaughter of the late Rabbi Jacob and Zelda Goldfarb, who founded Beth Israel Congregation in Washington, PA. She grew up in Washington and...

MILLIERN
SHIRLEY

On Monday, December 8, 2025, Shirley Milliern passed away at the age of 73.


Shirley came from a large family. After her high school graduation, she lived in North Side near Annunciation Church. Along the way she met the Grubbs family and joined their household while attending school to become a...

MYERS
DENNIS W. "DENNY'

Age 84, of Peters Township, formerly of Upper St. Clair, peacefully passed away, on Thursday, December 4, 2025, with his beloved wife, Diane, at his side. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University majoring in mathematics, he worked as a systems engineer for IBM and later BNY Mellon. Denny was...

PARKE
RICHARD JAMES

Age 77, he grew up in Mooncrest, moved to Coraopolis in the 1970s, passed away peacefully, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Allegheny General Hospital. He was born in Moon Township, on September 22, 1948, to the late Olive (Miller) Sneed. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by...

PERRY
CALVIN

Calvin, 92, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully on the morning of Sunday, December 7, 2025.


A devoted husband and proud father, formerly of the Mt. Washington neighborhood, Calvin is now joyfully reunited with his beloved wife, Janet, who preceded him in death earlier this year. The...

POZYCKI
JOHN JOSEPH

Age 65, of Naples, FL, formerly of Oakland and Jefferson Hills, passed away on December 3, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was the loving husband of 40 years to Deborah Bon Pozycki; proud father of Jill (Ryan) Hicks and Rachel (Trevor) Wildman; extremely proud grandfather of...

QUEENAN, JR.
CHARLES J. "CHUCK"

Age 95, of Mt. Lebanon, passed peacefully, on December 3, 2025. Chairman Emeritus of K&L Gates, civic and faith leader. Beloved husband of the late JoAnn (Hawkins) Queenan. Loving father of Suzanne M. Von Drehle and Charles J. Queenan, III and daughter-in-law, Jeri Eckhart Queenan....

SALAMON
RONALD LEE "SAL"

On Thursday, December 4, 2025, Ronald Lee Salamon, of Bellevue, peacefully passed away, at the age of 83. Son of the late John and Mary (Lapiska) Salamon; beloved husband of 57 years to Kathy Salamon; loving father of Michael (Jennifer) Salamon, Marlene (Scott) Story and Erin Salamon;...

SCHERER
REGIS WILLIAM (MICKEY)

Age 92, of Bakerstown, PA, passed away on December 6, 2025. Beloved husband of 70 years to Margaret Lucille Faett Scherer; father of Kathleen Prazer (Mark), Michael Scherer (Pamela), Timothy Scherer (Maria), Robert Scherer (Christine) and Lisa Scherer. Proud grandfather of Tim Jr.,...

SCHNEIDER
LaVERNE A. (HERMANOWICZ)

Of Reserve Township, age 89, on Thursday, December 4, 2025.


Beloved wife for 64 years of the late Raymond F. Schneider; mother of Ray Jr. (Karen), Ken (Cindy), David and Gary (Carol); grandmother of Dan, Kim, Tom, Courtney, Kristi, Kari, Jessica, Jamie, Gary and Rose; 12...

SERRANO, MD
EMMA RITA

Age 87, of Baldwin, died Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, January 18, 1938, to the late Erasmo and Caridad Gonzalez Serrano.


Dr. Serrano was the medical director for Woodville State Hospital and assistant medical director for Mayview State Hospital. She is survived...

SMITH
EUGENE C.

Eugene C. Smith, age 97, of Castle Shannon, PA, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 6, 2025, surrounded by family. Gene is survived by his loving and devoted family, wife of 68 years, Rosemary M. (Snyder) Smith, son Gregory E. Smith, daughter Roseann M. Luczak and her husband Russell A....

SNIEGOCKI
JEAN A.

Of Castle Shannon, passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2025, at the age of 90. Beloved wife for 69 years to Ervin A. Sniegocki; mother of Sue (Michael) Booth, Sally (George) Matthews, Sharon (Michael) Koehler and the late Mark Sniegocki; grandmother of Adam, Emily, Molly, Christian, Sarah,...

SPITZ
CARL J.

Age 79, of Brighton Heights, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Beloved son of the late Michael and Pauline Spitz; devoted brother of Loretta Spitz; also survived by many cousins.


Carl earned a master's degree from CMU and worked for 40 years at Bettis Atomic Power Lab as a...

STARTARI
NANCY JEAN

Age 83, of Level Green, died on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Nancy was born on December 24, 1941, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late Homer and Frances (Hopkins) Greer. She was a graduate of Trafford High School. Nancy spent her life taking care of her family and served as a life consultant...

SULLIVAN
NANCY LEE

Age 87, of Penn Hills, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Wife of John B. Sullivan; beloved mother of Bruce (Pattie) Sullivan, Michael (Jeanie) Sullivan, Beth (Larry) Modrak and the late Brian; grandmother of Shane, Tyler, Erin, Troy, Cassandra, Steven, Shannon, Kyle, Danielle and the late...

TOBIN
WILLIAM T. "BILL"

William T. "Bill" Tobin, of Vero Beach, FL and Pittsburgh, PA, died on November 29, 2025.


Bill was the son of the late Ellen Fenlon and Paul W. Tobin. He was a graduate of The Lawrenceville School and Yale University.


Bill devoted his professional life to retailing, following in the...

TROMBETTA
ROSEMARIE B.

With deep love, the family of Rosemarie Trombetta announces her passing on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and faithful servant of God, she lived a life centered on compassion, generosity, and service to others.


She is survived by her...