Obituaries
May 31, 2021

Sylvia J. Deenihan – Dunlevy

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Sylvia J. Deenihan, 75, of Dunlevy, passed away peacefully on May 29, 2021, at UPMC Shadyside Hospital. The daughter of the late David Orval and Edna Barton England, Sylvia was born on March 30, 1946, in Charleroi. Surviving to cherish Sylvia’s memory are her husband, Michael Joseph Deenihan Sr.; her sons, Michael (Renee) Joseph Deenihan Jr. and Kerry (Jamie) Deenihan; her daughter, Kimberly (Donald Miller, deceased) Deenihan; grandchildren, Courtney (T.C.) McLaughlin, Cody (Jessica) Deenihan, Donald J. “D.J.” Miller, Isiah, Abigail and Arionna Deenihan; and great-grandchild, Chandler McLaughlin. Sylvia was preceded in death by her parents and grandparents. Friends and family will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at SCHROCK-HOGAN FUNERAL CREMATION SERVICES INC., 226 Fallowfield Ave., Charleroi. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, with Pastor Jeff Marton officiating. Interment will follow at Mon Valley Memorial Park. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.schrock-hogan.com.

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