James E. "Jim" Ballash, 63, of Blairsville, died Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, at home. He was born Nov. 1, 1956, in Latrobe, son of the late James S. Ballash and Agnes (Tuscan) Ballash. He was retired with 23 years of service from Latrobe Specialty Steel Co., having worked as a furnace operator. He attended Trinity Lutheran Church, Latrobe. He loved the outdoors and enjoyed gardening and hunting. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bernard Ballash. He is...

Marc David Holnaider, 51, of Latrobe, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019.  He was born September 13, 1968 to Rudolph and Mary (Beckner) Holnaider.  He graduated in 1986 from Latrobe High School.  He worked at Latrobe Keystone Aluminum Products.  He also worked at Pace Industries Airo Division for 19 years.  He was a proud union member and enjoyed spending time with his family and friends.  Marc was an avid hunter and loved being in...

Richard J. Markovich, 78, of Latrobe (Unity Township) passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 with his family by his side. Born Jan. 13, 1941, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late Vid and Mary (Wolk) Markovich. Retired from GenCorp, Richard was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. He was a big sports fan, following the Steelers, Penguins, Pirates, Penn State football and Greater Latrobe Wildcats basketball. He also enjoyed playing blackjack at the Rivers...

Katherine H. (Hewitt) Wisniewski, 72, of Latrobe, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, at UPMC Presbyterian, Pittsburgh. She was born Oct. 23, 1947, in Christiansburg, Virginia and was a daughter of the late Thomas Hewitt and Janet (Conn) Hewitt. She was a retired orthodontic assistant and a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. Katherine enjoyed flower gardening and golfing, but her most important pastime was spending time with and enjoying her family and friends. In addition to her parents,...

Carolyn E. (Baker) Fleming, 100 years old, passed away peacefully in her home on Nov. 5, 2019. Born Aug. 13, 1919 in Lloydsville, she was a daughter of the late Philip G. and Hannah (Robb) Baker.  She was a life-long member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church where she, a mother of 8 children herself, realized the need for and helped create the first nursery for children of parents attending morning church services. Carolyn was a retired telephone operator supervisor for...

Ronald L. MacWilliams, 79, of Bradenville died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Gables Manor, Latrobe. He was born July 11, 1940, in Greensburg, the son of the late Robert MacWilliams and Alberta MacWilliams. Ronald was a retired unemployment service office worker for the State of Pennsylvania. He was a member of Hope Evangelical Methodist Church, Youngstown, and he served as a medic in the U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert MacWilliams. He is survived by his wife of 40...

John W. Semanchek Jr., 53, of Greensburg, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born Sept. 20, 1966, in Latrobe, to the late John W. Semanchek and Shirley A. (Atcheson) Semantek. John was a mechanic level II at Trillium, and used his mastery of mechanical and electrical systems to help repair and maintain clean energy systems, specializing in compressed natural gas. He was a great friend to all who worked with him...

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...