Obituaries

Mar 17, 2020

Louis Peter Wast, 72, of Greensburg, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Redstone Highlands Greensburg. He was born Sept. 10, 1947, in Greensburg, a son of the late Peter and Freda (Scichilone) Wast. Louis was a member of Maplewood Presbyterian Church, in Greensburg. Prior to retirement, he worked as a manager for Westmoreland Distributing, Molson Brewing Co. and Koch Brewing. In...

Mar 13, 2020

Alana Shaw Bomer, 73, of Greensburg, died Friday, March 13, 2020, in Excela Westmoreland Hospital. She was born May 4, 1946, in New Kensington, and was the daughter of the late James Thomas and Martha Baumann Shaw. Alana graduated from IUP and received her master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She was a retired teacher with 37 years...

Mar 12, 2020

Joanne M. Shaffer, 86, of Greensburg, died Thursday, March 12, 2020, in RNC, Hempfield Township. She was born Oct. 13,1933, in Greensburg, daughter of the late George and Madeline Baughman Miller. Joanne was a retired registered nurse and a member of the Harrold Zion Lutheran Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death in 2016 by...

Mar 10, 2020

R. Joseph Houghtalen Jr., 59, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, March 10, 2020, in UPMC Family Hospice in Pittsburgh. He was born July 15, 1960, in Indianapolis, Ind., a son of Robert Joseph Houghtalen Sr. and the late Mimi Bauer Houghtalen. Joe was a retired employee of ABB in Mt. Pleasant and a member of Holy Cross Church in Youngwood....

Mar 9, 2020

Donald A. Bailey, 74, of Harrisburg, formerly of Greensburg, passed away, Monday, March 9, 2020. He was born July 21, 1945 in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Glenn Barnes Bailey and Anna Mable Cox Bailey.

Don was a graduate of Greensburg Salem High School Class of 1963 where he was County wrestling champion, held numerous discus...

Mar 9, 2020

Martin R. Statler, 88 of Greensburg, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at Westmoreland Manor. He was born May 16, 1931, in Latrobe, the son of late Robert Martin and Elizabeth (Harr) Statler.

Martin was a veteran of the Korean War serving in the Air Force. He attended Greensburg Alliance Church. He built Statler’s Par-3 and driving...

Mar 9, 2020

Mary Ann DiVittorio, 88, of Greensburg, formerly of Pittsburgh, died Monday, March 9, 2020, in St. Anne Home, Greensburg.  She was born March 18, 1932, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late Charles and Helen Anzalone.  She was a member of the former Immaculate Conception Church, Bloomfield.  Prior to retirement, she worked as the librarian of Immaculate Conception School...

Mar 2, 2020

Robert H. Harper, 82, of Penn Township, formerly of Greensburg, died, Monday, March 2, 2020 in Forbes Hospital.  He was born March 7, 1937 in Pittsburgh, son of the late Harry and Lucille Celander Harper.  Robert was a member of Word of Life in Greensburg. He enjoyed planning his Youngwood High School Reunions. He was a coin collector and...

Mar 1, 2020

Pamela R. Mears, 66, of Wyano passed away on March 1, 2020.  Born August 10, 1953 in Mt. Pleasant, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Rose Farber.  She is survived by her husband of 48 years, William F. Mears; her daughter Natalie Jo Pizzica and husband, Brian of Murrysville; two grandchildren, Alaina and Zane; and several...

Mar 1, 2020

Clifford Dale Honse, 96, a lifelong resident of Greensburg, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020. He was born Feb. 9, 1924, in Greensburg, the son of the late John and Ruth Honse. Dale was a Marine during World War II. He was awarded two Purple Hearts from the Battle of Okinawa. Dale was a master auto mechanic for more...

Feb 29, 2020

Leonora Hazel Kepple, 90 of New Alexandria, was taken to her heavenly home on February 29, 2020.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years (Bob) and by her brother (James Pierce).  Leonora was born in New Alexandria to James and Hazel Pierce in 1929.

She and Bob had four children: Robert (Martha), Daniel...

Feb 28, 2020

Mary Elizabeth (Bush) Graham, 95 of Greensburg, passed away from complications due to a stroke, on Friday, February 28, 2020 at Redstone Highlands, Greensburg.

She lived at the same property her entire life until visiting Redstone. She was born on June 17, 1924 in the same room her great granddaughter occupies now at the family home. Mary...

Feb 22, 2020

Ruth Jeanne Mullin Cook was born September 20, 1922 at home in West Newton, PA. Her parents were Ruth Josephine Fox Mullin, a homemaker and Charles Evans Mullin, a high school teacher and principal. Jeanne graduated in 1940 from West Newton High School and in 1944 (on D-Day) from Seton Hill College. She taught school briefly before marrying David...

Feb 20, 2020

Rachael Sophia Johnston, 37, of Greensburg, died suddenly of natural causes, on Thursday, February 20, 2020 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.  She was born in Pittsburgh, the daughter of Lynn Bertoluzzi Johnston and the late Raymond L Johnston.  She was Protestant by faith.    She was a graduate of Greater Latrobe Senior High School.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts...

Feb 17, 2020

William J. Sanders, 95 of Greensburg, passed away Monday, February 17, 2020.  He was born October 22, 1924 in Bovard a son of the late William and Gladys (Wolff) Sanders.

Bill retired from Robertshaw Controls and was a veteran of the US Army during World War II.  He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Greensburg. ...

Feb 17, 2020

Vivian W. Toohey, 91, of Greensburg, went to be with the Lord and the love of her life, George, on Monday, February 17, 2020, from Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital.  Vivian was a wonderful and loving wife, mother and Grammy. She was born in Creighton, PA on July 21, 1928, the daughter of the late Wilbur J. Walters, Sr. and...

Feb 16, 2020

Roberta A. Polidora, 86 of Greensburg passed away, Sunday, February 16, 2020.

She was born April 19, 1933 in Smithton, a daughter of the late Emanuel and Blanche M. (Sethman) Regotti.

Roberta was a member of St. Paul's Church. Prior to retirement, she worked as a hairdresser.

In addition to her parents, she...

Feb 9, 2020

Linda Jeanne Soles, 77 of Greensburg passed away February 9, 2020. She was born November 2, 1942 a daughter of the late John Leonard Soles and Helen Rosensteel Soles. Linda was also preceded in death by her only sister, Carol Soles Walthour in August 2007. Linda is survived by her brother-in-law, The Rev. Fred Walthour of Jacobus, PA; a...

Feb 8, 2020

Anna Mae Watterson, 88, of Greensburg, died Saturday, February 8, 2020, in Hempfield Manor.  She was born on June 20, 1931, a daughter of the late Paul Teacher, Sr. and Martha Cartier Teacher.  Prior to retirement, she was employed as a cafeteria worker for the Hempfield Area School District.  She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Greensburg...

Feb 5, 2020

Dorothy J. "Dottie" Piekarski, 86, of Greensburg, passed away in the arms of her husband Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Elizabeth Seton Memory Care Center, Greensburg. She was born Jan. 14, 1934, in Mt. Pleasant, a daughter of the late Benjamin and Grace (Crum) Bair. Dottie was a loving homemaker and had also been employed as a dental secretary....