OBITUARIES

John Adam DeTemple

John Adam DeTemple

December 30, 2008

John Adam DeTemple, 78, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at 8:14 AM in Canonsburg following a lengthly illness. He was born in Pittsburgh on May 31, 1930 the son of Frank and Henrietta Jay DeTemple. Mr. DeTemple was both father and mother to his two children. He will be sadly missed by Karen Gaines. During the Korean War Mr. DeTemple...

Clara E. Sweton

Clara E. Sweton

December 28, 2008

Clara E. Sweton, 94, of Canonsburg, died Sunday, December 28, 2008 at 1:56 PM in Canonsburg Hospital. She was born March 23, 1914 in Washington the daughter of John and Mary Howard Seibert. Mrs. Sweton graduated from Washington High School. She loved collecting antiques of all kind, and was a homemaker. On July 30, 1938 she married John Sweton who...

Frederick Ray Rolek

Frederick Ray Rolek

December 27, 2008

Frederick Ray Rolek 60 of Canonsburg, died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 1:05AM, in Manor Care. He was born October 26, 1948, in Canonsburg, the son of the late George R. and Marie Mailo Rolek. Mr. Rolek was a graduate of Canon McMillan High School, class of 1967. Serving in the Army during the Viet Nam he received the following...

Samuel J. Perry Sr.

Samuel J. Perry Sr.

December 27, 2008

Samuel J. Perry Sr. age 91 of Canonsburg died Saturday December 27, 2008 in Golden Living, North Strabane Twp. He was born March 22, 1917 in Westland a son of John and Rose DeLuca Perry, and lived his entire life in Midland and Canonsburg where he was a member of St Patrick Church and the Houston Independent club. Prior to...

Nicholas S. Luisi

Nicholas S. Luisi

December 27, 2008

Nicholas S. Luisi, age 82 of Canonsburg, died Saturday December 27, 2008 in Canonsburg General Hospital following a brief illness. He was born February 1, 1926 in Butler, a son of the late Antonio and Concetta Luisi. Mr. Luisi lived most of his life in Canonsburg where he was a member of St. Patrick church. He had served with the...

Beverly A. Dunch

Beverly A. Dunch

December 22, 2008

Beverly A. Dunch 61 of Burgettstown, formerly of Canonsburg, died Monday, December 22, 2008 as a result of a car accident. She was born February 13, 1947 in Hickory, the daughter of the late Ann Brincko and Clifford Sethman. Mrs. Dunch was catholic by faith. Mrs. Dunch was a dietary aid for Leaders Nursing Home. She was a member of...

William J. Rock Jr.

William J. Rock Jr.

December 21, 2008

William J. Rock Jr. age 72 of Meadow Lands, died Sunday, December 21, 2008 in Washington, following a brief illness. He was born February 24, 1936 in Meadow Lands a son of William J. and Anna Shanto Rock Sr., and lived his entire life in Meadow Lands. Mr. Rock was a self-employed truck driver, and was a member of St....

Anna Mae South

Anna Mae South

December 17, 2008

Anna Mae South, 73, of Canonsburg, died Wednesday, December 17, 2008 at 4:00 PM in her home. She was born October 17, 1935 in Brooklyn, New York the daughter of Vincent and Margaret D'Arrigo Mellusi. Mrs. South was a member of St. Patrick Church. She was a member of the Canonsburg Eagles Lodge 861 Ladies Auxillary. Mrs. South was a...

Geneieve "Jennie" Dolores Macanga

Geneieve "Jennie" Dolores Macanga

December 17, 2008

Genevieve "Jennie" Dolores Macanga 91 of Houston died Wednesday, December 17, 2008 in Allegheny General Hospital after a three week illness. She was born July 31, 1917 in Cokeburg, Pa., the daughter of Polish immigrant parents Michael and Mary Kubic Moskal. Known to all as "Jennie", she had the greatest thumb to grow about anything and just about any where....

Michelle Kimberly Kott

Michelle Kimberly Kott

December 15, 2008

Michelle Kimberly Kott, 36 of Ellsworth, formerly of Muse, died Monday, December 15, 2008, as a result of a car accident. She was born February 28, 1972 in St. Clair Hospital the daughter of George C. Kott, Sr. and the late Irene (Tootsie) Yamka Kott. Michelle was a 1990 graduate of Canon McMillan High School. She worked for McMurray Dry...

