Obituaries
Recent Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Monessen, Pennsylvania, Westmoreland County, & Surrounding Areas

Richard Earl Davis
Apr 17, 2018
Richard Earl Davis 71 of Monessen on Tuesday April 17 in Mon Valley Hospital Inc. Born in Pittsburgh on Jan 30 1947 he was the son of the late Fritz and Delores Bolen Davis. Rich was a graduate of Penn Hills High School and the PA. State Police Academy. He retired from the Pennsylvania State Police. Rich was an...
Frances Ann (Krusec) Pappas
Apr 15, 2018
Frances A. Pappas, of Monessen, died in her home Sunday, April 15, 2018. The daughter of the late Frank and Ann (Hornack) Krusec, she had just celebrated her 82nd birthday on April 12, 2018. Frances was retired from Union Cleaners, where she had been employed many years as a shirt presser. She kept busy during her retirement, spending time...

Angelo Razzano
Apr 12, 2018
Angelo Razzano, 94, of Monessen, passed away on April 12, 2018, in Per-ryopolis. He was born Jan. 10, 1924, in Manown, son of the late Frank and Helen Morra Razzano. He was a 1942 graduate of Monongahela High School, were he played football and wrestled. Angelo worked as a steelworker for Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp. and American Chain and...
Nancy L (Haury) Billick
Apr 1, 2018
Nancy L. Billick 88 of Monessen on Sunday April 1 2018 in Mon Valley Care Center. Born in Monessen on April 5 1929 she was the daughter of the late Dewey C and Mariam Wheatley Haury. She was a graduate of the class of 1947 of Monessen High School and a graduate of Penn State University.  She was a...
Eleanore F. (Bilicich) Glova
Mar 16, 2018
Eleanore Frances Glova age 96 passed away of natural causes on Friday March 16, 2018 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Eleanore was born in Monessen, PA on August 19, 1921 to parents Albert and Barbara Bilicich. She grew up in Monessen, PA and married Michael Glova on February 24, 1946. They moved to Allen Park, Michigan in 1947. Eleanore was a...

James M Ondulick
Mar 6, 2018
James N Ondulick, 70, of Belle Vernon, passed away on March 6, 2018 in West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. He was born on April 1, 1947 to Michael and Mary (Gladys) Ondulick in Monessen. He was a graduate of Monessen High School and worked as a Steel Worker for U.S. Steel. He was Presbyterian by...
Charles Norman Spotts
Mar 5, 2018
Charles N. Spotts 65 of Monessen on Monday March 5 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born in New Eagle PA on February 5 1953 he was the son of the late Charles and Beverly Fidler Spotts. Charlie was a life member of the Monessen Volunteer Fire Dept #2, South Western Chief's and Assistant Chief's Association,Western PA. Firemen's Association  the...
Kathryn Elaine (Tomer) Scales
Feb 26, 2018
Kathryn Elaine Scales, 75, of Monessen, passed away on February 26, 2018 in her home. She was born on February 17, 1943 to Willam and Ruth (Roe) Tomer in North Charleroi, PA. She was a graduate of Monessen High School. Kathryn worked as a Cashier for Hills and she was a member of Seventh-Day Adventist Church . Kathryn is survived...
Joan (Povich) Dolnack
Feb 25, 2018
Joan Dolnack 71 of Belle Vernon passed away on Sunday February 25 in Hallsworth House, Monessen after a serious illness. She was born in N. Charleroi on December 12 1946 and was the daughter of the late George and Lorraine (Lazzari) Povich Jr. After the death of her beloved husband of 34 years, Donald J Dolnack (2003) in Herndon VA.,...
Anna (Matola) Vasil
Feb 22, 2018
Anna Matola Vasil, 98, of Monessen, passed away Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Providence Care Center. She was born April 6, 1919, daughter of the late John and Anna Matola. Anna was a lifelong resident of Monessen, a lifelong member of Saint John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church and the church choir. She also was a member of...

