Deborah Lee Bastine

Jul 18, 2017

Deborah Lee (Melville) Bastine, 66, of Brackenridge, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at home, surrounded by her family following a 3 ½ year battle with breast cancer. She was born February 10, 1951 in Harrison Twp., daughter of the late Thomas A. and Betty M. (Young) Melville. Deborah lived her entire life in the area except for one year...

James Ralph Gould

Jul 17, 2017

James Ralph Gould, 91, formerly of Tarentum, passed away Monday, July 17, 2017 at VA Hospice, Aspinwall. He was born December 16, 1925 in Harrison Township, son of the late William and Anna (Patrick) Gould. James lived the past 5 years in Sigal and prior to that Tarentum. James worked for 47 years at PPG Industries in Creighton and the...

Beverly Jean Lang

Jul 15, 2017

Beverly Jean Lang, 66, of Allegheny Township, passed away at home Saturday, July 15, 2017. She was born September 14, 1950 in Harrison Township, daughter of the late Earl and Elizabeth (Mason) Snair. Beverly lived in the Tarentum, Brackenridge area and spent the past 15 years in Lower Burrell. She was a Nurse''s Aide for Health South and the former...

Marie F (Decroo) Kleckner

Jul 7, 2017

Marie F. (Decroo) Kleckner, 89, of Natrona Heights, passed away Friday, July 07, 2017 at St. Margaret Hospital, Pittsburgh. She was born September 14, 1927 in Harrison Township, daughter of the late John and Salina (Pierre) Decroo. Marie lived the past 30 years in Natrona Heights where she was a homemaker. She was a member of CrossPoint Church, Harmarville and...

James T Barclay IV

Jul 6, 2017

James Thomas Barclay, IV, 31 of Brackenridge passed away Thursday, July 6, 2017 at his home of an apparent drug overdose, after being drug free for over 2 years. He was born July 18, 1985 in Fairfax, VA, son of James T. Barclay, III, Brackenridge and Barbara J. (Brenneman) Barclay, Tarentum. James lived most of his life in the Brackenridge...

Diana L (Weber) Kolar

Jul 5, 2017

Diana L. (Weber) Kolar, 68, of New Kensington, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. She was born July 7, 1948 in Natrona Heights, daughter of the late Raymond and Martha (Davis) Weber. Diana lived most of her life in Natrona Heights and the past 15 years in New Kensington. She was a homemaker and employed for...

George R Hussar Sr

Jun 28, 2017

George R. Hussar, Sr., 89, of South Buffalo Township, crossed the finish line, Wednesday, June 28, 2017 into the embrace of his dear parents Joseph W. and Anna (Sistek) Hussar, his brothers John and Bill Hussar, Sister Marie Onofer and his first wife Patricia L. Richardson. He was born April 3, 1928 in Springdale, where he was a mail carrier...

Richard "Dick" Magnetta

Jun 28, 2017

Richard "Dick" Magnetta, formerly of Tarentum, passed away June 28, 2017 in Port Charlotte, FL at the age of 73. Born July 27, 1943, and raised in Tarentum, Rich made many lifelong friends; he never knew a stranger. He is remembered as a guy with a smile on his face and quick with a joke. Mostly, Rich epitomized a loving...

John M "Jack" Hotkowski

Jun 26, 2017

John M. "Jack" Hotkowski, 64, O''Hara Township, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 26, 2017 in Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. He was born December 20, 1952 in New Kensington, son of Veronica (Gasper) Hotkowski, Buffalo Twp. and the late Leo C. Hotkowski. He lived most of his life in Freeport, Dorseyville and O''Hara Township. Jack was the Chief Registered...

Lynn E "Bud" Alter

Jun 24, 2017

Lynn E. "Bud" Alter, 79, of Tarentum, passed away at home on Saturday, June 24, 2017. He was born December 6, 1937 in Harrison Twp., son of the late N. Lynn and Miriam (Humes) Alter. Bud lived his entire life in Tarentum. He was a High School English teacher for Apollo Ridge for 32 years and also worked at the...