Obituaries
Martin Badzik
Mar 27, 2016
Martin A. Badzik, 71, of Donora, died Sunday, March 27, 2016 in Select Specialty McKeesport Hospital. Born in North Charleroi on November 7, 1944, he was the son of the late Michael and Sophie (Homa) Badzik. Martin retired from USX Irvin Works. He was a member of The Carpenters Cross Church in Webster. He loved fishing, hunting, gardening, cooking and...
Dr. Regis Serinko, Sr.
Mar 15, 2016
Dr. Regis J. Serinko, Sr., 93 , of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, March 15, 2016 in the Crawford House in McKeesport. Born in Perryopolis on April 15, 1922, he was the son of the late Peter and Anna (Hudock) Serinko. Dr. Serinko was a graduate of St. Vincent College, received his Masters degree from West Virginia University and his Doctorate...
Audrey Snyder
Mar 10, 2016
Audrey M. Snyder, 78, of Belle Vernon died Thursday, March 10, 2016 in AHN Jefferson Hospital. Born in Perryopolis on September 25, 1937, she was the daughter of the late David and Edna (Taylor) Richter. Audrey was a cook at Bill's Golfland. She belonged to the Winnett Methodist Church in Smithton. She is survived by her daughter, Rebecca M. (Rodney)...
Kathy Rosnick
Mar 6, 2016
Kathy (Conrad) Rosnick, age 65, of Belle Vernon, Pennyslvania passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Family Hospice & Palliative Care in Mt. Lebanon. She was born on January 19, 1951 in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania, the only child of James F. and Leah M. Conrad of West Newton, Pennsylvania. Kathy graduated from West Virginia University, magna cum laude...
Ida Krawiec
Mar 6, 2016
Ida E. Krawiec, 67, of Webster, died Sunday, March 6, 2016 in Mon Valley Care Center. Born in Charleroi on March 1, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Nicola and Olive (Beadling) Lorenzo. Ida was retired from Nutrition Inc. She loved spending time with her family, especially her granddaughter. She is survived by her husband, Robert J. Krawiec;...
Charles Menestrina
Mar 1, 2016
Charles L. Menestrina, 88, of Rostraver Township died Tuesday, March 1, 2016 in AHN Jefferson Hospital. Born in Meriden, CT on May 26, 1927, he was the son of the late Secondo Menestrina and Mary (Pittigher) Menestrina Gasperini. Chuck was an equipment fabricator for Lee Norse Mining Equipment, where he retired after 42 years. He was a member of the...
Mary Ririe
Feb 23, 2016
"Mary" Rita Ririe, 87, of Rostraver Township, died Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Monongahela on January 7, 1929, she was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Burns) Jonas. A homemaker, Rita was a member of the Church of St. Anne in Rostraver Twp. She is survived by her sons, Donald J. (Susan) Ririe,...
Betty Everley Tineri
Feb 21, 2016
Betty L. Everley Tineri, 80, of Donora died Sunday, February 21, 2016 in Havencrest Nursing Center. Born in Webster on March 23, 1935, she was the daughter of the late August M. and Odell (Smith) Painter. Betty worked for Costas Catering in Donora and was a member of Charleroi Full Gospel Church. She is survived by her step daughter, Helen...
Julia Sklenka
Feb 13, 2016
Julia H. Sklenka, 89, of Rostraver Township, died Saturday, February 13, 2016 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Born in McKeesport on April 2, 1926, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Bachein) Cicak. A homemaker, Julia was a member of the Church of St. Anne in Rostraver Twp. She is survived by her son, Paul M. (Debbi) Sklenka...
Norma Patterson
Feb 12, 2016
Norma J. Patterson, 76, of Rostraver Township, died Friday, February 12, 2016 in Mon Valley Hospital surrounded by her loving family. Born in Elizabeth Township on January 19, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Steve Kurutz Jr. and Mary (Balko) Kurutz. Norma was a waitress at Sweeney's Restaurant for many years and most recently at Dennys Restaurant in...
Albert Trona, Sr.
Feb 4, 2016
Albert J. Trona, Sr., 91, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 4, 2016. He was born in Donora on November 16, 1924. A member of the Church of St. Anne in Rostraver Township, Albert was an usher and a member of the Holy Name Society. He was the beloved husband of Helen (nee Sadowski) for over 63 years, devoted father...
Beatrice Andrews
Jan 29, 2016
Beatrice E. Andrews, 89, of Jefferson Hills died Friday, January 29, 2016 in AHN Jefferson Hospital . Born in Donora on March 12, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Anna (Kostella) Gress. Beatrice was a book keeper at Sweeney's Restaurant in Rostraver Township for many years. An avid bingo player, she was a member of St....
Anna Rosnick
Jan 24, 2016
Anna Rosnick, 98, of Rostraver Twp., died Sunday, January 24, 2016 in AHN Jefferson Hospital. Born inFayette Cityon August 27, 1917, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Mihalcuk) Turick. A homemaker, Anna loved taking care of her family. She was a former member of St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Donora. She is survived by her...
Evelyn Guffey
Jan 20, 2016
Evelyn O. Guffey, 79, of Perryopolis died Wednesday, January 20, 2016 at her home. Born in Elizabeth Township on September 6, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Hazel (Bricker) Opfer. Evelyn was a bus monitor for Laidlaw Transit at the Elizabeth Forward Schools. She was a member of Round Hill Presbyterian Church. She is survived by...
Harry Byers
Jan 11, 2016
Harry J. Byers, 69, of Rostraver Twp., died Monday, January 11, 2016 in Mon Valley Hospital. Born in North Charleroi on March 4, 1946, he was the son of the late John and Dorothy (Curnow) Byers. Protestant by faith, Harry was a superintendent with heavy construction. He loved playing the piano, and had a baby grand piano at home. He...
Bernadette Sokol
Jan 9, 2016
Bernadette Marie Sokol, 53, of Rostraver Twp. died Saturday, January 9, 2016, in Jefferson Hospital's Rehabilitation Medicine Center. Bernadette was born on June 30, 1962, at Frick Hospital, the daughter of the late Michael Sokol and Alice JoAnn Kuhn Sokol. She was the granddaughter of the late Mike and Josephine Sokol and John and Pearl Kuhn Leavor and John Leavor....
Marion Gehrig
Jan 7, 2016
Marion H. Gehrig, 98, of Rostraver Twp., died Thursday, January 7, 2016 in TLC Adult Care Center. Born in Pittsburgh on February 17, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Anna (Armstrong) Evans. Marion was a key punch operator, working for US Steel and later retiring from Carnegie Mellon University. She was a member of the Church...
Joseph Skraitz
Jan 7, 2016
Joseph F. Skraitz, 89, of Rostraver Twp., died Thursday, January 7, 2016 in Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Donora March 9, 1926, he was the son of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Frohman) Skraitz. Joseph was a Tool & Die Maker for the Fisher Body Plant of General Motors. He was a member of the Church of St. Anne and...
John Stump
Jan 6, 2016
John E. ''Jack'' Stump, 67, of Rostraver Twp., died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Born in North Charleroi on November 11, 1948, he was the son of the late John H. and Evelyn (Everett) Stump. Jack served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was a graduate of the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics and worked...
Thelma Fedorka
Jan 3, 2016
Thelma F. Fedorka, 96, of West Mifflin, died Sunday, January 3, 2016 in Siemons Heritage Personal Care Home, Somerset. Born in McKeesport on April 17, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Edythe (Lindermyer) Neuman. A homemaker, Thelma was a loving Mother and Grandmother. She is survived by her son, William E. (Sharon) Fedorka of Rostraver Township;...