Cornelius (Red) P. Devine

Cornelius (Red) P. Devine

December 14, 2008

Cornelius P. (Red) Devine, 88, of Strabane died December 14, 2008 at 3:15 PM in TownView Health Center, Canonsburg. He was born July 6, 1920 in Canonsburg, a son of Cornelius and Anne Mullins Devine. Mr. Devine was a catholic. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army in Northern France and Central Europe. Before his retirement he...

Gladys Mae Vore

Gladys Mae Vore

December 9, 2008

Gladys Mae Vore, age 93 of Washington formerly of Canonsburg died Tuesday, December 9, 2008 in Southmont of Presbyterian Senior Care. She was born January 18, 1915 at Joseph Mills, Tyler County, West Virginia a daughter of the late Walter W. and Ida Davis Perkins. Mrs. Vore was Protestant, a graduate of Pennsboro High School and a homemaker. On February...

Gladys P. Bell

Gladys P. Bell

December 8, 2008

Gladys P. Bell Registered Nurse Gladys P. Bell 84, of Canonsburg, formerly of McKeesport, died Monday, December 8, 2008, in The Donnell House, Washington. She was born June 16, 1924, in McKeesport, the only child of Frank B. and Bertha J. Penzie. Mrs. Bell was a 1942 graduate of McKeesport High School and a 1945 graduate of the McKeesport Hospital...

Evelyn J. Hayman

Evelyn J. Hayman

December 5, 2008

Evelyn J. Hayman Devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great great-grand mother. Evelyn J. Hayman age 85 of Hendersonville, died Friday, December 05, 2008 at 12:09 pm in Washington Hospital, surrounded by her family. She was born on March 2, 1923, in Washington, the daughter of Harry and Verna E. Huffman McChesney. Mrs. Hayman lived most of her life in...

Bernard James Kozak

Bernard James Kozak

November 29, 2008

Bernard James Kozak, 75, of North Strabane Township, died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 8:20 AM in his home with his family at his side. He was born October 9, 1933 in Muse the son of George and Kathryn Wallack Kozak. Mr. Kozak was Presbyterian. He spent all his life in the Muse-Canonsburg area. Before his retirement he was a...

Paul Calabro

Paul Calabro

November 29, 2008

Paul Calabro, age 83 of Canonsburg, died at 10pm Saturday, November 29, 2008 in his home following a brief illness. Mr. Calabro was born August 28, 1925 in Muse a son of Dominick and Frances Zampaglione Calabro. He lived his entire life in the Muse and Canonsburg areas where he was a Member of Holy Rosary R.C. church and the...

John C. Reeder

John C. Reeder

November 26, 2008

John C. Reeder age 83, of Eighty-Four died Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 12:40am in Donnell House. He was born on August 25, 1925, in Butler, the son of the late Frederick John and Mabel Wofford Reeder. Mr. Reeder graduated from Penn State University with an engineering degree. He served in United States Army with the 331st Army Air Force...

Mary Geraldine Mary

Mary Geraldine Mary

November 25, 2008

Mary Geraldine Mary, 86, of Houston, died Wednesday, November 25, 2008 at 11:39 PM in Washington Hospital. She was born December 5, 1921 in Houston the daughter of Frank and Mary Spin Mary. Miss Mary was a member of St. Patrick Church in Canonsburg. She spent her entire life in Houston. She attended Canonsburg High School, and was an avid...

Steve Sohyda

Steve Sohyda

November 20, 2008

Steve Sohyda age 76, of Canonsburg died Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 3:04 pm in UPMC Bellvue. He was born in Muse on December 8, 1931, son of the late Nicholas and Anne Sinclair Sohyda. Mr. Sohyda graduated from Cecil High School. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Mr. Sohyda worked for former McGraw-Edison in...

Dr. Robert Zenon Burchesky

Dr. Robert Zenon Burchesky

November 17, 2008

Dr. Robert Zenon Burchesky, age 90, of Canonsburg and formerly of Utica and New Hartford, New York, passed away November 17, 2008 in Canonsburg, PA. Robert was born on May 15, 1918 in Herkimer, New York, son of Michael and Helena Burczycki. He attended Syracuse and Georgetown University where he received his Doctorate of Dentistry Surgery (DDS) and the Dewey...