Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
ROBERT L. MONTGOMERY
Robert L. Montgomery, 48, of Greensburg, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, at his home. He was born May 5, 1952, in Pittsburgh, a son of Robert Montgomery of Latrobe and the late Ann Regina Murphy Montgomery. He was a professional truck driver and had worked for K.A.T. Inc. of Indiana, Pa. Bob had served in the U.S. Marine Corps during Vietnam. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Youngstown, Pa. In addition to his mother , he was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Wright. In addition to his Father , survivors include his wife, Mary Koleszar Montgomery, and their children, Lori, R.J., Michalle, Jennifer and Angeliqua Montgomery; a brother, Scott A. Montgomery and his wife, Sue, of Derry; two sisters , Kathie Buck and her husband, Mike, of Gulfport, Miss., and Sheryl Montgomery of Smithton; and several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received at the KEPPLE-GRAFT FUNERAL HOME INC., 524 N. Main St., Greensburg, Sunday from 3 to 9 p.m. A blessing service will be held at the funeral home Monday at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Unity Cemetery. The family wishes memorial donations be made to the T.E. Starzl Transplant Institute, 3700 Fifth Ave., Suite 400, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
JAMES LEONARD PANTONE, Sharpsburg
James Leonard Pantone, 38, died Wednesday, June 29, 2000, in Los Angeles, Calif.
Born May 13, 1962, in Pittsburgh, he was the son of Albert C. and Josephine Nucera Pantone.
Mr. Pantone had been living in California for several years. He worked as a motion picture casting director and was an equestrian.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters , Pamela Pantone and Lisa Pantone; four brothers , Albert V. Pantone, Thomas J. Pantone, J. Ross Pantone and David J. Pantone; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today in Worrell Funeral Home, Ninth and Main streets, Sharpsburg. Services will be conducted in the funeral home at 9 a.m. Monday. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, O'Hara Township.
ANNA OLINICK PETRAS
Anna Olinick Petras, 91, of Braddock Hills, died Wednesday, June 28, 2000. She was born Feb. 5, 1909, to Maria Kaczak and Onuphruis Olinick. Wife of the late George Petras; mother of George Petras, Shirley A. Skrabski, Mary M. Skutski and the late Donald Petras; sister of Mary Copeland, Sue Grazulewicz, Julia Janodowski, Helen Warso, Michael Olinick, John Takarchek, Peter Takarchek and the late Katie Forosisky, Charles and Frank Olinick; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Friends received 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the RONALD V. LUCAS FUNERAL HOME, corner of Bell and Jones avenues, North Braddock, (412) 271-1361, where a blessing service will be held Monday at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in the Monongahela Cemetery.
CAITLYN MARIE ROCK
Caitlyn Marie Rock, of West Mifflin, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in West Mifflin. She is survived by a grandfather, Kenneth (and the late Sandra Freund); grandparents, Terrance and Trudi Rock and Diana and Larry Varner; and great-grandmothers, Helen Fullard and Mary Hindmarch. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the GEORGE IRVIN GREEN FUNERAL HOME INC., 3511 Main St., Munhall. Services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. from the Anne Ashley United Methodist Church, 334 22nd Ave., Munhall, with the Rev. Gregory D. Golden officiating. Interment will be in the Franklin Cemetery, Munhall. Memorial donations may be made to The Rock Family, c/o the Anne Ashley U.M. Church, 334 22nd Ave., Munhall, PA 15120.
DIANE ROCK
Diane Rock, of West Mifflin, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in West Mifflin. She is survived by her Father , Kenneth Freund (and the late Sandra Hindmarch Freund); three sisters , Deborah Freund, Darlene Rigby and Lori Jackson; two brothers , Steven Freund and Michael Freund; and a grandmother, Mary Hindmarch. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the GEORGE IRVIN GREEN FUNERAL HOME INC., 3511 Main St., Munhall. Services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. from the Anne Ashley United Methodist Church, 334 22nd Ave., Munhall, with the Rev. Gregory D. Golden officiating. Interment will be in the Franklin Cemetery, Munhall. Memorial donations may be made to The Rock Family, c/o the Anne Ashley U.M. Church, 334 22nd Ave., Munhall, PA 15120.
JAMES B. ROCK
James B. Rock, of West Mifflin, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in West Mifflin. He is survived by his Father , Terrance R. Rock and wife, Trudi, of Munhall; his mother , Diane Fullard Varner and husband, Larry, of Munhall; grandmother, Helen Fullard of Munhall; a sister, Jennifer Christeson of Little Boston, Pa.; and a brother, Mark A. Rock of Wilkinsburg. Friends may call Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the GEORGE IRVIN GREEN FUNERAL HOME INC., 3511 Main St., Munhall. Services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. from the Anne Ashley United Methodist Church, 334 22nd Ave., Munhall, with the Rev. Gregory D. Golden officiating. Interment will be in the Franklin Cemetery, Munhall. Memorial donations may be made to The Rock Family, c/o the Anne Ashley U.M. Church, 334 22nd Ave., Munhall, PA 15120.