Joseph Edward Regula
Feb 19, 2018
Joseph Edward Regula 88 of Monessen was born in Monessen on February 3 1930, son of the late Stephen and Bertha Fiffick Regula. At confirmation he added Daniel as a second middle name. He was a life time resident of Monessen and graduated from Monessen High School in 1949. He was a well known local musician having trained in...

John E Fiffick
Feb 14, 2018
John E Fiffick 63 of Monessen on Wed February 14 2018 in Mon Valley Hospital Inc. Born in N. Charleroi on December 4 1954 he was the son of the late John J. and Lillian Ciepiela Fiffick. John Drove van for Tri County Transportation. Besides his parents he was proceeded in death by his brother Thomas Fiffick. He is...
Francis J Baumgardner
Feb 13, 2018
Francis J. Baumgardner, 83, of Monessen, passed away on February 13, 2018 at Southwestern Healthcare Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was born on March 12, 1934 in Nanticoke Pa son of the late Norman and Mary (Miszczuk) Baumgardner. . He was a graduated of Rostraver High School. Francis worked as a Machinist for Halmar Machine of Bethel Park. He was a...
Margaret A (Sinchak) Dzimiera
Feb 8, 2018
Margaret A."Marge" Dzimiera, 94 passed away Feb.8 2018 at UPMC Altoona after complications of the flu. Margaret was born in Monessen, PA, and was the daughter of the late Michael and Anna (Hromey) Sinchak. On June 13 1972 Margaret married Peter C. Dzimiera  and he preceded her in death. Surviving are her two sisters Regina...
Frances L (Belavich) Grcich
Jan 25, 2018
Frances L. Grcich 93 of Donora passed away peacefully at home on Thursday January 25 2018. Born in Monessen on March 1 1924 she was the daughter of the late John and Magdalena Plavetich Belavich. She was a member of Our Lady of the Valley Roman Catholic Church. Besides her parents she was proceeded in death by her husband...

Judith L (Hammitt) Creevey
Jan 23, 2018
Judith L. Hammitt Creevey 58, of Monessen died on Tuesday, January 23 2018 in Allegheny General Hospital following a brain aneurysm. Born on June 6 1959, she was the daughter of Norman L and Vivian Harger Hammitt of Monessen. She is survived by her two sons Robert Creevey of Donora and Tim Creevey with whom she made her home,...
Pauline A (Razum) Mihalich
Jan 19, 2018
Pauline A. Mihalich 89 of Latrobe formerly of Monessen and South Huntingdon Twp on Friday January 19 in Brookdale Senior Living Latrobe. Born in Marianna PA. on December 31 1928 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Katherine Yurkovich Razum. Pauline grew up on a farm in Fallowfield Twp. and raised her family in Monessen. Whenever the...
George Papantonakis
Jan 8, 2018
George Papantonakis 90 of Monessen passed peacefully on Sunday January 8th  in Paramount Hospice Pittsburgh. Born in Monessen on October 22 1927 he was the son of the late Pantelis and Marina Argiroudis Papantonakis. George was a member of St Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church where he served as Cantor. He retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Co, and served his...
John Billak
Jan 5, 2018
John Billak Jr. 94, a longtime resident of Fallowfield Twp, formerly of Monessen, peacefully passed away at Hallsworth House Monessen on January 5 2018. He was born July 5, 1923 to his late parents John and Mary Jurenek Billak. He is survived by his loving daughter Karen Ann Billak of Miami Florida and son Thomas John Billak of Naples Florida,...
Robert N Tirpak
Jan 4, 2018
Robert N. Tirpak 71 of Monessen on Wednesday January 4 2018 in Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Born in Charleroi on Dec. 4 1946 he was the son of the late Nicholas and Mary Gnora Tirpak. Bob retired after 36 years as a mathematics teacher for Charleroi Area School District. He was a member of Mary Mother of the Church,...