Obituaries

Dec 30, 2017

Catherine M. "Cass" (Hamilton) Wadsworth, 101, of Latrobe, passed away peacefully Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at home, with family by her side. She was born June 12, 1916, in Latrobe, to the late John and Agnes Jellison Hamilton. She was a retired custodian for Latrobe High School. Cass was a member of Bethany United Methodist Church, where she was...

Dec 30, 2017

Richard D. Novak, 77, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at the Grove at Latrobe. He was born Sept. 21, 1940, in Latrobe to the late Henry Novak and Ann (Mehal) Novak. Richard was a retired insurance salesman and served in the Army. He is survived by his daughter, Ann Marie Puhalla and her husband Stephen; two grandchildren,...

Dec 29, 2017

Carol E. (Adamerovich) Pickford, 75, of Latrobe, died Friday, Dec. 29, 2017, in her home. She was born Dec. 1, 1942, in Calumet, to the late Michael C. and Frances (Loncharich) Adamerovich, and was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank F. Pickford, in 1996; and a brother, Edward Adamerovich....

Oct 23, 2017

Mary Ellen "Mickey" (Miller) McCullough, 95, of Greensburg, formerly of Latrobe, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at St. Anne Home, Greensburg. She was born June 24, 1922, in Latrobe to her parents, Edward Miller and Catherine (Shillinger) Miller. She was retired and had worked at Stupenkopf Manufacturing and later Latronics Corp. She was a lifelong member of St. Vincent...

Oct 17, 2017

Delores L. (Bridge) Claycomb, 86, of Latrobe, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017, in Mountainview Specialty Care Center, Greensburg. She was born Dec. 17, 1930, to the late Raymond J. Bridge and Catherine M. (Massena) Bridge. She retired with more than 30 years of service as a telephone operator for AT& T. Delores was a member of Bethany...

Sep 30, 2017

Helen M. (Kovac) Lucas, 90, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, in Family Hospice and Palliative Care. She was born Sept. 20, 1927, in Loyalhanna, to the late Stephen and Mary Anne (Hlad) Kovac. She was retired after having worked as a beautician for more than 40 years. She was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church....

Sep 25, 2017

Mildred C. Panigal, 101, of Latrobe, died Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was born Feb. 23, 1916, in Marguerite, daughter of the late Dominic Panigal and Mary A. (Cima) Panigal. She was a retired registered nurse with almost 40 years of service at Latrobe Hospital. She was a graduate of Latrobe High School and...

Sep 23, 2017

Clarence D. John Jr., 82, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, in Cabot. Born July 1, 1935, in Ford City, to the late Clarence D. John Sr. and Marie (Eloi) John, he was raised in West Mifflin. He was a retired mechanical engineer from Westinghouse, with 57 years of service. He was a graduate...

Sep 1, 2017

Russell James Miller, 87, of Unity Township, Latrobe, passed away Friday, Sept. 1, 2017. He was born Nov. 10, 1929, in Latrobe. Russell was the loving, dedicated husband of 65 and a half years to his wife, Irene M. (Kostley) Miller. In addition to his wife, Russell is survived by his five children, James R. Miller, of Latrobe, Jeffrey...

Aug 23, 2017

David L. Sheets, 75, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017. He was born March 29, 1942, in Latrobe to the late Lee Byron Sheets and Martha (Beuton) Sheets. He served in the Navy, was a signalman for Conrail and was owner of Affordable Tax Services. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter,...

Aug 15, 2017

Alfred D'Alessandro, DDS of Latrobe, formerly of Delmont, died on August 15, 2017.  Alfred (Fred) was born on Feb. 12, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, a son of the late Costantino and Maria D’Alessandro.  Alfred was also preceded in death by sisters, Julia DiBello, Rosemarie Frisch and Mary Ann D’Alessandro and brothers Primo and James D’Alessandro, surviving are his sister ...

Aug 10, 2017

Betty M. Fagan, 93, of Latrobe, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, at Greensburg Care Center. She was born Oct. 30, 1923, in Latrobe, daughter of the late Elmer C. McDonald and Sara Long. She was a retired receptionist at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church and American Legion Auxiliary Post 515. Following...

Jul 27, 2017

Paul L. Simms Sr., 83, of Latrobe, passed on to Glory at home on July 27, 2017. He was

born Aug. 25, 1933, in Kingston, a son of the late Jesse Simms and Mary Gill Simms. He

was retired from Vulcan Mold and Iron Company, Latrobe, where he worked as a ladle

crane...

Jul 14, 2017

Edna M. (Henschel) Weiers, 104, of Latrobe, died Friday, July 14, 2017, in Greensburg Care Center. She was born April 12, 1913, in South Greensburg, daughter of the late Albert Henschel and Johanna (Young) Henschel. Prior to retirement, she worked at the Norvelt Cafeteria and Library as well as for Adelphoi Village as a secretary. In addition to her...

Jun 26, 2017

Judith Mary (Germeyer) “The Judge” Martin, 71, of Whitney died Monday, June 26, 2017, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Oct. 18, 1945, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Margaret (Leib) Germeyer. Before retiring, Judith was a bartender at Kowboys. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, William Germeyer, and...

Jun 8, 2017

Margaret G. Panigal, 99, of Latrobe passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Barnes Place, Derry Township.  Born Dec. 26, 1917, in Marguerite, she was a daughter of the late Dominic and Mary A. (Cima) Panigal.  Margaret was retired after having worked as an operator for Bell Telephone/Verizon. She was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Latrobe,...

May 30, 2017

Sara S. (Seabury) Carns, 87, of Latrobe (Derry Township), died Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at Excela Health Latrobe. She was born Dec. 25, 1929, to Charles E. Seabury and Emma (Slezak) Seabury. She was a member of Latrobe United Methodist Church. Sara graduated from Seton Hill College in 1951 and worked at Kennametal as an analytical chemist until her...

May 19, 2017

Kay M. (Connor) Long, 79, of Latrobe, died Friday, May 19, 2017, at home. She was born April 17, 1938, in Latrobe, daughter of the late John Connor and the late Garnett (Forsha) Connor Demangone. She was a retired customer service associate for Penn Furniture. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Latrobe. In addition to her...

May 3, 2017

Theresa Kathleen (Martin) Strayer, 38, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at home. She was born May 30, 1978, in Latrobe, a daughter of Robert F. Martin and Judith M. (Germeyer) Martin. She was a nurse and wound specialist at Loyalhanna Care Center and also worked at Mt. View Nursing Center. In addition to her parents, she is...

Mar 22, 2017

Jean T. (Pineau) Smith, 89, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at Mountain View Specialty Care Center, Greensburg. She was born March 11, 1928, in Oil City, daughter of the late Jack Pineau and Kathryn Wiersbinski Pineau. She was a homemaker and was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. Jean grew up in and spent most...