Obituaries

May 9, 2020

Agnes Walsh Wasserman, age 99 of Greensburg passed away on May 9, 2020 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, PA. She was born Feb 8, 1921 in Armburst, PA., the daughter of the late George Walsh and Pauline J. (Cummings) Walsh. Agnes previously worked at Westinghouse in New Stanton. Agnes was preceded in death by her parents; her...

Apr 29, 2020

L. Richard Zappone, 75, of Greensburg, PA, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. He was born in Greensburg on November 7, 1944, son of the late Lawrence J. and Jean Myers Zappone, and was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. Rick was a graduate of the University of Denver where he earned his M.S.B.A. and...

Apr 25, 2020

Joan S. Hunter, 91 of Greensburg, died on April 25, 2020 in Redstone Highlands Personal Care Home.

She was born October 3, 1928 in Greensburg, the daughter of the late Joseph A. and Marjorie B. Sass.

She graduated from Greensburg High School in 1946 and attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She was a member of...

Apr 22, 2020

Steve J. Govora, Jr., 86 of Greensburg, died Wednesday, April 22, 2020.  He was born in Crabtree on May 23, 1933 a son of the late Steve and Helen (Lengel) Govora.

He is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 67 years, Antoinette (Emanuel) Govora, daughter, Carol Govora of South Greensburg; sons, Steve J. Govora, III...

Apr 19, 2020

Claire B. Horning, 78, of Greensburg, died Sunday, April 19, 2020, in Westmoreland Manor.  She was born in Greensburg on August 28, 1941, a daughter of the late Benjamin Blose and Lucille Gunnarsson Blose.  She was a 1959 graduate of Greensburg High School and attended Gettysburg College.  After working at Friendship Federal/Landmark Savings as an Assistant Vice-President, Claire found...

Apr 18, 2020

Richard Lee Moore, 77, of Jeannette, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, April 18, 2020. He was born in Greensburg on January 18, 1943, and is the son of the late Harry and Mary Marion Tulloch Moore. He is survived by his brother, Michael (Carol) of Hagerstown, Maryland; also, several nephews and a niece. He was preceded...

Apr 18, 2020

Barbara Ann Fichtner, 68, of Jeannette died on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at her home.  Barbara was born on October 2nd, 1951 to Stanley and Sophie Blaskewicz of Glassport, PA. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, Greensburg.  Over the years, she enjoyed many careers. After attending the Wheeler School to gain her Associates Degree in Retail, she...

Apr 12, 2020

William R. Murrman, 88, died on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2020, at Brookdale Latrobe.  He was born in Jeannette, PA, on May 28, 1931, the son of the late Edward G. Murrman and Pauline Monahan Murrman.  His wife, Joyce Kanaan Murrman predeceased him in 2018.  He is survived by his brothers, Fr. Jonathan and Fr. Warren Murrman of Saint...

Apr 10, 2020

Daniel Thomas Griffin (Griff), 61, of Jeannette, PA passed away on April 10, 2020 at UPMC East in Monroeville, PA. Dan was born in Greensburg on June 30, 1958. He graduated from Hempfield Area High School. Dan was married to Debbie Hoak on 9/29/78, they were married 41 years. Dan worked as a bread distributor for Martins Pastry for...

Apr 4, 2020

Frank David Miller, 82, of Greensburg, received the final victory in Christ on Saturday, April 4, 2020. He died peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family and loving dog Maggie. He was a devoted Christian and a member of Calvary Lutheran Church, Murrysville, PA, for 52 years. He was an Elder, Usher, Sunday School teacher, a member of...

Mar 26, 2020

Laverne (Beau) Dalton Hetherington, 71, of Greensburg passed away Thursday, March 26, 2020. He was born July 24th, 1948, a son of the late James (Lover) Hetherington and Rebecca (Tootie) Hetherington.

Beau worked for Dominion Gas and Transmission for over forty years. After retiring from Dominion in 2009, he enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family...

Mar 24, 2020

Esther L. Walthour, 91 of Greensburg, passed away Tuesday, March 24, 2020. She was born September 3, 1928 in Greensburg, the daughter of the late John D. Lyons Sr. and Rev. Gladys E. Kettering Lyons. Esther was a member of Alpha Ministries in Greensburg. God gave her an amazing gift of music to play the piano for almost 80...

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...