Beverly J. Gasperin , of Greensburg, died Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017. She was born in Binghamton, NY, a daughter of the late Henry C. and Josephine Matro Rise (Risi). She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral and attended Steubenville High School where she proudly participated as a majorette along with her sister. Beverly enjoyed cooking for...
Ernestine E. (Ambrisco) Boyle , 85, of Greensburg, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. She was born Nov. 2, 1931, in Connellsville, a daughter of the late George and Pauline Palovchalk Ambrisco. Ernestine worked in the Register of Wills Office for Westmoreland County for 25 years. She was a member of Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Ernestine...
Donna Lee (Hoffman) Herbert , 74, of Greensburg, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at home, surrounded by her family. She was born Aug. 4, 1942, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Clyde and Olive Hoffman. Prior to her retirement, Donna was the manager of the Greensburg Wal-Mart Vision Center. In addition to her parents, she was...
Geraldine B. (Rinehart) Franklin , 92, of Greensburg, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in the Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born June 21, 1924, in Braddock, a daughter of the late Edward and Otelia Rinehart. Geraldine was a member and mother of the First Antioch Baptist Church and was a retired employee of Nutrition Inc. for...
Audrey J. Evangelist , 89, of Greensburg, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at home. She was born Sept. 22, 1927, in Duquesne, a daughter of the late Valentine and Lorraine Keck Southard. Audrey was a member of St. Paul Church. Her main joy in life was spending time with her family. She also enjoyed gardening, singing and...
Mary Jane (Bisignani) Lovera , 90, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at home. She was born July 15, 1926, in Greensburg, the only daughter of the late Antonio and Anita Del Corona Bisignani. She was a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral. Mary Jane was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed baking, cooking, cleaning and spending time...
Eleanor M. (Sorice) Petrosky , 86, of Greensburg, died Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017, in the Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born April 10, 1930, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Anthony L. and Rose Butz Sorice. Eleanor was a sales associate for the former Troutman's Department Store in Greensburg, Kaufmann's and Macy's in Westmoreland Mall....
Jack E. Moyer Sr. , 93, of Greensburg, died Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at home. He was born Dec. 16, 1923, in Greensburg, a son of the late Kenneth and Ruth Myers Moyer. Jack was the operator of the former Atlantic Arco Gas Station in Greensburg. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the...
Janet F. (Brooker) Nuss , 85, of Greensburg, went to be with the Lord Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016, in Newhaven Court. She was born Dec. 1, 1931, in Boston, Mass., a daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy Langviloe Brooker. Janet was a retired teacher for the Hempfield Area School District. In addition to her parents, she...
Hillary E. Ramsey , 52, of Greensburg, died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016, at home. He was born Nov. 29, 1964, in Greensburg, a son of the late Joan Elliott Ramsey. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his sister, Roxanne Ridgely. He is survived by his son, Joshua Pastor, of Pittsburgh; four sisters,...
Sally (Elliott) Smail , 86, of Greensburg, passed Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, in Redstone Highlands, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sept. 14, 1930, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Hilary and Elsie Elliott. Sally was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Greensburg, and the Eastern Star. She was a graduate of Greensburg Salem...
Helen (Takitch) Byers , 92, of Greensburg, passed on to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born Sept. 30, 1924, in Hecla, a daughter of the late Joseph and Julia Kopkas Takitch. She was a faithful member of the First Lutheran Church in Greensburg and their Virginia...
William J. Bellus , 65, of Greensburg, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2016, in West Penn Hospital. He was born Sept. 29, 1951, in Connellsville. He is survived by his mother, Martha Najewicz, of Greensburg; his father, William Bellus, and wife Betty, of Connellsville; two daughters, Danielle Conroy, and husband Tim, of Chantilly, Va., and Heather Bellus, of...
Lucille (Speed) Skillings , 83, of Irwin, died Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in the Westmoreland Manor. She was born November 07, 1933, in Greensburg, a daughter of the late Samuel and Julia VanHorn Speed. She was a member of the Bethel A.M.E. Church in Irwin and a decorator for the former Jeannette Glass. In addition to her...
Terrance M. Maline Jr. , 28, of Greensburg, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in the Shadyside Hospital. He was born May 15, 1988, in Jeannette, a son of Tracie Freeman Maline and the late Terrance M. Maline Sr. He graduated from Jeannette Sr. High School in 2007. Prior to his illness, he had worked for DeAugustine Construction...
"Orlando "Lundy" Bell has now retired from Bud Smail Lincoln Mercury". Orlando J. "Lundy" Bell , 92, of Greensburg, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. He was born Dec. 1, 1924, in Crabtree, a son of the late Phillip and Cecilia Delledonne Bell. Lundy was a retired sales associate for Smail Auto Group after a long career in...
Mother Carrietta Berger , of Greensburg, transitioned from her earthly home to a heavenly dwelling place Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. Mother Berger was born March 1, 1930, in Monessen, to the late Harry and Evangelist Ruth Tucker. She was preceded in death by her husband of more than 40 years, Elder David Allen Berger Jr.; one son,...
Eunice M. (Gumbs) Quist , 67, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016, at home. She was born Oct. 20, 1949, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, a daughter of the late Raymond and Anna Marie Aubain Gumbs. She was a clerk for the former Car Quest in Greensburg and a member of Blessed Sacrament Cathedral, the...
Joseph Scifo , 72, of Greensburg, died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016. He was born April 17, 1944, in Crabtree, a son of the late Cologero Scifo, Jr. and Rosella M. Corleto Scifo. After attending Greensburg Salem High School, he served in the US Army, and then worked for Latrobe Steel, from which he retired after 36 years....