OBITUARIES
Warren M. Briggs Jr.
Apr 1, 2009
Warren M. Briggs, 64, of Hanover Township, Luzerne County, formerly of Piscataway, NJ, died at 12:10 AM Wednesday, April 1, 2009 in Somerset Medical Center, NJ. He was born January 21, 1945, in Washington, a son of Warren M. and Ruth McDonald Briggs Sr. Before his retirement, he was a fork lift operator for the Coca-Cola Bottling Company in New...
Frank G. Gasper
Mar 24, 2009
Frank G. "Shanks" Gasper age 93, of Strabane Woods formerly of Canonsburg, died at 5:40 AM on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 in Washington Hospital. He was born August 20, 1915, in Sykesville, Pa., the son of John and Veronica Chopp Gasper. Mr. Gasper served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of St. Patrick...
William J. Zirwas
Mar 22, 2009
William J. Zirwas, age 46 of Lawrence died unexpectedly, Sunday March 22, 2009 in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born June 28, 1962 in Canonsburg Hospital a son of the late Jacob Zirwas who died January 15, 1983 and Marie Alexander Zirwas Phillips of McDonald. Mr. Zirwas was Catholic and a 1982 graduate of Fort Cherry High School. He was...
Mary Yesenchak
Mar 21, 2009
Mary Yesenchak age 83 of Muse, died at 12:00 PM on Saturday, March 21, 2009 at Consulate Health Care, North Strabane. She was born on April 1, 1925, in Washington, the daughter of Anton and Mary Pavkovic Cecil. Mrs. Yesenchak belonged to Croation Fraternal Union of America lodge 567. She lived most of her life in Muse. Mrs. Yesenchak was...
Nancy Sala Traska
Mar 19, 2009
Nancy Sala Traska, 76 of Canonsburg, died Thursday, March 19, 2009 in West Penn Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born September 27, 1932 in Pittsburgh, the daughter of the late Henry Calvin and Mary Jane McChesney Sala, Sr. Mrs. Traska worked as a cashier for Cinema 19, retiring in 2003, in her earlier years she worked for Daily Notes, Flannery Bolt,...
Florence "Palm" DeFife
Mar 17, 2009
Florence "Palm" DeFife age 91 of Canonsburg, died at 6:05 am Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at Consulate Health Care, North Strabane Twp. She was born on Palm Sunday, April 1, 1917 in Canonsburg, a daughter of John and Mary Ann Stasio Verno, and was a lifetime member of St. Patrick R. C. Church. Prior to her retirement in 1991, Mrs....
Richard Dale Harter, Sr.
Mar 15, 2009
Richard "Dick" Dale Harter, Sr. 59, of Washington, died Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 8:18 PM in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born April 15, 1949 in Waynesburg, the son of the late Harvey and Margaret Savage Harter. Mr. Harter served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1970 over in Korea and later was transferred to United States...
Frank A. Soski, Jr.
Mar 15, 2009
Frank A. Soski, Jr. age 87 of Canonsburg, died Sunday, March 15, 2009 in HCR Manor Care. He was born September 15, 1921 in Canonsburg, the son of Frank A. and Catherine Essick Soski, Sr. Mr. Soski graduated from Canonsburg High School where he was on the track team. He served in the United States Army during World War II...
Ruth E. Tilger
Mar 14, 2009
Ruth E. Tilger 85 of Canonsburg died Saturday, March 14, 009 at 2:37AM, in The Washington Hospital. She was born December 31, 1923 in Jeanette, the daughter of Charles E. and Mona Schmidt Raviart. Mrs. Tilger was a licensed practical nurse for 23 years, before her retirement in 1993 from Thomas Nursing Home in Canonsburg. She liked to cook, travel,...
Tessie Cecilia Rossit
Mar 13, 2009
Tessie Rossit, 96 of Canonsburg, died Friday, March 13, 2009 at 3:00 PM at the Donnell House, Washington. She was born October 16, 1912 in Canonsburg the daughter of Anthony and Josephine Baluta Rossit. Miss Rossit was Roman Catholic. She spent her entire life in the Canonsburg area. Miss Rossit was a nursing aid at the Thomas Nursing Home in...
