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ALLEGHENY COUNTY

ANDERSON, Mary Powell, of Mt. Lebanon, died Dec. 23. Laughlin Memorial Chapel, Mt. Lebanon. (CO)

ARGONTI, Nicholas, 56, of Brentwood, died Dec. 26. John F. Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO)

ARMITAGE, John "Jack," 88, of Shadyside, died Dec. 21. (CO)

BOBER, Emilia, 98, formerly of Kennedy, died Dec. 24. Wolfe Memorial Chapel, Forest Hills. (CO)

BONAROTI, Concetta E., 79, of Verona, died Dec. 26. English-Bertucci Funeral Home, Oakmont. (CO)

BRICKER, Ethel G. McMannis, 92, of Turtle Creek, formerly of Wilkinsburg, died Dec. 24. Jobe Funeral Home, Turtle Creek. (CO)

BRODERSEN, Della H., 81, of Pine, died Dec. 24. George A. Thoma Funeral Home, McCandless. (CO)

BRYAN, Patricia M., 78, of Mount Washington, died Dec. 25. William Slater & Sons Funeral Home, Mount Washington. (CO)

CAREW, Harry F., 84, formerly of Whitehall, died Dec. 24. John F. Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO)

CARLEO, Helen Porter, 89, of Swissvale, died Dec. 25. Thomas L. Nied Funeral Home, Swissvale.

CARLTON, Carole E. MacMillan, 70, of Monroeville, died Dec. 25. Jobe Funeral Home, Monroeville. (CO)

COHEN, Esther Wechsler, died Dec. 25. John A. Freyvogel Sons Funeral Home, Shadyside. (CO)

COLLINS, Larry F., 64, of the Hill District, died Dec. 21. Aldrich Funeral Home, Munhall. (CO)

COLLINS, Sarah R., of East Liberty, died Dec. 22. Spriggs-Watson Funeral Home, Homewood.

DAVIS, Richard, 81, of Lawrenceville, died Dec. 24. John F. Murray Funeral Home, Lawrenceville. (CO)

DIETRICH, Dorothy H., 100, of the West End, died Dec. 23. Hershberger-Stover Funeral Home, Crafton. (CO)

DOYLE, John T. "Tim," of Highland Park, formerly of Garfield, died Dec. 25. McCabe Brothers Funeral Home, Bloomfield. (CO)

DRUDY, Edward T., Jr., of Brookline, died Dec. 22. Frank F. DeBor Funeral Home, Brookline. (CO)

DZIOBAK, Polly A., 64, of Indiana Township, died Dec. 26. Charles B. Jarvie Funeral Home, Cheswick. (CO)

ESTOCIN, Emma M., 91, of Wilkins, died Dec. 25. Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home, Turtle Creek. (CO)

FILAK, Sister Adele, 89, died Dec. 24. Heard Funeral Home, Observatory Hill.

FLEMING, William A., 67, of Dormont, died Dec. 23. Hershberger-Stover Funeral Home, Crafton. (CO)

FORMOSA, William J. Sr., 74, of Kennedy, died Dec. 23. Anthony J. Sanvito Funeral Home, Stowe. (CO)

FRESH, Anna Greb, 93, of Whitehall, formerly of the South Side, died Dec. 25. Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Pleasant Hills. (CO)

GILL, E. Richard "Dick," 63, of Bellevue, died Dec. 24. Lawrence T. Miller Funeral Home, Bellevue. (CO)

GUAY, Minnie C., 92, of Crafton, died Dec. 23. Hershberger-Stover Funeral Home, Crafton. (CO)

HANCHAK, Charles B., 80, of Munhall, died Dec. 22. R.V. Anderson Funeral Home, Homestead. (CO)

HARERAS, Angelo, 76, of Kennedy, died Dec. 25. Anthony J. Sanvito Funeral Home, Stowe. (CO)

HENSCH, Cecelia J. "Cheech," 60, of Shaler, died Dec. 25. D'Alessandro Funeral Home, Lawrenceville. (CO)

HEY, William J., of Baldwin Borough, died Dec. 22. John F. Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO)

HILLEGAS, Edward A. "Ted," 84, of Baldwin Borough, died Dec. 25. Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Pleasant Hills. (CO)

HOLLIS, John D., 89, of Harmar, died Dec. 23. Ross G. Walker Funeral Home, New Kensington.

