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Jacob R. Miller

Jacob R. Miller

Jun 18, 2011

Jacob R. Miller, 93, of Latrobe, died Saturday, June 18, 2011, at home. Born June 15, 1918, in Latrobe, he was the son of the late George M. and Louise (Schmucker) Miller. He was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. Jake was a retired auto mechanic for Bob Mentzer Ford and a farmer, but most of all he...

Patricia A. Sowansky

Patricia A. Sowansky

Jun 13, 2011

Patricia A. Sowansky, 56, of Latrobe, died Monday, June 13, 2011, at Allegheny General Hospital. She was born July 31, 1954, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of Albert Catullo and Yolanda (Caretti) Catullo. Patricia was a retired bank teller for Commercial Bank and Trust of Pennsylvania. She was a member of the Relay for Life Committee, a member of the...

George A. Hvizdos

George A. Hvizdos

Jun 11, 2011

George A. Hvizdos, 93, of Latrobe, died peacefully Saturday, June 11, 2011, at home. Born Oct. 31, 1917, in Whitney, he was a son of the late John and Mary (Barlock) Hvizdos. He was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church for 54 years. He was a 1936 graduate of Latrobe High School and a graduate of Point...

Patricia A. "Patty" Miller

Patricia A. "Patty" Miller

May 22, 2011

Patricia A. "Patty" Miller, 61, of Latrobe, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. She was born March 16, 1950, a daughter of the late Edward Miller and Helen Ruffner. She was retired from Latrobe Area Hospital Housekeeping Staff. She was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church; co-founder of Special Days for Special Kids,...

Arthur Raymond Patterson

Arthur Raymond Patterson

Apr 27, 2011

Arthur Raymond Patterson, 67, of Greensburg, died Wednesday, April 27, 2011, in Mountainview Specialty Care Center. He was born May 16, 1943, in Pittsburgh, son of the late Robert L. and Helen L. (Woolslayer) Patterson. He was a public accountant and a part time Lutheran pastor. He was a graduate of Thiel College and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at...

Sandra L. Moreland

Sandra L. Moreland

Apr 23, 2011

Sandra L. Moreland, 63, of Latrobe, died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at home surrounded by her family. She was born Jan. 13, 1948, in Latrobe, a daughter of Meda (Hess) Rager and the late Robert Rager Sr. Sandra graduated from the Allegheny General Hospital School of Nursing. She was employed as a registered nurse at Latrobe Hospital for more...

Norma J. Shotts

Norma J. Shotts

Apr 7, 2011

Norma J. Shotts, 76, of Latrobe died Thursday, April 07, 2011, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born July 31, 1934, in Greensburg, she was the daughter of the late Joseph C. Swiencki and Florence Salsie Schwarz. She had retired as a teller at Westmoreland Federal Savings, Latrobe. She was Catholic by faith. In addition to her parents she was...

Naomi L. "Nomi" Molina

Naomi L. "Nomi" Molina

Mar 7, 2011

Naomi L. "Nomi" Molina, 58, of Latrobe, died Monday, March 7, 2011, in Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg. Born June 3, 1952, in Latrobe, she was the daughter of the late Michael A. and Mary (Stegura) Dorko. She was a member of St. Vincent Basilica Parish. Mrs. Molina had been employed by Guy Miller's Sunoco for 17 years. She...

Christina M. Marshall

Christina M. Marshall

Feb 10, 2011

Christina M. Marshall, 91, of Latrobe, died Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011, in St. Anne Home, Greensburg. Born Aug. 13, 1919, in Lloydsville, she was a daughter of the late Philip and Hanna (Robb) Baker. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, and worked with the church's Quality Circle. She was a retired food services worker for the...

Olive June Heintzelman

Olive June Heintzelman

Feb 5, 2011

Olive June Heintzelman, 87, of Latrobe, died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011, at Loyalhanna Care Center, Derry Township. She was born May 2, 1923, in Latrobe, a daughter of the late Jacob Ament and Rachael Kuhns. She was a retired teller for Commercial Bank and Trust of Pennsylvania. She was a member of Latrobe First Church of God, Latrobe Chapter...

