DOROTHY C. (LAWRENCE) HARRISON
Age 83, of McKees Rocks, on Monday, December 4, 2006; beloved wife of the late William Harrison; loving mother of Donald, Robert, Teddy, Reggie, Dawn, Gayle, William and Richard; sixteen grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Friends may call 2-4 & 6-8 pm Wednesday & Thursday at the McDERMOTT FUNERAL HOME, INC., 1225 Chartiers Avenue, McKees Rocks where services will be held 11:30 am Friday.
JULIA B. HENDERSON
Peacefully in her sleep at her Moon Twp. home on Wed., Feb. 7, 1996, Julia Bryan Sampson Henderson (nee Craven), formerly of McKees Rocks; loving mother of Joan Craven BRITTON; mother-in-law of John E. BRITTON; grandmother of Sandra SEBROSKY of Kennedy Twp., Lynn PRINGLE of Fairbanks, Alaska & Davis Dean BRITTON, at home; also survived by five great-grandchildren; sister of the late Pearl LOFTUS. Friends received at the STOVER FUNERAL HOME, 534 Island Ave., McKees Rocks, Thurs. & Fri. 2-4 & 7-9 pm, where Funeral Services will be Sat. at 11 am. Interment , Mt. Calvary cemetery.
MARGARET C. HERBST
Margaret C. Herbst, 80, of McDonald, died Tuesday, November 27, 2007, in her home. She was born January 30, 1927, in McKees Rocks, a daughter of Viktor and Elizabeth SOISSONG MEYER. Mrs. Herbst was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church, McDonald, Altar Society and the Ladies of Charity. On September 11, 1948, she married
Walter M. Herbst, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Patricia (Thomas) STEIMINGER and Barbara (Donald) ALRUTZ, both of McDonald; two sons, Edward (Kathleen) Herbst of Fredericktown and Walter (Tammy) Herbst of McDonald; two sisters, Elizabeth Maryann Herbst of McDonald and Mary Lou (Sarah Marie) DAVIS of Mt. Lebanon; two brothers, Joseph Meyer of California and Albert MILBERT of Virginia; nine grandchildren, Walter Michael, Melinda and William Herbst, Erica, Jessica and Donald Jason Alrutz and April, Megan and Thomas Patrick Steiminger; and three great-grandchildren, Brianna, Adryonna and Dylan Herbst. Deceased are five brothers, Leonard, Victor, George, James and Charles Meyer. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in Nation Funeral Home Inc., 220 East Lincoln Avenue, McDonald. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, November 30, in St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church, McDonald, with the Rev. John Harvey as celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Mary's cemetery, McKees Rocks.
ALOYSIUS X. "AL" HILTGEN
65, of Inverness, died Wednesday (Dec. 20, 1989) at Citrus Memorial Hospital. Born in McKees Rocks, Pa., he came here 15 years ago from Erie, Pa. He was vice president and general manager with Calgon Corp. He was a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. He was a member of the Inverness Golf and Country Club, the Men's Association, and the 530th Fighter Squadron. Survivors include his wife, Sylvia; a son, Ken, Snellville, Ga.; two daughters, Janet KLASS, Irwin, Pa., and Susan HOUGH, Garner, N.C.; three sisters, Louise RUPP, Pittsburgh, Helen KELLERMAN of Florida, and Mary Jane LYNCH, Fort Wayne, Ind.; and seven grandchildren. Charles E. Davis Funeral Home, Inverness.
MARY L. HOFFMAN
Mary L. Hoffman, 90, formerly of Chicora, died at 1:55 a.m. Tuesday, May 23, 2006, at Sunnyview Home. Born in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County, Oct. 5, 1915, she was the daughter of Stephen and Mary SOPCEK MACHALICA. She had worked at the Deshon Hospital, now the Butler Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and had been a nurse's aide at the McGinley Nursing Home, now the Betty Thomas Home, in Oakland Township, for several years. She was a former member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County, for 40 years and had belonged to the Altar Society of the church. She was a current member of St. Peter Roman Catholic Church on Franklin Street. She also belonged to the Chicora and the Tanglewood senior centers, AARP, the Chicora Women of the Moose, and the Women of JENOTA. Surviving are seven nephews and four nieces; and although she had no children, many of her grandnieces and grandnephews looked upon her as a grandmother. Her husband, Harry M. Hoffman, whom she married
Nov. 18, 1943, died Jan. 29, 1987. A sister and five brothers preceded her in death. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the STEIGHNER FUNERAL HOME, 111 E. Slippery Rock St., Chicora. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter Roman Catholic Church, 127 Franklin St., with the Rev. Pierre Falkenhan officiating. Burial will be at St. Patrick cemetery, Sugarcreek Township, Armstrong County. The Women's Council of St. Peter Parish will recite the rosary at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.Memorial donations may be made to the Mental Health & Association, 140 Elm St., Butler, PA 16001.
