Estella (Sanders) Ruffin, 97, of Monroeville, formerly of Latrobe, passed away Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, in UPMC East, Monroeville. She was born Sept. 11, 1922, in Beaufort, S.C., to the late Willie Sanders and Viola (Jones) Sanders. She was a homemaker and a member of Second Baptist Church, Latrobe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Deacon Walter Raymond Ruffin, in 1997; and four siblings, Gladys Clark, Moody Sanders, Robert Sanders and Mary...

Carl W. Anderson, 85, of Derry passed away Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Sept. 6, 1934, in Derry, he was a son of the late Walter and Lucy (Moore) Anderson. A U.S. Army veteran, Carl was a retired U.S. Postal Service letter carrier. He was a member of Latrobe United Methodist Church and the Kingston Veteran's and Sportsman's Association. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two sons, Jamie Lynn Anderson and Corey Byron Anderson;...

Edward F. "Eddie" "Squig" Gower, 76, of Latrobe, died Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born Dec. 19, 1942, in Greensburg, and was a son of the late Hubert M. Gower and Margaret L. (Heacox) Gower. He was a retired repairman for Laurel Food Systems of Greensburg. He was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church and an honorary member of Lloydsville Sportsmen. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandson, Jacob...

Clair Arnold "Art" Nelson, 80, of Latrobe, died Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019, at Greensburg Care Center. He was born July 13, 1939, in Brookville, Pa., son of the late Victor Nelson and Margaret (Shilling) Nelson. He was a retired salesman for Cliff's Carpet. He was a member of Latrobe United Methodist Church and a graduate of Clarion University. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley L. (Joiner) Nelson, in 2005; three siblings, Louise Nelson, Carl...

Linda McGuinn Wolfe, age 74, of Latrobe, died on Sept. 6, 2019.  She was born in Washington D.C. in 1945 and came to Latrobe in 2008 from Rockville, MD.  She enjoyed cardstock and digital scrapbooking, reading, and paint and florals crafting. She quietly and deeply loved all her family and leaves behind her husband of 45 years, Bill, of Latrobe; a daughter Katherine Gaff, her husband Ron, and their children, currently residing in Sykesville, MD; a daughter Elizabeth...

Eleanora Ellen "Norie" McDonald King Schrecengost, 92, of Clarksburg, Pa., died Monday, Sept. 2, 2019, at Greensburg Care Center. She was born Oct. 27, 1926, in Latrobe, and was a daughter of the late Elmer Clark McDonald and Sarah Elizabeth (Long) McDonald. She was a farmer and a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Harrison A. King, and her second husband, Wayne A. Schrecengost; a brother, Larry...

Mary C. Hajas Hill, 76, of Latrobe passed away Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. Born March 21, 1943, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Joseph J. and Catherine (Noel) Hajas. Mary was a homemaker and a member of St. John the Evangelist Church. She enjoyed playing bingo. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A. Hill, in 2002 and a sister, Patty Harold (Ray). Mary is survived by three children, Connie J. Hill...

Rudolph A. "Rudy" Prohaska, 92, of Latrobe, died Monday, July 29, 2019, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. He was born Feb. 22, 1927, in Loyalhanna and was a son of the late Rudolph A. Prohaska and Anna Rose (Varish) Prohaska. Rudy was a retired transportation supervisor for Kennametal and was a member of St. John the Evangelist Church, American Legion Post 515 and Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks No. 907. He served as a Kennametal Employees Union office staff member,...

Paul V. Huchette, 89, of Latrobe, PA, died peacefully on July 4, 2019 at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Paul was born on August 25, 1929, in Point Marion, PA, and was the son of Archie and Mabel (Vanzandt) Huchette. He grew up in Point Marion and attended and graduated from Bethany College, where he was a member of the Alpha Sigma Phi. Paul moved to Latrobe to take a position with ALCO (Standard Steel), where he spent his entire career – serving as a metallurgist and manager over the...

Yvonne J. Schmucker, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and sister-in-law, peacefully passed away at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2019, surrounded by loved ones. She passed from this world into heaven hearing her favorite hymn, Amazing Grace. She rose from humble beginnings of a small coal mining town and, through her savvy business sense and many years in partnership with her husband, started and grew a very successful, well-known business in Latrobe. When she saw someone...