Obituaries

Sep 4, 2007

Lawrence O. Gainey, 77, of Scottdale, passed away, Tuesday, September 04, 2007 in the VA Medical Center, Aspinwall. Lawrence was born April 26, 1930 in Scottdale a son of the late Monroe and Mattie Evans Gainey. Lawrence was a disabled American veteran having served in the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict. He was a graduate of Scottdale High...

Aug 24, 2007

Josephine Loucks, 95, a longtime Scottdale resident, passed away Friday, August 24, 2007 at Harmon House Care Center, Mt. Pleasant. She was born June 11, 1912 in Scottdale a daughter of the late William and Anna Berger Taylor. Mrs. Loucks and her late husband Jewell operated the Loucks Dairy Farm along with her brother and sister in law Don and...

Aug 3, 2007

Scottdale Robert D. Trout, 59, of Scottdale (East Huntingdon Township), died Friday, Aug. 3, 2007, in Excela Health Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant. He was born June 19, 1948, in Mt. Pleasant, and was the son of the late Arnold Trout and Rita L. Werry. Bob was an employee of Ventana USA in Export and was a member of the Center...

Jun 30, 2007

Jean Anger, 87, a resident of Easy Living Estates, Hunker, (formerly of Scottdale), passed away Saturday, June 30, 2007 at her residence. She was born June 24, 1920 in Morristown, NJ a daughter of the late Earl M. and Agnes P. Hassell Anger. Jean was a retired educator having taught in the Connellsville School District. She was a graduate of...

Jun 22, 2007

Roy W. Browning, Jr., 85 of Scottdale, passed away peacefully Friday, June 22, 2007 at his home. He was born August 26, 1921 in East Huntingdon Township a son of the late Roy W. Browning, Sr. and Alice Willard Browning. Roy was a retired employee of the Scottdale Borough Street Department and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church,...

Jun 8, 2007

Alfred "AJ" Klyne, 66 of Latrobe, formerly of Scottdale and Connellsville, passed away, June 8, 2007 at his home. He was born March 17, 1941 in Connellsville a son of the late Alfred J. Klyne and Jane Bryan Seiler. AJ retired as the building supervisor for Alta Vita Condominium Association, Greensburg and was previously employed for 25 years as a...

Feb 8, 2007

Naomi M. Dove, 94, of Scottdale, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2007 in Jo-Ella's Personal Care Home, Scottdale. She was born September 13, 1912 in Martinsburg, Blair County a daughter of the late Harry M. and Bertha C. Hicks McClain. Mrs. Dove was a loving mother, grandmother and homemaker. She was a member of St. Bartholomew Trinity Episcopal Church, Scottdale...

Feb 3, 2007

Amelia "Millie" Grimm, 69 of Scottdale, passed away, Saturday, February 3, 2007 at home. She was born September 25, 1937 in Pittsburgh a daughter of the late Eugene and Mildred Goodluck Grimm. Millie attended the A.R.C. of Westmoreland County and was Catholic by faith. She is survived by three brothers, Eugene P. Grimm and his wife Lynne Grimm of Pittsburgh;...

Earl E. Myers, 83, of Zelienople, formerly of Scottdale (East Huntingdon Twp.) passed away Sunday, October 19, 2008 in Passavant Retirement Center, Butler County. He was born November 5, 1924 in South Huntingdon Township a son of the late Silas L. and Clara A. Lebi Myers. Earl retired from Gulf Research, Harmarville where he was employed as a research chemist....

George R. Sprinkle, 76, of Pennsville (Bullskin Township), passed away, Friday, August 1, 2008 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. He was born September 16, 1931 in East Huntingdon Township a son of the late Jasper O. and Elizabeth Geisler Sprinkle. George was retired from Teledyne Summerill, Inc. in Scottdale where he had been employed in the maintenance department. Years...

Gertrude Prince was the third of four daughters born in Sharon Pennsylvania July 11, 1921 to George of present day Ukraine and Esther Nagy Benko of Gyor Hungary . Life was difficult in those days, made even more difficult by the death of her mother when she was only two. Gertrude and her two not much older sisters Betty, formerly...

Joseph H. Quinn, of Scottdale.

At his request, all services will be private under the direction of GRAFT-JACQUILLARD FUNERAL & CREMATION SERVICES, INC. SCOTTDALE.

Online condolences are welcome at www.gjfuneral.com

Lillian M. Lint, 89, formerly of Scottdale (East Huntingdon Twp) passed away, April 16, 2009 in Westmoreland Manor. She was born April 15, 1920 in Youngwood a daughter of the late Calvin and Aretta (Ruffner) Hoover. Mrs. Lint was a loving wife, mother grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a graduate of Scottdale High School Class of 1939 and formerly attended...

Margaretta I. (Baughman) Ohler, 87, of Scottdale, passed away, February 3, 2009 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born March 23, 1921 in Kecksburg a daughter of the late Edward and Bessie Newill Miller. Margaretta had been employed by the Westmoreland Manor Laundry Department. She was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Church of God and also enjoyed attending...

Orvis B. Freiberg, Jr. 52, of Belle Veron, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, February 22, 2009 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born October 17, 1956 in McKeesport a son of the late Orvis Freiberg, Sr. Orvis was employed as a sales clerk for Kelly's Auto of Belle Vernon and was a graduate of McKeesport High School. He is survived...

Phyllis M. Kropff of Scottdale, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 12, 2016.  She was born in Wellsboro, Ohio a daughter of the late Alfred and Zella Glaser.

Mrs. Kropff worked as the bookkeeper along with her husband, Richard at Kropff’s Jewelers in Scottdale where she also handled the engraving and beading.  She maintained that same role...