MARLENE HORNACK
Age 61; of McKees Rocks; on Thursday, August 17, 2006; beloved wife of Myron; mother of Mark (Stacey) and Brian (Lori); grandmother of Chloe, Shawnee, Shaye and Shanna. Daughter of Margaret and the late Joseph ALEXSEVICH. Sister of Joanne GALINOWSKI. Friends received Saturday 4-6 pm at the VALERIAN F. SZAL FUNERAL HOME INC., 238 Helen st., McKees Rocks, where a Memorial Service will begin at 5:30 pm.
ANNE (HUNYA) HRUCH
Age 79, on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 of McKees Rocks. Beloved sister of Mary STRILKA, Stephen Hruch, Nicholas Hruch, and the late Michael Hruch. Daughter of the late John and Anna Hruch. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Friends received Thursday 6-8 pm and Friday 2-4 6-8 at VALERIAN F. SZAL FUNERAL HOME, INC., 238 Helen St. McKees Rocks. Parastas Friday 7 pm, a Trisagion Service Saturday 9:30 am followed by a Requiem Service in St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church at 10 am. Officiated by Rev. Thomas Soroka.
A. EDWARD HUFNAGEL
Solemn high mass of requiem will be sung at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning in St. Aloysius' Church for A. Edward Hufnagel, a retired head of the Postal Savings Department of Pittsburgh, who died Saturday in his home, Mt. Troy Road Extension, following an illness of almost five years. Mr. Hufnagel was born in McKees Rocks in 1866. When he retired from the postal service, he was one of the oldest employees in point of continuous service. His record was 44 1/2 years, having been appointed a clerk in 1889. While employed in the postoffice department, Mr. Hufnagel made his home in the East End district. Upon his retirement, however, he moved to the Oesterle Estate, near Evergreen. He was a member of the Holy Name Society, Duquesne Council, Knights of Columbus, and the Veteran Postoffice Employees Association. Surviving are his widoe, Mrs. Anna K. OESTERLE Hufnagel, a daughter, Miss Anna M. Hufnagel; a brother, Henry, and a sister, Sister Ursula of the Order of St. Francis, who is now at the motherhouse, Mt. Alvernia, Millvale. Interment will be in the new St. Mary's cemetery. Post-Gazette, Sep 23, 1940.
CLAIR E. HUFNAGEL
Clair E. "Huffy" Hufnagel, 76, of Finleyville, died Thursday, December 20, 2007, in Canonsburg General Hospital.
He was born May 2, 1931, in McKees Rocks, a son of Edward J. and Elizabeth CARR Hufnagel.
Mr. Hufnagel was the owner of Huffy Trailer Sales in Finleyville, a business he and his family have operated for the past 45 years.
He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Church. Mr. Hufnagel enjoyed hunting and fishing.
Surviving are his wife, Loretta VanVOORHIS Hufnagel; four sons, Jeffrey Hufnagel of Finleyville, David Hufnagel and wife Kim of Finleyville and Patrick Hufnagel and wife Tammy and Timothy Hufnagel, both of Eighty Four; two brothers, Eugene Hufnagel of Courtney and Edward Hufnagel of Aurora, Colo.; 11 grandchildren, Neil, Kyle, David, Dean, Bradley, Patrick, Daniel, Timothy and Tyler Hufnagel, April SHAFFER and Amy DULANEY; two great-grandchildren, Chloe and Christopher Shaffer; and a niece and nephew.
Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday in Kegel Funeral Home Inc., Tim P. Kegel, supervisor, 3560 Washington Avenue, Finleyville.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:30 p.m. Monday, December 24, in St. Francis Assisi Church, Finleyville, with the Rev. Robert J. Boyle as celebrant.
Interment will follow in Mingo cemetery, Finleyville.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to Mingo cemetery, 526 Mingo Church Road, Finleyville, PA 15332.
ANNA SEKELA HUSSAR
Anna Hussar, 89, of the Autumn Grove Care Center in Harrisville, formerly of Penn Avenue in Lyndora, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006 at the Grove City Medical Center. Born Jan. 17, 1917, in McKees Rocks, she was a daughter of Andrew and Mary KASCHIK SEKELA.
She was a homemaker and mother, and she was a member of St. John Byzantine Catholic Church in Lyndora.
Surviving are three sons, Peter Hussar Jr. of Hilliard, Ohio, Kenneth J. "Doats" Hussar of Butler and Michael A. Hussar of Meridian; three grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; a niece, and four nephews.
Her husband, Peter "Magoose" Hussar, whom she married
Sept. 21, 1941, died Jan. 6, 1996. A sister also preceded her in death. Friends of Anna Hussar, who died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006, will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Byzantine Catholic Church, Lyndora, with the Rev. Dennis Bogda officiating.
Burial will follow at the Rose Hill cemetery.
