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Richard H. Potter
Apr 16, 2013
Richard H. Potter, 91, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at his home. Born Oct. 18, 1921, in Etna, he was a son of the late Joseph and Barbara Sheets Potter. A self-employed home builder and contractor, Richard was one of the founding members of Sonrise Church and the Union Mission of Latrobe. He was in charge of...
James R. "Jim" Herwick
Apr 4, 2013
James R. "Jim" Herwick, 64 of Latrobe died April 4, 2013 peacefully in his home surrounded by family. He was born October 24, 1948 in Connellsville, PA. He was the beloved husband of Deborah Farrow Herwick, father of Lynn (Adam) Cochran of Latrobe and Kelly (Chris) Miller of Latrobe, grandfather to Chad Cochran, Shelby Fry, Nathan Cochran, Andrew Fry,...
Andreia O. Bollinger
Apr 1, 2013
Andreia O. Bollinger, 47, of Latrobe passed away Monday, April 1, 2013, in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Jan. 3, 1966, in Baltimore, Md., she was a daughter of Anna Marie Smith Bollinger and the late Carl R. Bollinger Sr. Andreia had worked for the Westmoreland County Blind Association. She attended Bethany United Methodist Church and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran...
Asako H. Stanko
Mar 31, 2013
Asako H. Nankaku' Stanko, 79, of Latrobe passed away Sunday, March 31, 2013, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. She was born March 4, 1934, in Hiroshima, Japan. Prior to retirement, she was a nurses' aide for Edgewood Nursing Center, Unity Township. Asako was preceded in death by her husband, Steve P. Stanko, as well as several brothers and...
Richmond H. Ferguson III
Mar 27, 2013
Richmond H. Ferguson III, of Latrobe, passed away Wednesday, March 27, 2013. Born Oct. 15, 1931, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late Richmond H. Ferguson and Beatrice Clark Ferguson. He graduated from Latrobe High School in 1949 and St. Vincent College in 1953. He then served for two years in the Army with the Military Police....
Harry K. Hilty
Mar 10, 2013
Harry K. Hilty, 84, of Latrobe, died Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Greensburg. He was born Feb. 18, 1929, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Harry and Margaret (Brown) Hilty. He retired from Latrobe Steel with 39 years of service as a machinist. A Korean War veteran, he served in the Army. He was a member of American...
Elizabeth Jane Calabrace
Mar 1, 2013
Elizabeth Jane (Merlin) Calabrace, 90, of Latrobe, died Friday, March 1, 2013, at home. Born March 15, 1922, in Bradenville, she was a daughter of the late Olimbio and Mary (Ross) Merlin. She was a retired cook for the Brew House in Latrobe. She was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. In addition to her parents, she...
Claybon Wright
Feb 10, 2013
Claybon Wright, 85, of Latrobe, died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Westmoreland Manor, Greensburg. He was born Aug. 26, 1927, in Brownsville, a son of the late James Wright Sr. and Susie May Wright. He retired from Teledyne Vasco. A member of Second Baptist Church of Latrobe, where he was a trustee, he was also a member of the...
Robert L. Uncapher
Dec 9, 2012
Robert L. Uncapher, 74, of Derry, formerly of Hostetter, died Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, at Mountianview Specialty Care, Greensburg. He was born Sept. 1, 1938, in Waterman, Pa., Indiana County, a son of the late Robert L. Uncapher and Verna Stiles Uncapher. Robert was a retired machinist for Whitney Manufacturing and Latrobe Foundry. He was a member of St....
Nancy P. Selesky
Dec 8, 2012
Nancy P. Selesky, 85, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012, in Mountainview Specialty Care. Born Jan. 26, 1927, in Mt. Pleasant, she was a daughter of the late Frank S. and Rhuie L. (Firestone) Browm. She was a homemaker. She was an active member of the Latrobe First Church of God for more than 60 years along with...
Gertrude M. Patton
Dec 4, 2012
Gertrude M. Nuttal Patton, 80, of Ardara passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. Born Aug. 1, 1932, in Hutcherson, she was a daughter of Richard and Frances (Maughan) Nuttal. Gertrude was a homemaker. She was from a large family, having 16 brothers and sisters. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...
John Austin Jellison
Dec 3, 2012
John Austin Jellison, 59, died Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at UPMC Presbyterian. He was born Aug. 10, 1953, in Latrobe, a son of the late Lester Robert Jellison and Irene Mae Reed Jellison. He worked in construction, specializing in brick and block. He enjoyed gardening and spending time with his grandson, Jake, and attending Jake's baseball and football games....
William A. Kovalcik Sr
Dec 1, 2012
William A. Kovalcik Sr., 80, of Latrobe (Unity Township), died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born July 27, 1932, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late John and Anna Cernance Kovalcik. Prior to retirement, he was a machinist for Elliott Co. He was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Lloydsville Firemen's...
William Dale Aukerman
Oct 20, 2012
William Dale Aukerman, 82, of Unity Township, died Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Sept. 26, 1930, in Pleasant Unity, he was a son of the late Ira "Pete" and Lillian (Bronson) Aukerman. He was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. Prior to retirement, he had been employed as a bricklayer by Latrobe Steel...
Barbara A. Grimm
Oct 13, 2012
Barbara A. Grimm, 60, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, at home. She was born May 1, 1952, a daughter of the late Anthony Todaro and Anna Nalevanko. She was an artist/cake decorator/worked at Dairy Queen. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by several aunts and uncles. She is survived by her husband, Dennis...
Brett Alan Lloyd
Oct 3, 2012
Brett Alan Lloyd, 26, of Latrobe passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012, at his home. Born April 20, 1986, in Latrobe, he was a son of Douglas Eric Lloyd and Renee R. (Bollinger) Lloyd. Brett was a published poet, enjoyed gardening, movies, music and his fish. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Carl R. Bollinger Sr.;...
Mary Crusan
Oct 1, 2012
Mary Crusan, 88, of Latrobe passed away at Monday, Oct. 1, 2012, at Loyalhanna Care Center, Derry Township. She was born March 8, 1924, a daughter of the late Charles Gronsky and Josephine Kopetsky Demase. Mary was a dishwasher at William Penn Tavern, until she married and started a family, when she took on the most important job of...
Martha F. Kozesky
Sep 24, 2012
Martha F. Kozesky - 90, of Latrobe died Monday, September 24, 2012. Services and internment will be private.
Virginia S. Griffin
Sep 18, 2012
Virginia S. Griffin, 93, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was born Dec. 22, 1918, in Youngstown, a daughter of the late Hugh Shirey and Bertha (Marks) Shirey. Virginia retired from Teledyne Vasco with 41 years of service. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, honorary life member of the...
Donald Pynos
Sep 6, 2012
Donald T. Pynos Sr., 70, of Latrobe, died Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012, in UPMC Shadyside. He was born July 23, 1942, in Latrobe, a son of the late Theodore Frank Pynos and Anna (Goodman) Pynos. He was a member of St. Rose Roman Catholic Church. He was a Navy veteran. Prior to his retirement, he was employed as a...
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