Obituaries

Mar 31, 2008

Alice L. Ritenour, 76, of Bradenville died Monday, March 31, 2008, in UPMC Montefiore, Pittsburgh. Born April 19, 1931, in United, she was a daughter of the late John D. and Carrie E. (Honse) Barr. Retired from Pryce Machinery, Alice attended Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Latrobe. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Unity Township Unit 982. In...

Mar 19, 2008

Lois S. Walter, 85, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008, at her home. She was born Jan. 6, 1923, in Ligonier, a daughter of the late Clyde S. and Eva Clawson Syster. She was previously employed in the office of Troutman's Department Store and the Halund Company. After World War II, she was employed in the office of...

Mar 14, 2008

Geraldine M. Schall, 87, of Latrobe died Friday, March 14, 2008, in Loyalhanna Care Center, Derry Township. Born Sept. 2, 1920, in Sipesville, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Pearl St. Clair. Geraldine was a homemaker and a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her...

Mar 12, 2008

Josephine M. Will, 52, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008, at home. She was born Sept. 3, 1955, in Latrobe, a daughter of George E. Mitchell Sr., of Derry, and Sylvia M. Neiman Mitchell, of Youngstown. She was a retired parts secretary for Fox & James and a member of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Youngstown. She was...

Feb 28, 2008

Leona Schober Linhart, 81, Latrobe died Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, in Select Specialty Hospital, Latrobe. Born April 13, 1926, in Hostetter, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Kornides) Schober. Prior to her retirement, Leona was a seamstress for Dom & Carmen Tailoring. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Latrobe. In addition to...

Feb 26, 2008

Anna C. Nicely, 92, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008, in Latrobe Regional Health and Rehabilitation Center, Youngstown, Pa. Born July 5, 1915, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Josephine Barrera Cestello. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. Prior to retirement, she worked in the dietary department of Latrobe Area...

Feb 14, 2008

Arthur McKay Shaffor, 87, of Erie, formerly of Latrobe, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008. He will be sadly missed by family and friends. He was born in Saltsburg, a son of the late James and Anna Jane Kelly Shaffor. He accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior in 1956, and...

Feb 3, 2008

Nellie A. Clawson, 86, of Latrobe, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, at home. Born Feb. 25, 1921, in Ligonier, she was a daughter of the late Dory and Elizabeth Taylor Clark. She was a member of Tree of Life Assembly of God Church, Latrobe. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Chester H....

Jan 21, 2008

Bradley N. "Brad" Holnaider, 43, of Latrobe passed away Monday, January 21, 2008. He was born December 30, 1964 in Latrobe, a son of Bruno and Diana Holnaider. He was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. Bradley was the owner of Bradley N. Holnaider Construction of Latrobe since 1989. In his younger years he raced motor cross, worked...

Jan 12, 2008

Dorothy M. "Dolly" Fanell DeVitis, 92, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in IHS at Mountain View, Greensburg. Born Feb. 6, 1915, in New Alexandria, she was a daughter of the late Domenick and Philomena Santella Fanell. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church. She was a retired food service worker in the...

Dec 19, 2007

Paul J. Lucas, 69, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2007, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Jan. 25, 1938, in Hostetter, he was a son of the late Paul J. and Margaret Sobota Lucas. Mr. Lucas was a retired steelworker for Latrobe Steel. He served in the Air Force and was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic...

Dec 18, 2007

Eugene S. Watters, 80, of Ligonier, died Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born August 30, 1927, in Greensburg, son to the late Harlow E. and Viola Sonnie Watters. He was a retired member of the Army and worked in military intelligence. In addition to the Army, he served in the Navy and was...

Nov 30, 2007

Beverly Ann Diorio, 64, of Lloydsville, died Friday, Nov. 30, 2007, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Sept. 23, 1943, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Frank J. and Christina Bucci Diorio. Prior to retirement, she was a medical transcriptionist for Torrance State Hospital and Latrobe Area Hospital. She was a member of St. John the...

Oct 31, 2007

Catherine I. Abbott Latrobe

Catherine I. Abbott, 99, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2007, in Loyalhanna Care Center, Derry Township. She was born Jan. 16, 1908, in Latrobe, daughter of the late John and Mary (Vallana) Inselmini. She was a homemaker and member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Latrobe, and the Holy Family Rosary Altar...

Oct 16, 2007

Iva A. (Hawkins) Carney, 65, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2007, at her home. She was born March 11, 1942, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Walter Hawkins and Mary Reagan Grieser. She was a retired manager for CB Tracey and Associates. She was a member of Greensburg Business and Professional Women and was a former chairperson for various...

Oct 7, 2007

Hulda L. Kelly, 86, of Youngstown, died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007, in Loyalhanna Care Center, Derry Township. She was born Oct. 29, 1920, in Latrobe, daughter of the late Gilbert Ira and Anna Catherine Poole Mikesell. She was a homemaker and member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, Youngstown. She was a Sunday school teacher at St. James for...

Oct 2, 2007

Margaret E. Kovalcik, 79, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was born May 30, 1928, in Baltimore, Md., a daughter of the late Raymond and Margaret (McGuire) Cooper. She was a retired bookkeeper, having worked for various businesses including Gee Bee's Furniture as their head bookkeeper. She was a member of Holy...

Sep 29, 2007

Anthony J. Zaccagnini, 90, of Barnes House, Latrobe, died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2007, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born June 12, 1917, in Ohio, he was a son of the late Luigi and Carmella Coccientelli Zaccagnini. Prior to retirement, he was a machine repairman for Kennametal with 38 years of service. He was a member of UAW Local 1059....

Sep 24, 2007

John F. "Fred" Bronson, 61, of Latrobe, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2007, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Nov. 18, 1945, in Hendersonville, he was a son of the late William G. and Marian E. Jones Bronson. He was a retired laborer for Glass Beads with 37 years of service. He was a member of the Salvation Army, Latrobe,...

Sep 11, 2007

Eleanor L. Paul, 75, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2007, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Jan. 1, 1932, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late John F. and Dorothy Edna Turner Murray. Prior to retirement, she was director of nursing for Latrobe Area Hospital. She received her Master of Nursing degree from the University of...