Obituaries

Paul L. Simms, Sr.

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...

Edna M. (Henschel) Weiers

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...

Judith Mary (Germeyer) Martin

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...

Margaret G. Panigal

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,...

Sara S. (Seabury) Carns

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...

Kay M (Connor) Long

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...

Theresa Kathleen (Martin) Strayer

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...

Jean T. (Pineau) Smith

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...

Viola M. (Falbo) Sulkey

Mar 15, 2017

Viola M. (Falbo) Sulkey, of Allentown, formerly of Latrobe, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, in Above and Beyond Personal Care Home, Allentown. Born March 24, 1924, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Theodore Falbo and Susan (Johnson) Falbo. Following her graduation from Latrobe High School, she worked at Vulcan Mold. She retired from the Unity Township...

Barbara Ann Kubenko

Mar 9, 2017

Barbara Ann Kubenko, 78, of Latrobe passed away Thursday, March 9, 2017, in Mountainview Specialty Care Center, Unity Township.  Born July 9, 1938, in New York, New York, she was the daughter of the late Justina M. Treskovich.  Barbara was retired from Morgan Ceramics (formerly Glass Beads), where she was a furnace operator.  She was a member of St....

Patricia S. (Treskovich) Freeman

Mar 4, 2017

Patricia S. (Treskovich) Freeman, 67, of Latrobe, died Saturday, March 4, 2017, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was born March 17, 1949, to the late John and Helen (Karol) Treskovich. Mrs. Freeman was a homemaker, and a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. She owned and operated Latrobe Credit Bureau from 1994-2008. She attended the University of Pittsburgh,...

Rose Marie (Hines) Smith

Feb 11, 2017

Rose Marie Smith, 87, of Latrobe passed away Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital.  She was born Aug. 8, 1929, in Latrobe.  A retired beautician, she was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Latrobe.  Rose was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence G. “Snuffy” Smith, in 2007.  She is survived by four children,...

Charles Joseph Bizich Sr.

Feb 9, 2017

Charles Joseph Bizich Sr., 77, of Latrobe, PA, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2017 at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital.  He was born March 19, 1939 in Latrobe to the late Nick and Mary Bizich.  He was a former strip mine owner.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by three brothers George, frank and Ed Bizich.  ...

Theresa Louise Sobas

Feb 8, 2017

Theresa Louise “Terri” Sobas, 62, of Latrobe passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at home. Born Sept. 2, 1954, in Marion, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Ange Sobas. Terri was employed by Latrobe Animal Clinic as a veterinary technician for the last 29 years with Dr. Joe. She leaves behind many nieces and nephews...

Alvin L. Long

Feb 1, 2017

Alvin L. Long, 80, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at home. Alvin was born Saturday, Aug. 12, 1936, in Latrobe, to the late Robert Porter Long and Ann Margaret (Eamigh) Long. He was retired with 25 years of service as a truck driver for Vulcan Mold. He was a member Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. He enjoyed fishing,...

Irene C. (Shugars) Patty

Jan 28, 2017

Irene C. (Shugars) Patty, 94, of Latrobe, beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother, has gone to be with the Lord. She died Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born July 7, 1922, in Whitney, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Shugars and Catherine (Stahover) Shugars. Irene was a certified aide and caregiver.  She had...

Stephen John Matisz

Jan 26, 2017

Stephen John Matisz, 86, of Jones Mills, PA passed away Thursday, January 26, 2017 at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital.  Services were private.

Vincent Gotthard Weigers

Jan 24, 2017

Vincent Gotthard Weigers, 93, of Latrobe, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2017 at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital.  Services were private.

Emma Gean (Barron) Emert

Jan 24, 2017

Emma Gean (Barron) Emert, 84, of Ligonier, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was born Dec. 25, 1932, in Rockwood, a daughter of the late Orlin D. Barron and Edna Henry Barron. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clair B. Emert; a son, Michael B. Emert; and four brothers and two sisters....

Leonard E. Todd Sr.

Dec 28, 2016

Leonard E. Todd Sr., 81, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Excela Health Hospital, Latrobe. He was born Oct. 18, 1935, in Latrobe, to the late George R. and Wilda Ann (Cline) Todd. He was a retired craneman for Superior Mold/Hocken Smith. He was a member of the Frontier Club, Lloydsville Sportsman's Club and the Pleasant Unity...