Obituaries

Jun 7, 2013

Rita M. Reese, 89, of Greensburg passed away on Friday, June 7 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. She was surrounded by loved ones. Daughter of the late Frank E. and Helen D. Jaski, Rita was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on June 25, 1923. She was the devoted wife of the late John D. Reese. Rita was an enthusiastic alumnae of...

Jun 4, 2013

Lillian Bolko "Lill" Albert, age 80, of Greensburg passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 4, 2013. She was born December 28, 1932, in Herminie, the daughter of the late Kristjan and Amalia "Molly" Bolko. Lill was the wife of the late Robert E. "Bob" Albert for 56 years. Mrs. Albert, as she was known to many, taught English and several...

Jun 1, 2013

Josephine E. 'Betty' Bills, 90 of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, passed away, Saturday, June 1 in Excela Health: Westmoreland Hospital. She was born April 26, 1923 in Banning, PA, daughter of the late Joseph Stephen and Anna (Mikolajcik) Uhring. Betty was a member of Our Lady of Grace Church where she enjoyed attending with her friend, Mildred Stubbs. She was a member...

May 31, 2013

Ezio Fontanella, 95, of Greensburg passed away on Friday, May 31, 2013, at Excela Health, Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg. Born on October 21, 1917 in Greensburg, Ezio was a son of the late Frances (Forzani) Fontanella and Charles Fontanella, both born in Masserano, Italy. Ezio was a loving husband, a kind and generous friend. He served in the US Army...

May 23, 2013

Donald Clarence "Smokey" Bankosh, 79 of Export, formerly of Slickville, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, May 23, 2013 He was born October 18, 1933, a son of the late John and Mary (Duffalo) Bankosh. He attended Sloan School of Slickville. He was a union laborer/foreman out of Local 373 Pittsburgh for 35 years, retiring from Laborers Union 1451. He was an...

May 21, 2013

Tillie E. Cavanaugh, 78 of Greensburg passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2013 on her fifty-ninth wedding anniversary. She passed at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 20, 1934 in Greensburg and was the daughter of the late Walter and Louise (Brown) Erickson. Tillie was a Greensburg High School graduate in the class of 1952 and was...

May 20, 2013

Gary V. Palmer, 61 formerly of Greensburg, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 in Lebanon, PA. He was born September 12, 1951 in Greensburg and was the son of the late Vernon and Alma Carrie Palmer. Gary was a graduate of Greensburg Salem High School Class of 1969 and the California State College Class of 1973. He was the purchasing...

May 20, 2013

Gary M. Cottrill, 71, of Greensburg, passed away Monday, May, 20, 2013, at his home. He was born July 14, 1941, in Greensburg, the son of the late Kenneth and Ruth (Hamilton) Cottrill. Gary was retired from the OMNOVA Corp in Jeannette and was an origami fan, always carrying crisp one dollar bills and small tools to create the designs....

May 18, 2013

Joyce Marie Spor, 54 of Jeannette, Pennsylvania, passed away, Saturday, May 18, 2013 at her home. She was born August 23, 1958 in Jeannette, PA, daughter of the late Ruth (Ketter) and James Spor. Surviving are her children, Danielle Spor, Matthew Spor, Nicole Rice, Donald Rice; grandchildren, Jaiden, Makayla, Ty, Kaleb, Trey, Angus , and one on the way and...

May 18, 2013

Bonita Louise Dahm, 60 of Greensburg, passed away, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Westmoreland Manor. She was born September 21, 1952 in Norwin, PA, daughter of the late Helen (Trump) and George Welsh. Bonita was a member of South Greensburg Hunt Club, Hempfield Hunt Club, A.L.S. Association of Western PA, and Yukon Pool League. She worked as a Customer Service...

May 16, 2013

Coralee Farmer Fox , 82, of Greensburg, passed away May 16, 2013 at the Excela Westmoreland Hospital. . She was born on October 25, 1930 in McKeesport and was the daughter of the late James A. and Grace Miller Farmer. She graduated from Greensburg High School class of 1948 and was a life member of the First United Methodist Church...

May 14, 2013

Bruce Clayton Forsyth, 61 of Greensburg, passed away,Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at his home. He was born May 31, 1951 in Wheeling, WV, son of Beverly Gooden Forsyth and the late Harry Forsyth. He was a member of the Saint Vincent Basilica Parish in Latrobe, PA. Bruce graduated from Greensburg Salem High School in 1969. He also graduated from St....

May 10, 2013

William E. (Ernie) Winstead, 66, of Greensburg, formerly of La Plata, MD, DIED Friday, May 10, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born April 21, 1947, in Detroit, Michigan, a son of the late John W. and D. Louise (Bowling) Winstead. Ernie is a retired Boilermaker after 34 years of service and a member of Boilermakers Local...

May 9, 2013

Paul C. Markle Sr. 90 of Greensburg , passed away on May 9, 2013 in Greensburg.

He was born on Oct. 4, 1922 in Greensburg and was the son of the late Edward and Pearl Sweitzer Markle.

Paul served in the army air Corp during WW II and was a retired employee of the Robertshaw...

May 3, 2013

Anna A. Curtis, 95 of Greensburg passed away on Friday 5/3/2013 in the New Haven Court. She was born in Mt. Pleasant Twp. on 10/10/1917 and was the daughter of the late Frank and Veronica Regimen Mizenko. Anna was a member of St. Bruno Catholic Church and a former member of St. Florian Catholic Church and its altar society. She...

May 3, 2013

John W. Rohrbacher, 88, of Clearwater, Florida, formerly of Greensburg, passed away on May 3, 2013 in Florida. He was born January 5, 1925 in Grapeville, PA, son of the late Charles Edward and Minnie Miller Rohrbacher. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by this loving wife of 60 years, Betty Joan Rohrbacher, six brothers, Charles,...

May 3, 2013

Daniel A. Trumbetta, 85, of Jeannette, passed away Friday, May 3, 2013, in Redstone Highlands, Greensburg. He was born April 8, 1928, in Greensburg, a son of the late Daniel A. and Helen (Pekarthy) Trumbetta. Daniel was a graduate of the Greensburg High School and the University of Pittsburgh. He was a pharmaceutical consultant specializing in the clinical laboratory and...

Apr 29, 2013

Sarah Mae 'Sally' Wirick, 71 of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, passed away, Monday, April 29, 2013 in Oakhill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 8, 1941 in Greensburg, daughter of the late George Murtland and Mildred Murtland Steiner . She worked as a Assistant Parts Manager for Frank Pultz International . Besides her parents, Sarah was preceded in death by...

Apr 27, 2013

Robert Ivan Johnston 65, of Greensburg, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013. Bob was born Oct. 11, 1947, in Meadville, PA, the son of the late Wallace and Rebie (Kightlinger) Johnston, of Meadville. Bob is a 1970 graduate of Alleghany College, and graduated from Duquesne University Law School in 1974. He became a partner at Tremba & Jelley, LLC in...

Apr 25, 2013

Max R. Howard , 76 of Greensburg, passed away Thursday April 25, 2013 at the Mt. View Specialty Care Center .

He was born on December 5, 1936 in Indian Head and was the son of the late Edward and Faythelma Whitehead Howard. Max served in the US Marine Corp and was a retired employee for the...