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Sunday, March 23, 2008

The Post-Gazette's comprehensive listings of recent deaths include two types of obituaries. News obituaries, prepared by our staff, are published at the discretion of our editors. Links to staff-written obituaries contain the individual's name. To suggest a news obituary, call 412-263-1601. The "Latest Deaths" report below is provided as a public service. We accept information for this list only from funeral directors and representatives of crematoriums and memorial societies, who may call 412-263-1601 from 9 a.m.to 8:30 p.m.

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ALLEGHENY COUNTY

ADAMS, Josephine, 89, of South Side, died March 20. (CO)

BAKER, Albert, 82, of McKees Rocks, died March 21. (CO)

BARAGA, John H., 84, died March 20. (CO)

BELL, Robert, 66, of Munhall, died March 20. (CO)

BERAN, Dorothy, 86, of Troy Hill, died March 18. (CO)

BLAKE, William, 75, of Hampton, died March 22. (CO)

BRENENBORG, William, 60, of Shaler, died March 21. (CO)

BUSEY, Elva, 76, of Penn Hills, died March 22.

COLAN, Katherine, 84, of Neville Island, March 22.

CORTESE, Joseph Jr., 71, of Sewickley, died March 16. (CO)

CUNNINGHAM, Arthur, 67, of Braddock, died March 19. Watts Memorial Chapel, Braddock. (CO)

CURRIE, Henry Sr., of West Mifflin, died March 21. Teichart-Gracan Funeral Home, Duquesne. (CO)

DALLA PIAZZA, Dolores, 83, of Oakdale, died March 21. Thomas-Little Funeral Serice, Oakdale. (CO)

DEFFNER, Virginia, 74, of Emsworth, died March 21. Lawrence T. Miller Funeral Home, Bellevue. (CO)

DELLER, Elaine, 52, of Coraopolis, died March 21. R.D. Copeland Funeral Home, Coraopolis. (CO)

DeVITA, Annamarie, of Mt. Lebanon, died March 20. Brusco-Napier Funeral Home, Beechview. (CO)

EDKINS, Sally, 68, of Upper St. Clair, died March 21. William Slater II Funeral Service, Scott. (CO)

EVANS, Lorraine, 90, of Mt. Lebanon and Stuart, Fla., died March 15. Laughlin, Mt. Lebanon. (CO)

FISHER, Moses, 87, of Coraopolis, died March 21. (CO)

GARDNER, Leona, 73, of Ross, died March 21. (CO)

GASKELL, William, 95, died March 19. (CO)

GAVLIK, Genevieve, 86, of Duquesne and West Mifflin, died March 18. (CO)

GEORGE, Lida, 76, of Shaler, died March 15. (CO)

GOULD, Kenneth, 70, of Moon, died March 17. Copeland's, Moon. (CO)

JONES, Norman, 72, of McCandless, died March 21. (CO)

KARAN, William Sr., 77, of Wall, died March 19. (CO)

KNORR, Sophia, 92, of Arlington, died March 20. James J. Barry Jr. Funeral Home, Arlington. (CO)

KUHLMANN, Gretta, of Brookline, died March 18. Frank F. De Bor Funeral Home, Brookline. (CO)

LAMO, Albert, of Coraopolis, died March 16. Copeland's, Coraopolis. (CO)

LANE, John, 61, of Franklin Park, died March 20. T.B. Devlin Funeral Home, Ross. (CO)

LITVANEY, Lida, 79, of Green Tree, died March 15. Beinhauer Mortuary, Peters. (CO)

LOCKWICH, Paul, 74, Monroeville, died March 19. Corl Funeral Home, Monroeville. (CO)

LOWE, Molly, 79, of Bridgeville, died March 22. A.J. Bekavac Funeral Home, Clairton. (CO)

MAHAVEN, Eleanor, 84, of Brookline, died March 22. Frank F. DeBor Funeral Home, Brookline. (CO)

MARCH, Lillian G., died. Beinhauer Mortuary. (CO)

