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

Laura R Uhall
Feb 18, 2013
Laura R Uhall 95 of Monessen on Monday February 18 2013 in Havencrest Nursing Center. Born on September 8 1917 she was the daughter of the late Nick and Maria Tarquino Stafieri. She was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. Besides her parents she was proceeded in death by her husband Albert, two...

Jean L. Stanisz
Feb 12, 2013
Jean L Stanisz 84 of Monessen on Tuesday February 12 2013 in Mon Valley Hospital Inc. Born in Yukon on July 30 1928 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Amalija Korber Krance. She was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church and the S.N.P.J. Jean enjoyed polka dancing, gardening and flowers...
Dorothy Irene Stefansky
Feb 9, 2013
Dorothy Irene Stefansky 84 of Monessen on Saturday February 9 2013 in Westmoreland Manor. Born in Warren Ohio on Jan. 6 1929 she was the daughter of the late John and Anna Mae Ondeck Hassick. Dorothy was a member of St. John the Divine Russian Orthodox Church. Besides her parents she was proceeded in death by her husband...

Ella M Kowalsky
Feb 4, 2013
Ella M. Kowalsky 89 of Belle Vernon formally of Monessen passed away on Monday February 4, 2013 in Mon Valley Hospital. Born in Monessen on September 12, 1923 she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Messaros) Bunda. Ella was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. Besides her parents she was...
Henry A Drozd
Jan 24, 2013
Henry A. Drozd, age 93, long standing resident of Monessen and resident of The Pines of Mt Lebanon for the past 8 years, passed away peacefully on Thursday January 24, 2013 surrounded by his beloved family. Born in Monessen on January 12, 1920 Henry retired from U.S. Steel Corporation after 35 years. Henry was a WWII veteran serving...
James E Billick
Jan 22, 2013
James E Billick, 85 of Monessen passed away Tuesday January 22, 2013 in his home. Born in Monessen on February 11, 1927 he was the son of the late James and Anna Gosdonovich Billick. James retired from The Pennsylvania Turnpike and was the former manager of Park Shoes in White Hall..Uncle Jim also worked with his father at...
David J Summers
Jan 15, 2013
David J. Summers 73 of Monessen on Tuesday Jan 15 2013 in Mon Valley Hospital Inc. Born in Monessen on May 21 1939 he was the son of the late Donald and Mildred Dietsel Summers. He was a retired carpenter and a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. He served his country in the...
Nicholas Cullen
Jan 2, 2013
Nicholas Cullen, Sr. of Monessen passed at the age of 95 on January 2, 2013 at the Hallsworth House in Monessen. He was born in Monessen on December 21, 1917, the last surviving child of Valentine Cullen Sr. and Barbara Duletin Cullen. He was a lifelong resident of Monessen, retiring after 42 years of service with Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel...
Andrew J. Sedory Jr
Dec 28, 2012
Andrew J. Sedory Jr. 95 of Monessen on Friday December 28, 2012 in Mon Valley Care Center. Born in Lebanon Pa. on August 7 1917 he was the son of the late Andrew and Anna Smertka Sedory Sr. Andy retired from the cindering department of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Co. Monessen Plant. He was a member of the Epiphany...

Michael Fredrick Kraft
Dec 10, 2012
Michael Fredrick Kraft 67, of Monessen on Monday December 10 2012 at his home. Born in Madison Wisconsin on March 1 1945 he was the son of the late Philip and Lucille Miller Kraft. He was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, he worked as a radio disc-jockey for the radio markets in Appleton and Lake Geneva...

Louis Robert Drop
Dec 6, 2012
Louis Robert Drop 67 of Monessen, on Thursday December 6, 2012. He is the son of the late John and Helen Nivert Drop. Mr. Drop was a retired Charleroi High School chemistry teacher of thirty seven years. He was a life member of The National Educational Association. He was a Beth Center high school graduate and went on...

Joseph L Ciglar
Nov 28, 2012
Joseph L Ciglar 87 of Monessen on Wednesday November 28 2012 in his home. Born in Monessen on May 4 1925 he was the son of the late Edward and Ann Jurnek Ciglar. He retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Co., Monessen Plant. He served his country during WW II as a gliderman with the 13th Airborne Division over...
Ronald W. DeZardo
Nov 25, 2012
Ronald W. DeZardo 64, of Monessen on Sunday November 25 2012 in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital. Born in North Charleroi on March 28 1948 he was the son of the late Constance and Margaret Barna DeZardo. Ron retired as a school bus driver with Hilltop Bus Lines. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon....

Mary Jane Stephens
Nov 20, 2012
Graveside funeral services will be held on Thursday at 11:30 am in Grandview Cemetery Monessen, PA.

Ann wasilewski
Nov 20, 2012
Ann Wasilewski 80, of Monessen on Tuesday 20 2012, in her residence. Born in Vintondale Pa on Feb. 23 1932 she was the daughter of the late Nick and Mary Velisko Kuczko. She was a retired librarian for Monessen Public Library. Besides her parents she was proceeded in death by her husband Edward, her daughter Lynn and her...
Deloris Koval
Nov 6, 2012
Deloris Koval 83, of Monessen on Tuesday November 6 2012 in Mon Valley Care Center. Born in California Pa on Dec 21 1928 she was the daughter of the late Earl and Mary Tiernan Moore. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Monessen. Deloris cherished her family and especially her two grandsons. She was...
Charlotte P Lesko
Oct 30, 2012
Charlotte P Lesko 90 of Monessen on Tuesday October 30 2012 in Hallsworth House. Born in Aliquippa Pa on June 7 1922 she was the daughter of the late Frank and Theresa Prezgar. She was a member of the Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church. She retired from Corning Glass Charleroi Plant. Besides her parents she was...
Thomas Latkanich
Oct 13, 2012
Thomas (Farmer) M. Latkanich, Jr., 62, of Belle Vernon was called by the Lord and the Angels of heaven on Saturday October 13, 2012. He was surrounded by his loving family at his home. He was born June 4, 1950 in N. Charleroi, a son of Thomas M. and Margaret (Yuhasz) Latkanich of Monessen. Thomas was a Navy...
Virginia Catherine Sethman
Oct 11, 2012
Virginia C. "Ginny" Sethman 66, of Jacobs Creek, on Thursday October 11, 2012 in Latrobe Hospital. Born in Jacobs Creek on March 18 1946 she was the daughter of the late Albert L. and Helen Pollack Sethman. Ginny was Orthodox by faith and later in life attended Jacobs Creek Baptist Church. Ginny had many friends at the Social...
Nick Sivek
Oct 9, 2012
Nick Sivek 81 of Monessen on Tuesday October 9 2012 in St. Margaret's Hospital Pittsburgh Pa. Born in Monessen on December 15 1930 he was the son of the late Carl and Mary Mahey Sivek. He retired from Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Co. Monessen Plant. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Charleroi. He served...