Michael Joseph Katana, Sr

Michael Joseph Katana, Sr

Jan 14, 2011

Michael Joseph Katana Sr., 55, of Centennial, Colo., died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at home. He was born Feb. 24, 1955, in Latrobe, son of the late Theodore and Florence (Hudec) Katana. He graduated from Greater Latrobe High School, class of 1973. He is survived by five children, Christie Collins and her husband, Jason, of Waldorf, Md., Jill Wilson...

Gary W. Meighen

Gary W. Meighen

Jan 2, 2011

Gary W. Meighen, 65, of Latrobe, formerly of Washington, Pa., died Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011, at home, after a short illness. He was born Nov. 29, 1945, in Waynesburg, a son of the late Dennis and Mary Crouse Meighen. Prior to retirement, he was employed as a sawman by Latrobe Steel with 35 years of service. He was a...

Theodore M. Smith

Theodore M. Smith

Nov 20, 2010

Theodore M. Smith, 71, of Latrobe passed away Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010, at his home. Born July 15, 1939, in Woodville, Ohio, he was the son of the late Marvin L. and Mildred R. (Bolfa) Smith. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Theodore retired in 1999 as the treasurer of Newcomer Products Inc., Derry Township. He was a...

Frances A. Hunter Ryder

Frances A. Hunter Ryder

Nov 16, 2010

Frances A. Hunter Ryder, 86, of Spotsylvania, Va., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2010, in Mary Washington Hospital in Virginia. Born July 26, 1924, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late Willard Gilbert Hunter and Mary Elizabeth O'Patka Hunter. Frances was a homemaker and a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. In addition to her parents,...

Elizabeth E. Dibert

Elizabeth E. Dibert

Nov 5, 2010

Elizabeth E. Dibert, 96, of North Huntingdon, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, in Select Specialty Hospital, Latrobe. Born Nov. 9, 1913, in Latrobe, she was a daughter of the late William and Elizabeth (Allen) Walter. She was a former employee of G.C. Murphy, Gimbels, A&M Market, and she also transported children as a school bus driver. She was a...

Robert O. Schmucker

Robert O. Schmucker

Oct 26, 2010

Robert O. Schmucker, 73, of Latrobe, died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born April 20, 1937, in Latrobe, a son of Virginia (Shirey) Schmucker and the late to Robert V. Schmucker. He was a master tool and die maker, welder, machinist, custom machine builder/designer and a mentor. He served his apprenticeship at Riverside...

Rosemary A. Naeger

Rosemary A. Naeger

Oct 25, 2010

Rosemary A. "Rosie" Naeger, 70, of Latrobe, died Monday, Oct. 25, 2010, in Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. Born Dec. 6, 1939, in Latrobe, she was the daughter of the late George V. and Mary E. Procko O'Hara. She was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. She was a loving wife and a devoted mother and grandmother. In...

David A. Simms

David A. Simms

Oct 18, 2010

David A. Simms, 44, of Swissvale, died unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 18, 2010, at home. He was born June 21, 1966, in Latrobe, and was the son of Paul and Peggy (Japalucci) Simms. He was employed as a systems engineer for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia since 1998. Dave was a 1984 graduate of Derry Area High School where he participated...

Anna Kathryn Loncharich

Anna Kathryn Loncharich

Sep 30, 2010

Anna Kathryn "Katie" Loncharich, 83, of Latrobe passed away Thursday, Sept. 30, 2010, at home. Born Dec. 15, 1926, in Whitney, she was a daughter of the late Stephen J. Pavel and Anna Major. Katie was homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony W. Loncharich, in 1997; two brothers, Michael and...

Margaret A. Moroz-Koltalo

Margaret A. Moroz-Koltalo

Sep 29, 2010

Margaret A. Moroz-Koltalo, 76, formerly of Level Green, died Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Green Living Center-Oak Hill, Middleboro, MA. She was born October 24, 1933 in Latrobe, PA a daughter of the late Andrew and Veronica (Jursivockolsloj) Perach. Prior to retirment she had worked for Elliot Company, the Diocese of Greensburg, Westinghouse, and U.S. Steel. She was...

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