MARTIN, Charlotte, 102, died March 21. Laughlin Memorial Chapel, Mt. Lebanon. (CO)

MARTORELLA, Anthony Jr., died March 21. Brusco-Napier Funeral Home, Beechview. (CO)

McCOY, Bertha, 78, of Mars, died March 21. McDonald-Aeberlie Funeral Home, Mars. (CO)

McMULLEN, Donald, 89, of Monroeville, died March 21. Jobe Funeral Home, Monroeville. (CO)

MIRAGE, Janice, 66, of Coraopolis, died March 19. Copeland's Funeral Home, Coraopolis. (CO)

NATHENSON, Max, 92, of Squirrel Hill, died March 22. Burton L. Hirsch Funeral Home, Squirrel Hill.

NASS, Pauline, 55, of Lawrenceville, died March 18. Rex T. Smith Funeral Home, Observatory Hill. (CO)

PAGE, Jacqueline, 77, of Penn Hills, died March 18. Coston Funeral Home, Larimer. (CO)

POLLIS, Guido, 79, of Coraopolis, March 22. Sarvito Funeral Home, Coraopolis.

RIMKUS-DiRENNA, Anna, died March 20. (CO)

ROBERTA, James, 92, of North Braddock, died March 21. Ronald V. Lucas Funeral Home, North Braddock. (CO)

SCHAFER, Raymond, 76, of Mount Washington, died March 19. Brusco-Falvo Funeral Home, Mount Washington. (CO)

SCIULLO, Peter, 96, of Forest Hills, died March 22. Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home, East Pittsburgh. (CO)

SIMONE, Mary, 97, of Bridgeville, died March 16, Warchol Funeral Home, South Fayette. (CO)

SMUDSKI, Joseph Jr., 75, of Mt. Washington, died March 21. Brusco-Falvo Funeral Home, Mt. Washington. (CO)

SOBCZAK, Marci, 68, of Bethel Park, died March 22. Beinhauer Mortuary, McMurray. (CO)

SOKOLOWSKI, Catherine, 88, of Wilmerding, died March 21. (CO)

STRELINSKI, Regina, of Glassport, died March 21. (CO)

SWEENEY, William Sr., 85, of Mt. Lebanon, died March 22. Freyvogel-Slater, Bethel Park. (CO)

SZALKAY, Joseph Sr., 91, of Lincoln Place, died March 21. Savolskis-Wasik-Glenn Funeral Home, Munhall. (CO)

SZURSZEWSKI, Raymond, 81, of Polish Hill, died March 20. Zalewski Funeral Home, Lawrenceville. (CO)

THILL, Wayne, 62, of North Side, died March 20. Coston Funeral Home, Brighton Heights.

VUCIN JENDRAL, Mary, 94, of Jefferson Hills, died March 21. Griffith Mortuary, South Park. (CO)

WILLIAMS, Charles, of Shadyside, died March 21. McCabe Brothers Funeral Home, Shadyside. (CO)

BEAVER COUNTY

BLUMLING, Diane, 55, of North Sewickley, died March 21. Joseph M. Somma Funeral Home, Robinson. (CO)

GALLAGHER, Ruth, 79, of Monaca, died March 17. Simpson Funeral Home, Monaca.

MCCRACKEN, Eunice, 80, of Center, died March 19. Simpson.

BUTLER COUNTY

ROCKAR, Paul, 83, of Cabot, died March 22. Fox Funeral, Saxonburg. (CO)

WASHINGTON COUNTY

BORCHICK, Paul Sr., 82, of Finleyville, died March 22. (CO)

GAUL, Edwin, 72, of Washington, died March 22. (CO)

McCLOSKEY, Edward, 83, of Meadowlands, died March 20. (CO)

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

BAUER, Claire, 64, of Export, died March 22. Wolfe-Von Geis Funeral Home, Export.

