Albert M. ‘Cooky’ Foglia – Monessen
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November 21, 2023
Albert M. “Cooky” Foglia, 93, of Monessen, passed away on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, in Residence at Hill-top, with his loving family by his side. He was born on Oct. 26, 1930, in Charleroi, the son of th...
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November 21, 2023
Lillian Pozum Laird, 83, of Belle Vernon, Rostraver Township, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley in Carroll Township. Born Sept. 12, 1940, in North Charleroi, she was the...
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November 21, 2023
David L. Muirhead, 79, of North Belle Vernon, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023, at his home. Born Sept. 28, 1944, in North Charleroi, he was the son of the late David and Dorothy Feehan Muirhead. A ...
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November 21, 2023
Edward W. Weisdack Jr. Feb.16,1950-Oct. 13, 2023 Edward W. Weisdack Jr., 73, passed away peacefully at his Florida home Oct. 13, 2023, after a long battle of cardiac illness. A 1968 graduate of the Be...
Gregory Eugene Joseph Wohar – Irwin
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November 21, 2023
Gregory Eugene Joseph Wohar fell asleep in the Lord on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, at the age of 57. “Brother” Greg was a poet, musician, actor, cantor, lector and prayer warrior with a childlike wonder an...
Gerry Ellen Burkhardt Babines – Belle Vernon
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November 21, 2023
Gerry Ellen Burkhardt Babines, 66, of Belle Vernon, passed away Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. She was born Sept. 29, 1957, in New Eagle, daughter of George Burkha...
Cheryl A. Theakston Church – Monessen, formerly of Belle Vernon
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November 21, 2023
Cheryl A. Theakston Church, 66, of Monessen, formerly of Belle Vernon, passed away Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, at Penn Highlands Mon Valley in Carroll Township. Born April 14, 1957, in North Charleroi, she...
Nancy L. Gardner – Waukesha, Wis.
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November 21, 2023
Nancy L. Gardner, 76, of Waukesha, Wis., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at Waukesha Memorial Hospital. Nancy was born on Jan. 3, 1947, in Monongahela, the daughter of William and Thelma Teets ...
Walter E. Klett Sr. – Rostraver Township
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November 21, 2023
Walter E. Klett Sr., of Rostraver Township, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, at the age of 90. Walter was the father of Michael Klett (and wife, Barbara) of Holden, Mass., Ralph Klett ...
Dan R. Kraft – Venice, Fla., formerly of Rostraver Township
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November 21, 2023
Dan R. Kraft, 86, of Venice, Fla., formerly of Rostraver Township, passed away on Nov. 17, 2023, in Venice, Fla. Son of the late Charles J. Kraft Sr. and the late Elva Atkinson Kraft of Belle Vernon, ...
Evelyn Marie Pasternak – White Oak
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November 21, 2023
Evelyn Marie Pasternak, 90, of White Oak, died on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. She was born in Rankin on Feb. 8, 1933, and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Marie Butcher Begg. She was the wife of the...
Thanksgiving dinner giveaway at Renzie Park
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 21, 2023
Allegheny County Deputy Sheriff Michelle Davis assists with distributing five-pound bags of potatoes during a Thanksgiving dinner giveaway Monday at Renziehausen Park in McKeesport. Officials from All...
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 21, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com A Mid Mon Valley Regional Enterprise Zone project has been awarded half a million dollars through the newest round of funding for the Neighborhood Assistance Program...
Monessen: Alumisource measure approved
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 21, 2023
By Michael Richter mrichter@yourmvi.com A motion regarding a grant awarded to Alumisource in 2020 was questioned by Monessen residents and council members at Monday’s meeting, as they weren’t previous...
Charleroi Area to provide meals for 100 families
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 21, 2023
By TAYLOR BROWN tbrown@yourmvi.com Continuing with tradition, more than 100 Thanksgiving dinners will be delivered to families within the Charleroi Area School District.   Thanks to more than $4,300 i...
Two outgoing BVA school board members say goodbye
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By Mon Valley Independent 
November 21, 2023
By LIAM BELAN lbelan@yourmvi.com The Belle Vernon Area School Board held its final meeting Monday night before the Dec. 5 reorganization meeting ushers in a new member of the board. President Joel Whi...
Former TJ standouts thriving on court
By Mon Valley Independent 
November 21, 2023
By Jose Negron jnegron@yourmvi.com Since being named the Mountain East Conference Freshman of the Year during the 2020-21 season, Fairmont State senior Alyssa DeAngelo has continued to establish herse...
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November 21, 2023
Joel C. Rebovich, 73, of Perryopolis, passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born Aug. 7, 1950, in Connellsville, he was the son of the late Joseph G. and Hele...
Mary Ann Shaver – Speers
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November 21, 2023
Mary Ann Shaver, 80, of Speers, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side on Nov. 17, 2023. Born in New Freeport on June 15, 1943, Mary Ann was the daughter of the late Milton and Marie Rice...
Mon Valley communities usher in the holidays
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By Stacy Wolford 
November 20, 2023
Courtesy of City of McKeesport Mayor’s Office It was a beautiful day for a parade as hundreds of people came out to celebrate the City of McKeesport’s annual “Salute to Santa” parade Saturday morning....