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William E. Rupert
Jul 11, 2011
William E. Rupert, 87, of Latrobe, died Monday, July 11, 2011, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born March 18, 1924, in Latrobe, a son of the late Emil R. Rupert and Anna Houck Rupert. William was a retired laborer for Westinghouse in Derry and a member of the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was an Army veteran...
Elizabeth Marie McFadyen
Jul 3, 2011
Elizabeth Marie McFadyen, 97, of Washington, Pa., died Sunday, July 3, 2011, in Strabane Woods, Washington, Pa. Born March 4, 1914, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Thomas B. and Marie S. Murray. Prior to her retirement, she was a private duty registered nurse. She was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Latrobe, and...
Edward A. Springel
Jun 27, 2011
Edward A. Springel, 95 and 1/2, of Latrobe died Monday, June 27, 2011, in Oak Hill Nursing & Rehabilitation, Greensburg. Born Dec. 25, 1915, in Export, he was a son of the late Bronislaw and Emilia (Rudzinski) Szprengiel. He was retired as a steel worker for Allegheny Ludlum. He belonged to Holy Family Roman Catholic Church and United Steelworkers....
Robert Otis Janes
Jun 25, 2011
Robert Otis Janes, 81, of Grove City, OH and Ligonier, PA died Saturday, June 25, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was born August 7, 1929. He was retired from AEP in Columbus and a veteran of the Army's 101 Airborne Division. He is survived by his three children, Linda Hood (Keith), Joyce Southern and Rob Janes; four grandchildren,...
Jacob R. Miller
Jun 18, 2011
Jacob R. Miller, 93, of Latrobe, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at home. Born June 15, 1918, in Latrobe, he was the son of the late George M. and Louise (Schmucker) Miller. He was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. Jake was a retired auto mechanic for Bob Mentzer Ford and a farmer, but most of all he...
Patricia A. Sowansky
Jun 13, 2011
Patricia A. Sowansky, 56, of Latrobe, died Monday, June 13, 2011, at Allegheny General Hospital. She was born July 31, 1954, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Albert Catullo and Yolanda (Caretti) Catullo. Patricia was a retired bank teller for Commercial Bank and Trust of Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Relay for Life Committee, a member of the...
George A. Hvizdos
Jun 11, 2011
George A. Hvizdos, 93, of Latrobe, died peacefully Saturday, June 11, 2011, at home. Born Oct. 31, 1917, in Whitney, he was a son of the late John and Mary (Barlock) Hvizdos. He was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church for 54 years. He was a 1936 graduate of Latrobe High School and a graduate of Point...
Patricia A. "Patty" Miller
May 22, 2011
Patricia A. "Patty" Miller, 61, of Latrobe, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was born March 16, 1950, a daughter of the late Edward Miller and Helen Ruffner. She was retired from Latrobe Area Hospital Housekeeping Staff. She was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church; co-founder of Special Days for Special Kids,...
Arthur Raymond Patterson
Apr 27, 2011
Arthur Raymond Patterson, 67, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Mountainview Specialty Care Center. He was born May 16, 1943, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Robert L. and Helen L. (Woolslayer) Patterson. He was a public accountant and a part time Lutheran pastor. He was a graduate of Thiel College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at...
Sandra L. Moreland
Apr 23, 2011
Sandra L. Moreland, 63, of Latrobe, died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at home surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 13, 1948, in Latrobe, a daughter of Meda (Hess) Rager and the late Robert Rager Sr. Sandra graduated from the Allegheny General Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed as a registered nurse at Latrobe Hospital for more...
Norma J. Shotts
Apr 7, 2011
Norma J. Shotts, 76, of Latrobe died Thursday, April 07, 2011, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born July 31, 1934, in Greensburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. Swiencki and Florence Salsie Schwarz. She had retired as a teller at Westmoreland Federal Savings, Latrobe. She was Catholic by faith. In addition to her parents she was...
Naomi L. "Nomi" Molina
Mar 7, 2011
Naomi L. "Nomi" Molina, 58, of Latrobe, died Monday, March 7, 2011, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. Born June 3, 1952, in Latrobe, she was the daughter of the late Michael A. and Mary (Stegura) Dorko. She was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. Mrs. Molina had been employed by Guy Miller's Sunoco for 17 years. She...
Christina M. Marshall
Feb 10, 2011
Christina M. Marshall, 91, of Latrobe, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, in St. Anne Home, Greensburg. Born Aug. 13, 1919, in Lloydsville, she was a daughter of the late Philip and Hanna (Robb) Baker. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, and worked with the church's Quality Circle. She was a retired food services worker for the...
Olive June Heintzelman
Feb 5, 2011
Olive June Heintzelman, 87, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at Loyalhanna Care Center, Derry Township. She was born May 2, 1923, in Latrobe, a daughter of the late Jacob Ament and Rachael Kuhns. She was a retired teller for Commercial Bank and Trust of Pennsylvania. She was a member of Latrobe First Church of God, Latrobe Chapter...
Michael Joseph Katana, Sr
Jan 14, 2011
Michael Joseph Katana Sr., 55, of Centennial, Colo., died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at home. He was born Feb. 24, 1955, in Latrobe, son of the late Theodore and Florence (Hudec) Katana. He graduated from Greater Latrobe High School, class of 1973. He is survived by five children, Christie Collins and her husband, Jason, of Waldorf, Md., Jill Wilson...
Gary W. Meighen
Jan 2, 2011
Gary W. Meighen, 65, of Latrobe, formerly of Washington, Pa., died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, at home, after a short illness. He was born Nov. 29, 1945, in Waynesburg, a son of the late Dennis and Mary Crouse Meighen. Prior to retirement, he was employed as a sawman by Latrobe Steel with 35 years of service. He was a...
Theodore M. Smith
Nov 20, 2010
Theodore M. Smith, 71, of Latrobe passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at his home. Born July 15, 1939, in Woodville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Marvin L. and Mildred R. (Bolfa) Smith. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Theodore retired in 1999 as the treasurer of Newcomer Products Inc., Derry Township. He was a...
Frances A. Hunter Ryder
Nov 16, 2010
Frances A. Hunter Ryder, 86, of Spotsylvania, Va., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, in Mary Washington Hospital in Virginia. Born July 26, 1924, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Willard Gilbert Hunter and Mary Elizabeth O'Patka Hunter. Frances was a homemaker and a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. In addition to her parents,...
Elizabeth E. Dibert
Nov 5, 2010
Elizabeth E. Dibert, 96, of North Huntingdon, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, in Select Specialty Hospital, Latrobe. Born Nov. 9, 1913, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Allen) Walter. She was a former employee of G.C. Murphy, Gimbels, A&M Market, and she also transported children as a school bus driver. She was a...
Robert O. Schmucker
Oct 26, 2010
Robert O. Schmucker, 73, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born April 20, 1937, in Latrobe, a son of Virginia (Shirey) Schmucker and the late to Robert V. Schmucker. He was a master tool and die maker, welder, machinist, custom machine builder/designer and a mentor. He served his apprenticeship at Riverside...
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