OBITUARIES
Stella A. Grohal
May 16, 2009
Stella A. Grohal age 93 of Canonsburg, died Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Canonsburg General Hospital. She was born January 27, 1916 in Canonsburg the daughter of Albert and Helen Szalanski Wasieleski. Mrs. Grohal attended Trinity High School. She worked as a factory worker for the former RCA. On September 17, 1938 she married John M. Grohal,...
William M. "Chip" Lazorchak
May 12, 2009
William M. "Chip" Lazorchak Former Mayview State Hospital And PennDOT Employee William M. "Chip" Lazorchak age 53 of Canonsburg, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 3:00PM in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born on July 15, 1955, in Washington, the son of Rose Uram Lazorchak of Canonsburg and the late William Lazorchak. Chip was a graduate of...
Helen Joy Thomas Orcutt
May 11, 2009
Helen Joy Thomas Orcutt age 63 of Bridgeville, died Monday, May 11, 2009 at 3:00 AM in the Donnell House, Washington. She was born December 9, 1945 in Canonsburg, the daughter of late Anthony J. and Helen Donnelly Thomas. Mrs. Orcutt was a member of St. Benedict the Abbot Church, McMurray, also a member of Women of St. Benedict's and...
James E. Boyan
May 10, 2009
James E. Boyan, age 73, of Canonsburg, died Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 7:10 AM in the Greenery Special Care Center. He was born on June 25, 1935 in Cecil, the son of the late Steve and Evaline Popich Boyan. Mr. Boyan graduated from Canonsburg High School and served in the Pennsylvania National Guard. On March 17, 1961, he married...
Patricia Gamble
May 2, 2009
Patricia L. Gamble On May 2nd, 2009, of Canonsburg, age 76, devoted and loving mother of Michele (Jim) Jarrett of Peters Township, PA; Linda Kirkland of Queensland, Australia; Michael (Beth) Gamble of Peters Township, PA; proud grandmother of Michael and Melissa Jarrett, Matthew and Kelly Kirkland and Justin Gamble; beloved sister of Roy Fredericks of North Strabane, PA; Frances Funka...
Dorothy M. Hunter
Apr 26, 2009
Dorothy M. Hunter age 79 of Muse, died unexpectedly Sunday April 26, 2009 at her home. She was born September 23, 1929 in Canonsburg, a daughter of William E. and Emma Jane Prescott Johnson. Mrs. Hunter lived her entire life in Muse where she was a member of Muse Presbyterian Church. Prior to her retirement she had been employed for...
Anna Marie Hete
Apr 23, 2009
Anna Marie Hete, 74, of Houston died Thursday April 23, 2009 at 3:00 PM in Canonsburg Hospital. She was born February 2, 1935 in Meadowlands, a daughter of William Charles and Anna Marie Malinak Duke. Mrs. Hete was a member of Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Church in Meadowlands; she was also a member of the Christian Mothers. Mrs. Hete...
Agnes Dettore
Apr 21, 2009
Agnes Dettore age 86 of Canonsburg, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 9:41PM in Heritagy, Shadyside. She was born on March 16, 1923, in Crabtree, Pa., the daughter of the late Walter and Josephine Snezik Kosharsky. Mrs. Dettore was a member of St. Patrick Church and lived most of her life in Canonsburg. She was a devote wife...
Donald F. "Don" Polinski
Apr 20, 2009
Donald F. "Don" Polinski age 69 of Canonsburg died unexpectedly on Monday, April 20, 2009 in Hillman Cancer Center, Shadyside. He was born on April 8, 1940, in Canonsburg, the son of Gilda Scarsellato Labutis. Mr. Polinski graduated from Canonsburg High School class of 1958, received his B.A. in education from California University and later a Masters from the University...
William L. "Billy" Camerson
Apr 20, 2009
William L. "Billy" Camerson age 63 of Muse, died unexpectedly Monday, April 20, 2009 at 3:08 AM in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born July 12, 1945 in Canonsburg Hospital the son of the late Charles C. and Hazel B. Hizer Camerson. Mr. Camerson graduated from Canon- McMillan High School class of 1967. He retired from Edward Strnisa's Cement Company....
Sophia Ann Capozzi
Apr 17, 2009
Sophia Ann Capozzi age 97, of McMurray, died Friday, April 17, 2009 at 6:20 AM in Country Meadows. She was born November 15, 1911, in Salamanca, New York, the daughter of Adam and Katheryn Simsic Matusic. Mrs. Capozzi lived for 74 years in the Canonsburg and McMurray areas. She was a home maker and beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Mrs....
Ethel M. Sewock
Apr 16, 2009
Ethel M. Sewock age 86, of Houston, died Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 9:40PM in Golden Living. She was born March 9, 1923 in Atlasburg, the daughter of Alonzo and Goldie Roach Crow. Mrs. Sewock was a devoted homemaker. She lived most of her life in the Canonsburg and Houston area. Mrs. Sewock enjoyed cooking for her large family, also...
Genevieve Koceski
Apr 13, 2009
Genevieve Koceski age 93 of Canonsburg, died at 8:50pm Monday April 13, 2009 in Canonsburg General Hospital. She was born September 7, 1915 in Heidelberg, a daughter of Michael and Wilda Izydorczyk Nolovik. Mrs Koceski lived most of her life in Canonsburg where she was a member of Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish National Catholic church, the Echo Choir and...
William F. "Bill" Coates
Apr 10, 2009
William F. "Bill" Coates age 65 of Strabane, died Friday, April 10, 2009 at 5:40 PM in Canonsburg General Hospital. He was born November 13, 1943, in Charleroi, the son of the late Frederick and Marion Lowe Coates. He graduated from Donora High School. Mr. Coates retired from the Canonsburg Police Department and was a member of the F.O.P., during...
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....
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