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Mary Jane Love
Oct 19, 2016
Mary Jane Love, 83, of Latrobe passed away Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, in Allegheny General Hospital. Born June 5, 1933, in Greensburg, she was a daughter of the late Wayne DeForest Love Sr. and Mary Pearl Thompson Love. Mary Jane formerly worked in the Latrobe Hospital housekeeping department, and Holnaiders Market as a cashier for 29 years. She was...
Mary Jane (Priestas) Trumbetta
Oct 13, 2016
Mary Jane (Priestas) Trumbetta, 91, of Latrobe passed away Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, in Latrobe Care Center. Born Jan. 31, 1925, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Vogas) Priestas. Mary Jane’s quiet and humble demeanor shed limited light on her lively past. She skipped a grade in school to graduate at the top...
Betty J. (Shugars) Metz
Oct 6, 2016
Betty J. (Shugars) Metz, 81, of Latrobe, died Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in the Greensburg Care Center. Born Feb. 9, 1935, in Whitney, she was a daughter of the late William Shugars and Mary (Smolleck) Shugars. She was a former employee of Whitney Post Office and retired from the Greensburg Post Office. Betty enjoyed cooking, auctions, church picnics, polkas...
John W. "Hillbilly" Schandel Jr.
Oct 5, 2016
John "Hillbilly" Schandel Jr., 57, of Derry, lost his courageous fight with cancer and died at home Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in the presence of his loving mother and sister Carla. He was born Sept. 22, 1959, in Latrobe. He was a retired laborer for Sun Star, and a Catholic by faith, who attended St. Joseph Church in Derry....
Ruth Catherine (Hudson) Farrow
Sep 16, 2016
Ruth Catherine Farrow, 97, formerly of Connellsville, died peacefully Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg. Born Oct. 7, 1918, in Pittsburgh, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Anne (Herron) Hudson. She was the beloved mother of Nancy (Jack) Stewart, of New Castle, Thomas (Gloria) Farrow, of Rehoboth Beach, Del., and Deborah Herwick, of Latrobe;...
John W. Baker Sr.
Sep 10, 2016
John W. Baker Sr., 89, of Latrobe, died peacefully Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at home. He was born July 23, 1927, in Saltsburg, a son of the late Howard and Alice (Fink) Baker. John was a retired caster for Latrobe Die Cast and also performed masonry work. He enjoyed traveling and spending time in Clearwater, Fla. In addition to...
John Charles Gaebel
Aug 26, 2016
John Charles Gaebel, of Latrobe, has gone home to be with his Lord and Savior Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in Pittsburgh, with his wife and family by his side. Heaven has welcomed a precious soul. He was born April 27, 1944, in Greensburg, a son of the late Charles and Martha Louise (Kemmer) Gaebel. John retired after...
Dakota Bauer Bejster
Aug 20, 2016
Dakota Bauer Bejster, 21, of Loyalhanna, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born Nov. 28, 1994, in Greensburg. He was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church and was a graduate of Derry Area High School. He was employed by Jamison Farms. Dakota was preceded in death by his grandfather, John Bauer;...
Margaret E. (Szabo) Voytilla
Jul 22, 2016
Margaret E. (Szabo) Voytilla, 76, of Latrobe, passed away Friday, July 22, 2016 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, PA. She was born May, 8, 1940 in Latrobe to the late John and Anna (Sipovics) Szabo. She was a retired cashier for Eckerd Drug. She was a member of St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, Bradenville, PA. She enjoyed gardening...
Shirley A. (Atcheson) Semanchek
Jul 14, 2016
Shirley A. Semanchek, 77, of Greensburg, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2016, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born May 3, 1939, in Jeannette, to the late William George and Anna (Kovacs) Atcheson. She was a retired respiratory therapist for Westmoreland Hospital. She enjoyed bowling with several leagues. She loved gardening and sports, and was an avid black...
Esther M. (Bailey) Seranko
Jul 12, 2016
Esther M. (Bailey) Seranko, 83, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, July 12, 2016, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born June 17, 1933, in Jenners Crossroads, a daughter of her late stepfather, Sylvester Gray, and late mother, Evelyn (Bailey) Gray. She was a dedicated member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. Her passions included flower gardening, collecting antiques, her cats,...
Louise (Holnaider) Whitmire
Jul 9, 2016
Louise (Holnaider) Whitmire, 86, of Latrobe, died Saturday, July 9, 2016, at home. Born Nov. 21, 1929, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Bruno and Julia (Watsell) Holnaider. She was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. She was co-owner of Holnaider’s Market with her brother, Vincent. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...
John L. Leonard
Jun 12, 2016
John L. Leonard, 98, of Latrobe, died Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born April 1, 1918, in South Fork, son of the late John A. Leonard and Ellen (Dalton) Leonard. He moved to Chicago where he lived for several years until he joined the military prior to World War II. He was a...
Robert David Rudiselle
May 16, 2016
Robert D. Rudiselle, 80, of Latrobe, died Monday, May 16, 2016, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. Born Sept. 8, 1935, in Greensburg, he was a son of the late Theodore Edward Rudiselle Sr. and Helen E. (Hall) Rudiselle. He was a retired route salesman for American Linen Supply Co. and also served in the Army. A member of St....
Thomas A. Biller
May 14, 2016
Thomas A. Biller, 92, of Latrobe passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Nov. 28, 1923, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late Charles P. and Elizabeth (Short) Biller. Thomas was retired from the Latrobe Municipal Authority and was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Latrobe. He was a veteran...
Chad William Bleehash
May 1, 2016
Chad William Bleehash, 42, of Latrobe, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at home. He was born Oct. 16, 1973, in Latrobe, a son of Thomas Bleehash and Anne (Berkelbach) Bleehash. He was a math teacher for Littlestown High School, Littlestown. He was a graduate of St. Vincent College. Chad was a huge Penn State fan and was a proud...
Donald C. Murphy
Apr 28, 2016
Donald C. Murphy, 65, of Latrobe, died Thursday, April 28, 2016, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born May 6, 1950, in Latrobe, to the late Wilma (Quick) Murphy. He was a self-employed contractor and was a member of Derry Rod and Gun Club. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by five brothers and...
Dawn M. (Kowalke) Bronson
Apr 26, 2016
Dawn M. Bronson, 40, of Latrobe passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born July 10, 1975, in Baraboo, Wisconsin, she was the daughter of Linda Fagnand Bangs and the late Bruce Edward Kowalke. Dawn was a homemaker. Besides her father, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, William C. Bangs, and her father-in-law, ...
Clarence Edward Pickels, Jr.
Apr 22, 2016
Clarence Edward Pickels Jr., 73, of Latrobe, died Friday, April 22, 2016, at LifeCare Hospitals of Pittsburgh Suburban Campus, Pittsburgh. Born March 27, 1943, in Derry, he was a son of the late Clarence Edward Pickels Sr. and Louise (Gormley) Pickels. Clarence was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles, No. 01188, Latrobe, and a Vietnam Era ...
Katherine C. (Hamborsky) Marcinko
Apr 11, 2016
Katherine C. (Hamborsky) Marcinko, 92, of Youngstown, died Monday, April 11, 2016, at Excela Health Latrobe. She was born Oct. 5, 1923, in Lemont Furnace, daughter of the late Steven Hamborsky and Mary Lazur Hamborsky. She was the former owner and operator of the Rainbow Inn of Youngstown. She was a member of Sacred Heart Church, Youngstown. In addition...
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