JASKOWSKI, James J. Jr., 63, of South Park Township, died Dec. 25. Paul L. Henney Memorial Chapel, Bethel Park. (CO)

JOHNSTON, Alice "Tootsie," 74, of Hays, died Dec. 25. Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Pleasant Hills. (CO)

KROPF, Kathi, 54, of Mt. Lebanon, died Dec. 22. William Slater II Funeral Service, Scott. (CO)

LAVIA, Ila J. Schutt, 79, formerly of Sharpsburg, died Dec. 23. Worrell Funeral Home, Sharpsburg. (CO)

LEHMAN-VECCHIO, Joyce C., 61, died Dec. 24. John F. Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO)

LESCHAK, Michael, 77, of Baldwin Borough, died Dec. 24. John F. Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO)

MAMROS, Sister M. Claudia (Irene), died Dec. 24. Lawrence T. Miller Funeral Home, Bellevue. (CO)

MARSHALL, Margaret Sinwell, 93, of Monroeville, died Dec. 26. Jobe Funeral Home, Monroeville. (CO)

MAURO, Benedict J., 87, of Sewickley, died Dec. 23. Richard D. Cole Funeral Home, Sewickley. (CO)

McNULTY, James J., 77, of North Braddock, died Dec. 24. Ronald V. Lucas Funeral Home, North Braddock. (CO)

MEHR, Harold H., 80, of Bellevue, died Dec. 25. Ralph Schugar Chapel, Shadyside. (CO)

MEYER, Joanne Marie, 41, of Bethel Park, died Dec. 23. Milton E. Hamel Mortuary, Upper St. Clair. (CO)

O'BRIEN, John M., 71, died Dec. 26. Laughlin Memorial Chapel, Mt. Lebanon. (CO)

O'HELLA, Mary Catherine Lyden, 85, of Greenfield, died Dec. 23. Edward P. Kanai Funeral Home, Greenfield. (CO)

OLINGER, Mary Noel Lang, 54, of Crafton, died Dec. 24. Schepner-McDermott Funeral Home, Crafton. (CO)

PALO, Mildred Yanyo, of West Mifflin, died Dec. 24. Savolskis-Wasik-Glenn Funeral Home, Munhall. (CO)

PISELLA, Esther A. Izzi, 84, formerly of Penn Hills, died Dec. 19. Charles W. Trenz Funeral Home, Penn Hills. (CO)

POLJAK, Alberta Proch, 81, of Arlington Heights, died Dec. 16. Cieslak & Tatko Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO)

RAWE, Mary Harshbarger, formerly of Beechview, died Dec. 21. Brusco-Napier Funeral Home, Beechview. (CO)

RICHARDS, Clare G. McElhinney, 91, of West Mifflin, died Dec. 25. Maloy-Schleifer Funeral Home, Duquesne.

ROSEN, Kathleen E. Wall "Kitty," 62, of Wilkins, formerly of Nashville, Tenn., died Dec. 25. Patrick T. Funeral Home, East Pittsburgh. (CO)

RUSSELL, Marie Fleming, 84, of Scott, died Dec. 24. Laughlin Memorial Chapel, Mt. Lebanon. (CO)

RUTKOWSKI, Margaret J., 88, of Penn Hills, died Dec. 26. Burket-Truby Funeral Home, Oakmont.

SANDERS, Theodore R., 73, of Baldwin Borough, died Dec. 25. Griffith Mortuary, South Park Township. (CO)

SCHULTE, Helen Marie Barthen, 61, of Bethel Park, died Dec. 23. Leo J. Henney Funeral Home, Carnegie. (CO)

SCULLY, Margaret E. "Betty," 78, of Green Tree, died Dec. 24. William Slater II Funeral Service, Scott. (CO)

SEDOR, Leonard, 70, of Upper St. Clair, died Dec. 24. Milton E. Hamel Mortuary, Upper St. Clair. (CO)

SEMBER, Michael J., 79, of Moon, formerly of Castle Shannon, died Dec. 21. Cieslak & Tatko Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO)

SEMICH, Alice M., of Brookline, formerly of the South Side, died Dec. 25. Frank F. DeBor Funeral Home, Brookline. (CO)

SHIMATZKI, Carmela Angeline Pecoraro Dalu, 96, of Ross, died Dec. 25. H.P. Brandt Funeral Home, Ross. (CO)

SIMMS, Emma, of the Hill District, died Dec. 26. Spriggs-Watson Funeral Home, Homewood.

SKEHAN, Raymond G. "Jerry," died Dec. 24. McCabe Brothers Funeral Home, Bloomfield. (CO)

SOEDER, James A., 48, died Dec. 23. Kyper Funeral Home, Shaler. (CO)

SPANGLER, Ronald K. "Gus," 70, of Greenfield, died Dec. 23. Edward P. Kanai Funeral Home, Greenfield. (CO)

SPONTAK, Andrew, died Dec. 26. Thomas P. Kunsak Funeral Home, Brighton Heights. (CO)

STEEN, Dolores A. Waters "Dee," 71, died Dec. 24. John F. Slater Funeral Home, Brentwood. (CO)

THOMPKINS, Oliver K., 48, of Swissvale, died Dec. 22. House of Law, Penn Hills.

