All Obituaries

Robert Eugene Mahathey, 82, of Harmar Township, died Monday, July 15, 2019, in UPMC Montefiore Pittsburgh. He was born May 20, 1937, in Springdale, to the late Richard James and Amelia Beatrice Marsico Mahathey. He worked for the Allegheny Valley Joint Sewage Authority as a wastewater operator. Robert enjoyed going to Starbucks to get his coffee. Survivors are his brother, Richard Mahathey, of Penn Hills; his two nephews, Richard and James Mahathey; and his three great-nieces and -nephews,...

James Christman, 70, cherished father, grandfather and friend, passed away peacefully July 10 with his children at his side after a long hard-fought battle. He is preceded in death by his beloved parents, James and Polly Christman (Pavshak) and first wife, Caroline (Canonico). He leaves behind his daughter and son-in-law, Casey and Jerry Clark of Springdale; son and daughter-in-law, Nathan and Morgan Christman of West Deer; grandsons, Trevor and Shane Clark; sisters Diane Robinson (Charlie...

Marie E. Kuczynski, 84, of Harmar Township, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at Canterbury Place, Pittsburgh. She was born March 25, 1935, in Harwick, was a daughter of the late Jacob and Anna Monarko Kust and was a lifelong resident. She was a member of Our Lady of Victory Church in Harwick. Marie is survived by her two daughters, Janice (Russell) Gregory, of West Homestead, and Joanne (Daniel) Funyak, of Harmar; her son, John (Sharon) Kuczynski, of Harmar; and her six grandchildren, Kristin...

Alberta A. (Kandel) Gibson, 91, of Frazier Township, passed away Monday, June 17, 2019, at home. She was the daughter of the late Fred and Alberta Koehne Kandel and was a lifelong resident of the Valley. Mrs. Gibson was of the Presbyterian faith and enjoyed crocheting, playing cards and cooking for her family. Survivors include her sons, Eugene A. Gibson, Nathan N. Gibson and Keith K. Gibson. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Eugene, and 12 sisters and...

Janet (Vrabel) Shemenski, 86, of Cheswick, passed away at home Sunday, June 16, 2019. She was born Aug. 12, 1932, to the late Samuel and Susan Timko Vrabel, and has been a lifelong resident of the community. Mrs. Shemenski was a member of St. Michael Eastern Orthodox Church in Curtisville, where she was very active. Mrs. Shemenski loved spending time with her family and was an angel to be around. In addition to going to church, she liked to make her almost famous potato salad that everyone...

John J. Jesih, 90, of Indianola, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019, at St. Margaret's Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 31, 1928, and was a son of the late Peter and Barbara Flajnik Jesih, of Lawrenceville. He was the beloved husband of Grace Long Jesih for 65 years. He was the loving and devoted father to Deborah (Daniel) Asbee, John Jesih Jr., Richard Jesih and Kimberly (James) Cuneo; and grandfather to Holly (Robert) Bliss, Michael Cuneo and Stephen Cuneo....

Emily Alexis Sweazy, 17, of Madison, Ala., passed away Friday, June 7, 2019. She was born Jan. 23, 2002, in Topeka, Kan. She loved singing, writing and listening to music, acting, comedy, Disney movies, Manga and her friends and family. Emily is survived by her parents, Richard and Ella (Siemers) Sweazy Jr.; her sister, Dana Sweazy and nephew, Ivan; her brother, Alexander Sweazy; grandparents, Richard and Amy Sweazy, Delbert Siemers and Chong Routh; uncles, Sky (Karen) Siemers and Aaron...

  Dominick Pizoli Jr., 89 of Cheswick died June 4, 2019 in Jefferson Stratford Hospital, Stratford NJ. He was born April 6, 1930 in New Kensington to the late Dominick and Elisa Salvati Pizoli Sr.  and was a resident of Cheswick his whole life. A member of St. Alphonsus Church in Springdale where he was an usher. Dom retired from Westinghouse working in the Machine Shop as a tool grinder. He served on the Cheswick council as President for many years; a life member of the Cheswick...

Gabriella "Gabby" (Kaminski) Carrigan, 97, of Springdale, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019. She was born Nov. 28, 1921, to her parents, the late Stanley and Katherine Kapczynski Kaminski, and has been a longtime resident of the community. Mrs. Carrigan was a member of St. Alphonsus Church in Springdale and was a fulltime mother of six children. Gabriella's unwavering faith, love, kindness and strength were admired by all who knew her. In addition to the great joy she took in...

Martha Olearchick, 101, of Springdale, passed away June 2, 2019.  She was born February 15, 1918 to her late parents, Peter and Catherine Synicky Marutiak.  Mrs. Olearchick worked during WWII in a plant that built auxiliary tanks for B-25’s for our great nation.  She also was assistant Brownie leader of Girl Scout Troop #1310 for 7 years as well as Past Vice-president of Ladies Guild at Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church in California Pa. and Holy Virgin Orthodox...