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Joseph T Nerkowski

Joseph T Nerkowski

May 30, 2020

Joseph T. Nerkowski, age 88, on Saturday May 30, 2020 of the& South Side Slopes. Husband of the late Shirley A. (Brown) Nerkowski. Beloved father of Lynn (Philip) Medway and Mark Nerkowski. Loving grandfather of Amy, Samantha and Jordan. In keeping with Joseph's wishes there will be no visitation. Joseph served in the U S Army during the Korean...

Julius P Speicher

Julius P Speicher

May 30, 2020

Julius P. Speicher, age 91, on Saturday May 30, 3020 of Carrick. Beloved husband of Blanche R. (Hatcher) Speicher Loving father of Kenneth J. (Miranda)& Speicher and Wilhelmina Speicher. Cherished grandfather of Justin Speicher (Elizabeth), and the late Kenneth J. (Sara) Speicher. Great grandfather of Riley, Tristen and Vivian Speicher. Preceded by four siblings. Julius was a Sgt. in...

Virginia L (Lucarelli) Schaffer

Virginia L (Lucarelli) Schaffer

May 26, 2020

Virginia Louise (Lucarelli) Schaffer& Age 72, passed peacefully on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Daughter of late Anna Mae and Virgil Lucarelli. Stepdaughter of Marie Lucarelli. Loving wife of Edward Schaffer. Mother of Jeffrey (Bunny) Schaffer and Jeanni (Keith) Postlethwait. Grandmother of Brandon Postlethwait and Jeffrey and Macey Schaffer. Great grandmother of Cameron and Tristan. Sister of Janice...

Bernice E (Toner) Rokicki

Bernice E (Toner) Rokicki

May 24, 2020

Bernice E. Rokicki, age 82, on Sunday May 24, 2020 of Carrick. Beloved wife of Raymond R. Rokicki. Cherished mother of Rose Firestone, Raymond Rokicki,& Ronald Rokicki, Darlene (Justin) Luzar and the late Elaine Makowski. Loving grandmother of 11 and great grandmother of 5. Bernice was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother. She also enjoyed spending time at her...

Peter R Silvester

Peter R Silvester

May 24, 2020

Peter R. Silvester, age 83, on Sunday May 24, 2020 of West Mifflin. Son of the late Eugene and Marie Silvester. Beloved husband of Vivian (Corrado) Silvester. Also survived by Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces and Great Nephews. Peter was a cab driver for Yellow Cab Co. There will be no visitations and a Memorial Service will be held at...

Anthony M Takis (Haniotakis)

Anthony M Takis (Haniotakis)

May 22, 2020

Anthony Takis (Haniotakis) Age 83, on Friday, May 22, 2020, of Bon Air. Beloved husband of 53 years to (the late) Thiresia Haniotakis; loving father of Steve, George, Michael, and Deena Takis; and beloved Papou of Joshua (Cait), Jenna, Stephen, Anthony, Nikolis, Michael, Andoni, Val, Timmy and (the late) Selena; great Papou of Leo, Athena and Alex;...

Mary M (Mitchell) Bastien

Mary M (Mitchell) Bastien

May 21, 2020

Mary M. (Mitchell) Bastien&

Age 98, on Thursday, May 21, 2020. Loving wife of the late Aldege D. "Baz" Bastien, former general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Devoted Mother of Peggy Bastien (Vince Weis), Mark (Suzanne) Bastien, and Mary Beth Bastien. Also survived by grandchildren, Jason, Heather (Chuck), and Pascal and great grandchildren, Molly, Maddie,...

Phyllis A (Weidenhof) Bourdess

Phyllis A (Weidenhof) Bourdess

May 21, 2020

Phyllis A. (Weidenhof) Bourdess, age 65, on Thursday May 21, 2020 of Carrick. Wife of the late Joseph Bourdess. Cherished mother of Emily (Thomas) Pastorius, Sr. and Paul Bourdess. Loving grandmother of Jolene and Tommy. Sister of John Weidenhof, Howard (Kim) Weidenhof. Also survived by nieces, nephews and her fur baby Paige. Phyllis enjoyed to cook and will be...

Audrey C (Snyder) Reber

Audrey C (Snyder) Reber

May 21, 2020

A udrey C. (Snyder) Reber &

Age 84, passed peacefully on Thursday, May 21, 2020, of Baldwin. Loving Wife of the late Jack Reber Sr. Beloved Mother of Mary Jane (George) Brethauer, Debby (Dave) Cerminara, Joe (Karen) Reber and the late John (Deborah) Reber. Daughter of the late Marie and Joe Kirsch. Sister of Nancy...

Teddy V Coleman, Jr

Teddy V Coleman, Jr

May 20, 2020

Teddy V. Coleman, Jr. age 76, on Wednesday May 20, 2020 of Brentwood. Beloved husband of the late Patricia A. (Bingler) Coleman. Loving father of John and Bob Coleman. Brother of Delphia (Howard) Lockhart and Shirley Coleman. Brother in law of Betty Jane (Wayne) Szydlowski and Nancy (Mark) Hirsh. Also survived by nieces, nephews and cousins. Teddy V. Coleman,...