MARY R. ROLLEY, Ross
Mary R. Rolley, died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in Windsor Place, Ross.
Mrs. Rolley and her husband had owned and operated Factory Furniture Showrooms along Hamilton Avenue for 20 years and later Rolley's Furniture Gallery along Babcock Boulevard.
Survivors include a sister, Catherine "Kitty" Bushen; a grandson, Richard M. Coll; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard M. Rolley; a daughter, Joan M. Coll; two brothers , George Maier and John Maier; and a sister, Ann Sweeney.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday in Lawrence T. Miller Funeral Home, 460 Lincoln Ave., Bellevue. Christian Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption, Bellevue. Internment will be in Christ Our Redeemer Cemetery Mausoleum, Ross.
GLADYS M. SIMMERS
Gladys M. Simmers, 77, of Brookline, died Saturday, July 1, 2000. She is survived by a son; a daughter; three brothers ; a sister; and three grandchildren. Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the BEINHAUER MORTUARY, 2630 W. Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, where services will be held Monday at 10 a.m. Interment in Jefferson Memorial Park.
JANE F. SPRINGER
Jane F. Springer, 102, of Ligonier, died Friday, June 30, 2000, in the Bethlen Home, Ligonier Township. She was born March 3, 1898, in Ligonier Township, a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth Fowler. Prior to her retirement, Jane had taught school in the Ligonier Valley and in Unity Township. She was a member of St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ligonier. Jane was deeply loved by her sons and their families. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Benjamin F. Springer, in 1960; a son, James E. Springer; and nine brothers and sisters . She is survived by two sons , Robert B. "Bob" (and wife, Viola) Springer of Rector and Gene Springer of Latrobe RD4; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the J. PAUL McCRACKEN FUNERAL CHAPEL INC., 144 E. Main St., Ligonier, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Funeral service will be held in the funeral chapel Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Paul D. Poerschke officiating. Interment in Ligonier Valley Cemetery, Ligonier.
FAYE H. (nee HESSLER) BACHMAN
Faye H. Bachman (nee Hessler), formerly of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Greensburg. Prior to her retirement, she had worked as a registered nurse at Metropolitan General Hospital in Cleveland. She is survived by her daughter, Jean Mathers (husband, James) of Greensburg; a son, John (wife, Judith) of Danbury, Conn.; and her grandchildren, John and Judy Mathers and Erich Bachman. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer L.; a sister, Marion Wills; and a brother, Harland Hessler. Friends will be received at the DAVID MELBOURNE CHAPMAN-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, 5252 Mayfield Road, Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124, Wednesday evening from 7 to 9. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home Thursday, July 6, at 10:30 a.m. Burial will follow in Crown Hill Cemetery in Twinsburg, Ohio.
ELSIE J. BILLER
Elsie J. Biller, 77, of Mt. Pleasant, died Monday, July 3, 2000, in the Frick Hospital, Mt. Pleasant. She was born June 5, 1923, in Mt. Pleasant, a daughter of Pearl Carnes Benedict of Mt. Pleasant and the late Pete Benedict. Elsie was a lifelong resident of Mt. Pleasant and throughout her life was a loving wife, mother , grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a member of St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant. In addition to her mother , she is survived by her loving children, Leo "Corky" Biller and his wife, Kris, of Mechanicsville, Va., Wayne Biller of Mt. Pleasant, Eugene "Red" Biller and his wife, Cathy, of Ruffsdale, Jimmy Biller of Greensburg, Fran Biller of Mt. Pleasant, Pearl Jakubovic and her husband, Ronald, of Mt. Pleasant, and Vicki Vanorsdale and her husband, Tom, also of Mt. Pleasant; nine grandchildren; four stepgrandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four stepgreat-grandchildren; her brothers , Philip "Bud" Benedict and his wife, Ethel, of Mt. Pleasant RD, Jack Benedict and his wife, Fay, of Swissvale, and Pete Benedict Jr. of Prittstown; her sisters , Madalyn Kantorik, Pearl Shumar and her husband, Rich, and Tina Kachmarek, all of Mt. Pleasant; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her Father , she was predeceased by her husband, Leo "Corky" Biller Jr. in 1995; and a brother, Chris Benedict. Friends will be received in the BROOKS FUNERAL HOME INC., 406 E. Washington St., Mt. Pleasant, Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from noon to 9 p.m. A blessing service will be held Friday at 9:30 a.m. in the funeral home, followed by a Funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Pius X R.C. Church, Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Michael Matusak as celebrant. A committal service and interment will follow in the St. Pius X Cemetery.
