Obituaries
June 19, 2020

Helen Trona – formerly of Rostraver Township

By obits

Helen Trona, 93, formerly of Rostraver Township, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 15, 2020. Helen was employed at Westinghouse in Pittsburgh before becoming a mother and homemaker. She later worked at the Willowbrook Golf Course in Rostraver. She was active in her church, the Church of St. Anne, and was a member of the Confraternity of Christian Mothers. Helen was very active and outgoing. She loved to travel, play bingo, play cards and enjoyed bowling, playing golf and gambling at the casino. She was a devoted mother to her children, Karen (Dennis) Hackett, Debby Assad and Albert J. (Marjorie) Trona Jr.; loving grandmother of Patrick Hackett, Erin Garber, Becki Hackett, Michael Hackett, Adam Assad, Zachary, Nathaniel and Anthony Trona; and great-grandmother of Caleb and Olivia Garber. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of over 63 years, Albert J. Trona Sr.; a granddaughter, Melanie Hackett; and her siblings, Henry Sadowski, Walter Sadowski, Stanley Sadowski, John Sadowski, Joseph Sadowski, Victor Sadowski and Jennie Angelcyk. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 26, 2020, at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, www.jamesstumpfuneralhome.com, where a blessing service will be held at 10:30 a.m., followed by an 11 a.m. funeral Mass at the Church of St. Anne with Rev. David J. Nazimek presiding. Interment will follow in West Newton Cemetery.

Valley cleans up from severe wind damage
Latest News, Main
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 16, 2026
Gusts up to 70 mph on Friday knocked out power and kept area first responders scrambling. Communities across the Mon Valley spent the weekend hunkering down and cleaning up after powerful winds tore t...
California Area student killed in dirt bike crash
Latest News, Main
By TAYLOR BROWN, Senior Reporter 
March 16, 2026
Police said the 16-year-old struck a fallen tree Friday night while riding near Adamson Stadium. A 16-year-old California Area School District student died early Saturday after crashing an electric di...
Federal funding announced for 15 area projects
Latest News, Main
By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 
March 16, 2026
The money includes $1.2 million for the Mon Valley Strategic Blight Removal Project. U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, has announced funding for several projects throughout the Mon Valley. Lee said s...
Monessen schools to change from PTA to PTO
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
By SARAH PELLIS spellis@yourmvi.com 
March 16, 2026
The structure is more localized and doesn’t include a $10 per member fee to the national organization. Monessen City School District approved moving from a PTA to a PTO through its elementary center d...
4 arrested, officer hurt when confrontation breaks out at West Mifflin protest
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
March 16, 2026
By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive Kennywood Boulevard reopened in West Mifflin after an incident between protestors and police there Sunday afternoon. The boulevard had been closed between Hoffman Boulev...
One person killed in Jefferson Hills house fire
Around The Valley, Latest News, Main
March 16, 2026
Pleasant Hills firefighters report water supply issues. By BRIAN C. RITTMEYER TribLive One person died in a house fire in Jefferson Hills early Saturday morning. The fire in the 100 block of Frontier ...