Obituaries

Jul 26, 2015

Following a difficult and painful health struggle, Donna Marie Klos-Hosbach of Stahlstown, Pennsylvania, passed away in the early afternoon of July 26, 2015. She was just 75. Donna was born on November 18, 1939, the youngest daughter of 13 children, to Harry Valentine Klos and Catherine Elizabeth Nath of Pittsburgh. Harry V. Klos & Sons was a family business...

Jul 24, 2015

Catherine N. Nuttall DeLambo, 86, of Greensburg passed away Friday, July 24, 2015, at Oak Hill Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hempfield Township. Born Oct. 7, 1928, in Monessen, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Frances (Mon) Nuttall. Catherine was a former worker for the Blind Association. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death...

Jul 21, 2015

Ronald I. Vid, 74, of Greensburg, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at home. He was born April 22, 1941, in Latrobe, son of the late Bernard Vid and Stella (Polosky) Vid. He was a graduate of Latrobe High School class of 1960. He earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from California University of Pennsylvania followed by a Master of...

Jun 30, 2015

Grace Margaret (Reichwine) Shoemaker, 100, of Latrobe (Unity Township) died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Nov. 26, 1914, in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin F. Reichwine and Margaret Wessel Reichwine. Grace was retired after having worked for Gratt Jewelers. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Latrobe. Besides...

Jun 15, 2015

Anna Marie "Bubba" Smith Bollinger, 81, of Latrobe passed away Monday, June 15, 2015, at home. Born July 7, 1933, in Youngstown, she was the daughter of the late William A. Smith and Genevieve M. Wilt. Bubba was a homemaker and a member of Bethany United Methodist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by...

May 22, 2015

Joseph M. O'Hara, 72, of Latrobe, died Friday, May 22, 2015, in Hempfield Manor. Born June 27, 1942, in White Township, he was a son of the late Mark J. O'Hara and Elizabeth Ganley O'Hara. He was a retired project manager for L-D Building Co. and Dill Construction and was a retired facility manager for St. Vincent College. He...

May 14, 2015

Jacob Steven Gower, 22, of Latrobe, died Thursday, May 14, 2015, at home. Born Jan. 26, 1993, in Latrobe, he was a son of Donald A. Gower and Carole A. (Kuba) Painter. He was a machine shop foreman for ArcMaster Enterprises Inc. He was a member of the Lloydsville Sportsmen's Club. He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents,...

May 7, 2015

Anthony C. "Tony" Evangelista, also known by close friends as "Weed," 76, of Latrobe, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. He was born June 13, 1938, in Bovard, to the late Anthony Evangelista and Laura Dellvecchio Evangelista. He was retired from SCI Greensburg and worked as a bus driver for First Student. He was a...

May 6, 2015

Joel Orner Marshall, 90, of Latrobe, died Wednesday, May 6, 2015, at Barnes Place. Born Sept. 2, 1924, in Unity Township, he was a son of the late John J. and Margaret (McKlveen) Marshall. He was a retired plumber pipefitter with Local 354, Latrobe. A World War II veteran, he served in the Navy. He was a member of...

Mar 15, 2015

Andrew Terry Yuschak, 61, of Greensburg, died Sunday, March 15, 2015, after a short battle with cancer, at UPMC East. He was born Nov. 1, 1953, in Latrobe, a son of the late Andrew Yuschak and Marie Kathryn Vargo Yuschak. A retired carpenter, Andrew was well-known for his guitar playing, singing and songwriting. He also enjoyed and was a...

Mar 8, 2015

Robert Kenneth Shannon Sr., 72, of Latrobe (Unity Township), died Sunday, March 8, 2015, at home. He was born Dec. 14, 1942, in Latrobe, son of the late Robert G. Shannon and the late Edna Casterwiler Blair. He worked in construction as a member of Local 1451. He was a member of Latrobe United Methodist Church and was a...

Mar 3, 2015

Dawn A. (Bush) Elliott of Trafford, formally of Latrobe, went home to rest in peace on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Dawn was born May 8, 1975 in Latrobe, the daughter of Don C. (Pete) Bush and Karen S. (Randles) Bush of Acme, PA. Dawn graduated from Greater Latrobe High School class of 1993. She worked for many years at...

Feb 18, 2015

Margaret H. (Torzok) Steving, 90, of Latrobe, Unity Township, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born March 25, 1924, in Indiana, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Frank Torzok and Mary Benevich Torzok. She was a homemaker and a member of Bethany United Methodist Church. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, dancing with her husband...

Jan 29, 2015

Gertrude Yawczak, 99, of Latrobe, died Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Feb. 5, 1915, in Bradenville, she was a daughter of the late Daniel Yawczak and Theophilia Rudy Yawczak. She was retired from the dietary department of Torrance State Hospital and was a member of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church....

Jan 22, 2015

Mary M. Marcinko, 87, of Latrobe (Unity Township), passed away Thursday, Jan. 22, 2015, at home. She was born Feb. 27, 1927, in Homestead, a daughter of the late Andrew Lewis Bagi Sr. and Anna M. (Sass) Bagi. She was a retired housekeeper and a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. In addition to her parents, she was preceded...

Jan 14, 2015

Mary Ann (Quaranto) Gentile, 89, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at home. She was born Nov. 9, 1925, in Derry Township, a daughter of the late Felix Quaranto and Anna (Hershbine) Quaranto. She was retired from Latrobe Hospital, having worked as a registered nurse. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Latrobe. She was a...

Jan 9, 2015

Pauline E. (Falso) Stemmler, of Latrobe, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital. She was born in Latrobe to the late Pasquale Falso and Elizabeth (Fanciulla) Zappone Falso. She retired with more than 35 years of experience as an operator for Bell Telephone. She was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish, St. Vincent Rosary Alter...

Jan 5, 2015

John L. Garola, 81, of Latrobe, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Family Hospice and Palliative Care, Pittsburgh. Born Jan. 31, 1933, in Greensburg, he was a son of the late Santino Garola and Teresa (Simonini) Garola. He was a retired carpenter from Elliott Co. and attended Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. He was a former member of the...

Dec 20, 2014

Mary (Yawczak) Trovel, 92, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in her residence. Born Dec. 7, 1922, in Dorothy, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Theodora Rudy Yawczak. She worked as a licensed practical nurse at Latrobe Area Hospital. Mary was a member of Holy Family Church in Latrobe. Along with her parents, she was...

Dec 9, 2014

John Edward Lee III, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died at St. Luke's Hospital on December 9, 2014, after an extended illness. Visitation was at the Cedar Memorial Chapel of Memories.

John is survived by, his wife Dotty; his five children; Stephanie Lee of Fairfax, Virginia, Christina Sobus (Mark) of Houston, Texas, Shaun Kilduff (Kelley) , Kevin Kilduff...