Obituaries

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...

Sep 9, 2007

Lawrence G. "Snuffy" Smith, 83, of Latrobe, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, at home. Born Oct. 14, 1923, in Cheswick, he was a son of the late John L. and Marie Pearl Davis Smith. He was a retired steelworker for Teledyne Vasco. A World War II veteran, he served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of American...

Sep 9, 2007

Glenn E. "Reddog" Bush, 59, of Latrobe died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Aug. 22, 1948, in Latrobe, he was the son of the late William E. Bush Sr. and Laura Bell Stevens Bush. He was a retired corrections officer for Regional 5 SCI, Greensburg, and was a member of Latrobe United Methodist Church,...

Sep 3, 2007

Donald B. Downs Latrobe

Donald B. Downs, 76, of Latrobe, died Monday, Sept. 3, 2007, at home. Born July 21, 1931, in Derry, he was a son of the late George C. Downs Sr. and Bertha Berkmyer Downs. Prior to retirement, he was employed as a furnace operator by Newcomer Products, where he worked for 38 1/2...

Aug 30, 2007

Margaret J. "Maggie" Trainer, 62, of Latrobe, died Thursday, Aug. 30, 2007, at home with her family by her side after a long battle with lung cancer. She was born Feb. 10, 1945, in Latrobe, daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Konency) Shaffer. Margaret was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish, Unity Township. She worked at various...

Aug 28, 2007

Thomas D. Sofranko of Latrobe, formerly of Hostetter, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2007, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, surrounded by family and friends. Tom was born Feb. 9, 1949, in Latrobe. He worked at the J.C. Penney Department Store in Westmoreland Mall. A Catholic by faith, he attended Holy Family Church in Latrobe. He also...

Aug 18, 2007

James B. Van Kirk, 93, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007, in Latrobe Regional Health and Rehabilitation. Born May 5, 1914, in Brownsville, he was a son of the late William and Carrie (Keffer) Van Kirk. Prior to retirement, he had been employed by the former West Penn Power, Loyalhanna Division. He was a member and former trustee...

Aug 17, 2007

Florence E. Payne, 82, of Latrobe, died Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, at home. Born April 17, 1925, in Derry, she was a daughter of the late William and Catherine Cowan. She was a homemaker and a member of Latrobe Presbyterian Church and Order of the Eastern Star Chapter #221 of Latrobe. She is survived by her husband, Virgil O....

Aug 7, 2007

Virginia R. "Ginny" Herrod, 76, of Latrobe died Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, at home. Born Nov. 23, 1930, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late James and Della (Burns) Herrod. A homemaker, she was an avid bingo and card player, and loved building puzzles. She also never missed an episode of A�General Hospital.A� In addition to her...

Jul 7, 2007

John W. Saxman, 88, of Latrobe, died Saturday, July 7, 2007, in St. Clair Hospital, Mt. Lebanon. Born July 6, 1919, in Latrobe, he was a son of the late Clarence and Sara Yohe Saxman. Prior to retirement, he was employed as a carbide engineer by Newcomer Products. He was a member of the Latrobe United Methodist Church, American...

Jul 6, 2007

Theodore A. O'Leary, 83, of Greensburg, died Friday, July 6, 2007, at home. Born Oct. 3, 1923, in Long Island, N.Y., he was a son of the late Arthur W. and Zulma M. (Charbonneau) O'Leary. Prior to retirement, he was a manager for Coca-Cola USA. He was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. In addition to his parents,...

Jun 24, 2007

Dorothy R. (Ernette) Henslick, 83, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., died Sunday, June 24, 2007, in Stuart, Fla. Born April 2, 1924, in Greensburg, she was the daughter of the late Jesse M. and Maude Lillian Byers Longsdorf. She worked at the Volkswagen Auto Assembly Plant in Mt. Pleasant until 1983, when the plant closed, and she moved to...

Jun 23, 2007

Robert B. "Bob" Terney, 78, of Latrobe, died Saturday, June 23, 2007, at home. Born Sept. 2, 1928, in Cooperstown, he was a son of the late Robert and Josephine Beuten Terney. He retired from Latrobe Steel Company as a specialty products worker. Prior to working for Latrobe Steel, he worked at Westinghouse in Blairsville. He was a member...

Jun 20, 2007

Mary E. Dix, 87, of Elderton, formerly of Latrobe, died Wednesday, June 20, 2007, at home. She was born March 26, 1920, in Latrobe, a daughter of the late Raymond and Bessie Paul Bates. She was a homemaker and member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, A....

May 30, 2007

James V. "Pud" Smith, 79, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, May 30, 2007, in Heartland Hospice House of Westmoreland. He was born Nov. 1, 1927, in Pitcairn, son of the late John L. Smith and Marie Pearl Davis. He was a retired conductor for Conrail with 40 years and eight months of service. Pud was a World War II veteran,...

Dec 30, 2006

Paul T. "Pete" Priestas, 76, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006. He was born Aug. 10, 1930, in Latrobe, to the late Joseph and Anna Marie (Vogas) Priestas. He retired from Latrobe Die Casting and was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, American Legion Post 515 and the Frontier Club. He also was a Army veteran of...

Dec 6, 2006

Dale J. Bush, 61, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2006, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born June 29, 1945, in Latrobe, to the late William E. Bush and Laura Belle Bush. He was a retired steelworker from Latrobe Steel, with 36 years service. He was a member of Latrobe United Methodist Church, United Steelworkers, White House...

Apr 7, 2006

Henry J. Sulkey, 87, of Latrobe, died Friday, April 7, 2006, in Presbyterian Senior Care, Oakmont. Born April 9, 1918, in Youngstown, Pa., he was a son of the late Joseph M. and Mary Mellicant Sulkey. Mr. Sulkey was secretary of Latrobe Steel Company, from which he retired after 44 years of service. A World War II veteran, he...

Apr 6, 2006

William E. Bush Sr., 88, of Latrobe, died Thursday, April 6, 2006, at home. He was born Aug. 12, 1917, in Bradenville, son of the late Lawrence W. and Lula Simms Bush. He was a retired machinist for Standard Steel and he was a member of the Latrobe United Methodist Church. He is survived by five sons, William and...