Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Monessen, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, & Surrounding Areas
Eva (Galuppo) Giannini
Jan 1, 2019
Eva Giannini 99 of Charleroi on Tuesday January 1 2019 in Mon Valley Hospital . Born in Monessen on September 21 1919 she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Mary Galuppo. She was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. She retired from Magura Sewing Factory and Brookville Manufacturing. Besides her parents she...
John Peresolak
Dec 24, 2018
John Peresolak 88 of Monessen, passed away peacefully on December 24 2018 in Mount St. Macrina Manor Uniontown . Born in Monessen on May 9 1930 he was the son of the late George and Zuzzana Kohut  Peresolak. He retired as a rotary pressman from Business Forms Inc. of Monongahela. He was a member of...
Charles M Neff
Dec 16, 2018
Charles M Neff, 70, of Monessen, PA, died Sunday, December 16, 2018, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born Waynesburg Pa on June 17, 1948, to the late Chalmer W. and Minetta E. Neff. Besides his parents he was proceeded in death by, his sister Marlene Cox, brother Russell Neff, and daughter Sherry Neff. Charles worked at Washington Steel, and...
Douglas James Dyky
Dec 4, 2018
Douglas J. Dyky, age 62 of Monessen, PA died on Tuesday December 4, 2018 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Monessen, PA on June 5, 1956 of the late Johan and Ann (Talpas) Dyky. Doug was a member of The Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church in Monessen, PA and the former Most Holy Name of...
Steve Bankovich
Nov 30, 2018
Steve Bankovich 89 of Monessen on Friday November 30 2018 in Haven Crest Health Care and Rehab Center. Born in Fairhope on July 14 1929 he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Domitovich Bankovich. He Retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Co. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a...
Marion B (Skrabala) Povrzenich
Nov 26, 2018
Marion B. Povrzenich 97 of Monessen on Monday November 26 2018 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born in Monessen on September 21 1921 she was the daughter of the late Jake and Josephine Skrabala. Marion retired from Samuel's Motor Express of Monessen and was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. Besides her parents she...
John C Povrzenich
Nov 25, 2018
John C. Povrzenich 90 of Monessen on Sunday November 25 2018 in Victoria House. Born in Monessen on September 12, 1928. He was the son of the late Louis and Mary Belavich Povrzenich. He retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel CO. as a Melter in the B.O.F. He was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church,...
Jose Alvarez III
Nov 25, 2018
Jose Alvarez III on Sunday November 25 2018 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Born in Monongahela PA on May 21 1958 he was the son of the late Jose Alvarez Jr. and Shirley Centenail Alvarez who resides in Monessen. Jose was a Graduate of Ringgold High School. He was Presbyterian by faith. Besides his mother he is survived by a...
Dale Jones
Nov 20, 2018
Dale James Jones died on Nov. 20, 2018. He was born on May 11, 1945, to Helen and James Jones. He lived in Pennsylvania his entire life. He previously worked at Pittsburgh Lithographing and at one point was self-employed doing electrical work. He is survived by his...
Margaret (Homas) Opat
Nov 1, 2018
Margaret Opat 83 of Monessen on Thursday November 1 2018 in Mon Valley Care Center. Born in N. Charleroi on October 5 1935 she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine Chomas Homas. Margaret was a 1953 Graduate of Monessen High School and a devoted Member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church. She retired as a waitress...
Charles Punzell
Oct 27, 2018
Charles Punzell 98 of Monessen on Saturday Oct 27 in his home. Born in Monessen on February 20 1920 he was the son of the late Charles and Eva Hrebin Punzell. He retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Co. and was a devoted member of St. John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church serving as Cantor and...
Ann Marie (Talpas) Dyky
Oct 26, 2018
Ann Marie Talpas Dyky, age 95 of Monessen, PA on Friday October 26 2018 in Residence at Hilltop. She was born in Monessen on April 15, 1923 daughter of the late Valent and Maria Rumanchik Talpas. Ann was a member of The Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church in Monessen PA and the former Most Holy Name of...
Robert Paul Zubritsky
Sep 7, 2018
Robert Paul Zubritsky 61 of Monessen on Friday September 7 2018 in Mon Valley Hospital Inc. Born in N.Charleroi PA. on September 16 1956 he was the son of the late Charles Zubritsky Jr. and Joan Wysochanski Zubritsky of Monessen . Bob was a member of St. Mary Byzantine Church. He worked as a Environmental Lab Technician. Besides his...
Evelyn G (Fabian) Fabian
Jul 30, 2018
Evelyn G. Fabian passed away peacefully on Monday, July 30, 2018 at Country Care Manor in Fayette City. Born Nov. 29, 1930 in Monessen, she was the daughter of the late Michael A. and Anna M. Stasko Fabian. Miss Fabian was a lifelong resident of Monessen, residing on Clarendon Avenue since the early 1940s. She was a communicant of the...
John Zilka
Jun 15, 2018
John "Zeke" Zilka 83 of Monessen on Friday June 15 in Haven Crest Nursing Center. Born in Monessen on February 9 1935 he was the son of the late George and Julia Futey Zilka. He retired from the US Postal Service Monessen Office. He served his country in the US Army. Zeke was an outstanding bowler in the Mon Valley...
Betty Jean Risko
May 24, 2018
Betty Jean Risko 80 of Belle Vernon on Thursday May 24 2018 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Born in Barnsboro on March 3 1938 she was the daughter of the late Nichalos and Susann Jacobs Risko. Betty was Catholic by faith and enjoyed preparing family meals. Besides he parents she was preceded in death by her sister Eleanor Rudovsky ....
Susan (Hreno) Urko
May 20, 2018
Susan Hreno Urko, 82 of Carroll Township, Monongahela died on May 20, 2018 at Havencrest Nursing Center after a courageous 3 1/2 year battle of pancreatic cancer. Susan was born on March 18, 1936, the daughter of the late John and Mary Hudi Hreno. After graduating from Monessen High School in 1954, she attended Douglas...
Elizabeth A Dankovcik
May 12, 2018
Elizabeth Ann (Betty) Dankovcik, 95, of Monessen, died Saturday, May 12, 2018 in her residence. Born in Monessen on Sept. 10, 1922, she was the daughter of the late John and Suzanna Kruppa Dankovcik. She was a member of St. John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church. She retired as a secretary and librarian for Monessen...

Joseph E Anders
Apr 30, 2018
Joseph E. Anders died on April 30, 2018, age 91, at the Hospice Home Care In Little Rock, Arkansas. Joe dedicated his entire life to his faith and family. Joe loved music and played saxophone in the Monessen High School band. He was a US Army Veteran and worked 37 years for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel. He is survived by his...
Richard E Urko
Apr 22, 2018
Richard E. "Zeke" Urko, 82, of Carroll Township, Monongahela died peacefully in Jefferson Hospital on Sunday April 22, 2018 after a brief illness. Richard was born June 20, 1935 the son of the late Paul and Gabrielle J. Celensek Urko. After graduating from Rostraver High School in 1953 he enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps, serving three years to...