Obituaries

Apr 10, 2017

Warren R. “Dick” Franks, 76 of Scottdale passed away, Monday, April 10, 2017 at his home.  He was born March 5, 1941 in Greensburg a son of the late Florence (Fallavollitti) Snyder.

Dick was employed in the auto sales business for many years and had last worked for Lustine Chevrolet and Kenny Ross Auto. It was known...

Apr 8, 2017

Helen M. Guest, 86, of Dawson, passed away, Saturday, April 8, 2017 in Excela Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg.  She was born December 27, 1930 in Dawson a daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy (Dull) Hough.

Helen was a loving homemaker caring for her family. She enjoyed many hobbies and was an active member and volunteer of the...

Apr 5, 2017

Jean E. Leonard, 66 of Mt. Pleasant, passed away, Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family.  She was born July 7, 1950 in Mt. Pleasant a daughter of the late Ernest and Dorothy (Christiansen) Weisel.

Jean had been employed as the office manager for Glaucoma Cataract Consultants, Mt. Pleasant.  An avid reader, she...

Apr 2, 2017

Marilyn Elaine Toth, 56 of Everson, passed away, Sunday, April 2, 2017 at her home. She was born July 5, 1960 in Greensburg a daughter of the late Walter and Sarah (Cottle) Stants.

Marilyn was a loving homemaker, wife, mother and grandmother.

She is survived by her devoted husband, Steven S. Toth; her three children,...

Mar 27, 2017

Donald James Chearney, 73 of Connellsville (Upper Tyrone Township), passed away Monday, March 27, 2017 at his home after suffering a long battle with lung disease.  He was born October 26, 1943 in Acme a son of the late Lawrence Beacom Chearney who passed away May 30, 2014 and Florence (Keefer) Chearney who passed away February 13, 2005 ....

Mar 24, 2017

Dorothy Ann Leonard, 90, of Scottdale, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at Brookdale Senior Living, Latrobe.  She was born February 24, 1927 in Mt. Pleasant a daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Kaczmarek) Grabiak.

For a number of years, Dorothy had been employed as an office manager for an auto dealership. Her passion was being...

Mar 20, 2017

John R. "Benny" Gibbons, 65, of Scottdale, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born Nov. 10, 1951, in Brooklyn, N.Y., a son of the late John and Catherine (Kelly) Gibbons.

John was employed as a program director in the human services industry working and advocating for developmentally disabled...

Mar 16, 2017

Kay M. Piper, 73, of Scottdale, passed away, Thursday, March 16, 2017 at her home.  She was born February 9, 1944 in Mt. Pleasant a daughter of the late Lawrence and Abby (Smith) Pluck.

Kay was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She always had a smile and her family and grandchildren were most important...

Mar 11, 2017

Angelo F. Mangan, 93 of Scottdale, passed away, Saturday, March 11, 2017.  He was born January 22, 1924 in Old Bethany, East Huntingdon Township a son of the late Albert and Josephine (Pilato) Mangan.

Angelo was a steel worker having worked for National Tube, prior to his retirement.  He was a member of the partner parish of...

Feb 23, 2017

Richard Charles May, 35, of Masontown, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2017 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.

He was born August 8, 1981 in Uniontown, the son of Linda May. He graduated from Windy Hill School, Fairchance in 2002 and worked at the Goodwill Store in Uniontown.

Richard was preceded in death by...

Feb 10, 2017

Norma J. Mangan, 84 of Scottdale, passed away Friday, February 10, 2017.  Mrs. Mangan was born February 12, 1932 in Mt. Pleasant a daughter of the late John and Margaret (Bailey) Gonda.

She was a caring homemaker and a member of the partner parish of St. John the Baptist RC Church, Scottdale.

She is survived...

Feb 2, 2017

Vicki L. Espey, 54 of Brownsville, formerly of Scottdale, passed away, Thursday, February 02, 2017.  She was born November 8, 1962 in Greensburg a daughter of the late Calvin and Alberta (Miller) Johnson.

Vicki had been a social worker for Tripil Services, Washington.  She was graduate of Southmoreland High School Class of 1980 and received a bachelor’s...

Jan 29, 2017

Dorothy B. Maust, 99 of Scottdale, passed away, Sunday, January 29, 2017.  She was born November 1, 1917 in East Huntingdon Township a daughter of the late Roy W. Browning, Sr and Alice (Willard) Browning.

Prior to her retirement, Mrs. Maust had been a nurse at the original Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant and was an industrial nurse...

Jan 17, 2017

Virginia L. Stennett, 78 of Scottdale, passed away, Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in Excela Latrobe Hospital.  She was born June 18, 1938 in Mt. Pleasant a daughter of the late George and Ella (Gratzinger) Witt.

Virginia was a loving homemaker, mother, grandmother and sister.  She enjoyed attending the activities at Connellsville Senior Tigers and good conversation with...

Jan 7, 2017

Dorothy Mae Montgomery Ridinger Malik, 99, of Springfield, MO, formerly of Chalk Hill, PA, passed away quietly in her home on January 7, 2017.

She was loved enormously by many friends and family members. She will be remembered fondly for her countless positive traits, especially her cooking, wit, generosity, charm, and keen ability to care for others....

Dec 21, 2016

Emma Jean Sturtz, 93 of Scottdale, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 21, 2016.  She was born October 9, 1923 in Scottdale a daughter of the late Edgar Walker Steele and Elizabeth Woodward Steele.

Following graduation from Scottdale High School, Mrs. Sturtz began working in the office for Uptegraff Maufacturing, Scottdale.  She was later...

Dec 16, 2016

Lillie Ayelene DeLuca, 91 of Scottdale, passed away Friday, December 16, 2016 at her home with family and friends nearby.  Ayelene was born January 4, 1925 in Copan, OK a daughter of the late Dan and Bertha Waggoner.

She is survived by her husband of 43 years, Michael; her loving caregiver Barbara (Dan) Clougherty; her daughters, Georgia...

Dec 9, 2016

James W. Harris, 84 of Belle Vernon, formerly of Scottdale, passed away, Friday, December 9, 2016 in Excela Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg.  He was born July 10, 1932 in Youngwood a son of the late James Walter and Harriet (Olson) Harris.

Jim had been employed in the manufacturing industry as a methods engineer.  Previously, he was...

Dec 8, 2016

Petty Jane Kring, 84, of Scottdale, passed away, Thursday, December 8, 2016 in Excela Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant.  She was born September 17, 1932 in Upper Tyrone Township a daughter of the late William and Pansey Mae (Crago) Leasure.

Mrs. Kring had been employed as a bindry worker with the former Laurel Group Newspapers. She enjoyed polkas, reading...

Nov 15, 2016

George D. Brown, 87, of Scottdale, passed away unexpectedly, Tuesday, November 15, 2016.  He was born February 8, 1929 in Ruffsdale, the son of the late Donald Duane and Rhoda (Cavanaugh) Brown.

George received a B.S. in Geology from Earlham College, and was a guard on their football team.  Following college, he served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War...