Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
Frank J. Weisser
Bethel Park
Frank J. Weisser, 81, of Bethel Park, on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000. Son of the late Frank J. and Elizabeth M. Beloved husband of Stella M. Loving Father of Frank J. Weisser Jr., Debbie Campbell, Judy Spinnenweber, Marilyn Stemp and the late Janet Romanyshyn. Also survived by 11 grandchildren. Brother of Eugene and John. He was well known and respected in the business and banking communities, and as a volunteer and musician for local senior centers. He was also a member of the Elks, the American Legion and the Keystone Chorus of the South Hills. Visitation Tuesday from 2 to 9 p.m. at the FREYVOGEL-SLATER FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 112 Fort Couch Road, Bethel Park (opp. Lazarus, South Hills Village). A Funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. John Capistran Church. Interment in Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society of Western Pennsylvania , 2 Gateway Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Raymond E. Albrecht Sr.
Pittsburgh
Raymond E. Albrecht Sr., 75, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at his home in McCandless. He was born June , 1925, in Germany, son of Ludwig and Hedwig Albrecht. He was a retired engineer for Alcoa. Surviving are his wife, Joan Sasse Albrecht; children, Karen Hasara of Ben Avon, Raymond E. Albrecht Jr. of McCandless and Robert L. Albrecht of Ben Avon; a sister, Lillian Polifroni of the Pocono Mountains, Pa.; two grandchildren, James and Kimberly Hasara. Mr. Albrecht was a member of the 113th Battalion of the Seabees during World War II and a 1st Lieutenant in the Air Force during the
Korean War. Friends received on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at SIMONS FUNERAL HOME, INC., 7720 Perry Highway, Ross. www.simonsfuneralhomeinc.com. Funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Emsworth.
Evelyn Amond
Derry
Evelyn Amond, 77, of Derry, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in IHS at Mountain View, Unity Township. She was born Aug. 12, 1923, in Saltsburg, a daughter of the late David and Lottie Pearl McMasters Menser Kellerman. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latrobe, where she was a Simeanna visitor and helped with noonday lunches at the church. She was a loving mother and grandmother. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Harry Russell "Russ" Amond Sr., on Sept. 20, 1998; a son, John Michael Amond; a sister, Glyndora Nolder; and five brothers , William Menser, Joseph, Don, George and John Kellerman. She is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Paul (Kathleen C.) Burd of New Florence RD1; four sons , Harry Russell "Russ" Amond Jr. and his wife, Marcia, of Derry, David L. Amond and his wife, Kathleen, of New Alexandria RD1, Charles E. Amond and his wife, Lugene, of Derry and Ronald K. Amond and his wife, Sue, of Latrobe; 11 grandchildren; a great-grandson; three sisters , Betty Bertsch of Florida, Mrs. Ray (Pearl) Karasack of Latrobe and Mrs. Frank (Jean) Karasack of Latrobe; and several nieces and nephews. Friends were received from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in the McCABE FUNERAL HOME, 300 W. Third Ave., Derry. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Latrobe, with the church pastors officiating. Interment will follow in Unity Cemetery, Latrobe.
Regis N. Behr
Reserve
Regis N. Behr, 85, of Reserve, died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Landmark Manor, Hampton. Born Sept. 25, 1914 in Pittsburgh, he was the son of the late Casper and Edna (Walter) Behr. Rege was the past president of Reserve Township A.A.R.P. No. 2882, past president of St. Aloysius Ushers Club and a member of the St. Boniface Over Fifty Club. He was employed as a clerk for the state of Pennsylvania . Survivors include three daughters , Marlene Kaib of Brighton Heights, Pat Burke of Shaler and Mariann Rattay of Cranberry; one brother, Claude Behr of Edinboro; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Ella T. (Wiener) Behr and two brothers , Edwin and Roland Behr. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in SCHELLHAAS FUNERAL HOME INC., 388 Center Ave., West View. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in St. Aloysius Church with Fr. William Rutledge, pastor, as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Ross.
