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August 5, 2019
Philip R. Jumbelick III, 30, of Charleroi, passed away Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Philip enjoyed all sports but really enjoyed playing baseball and watching the Steelers. He was preceded in death by his gr...
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August 5, 2019
David Pierce Jr., 67, of Elco, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at his home. Born in Waynesburg on June 7, 1952, a son of the late David Pierce Sr. and Dorothy Gauden. David was retired from the former Whee...
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August 4, 2019
Bertha M. Brooks Sowers, 89, of Donora, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Havencrest Nursing Center, Monongahela. Born in Rostraver Township on Sept. 19, 1929, she was a daughter of the late J...
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August 2, 2019
Katherine R. Hatalowich, 91, of Perryopolis, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. A daughter of the late John and Anna Kohut Mohus, she was born in Monessen on Jan. 3, 1928. A lifelong resident of P...
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August 2, 2019
John A. Police Jr., 58, of Fayette City, formerly of Monongahela, died Saturday, July 20, 2019, in Monongahela-Valley Hospital. Born Dec. 18, 1960, in Washington, he was the son of the late John Sr. a...
Gary Lee Howell Sr. – Scott Township
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August 2, 2019
Gary Lee Howell Sr., 77, of Scott Township, Pa., passed away in his home on July 31, 2019. Gary was born March 22, 1942, in Elizabeth, to Philip and Phyllis (née Lord) Howell. Gary is survived by his ...
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August 1, 2019
Marian P. Campitella, 84, of Nottingham Township, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at the Donnell House in Washington. She was born March 5, 1935, in New Kensington, daughter of the late John and Mary R...
Joan DiSora Kopcak – Monongahela
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August 1, 2019
Joan DiSora Kopcak, 90, of Monongahela, died on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, surrounded by her family. Born March 15, 1929, in Monongahela, she was the daughter...
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August 1, 2019
James L. Koschak, 70, of Hutchinson, died Saturday, July 27, 2019, in Hempfield Manor, Greensburg. He was born Aug. 16, 1948, in Mount Pleasant, a son of the late James and Mary Consavage Koschak. Jam...
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July 31, 2019
John Robert Bonneau, 62, of Portage, Mich., died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in his home. He was born Aug. 18, 1956, in Smith Center, Kan., a son of the late Leo and Bettie Staley Bonneau. John was a comp...
Gary ‘Soapy’ Shaporka – Jefferson Township
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July 31, 2019
Gary “Soapy” Shaporka, 73, of Jefferson Township, died peacefully July 30, 2019, with his family at his side. He was born May 29, 1946, in Charleroi, son of Harry Shaporka and Olga Andreas Shaporka. G...
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July 31, 2019
Joanne Kopcak, 90, of Monongahela, died July 31, 2019. A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of the Mon Valley Independent. MARSHALL MARRA FUNERAL HOME of Monongahela is in charge of arra...
Cheryl Tansmore-Howard – Monessen
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July 31, 2019
Cheryl Tansmore-Howard, 63, of Monessen, passed away Saturday July 27, 2019, in Cleveland, Ohio. Cheryl was raised her beloved grandparents Milford and Ruth Tansmore. Cheryl’s immediate family include...
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July 30, 2019
Eric L. Allison, 72, of Belle Vernon, Washington Township, passed away Friday, July 26, 2019, at Excela Health, Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. Born Feb. 27, 1947, in North Charleroi, he was the so...
Tina Marie Smith-Bleich – Monessen
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July 30, 2019
Tina Marie Smith-Bleich, a resident of Monessen, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in Pittsburgh after a lengthy illness. Ms. Bleich was born Nov. 1, 1957, in Charle- roi. She graduated from Monessen Hig...
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July 30, 2019
Robert S. DeBranski, 90, of Finleyville, died Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in Mt. Vernon of South Park. He was born Jan. 11, 1929, in McKees Rocks, son of the late John and Elizabeth Yuhas DeBranski. Rober...
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July 30, 2019
Karen Ann Hodge, 73, of Monongahela, died Sunday, July 28, 2019, with her family at her side. Born in North Charleroi on Jan. 5, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. and Grace L. Ruecroft...
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July 30, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Everly, 84, of Charleroi, passed away on July 25, 2019 at the Jefferson Hospital. Mary was born in Crescent Heights on Dec. 1, 1934, the daughter of the late James and Olive Evans Payto...