Sandra L Schimmel

Sandra L Schimmel

May 18, 2020

Sandra L. Schimmel, age 73, on Monday May 18, 2020 of Knoxville. Daughter of the late Harold and Alma (Lyons) Schimmel. Loving mother of Darla Schimmel and Deb White-Felgar Grandmother of Dannel, Dylan, Deseree, Jake, Dustin, Cody and Misty. Sister of Thomas Schimmel and Jean Meyer. Arrangements are private and entrusted to the Readshaw Funeral Home, Inc. Send condolences...

Myrna M (Pahler) Mccluskey

Myrna M (Pahler) Mccluskey

May 15, 2020

Myrna (Pahler) McCluskey& On Friday, May 15, 2020. Mother of James and Patrick McCluskey. Grandmother of Anna, Kylee, Karsyn, Jake, and James John McCluskey IV. Sister of Richard J. Pahler, Jr., Anita Powell, and the late Barbara Weiss. Myrna was a nurse and dedicated her life to caring for others. She was strong in her faith in...

Kathleen Marie (Sheehan) Eury

Kathleen Marie (Sheehan) Eury

May 15, 2020

Kathleen Marie (Sheehan) Eury &

Age 52, passed away on the evening of Friday, May 15, 2020, after battling cancer for nearly a year. She was the beloved wife of Paul R. Eury and loving mother of Paden A. Eury. She was preceded in death by her father, Paul Sheehan. She is survived by her mother, Helen,...

Lois J (Self) Castillo

Lois J (Self) Castillo

May 12, 2020

Lois J. (Self) Castillo, age 78, on Tuesday,& May 12, 2020 formerly of the South Side. Wife of the late Ronald Castillo. Beloved mother of Karen (Stephen) Jones and Cathy Sciullo. Cherished grandmother of Nathan Matschner, Emma and Garrett Sciullo. Sister of the late Evelyn Hartz. Also survived by cousins. Lois loved to crochet and anyone who knew her...

Marianne (Zimmerman) Kirchner

Marianne (Zimmerman) Kirchner

May 11, 2020

Marianne (Zimmerman) Kirchner&

Age 68, suddenly on Monday, May 11, 2020, of Collier Township, formerly of Whitehall. Loving wife of Chris Kirchner for 50 years. Mother of Jeff, Shawn (Kim) Kirchner, and Erin (Mark) Cates. Grandmother of Casey, Noah, Jack, Mason, Jenna, and Brendan. Daughter of the late Rita and Jack Zimmerman. Sister of Anita...

Regina M (Ginser) Stadelman

Regina M (Ginser) Stadelman

May 3, 2020

Regina M. "Gina" (Ginser) Stadelman Â&

Age 63, on Sunday, May 3, 2020, of Carrick. Wife of William J. Stadelman. Mother of Kellie (Scott) Stewart, Ken (Jessica) Stadelman, and Amanda (Adam) Hesson. Grandmother of William and Hannah Stewart and Milissa Hesson. Also survived by seven brothers and sisters. Visitations and services are private and entrusted...

Patricia A (Bingler) Coleman

Patricia A (Bingler) Coleman

May 2, 2020

Patricia A. (Bingler) Coleman, on Saturday May 2, 2020 of Brentwood. Beloved wife of Teddy V. Coleman, Jr. Loving mother of John and Bob Coleman. Sister of Betty Jane (Wayne) Szydlowski and Nancy (Mark) Hirsh. Sister in law of Delphia (Howard) Lockhart and Shirley Coleman. Also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and her fur baby Lucy. Pat was a...

Stephen R Hoferka, Jr

Stephen R Hoferka, Jr

May 2, 2020

Stephen R. Hoferka, Jr., on Saturday, May 2, 2020 of the South Side Slopes. Beloved husband of Catherine (Zulawski) Hoferka for 39 Years. Loving father of Ivy Hoferka. Brother of Maryanne Kopas, Margaret Bonamo and Irene (George) Roskovensky. Stephen was a caring and loving husband and father, enjoyed traveling, reading, history, teaching, the outdoors and most of all his...

James V Mcelhone

James V Mcelhone

May 1, 2020

James V. "Cookie" McElhone

Age 91, on Friday, May 1, 2020. Husband of the late Doris J. (Fennell) McElhone, loving wife and best friend. Father of Timothy M. (Joan) and William J. McElhone. Grandfather of Michael (Gina), Timothy (Erica), Sean (Jenna) McElhone and Christie (Morgan) Hardesty. Great Grandfather of Aubrey, Aria, Harper, Zachary, Marek, Timothy,...

Richard "Ricky" Hood

Richard "Ricky" Hood

Apr 25, 2020

Richard "Ricky" Hood

Age 65, Suddenly on Saturday, April 25, 2020, of Pittsburgh. Loving Husband of Diane (Schimborski) Hood. Father of Jesse (Kwalyn) and Denny (Amanda) Hood. Pap of Remi, Greyson, Natalia, Natasha and Ryan Hood. Brother of Dennis Hood and Karen Harbough. Our dear husband and father deserves a beautiful tribute.& However, we appreciate...