THOMPSON, Dorothy E., 69, of Wilkinsburg, died Dec. 25. House of Law, Penn Hills.

THROCKMORTON, Jean L., 87, of Perry Hilltop, died Dec. 22. Rex T. Smith Funeral Home, Observatory Hill. (CO)

WEBER, Mildred Pauline "Tootsie," 65, died Dec. 25. McDermott Funeral Home, McKees Rocks. (CO)

WENDELL, Hubert E., 88, of Bethel Park, died Dec. 24. Paul L. Henney Memorial Chapel, Bethel Park. (CO)

WOJCHIK, Henry, 88, of Pleasant Hills, Dec. 16. Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home, Pleasant Hills.

ZUKIEWICZ, Stanley J., of Castle Shannon, died Dec. 24. Laughlin Memorial Chapel, Castle Shannon. (CO)

BEAVER COUNTY

BRASHEARS, Warren Jr., 81, of New Brighton, died Dec. 26. J&J Spratt Funeral Home, New Brighton.

FAZZONI, Frank J. "Tickie," 73, of Rochester Borough, died Dec. 25. William Murphy Funeral Home, Rochester Borough.

McKENNA, John R. "Jack," 75, of Baden, died Dec. 24. John Syka Funeral Home, Ambridge.

MIKE, Thomas J., 46, of Daugherty, died Dec. 23. William Murphy Funeral Home, Rochester Borough.

WARD, Mary E., 84, formerly of New Sewickley, died Dec. 26. William Murphy Funeral Home, Rochester Borough.

YAHNER, Florence Gasiorowski, of New Sewickley, died Dec. 26. Devlin Funeral Home, Cranberry. (CO)

BUTLER COUNTY

CURRY, Paul R., 69, of Penn Township, died Dec. 22. Geibel Funeral Home, Butler. (CO)

WILLIAMS, Dorothy K., 83, of Zelienople, died Dec. 26. Glenn-Kildoo Funeral Home, Zelienople.

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

ANDREE, Sara E., 83, of Hempfield, died Dec. 25. Beatty-Rich Funeral Home, Madison. (CO)

GUY, John L. Sr., 79, of New Kensington, died Dec. 24. Ross G. Walker Funeral Home, New Kensington.

JONES, Victor T., 22, of Arnold, died Dec. 23. Ross G. Walker Funeral Home, New Kensington.

KOCON, John L. "Lefty," 87, of Lower Burrell, died Dec. 25. Rusiewicz Funeral Home, Lower Burrell. (CO)

MILLER, Robert Lawrence, 77, of Murrysville, died Dec. 25. Hart Funeral Home, Murrysville. (CO)

PUSHIC, Paul R., 58, of North Huntingdon, died Dec. 25. J.F. Ott Funeral Home, Irwin. (CO)

OTHER

BUSSE, Martha V. Patterson, 91, of State College, Centre County, formerly of Green Tree, died Dec. 25. Koch Funeral Home, State College. (CO)

CALE, Roland E. Jr., 87, of Howland Township, Ohio, died Dec. 25. Roberts-Clark Chapel, Warren, Ohio. (CO)

GOCLAN, Joseph, 91, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, formerly of Polish Hill, died Dec. 23. Walter J. Zalewski Funeral Home, Polish Hill. (CO)

KAINAROI, Thomas A., 89, of Marco Island, Fla., died Dec. 22. Stephen M. Brady Funeral Home, North Side. (CO)

OBLEY, Frances H., 89, of Mesa, Ariz., died Dec. 21. Falconer Funeral Home, Gilbert, Ariz. (CO)

PEARSON, Margaret Rogers, 84, died Dec. 22. Blackwell Funeral Home, Burlington, N.C. (CO)

ROSE, Deborah Jones, 47, of New Bern, N.C., died Dec. 21. Pollock-Best Funeral Home, New Bern. (CO)

STARR, Joseph Jr., 66, of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Pittsburgh, died Dec. 20. Edward P. Kanai Funeral Home, Greenfield. (CO)

WEIDMAN, Dorothy Queenan, 83, of Greenacres, Fla., died Dec. 20. (CO)

WEITZ, William Paul "Bill," 74, of Hernando, Fla., died Dec. 14. Mountcastle Funeral Home, Dale City, Va. (CO)

WITTING, Chris J., 90, of Syracuse, N.Y., died Dec. 19. (CO)

YAKOVICH, Joseph, 94, of Huntley, Ill., formerly of Smith, Washington County, died Dec. 25. Lee & Martin Funeral Home, Burgettstown. (CO)