John Howard Graham, II
Aug 6, 2020
John Howard Graham, II,79 of Tarentum passed away at home surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born December 1,1940 a son of the late John H. and Allie (Lardin) Graham, I. John lived his entire life in Tarentum, and was a Pressman for the Valley News Dispatch and Tribune for 46 yrs.
John was a US Army...
Isabelle M. Ruffini
Aug 3, 2020
Isabelle Marie (Ventorini) Ruffini, 92, of Arnold, died peacefully in her sleep Monday, August 3, 2020, in the Quality of Life Services Center in Apollo. She was born on December 19, 1927 to the late Quintina and Castorini Ventorini. She was preceded in death in 2006 by the love of her life, her husband James V. Ruffini. Isabelle was...
Barbara J. Pajer
Aug 2, 2020
Barbara J. Pajer 63, of Lower Burrell, passed away on Sunday August 2, 2020 at home. She was born December 5, 1956 in Lower Burrell to the late William and Agnes Mazur. She lived her entire life in Lower Burrell. Barbara was a homemaker and a member of St. Margaret Mary Roman Catholic Church in Lower Burrell. She was...
Robert John Elavski
Aug 1, 2020
Robert John Elavski,77 of Tarentum passed away, Sat, Aug 1,2020 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born July 21,1943 in Brackenridge to the late John and Mary (Kiselica) Elavski. Robert lived his entire life in Tarentum, and retired as an inspector from Flabeg Corp, the former Liberty Mirror in Brackenridge.
He was a member of the...
Tony Joe Dudek
Aug 1, 2020
Tony Joe Dudek,75 formerly of Tarentum passed away Saturday, Aug 1,2020 at his home with his family by his side, after being ill the past 10 months. He was born March 19,1945 in Harrison Twp. a son of the late Adam and Lawrencina (Geraci) Dudek.
Tony lived his entire life in the local area, and was a union pipe fitter...
James E. Lang
Aug 1, 2020
James E. Lang, 71, formerly of Tarentum, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. He was born July 10, 1949 in Harrison Twp., to the late Wilbert and Edna (Goldinger) Lang. James lived most of his life in Tarentum and Lower Burrell. He was a self employed auto mechanic. James was of the...
Yvonne D. Smurphat
Jul 30, 2020
Yvonne D. "Dee Dee" Smurphat, 46, of Brackenridge, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2020 in her home. She was born in Harrison Township to Dianne (Harding) Carpenter and the late David Mitcheltree. Yvonne was raised in New York until the age of 10 and lived the past 36 years locally. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. Yvonne...
Caitlin T. Kennihan
Jul 29, 2020
Caitlin T. Kennihan, 26, of Tarentum, passed away unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. She was born November 17, 1993 in Pittsburgh to her father Kim L. Kennihan and his wife Preeti of Pittsburgh and her mother Maria Ramirez Kennihan, of Tarentum. Caitlin lived her entire life in the area and was an agent for a commercial...
Shawn R. Frederick
Jul 23, 2020
Shawn R. Frederick, 53, of Tarentum, passed away at home on Thursday, July 23, 2020. He was born December 29, 1966 in Tarentum to Jerry McGarrity, of California and the late Darlene K. Frederick. Shawn lived his entire life in Tarentum and was an Assembler for Pitt Penn Oil, Creighton. He was of the Catholic faith and a...
Margaret B. Anderson
Jul 20, 2020
Margaret B. Anderson, 97, of Tarentum, passed away Monday, July 20, 2020 at Allegheny Valley Hospital, Natrona Heights. She was born November 30, 1922 in North Buffalo Township, a daughter of the late Albert and Maetta Belle (Alter) Mainhart. Margaret lived the past 10 years in Tarentum and prior to that most of her life in Freeport where she was...