Obituaries

Greensburg, PA Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Greensburg, PA, Westmoreland County & Surrounding Areas

Joann Forespring

Joann Forespring

Feb 9, 2015

JoAnn Forespring, 85 of Greensburg, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2015 at her home. She was born in 1929 to Curtis and Ruth (Bauman) Sipple. She was a member of Maplewood Presbyterian Church. She is survived by three daughters, Jacalyn Grabiak and husband Mark, Greensburg; Nancy Aquilino and husband Dennis, Greensburg; Faye Rosatti and husband Mark, Greensburg; four grandchildren,...

Judith Carnes

Judith Carnes

Feb 9, 2015

Judith E. Carnes, 65, of Greensburg, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 at Select Specialty Hospital, Latrobe. She was born March 21, 1949 in Greensburg a daughter of the late Ralph and Ruth Elizabeth (Mumaw) Jaynes. Judy had been employed as an X-Ray aide at Westmoreland Hospital. Most recently, she was employed at Plundo-Masterson. She was a member of First...

Joseph Rudolph

Joseph Rudolph

Feb 6, 2015

Joseph S. Rudolph, 94, of Greensburg, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, at Westmoreland Hospital. He was born in 1920 in New Port, R.I. He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg. He was a retired chemist for Westinghouse. Joseph was a veteran of World War II. He attained the rank of second lieutenant in the Army Air...

James Iii

James Iii

Feb 6, 2015

James "Jim" G. Owens III, 79, of Greensburg, passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. He was born in 1935 to James and Helen (Gallagher) in Irwin. Jim was the former owner of Jim Owens Country Ford, Dodge and Subaru. He had spent more than 50 years in the car dealership business before his retirement. He is survived by three daughters,...

Dr. Donald Bortz

Dr. Donald Bortz

Feb 1, 2015

Dr. Donald W. Bortz, Sr., 100, of Greensburg, passed away on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at his home. The son of Dr. Walter M. and Catherine Robinson Bortz, he was born in Greensburg on April 19, 1914. Dr. Bortz attended Greensburg High School, Allegheny College, and Jefferson Medical College. Upon graduating from Jefferson, he interned at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia...

Jim France

Jim France

Jan 29, 2015

Jim "James" D. France, 64, of Greensburg, died Thursday, January 29, 2015 in UPMC East, Monroeville. He was born July 10, 1950 in Washington, Kansas, a son of the late Merrill and Florence Wright Cain. Prior to retirement, he was employed as a database administrator for UPMC, Pittsburgh. He was a member of First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Greensburg. Jim was...

Helen Kerr

Helen Kerr

Jan 25, 2015

Helen Rose DiRaimondo Kerr, daughter of the late Peter and Jennie (LaMotta) DiRaimondo, went to be with the Lord on January 25, 2015. She was born November 18, 1933 in Easton, PA. Following graduation from Easton High School she married and raised and educated her three children. For 30 years Helen worked as a floral designer in Greensburg. She was...

Ronald Radebaugh

Ronald Radebaugh

Jan 25, 2015

Ronald J. Radebaugh, 66, of Greensburg, passed away Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. He was born in Greensburg and was a son of the late Melvin James and Florence (Blank) Radebaugh. Ron served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as a cosmetologist for Velocity Hair and Nail Salon in Greensburg. Surviving are...

Sarah Tourney

Sarah Tourney

Jan 24, 2015

Sarah Elizabeth Tourney, 95 of Redstone Highlands, Greensburg, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born in Greensburg, PA on April 5, 1919 a daughter of the late William Steck and Freda (Storey) Steck. Sarah was a member of First Christian Church of Greensburg, was active in the Christian Women's fellowship, and was...

Richard Smith

Richard Smith

Jan 20, 2015

Richard M. Smith, 86 of Greensburg, passed away on January 20, 2015 in Hempfield Manor. He was born in Greensburg on November 20, 1928 a son of the late William and Florence (Taylor) Smith . Richard served in the army during the Korean War. Prior to retirement, he worked as a Machinist for the former General Tire of Jeannette. Richard...

