Obituaries

Ethel June Hall

Apr 20, 2010

Ethel June Hall, 91. of Gib Harbor, Wash., died Tuesday, April 20, 2010, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Feb. 1, 1919, in Derry, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Birtha (Lewis) Crusan. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, George J. Hall, in 1979; a...

Charles E. Lute Sr

Apr 18, 2010

Charles E. Lute Sr., 83, of Latrobe, died Sunday, April 18, 2010, in Loyalhanna Care Center, Latrobe. Born Aug. 23, 1926, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late George and Eliza (Small) Lute. He was a member of Latrobe First Church of God. Mr. Lute had retired from Lucent Technologies as a telephone and communications specialist. He...

Catherine E. (Bell) Zuchegno

Apr 11, 2010

Catherine E. (Bell) Zuchegno, 92, of Latrobe, died Sunday, April 11, 2010, in Loyalhanna Care Center, Latrobe. Born Dec. 26, 1917, in Carney, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Nichola and Phyllis (Calabrace) Diorio. She was retired from Vallozzi's Restaurant. Mrs. Zuchegno was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, sewing...

Margaret F. "Peg" Aukerman

Mar 25, 2010

Margaret F. "Peg" Aukerman, 95, of Latrobe, died Thursday, March 25, 2010, in Barns House. She was born May 21, 1914, in Mt. Pleasant, a daughter of the late Alonza Fenton and Ida Summy Fenton. A retired bookkeeper for The Rose Style Shop, she was a member of Latrobe United Methodist Church. She was the valedictorian of the Hurst...

Eleanor Y. Blair

Mar 7, 2010

Eleanor Y. Blair, of Allison Park, formerly of Latrobe, died Sunday, March 7, 2010, in Concordia at Rebecca Residence, Allison Park. She was born in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Joseph and Dorothy (Zimber) Yanker. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Blair was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Latrobe Century Club and St. Vincent Ladies Auxiliary....

Emeline Shriver

Mar 2, 2010

Emeline "Jerry" Shriver, 89, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born Jan. 3, 1921, in Indiana, Pa., daughter of the late Julius Arthur and Julia Anastaisa (Fry) Warheit. She and her husband were the former owners of the Fashion Shop and Keystone Shoe Store. She attended First Church of God, in...

Charles A. Bridge

Mar 2, 2010

Charles A. Bridge, 93, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, March 2, 2010, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born May 28, 1916, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late Rhabanus and Mary (Fresch) Bridge. He was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Latrobe, and the Holy Name Society. Prior to retirement, he was employed as a steelworker...

Erma M. Downs

Feb 26, 2010

Erma M. Downs, 72, of Latrobe, died Friday, Feb. 26, 2010, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Aug. 4, 1937, in Bradenville, she was a daughter of the late William and Birtha (Frye) Lint. She was a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald B. Downs, in 2007; a daughter, Patricia...

Lloyd J. McCabe

Feb 24, 2010

Lloyd J. "Jim" McCabe, 56, of Bradenville, died Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, at UPMC Presbyterian University Hospital. He was born May 11, 1953, in Latrobe, a son of Katherine Fink Laughrey and the late Lloyd S. McCabe. He was a Marine Corp veteran and retired coal miner with UMWA, District 2, 1257 for R&P Coal/Florence Mining. Lloyd was a...

Paul W. Loughner

Feb 23, 2010

Paul W. Loughner, 73, of Latrobe passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Loyalhanna Care Center. He was the last living member of his family. Private burial will take place in St. Clair Cemetery.

Harold J. Shoemaker

Feb 17, 2010

Harold J. (Buzz) Shoemaker, 72, of Latrobe PA passed away February 17, 2010 at his home. Buzz was an Army veteran and retired in 1998 from Latrobe Steel with 37 years of service. Buzz was an avid golfer and member of Cooperstown Club and the American Legion. He was preceded in death by his father, Albert Shoemaker and brother...

Irene Verchuck

Jan 30, 2010

Irene Verchuck, 85, of Greensburg, died Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, in Loyalhanna Care Center, Latrobe. Born July 28, 1924, in Sudith, Ky., she was a daughter of the late Frank and Suzzie (Kecskemetic) Chabino. She was a retired factory worker for Toyad. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Henry P. Verchuck, in...

Russel W. Lowden

Jan 22, 2010

Russel W. Lowden, 84, of Latrobe, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, in Loyalhanna Care Center, Derry Township. Born Aug. 19, 1925, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Witherspoon) Lowden. He was a member of Latrobe United Methodist Church. Prior to retirement, he worked as a train dispatcher for the Pennsylvania Railroad. A World...

Richard Thomas Felbaum

Jan 21, 2010

Richard Thomas Felbaum, 66, of Latrobe, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. Born Feb. 26, 1943, in Greensburg, he was a son of the late Gilbert Joseph and Frances L. (Harris) Felbaum. He was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. Prior to retirement, he was a self-employed construction worker. In addition to his...

Theodore A. Marcinik

Jan 20, 2010

Theodore A. Marcinik, 89, Latrobe, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born July 29, 1920, in Latrobe, son of the late Joseph and Ann (Kaballa) Marcinik. He was a retired steel worker for Standard Steel and was a member of Christ United Church of Christ. He was an Army veteran of World War...

James Hill Mitchell

Jan 16, 2010

James Hill Mitchell Passed away January 16, 2010 at the age of 93. He is the beloved husband of the late Sadie(Burd)Mitchell. Dearest father of Nancy C.(Perry)Boring and James H. Mitchell. Dear grandfather of 5, great grandfather of 5 and great great grandfather of 5. Dear brother of Rose Derek. He was preceded in death by his parents James...

Simon C. O'Barto

Jan 15, 2010

Simon "Si" C. O'Barto, Sr., 86, of Latrobe, died Friday, January 15, 2010, at his home with his wife and family by his side.

Born July 31, 1923 in Lloydsville, the son of the late Charles and Agnes (Lencofsky) O'Barto.

A member of St. John the Evangelist Church in Latrobe, he was a graduate of...

Mary Elizabeth Marsh

Jan 15, 2010

Mary Elizabeth Marsh, 83, of North Huntingdon, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2010, in Briarcliff Nursing Center, Irwin. Born May 8, 1926, in Latrobe, she was the daughter of the late Willis Rankin Lloyd Sr. and Malvin McCullough Lloyd. She was a homemaker and a member of Latrobe United Presbyterian Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in...

Sarah L. Geter

Jan 12, 2010

Sarah L. Geter, 90, of Latrobe, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2010, at Westmoreland Manor. She was born March 13, 1919, in Haddock, Ga., a daughter of the late Levi Kinslow and Lois Odom Kinslow Sanders. Sarah was a retired custodial worker for Kenametal and a member of Second Baptist Church of Latrobe. In addition to her parents, she...

Christine S. Zimmerman

Jan 11, 2010

Christine S. Zimmerman, 88, of Latrobe, passed away Monday, Jan. 11, 2010, at Barnes House. She was born Oct. 20, 1921, in Utica, Neb., a daughter of the late Carl Jensen and Flossie Maeder Jenson. She was a homemaker and a member of Latrobe United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...