All Obituaries

Patricia J. (McCann) Coll, 82, of Harwick, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, at home surrounded by her loved ones. She was born Aug. 6, 1938, in Pittsburgh, a daughter of the late John McCann and Helen (Hussey) Boggess. Pat was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. Prior to retiring, she was employed by Thrift Drug for 30 years and PNC Bank for five years. She enjoyed reading, puzzles, bingo, crocheting, playing games with her grandchildren, watching...

Darlene Kay (Renaldi) Bossola, 72, of Indiana Township, passed away peacefully in her home Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, surrounded by family, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. She was a beautiful woman; generous, loving and humble. Darlene loved to be called "Nunny" by her seven beautiful grandchildren who lit up her life, Jackson, Zoe and Ridglee Boychuk, Audrey and Nicco Bossola and Rocco and Arturo Giannelli. Family meant everything to Darlene; they were her pride and...

  Joseph S. Lawrence, 82, of Springdale, passed away peacefully at home Monday Oct. 5, 2020, with his children at his side. He was born March 31, 1938, to his parents, the late Steve and Mary Sakala Lawrence, and has been a longtime resident of the community. Mr. Lawrence graduated from Springdale High School and served his country in the Army as a military policeman. After his discharge, he worked for PPG Industries for 30 years as a chemist before retiring. Joe was a devout member of...

Mary Louise Anderson, 94, of Springdale, died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, in the home of her daughter, in Washington Township. She was born in Pittsburgh to the late George J. and Sara Klepfer Desroche and had lived in Springdale since 1929. She graduated Springdale High School and Robert Morris Business School and married the late Howard D. Anderson in 1948. She formerly worked for Provident Mutual Insurance Co. and was the librarian at Springdale Library. Mary was a member of the Springdale...

  Amy E. Holler, 52 of Bloomfield, formerly of Cheswick, passed away on September 28, 2020.  She was born July 12, 1968 and has been a longtime resident of the area.  Surviving her are: Parents Fred and Rita Holler of Cheswick Brother Michael F. Holler of McCandless and his son Evan M. Holler of Jacksonville Fla. Sister Rebecca Holler Maness and her husband Gerry Maness of Dallas TX. And their two children Payton and Tyler Maness. Aunt Dorothy Maciejewski of Shaler Her...

Theresa M. (Potosky) Polcsak, 89 of Cheswick, passed away September 27, 2020 in the home of her son.  She was born April 12, 1931 and has been a lifelong resident of the community.  Mrs. Polcsak was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church in Harwick and enjoyed all the time she spent with her late husband Colman until his death in 2002.  She also relished word searches, her dogs and especially the quality time she had with all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. ...

  Eleanor (Strawoet) Simoncic, 96, of Cheswick, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. She was born to her parents, the late Afteme and Mary Kovach Strawoet, Sept. 27, 1923, and has been a longtime resident of our community. She served her country in the Marine Corps and belonged to The Gaurdian Angels Parish-Our Lady of Victory Worship Site. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, bowling with the Ally Cats and PPG leagues but especially spending time with...

Regis J. Redman, 45, of Springdale, passed away unexpectedly at home Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020. He was born March 24, 1975, and was a longtime member of the community. He belonged to the Springdale Sportsman's Club and was of the Catholic faith. Regis enjoyed woodworking, drawing, spending time with his loyal friends and family as well as his "buddy" the bird. Regis would do anything for anyone and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. Surviving him are his loving mother,...

William P. Umek, 90, of Harwick, passed away at home Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. He was born March 23, 1930, to his parents, the late Anton and Josephine Breskiner Umek, and had been a lifelong resident of the community. Mr. Umek served his country in the Army until his honorable discharge. He worked construction most of his life and operating heavy equipment, as well as driving school bus for 20 years. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, shooting skeet and especially driving his John Deere tractor on...

Catherine Wenzel, 98, of Springdale, passed away Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, in the home of her daughter, where she was residing.  She was born Jan. 19, 1922, to her parents, the late Afteme and Mary Kovach Strawoet, and had been a lifelong member of the community. Mrs. Wenzel graduated from Springdale High School in 1939 and then worked as an LPN for West Penn Hospital for many years. She was of the Catholic faith and enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles and golfing with her wicked swing....