Charlotte Johnston

Charlotte Johnston

Jan 19, 2015

Charlotte Fennell Johnston, 86 of Greensburg, passed away, January 19, 2015 at her home. She was born in McCullough, PA, a daughter of the late William S. and Ellen (O'Connell) Fennell. Charlotte was a graduate of Greensburg High School in 1946 and the Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in 1949. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church...

Susan Schwab

Susan Schwab

Jan 18, 2015

Susan A. Schwab, 64, of Greensburg, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015 at Walnut Ridge Memory Care, Greensburg. She was born on February 27, 1950 in New Britain, CT, a daughter of Anthony and Francis Kozuch D'Addese. She was a member of St. Bruno Church and the church's rosary altar society. Susan also volunteered at Excela Westmoreland Hospital, Meals on...

Hannah Cummins

Hannah Cummins

Jan 18, 2015

Hannah E. Cummins, 92 of Greensburg, passed away, Sunday, January 18, 2015 in Nature Park Commons, Greensburg. She was born April 13, 1922 in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Max and Anna (Altschuler) Rosenthal . She was an avid card player and especially enjoyed mahjong. She enjoyed spending time with her family and also her friends at Nature Park Commons. Years...

Therese Treichler

Therese Treichler

Jan 17, 2015

Therese A. Treichler, 73 of Greensburg, passed away, Saturday, January 17, 2015. She was born November 1, 1941 in Hannastown a daughter of the late Martin and Sarah (Thompson) Miller. Therese was a registered nurse and had been employed by the former IHS Greensburg. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral Church and enjoyed animals, reading and following her...

Dale Topper

Dale Topper

Jan 15, 2015

Dale C. Topper, 80 formerly of Hunker, died Thursday, January, 15, 2015 in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born September 2, 1934 in Greensburg, a son of the late Willis Wayne Topper and Alice Johnston Topper Charley. Prior to retirement, he was a crane operator for US Steel Edgar Thompson Works, Braddock. He was also a farmer, raising beef...

Jennings Womack

Jennings Womack

Jan 14, 2015

Jennings F. Womack, 80, of Greensburg, died peacefully Wednesday January 14, 2015. He was born January 28, 1934 in St. Albans, West Virginia, son of the late Henry Edward and Amanda Buzzard Womack. After a 35 year career at Sears, Roebuck and Co., he began the second phase of his professional life with leadership positions in non-profit organizations. He served...

Ruthe Kassel

Ruthe Kassel

Jan 12, 2015

Ruthe Doris Schwartz Kassel, 91 formerly of Syracuse N.Y. died on Jan.12,2015 in the Westmoreland Manor, Hempfield Twp. She was born in Syracuse, NY on 11/10/1923 and was the daughter of the late Percival Schwartz and Florence Schwartz Andrews. Ruthe was a retired employee of Syracuse University . Surviving are her children Barry Kassel and wife Sheila of Greensburg and...

Richard White

Richard White

Jan 11, 2015

Richard Ray "Dick" White, 85, of Greensburg, passed away Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015. He was born Nov. 24, 1929, in Greensburg, a son of the late Charles Edgar and Josephine Caldwell White. Dick was a graduate of Greensburg High School, class of 1947. He graduated as a Pennsylvania professional draftsman after completing a four year apprenticeship program at the I-T-E...

Robert Manson

Robert Manson

Jan 6, 2015

Robert N. Manson, 89, of Greensburg, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in Redstone Highlands, Greensburg. He was born in Hickory and was a son of the late John R. and Ethel W. Manson. Bob was a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College and received his master's degree at Pitt University. He had served in the Army during World War...

Louis Miscovich

Louis Miscovich

Jan 2, 2015

Louis V. Miscovich, 88 of Greensburg, passed away, Friday, January 2, 2015 at his home. He was born April 10, 1926 in Mammoth a son of the late Louis M. and Josephine (Zomek) Miscovich. Prior to his retirement, Louis was a sales manager at Sears. He was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Greensburg. He was a...