Paul H. Blews
Steubenville,Ohio,
Formerly of Delmont
Paul H. Blews, 80, of Steubenville, Ohio (formerly of Delmont), died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in Steubenville. He was born Aug. 11, 1920, in Pittsburgh, a son of the late Charles and Lynne Miller Blews. He was a retired mechanical design engineer for Jeffers Electronics in DuBois and Atomatic Manufacturing Co. in Chalfant. He was a former member of the Free Gospel Church of Export and was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Ellen Taylor Blews in 1998; a sister, Ruth Beal; and three brothers , Harry, Norman and John Blews. He is survived by a son, Paul Allen Blews of Rossiter, Pa.; three sisters , Mary McDonald of Morgantown, W.Va., Esther Johnson of Lakeland, Fla., and Bernice Wallace of Emporium; and a number of nieces and nephews. Visitation Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the JOHN T. HART FUNERAL HOME, Murrysville. A service will be held in the funeral home Thursday at 1 p.m. Interment will follow in the Twin Valley Memorial Park, Delmont.
MaryAnn (Holler) Bobik
Monroeville
MaryAnn (Holler) Bobik, of 1350 Cavitt Road, Monroeville, beloved wife, mother , and grandmother, died Friday, Sept. 1, 2000, at her home after a long bout with cancer. She was 57 years old. She is survived by her husband, Andrew J. (Bo) Bobik Sr.; four sons , Andrew J. Bobik Jr., Paul Bobik and his wife, Kelly, Thomas Bobik and his wife, Ann, and Daniel Bobik; three daughters , Ann Bednar and her husband, Al, Amy Bobik and Mary Bobik; grandchildren, April and Andrew III Bobik, Heather and Kayla Laugherty, Zach and Tyler Bobik, Thomas Jr., and Mary Bobik, and Bridgett Ann Bednar; nieces and nephews; her mother , Eileen Holler; her brothers , Regis, Larry and Jerry Holler; her sisters , Karen Buchner and Jean Holler. Friends and family received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 4, and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 5 in GENE VAN HORN FUNERAL HOME, MONROEVILLE, Beatty Road and Route 48 North, a Golden Rule Member Firm, where a Parastas service will be Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Divine Liturgy in St. John the Baptist Cathedral, 210 Greentree Road, in Munhall Wednesday, Sept. 6, at 10:30 a.m. Interment in St. John the Baptist Cathedral Cemetery.
Jeanne Frances Carroll Botti
Larimer
Jeanne "Bootsie" Frances Carroll Botti, 74, of Larimer, died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, at Jeannette District Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 27, 1925, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late William F. and Hazel Reed Carroll. She was a retired employee of the Westmoreland County Food Bank of Greensburg and was also an employee of Johnston The Florist, Irwin, where she was affectionately known as "Granny." She was also active in the Norwin YMCA and Girl Scouts, a volunteer at the Norwin Public Library, and an avid gardener and quilter. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, William Carroll. She is survived by five children, Nancy Blinkhorn of Larimer, Jeanne Valot of North Huntingdon, Victoria Grubbs of North Huntingdon, Susan Richardson of St. Charles, Mo., and Frank Weckerle III of Scotts Valley, Calif. She was also "Grandma Sunshine" to Bob, Tim, Nancy, Katie, Michelle, Tom, Claire, Leslie, Tracy, Michael, Frank, Justin, Lynette, Melissa, Felicia, Alexandria, Killian, Rachael and Kaytlynn. Also surviving are three sisters , Helene Tobin of Pittsburgh, Vivian Carroll of Penn Hills and Kate Nowalk of Greensburg; a brother, John Carroll of Pittsburgh; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the WILLIAM SNYDER FUNERAL HOME, 521 Main St., Irwin, Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Irwin. Interment will follow at Irwin Union Cemetery.
