http://www.post-gazette.com/ 2013-05-20T00:14:29-04:00 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/music/obituary-john-spavelkox-repairman-with-local-reputation-as-a-versatile-accordion-player-688337/ 2013-05-20T00:08:53-04:00 2013-05-20T00:00:00-04:00

John Spavelko worked as a machinery repairman for most of his career, but his real passion was playing the accordion.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-vincent-r-scorsone-mckeesport-native-was-top-executive-at-alcoa-688184/ 2013-05-19T00:04:20-04:00 Patricia Sabatini psabatini@post-gazette.com 2013-05-19T00:00:00-04:00

Vincent R. Scorsone, a top executive at Alcoa in the 1980s and early '90s, died Wednesday at the age of 77.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-robert-t-crothers-lawyer-specializing-in-family-planning-688082/ 2013-05-18T00:06:16-04:00 Torsten Ove tove@post-gazette.com 2013-05-18T00:00:00-04:00

Longtime partner in Washington, Pa., firm died following a stroke.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-john-h-stafford-notre-dame-advocate-and-family-man-687997/ 2013-05-17T00:14:59-04:00 2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00

With a passion for football and family, John H. Stafford lives on through a local academic scholarship to Notre Dame that bears his name.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-johnny-garneau-popular-restaurateur-inventor-celebrated-trains-687971/ 2013-05-17T00:09:14-04:00 2013-05-17T00:00:00-04:00

The restaurateur behind Golden Spike, Johnny Garneau's American Style Smorgasbord and The Beanery died Tuesday. He was 90.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-chuck-muncie-uniontown-native-and-nfl-great-687668/ 2013-05-15T05:47:37-04:00 Paul Zeise pzeise@post-gazette.com 2013-05-15T00:00:00-04:00

Muncie, who played for New Orleans and San Diego from 1976 to 1984, died Tuesday in Los Angeles of heart failure.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-janet-thompson-former-pittsburgh-teacher-principal-687623/ 2013-05-15T00:04:12-04:00 Eleanor Chute 2013-05-15T00:00:00-04:00

Janet Thompson, whose tenure included serving as principal of Schaeffer, Regent Square and Clayton elementary schools, died at age 74.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/giuseppe-joe-aiello-proprietor-of-eponymous-squirrel-hill-pizza-shop-dies-at-78-687571/ 2013-05-14T14:26:44-04:00 2013-05-14T13:18:00-04:00

Giuseppe "Joe" Aiello, who created award-winning pies with fresh toppings and ingredients, died at age 71.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-james-r-lauffer-a-respected-banker-and-generous-person-687514/ 2013-05-14T00:08:25-04:00 2013-05-14T00:00:00-04:00

James R. Lauffer, chairman, president and CEO of the First National Bank of Herminie from 1971 to 2001, died at age 73.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-john-smith-longtime-mayor-of-mount-oliver-687364/ 2013-05-13T00:03:23-04:00 Mackenzie Carpenter mCarpenter@post-gazette.com 2013-05-13T00:00:00-04:00

John W. Smith Sr., the municipality's longtime mayor, worked tirelessly to make Mount Oliver the center of the universe.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-jack-butler-steelers-cornerback-pro-football-hall-of-fame-member-687297/ 2013-05-12T00:21:19-04:00 Ed Bouchette ebouchette@post-gazette.com 2013-05-12T00:00:00-04:00

Jack Butler, driven from the NFL in his ninth season by a knee injury while playing for the Steelers at Forbes Field, died Saturday at 85.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-bernard-reynolds-former-north-irwin-police-chief-longtime-councilman-was-community-fixture-687135/ 2013-05-11T00:02:05-04:00 2013-05-11T00:00:00-04:00

Former North Irwin police chief and longtime councilman Bernard Reynolds died Thursday at age 80.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/business/news/obituary-herbert-d-gordon-ad-executive-shepherded-yellow-pages-through-changes-687017/ 2013-05-10T00:04:32-04:00 Bill Toland btoland@post-gazette.com 2013-05-10T00:00:00-04:00

Herbert Gordon, whose advertising career began in 1965 as a trainee at Ketchum, MacLeod & Grove, died at age 74.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-virginia-s-cowell-helped-preschoolers-despite-battling-own-health-problems-686841/ 2013-05-09T00:10:03-04:00 2013-05-09T00:00:00-04:00

Virginia Cowell worked with preschoolers with emotional and behavioral problems.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-robert-stumpp-devoted-himself-to-those-in-need-686702/ 2013-05-08T00:05:25-04:00 Ann Rodgers ARodgers@post-gazette.com 2013-05-08T00:00:00-04:00

A Catholic convert who cared for the poor through a career in Allegheny County government has died.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/theater-dance/obituary-louise-poulos-pelaia-dancing-was-all-she-ever-wanted-to-do-or-teach-686598/ 2013-05-07T00:16:32-04:00 Tim Grant 2013-05-07T00:00:00-04:00

Louise Pelaia touched many lives as a dance instructor at her own school. She died Friday at age 77.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-philip-m-stehle-pitt-physics-prof-worked-on-manhattan-project-686389/ 2013-05-05T00:25:32-04:00 Len Barcousky LBarcousky@post-gazette.com 2013-05-05T00:00:00-04:00

Philip Stehle did scholarly research in quantum optics at the University of Pittsburgh.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-william-j-mccarthy-iv-shenango-officer-killed-in-line-of-duty-686297/ 2013-05-05T00:01:39-04:00 Michael A. Fuoco mfuoco@post-gazette.com 2013-05-05T00:00:00-04:00

William McCarthy died when a driver who refused to pull over for police crashed into his cruiser.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-william-fitzgerald-he-made-exotic-travel-his-business-686252/ 2013-05-04T00:17:15-04:00 2013-05-04T00:00:00-04:00

Mike Fitzgerald, cofounder and CEO of sporting travel agency Frontiers Travel, instilled love of travel in family.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/obituaries/obituary-marlene-becker-katz-artists-upper-st-clair-land-became-an-animal-sanctuary-686251/ 2013-05-04T00:17:01-04:00 Len Barcousky LBarcousky@post-gazette.com 2013-05-04T00:00:00-04:00

Marlene Becker Katz, whose lifelong love of nature was reflected in her many paintings, died Monday.