Ruth J. Rakar
Mar 7, 2009
Ruth J. Rakar 85 of Canonsburg, died Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 10:18 AM in Golden Living Health Care. She was born August 31, 1923 in Canonsburg, the daughter of Jacob and Sarah Shepler Byers. Mrs. Rakar was a member of St. Patrick Church and the Christian Mothers. She was a member of the Senior Citizens Center, Canonsburg and the...
Anton F. Kay
Feb 24, 2009
Anton Kay, 76, of DiCio Street, North Strabane Township, died peacefully February 24, 2009, in the care of his loving wife. He was born April 8, 1932 in Deutsch Mokra Hungary, a son of Frank and Anna Kay. Mr. Kay served in the U.S. Army Corps. and was honorably discharged on July 18, 1958. He was awarded the National Defense...
Theresa M. Calabro
Feb 24, 2009
Theresa M. "Tree" Calabro age 66 of Canonsburg, died Tuesday, February 24, 2009 in Canonsburg General Hospital. She was born on May 24, 1942, in Canonsburg, the daughter of the late Mario and Amelia Maggi DiMuzio. Mrs. Calabro graduated from Immaculate Conception High School, class of 1960, and later in life from Bradford School of Business with an Associates Degree....
Joseph T. Progar
Feb 20, 2009
Joseph T. Progar Joseph T. Progar, 87, of Strabane died Friday, February 20, 2009 in his home. He was born September 28, 1921 in Strabane the son of Joseph and Rozalia Bobnar Progar. Mr. Progar was a member of St. Patrick Church. He was also a member of SNPJ Lodge 138 and St. Jerome Lodge 153 KSKJ and the VFW...
Elizabeth Kurnick
Feb 19, 2009
Elizabeth Kurnick Elizabeth Kurnick of Washington died February 19, 2009. She was born April 25, 1933 in Pittsburgh a daughter of Steve and Agnes Aimon Caley. Mrs. Kurnick retired from H. J. Heinz Company after 35 years of service. On October 19, 1951 she married Thomas E. Kurnick who died November 19, 1990. Surviving are a son, Thomas E. Kurnick,...
Francis "Fritz" Tkach
Feb 19, 2009
Francis "Fritz" Tkach Enjoyed Slovenian Polka Music Francis "Fritz" Tkach age 78 of Strabane, died Thursday, February 19, 2009 in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born January 16, 1931 in Morgan, a son of John and Elizabeth Urban Tkach and was a graduate of South Fayette High School. He lived in Strabane for the past 52 years, where he...
Albert J. Albinini
Feb 11, 2009
Albert J. Albinini age 87 of Canonsburg, died Wednesday February 11, 2009 in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born February 6, 1922 in Strabane a son of John and Theresa Rose Albinini. He lived his entire life in the Strabane and Canonsburg area where he was a member of St. Patrick R.C. Church. Mr. Albinini served with the United States...
Andrew W. Popp
Feb 9, 2009
Andrew W. Popp 53 Year Member of Bricklayers BAC Local 9 Andrew W. Popp, 77, of Lawrence, formerly of Canonsburg passed away February 9, 2009 in Kindred Hospital, Oakdale. He was born June 10, 1931 in East Brunswick Township, NJ a son of the late Pearl Popp Buichl and Joseph Popp. He attended Cecil Township High School. He was a...
James E. Moody
Feb 3, 2009
James E. Moody, 73 of Muse died Tuesday Feb 3, 2009 in Washington Hospital. He was born March 15, 1935 in Muse a son of the late William Francis and Rose Ethel Hancock Moody. He lived most of his life in Muse where he was a member of Muse Presbyterian Church. Mr. Moody had been a coalminer, a surveyor with...
John K. Abraham
Feb 3, 2009
John K. Abraham 88, of Washington, formerly of Canonsburg, died Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 10:10 AM in the Donnell House, Washington. He was born in Waynesburg, the son of Albert and Mary Elias Abraham. Mr. Abraham graduated from Canonsburg High School, Class of 1939. He attended Waynesburg College from 1939 to 1942. After being discharged in 1945, he continued...
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