ELWOOD, Juliana, of New Kensington, died March 21. (CO)

HOPE, Robert Jr., 83, of Delmont, died March 20. (CO)

MILTON, Joyce, 62, of West Newton, died March 18. (CO)

THORNE, John, 81, of Laughlintown, died Feb. 13. (CO)

OTHER

BURKE, Mary, 28, died March 19. (CO)

DeZANET, Anna, 90, of Las Vegas, died March 13. Wolfe-Von Geis Funeral Home, Export.

FOSTER, John R., of Dunedin, Fla., died March 19.(CO)

MC KERNAN, Barbara, of Dallas, Texas, died March 20. (CO)

SCALZO, Margaret, 91, died March 17. (CO)

SEIBERT, Clair Jr., 77, of Johnson Creek, Wis., died March 18. (CO)

SOLOF, Charles, 78, died March 12. (CO)

SUSEN, Anthony, 87, of Burgess, Va., died March 20. (CO)

TENER, Jerry Sr., 67, of Bloomington, Minn., died March 12. (CO)

WHITEHEAD, Martha, 102, of Wilson, N.C., died March 18. (CO)


PREVIOUS DEATHS

CALIGIURI, Helen, died March 20. (CO)

CAPP, Michael, died March 20. (CO)

CASCELLA, Robert, 61, of Churchill, died March 20. (CO)

CISSICK, Margaret, died March 19. (CO)

CVITKOVICH, Frank, 87, of Etna, died March 20. (CO)

DAMIANI, Modest, 92, of Whitehall, died March 18. (CO)

DASCENZO, Amelia, 84, of Hempfield, died March 21. (CO)

DASCENZO, Felix, 85, of Hempfield, died March 20. (CO)

GIVENS, Richard, 71, of Lawrenceville, died March 17. (CO)

GRATTAN, Ida, 87, of Scott, died March 21. (CO)

HEIGL, Charles, 80, of Mount Washington, died March 20. (CO)

HERBERT, Marcella, 43, of Seattle, died March 10. (CO)

JURKOVICH, Anna, 92, of Millvale, died March 20. (CO)

KARAS, Ronald, of Bridgeville, died March 19. (CO)

KING, Frank Jr., 77, of Pennsbury Village, died March 18. (CO)

KLEIN, Donald, 77, of Highland Park, died March 21. (CO)

KOS, Kenneth, 41, of Wilkinsburg, died March 21. (CO)

KRIVANSKY, Mary, 91, died March 20. (CO)

LEVINE, Andrew, 23, of Monroeville, died March 20. (CO)

LEVY, Sylvia, 92, of Downtown, died March 21. (CO)

LISHKA (LISZKA), Mary, 93, of Carnegie, died March 17. (CO)

LONG, Margaret, 91, of Shaler, died March 19. (CO)

MAZZARINI, Mary, 67, of South Side, died March 20. (CO)

McNALLY, Mary, 85, of Ligonier Borough, died March 20. (CO)

MOORE, William, 86, of Homewood, died March 19. (CO)

PALMER, Floyd, 86, of Bethel Park, died March 19. (CO)

PARKER, Beth, 50, of McCandless, died March 21. (CO)

PONTELLO, Norman, 83, of South Park, died March 20. (CO)

ROZBORIL, Henry, 74, of Shaler, died March 20. (CO)

SCHULTZ, Hyman, 76, of Jefferson Hills, died March 20. (CO)

SEMKO, Charles Sr., 54, of Peters, died March 20. (CO)

SERDY, Michael, 91, of Upper St. Clair, died March 21. (CO)

STERNBERGER, Marc, 55, of Squirrel Hill, died March 18. (CO)

SWANSON, Irene, of Whitehall, died March 18. (CO)

TANNER, John, of Canonsburg, died March 19. (CO)

WISSMAN, Robert, 84, of Forest Hills, died March 18. (CO)

WITZBERGER, Verona, 84, of Scottsdale, Ariz., died March 17. (CO)

ZACOUR, Nathaniel, 79, of Beechview, died March 21.(CO)

First published on March 23, 2008 at 12:00 am
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