Pennsylvania Obituary and Marriage Records, 1947-2010
Ruth King
Longtime PNC employee
Ruth McClaskey King, 84, of Baldwin Borough died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007 at Asbury Heights in Mt. Lebanon.
She was the wife of the late David King; mother of Barbara Baker Lahr (Phil), Steven (Trudy) King and Susan (Mark) Gleason; grandmother of Susan Carter, Cheryl (Pat) McCabe, Traci (Chris) James, John (Tracy) King, Mark, Matt, Erin and Colin Gleason; great-grandmother of Connor McCabe, Abby and Ryan Carter, Emily, Olivia and Sophia James.
Mrs. King grew up in Bellevue and graduated from Bellevue High School. She met her husband Dave while walking down the beach of Lake Erie. They moved to the South Hills in 1950 and spent the rest of their married lives raising their family in Baldwin Borough.
She was a longtime employee of PNC Bank in the St. Clair Office. She was a member of Baldwin Community United Methodist Church for 57 years, serving as a volunteer for years.
Arrangements made by John F. Slater Funeral Home. Contributions can be made to BCUMC, 5001 Baptist Road, Pgh., PA 15236; Family Hospice and Palliative Care, 50 Moffett Street, Pgh., PA 15243; or Jumonville Meth-odist Training Center, R. D. 2, Box 128, Hopwood, PA 15445.
Sally Shelpman
Of Baldwin Borough
Sally (Bahr) Shelpman, 59, of Baldwin Borough, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007.
She was the beloved mother of Jamie (Tracy) Pape, Ryan (Heidi) Pape, Krysten and Krystle Shelpman; proud grandmother of Amber Hanbury, Haley Hunter, Victoria Brenden and Aiden Pape; daughter of the late Neil and Annamae Bahr; sister of Jim (Colleen) Bahr Sr., Sharon (John) Knetzer and the late Neil "Butch" Bahr Jr.; niece of Dorothy Zeremenko and Jan Duffy. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Arrangements made by John F. Slater Funeral Home.
Guy Fazzoni
World War II veteran
Guy Fazzoni, 83, of Pleasant Hills, died Sept. 16, 2007.
He was the husband of Kathleen for 61 years; father of Beverly (Jim) Jurcic, Patty (Ben) Huber and Peggy (Ray) Dennin; grandfather of Matt (Shay), Kayti, Heather (Bill), Brent, Adam, Chad, Brooke, Kelly and Luke; great-grandfather of Laney, Riley and Lydia; brother of Marie Valdiserri, Rose Monchecourt and the late Frank Fazzoni. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Fazzoni was a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, a member of the Knights of Columbus for 59 years, Lions Club for 46 years where he served as district governor, and the American Legion Post 712.
Mr. Fazzoni served on the West Jefferson Hills School Board and was a founding member of the Thomas Jefferson High School All Sports Boosters and the TJ Band Parents.
Interment is in Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Thomas A'Becket Building Fund or the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements handled by Jefferson Memorial Funeral Home.
Albert Kish
Fire Dept. employee
Albert Kish, 81, of Whitehall, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007.
He was the husband of Genevieve; father of Ronald and his wife, Suzanne; son of the late Elizabeth and Andrew Kish, brother of Andrew (Helen) Kish. Also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Kish worked for the Pittsburgh Fire Dept. for 32 years and was a member of Bellavista Lodge.
Arrangements made by the John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., Brentwood.
If desired, family suggests contributions to American Heart Assoc., Pennsylv-ania/Delaware Affiliate Mem-orial Processing Center, 777 Penn Center Blvd., Ste. 200, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 or American Lung Association of PA, Wexford Professional Building, Ste. 2104, Wexford, PA 15090.
Beth Yekel
Baldwin resident
Beth Yekel, 57, of Baldwin died Friday, Sept. 21, 2007.
She was the wife of Paul Yekel; mother of Mike (Jeri) Sweeney of Baldwin, Pam (Cory) Murr of West Mifflin and Sherri Orner; grandmother of Josh and David Murr. Also survived by her cousin and friend, Arlene Motus.
Arrangements made by the John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., Brentwood.
Joseph Monaco
Port Authority employee
Joseph Monaco, 85, of Baldwin Borough, died Thursday, May 8, 2008.
He was the husband of 61 years to Anna (Frank) Monaco; father of Samuel (Jean), Joanne (Dennis) Murdy and Janice (Michael) Kochis; pap of Joseph, Daniel, Nicholas, Chad, Jodi, Kelli, Diane and Lauren; great-grandpap of Andrew; son of the late Samuel and Ella Monaco; brother of Samuel and the late Mary Jane Krupa.
He was also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Monaco served in the U.S. Army as a Sergeant during World War II, was a member of the VFW and worked for the Port Authority for 43 years.
Arrangements made by John F. Slater Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, family suggests contributions to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Susan Jones
Worked at VA Hospital
Susan (Lyman) Jones, 61, of Baldwin Borough, died Monday, May 5, 2008.
She was the wife of Jim Jones; mother of Brian Jones; sister of Carole Henderson, Patty Bailey and Margie Catlos. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Mrs. Jones was a 20-year employee of the VA Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Arrangements made by John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., Brentwood.
Robert Kuhta
Brentwood resident
Robert Kuhta of Brentwood died Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
He was the husband of Kathy (Olnhausen) Kuhta; father of Sean (Lauren) Ganoe; grandfather of Maddie, Will and Grace; son of Steven and Daisy Kuhta; son-in-law of Dolores Olnhausen.
He also was the brother of Tom Kuhta, John (Olga) Kuhta, James (Lark) Kuhta and Mary Swinson; uncle of Andrea Swinson, Steven Swinson, Dave Kuhta, Christopher Kuhta and Fleur Kuhta.
Arrangements made by John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc., Brentwood.
If desired, family suggests contributions to Odyssey Healthcare, 190 Bilmar Drive, Suite 200, Pgh., PA 15205.
Steve Juarin
Grandfather of nine
Steve Juarin died Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
Born Oct. 27, 1920, he was the son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hornyak) Juarin of Hazelwood.
He was preceded in death by siblings Joseph, Olga, Elizabeth, Julia and Mary Ethel.
An Army veteran of World War II, he was employed by Carnegie-Illinois Steel Co., Pittsburgh Railways and H.J. Heinz.
He is survived by his wife Laura (Gutowski); sons David (Jimmie Lou), Michael (Kimberly) and Stephen, and daughters Diane (Joe) Kubiak, Joanne (Steve) Hallock and Nancy (Tony) Lisiecki.
He also is survived by nine grandchildren.
Arrangements handled by John F. Slater Funeral Home, Inc.
