Obituaries
April 27, 2020

Yetta Williams – Canonsburg

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Yetta Williams, 79, of Canonsburg, died Saturday, April 25, 2020, at South Hills Rehab and Wellness Center. She was born in Pittsburgh on Sept. 29, 1940, daughter of the late Jack and Annette Rosenson Tracktenberg. Yetta worked for many years as a nurse’s aide. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn and Christopher Reis of Dunlevy; two granddaughters, Jennifer (Steven) Kiefer and Courtney Marie Reis; a great-grandson, Luke Kiefer; and a sister, Dorothy Burckure of Penn Hills. She was preceded in death by her brother, Sandy Tracktenburg; and a brother-in-law, Donald Burckure. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, visitation and services will be private. Interment will be at Monongahela Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to MELENYZER FUNERAL HOMES & CREMATION SERVICES INC. 825 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi.

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