Mary M. Steefe Pantoni –  Carroll Township
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July 14, 2020
Mary M. Steefe Pantoni, 96, of Carroll Township, passed away on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at the Residence at Hilltop, Monongahela. She was born in Donora on Sept. 18, 1923, a daughter of the late Louis...
Joseph David ‘Papa Joe’ Pastorkovich  – Belle Vernon
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July 14, 2020
Joseph David “Papa Joe” Pastorkovich, 86, of Belle Vernon, died Tuesday, July 14, 2020, in Jefferson Medical Center. Born in Monessen on Nov. 22, 1933, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary Matko...
Henry C. Allen  – Monessen
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July 14, 2020
Henry C. Allen, 69, of Monessen, was called home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 5, 2020. He was born Dec. 17, 1950, to the late Henry Henderson Sr. and Geraldine Allen. Henry, known to many as “B...
Joseph E. DeChicchis –  Elizabeth
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July 14, 2020
Joseph E. DeChicchis, 96, of Elizabeth, passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Jefferson Hospital in the company of his beloved wife and eldest child. He retired as a command pilot of the U.S. Air F...
Major K. Corley –  Monessen
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July 14, 2020
Major K. Corley, 73, of Monessen, died Monday, July 13, 2020, in Monongahela Valley Hospital. He was born on March 21, 1947, in North Charleroi, the son of the late Major F. and Beatrice Jackson Corle...
State Farm shows championship pedigree
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com Anyone counting out Dax Thomas State Farm in the Mon Valley Independent Summer Basketball League’s girls division had better hold their cards. The defending champi...
AMD Industries routs Edward Jones
By Mon Valley Independent 
July 14, 2020
By jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com A week away from the basketball court at Marx’s Court Time Sports Center didn’t seem to bother first-place AMD Industries Monday night.   The lone remaining undefeat...
Monessen coaching legend Major Corley dies
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 13, 2020
By JEREMY SELLEW jsellew@yourmvi.com To many who didn’t know him, Major Corley was an imposing figure.   He was 6-foot-8 and walked at a slow, mission-oriented pace. Not to mention his nickname was “T...
Monessen taking musical online
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 13, 2020
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Monessen residents will have an opportunity to travel to a land far, far away without leaving the comfort of their homes when students take to the stage to virtually...
McKeesport promises plan to reopen schools for fall
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 13, 2020
By JEFF STITT jstitt@yourmvi.com While few details have been announced, McKeesport Area School District said Monday it will explain this week what the reopening of schools will look like in the midst ...
New restrictions  on hold; COVID-19 cases decline
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 13, 2020
By KRISTIE LINDEN klinden@yourmvi.com Allegheny County reported a much lower new-case count Monday than it has had in the past few weeks, but health department officials caution against reading anythi...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
July 13, 2020
By ERIC SEIVERLING eseiverling@yourmvi.com Monongahela officials have issued a warning for landlords behind on 2019 inspections: schedule them now or prepare for litigation. At a meeting last week, co...
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July 13, 2020
By CHRISTINE HAINES chaines@yourmvi.com Elizabeth Township is seeking letters of interest from residents and business owners who would like to be on the steering committee for the comprehensive plan. ...
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July 13, 2020
Beverly Mae Berkich, 75, of Dunbar, died Monday, July 13, 2020. She was born March 11, 1945, a daughter of the late James and Myrtle Markle Crise. Surviving are her husband, Robert Berkich; son, Micha...
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July 13, 2020
Major K. “Tuffy” Corley, 73, of Monessen, died Monday, July 13, 2020. Friends will be received from 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Christian Life Ministries, 1201 Patton Ave., Monessen. A full obituary wil...
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July 13, 2020
Frances J. Grunwald, 75, of Belle Vernon, died on Sunday, July 12, 2020, at Quality Life Services in Markleysburg, Pa. Born Sept. 25, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Frances Walchok ...
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July 13, 2020
Hazel K. Hoffman, 79, of Apollo, formerly of Rostraver Township, died peacefully at home, among her loved ones, on Monday, July 13, 2020. Born in North Charleroi on Nov. 9, 1940, she was the daughter ...
Rita Putnak Kusenko – Finleyville
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July 13, 2020
Rita Putnak Kusenko, 96, of Finleyville, died Thursday, July 9, 2020, at The Residence at Hilltop, Carroll Township. Born March 11, 1924, in Gallatin, she was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Doctor Pu...