Louise V. Cametti
Naples, Fla.,
Formerly of Forest Hills
Louise V. Cametti, of Naples, Fla., formerly of Forest Hills and Greensburg, on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000. Beloved wife of the late Benjamin Cametti. mother of Ellen Golonski and her husband, Thomas W., of Wexford and the late Thomas B. Cametti. Sister of Mae Perino of Pittsburgh, Lucy Barris of California and Domenico Lapina of Florida. Also two granddaughters, Celeste and Denise; and a great-granddaughter, Jayme Lynn, all of Pittsburgh. Friends received at the WOLFE MEMORIAL INC., FOREST HILLS CHAPEL, 3604 Greensburg Pike, (412) 731-5001, Wednesday from 9 to 9:30 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated in St. Maurice Church, Forest Hills, at 10 a.m. The family requests memorials to Alzheimer's Support Network, 660 Ninth St. North, Suite 21, Naples, FL 34102.
Timothy John Claus
O'Hara
Timothy John Claus died Sept. 3, 2000. Mr. Claus was a carpet installer for Carpets By Carl. He was the son of Clarence J. and Margaret Stiger Claus of O'Hara; and the brother of Carol Lynn Monahan of Aspinwall and James M. Claus of Indiana Township. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the FRANK R. PERMAN FUNERAL HOME, 923 Saxonburg Blvd. at Route 8, Shaler. Christian burial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Glenshaw.
Jeannie D. (Cope) Cox
Greensburg
Jeannie D. (Cope) Cox, 59, of Greensburg RD6, died Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000, in the Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg. She was born Oct. 30, 1940, in Jeannette, a daughter of the late Charles F. and Fern L. Miller Cope. She had been employed as an accounts receivable clerk for R.L. Smeltz Oil Inc. of Greensburg. She was a member of Harrold Zion Lutheran Church, Greensburg RD6, and had been a Sunday school teacher in the church for 42 years; a Girl Scout leader, Boy Scout leader, a member of the Order of the Rainbow Girls, Jeannette, a former Hempfield band parent, and was a "cookie mom" for Commandants Own of the U.S. Marines Drum and Bugle Corps of Washington , D.C., for 14 years. She is survived by a son, John C. and his wife, Jan A. Cox, of Bowie, Md.; a daughter, Jamye L. Timms and her husband, Richard Sullivan, of Mt. Pleasant; a grandson, D.J. Timms of Mt. Pleasant; a brother, John C.F. and his wife, Carol Cope, of Greensburg RD6; a niece and nephews, Eric and Chad Cope and Diane Canobbio; and great-nieces, Brittany and Carrie Canobbio. Friends were received at the BACHA FUNERAL HOME INC., 516 Stanton at Green streets, Greensburg, Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. and will be received Tuesday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Additional visitation will be held Wednesday in Harrold Zion Lutheran Church, from 10 until 10:45 a.m. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. in the church with the Rev. Robert A. Free officiating. Interment Harrold Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Hempfield Township. Family suggests memorial contributions to the Memorial Fund of Harrold Zion Lutheran Church, RD6, Box 64, Greensburg, PA 15601.
Louis DeMauro
Sharpsburg
Louis DeMauro, 90, died Sept. 3, 2000, in Beverly Health Care Center, Oakmont. Born Oct. 9, 1909, in New York City, he was the son of the late Louis and Emanuella Scovotti DeMauro. Mr. DeMauro was a retired contractor and a member of Madonna of Jerusalem Catholic Church, Sharpsburg. Survivors include his wife, Mary Golobic DeMauro; one son, Louis DeMauro Jr.; three daughters , Katherine Allshouse, Patricia Carson and Linda Pusateri; one stepson, Ronald Kobus of Nevada; one sister, Katherine Damico; one brother, Albert "Lindy" DeMauro; 31 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Frank DeMauro; one daughter, Marion DeMauro; and one brother, Dominic DeMauro. Friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the WORRELL FUNERAL HOME, corner of Main and Ninth Streets, Sharpsburg. Christian burial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Madonna of Jerusalem Church, Sharpsburg. Burial will follow in Mt. Royal Cemetery, Shaler.
