All Obituaries

William F. “Bill” Mears age 65 of Jeannette died unexpectedly December 10, 2019. He was born March 14, 1954 in Greensburg a son of the late Thomas L. and Josephine (Cipicchio) Mears. Bill was employed at General Weldments where he worked as a Journeyman Machinist, Quality Control Supervisor as well as many other duties. He was an avid Pittsburgh sports fan who enjoyed going to the Casino and spending time with family and friends; including his adored dog, Baybe...

Ophelia Dutch age 89 of Export died Tuesday, December 10, 2019. She was born January 8, 1930 in Export a son of the late Gilmore and Ruth (Earnest) Speer. Ophelia was a retired Administrative Secretary for Allegheny County Community College, Boyce Campus and was a member of the Italian American Club, Export. Surviving is a son Roy (Connie) Dutch of Export; step granddaughter, Aubri Lucas of Jefferson Hills and a brother Alex (Dolores) Speer of Export. Friends welcome Saturday from 11 a.m....

William W. “Bill” Wilson age 90 of Murrysville died December 9, 2019. He was born August 9, 1929 in Turtle Creek a son of the late William and Anna (Hall) Wilson. Bill was a retired Railroad Engineer who enjoyed photography, especially wildlife. He was the proprietor of Wilson’s Nursery in Murrysville. Bill was an avid hunter and a Korean War veteran having served with the 330th Commission Recon Co. from 1951 to 1952. Surviving is his beloved wife Marie (Rosenbayger)...

A. Barrett Earnest age 84 of Delmont went to be with the Lord peacefully with his loving wife by his side at Redstone Highlands in Greensburg. He was born September 5, 1935 in Delmont a son of the late A. Barrett Earnest and Esther (Ressler) Earnest. Barrett was a retired employee of the Department of Veteran Affairs in Oakland. He previously was employed by the former Mellon Bank (Citizens Bank) in Greensburg and Greensburg Savings and Loan (Atlantic Financial). Prior to his employment in...

Sally A. (May) Shipkosky age 69 of Export died Friday, November 22, 2019 at home with her loving family by her side. She was born September 1, 1950 in Akron, Ohio a daughter of the late Harry L. and Nellie L. (Stover) May. Surviving is her loving beloved husband, Charles “Chuck” Shipkosky; loving children Stephanie L. Kemper of Bidwell Ohio and Anthony T. (Amy) Shipkosky of Huntington, West Virginia; adored grandchildren, Jacob, Layne, Alexis and Brayden; devoted sister, Carol...

Elizabeth A. “Liz” Turner age 81 of Murrysville passed away November 20, 2019 in AHS Forbes Regional Hospital, Monroeville. She was born June 5, 1938 in Hayes, PA; a daughter of the late Angelo and Nicoletta (Martella) Bracco. Surviving is her beloved husband and other half Thomas “Tom” Turner; 3 loving children; Cindy Turner of Flagler Beach FL, Stacey (Art Amsler) Turner of Smithton and Steve (Kathy) Turner of Belleville, IL; 4 adored grandchildren, Shannan, Megan,...

Carol P. (Primozic) Mazzoni age 78 of White Valley died Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Transitions Health Care in North Huntingdon. She was born November 23, 1940 in White Valley a daughter of the late William L. and Frances P. (Previc) Primozic. Carol was a retired office manager for the former Manordale Service Center in Murrysville. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her beloved husband James E. “Jim” Mazzoni and a sister Janet Rhoades. Carol is survived by...

Pauline Ann (Gebrosky) Pavliak, 94, passed away peacefully Monday, Oct. 21, 2019, at William Penn Care Center, Jeannette. She was born Aug. 26, 1925, in Hardy, Ky. She graduated from Belfry High School, Kentucky, in 1943, and her family moved to Export that same year where she supported the war effort working at WABCO before meeting her husband, Steve, upon his return from the war. They married and joyfully raised six children. Her fondest memory was six pairs of...

 Irvin R. “Irv” Rittko, Jr., age 92 of Penn Township died Sunday, October 20, 2019 in Westmoreland Hospital. He was born January 3, 1927 in N. Braddock a son of the late Irvin R. Rittko, Sr. and Stella (Welsh) Rittko. Irv was a Laboratory Technician for Westinghouse Research where he developed a patent. He was an active member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church, NALC in Export and  was a World War II Army veteran who served in the European theater and once was assigned to...