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Iris G. (Negri) Potter
Jun 26, 2018
Iris G. (Negri) Potter, 96, of Latrobe, passed away Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at home surrounded by her family. She was born August 2, 1921, in Arco Italy, the daughter of the late Livio and Maria (Prandi) Negri. Iris was a homemaker. She was a member of the Son Rise Church. Iris enjoyed cooking and gardening. She loved people...
Anna M. (Boyle) Jacobina
Jun 22, 2018
Anna M. (Boyle) Jacobina, 96, of Latrobe (Unity Township), passed away Friday, June 22, 2018, in Loyalhanna Care Center. She was born Sept. 24, 1921, in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late William and Ella (Vey) Boyle. Anna was a homemaker, and loved spending time with her family. Prior to her retirement, she worked with her husband in their...
Albert Francis Dowling
Jun 13, 2018
Albert Francis Dowling, 84, of Latrobe passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System - H.J. Heinz Campus. Born Dec. 13, 1933, in Pittsburgh, he was a son of the late Albert and Catherine R. (McAfee) Dowling. A Vietnam veteran, he was a former draftsman and jet engine mechanic in the U.S. Air Force, where...
William "Bill" Lipinski
Jun 9, 2018
William “Bill” Lipinski, 79, of Latrobe passed away Saturday, June 9, 2018, in Select Specialty Hospital - Laurel Highlands. Born June 28, 1938, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late William G. and Malinda Jane (Cable) Lipinski. Bill retired with 38 years service as a grinder for Latrobe Steel. He was a member of Derry Area Historical...
David L. "Beany" Gessler
May 19, 2018
David L. "Beany" Gessler, 66, of Latrobe, died Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born June 13, 1951, in Latrobe to Marie (Noel) Gessler and the late William "Beany" Gessler. He was a retired grinder operator for Latrobe Specialty Metals and was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. He served in the...
Thomas Benton Rubino
May 11, 2018
Thomas Benton Rubino Sr., 77, of Latrobe, died Friday, May 11, 2018 at Greensburg Care Center, Greensburg. He was born Jan. 28, 1941, in Latrobe to the late Thomas A. Rubino and Pauline E. (Short) Bombulie. He retired from Rolling Rock Brewery where he last worked in the maintenance department. He served in the Army and was a member...
Jami Patrick White
May 11, 2018
Jami Patrick White, 58, of Latrobe passed away Friday, May 11, 2018, at UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) Presbyterian. Born May 3, 1960, in Pittsburgh, he was a son of the late David Mavin White and Patricia Anne Carley White. Jami attended St. Vincent College and was a certified chef. He spent numerous years in the culinary arts...
Barbara A. (Reed) Thompson
May 2, 2018
Barbara A. Reed Thompson, 72, of Latrobe passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born July 15, 1945, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Reed. Barbara was a retired waitress from Mozart House and other restaurants; she also worked as a child care assistant. She was a member of...
Thomas R. Bleehash
Apr 28, 2018
Thomas R. Bleehash, 74, of Latrobe passed away Saturday, April 28, 2018, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Sept. 13, 1943, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late William and Helen (Davis) Bleehash. A dedicated Pappy, Tom attended Penn State University and Kent State University. He was a member of the Penn State Nittany Lion Club. He...
Rhiannon Baer
Apr 8, 2018
Rhiannon Baer, 36, of Youngwood, passed away Sunday, April 8, 2018, in Greensburg. She was born April 14, 1981, in Riverside, Calif., daughter of Brian J. Baer and the late Donna Louise Charlesworth. Rhiannon was a homemaker. She is survived by her fiance, Jerry Lee Porter II; four children, Cameron Porter, Shaun Johnson, Connor Porter and Cairynn Porter; a...
Albert E. "Bert" Clair
Apr 7, 2018
Albert E. "Bert" Clair, 83, of Latrobe, died Saturday, April 7, 2018, at home. He was born Jan. 21, 1935, in Latrobe to the late Merle James Clair and Bessie Ruth (Rager) Clair. He was a retired self-employed contractor for B&K Construction Concrete Specialists and a member of Mammoth Christian Fellowship. He was a Navy veteran and served in Korea....
James W. Bolton, Sr.
Mar 23, 2018
James W. Bolton, Sr., 83, of Latrobe, passed away Friday, March 23, 2018, at home. He was born Sept. 19, 1934, in Latrobe, son of the late James Bolton and June Adams Bolton. James was the retired business owner of the Automatic Garage Door Co. and a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. He had served as Western...
Janice P. (Jioio) Petrus
Mar 19, 2018
Janice P. (Jioio) Petrus, 82, of Greensburg, formerly of Latrobe, entered into eternal rest peacefully Monday, March 19, 2018, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born Dec. 7, 1935, in Latrobe, daughter of the late Fred A. "Bud" Jioio and the late Elvira Theresa (Ferraro) Jioio. She was the owner of Jioio's Latrobe. She was a member of...
Mary Alice (Casterwiler) Fisher
Feb 23, 2018
Mary Alice (Casterwiler) Fisher, 87, of Greensburg, died Friday, Feb. 23, 2018, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born Oct. 14, 1930, in Latrobe, to the late Alex and Louise Hood Casterwiler. She graduated from Latrobe High School in 1948, and from St. Francis School of Nursing (Pittsburgh), receiving an R.N., in 1951. She graduated magna cum...
Nathan Adam Richardson
Feb 20, 2018
Nathan Adam Richardson, 24, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Derry. He was born March 17, 1993, in Jeannette, to David L. Richardson and Jolene Suzanne (McKeel) Snyder. He was a technician at Spitzer Toyota of Monroeville and a member of the American Motorcyclist Association. He loved hunting, fishing and anything to do with the outdoors. He...
Mary L. (Birchall) Hudson
Feb 20, 2018
Mary L. (Birchall) Hudson, 83, of Latrobe, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was born Sept. 12, 1934, in Wilkinsburg, to the late Thomas H. Birchall and Suzanne Thomas Birchall. She was a licensed evangelist and preached at several local churches. She worked as a missionary at the Salamanica Indian Reservation in New...
Glenn E. Barr Sr.
Jan 31, 2018
Glenn E. Barr Sr., 73, of Latrobe passed away Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, at home. Born March 29, 1944, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late John D. and Elizabeth (Aukerman) Barr. Glenn was a retired sheet metal worker, having worked as a welder and fabricator for Latrobe Sheet Metal Works Inc. In addition to his parents,...
Joan C. (Koslosky) Ridilla
Jan 18, 2018
Joan C. (Koslosky) Ridilla, 77, of Latrobe (Unity Township), died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, in Family Hospice, Pittsburgh. She was born June 3, 1940, in Greensburg, daughter of the late Stephen and Anna Koslosky. She was retired from Westinghouse in Youngwood, and was the owner of Ridilla Nursery. She looked forward to the Christmas season each year, and helping...
Robert R. Baum Sr.
Jan 11, 2018
Robert R. Baum Sr., 76, of Latrobe, died Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at home. He was born Jan. 24, 1941, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Walter Baum and Ruth (Cathcart) Baum. He was a retired tool salesman. He was preceded in death by his parents. He is survived by his wife of nearly 55 years, Linda (Minnick) Baum;...
Anthony "Dago" Morelli
Jan 2, 2018
Anthony "Dago" Morelli, 64, of Derry, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at home. He was born May 2, 1953, in Latrobe, to the late Oliver "Moe" Morelli and Martha (Ashley) Zeunges. He was a former employee of Lincoln Lanes, Derry Water Authority and was a bus driver for Smith Bus Co. up until recently. His true obsessions included...
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