Obituaries
By obits 
November 28, 2023
Anthony Leonard Calderone, 56, of Greensburg, died Friday, Oct. 27, 2023. A private blessing service was held at JAMES C. STUMP FUNERAL HOME INC., 580 Circle Drive, Rostraver Township, 724-929-7934, w...
Obituaries
By obits 
November 28, 2023
John A. Copeland, 63, of Dawson, Perry Township, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, at his home, surrounded by his family. Born Dec. 16, 1959, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late William S...
Barry L Hindmarsh – Fayette City
Obituaries
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November 28, 2023
Barry L Hindmarsh, 82, of Fayette City, died Nov. 27, 2023, at home following a lengthy illness. He was born March 4, 1941, in Allison Park, the only child of Edwin J. and Gladys Marriott Hindmarsh. H...
Camilla Pokol – Donora
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November 28, 2023
Camilla Pokol, 95, of Donora, passed away Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at her home with her loving family by her side. She was born in Donora on Oct. 25, 1928, daughter of the late Casmier Jozwiak and the...
Obituaries
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November 28, 2023
Tina Rockwell, 62, of Charleroi, passed away on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, at the Donnell House, with family by her side and after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Brownsville on Aug. 12, 1961,...
Obituaries
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November 28, 2023
Katherine Leach Wyland, 64, of Monongahela, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. Friends will be received at MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME, 216 Chess St., Monongahela, 724-258-6767, from 2...
Dorothy A Bero – Smithton
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November 28, 2023
Dorothy A Bero, 87, of Smithton, died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, at Independence Health System Greensburg Hospital, Greensburg, Pa. She was born Nov. 24, 1936, in Van Meter, daughter of the late John an...
L. Elaine Vitori DeChicchis – Elizabeth
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November 28, 2023
L. Elaine Vitori DeChicchis, 89, of Elizabeth, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, at home. She retired as chief financial officer for J&E Building in Elizabeth and was a member of Saints Joachim a...
David Girimonte – Charleroi
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November 28, 2023
David Girimonte, 38, of Charleroi, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Exela Health Greensburg. He was born in Bristol, Pa., on July 23, 1985, son of Denise Chalfant Bailey of Charleroi and the...
Naomi Ruth ‘Ruthie’ McCollum – Monongahela
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November 28, 2023
Naomi Ruth “Ruthie” McCollum was approaching her 99th birthday on Nov. 30, 2023, with a small celebration but Jesus, her savior and Lord called her home on Nov. 25, 2023, while surrounded by her famil...
Melvin and Mildred Muir – Finleyville
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November 28, 2023
Melvin Robert ‘Scotty’ Muir Melvin Robert “Scotty” Muir died Oct. 6, 2021, at the age of 94. He was born Aug. 6, 1927, in Gastonville, Pa., to Robert and Katrina Muir. He was a graduate of Monongahela...
P. Allen Searle – Monongahela
Obituaries
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November 28, 2023
P. Allen Searle, brother, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. He was born Jan. 16, 1944, in Tiffin, Ohio, to Preston Rolandes Searle and M...
Dian Konick Sefchok – Latrobe
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November 28, 2023
Dian Konick Sefchok, 67, of Latrobe, passed away at Latrobe Hospital on Nov. 21, 2023. She was the loving wife of Gary S. Sefchok, sharing 47 years of marriage together. Born in Monessen, on June 11, ...
Richard Peter Semanisin – North Versailles
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November 28, 2023
Richard Peter Semanisin, age 80, of North Versailles, died on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. He was born in McKeesport on May 28, 1943, and is the son of the late Peter and Sarah Perich Semanisin. Richard was...
Elizabeth ‘Libby’ Slosky – formerly of California, Pa.
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November 28, 2023
Elizabeth “Libby” Slosky, 98, formerly of California, Pa., passed away on Nov. 18, 2023, in Traverse City, Mich. Libby was born on Oct. 15, 1925, to Mary Sopsic and John Jarsulic in Fairhope. She grad...
Reading about Rudolph
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 28, 2023
Brothers Cameron Hasbrouck, 3, and Nolan Hasbrouck, 6, read the children’s classic Christmas story “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” at California Area Public Library Monday afternoon. They are the son...
No tax increase in North Charleroi’s proposed budget
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 28, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com North Charleroi residents will not see an increase on their tax bills next year. Last week, council unanimously approved a preliminary spending plan for 2024 that ho...
Groundbreaking held at Boston Ballfield
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 28, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com Phase one of Elizabeth Township’s plan to revitalize the Great Allegheny Passage in Boston began Monday evening as township commissioners held a groundbreaking ceremon...
Shaw making the most of her chances as Cal (Pa.) freshman
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 28, 2023
By Chuck Curti Trib Total Media Even before she enrolled at Cal (Pa.), Knoch alumnae Nina Shaw had plenty of familiarity with the school. She often played in a summer league there, even staying in the...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 28, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Mon Valley Academy for the Arts will host a holiday craft fair next weekend. From 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Peter J. Daley Cultural Center in Brownsville, area resid...